On the fly Friday, November 12 Harvard 4 at St. Lawrence 2 SLU’s third-period rally came up a goal short, as Harvard junior Eric Kroshus scored twice – once to open the game, and once into an empty net – to boost the Crimson in Canton. Kroshus’ classmates accounted for all of Harvard’s scoring, as … Read more
The Pride of Cornell, Miss Meli Mathis, takes aim at two wins in a row, while we give the Four Guys a shot at redemption. Big props to the Guys, who went the extra mile to create the first-ever Nate Leaman propaganda film to ever grace this site. (Their predicted scores are in the usual … Read more
Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. Player of the Week: Kyle Flanagan, St. Lawrence The sophomore and Canton native picked a good time to have a big weekend. Flanagan buried three goals, tagged on a helper and registered plus-2 against Cornell and Colgate in St. Lawrence’s first … Read more
On the Fly Friday, November 5 Colgate 4 at Clarkson 4 (ot) Senior Scott Freeman and freshman Matt Zarbo scored 1:57 apart midway through the third period to draw Clarkson even, extending the Golden Knights’ unbeaten streak to four games. After starting the season 0-36 on the power play, Clarkson finally broke through with three … Read more
Fresh meat! After edging both of my guest-guessers last week, it’s time to see if someone new is up for the challenge. Please welcome upstaters Meli Mathis and “Four Guys in a Studio Apartment”. Mathis hails from the greater D.C. area, but learned to love Cayuga’s waters in four years in Ithaca. The Four Guys … Read more
Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockeys can be found here. Player of the Week: Denny Kearney, Yale A short-handed assist, a natural hat-trick, a +4 rating and a game-winner all in one outing? Yeah, that’s PotW material. But tag on another goal, three helpers and a +3 the following night, and … Read more
On the Fly Thursday, October 28 Connecticut 3 at Union 3 (ot) Plain and simple, the Dutchmen blew their perfect home record (now 4-0-1). Union held a 3-0 lead with 31 minutes to play, but first-time freshman starter Troy Grosenick was beaten for three goals on 10 shots in the second frame and that was … Read more
(Generally) gentle readers, please welcome aboard guest-guessers Mike Shavlik and Matthew Desmarais. I’ve been doing pretty well so far this year; let’s see if either of them can unseat me.* Before we get to the picks, here are a few of the reasons they submitted for why they should be selected: Desmarais: “1). First of … Read more
Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockeys can be found here. Player of the Week: Adam Presizniuk, Union The league’s leading scorer became such by virtue of three goals and two assists against Niagara and RIT this weekend. The senior’s three goals included both of Union’s game-winners, one on the power play … Read more
On the Fly Thursday, October 21 Quebec Trois-Rivieres 3 at Cornell 6 (exhib) Friday, October 22 RIT 1 at Rensselaer 4 RPI saw its consecutive penalty-kills streak end at 22, but five successful kills out of six – and 24 saves by junior Allen York – helped propel the Engineers past the Tigers. Freshman Brock … Read more
Last week 6-2-1 (.722) Season record 6-2-1 Friday, October 22 RIT at Rensselaer – 7 p.m. Eastern The Cinderella Stripes out of Rochester haven’t led quite as charmed a life so far this year. At 0-2-1, three tight games against St. Cloud, Nebraska-Omaha and UMass-Lowell (the 4-4 tie) have left the Tigers wondering how to … Read more
Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. Player of the Week: Chase Polacek, Rensselaer Everyone knows Polacek by now… even, at this point, Hockey East. The senior sniper scored the game-tying goal at Northeastern Friday night, then planted the game-winner the following evening against Bentley… before assisting on … Read more
On the Fly Friday, October 15 Bowling Green 0 at Clarkson 4 Junior Jake Morley and senior Brandon DeFazio registered a goal and an assist each as the Golden Knights blanked BGSU in Clarkson’s home opener. The Knights scored twice in the first and twice more in the third, as junior Paul Karpowich made 31 … Read more
Let’s get down to business. Friday, Oct. 15 Bowling Green at Clarkson — 7 p.m. Eastern Clarkson has to be feeling good after kicking St. Cloud State to the curb last Saturday. The North Country is never a fun road trip, and the Falcons are still licking their wounds after taking the broom against Michigan … Read more
Players of the Week* *These are my selections; ECAC Hockey’s can be found here. Player of the Week: Kelly Zajac, Union Zajac put up four goals and a helper this weekend. … Well, OK, it was all on Saturday. Yeah, it was against Sacred Heart; yeah, he didn’t show up on the score sheet Friday … Read more