by Chris Lynch | Dec 29, 2017 | ECAC Hockey, NCAA
Winter has set in over the northeast. The temperatures are dropping and the hockey is heating up. The ECAC has some of the best teams on offer in college and some of the sport’s most compelling stories. Before the new year begins, let’s take a look at how...
by Chris Lynch | Dec 7, 2017 | ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCAA
The New Hampshire Wildcats have both entertained and frustrated fans this season. UNH started 5-0 and rose to the Top 10 in the USCHO Poll. When the calendar flipped to November, UNH ran into a rash of injuries and a 3-4 stretch. To open December, the Wildcats split...
by Chris Lynch | Dec 1, 2017 | ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCAA, NCHC
The second full month of the 2017-2018 College Hockey Season is in the books. Here are a few notes and observations on the progression of the season. 1. Upstate New York is the East’s hotbed. Currently the best teams in eastern hockey reside in Potsdam and...
by Chris Lynch | Nov 26, 2017 | ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCAA
The Cornell University Big Red and the Boston University Terriers are ancient powers in eastern college hockey. The programs have combined for seven national championships and have sparked big fireworks throughout their storied rivalry. Since 2007, the programs have...
by Eric Burton | Nov 26, 2017 | ECAC Hockey, NCAA, NCHC
Twenty-four hours earlier, University of North Dakota head coach Brad Berry was disgusted with his team’s play. They lost most of the puck battles and were second to all the loose pucks. It wasn’t a good game for the Fighting Hawks. “Puck battles… second to all...
by Eric Burton | Nov 25, 2017 | ECAC Hockey, NCAA, NCHC
In recent history, the day after Thanksgiving hasn’t been kind to the University of North Dakota hockey team. They haven’t won a game at home the day after Thanksgiving since the 2011-12 season (November 25, 2011, against Colorado College 7-6 win). In the six seasons...
