ECAC Hockey adjusts format for men’s, women’s postseason tournaments with men starting change in 2023, women in 2024

ECAC Hockey has announced changes to the postseason tournament format for its men’s and women’s conferences. Effective March 2023, the men’s tournament will feature a single-game first-round format the weekend of March 4-6 with seed Nos. 5-8 hosting seed Nos. 9-12. The four winners of the first-round games will advance to the league quarterfinals March … Read more

Defending conference champion Colgate chosen as women’s ECAC Hockey favorite in 2022-23 preseason coaches poll

Back-to-back ECAC Hockey tournament champion Colgate has been selected by the league’s head coaches to win the 2022-23 regular season in a poll announced on Sept. 14. In addition, a preseason all-ECAC Hockey team was announced. ECAC HOCKEY PRESEASON COACHES POLL (First-place votes) 1. Colgate (6) 115 2. Yale (3) 98 3. Princeton (1) 97 … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2022-23 ECAC season preview

Two-time defending conference champions Colgate were given the vote of confidence for a three-peat in the coaches preseason poll, but there are plenty of talented teams here that will make that very difficult. The Raiders have some rookies that should make an immediate impact. With their mix of veterans and one of the best incoming … Read more

Hockey Humanitarian Award Finalist Spotlight: Adjusting to COVID times, RPI’s Price finds volunteering as outlet to ‘take back control over my life’

Rensselaer junior defender Hannah Price was an outspoken advocate in her community long before she stepped on campus in Troy, N.Y. But with the transition to college and the pressures of being a student athlete, heading into her sophomore year, she hadn’t yet explored opportunities to give back in Troy. In the fall of 2020, … Read more

Harvard, Yale each place pair on 2022 ECAC Hockey all-conference women’s first team

ECAC Hockey has announced the 2022 all-league teams, with 18 players representing seven schools. FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Goaltender: Lucy Morgan, St. Lawrence Defenseman: Emma Buckles, Harvard Defenseman: Emma Seitz, Yale Forward: Elle Hartje, Yale Forward: Kristin Della Rovere, Harvard Forward: Gillis Frechette, Cornell SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE Goaltender: Lindsay Browning, Cornell Defenseman: Kendall Cooper, Quinnipiac Defenseman: … Read more

Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announces five finalists for 2022 honors

The Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation announced Wednesday the five finalists for the 2022 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented annually to college hockey’s “finest citizen” for leadership in community service. Jacob Adkins and Andrew Walker, junior forwards, UMass Boston The duo that dubbed itself the “Men in Blades” is a repeat finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award … Read more

NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey: Collegians competing in IIHF’s 2022 Women’s Final Olympic Qualification tournament

This weekend, the final qualification tournaments for the 2022 Beijing Olympics are happening at sites around the world. A number of current Division I and Division III women’s hockey players are representing their countries at these tournaments. This is the first year the Olympic field will contain 10 women’s teams. The top six teams in … Read more

ECAC Hockey, ESPN+ announce eight-year extension for streaming rights through 2028-29 college hockey season

ECAC Hockey announced today it is extending its rights agreement with ESPN+ to stream more than 350 games each season through 2028-29. Every regular-season and post-season game (conference and nonconference) hosted at an ECAC Hockey venue will be streamed on ESPN+ with no blackout restrictions. That includes the annual women’s championship, and men’s championship in … Read more