Colgate claims Mariucci Classic It’s old news by now, but it’s nonetheless the weekend’s top headline: The Raiders tied top-ranked Minnesota – on the Gophers’ home ice – and downed the hosts in the shootout on Friday; the Hamilton upstarts then dispatched of No. 2 Ferris State, 3-0, to take the title on Saturday. The … Read more
Overall: 35-28-4 The end of this weekend could see a third ECAC team take home a tournament title after the league was shutout in last year’s holiday tournaments. Colgate and Rensselaer are each taking part in the Mariucci Classic, and will look to join Cornell and Quinnipiac with tournament wins. All games are 7 p.m., … Read more
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It doesn’t seem like there are as many holiday games this year as in years past, but I’m too lazy to look that up, as it’s essentially immaterial to the issue at hand: Predictions! Wee! As always, exhibition games don’t get picks, because I haven’t the foggiest reckoning about the opposition. Friday, Dec. 27 Russian … Read more
Good news, everyone! (Anyone who read that with Professor Farnsworth’s voice in mind, well done.) Union finished the week 2-0-1, taking two league points from Dartmouth on Wednesday and all but sweeping No. 1 St. Cloud on the road this weekend. A huge pair of results that are sure to knock the Huskies off their … Read more
Overall: 34-23-3 Not a ton of games this weekend, as most teams have concluded their schedules for the first semester. Here’s a look at the final weekend of play prior to the holiday break. All games start at 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Dec. 13 Denver at Rensselaer There’s plenty of connections between these teams. Denver head … Read more
Clarkson has piled up the wins over the first half thanks to a stingy defense. But this weekend, the Golden Knights showed they could win shootouts too, sweeping rival St. Lawrence by scores of 5-4 and 4-3. The Saints led in both games, but Clarkson scored three unanswered goals over a six-minute span Friday, while … Read more
Friday, Dec. 6 All games at 7pm Harvard at Brown What do we make of Harvard? The Crimson scored a season-high six goals in a 6-3 win at New Hampshire last Tuesday, then dropped a 2-1 flame-out at Dartmouth on Saturday. Frankly, Harvard looks allergic to offense: Every time the Crimson score a bunch, they … Read more
Dutchmen running hot Now riding a five-game win streak after sweeping Penn State in Happy Valley, the Dutchmen are keeping things tight at the top of the ECAC Hockey standings. Despite playing two fewer games than Quinnipiac, Union is three points behind the Bobcats with two games in hand. Oh hey, look at that: The … Read more
Overall 28-18-3 Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. It’s a short break for much of the ECAC, with several teams resuming play this weekend. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Nov. 29 Princeton at Michigan State, 7:05 p.m. Princeton snapped Quinnipiac’s 13-game unbeaten streak last time out, and heads to Munn Ice Arena … Read more
Think Mitch Gillam is going to remember his first collegiate start? [youtube_sc url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQD8PmqQs_I] Yeah, probably. The Cornell freshman allowed two goals in a win over Niagara on Tuesday but what will be remembered years from now is the empty-net goal he scored. Gillam, a Peterborough, Ontario, native, spent the last two seasons with Chilliwack of … Read more
Talk about a comeback. Quinnipiac had only allowed three goals in a game three times this season entering Saturday’s matchup against Princeton. But the Tiger shocked the Bobcats at TD Bank Sports Center, scoring three times over the final 10:38, including twice in a 1:04 span, to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 win. … Read more
Friday, November 22 Yale at Colgate This is suddenly shaping up as the most compelling game of the weekend. Yale (2-0-2) and QU (5-0-1) are the only remaining unbeatens in league play, but the Raiders (4-2-0) are making an early run up the ladder and can establish some late-autumn street cred with a take-down of … Read more
Believe it or not, we (ok, most of the teams we follow) have already played more than a quarter of their ECAC Hockey schedules. Time flies when you’re having fun/pulling your hair out, dunnit? Hockey Haven holding serve Quinnipiac (5-0-1)and Yale (2-0-2) remain the league’s only unbeaten teams. Yale is winning by playing clean (nine … Read more
Overall: 20-14-3 All games are 7 p.m. unless noted Friday, Nov. 15 Cornell at Clarkson Clarkson shows no sign of slowing down. The Golden Knights have been outstanding defensively and have gotten balanced scoring through their lineup. Cornell has been shutout in its two of its last three games after a strong start, putting a … Read more
Don’t look now, but Quinnipiac is almost halfway to last season’s 21-game unbeaten streak. The Bobcats beat Brown Friday before salvaging a 3-3 tie in a national championship rematch with Yale on Saturday. Quinnipiac is riding a ten-game unbeaten stretch since losing its opener Oct. 11, and is now 9-1-1. It was a year ago … Read more
Friday, November 8 Clarkson at Dartmouth 7:00 The Big Green have surrendered 22 goals in four games. Clarkson has given up 21 goals in 10 games. This is gut-check time for Dartmouth, picked to finish in the middle of the pack in the preseason polls, but rapidly plummeting into the basement. Tough to pick against … Read more
Standing ovations: Quinnipiac, Union The Bobcats continued their eye-opening, season-opening tear, reeling off consecutive wins no. seven and eight this weekend. The Q-Cats downed Colgate and Cornell on the road by a 10-2 aggregate, scoring five goals in the third period alone in Hamilton Friday night. (Funny enough, it hasn’t been so long since QU … Read more
Overall: 12-12-1 Rensselaer and Harvard started the ECAC’s league schedule with a 3-3 tie Tuesday in Troy. This weekend is the first full weekend of conference play, with two teams (St. Lawrence and Clarkson) traveling to the rinks where they ended their seasons last year, and two more (Cornell and Dartmouth) are hosting the teams … Read more
It was another solid weekend for the ECAC. Quinnipiac, Cornell and Clarkson each swept their opponents, while Rensselaer beat No. 13 New Hampshire at home. The ECAC has a 26-11-4 interconference record, by far the best of any league in the country. Ivies in action: The remaining six teams yet to play in Division I … Read more