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OK, so there were only two games played this weekend.<\/p>\n

But with wins against Merrimack and Vermont, the ECAC has pulled its record against Hockey East to an even 6-6.  Not bad.<\/p>\n

Union took an impressive 3-1 win on the road against Merrimack Saturday.  This has to be one of the best, if not the best, non-conference wins to date by the ECAC.<\/p>\n

Yes, Merrimack is 1-3-1 over their last five,  so the shine of this one might rub off quickly, but let’s look at how things stand now:<\/p>\n

Merrimack is currently fifth in the USCHO.com poll after ascending to the top spot just under a month ago. They’re currently eighth in the PairWise, even with the loss to the Dutchmen.<\/p>\n

Add in a sold out Lawler Arena, where they’ve lost just six<\/em> times over the last three seasons (that’s two home losses a year for the mathematically challenged-myself included), and Union gets high marks for the win.<\/p>\n

The Dutchmen weren’t afraid to do the dirty work either, finishing with 17 blocked shots. The Warriors were 0-for-5 on the power play as well.<\/p>\n

“[Blocking shots] is an individual thing, but at the same token you have people holding those other people responsible,” Union head coach Rick Bennett told USCHO’s Jim Connelly after the game. “It takes a lot of heart to block shots. You have to be willing to pay the price. I thought our guys did that tonight.”<\/p>\n

Check out Jim’s full recap here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The other Hockey East-ECAC showdown certainly didn’t have the same implications as Union and Merrimack, but this is  one St. Lawrence would have hated to drop.<\/p>\n

I checked the score on my phone while covering a wild 9-1 high school hockey game Saturday, and I was a bit surprised to see Vermont up 1-0 in the third.<\/p>\n

But two late goals helped the Saints avoid the loss and senior goalie Robby Moss turned in a stellar performance in his first start since Oct. 8<\/p>\n

“Robby Moss made some tremendous saves and put is in a position where we could win the game,”  Saints associate head coach Mike Hurlbut told the St. Lawrence athletics website after the game.<\/p>\n

Moss finished with 24 saves, as UVM got their only goal on a 5-on-3 power play.<\/p>\n

The ECAC is off until next Thursday, when a handful of  holiday tournaments kick off. Until then, stay tuned for Brian Sullivan’s first half recap as well as a look ahead to the second half.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the holidays!<\/p>\n

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