For the first time since the 2005-06 season, there is a tie for first place in ECAC Hockey. Harvard and Union will share the Cleary Cup as co-champions. Each team finished with 34 points, but the Crimson will be the top seeded based on a tiebreaker. The teams finished with identical records and split the … Read more
Last time: 6-4-1 Overall: 52-23-6 All games are 7 p.m. or 7:05 p.m. start times. Friday, Feb. 24 Union at Colgate I would say this could be a trap game for the Dutchmen but with Harvard and Cornell still in position to over take Union at the top of the standings, Rick Bennett will have … Read more
The top three teams in the conference all locked up a first-round bye this weekend. The top two teams in the conference – Union and Harvard – each swept his weekend. The Dutchmen defeated Quinnipiac 4-1 and Princeton this weekend. The Crimson meanwhile defeated Yale 4-2 on Friday and Brown 6-0 on Saturday. The tie … Read more
Here’s a look at the games set for this weekend in ECAC Hockey. All start at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Last week: 5-6 Overall: 61-50-2 Dartmouth at Brown The Bears are virtually guaranteed to be heading on the road for the playoffs, while Dartmouth still has a chance at home ice in the first … Read more
For the first time this season, all twelve ECAC Hockey teams have played the same amount of conference games. With two weekends left in the regular season, the league can be broken down into three parts: teams with a first-round bye, teams with home ice, and teams that will be on the road for the … Read more
Here’s a look at the upcoming games in ECAC Hockey this weekend. The blizzard that blanketed the Northeast Thursday resulted in several schedule changes, with Colgate and Cornell’s games against Brown and Yale each getting bumped back a day. All times are 7 p.m. EDT unless noted. Last time: 6-7 Overall: 56-45-2 Friday, Feb. 10 … Read more
After getting swept at home last weekend, Cornell bounced back Friday and Saturday with a pair of impressive road wins. The Big Red scored three first-period goals Friday at Union and held on for a 5-3 win over the Dutchmen. On Saturday, Cornell rallied for a 4-3 win over Rensselaer. Freshman Yanni Kaldis scored his … Read more
Last time: 5-2-2 Overall: 46-19-5 All games are 7 p.m. starts otherwise noted. Friday, Feb. 3 Quinnipiac at Brown The Bobcats look to get back on track as they face the Brown Bears. Brown only has one win in 2017, but I expect them to come out hard playing at home. Despite Quinnipiac’s struggles, their … Read more
There’s a new team atop of the ECAC standings after this weekend’s play as St. Lawrence defeated Rensselaer 2-1 on Friday and a wild 4-3 victory over Union on Saturday. The second period on Saturday saw the team’s score five of the seven goals in the middle frame. The Saints mid-season addition of Alex Gilmour … Read more
Overall: 50-38-2 Last time: 7-5-1 Here’s a look at the upcoming games this weekend in ECAC Hockey. All start times are 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 Yale at Brown The Bulldogs have been playing better lately, as Yale enters the weekend with one loss in its last seven games. Patrick Spano has played well in … Read more
Our scheduled guests for the January 24 edition of USCHO Live! are St. Lawrence coach Mark Morris, whose Saints are at No. 16 this week in his first season back in college hockey, and Sirius XM’s Zig Fracassi, host of “This Week in College Hockey.” Listen live at 8 p.m. EST or after the show on-demand: http://www.uscho.com/uscho-live/2017/01/24/st-lawrences-morris-sirius-xms-fracassi-slated-for-jan-24-uscho-live/
Last year, a loss in the Florida College Classic Championship game sent Cornell was a precursor to a spiral that lasted much of the second half. The Big Red swept Merrimack the next weekend, but then only won two more games in the regular season. Cornell lost the Florida College Classic Championship game again this … Read more
Last time: 8-3-1 Overall: 41-17-3 All games are either 7 or 7:05 p.m. starts. Thursday, Jan. 19 RPI vs. Union, in Albany, N.Y. The Mayor’s Cup will be on the line as the rivals face each other in a non-conference contest. Will it be the second straight weekend RPI upsets a top ten team? With … Read more
The Big Red are currently the ECAC’s hottest team as they are now 9-1 in their past ten games after their 5-1 win over Princeton and 2-1 win over Quinnipiac over the weekend. They have also have won their past five conference games. With a 6-2-1 record inside the ECAC, they currently sit sixth in … Read more
Last time: 4-2 Overall: 43-33-2 Friday, Jan. 13 St. Lawrence at Brown The Bears have picked up their scoring over the last few games, but keeping other teams off the board remains an issue. Brown’s .856 combined save percentage won’t cut it against a Saints team that averages more than three goals per game. St. … Read more
It wasn’t the best first half for Yale, but a young Bulldogs team is showing some signs of turning it around during the season’s final two months. Yale beat Connecticut 4-2 on Saturday and is 4-2-2 dating back to the middle of November. The Bulldogs outshot the Huskies 41-15 and goalie Sam Tucker earned his … Read more
Last time: 6-4-1 (Dec. 16-18, Ledyard Bank Classic, Florida College Classic) Overall: 33-14-4 All games are 7 p.m. or 7:05 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Thursday, Jan. 5 Union vs. Boston University If there’s a time to catch Boston University, it’s right now. With seven players playing in tonight’s Gold Medal game at the IIHF World … Read more
The ECAC had five teams in four Holiday tournaments but in all four tournaments, the ECAC failed to bring home any hardware. Dartmouth picked up a 3-2 “win” over Army in the opening round of the Ledyard Bank Classic. The game will go into the record books as a 2-2 tie as the game went … Read more
Last time: 6-4 Overall: 39-31-2 Five of the twelve teams in ECAC Hockey are taking part in the various holiday tournaments across the country. Here’s a look at the league’s teams playing in non-tournament games over the next few days. Click here for more information on the holiday tournaments currently in progress. Friday, Dec. 30 … Read more
Last time: 10-3-0 Overall: 27-8-3 While most teams are on break, Princeton and Union cap off their first half of the season this weekend. The Tigers host Minnesota State Mavericks for a pair of games Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. The Dutchmen travel to Vermont to take on the Catamounts Saturday night at … Read more