{"id":97656,"date":"2015-03-05T17:48:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T23:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/ecac-blog\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2015-03-05T17:48:25","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T23:48:25","slug":"ecac-hockey-first-round-picks-march-6-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2015\/03\/05\/ecac-hockey-first-round-picks-march-6-8\/","title":{"rendered":"ECAC Hockey first round picks: March 6-8"},"content":{"rendered":"
Princeton did not win a single game outside of Hobey Baker Rink this season, going 0-10-1 on the road in league play and 0-12-2 away from home overall. The Tigers only scored three goals or more three times all season, and only once in 2015 (in a 4-1 win – at home, of course – over Army). Meanwhile, the Big Green are 9-2-1 in their last dozen outings, only losing to ECAC top-fours Colgate and St. Lawrence. Dartmouth scored 38 goals in its last 11 games; Princeton, 15… including the Army win. <\/p>\n
Prediction: Dartmouth sweeps.<\/p>\n
Brown has been riding a well-documented late-season surge, going 4-1-2 over its last seven and outscoring foes 20-14. Harvard, of course, is just 5-10-1 in 2015, but finished a mediocre 3-3-1. Some are picking this as the most intriguing first-round series as Brown has never been an easy out, and the Crimson are watching their season wither and die before their eyes. That said, it’s hard to imagine the Bears pulling out two tight wins like their Feb. 7 victory<\/a> against a struggling but potent side like Harvard’s. <\/p>\n Prediction: Nothing about this league surprises me anymore, but I’m predicting Harvard sweeps.<\/p>\n10 Union at 7 Cornell<\/h4>\n