Level B Fishbowl

22 compared to 19 for Cornell, so not very far off, and aside from 2017, most of those appearances in the past two decades have been one and done under Donato (with many unambiguous losses). That said, being in the Boston metro area and being Harvard offers a significant receuiting advantage which puts them in that 2nd tier. And only Ivy to win a title in the last 50 years? I find it hard to believe any UND fan has already forgotten about Yale's 2013 run, although I can't blame any for doing so 🫠

Harvard is not even the best Ivy. Cornell has much more of a claim than them, especially recently. UNH is tough because they've been bad the past decade but a lot of that is due to macroeconomic factors out of the institution's control. However, they've very much lost their way compared to the blue bloods of BU and BC and obviously Maine and PC. Quinnipiac should also be in that second tier conversation given their history and the recruiting advantages they have compared to other ECAC schools. That said, the question then becomes how well they would do without Pecknold behind the bench.

I almost feel like this would be a stepping stone job for most of these guys. Ford is interesting because while it seems like he'd be going backwards given his current and more recent positions in the AHL and NHL, he's the only Brown alumnus on that list. One would also think that any of these guys would want some comfort about the kind of support they'd be getting from the Brown administration given the recent history of that program.

A lot of talk about BU underachieving and rightfully so, but BC has been doing the same with their talent IMO. To be fair, Merrimack is a well coached team that plays hard, but still

At least Brown got a goal when they were blown out yesterday. The bottom of the ECAC is truly horrid but Yale has been bad for quite a few years now

I'm guessing you haven't met too many PSU alums. There are some good people for sure but that school attracts a lot of morons or poor decision makers throughout Pennsylvania, too.

Harvard getting their usual Beanpot beatdown will be amusing but I'm more intrigued by the NU-BU game between two teams that generally don't like each other

I very much agree that Whittet has been in the role for way too long and he probably would've had that job as long as he wanted anyway since the Brown administration could care less about hockey, but very unfortunate way to be leaving the head coach job.

https://brownbears.com/news/2026/1/28/whittet-steps-away-from-mens-ice-hockey-program Brown getting a new head coach. Per the folks at USCHO, someone in his family was affected by cancer.

The Tim Duncan defense

Fun game given the bench clearing brawl that happened last year. I just wish Cornell was able to do it in regulation.

OT results are always less impactful than ones in regulation. If a team loses, it's much better to do so in OT as far as NPI is concerned and even better if it's on the road.

Screw BU. They could revel in mediocrity for the next five years as far as I'm concerned. Their issue is lack of heart and discipline, not talent

It also helps that they lost on the road. As we already know with Dartmouth (who was swept at Princeton and Quinnipiac this weekend), road losses aren't as bad as ones at home

And they roll into Lynah for two next weekend. Speaking of which, Cornell leads Omaha 2-1 headed into the 2nd

It should've never been close. Credit to Omaha for being tenacious throughout the game

3-0 Cornell now. Looks like two teams in completely different stratospheres

Going undefeated for a lot of games holds much weight. Also, it helps that the ECAC hasn't been downright awful in OOC play this year

UNH did a very good job outmuscling and outhustling Dartmouth most of the game and had a face-off advantage for a while. UNH got lucky with the breakaway at the end but well deserved win and many other teams will probably try to emulate them when it comes to shutting down Dartmouth's offense.

I almost threw up watching that. Can't stand BU

Army played better than the score. Two of the goals were ENG's and they had some good chances to tie after going down 1-0. The only teams in the ECAC that can really handle Dartmouth are Cornell and Q. Harvard is too suspect defensively and not as well coached

For spearing, there really should be no leeway. "Facemasking", though, was definitely in need of a rule change with all the light touches being called 5 minute majors last season by eastern refs

And Dartmouth is the only team without a loss. Remarkable to see such an extreme

Surprisingly Yale hasn't lost a game at home. I've seen them play live and I couldn't believe that but then I remembered they came back against Quinnipiac earlier in the month, so I guess there's something

I know there was some feeling of doom and gloom in this thread, but you folks should be optimistic given the talent this year. There are many good teams that have gone to the North Country and were lucky to not get swept by Clarkson, SLU, or both on a given weekend. Under the recently terminated Schafer regime, Cornell had a pretty sub-par record in the North Country and quite a few good Quinnipiac teams have lost games there, too.