ECAC Hockey picks: Nov. 6-7

Last time: 7-4-1 Overall:  7-4-1 It’s the first full weekend of conference play for the ECAC this season. Here’s a look at the games on the schedule. All are set to begin at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 Rensselaer at Clarkson The Engineers are coming off an impressive sweep of Union last weekend. Despite that, … Read more

Sweeps galore for ECAC teams

It was a busy weekend in the ECAC, as the six Ivy teams began their respective seasons, while the first league games of the year took place as well. Four teams – Yale, Cornell, Harvard, and Rensselaer – won both of their games. On the other hand, Union, Dartmouth, and Colgate were each swept over … Read more

ECAC Hockey Picks: Oct. 23-24

There are a number of notable games this weekend in the ECAC, highlighted by No. 9 St. Cloud State traveling to No. 14 Quinnipiac, and No. 11 Michigan heading to New York’s Capital Region to face No. 18 Union and Rensselaer.  And finally, Harvard, Cornell, and Dartmouth begin their season with exhibition games this weekend. … Read more

Previewing Quinnipiac and Maine

One non-conference game is set for tonight, with Maine traveling to No. 14 Quinnipiac for the sixth-ever matchup between the teams. The Bobcats beat Arizona State 5-0 Thursday, while Maine is coming off a tie and a loss against Union last weekend. Maine has been strong defensively but hasn’t scored much in the early going, … Read more

A look around ECAC Hockey, Oct. 9-11

It’s opening weekend for many ECAC Hockey teams. St. Lawrence, Clarkson, Union, Quinnipiac and Rensselaer all begin their 2015-16 campaigns, some against powerful Hockey East schools like Boston College, UMass-Lowell and Northeastern while NCAA spoiler Rochester Institute of Technology makes its rounds against ECAC opponents. Friday, Oct. 9 Niagara at St. Lawrence St. Lawrence will … Read more

Colgate falls just short, while Yale gets a second life

The league wrapped up its second championship weekend  back at Lake Placid, with Harvard beating Colgate 4-2 to win its first Whitelaw Cup since 2006. That’s also the last time the Crimson made the NCAA Tournament. Quinnipiac, who lost in the opening game to Harvard, and Yale, who lost in last weekend’s quarterfinal series against … Read more

The Lake Effect

And so, much like the annually premature appearance of tank-tops and flip-flops on campuses across the Northeast, so too does it feel like hockey season is moving too fast, trimming teams too soon. ECAC Hockey is down to four: Quinnipiac, St. Lawrence, Colgate, and Harvard. Is Harvard back? While it was somewhat shocking to see … Read more

On to the quarterfinals

Dartmouth, Harvard and Union each swept its opening-round playoff series, with Rensselaer beating Clarkson in three games. That sets up the following matchups in the quarterfinals this weekend: No. 10 Union at No. 1 Quinnipiac (Season series: Quinnipiac, 2-0) No. 9 Rensselaer at No. 2 St. Lawrence (Season series: 1-1) No. 6 Harvard at No.3 … Read more