On to the quarterfinals

Dartmouth, Harvard and Union each swept its opening-round playoff series, with Rensselaer beating Clarkson in three games. That sets up the following matchups in the quarterfinals this weekend: No. 10 Union at No. 1 Quinnipiac (Season series: Quinnipiac, 2-0) No. 9 Rensselaer at No. 2 St. Lawrence (Season series: 1-1) No. 6 Harvard at No.3 … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 27-28

Last time: 6-4-2 Overall: 46-55-13 My season record for picks this year is pretty much shot, but there’s still a lot at stake in the final weekend of the regular season in ECAC Hockey. Only three teams are locked into a specific place in the standings and five teams  are still competing for the last … Read more

Bobcats clinch the Cleary, but plenty to decide in the ECAC’s final weekend

Despite not getting a win over the weekend, Quinnipiac clinched its second regular-season title in three years Saturday night. The Bobcats tied Brown 2-2, but that one point was enough to give Quinnipiac a four-point lead over St. Lawrence entering the final weekend. The Bobcats swept the season series with the Saints, giving them the … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 20-23

Season predictions: 53-33-5 (.610). That could be good enough to get me into the NCAA’s… As always, all games begin at 7:00 unless otherwise noted. Friday, February 20 Harvard at St. Lawrence The Crimson mustered their first loss-less weekend of the new year against Colgate (win) and Cornell (tie) last weekend, and the team is … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 13 and 14

Last time:  3-5-3 Overall: 40-51-11 With three weeks left in the regular season, one point separates third through eighth place in ECAC Hockey, but the highlight of this weekend is Friday’s matchup of St. Lawrence at Quinnipiac. The Saints have won seven in a row and could close to one point of the Bobcats with … Read more

Dutchmen, Crimson falling; Big Green, Saints and Bobcats rising

With three weeks left in the regular season, one point separates third place through eighth place in ECAC hockey. There’s still a lot to be determined, but last weekend helped give an indication of where several teams might end up. Trending up: Dartmouth, St. Lawrence, Quinnipiac A five-game winning streak has pushed Dartmouth into the … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Feb. 6-9

Season record: 44-30-5. Meh. Friday, February 6 Dartmouth at Brown How fitting that the two Brown Ruled teams – Brown and Princeton – tied last Saturday, in their first meeting of the year? Doesn’t matter; Brown is still playing under its eponymous Rule. Dartmouth wins. Union at Clarkson Clarkson’s offense looked pretty decent for a … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Jan. 23-27

Season record: 39-26-4. I can live with that. Relatively light schedule this week: Princeton doesn’t play until Tuesday, Quinnipiac has the week off, and RPI and Union only play once… against each other. As always, all games begin at 7pm EST unless otherwise noted. Friday, Jan. 23 Brown at Clarkson Brown has only beaten one … Read more

ECAC Hockey picks: Jan. 9-11

Season record: 31-22-3. Finally making a run at it. As always, all games begin at 7pm EST unless otherwise noted. Friday, Jan. 9 Colgate at Clarkson Interesting amount of inexperience in play here: Friday only marks Clarkson’s third league game at Cheel Arena this season, and it likewise will only be the third ECAC road … Read more