I was 6-4 in my first week of ECAC picks. Not too bad, not too great. Here’s whats up for this weekend, when most teams wrap play up before the holiday break. Sacred Heart at Quinnipiac In-state opponent and Atlantic Hockey member Sacred Heart travels to Hamden as the Bobcats are the only ECAC team in action … Read more
Signs of life? To cut to the chase, Rensselaer is still at the bottom of the league, and isn’t looking like anything close to a contender at this time. That said, the Engineers have scored a modest yet significant seven goals in their last three games: a 2-0 win at RIT, and last Friday’s 5-3 … Read more
My first ECAC weekend picks come just as Yale wrapped up a win over Brown in some Thursday night college hockey action. Brown actually led 2-0 early, but the Bulldogs ripped off three goals in the third period to go ahead for good. Brian O’Neill led the way with two scores while Andrew Miller had … Read more
..myself First, thanks to Brian Sullivan for the kind words of introduction. I’d like to take this chance to offer a more personal greeting. I’m replacing Josh Boyd, who posted his last weekend recap right below me. I’m certainly stepping in after a hectic weekend, one filled with close finishes and a controversial goal in … Read more
Okay, Hockey East, you win this round. But just watch yourself. That was the message this week from ECAC teams all over the country, as the ECAC Hockey fell one game behind the Hockey East Association in inter-conference match-ups (3-4 this weekend, 4-5 overall). This was the most active weekend of the season thus far … Read more
A quick and friendly in-the-neighborhood visit by your favorite ECAC Hockey correspondent on this spectacular four-day weekend. Fresh meat First and foremost, please welcome Nate Owen to the USCHO/ECAC family. The Nutmeg Stater takes over for the short-lived Josh Boyd, who – despite being a consummate professional – simply couldn’t figure out how to extend … Read more
Josh last week: 6-3-1 Josh overall: 35-22-11 Brian last week: 10-3-1 Brian overall: 36-18-8 Josh: Zzzzzz. Oh, wait, it’s Thursday night. Time to wake up from my turkey coma and pass on my great wisdom about the next four days worth of games for ECAC teams. Great wisdom? I must be dreaming. Michigan … Read more
Red and Blue white hot A couple of Ivies are playing with hot biscuits ahead of the holiday, as both Cornell and Yale are riding four-game winning streaks entering Tuesday’s non-conference tilts. Each squad has a reasonable expectation to extend its winning streak to five before Turkey Day, as Cornell hosts Niagara and Yale plays … Read more
Yes, I’m here, I’ve posted! Records so far: Josh: 29-19-10 Brian: 26-15-7 Princeton at Cornell Josh: It looks pretty simple right off the bat. Cornell is a multi-faceted weapon that can rack up the goals and stop you dead the other way. Teams need to learn to take the point shot away from player of … Read more
The headscratchers of the world got no relief over the Nov. 11-12 weekend as the ECAC Hockey league’s two undefeated teams from the previous weekend (Union and Dartmouth) didn’t get a single win. Instead, previously struggling St. Lawrence joined preseason favorite Yale and rising force Cornell as the big winners on the weekend. The magic … Read more
It’s time for picks again, huh? Last week, the rookie Josh fell flat (my picks were on twitter, by the way) and yielded to the guy who’s been covering this league for five years. Kudos to Brian for nailing eight out of the 11 games he picked. I finished a notch under .500, and am … Read more
In Wednesday’s column, I took a moment to celebrate Colgate head coach Don Vaughan’s landmark 300th win, which came on Friday at Brown. I also made sure to acknowledge the other active 300-win mentors of ECAC Hockey, in St. Lawrence’s Joe Marsh (469 wins), Cornell’s Mike Schafer (314); and Dartmouth’s Bob Gaudet, who won No. … Read more
So, who’s the best in ECAC Hockey conference play after one weekend? Tough to tell. Perhaps we could call it a draw between Union and Dartmouth. After all, those were the only two teams to emerge unscathed from the first league weekend. It was a wild and woolly weekend, as 11 of the 12 league … Read more
Brian: 8-4-2 last week (my picks were on Twitter, didn’t you notice?), 13-6-5 overall. Josh: 6-4-3 last week, 18-7-8 overall. It’s finally a League Week, with not a single non-conference game in sight. Friday Colgate at Brown Ooh, the Raiders’ home loss to Niagara is gonna sting. One night after scoring a TD plus the … Read more
Rocky Iles Yes, sure, of course, we’re only 60 minutes into Cornell’s season, but this may be the only opportunity for me to use this catchy sub-head. While veteran head coach Mike Schafer lambasted his team’s effort, preparedness and decision-making in a stunning 5-4 season-opening loss to Mercyhurst at Lynah on Saturday, it should be … Read more
Josh: I practically broke my nose falling flat on my face last week. Curse Robert Morris for winning and RIT for losing. 4-2-3 last week 12-3-5 overall 5-2-3 for Brian (last week and overall). Brian will be along soon with his picks, folks, and I’ll repost these. Princeton vs. Yale (Friday at Ivy … Read more
… on Scheduling I’ve taken a fair amount of flak in my time manning USCHO’s ECAC Hockey (nee ECACHL) desk. Some of it has been perfectly valid, and I’ve tried to acknowledge as much. Some has been bred of confusion or misinterpretation; some of ignorance; and no small amount has been borne of the bat**** … Read more
Quinnipiac in first First place in Atlantic Hockey, that is. Eight games into their regular season, the Bobcats are 6-2-0… and 5-1-0 against AHA opponents following this weekend’s split at Robert Morris. Will the 10 points be enough to hold off the rest of the pack until QU’s next Atlantic game on December 9 (in … Read more
Last week Josh flew solo (and aren’t we so proud of him?) last week, going 8-1-2. I think I’m in for a dogfight this year… and I’m sure that some of you will prefer his brand of prognostication to my own. Call it a hunch. This week Rensselaer at Notre Dame (Friday) Brian: The Irish … Read more
Here are a few notes to facilitate even greater ECAC Hockey devotion in the upcoming months. Check the Tweets First, for all you Twitter-ers or Tweeters or Twits or whatever you (ok, we) are, Dan Greene – creator of the Union Hockey Blog – has a new, post-grad site called “1989 And Still Waiting”. Along … Read more