College hockey recruiting is one of the hot-button topics in the sport at the moment. Friday’s announcement that the NCAA had passed legislation to curb the recruitment of young players was met with positivity, skepticism, cynicism, and condemnation from various people across the hockey … [Read more...]
Will D’Orsi making most of off-ice chances at Yale
Will D’Orsi committed to Yale as a high school sophomore in 2013 believing that eventually joining that year’s national championship program would give him an excellent chance to become one of the nation’s top hockey players. Now a Yale junior, D’Orsi’s hockey plan hasn’t yet taken shape exactly as … [Read more...]
Princeton’s Ryan Ferland elevates at crunch time
Perhaps we should have seen it coming – the postseason brilliance of Princeton goaltender Ryan Ferland. Ferland (Franklin, Mass.) entered the postseason with a reputation as a solid goaltender as a Princeton freshman, but certainly not anyone’s pick to emerge as MVP of the ECAC Hockey tournament. … [Read more...]
A down year for ECAC Hockey?
Clarkson’s recent struggles have continued a trend of it being a down year for ECAC Hockey. Clarkson is riding a seven-game winless streak (0-4-3) after emerging as a legitimate national championship contender in early January. Since running its record to 18-3-1 overall on the heels of a 13-game … [Read more...]
Wish list: Consistency
One of the most surprising outcomes of the regular season is the fact that Quinnipiac finished the regular season with a losing record for the first time since 1995-96 — back when the Bobcats were a Division 2 team under second-year coach Rand Pecknold. It’s been a quick descent for a program that … [Read more...]
Brassard savors the full Union experience
Union coach Rick Bennett had one promise for JC Brassard when the Noble and Greenough senior visited the Schenectady, N.Y., campus four years ago while the defenseman was on the recruiting trail. "Coach Bennett said, ‘You’re never going to not work hard at Union,’" Brassard said. "I’m sure he’s had … [Read more...]
