Graphic: Conference tournament attendance falls another 7 percent in 2016
The calls for changes to the conference tournaments are likely to only grow stronger with another year of declining attendance.
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Dog days of Quinnipiac’s season seem a distant memory
With Quinnipiac winners of the 2016 Whitelaw Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., last weekend, it’s time to look back at the ECAC Hockey championship that was. Here’s what we learned: Quinnipiac has ‘it’ factor No matter the test, it seems that this season was the Bobcats’ to lose. That turned out to be the case … Read more
A prediction for the 2016 NCAA tournament bracket
It’s time for the final Bracketology of the season. Here, I will predict how I think the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee will think and what the bracket will look like when it is announced on Sunday. First, here is my predicted bracket and then I’ll explain how I got there afterward: East … Read more
Gallery: Quinnipiac skates away with ECAC Hockey’s Whitelaw Cup
Photos from Quinnipiac’s 4-1 win over Harvard in Saturday’s ECAC Hockey championship game: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000A13nLOR4olk” g_name=”20160319-ECAC-Harvard-Quinnipiac-Crouch” f_show_caption=”t” f_show_slidenum=”t” img_title=”casc” pho_credit=”iptc” f_link=”t” f_bbar=”t” fsvis=”f” width=”500″ height=”375″ bgcolor=”#AAAAAA” bgtrans=”t” btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” crop=”f” trans=”xfade” tbs=”4000″ f_ap=”t” linkdest=”c” f_fullscreen=”f” f_constrain=”f” twoup=”f” f_topbar=”f” f_bbarbig=”” f_htmllinks=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”f” f_show_watermark=”f” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”f” f_up=”f” target=”_self” wmds=”llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.f3NYALp8kNT7Zm3Ty_Xd8iOLANYaUbYc.twA9vvT0yHzae88jrQ–” ]
After Anas injury, Quinnipiac depth comes through in ECAC Hockey title game
No team likes to see its top player go down with an injury. But for Quinnipiac, watching leading scorer Sam Anas leave late in the first period against Harvard on Saturday after being ridden into the boards by Luke Esposito was one of the differences in the game.
Three teams on the bubble ahead of Saturday’s games
As we await the final seven games before selection Sunday, here’s where we stand.
Gallery: Quinnipiac, Harvard earn ECAC Hockey semifinal wins
Photos from ECAC Hockey semifinal victories Friday by Quinnipiac and Harvard: [photoshelter-gallery g_id=”G0000GJp.CtqDzIc” g_name=”20160318-ECAC-Friday” f_show_caption=”t” f_show_slidenum=”t” img_title=”casc” pho_credit=”iptc” f_link=”t” f_bbar=”t” fsvis=”f” width=”500″ height=”375″ bgcolor=”#AAAAAA” bgtrans=”t” btype=”old” bcolor=”#CCCCCC” crop=”f” trans=”xfade” tbs=”4000″ f_ap=”t” linkdest=”c” f_fullscreen=”f” f_constrain=”f” twoup=”f” f_topbar=”f” f_bbarbig=”” f_htmllinks=”f” f_enable_embed_btn=”f” f_show_watermark=”f” f_send_to_friend_btn=”f” f_smooth=”f” f_mtrx=”f” f_up=”f” target=”_self” wmds=”llQ6QNgpeC.p1Ucz7U.f3NYHV3.KNu7EhC.yY3Gza_bFISYcJ5IXQh1DZ5mWu0k4q2U1YA–” ]
Chance to repeat puts Harvard in unfamiliar territory
The defending tournament champion Crimson beat St. Lawrence in overtime in the ECAC Hockey semifinals.
In beating Dartmouth, Quinnipiac finally enjoys some semifinal success
The Bobcats hadn’t advanced to the ECAC Hockey championship game since 2007 until they beat Dartmouth on Friday.
Thanks to Grant, Dartmouth has hopes of first NCAA bid in 36 years
Goaltender Charles Grant backstopped the Big Green’s road sweep of Yale in the quarterfinals. Next up: a semifinal game against top seed Quinnipiac.
TMQ: As championship weekend nears, Northeastern continues to impress
The Huskies were 2-12-3 in late November but have won 18 of 21 to get into contention for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
Here are the pairings and schedules for 2016 conference championship weekend
The pairings are set for 2016 conference championship weekend in the six Division I men’s conferences.
ECAC Hockey quarterfinal picks: March 11-13
Here’s a look at the ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series: No. 1 Quinnipiac vs. Cornell A matchup that had a lot of potential in January now seems to have lost a little bit of its luster. Cornell struggled down the stretch, finishing with a 15-9-7 regular season record before defeating Union in two games in the … Read more
Rensselaer shakes off home pressure, late-season slump in first-round series sweep
Up next for the Engineers: an ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series at Harvard.
On to the quarterfinals
Finally. Rensselaer swept Brown at Houston Field House over the weekend, giving the Engineers a home playoff series win for the first time since 2004. RPI trailed the Bears 3-0 in Game 2, but a pair of goals by Milos Bubela made it 3-2 before Riley Bourbonnais and Jared Wilson scored to complete the comeback. … Read more
Previewing the opening round of the playoffs
Overall: 55-27-16 Last time: 9-1-2 If this year’s ECAC Hockey tournament plays out the same as last year’s, then the eventual league champion is one of the eight teams in action this weekend. Sixth-seeded Harvard won last year’s Whitelaw Cup, beating Brown in the first round before winning at Yale in the quarterfinals. However, that … Read more
In ECAC Hockey first round, going the distance is often the norm
To find the last time all four opening-round series were decided in sweeps, you have to go back to 2004.
On to the playoffs
The ECAC Hockey season came to a close in a relatively non-dramatic fashion, as there wasn’t much at stake on Saturday. Quinnipiac’s 4-1 win over Brown Friday secured the program’s third Cleary Cup in the last four seasons. Now the Bobcats will try to win the program’s first Whitelaw Cup. Yale, Harvard, St. Lawrence round … Read more