The conference’s 12 members roll into the new year whether they like it or not, and it’s not entirely arbitrary to break the league into three disparate tiers: Those on fire, the middlers and the teams in serious need of help. Hockey Haven back on the rise ECAC Hockey’s Connecticut programs are each hitting their … Read more
Last time 4-2 Overall: 29-32-5 This weekend marks the last non-conference games of the season for many ECAC Hockey teams, highlighted by Dartmouth and Brown taking part in the Ledyard Bank Classic and Quinnipiac traveling to St. Cloud State. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Jan. 2 No. 15 Boston College vs. Brown … Read more
Many people like to call the fall portion of the college hockey season the “first half”, but really, it’s more like the first period. The majority of the non-conference games are in the books (holiday tournaments the obvious exception), but most ECAC teams have only played eight of their 22 league games (Cornell and Colgate … Read more
Last time: 9-9 Overall: 25-30-5 There are a handful of ECAC teams in action this week before college hockey stops for the holiday break. Here is a rundown of who is playing this weekend, highlighted by Boston University and Jack Eichel coming to Houston Field House Saturday night. All start times listed are EDT. Friday, … Read more
Following Friday’s overtime win against Dartmouth, Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold didn’t mince words when asked about the next night’s opponent, Harvard. “If you look at the poll, which is a whole another story, they got six first-place votes, which is a lot,” Pecknold said, adding that he was one of the six who put Harvard … Read more
Season record: 22-19-3. I’ve seen better. Friday, December 5 Union at Brown Boy, what are we to make of Union? The Dutchmen are 2-6-1 in their last nine, putting forth wildly disparate performances along the way. But perhaps there are glimmers of light down the tunnel in Achilles Rink: While Union’s power play was a … Read more
Mountain climbers It should come as no surprise that the Harvard Crimson lead this weekend’s entry. The Crimson scored a pair of huge road wins last week, downing No. 1 Boston University 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday, then smothering No. 4 Massachusetts-Lowell 4-2 on Saturday. Harvard is now 7-1-2 overall, and 3-0-1 against Top 10 … Read more
Last time: 7-5-2 Overall: 16-21-5 With Thanksgiving over, ECAC Hockey gets back into action with plenty of non-conference games this weekend. Here’s a look at what’s scheduled for the next few days. Friday, Nov. 28 Clarkson at Merrimack, 4 p.m. The Golden Knights are on a modest three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1), and have only given … Read more
If any team was in need of a four-point weekend, it was Cornell. The Big Red were 1-4-1 and had only scored seven goals on the season entering Friday, but they doubled their win total and matched their season total in goals with a pair of impressive home wins. Cornell opened the weekend with a … Read more
My prediction record took a massive hit two weeks ago, and now stands at 16-14-3. Yeow. Friday, November 21 Quinnipiac at Clarkson In case you missed it, the Q-Cats are red hot and rolling with nine goals allowed in six straight wins and a 4-0 record in conference. Clarkson, meanwhile, has but one win since … Read more
No easy weekends Well, what with Harvard’s 2-1 home loss to Yale on Saturday, ECAC Hockey is officially out of the “Last of the Unbeatens” race. In fact, Quinnipiac is the only team still unbeaten in league play (4-0), having edged Union and Rensselaer in the Capital District this weekend. With all dozen teams playing … Read more
Last week: 5-7-3 Overall: 9-16-3 It’s the second straight weekend of all-conference matchups, with the exception of Tuesday’s Rensselaer and Connecticut game. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Nov. 14 St. Lawrence at Colgate Both these teams like to play fast, but both have also gotten excellent goaltending thus far, with the Raiders’ … Read more
Two games don’t make a season, but this past weekend certainly helped get Quinnipiac put an early season slump behind them. The Bobcats (5-2-1) beat Colgate and Cornell, extending their winning streak to four games. More importantly, Quinnipiac’s defense and goalie Michael Garteig didn’t allow a single goal either night after giving up at least … Read more
Record to date: 13-6-1 Friday, Nov. 7 Cornell @ Princeton An interesting opening league match for each team: Each squad is hoping to discover some offense to support a strong commitment to team D. The Big Red mustered just one goal apiece in a loss and draw against Omaha in Ithaca last weekend; the Tigers … Read more
Well now … where do we begin? Union, Colgate humbled at home Perhaps the nation’s biggest headline from last weekend (OK, among headlines regarding college hockey) was No. 2 Union’s slip, stumble, and splat at the feet of Rensselaer in the Route 7 Rivalry series. The defending national champions were swept by an 8-2 aggregate … Read more
Season record: 4-9 The schedule expands a bit this weekend, with the Ivy League teams playing their season openers and Union and Rensselaer facing off in the first conference game of the year. All games are 7 p.m. unless noted Union at Rensselaer It’s hard to forget what happened the last time these teams met. … Read more
Both of Union’s streaks are over. The second-ranked Dutchmen lost to No. 9 St. Cloud 3-2 Saturday, snapping their 22-game unbeaten streak and 15-game home winning streak. Union rolled over St. Cloud 5-1 Friday, but after that game head coach Rick Bennett warned the Dutchmen needed to play better or they’d lose Saturday. That’s exactly … Read more
My record thus far: 7-3-0. Friday, October 24 Bowling Green at Clarkson 7:00 The Falcons are a happy 3-1 to start the year, including a season-opening home-and-home split with Miami. Clarkson stepped into the season on the right foot, but stumbled with consecutive losses to former league-mate Vermont last weekend. The Knights have to establish … Read more
UC, CU setting the pace Leading the pack out of the gate, Union and… well… the ‘Gate are making convincing October arguments for national relevance. Of the 53 active D-I programs (the six Ivies drop the puck on exhibition games next weekend), Union is one of ten remaining unbeatens (4-0) following this week’s 3-0 and … Read more
Six ECAC Hockey teams are in action Friday and Saturday, with each of them facing the same opponents both nights. Here’s a look at the matchups. Northeastern at No. 6 Colgate 7 p.m. Friday/Saturday The Raiders opened with a two-game split at St. Cloud State last weekend, while the Huskies lost to Vermont 6-2 Saturday. … Read more