With the Beanpot behind the four Boston-based clubs, it’s almost all conference play for the remainder of the regular season in all of Hockey East, ECAC Hockey, and Atlantic Hockey. The races in all three leagues remain tight, but this weekend’s action could help figure some things out.
In Hockey East, the top four teams will be facing off in series as first-place Massachusetts begins a home-and-home series with Boston College in Amherst and Providence begins a set with UMass Lowell on Friday night. Boston University and UConn meet in a home-and-home of their own, while Northeastern looks to move on from its second straight ‘Pot title when hosting Vermont and Merrimack has a pair of home games against Maine.
ECAC action sees Brown and Yale hosting a pair of New York foes, Harvard and Dartmouth heading to the North Country, and Quinnipiac making the quick trip to the Capital District. The Bobcats sit in second place but there is only a five-point gap from there to seventh place.
The lone non-conference series remaining for any New England club this season comes this weekend as American International brings its Atlantic Hockey-leading record to Arizona State for two games. The Yellow Jackets’ rivals will be busy in league play as Bentley finishes a series at Niagara, Sacred Heart hosts RIT for a pair, and Holy Cross hosts Robert Morris.
