ECAC Hockey picks: Nov. 15-20

Overall: 20-14-3 All games are 7 p.m. unless noted Friday, Nov. 15 Cornell at Clarkson Clarkson shows no sign of slowing down. The Golden Knights have been outstanding defensively and have gotten balanced scoring through their lineup. Cornell has been shutout in its two of its last three games after a strong start, putting a … Read more

Quinnipiac almost halfway there

Don’t look now, but Quinnipiac is almost halfway to last season’s 21-game unbeaten streak. The Bobcats beat Brown Friday before salvaging a 3-3 tie in a national championship rematch with Yale on Saturday. Quinnipiac is riding a ten-game unbeaten stretch since losing its opener Oct. 11, and is now 9-1-1. It was a year ago … Read more

Early reviews are in

Standing ovations: Quinnipiac, Union The Bobcats continued their eye-opening, season-opening tear, reeling off consecutive wins no. seven and eight this weekend. The Q-Cats downed Colgate and Cornell on the road by a 10-2 aggregate, scoring five goals in the third period alone in Hamilton Friday night. (Funny enough, it hasn’t been so long since QU … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Nov. 1 and Nov. 2

Overall: 12-12-1 Rensselaer and Harvard started the ECAC’s league schedule with a 3-3 tie Tuesday in Troy. This weekend is the first full weekend of conference play, with two teams (St. Lawrence and Clarkson) traveling to the rinks where they ended their seasons last year, and two more (Cornell and Dartmouth) are hosting the teams … Read more

A Tuesday night ECAC Hockey pick

Bentley at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m. Quinnipiac hasn’t missed a beat in the early going, and posted an impressive sweep of Massachusetts-Lowell this past weekend. The Falcons have lost three in a row, scoring only four goals over that span. Michael Garteig and the Bobcats’ defense should be too much for Bentley. The only thing that … Read more

Rookies leave their mark early

Every team outside of the Ivy schools is now at least two games into its season. Here’s a look at some notables in the the early going: Rookies make an impact:  Several freshman made their presence felt immediately over the last two weekends. Clarkson goal Steve Perry stopped 54-of-55 shots in a pair of wins … Read more

All apologies

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It’s been a long time… and we’re sorry. ECAC Hockey fans are sorry that the league hasn’t put a team in the title game in 23 years. We’re sorry it’s been two dozen seasons since a conference member finished on top. We apologize for being dismissed, marginalized, underrated, ignored, and downright insulted for our opinion, … Read more

Three to get ready…

Was it dramatic? No. Was it boisterous? No. Was it inspiring? Not really. Ah, but was it predictable? Never… not in ECAC Hockey. Union marched to its second consecutive ECAC tournament title in Atlantic City, and – all things considered – the Dutchmen are probably the only folks will enjoyed the three-year A.C. experiment, having … Read more

ECAC Hockey annual awards

Coach of the Year: Rand Pecknold, QU Player of the Year: Eric Hartzell, QU Goaltender of the Year: Eric Hartzell, QU Best Defensive Defenseman: Zach Davies, QU Best Defensive Forward: Greg Miller, Cornell Rookie of the Year: Jason Kasdorf, RPI All-ECAC Hockey Teams First Team F Greg Carey, SLU F Kyle Flanagan, SLU F Andrew … Read more

Four, or more?

A quarrelsome quartet remains in the hunt for the Whitelaw Cup, and two teams are hoping to hoist their first title in the league’s last twirl (perhaps) on Boardwalk ice. High hopes Brown and Quinnipiac each aim to raise the chalice for the first time, but they’ll have each other to tangle with first: The … Read more