ECAC

ECAC Hockey 2025-26 Men’s Hockey Season Preview: According to commish, ‘the magic of our league is that anybody, on any given night, can win’ – College Hockey

by

Mason Marcellus has been an offensive leader for Quinnipiac the last couple seasons (photo: Rob Rasmussen/P8Photos.com). Much of the attention at the start of a college hockey season is rightly on the teams from the previous year’s Frozen Four. Conversations about the powerhouses and blue bloods, the traditional powers and new banner holders, all center … Read more

ECAC Hockey women’s postseason tournament moving to Lake Placid, starting with 2026 event – College Hockey

by
ECAC Hockey women's postseason tournament moving to Lake Placid, starting with 2026 event - College Hockey

The 1980 Rink – Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y., will be the home for the 2026 ECAC Hockey women’s postseason tournament (photo: ECAC Hockey). ECAC Hockey has announced that the league’s women’s championship will move to historic Lake Placid, N.Y., beginning with the 2025-26 season. The top four teams in the league will … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2025-26 ECAC season preview – College Hockey

by
Women’s Division I College Hockey: 2025-26 ECAC season preview - College Hockey

The top four finishers in the ECAC made the NCAA tournament last season, with Cornell advancing to the Frozen Four. I’d expect at least that many this year, with an outside chance for a fifth to also break through. Cornell comes in as the coaches’ preseason pick for the top spot. There was a decent … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Season 3 premiere – Previewing ECAC Hockey and big national topics for the 2025-26 NCAA women’s hockey season – College Hockey

by

On the first episode of the PodKaz for the 2025-26 season, Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com discuss how preparations for the Olympics could impact the NCAA hockey landscape. It’s a season unlike any others before because of the lack of centralization for the U.S. and Canadian national teams. Changes to the NCAA tournament … Read more

Cornell finishes atop ECAC Hockey women’s ’25-26 preseason poll; Big Red goalie Bergmann lone unanimous pick on preseason all-league team – College Hockey

by
Cornell finishes atop ECAC Hockey women's '25-26 preseason poll; Big Red goalie Bergmann lone unanimous pick on preseason all-league team - College Hockey

Annelies Bergmann stood on her head season in the blue paint for Cornell (photo: Evan Volkman/Cornell Athletics). ECAC Hockey has announced its women’s preseason coaches poll and the preseason all-league team. 2025-26 ECAC Women’s Hockey Preseason Poll(First-place votes)1. Cornell – 129 points – (8)2. Colgate – 119 points – (2)3. Clarkson – 117 points – … Read more

Rego’s overtime winner lifts Cornell over Quinnipiac, puts Big Red in Saturday’s ECAC Hockey title game – College Hockey

by

Cornell players celebrate Kyler Kovich’s game-tying goal Friday night in the ECAC Hockey semifinals against Quinnipiac (photo: Cornell Athletics). After Kyler Kovich scored short-handed at 18:21 of the third period to bring Cornell into a 2-2 tie with Quinnipiac, Tim Rego won it for Cornell on a power play at 14:39 of overtime at Herb … Read more

Cornell’s Bergmann named recipient of 2024-25 ECAC Hockey women’s goaltender of the year award – College Hockey

by

Annelies Bergmann has stood on her head this season in the blue paint for Cornell (photo: Evan Volkman/Cornell Athletics). ECAC Hockey has named Cornell’s Annelies Bergmann as the recipient of the 2024-25 women’s goaltender of the year award, presented by MAC Goaltending. The finalists for the award were Hannah Murphy (Colgate) and Emma Sofie Nordström … Read more

This Week in ECAC Hockey: For Clarkson, last month of 2024-25 season means Golden Knights ‘control our own destiny’ – College Hockey

by

Clarkson pulled off the upset in knocking off No. 14 Quinnipiac last Saturday night (photo: Clarkson Athletics). The ride between Clarkson and Princeton is one of the longest bus trips in college hockey’s eastern conferences. It covers more than 300 miles between its North Country and Southern New Jersey locations, and the distance from Potsdam, … Read more

Union women’s hockey standout Friday tabbed winner of 2025 ECAC Hockey Mandi Schwartz Scholar-Athlete of the Year – College Hockey

by
Union women's hockey standout Friday tabbed winner of 2025 ECAC Hockey Mandi Schwartz Scholar-Athlete of the Year - College Hockey

Maren Friday has been a standout at Union, on and off the ice (photo: Union Athletics). ECAC Hockey has named Union defender Maren Friday the 2025 Mandi Schwartz Scholar-Athlete of the Year, honoring her for her excellence and leadership on the ice, in the classroom, and in the community. The award is annually presented to … Read more

Women’s Division I College Hockey: The PodKaz Episode 35 – Critical series ahead in ECAC Hockey and WCHA; St. Thomas has a breakthrough – College Hockey

by

Nicole Haase and Todd Milewski from USCHO.com take a look at the last full weekend in January, when St. Lawrence and Clarkson couldn’t decide anything in a rivalry series, Long Island and Sacred Heart couldn’t decide anything at the top of NEWHA and St. Thomas removed the interim tag from coach Bethany Brausen after a … Read more