Last time: 6-4-1 Overall: 11-7-3 It’s the first full weekend of conference play. Union is atop of the conference with four points with their weekend sweep of Rensselaer last weekend while Harvard, Brown and Yale all each have one conference victory and sit two points back. All games are 7 p.m. puck drops. Friday, Nov. … Read more
The opening stretch of the college hockey season is officially in the past, as all six Ivy League teams were in action for the first time last weekend. Harvard was the last Division I men’s team to get underway, but the Crimson made up for lost time quickly, beating Dartmouth 5-0 at the Bright-Landry Hockey … Read more
Here’s a look at the upcoming games this weekend. All of the Ivy League teams open their seasons this weekend, while the first conference games of the year also take place this weekend. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last time: 5-3-3 Overall: 2-0 Friday, Oct. 27 Rensselaer at Union The … Read more
Our scheduled guests on the Tuesday, October 24, edition of USCHO Live! are Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold, whose No. 13 Bobcats begin ECAC play on Friday after a weekend road sweep of Northeastern, and St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko, whose 5-0 Huskies — ranked No. 2 in the USCHO.com D-I men’s poll with 16 first-place votes — begin NCHC play at home vs. Minnesota Duluth after a sweep at home over Boston College. Listen live at 8 p.m. EDT or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/10/23/pecknold-motzko-to-guest-on-oct-24-edition-of-uscho-live/
It was a big sweep for the Quinnipiac Bobcats over the Northeastern Huskies. On Friday the Bobcats won the opening contest 6-4 and on Saturday they needed overtime for a 3-2 victory. The sophomore class had a big part of Quinnipiac’s success.Chase Priskie finally found the scoresheet this weekend after going scoreless in his first … Read more
Last time: 5-3-2We got one more nonconference weekend before conference play begins next weekend. Dartmouth and Harvard have one more tune-up game against the U.S. NTDP U-18 team this weekend before they begin their seasons next week.All games are 7 p.m. or 7:05 p.m. starts unless otherwise noted.Friday, Oct. 20UMass-Lowell at ClarksonThis should be a … Read more
It’s early in the season, but Quinnipiac has been keeping busy through its first three games. The Bobcats beat Vermont 3-2 in overtime Saturday for its first win of the season. It was the third overtime game in as many games for QU, as it tied Boston College and lost to Boston University the previous … Read more
Last time: 2-0 The last of the non-Ivy league teams starts its season this weekend, as Rensselaer and new coach Dave Smith travel to Ohio State to open their season. Here’s a complete look at the weekend ahead. All games start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Friday, Oct. 13 Massachusetts at Union The Dutchmen … Read more
The big take away in the conference from the first full weekend was a decent weekend against Hockey East schools. ECAC only lost one game. They won one and tied twice Quinnipiac finished in a deadlock with Boston College with a 1-1 tie at the Conte Forum. They found themselves again in OT Sunday afternoon … Read more
Last weekend was Christmas Eve with soft opening of the College Hockey season. This weekend is like Christmas Day with the all the conferences having regular season games. As always our Ivy League friends still have a few more weeks before they can start going. All times are EDT. Friday’s Games Union vs. Michigan Tech, … Read more
Saturday marks the start of the Division I men’s college hockey season, and ECAC Hockey teams are involved in both games scheduled for today. Rensselaer, Clarkson, St. Lawrence and Quinnipiac are also hosting exhibition games this weekend as well. Check back later in the week for a complete season preview for the 2017-18 season. Niagara … Read more
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Here are three takeaways from Harvard’s 4-1 win over Cornell in the ECAC championship game. 1. Harvard demonstrates its depth Depth is crucial for any team that wants to succeed, and Harvard is certainly deep, but it’s not just the strength of the Crimson’s third and fourth lines that makes the … Read more
Good morning – here is a look at tonight’s ECAC Hockey championship game. Check back with USCHO for all the latest coverage from Lake Placid. Regardless of what happens tonight, both teams are locks to make the NCAA Tournament. No. 3 Cornell vs. No. 1 Harvard, 7:35 p.m. Season series: Harvard, 2-0 This is the … Read more
Three takeaways from Cornell’s 4-1 victory over Union in an ECAC Hockey semifinal.
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Here are three takeaways from Harvard’s 4-1 victory over Quinnipiac on Friday. 1. Harvard’s top line of Ryan Donato, Alex Kerfoot and Lewis Zerter-Gossage is a scoring threat every time it’s on the ice, but the hot play of Sean Malone and his linemates gives the Crimson legitimate scoring depth. Malone recorded … Read more
It’s down to four teams in ECAC Hockey. Here’s a look at the two semifinal games set for later today in Lake Placid. Check back tomorrow for a championship game pick and follow USCHO all weekend for coverage from the 1980 Herb Brooks arena. No. 5 Quinnipiac vs. No. 1 Harvard, 4:05 p.m. Season … Read more
The championship field is set for ECAC Hockey – and it’s filled with plenty of familiar teams. Harvard, Union, Cornell and Quinnipiac have all been to the semifinals at least once in the past four years. The Crimson and Dutchmen are locks for the NCAA tournament this year, while Cornell looks to be in good … Read more
Last time: 9-2-1Overall: 61-25-7Here’s a look at the quarterfinal matchups in ECAC Hockey. All the matchups are best-of-three. All the games are 7 p.m. starts except game three of Clarkson-Cornell which will be at 4 p.m. Sunday if necessary.No. 8 Yale at No. 1 HarvardSeason series: Harvard, 1-0-1This isn’t an easy matchup for the Harvard … Read more
If you were looking for an upset or two this weekend, you were disappointed as all four higher seeds advanced. Colgate was within a second of being the only lower seed to move on Saturday, but Eric Robinson’s goal with less than a second left sent Princeton into overtime. Max Véronneau forced a Game 3 … Read more
Last time: 8-1-3 Overall: 69-51-5 Here’s a look at the four first-round playoff series in ECAC Hockey this weekend. All matchups are best-of-three. Every game starts at 7 p.m., with the exception a 7:30 start for Clarkson and Rensselaer on Saturday and a potential Quinnipiac and Brown Game 3 on Sunday, which would start at … Read more