Union drops Dutchmen/Dutchwomen nickname, to be known as Garnet Chargers moving forward

After nearly 10 months of exploration and discussions with stakeholders across the Union College community, the school’s mascot has been changed from Dutchmen/Dutchwomen to Garnet Chargers. Garnet Chargers rose to the top of a field of 400-plus unique names offered by more than 1,100 Union students, alumni, faculty, and staff members. “I am thrilled to … Read more

As new ECAC Hockey commissioner, passionate Christiansen wants ‘student-athletes to have that connection to all of our schools’

This past season reinforced the two different ways of looking at ECAC Hockey. In a positive sense, its top team won the national championship as part of a four-bid postseason in the NCAA tournament, and ECAC matched a more heralded conference when it equaled the Big Ten with a quarter of the national tournament’s teams. … Read more

Following Hagwell’s retirement, USHL deputy commissioner Christiansen named new ECAC Hockey commissioner

Following an expansive national search, ECAC Hockey announced Tuesday the hiring of Doug Christiansen as the league’s new commissioner. The announcement comes with the retirement of longtime ECAC Hockey commissioner Steve Hagwell at the end of the month. Christiansen is a seasoned hockey professional, serving in a range of roles over the past two decades, … Read more

Harvard’s Farrell bags ECAC Hockey player of year laurels, Quinnipiac’s Pecknold again top coach, Bobcats’ Perets best goaltender

ECAC Hockey announced Thursday recipients of the league’s major individual award men’s winners for the 2022-23 season ahead of crowning the ECAC Hockey tournament champion this weekend in Lake Placid, N.Y. Harvard forward Sean Farrell as the 2023 ECAC Hockey player of the year. For the third consecutive season, Rand Pecknold has been named the … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Gearing up for postseason, Union wants first-round matchup with Princeton to be ‘crazy atmosphere’ on home ice

Union head coach Josh Hauge faced a decision in his locker room on Saturday night. His Dutchmen were already in the throes of an emotional night, and he needed to determine if he wanted to throw the added mix into the fire. The team had entered the weekend tied with RPI, its Capital District rival, … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Last week of regular season here, teams looking to put their ‘best foot forward to make noise come playoff time’

As ECAC Hockey began the final descent into its postseason tournament last weekend, the element of surprise didn’t totally exist like other conferences. Quinnipiac cruised past Yale and Brown with its second and third consecutive five-goal games, and with Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Bears, the Bobcats clinched the Cleary Cup as the regular-season champions … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Retiring commissioner Hagwell reflects on changes to college hockey landscape, helping ECAC move forward

ECAC Hockey was a very different league in the mid-2000s. It was, for starters, an actual part of the ECAC, the sports federation that was founded in the early 1930s. It was initially like its parent organization, but college hockey’s realignment in the 1980s saw a division of teams break away to form Hockey East. … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Battling consistency, Union primed for weekend Mayor’s Cup game with Rensselaer

This weekend marks the return of several historic rivalries throughout the college hockey landscape. In nearly every league, a major matchup dots the schedule with a rare confluence of games, and it feels as if fans got together and circled a collective date for the weekend series between Boston College and Boston University, Northern Michigan … Read more

Longtime ECAC Hockey commissioner Hagwell to retire at end of 2022-23 season

Longtime ECAC Hockey commissioner Steve Hagwell has announced his retirement, effective at the conclusion of the 2022-23 fiscal year. Hagwell is the longest-serving commissioner of ECAC Hockey, having seen the storied league through its evolution to a single-sport conference and into one of the most competitive leagues in the sport. “Having had the honor, privilege … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: Lengthy review, discussion period leads conference to revamp postseason format for 2023 games

My most memorable college hockey game occurred when Brown hosted Princeton during the 2019 ECAC Hockey tournament’s first round. It was the second game of a best-of-three series, but it was the third consecutive game between the two teams after they played the last game of the season and managed to land in a playoff … Read more

ECAC Hockey adjusts format for men’s, women’s postseason tournaments with men starting change in 2023, women in 2024

ECAC Hockey has announced changes to the postseason tournament format for its men’s and women’s conferences. Effective March 2023, the men’s tournament will feature a single-game first-round format the weekend of March 4-6 with seed Nos. 5-8 hosting seed Nos. 9-12. The four winners of the first-round games will advance to the league quarterfinals March … Read more

ECAC Hockey 2022-23 Season Preview: Parity abounds with teams rebuilding, refocusing efforts after pandemic years

The past two years offered some of the most shape-shifting and chaotic times in college hockey. Conferences realigned, teams expanded and contracted, and new leagues formed. Future changes were thrust into a white-hot spotlight, and the bedrock emotional culture of the sport ranged from anxiety and fear to excitement and anticipation. Through it all, ECAC … Read more

Quinnipiac garners eight first-place votes, finishes first in ’22-23 men’s ECAC Hockey preseason coaches poll

Defending Cleary Cup champion Quinnipiac has finished atop the preseason coaches poll with eight of 12 first-place votes. Harvard, who won the 2022 Whitelaw Cup with an overtime victory over Quinnipiac, received four first-place votes and finishes in second place. In addition, a preseason all-ECAC Hockey team was announced. ECAC HOCKEY PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL (First-place … Read more

Union assistant, former Curry coach Manastersky moves north of border, named new head coach at U SPORTS’ Brock

Union assistant coach T.J. Manastersky has been named new head coach of the Brock men’s hockey team, located in St. Catharines, Ont. “I’ve been a fan of U SPORTS my entire life,” Mansatersky said in a news release. “The opportunity to coach at that level and pursue a national championship is a dream come true.” … Read more