The last time Union raised a banner at Messa Rink, things didn’t end so well for the Dutchmen. Union lost 4-1 to Merrimack on opening night two seasons ago. It was a little better this time around, as the Dutchmen raised banners for the ECAC regular season title, postseason title, Frozen Four appearance, and national … Read more
First week of D-I play for ECAC Hockey… time to take some random shots in the dark, and see what we hit! Friday, October 10 Clarkson at Niagara 7:00 Niagara, like Clarkson, is picked around the middle of the pack in its respective league (Atlantic Hockey). It’s a young team with a couple legitimate goalies, … Read more
First and foremost, congratulations to the Union College Dutchmen for their national championship. There is little more to be said about the program’s rise, the team’s resilience, the coaches’ influence, or the way the team played in Philadelphia and indeed all year long than what has been already said. Union is the only team to … Read more
Playing in its own back yard, Quinnipiac draws Providence The Bobcats will play the Friars for the second time this year, the teams tying 3-3 in Hamden in late November. After so much time, there will be little to glean from that result – it was the weekend after Thanksgiving, after all – but some … Read more
Welcome to the final awful predictions of the 2013-14 ECAC Hockey season. I’ll be your guide on our final nauseating spin through Prognostication Pass, but be sure to bone up with Nate Owen’s quotes and insight in this week’s ECAC Hockey column. I’m just here to ice the proverbial cake. By the way, if you … Read more
ECAC’s final four is set Congratulations to Union, Colgate, Quinnipiac and Cornell for their quarterfinal wins. Without further ado, Friday’s pairings: (1) Union vs. (4) Cornell: 4:07 Union swept the season series (2) Colgate vs. (3) Quinnipiac: 7:37 The teams split the season series As wild as this league can be, it’s not so rare … Read more
Overall: 71-47-12 It’s the second week of the playoffs in ECAC Hockey, with four berths in the championship weekend at Lake Placid on the line. Each series is a best-of-three, with all games starting at 7 p.m. No. 10 Dartmouth at No. 1 Union Season series: Union 2-0. The Big Green were the only lower-seeded … Read more
Two of the four series in the ECAC went to three games this weekend, with Clarkson and Dartmouth both winning Sunday to advance. The Big Green were the only road team to win this weekend, rallying for a 5-4 win against Rensselaer. It was the first time Dartmouth won when trailing after two periods in … Read more
Let’s get right to the action… all games start at 7:00, unless otherwise noted. 12 Princeton at 5 Clarkson Note: Saturday’s game begins at 7:30 Clarkson swept the season series against beleaguered Princeton, winning 4-3 in Jersey and 3-1 in Potsdam. Forgive my bluntness, but the Tigers look like dead meat: They have only scored … Read more
Our scheduled guests on the Feb. 25 episode of USCHO Live! are Connecticut coach Mike Cavanaugh — whose Huskies are in the hunt for a first-round playoff bye in their final season in Atlantic Hockey — and Boston Globe sports writer Nancy Marrapese-Burrell.
The matchups First, congratulations to Cleary Cup champion Union, who took the regular-season crown for the third time in four years (2010-11, ’11-12, and this season). The Dutchmen are joined in their well-deserved bye week by second-place Colgate, third-place Quinnipiac, and fourth-place Cornell. Kudos, especially, to the Big Red for a tenacious rally against arch-rival … Read more
Overall: 64-43-11 It’s the final weekend of the regular season in ECAC Hockey and the only spots decided are first (Union) and last (Princeton).Colgate has clinched a first-round bye, although the Raiders still can finish anywhere from second to fourth. Click here for a breakdown of all the possibilities for each team. All games are … Read more
For the third time in four seasons, Union is the ECAC Hockey regular season champion. The Dutchmen wrapped up the league title with a 6-2 throttling of St. Lawrence on Saturday. Union is on a seven-game unbeaten streak and has lost only three times since Nov. 9. It will be interesting to see how head … Read more
Four games left. That doesn’t sound like much, but hey, at least everybody is guaranteed two postseason games, right? Ok then. Six games left? All games start at 7:00. Friday, February 21 Brown at Dartmouth Neither the Bears nor Big Green are likely to improve their first-round status – Dartmouth is four points out of … Read more
Playing for position Time to fire up the seeding machine and see what we’re looking at with two weeks left. Suffice to say, there are a lot of fantastic races shaping up in ECAC Hockey. • Union has a four-point lead on Quinnipiac for first; the Dutchmen cannot finish lower than third, thereby clinching a … Read more
Overall: 60-38-8 The snow’s stopped and the roads seems to be mostly clear, so don’t look for a repeat of this over the weekend. All games are 7 p.m., unless noted. Friday, Feb. 14 Princeton at Brown Both teams have been pretty beat up at times this season. The Bears’ trio of Matt Lorito, Nick … Read more
There’s no more games in hand from here on out, as all of the ECAC teams are at an even amount of conference games played with three weekends left. Still, there’s little settled heading down the stretch run. Colgate jumped back into first-round bye with a 6-1 thumping of Cornell Saturday. It was the Big … Read more
Friday, February 7 All games start at 7:00 Dartmouth at Harvard The Crimson and Big Green are a combined 2-9-1 since January 11, with both wins – one apiece – coming in home games against Princeton. I don’t expect this to be a game with tantalizing postseason ramifications, but I do expect it to be … Read more
There is one month left in the ECAC regular season. Allow me to repeat: One month. I know, it always flies by, and for a lot of programs there isn’t nearly enough time remaining to recover from recent stumbles. Fortunately, everyone makes the playoffs, and anything can happen in short series. That said, playing on … Read more
Overall: 51-35-8 It’s hard to believe, but we’re down to the last month of regular season play in the ECAC. All games are 7 p.m., with the exception of Monday’s Beanpot opener between Harvard and Northeastern. Friday, Jan. 31 Colgate at Brown Brown can ill-afford a repeat of Saturday’s penalty-filled first period against Yale, where … Read more