Second-round matchups set

Two of the four series in the ECAC went to three games this weekend, with Clarkson and Dartmouth both winning  Sunday to advance. The Big Green were the only road team to win this weekend, rallying for a 5-4 win against  Rensselaer. It was the first time Dartmouth won when trailing after two periods in … Read more

Gentlemen, start your beard-ing

The matchups First, congratulations to Cleary Cup champion Union, who took the regular-season crown for the third time in four years (2010-11, ’11-12, and this season). The Dutchmen are joined in their well-deserved bye week by second-place Colgate, third-place Quinnipiac, and fourth-place Cornell. Kudos, especially, to the Big Red for a tenacious rally against arch-rival … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 21-22

Four games left. That doesn’t sound like much, but hey, at least everybody is guaranteed two postseason games, right? Ok then. Six games left? All games start at 7:00. Friday, February 21 Brown at Dartmouth Neither the Bears nor Big Green are likely to improve their first-round status – Dartmouth is four points out of … Read more

Clarity, one game at a time

Playing for position Time to fire up the seeding machine and see what we’re looking at with two weeks left. Suffice to say, there are a lot of fantastic races shaping up in ECAC Hockey. • Union has a four-point lead on Quinnipiac for first; the Dutchmen cannot finish lower than third, thereby clinching a … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 14-15

Overall: 60-38-8 The snow’s stopped and the roads seems to be mostly clear, so don’t look for a repeat of this over the weekend. All games are 7 p.m., unless noted. Friday, Feb. 14 Princeton at Brown Both teams have been pretty beat up at times this season. The Bears’ trio of Matt Lorito, Nick … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 7-10

Friday, February 7 All games start at 7:00 Dartmouth at Harvard The Crimson and Big Green are a combined 2-9-1 since January 11, with both wins – one apiece – coming in home games against Princeton. I don’t expect this to be a game with tantalizing postseason ramifications, but I do expect it to be … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Jan. 31 – Feb. 3

Overall: 51-35-8 It’s hard to believe, but we’re down to the last month of regular season play in the ECAC. All games are 7 p.m., with the exception of Monday’s Beanpot opener between Harvard and Northeastern. Friday, Jan. 31 Colgate at Brown Brown can ill-afford a repeat of Saturday’s penalty-filled first period against Yale, where … Read more

Raiders keep on rolling

Saturday’s game between Colgate and St. Lawrence featured two teams heading in the opposite direction.  Both the red-hot Raiders and struggling Saints kept going their respective ways, as sophomore Kyle Baun’s first collegiate hat trick extended Colgate’s unbeaten streak to seven games, and dropped St. Lawrence’s skid to nine games without a win. The win … Read more

Hot on the dot; predictions in the mirror; and Hobey hopes fading fast

Faceoffs: Still important! What’s that? You missed this week’s stellar feature column about faceoffs? For shame! For if you had perused said piece, you might have enjoyed a modicum of added appreciation for this weekend’s action. Take Yale’s Friday-night game at Clarkson. The host Golden Knights beat Yale to 45 of 63 dropped pucks (I’m … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Jan. 17-18

Overall: 43-32-7 Outside of the Beanpot next month, this weekend marks the final time ECAC teams will face a non-conference opponent in the regular season. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Jan. 17 Yale at Clarkson       Yale thrashed the Golden Knights 6-3 at home in November, and are unbeaten over their last five. … Read more

A change at the top

Union’s 6-4 win over Quinnipiac on Dec. 7 helped ensure the Dutchmen would end the first half in sole possession of first place in the ECAC. But on Friday, the Bobcats reclaimed the top spot with a 2-1 win over Union in Hamden. Quinnipiac held the Dutchmen scoreless for the first two periods, the first … Read more