Clutch, and not so much in the regular-season finales

Clutch performers Who made it happen in the final weekend of regulation? • Rensselaer’s four-point weekend denied Yale, Union, and Dartmouth any shot at second place, earning RPI its first-ever bye and its first second-place finish in two decades. The Engineers blasted Clarkson (5-0) and St. Lawrence (4-1) to improve to 11-2-0 since mid-January, making … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 20

Last week: 3-7-1 Overall: 85-88-29 Quinnipiac’s unbeaten streak finally ended last weekend. Now the Bobcats will be looking for their second win this month against local rival Yale. That game, which will be televised nationally on NBC Sports Network, is the highlight of the weekend, along with senior nights for Princeton, Clarkson, St. Lawrence, Cornell, … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 19

Last week: 3-6-1 Overall: 82-81-28 For all the talk of the balance in the ECAC, its possible the regular season title will be wrapped up Monday with two weekends left in the season. Quinnipiac hosts St. Lawrence and Clarkson needing two points to clinch its first-ever Cleary Cup.  But there is still plenty else to … Read more

North Dakota’s Hakstol, USCHO.com’s Sullivan guest on Feb. 12 USCHO Live!

Our guests on the Feb. 12 edition of USCHO Live! will be North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol, whose No. 7 UND squad has won three straight and is in second place in the WCHA, and USCHO.com ECAC Hockey columnist Brian Sullivan. Join us for the conversation and information, Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 8 to 9 … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 18

Last week: 5-3-4 Overall:  79-75-27 Eight teams are bunched within three points of each other, so this weekend could either untangle the mess that currently is the ECAC standings, or bunch together either further. The Northeast is set to be hit with a potentially devastating snow storm this weekend. Two games Saturday (Yale at Brown, … Read more

On big runs, big slides, and big surges

Two’s company, three’s a crowd… five is a logjam. There is currently a quintet of competitors tied with 13 points in the standings: Clarkson, Colgate, Princeton, and Rensselaer each have eight games remaining to work out their differences; Brown has seven left before the postseason. It’s another “all things are possible” kind of year in … Read more

Bobcats hope to extinguish Bulldogs’ hope in ECAC heavyweight tilt

Eighth-ranked Yale hosts No. 2 and PairWise-leading Quinnipiac tonight in the first Whitney War of the season. The game is commanding massive attention in the regional media, as there is a fair amount hanging in the balance. The Bulldogs (19 points, eight games remaining) are alone in second place behind the Bobcats (24 points, nine … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 17

Last week: 6-4 Overall:  74-72-23 It’s the weekend before Beanpot Monday, but the biggest game in the ECAC is happening Saturday night in New Haven when Quinnipiac and Yale meet at Ingalls Rink.  Brian Sullivan and I will both be there, so follow along on Twitter: @Nate_Owen41 and @SullivanHockey.  Once again, all games are 7 … Read more

Can anyone deny the Q?

A mid-morning post positing a pressing predicament: Can anyone deny Quinnipiac the No. 1 vote this week? Down went top-ranked Minnesota, victims of in-state upstart Minnesota State – at Mariucci Arena, no less. Down went No. 3 Boston College, slapped around in Chestnut Hill by what had been – entering the evening – the 5-14-4 … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Week 16

Last week: 6-4-1 Overall:  68-68-23 First place Quinnipiac is off again this weekend, while travel partner Princeton concludes its exam break Sunday with a non-conference matchup against Sacred Heart. All start times are 7 p.m. unless noted. Friday, Jan. 25 Brown at Colgate He’s not going to approach the numbers the Austin Smith posted last … Read more