ECAC

No. 4 Quinnipiac hosts a resurgent Brown on Saturday, a preview with writer Nate Owen: USCHO Game of the Week podcast episode 17

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A Brown team with a couple of big wins under its belt since midseason travels to No. 4 Quinnipiac for a Saturday game with playoff implications in ECAC Hockey. USCHO ECAC correspondent Nate Owen joins hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger for a preview.

Jim and Ed also preview other big games around the country this weekend, including No. 9 Clarkson at No. 10 Cornell, No. 2 UMass at No. 15 UMass Lowell, a full slate in the Big Ten, Colorado College at No. 1 St. Cloud, American International at Army, the Governor’s Cup at stake between Alaska Anchorage and Alaska, and, of course, the Beanpot.

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After milestone 400th career win, Dartmouth’s Bob Gaudet talks Big Green hockey, evolution of the game on USCHO Spotlight Episode 5

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Jim Gaudet (Dartmouth - 4), Tim Benedetto, Bob Gaudet (Dartmouth - Head Coach), Connor Goggin (Dartmouth - 3), ?, Doug Jones (Dartmouth - 14) - The Boston College Eagles defeated the Dartmouth Big Green 2-1 (OT) on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Thompson Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire. (Melissa Wade)
Jim Gaudet (Dartmouth - 4), Tim Benedetto, Bob Gaudet (Dartmouth - Head Coach), Connor Goggin (Dartmouth - 3), ?, Doug Jones (Dartmouth - 14) - The Boston College Eagles defeated the Dartmouth Big Green 2-1 (OT) on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Thompson Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire. (Melissa Wade)
Bob Gaudet’s 400 wins included coaching sons Jim (4) and Joe (not shown) (2008 file photo: Melissa Wade).

Now in his 22nd season at Dartmouth after an initial nine seasons at Brown, Bob Gaudet hit a milestone, his 400th career win as the Big Green beat Quinnipiac on November 3.

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger talk with Gaudet about coaching at his alma mater, this year’s team, and how the game and coaching have changed since he became a head coach while still in his 20s.

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Heading to Lake Placid

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There are four teams left in ECAC Hockey, each with a different storyline entering the championship weekend in Lake Placid. Cornell is looking to add to its trophy case, as the Big Red already won the ECAC Hockey and Ivy League titles this year. This is the tenth time in the last fourteen years that … Read more

On to Lake Placid

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The matchups for ECAC Hockey’s championship weekend are set, as Cornell, Clarkson, Harvard and Princeton all advanced to the league semifinals in Lake Placid, N.Y. The top-seeded Big Red will face No.6 Princeton at 4 p.m. Friday, while No. 3 Clarkson and No.4 Harvard will play at 7:35 p.m.  The championship game will be Saturday … Read more

Quarterfinal picks

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We have entered the quarterfinal round of the playoffs. Quinnipiac was the only lower seed that moved on at the No. 9 seed so it will go No. 1 vs. No. 9, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6 and No. 4 vs. No. 5 Last time: 6-4-2 Overall: 66-45-12 No. 9 … Read more

First round playoff picks

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Playoff hockey gets underway this weekend in the ECAC, as the fifth through twelfth place teams will meet across four best-of-three series set to begin on Friday night. It’s worth noting that no lower-seeded team has won a first-round playoff series since 2015, when ninth-seeded Rensselaer beat eighth-seeded Clarkson. I’m picking all of the higher-seeded … Read more

On to the playoffs

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There was little intrigue entering the final weekend of the regular season in ECAC Hockey. Cornell, Union, Clarkson, and Harvard had all clinched a first-round bye entering the weekend. The Big Red secured their first regular season championship since 2005 with a win over Rensselaer on Friday. The only possibility for movement was in the … Read more

Feb. 23-24 ECAC picks

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Well we’ve reached the final weekend of the regular season and there’s plenty of things that still need to be decided. All games are 7 p.m. puck drops. Last time: 7-3-2 Overall: 60-41-10 Friday, Feb. 23 Harvard at Brown It’s unknown if Ryan Donato will play this weekend after his stellar performance at the Olympics. … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 16-17

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Here’s a look at the second-to-last weekend of the regular season in ECAC Hockey. All games start at 7 p.m. Last time: 8-5 Overall:  54-32-11 Yale at Colgate Yale’s offense has been clicking lately, as the Bulldogs have scored at least three goals in four straight games, all wins. Colgate has only two wins over … Read more

Plenty of noteworthy individual performances as the league enters the stretch run

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There were plenty of impressive individual performances in ECAC Hockey over the weekend, starting Friday with a pair of Dartmouth sophomores in the Big Green’s 7-3 win over Rensselaer. Will Graber had a natural hat trick and also added two assists, while Shane Sellar had two goals and four assists. Dartmouth hadn’t had a player … Read more

Feb. 9-12 ECAC picks

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We are getting down to the final stretch of the regular season with some big games this weekend. All games are 7 p.m. starts unless otherwise noted. Last time: 4-5-1 Overall: 53-38-8 Friday, Feb. 8 Princeton at Brown The Tigers are one game under .500 on the road this season, but I think they get … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 2 – 5

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Here’s a look at the upcoming games in ECAC Hockey, including the opening round of the Beanpot on Monday. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last time: 4-4-3 Overall: 46-27-11 Friday, Feb. 2 Rensselaer at Colgate Don’t expect a lot of goals in this game, as both teams rank near the bottom … Read more

Jan. 26-30 ECAC picks

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We enter the final weekend of January with a few intriguing matchups on the docket. All games are at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last Time: 8-2-2 Overall: 49-33-7 Friday, January 26 Yale at Clarkson When the last time these two teams met, the Golden Knights defeated the Bulldogs 4-1 in New Haven. Yale has … Read more

Three Things Jan. 21

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It was a tough weekend for the Clarkson Golden Knights. First on Friday, their 14 game winning streak came to an end in a wild contest against the Harvard Crimson as the two teams skated to a 6-6 tie. Freshman sensations Jack Jacome and Josh Dickson each had three points as Jacome had two goals … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Jan 19-20

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Here’s a look at the games scheduled for this weekend in ECAC Hockey. Highlights include travel partners Cornell and Colgate playing a home-and-home series, while Harvard travels to Clarkson both teams looking to keep their unbeaten streaks intact. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last time: 7-2-4 Overall:  42-23-8 Friday, Jan. 19 … Read more