ECAC Hockey Podcasts

Introducing ECAC Hockey: Hockey Path, presented by The Hockey Path. In this series, you will learn each player's "hockey path" that brought them to make #TheEducatedDecision and play at an #ECACHockey school! This week, Pierre McGuire interviewed Yale junior forward Will Richter, a southern Connecticut native and son of legendary goalie Mike Richter. Will discusses his recruitment by former coach Keith Allain, memories of attending Yale games as a child, and the Harvard rivalry. He also shares the academic challenges of balancing student-athlete life at Yale.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In episode 20 of the 2025-26 season, Harvard men's head coach Ted Donato joins the show.

Introducing ECAC Hockey: Hockey Path, presented by The Hockey Path. In this series, you will learn each player's "hockey path" that brought them to make #TheEducatedDecision and play at an #ECACHockey school! This week, Pierre McGuire met with Colgate men's hockey sophomore forward Simone Dadiè. A native of the picturesque ski town of Cortina, Italy. Dadiè details his journey from playing in the Dolomites to attending an academy in Austria, eventually making the jump to North American juniors in the NAHL and BCHL. The interview highlights his recruitment by Coach Harder to Colgate University, his connection to Italian legend and Colgate alum Thomas Larkin, and his perspective on the growing hockey culture in Italy ahead of the upcoming Olympics. Dadiè also shares insights on his "Pops" nickname and the academic rigors of being an Economics major.

In this episode of Decision Makers, Pierre McGuire sits down with Harvard legend and Beanpot Hall of Famer Teddy Drury. The conversation follows Drury’s journey from his Connecticut roots to the hallowed ice of the Boston Garden, where he reflects on playing under the legendary Billy Cleary and the "offense-first" philosophy at Harvard. Drury shares personal stories from his two Olympic appearances in 1992 and 1994, describing the "unrivaled" pride of representing Team USA and the surreal experience of facing off against Wayne Gretzky. They also share stories of working together when both Pierre and Ted were in Hartford and Ottawa. Beyond the rink, Drury discusses the importance of education, the transition to a successful career in finance, and the legacy of a hockey family that includes his brother, Rangers GM Chris Drury, and his son, Jack Drury.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In episode 19 of the 2025-26 season, Harvard women's hockey alum Kalley Armstrong joins the show.

Introducing ECAC Hockey: Hockey Path, presented by The Hockey Path. In this series, you will learn each player's "hockey path" that brought them to make #TheEducatedDecision and play at an #ECACHockey school! This week, Pierre McGuire sits down with Quinnipiac Bobcats junior goaltender Matej Marinov to trace his unique path from Slovakia to the top of college hockey. From his early years developing in France to his breakout performance in the USHL with the Fargo Force, Marinov shares how these experiences paved the way for the World Junior Championships and a D1 scholarship.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In episode 18 of the 2025-26 season, Clarkson women's head coach Matt Desrosiers joins the show.

Introducing ECAC Hockey: Hockey Path, presented by The Hockey Path. In this series, you will learn each player's "hockey path" that brought them to make #TheEducatedDecision and play at an #ECACHockey school! This week, Pierre McGuire met with Cornell men's hockey junior forward Luke Devlin.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week 11 of the 2025-26 season, Yale women's head coach Mark Bolding joins the show in the midst of a nine-game winning streak.

In this episode of Decision Makers, Pierre McGuire is joined by Keith Allain, Yale Head Coach Emeritus and a fixture in USA Hockey, for a look back at a career that spans from the ECAC to the international stage. The conversation centers on Coach Allain’s immense wealth of experience, in USA Hockey, having served on the coaching staffs of three Olympic teams and two World Junior squads. He provides his insight on the evolution of the game, the growth of women's hockey, and the analytical approach to developing world-class goaltenders and defenders. He also analyzes the talent depth of the current American pool, specifically evaluating how high-upside players like Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield fit into the puzzle for the upcoming Olympic roster. - Decision Makers Season 2 Episode 15! #theeducateddecision - Follow Us: Website: ecachockey.com Twitter/X: x.com/@ecachockey Instagram: instagram.com/ecachockey/ Facebook: facebook.com/ECACHockey TikTok: tiktok.com/@ecachockey

In this episode of ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers, Pierre McGuire sits down with Rory Guilday (Cornell '25), who was recently announced to the Team USA roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan this February! In addition to the Olympics, the pair talks about Rory's time at Cornell under head coach Doug Derraugh and the intense rivalry with travel partner Colgate. Guilday, a first-round draft pick in the 2025 PWHL draft discusses her time in the first half of the season on the Ottawa Charge. - Decision Makers Season 2 Episode 14! #theeducateddecision

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week 10 of the 2025-26 season, ECAC Hockey Commissioner Doug Christiansen joins the show.

Introducing ECAC Hockey: Hockey Path, presented by The Hockey Path. In this series, you will learn each player's "hockey path" that brought them to make #TheEducatedDecision and play at an #ECACHockey school! This week, Pierre McGuire met with Quinnipiac women's hockey first-year player Ella Johnson, who was born and raised in Alaska.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week nine of the 2025-26 season, Quinnipiac men's head coach Rand Pecknold sits down with host Shane Malloy.

In this episode of ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers, Pierre McGuire sits down with legendary NHL coach Mike Keenan (St. Lawrence University, Class of '72). Known as "Iron Mike," Keenan takes us through his incredible journey from playing college hockey in the North Country to lifting the Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in the 90s. He shares untold stories about the intense St. Lawrence vs. Clarkson rivalry, his early days coaching in the AHL under Scotty Bowman's organization, and what it was like to coach superstars like Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, and Mario Lemieux during the 1987 Canada Cup.

Introducing ECAC Hockey: Hockey Path, presented by The Hockey Path. In this series, you will learn each player's "hockey path" that brought them to make #TheEducatedDecision and play at an #ECACHockey school! This week, Pierre McGuire met with the Co-Founder of The Hockey Path, George Hunkele, and Harvard University Women's Ice Hockey first-year Bella Finnegan.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  This week features Princeton women's hockey head coach Courtney Kessel.

This week on ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers, Pierre McGuire sits down with Matt Murley ('02), a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Hall of Famer and current media personality at Barstool Sports. In this episode of ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers, host Pierre McGuire sits down with former NHL forward and current Barstool Sports personality Matt Murley. A native of Troy, NY, and an RPI Hall of Famer, "Murls" discusses his unique path from the ECAC to becoming a leading voice in hockey media with Spittin’ Chiclets and Game Notes. He opens up about the current revitalization of the RPI program under Coach Eric Lang, the launch of the "Red Jacket Club" for alumni, and his favorite memories of the legendary "Big Red Freakout."

Join us for an incredible discussion on ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers with one of the most decorated players in hockey history: Julie Chu! Julie is a four-time Olympian, Olympic Silver and Bronze medalist, five-time World Champion, and a proud ECAC alumna of Harvard University. She currently serves as the Head Coach of the Concordia Stingers women's hockey team in Montreal. In this episode, Julie reflects on her remarkable journey from growing up in Fairfield, Connecticut, to becoming a global icon in the sport, why she chose Harvard despite having options to play anywhere in the country, to playing on the world stage in numerous Olympics.

This week on ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers, Pierre McGuire becomes the guest as Associate Commissioner Nick Sczerbinski sits down with the hockey legend to talk Friendship Four from Belfast Northern Ireland! In addition to the tournament, the two discuss the incredible growth and future of #ECACHockey.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week seven of the 2025-26 season, Brown women's head coach Mel Ruzzi joins the show as the Bears ascend towards the top ten in the national rankings.

This week on ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers, host Pierre McGuire sits down with Haley Winn, the second overall pick in the 2025 PWHL Draft by PWHL Boston and a standout alumna of Clarkson University ('25). Winn, a Team USA Gold Medalist, discusses her transition from a dominating NCAA career at Clarkson to becoming a professional player with the Boston Fleet. She offers insights on: The growth of Women's Hockey and what has changed most in the game. Her experience playing in the ECAC Hockey, including the intensity of the Clarkson and St. Lawrence rivalry. International play, including the famed USA vs. Canada rivalry and preparation for future Olympics. Developing her skills, the impact of her former coach Matt Desrosiers, and the difference between college and pro hockey. Which team she sees as the one to beat in the PWHL and her thoughts on playing against hockey legends like Marie-Philip Poulin.

This week on ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers, Pierre McGuire talks to TWO recent ECAC Hockey Alums from Clarkson hockey Brady Parker & Brady Egan. Parker and Egan are former teammates turned business partners of their company, ADAPT Nutrition. Decision Makers Season 2 Episode 6! #theeducateddecision

This week on ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers, Pierre McGuire talks to Reid Cashman, the Koenig Family Head Coach of Dartmouth Men's Hockey. The two chat about numerous topics from his time as a player at Quinnipiac, coaching and recruiting at an Ivy League school, and how he prepares for an upcoming matchup against Clarkson and St. Lawrence in the North Country

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week six of the 2025-26 season, Yale men's interim head coach Joe Howe joins the show following the Bulldogs' upset of #5 Quinnipiac.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week five of the 2025-26 season, Princeton men's head coach Ben Syer joins the show after Princeton's first season opening home sweep since 1954-55.

This week on ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers, Pierre McGuire interviews Harvard hockey legend Scott Fusco ('86) about his remarkable career and impact on the game. Fusco is an two-time ECAC Player of the Year, a two-time All-American, and the only player to share the prestigious Hobey Baker Award with his brother, Mark, winning it in 1986. As Harvard's all-time scoring leader, Fusco saw his journey go from prep school to two U.S. Olympic Teams (1984 & 1988). Beyond his playing days—which earned him a spot in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002, Fusco now has a substantial impact on the sport as the founder of the East Coast Wizards, where he serves as President of one of the largest girls' hockey programs in North America, and as Commissioner of the New England Girls Hockey League. Decision Makers Season 2 Episode 5! #theeducateddecision

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week four of the 2025-26 season, Quinnipiac women's head coach Cass Turner joins the show in the midst of an 8-0 start to the Bobcats' campaign.

Tara Mounsey, Brown '00, is an Olympic gold medalist, and newest member of the US Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025. In this edition of ECAC Hockey: Decision Makers, Pierre McGuire talks to Mounsey about her trailblazing multi-sport career, the groundbreaking 1998 US Olympic team victory over Canada, her time at Brown University, and the incredible growth of women's hockey.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week three of the 2025-26 season, Clarkson men's head coach J.F. Houle joins the show following a weekend road split with #4 Penn State.

New RPI men's head coach Eric Lang is the third guest of Pierre McGuire in the 2025-26 edition of ECAC Hockey Decision Makers. Lang takes over as the bench boss in Troy and sets his sights on sustained success for the fans at Houston Field House.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week two of the 2025-26 season, host Shane Malloy spoke to Union men's head coach Josh Hauge and Director of Athletics Jim McLaughlin about the opening of the brand new M&T Bank Center in Schenectady.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week one of the 2025-26 season, all four segments are ECAC-centric, including Cornell head coach Casey Jones.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week one of the 2025-26 season, all four segments are ECAC-centric, including PWHL Seattle general manager and Quinnipiac alum Meghan Turner.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week one of the 2025-26 season, all four segments are ECAC-centric, including Princeton women's standout Issy Wunder.

ECAC Hockey is thrilled to enter year two of a partnership with Hockey Prospect Radio, a weekly show on NHL Network's Sirius XM Radio channel. Each week, one segment of the show is dedicated to ECAC Hockey coaches, student-athletes, and influential alums.  In week one of the 2025-26 season, all four segments are ECAC-centric, beginning with ECAC Hockey Commissioner Doug Christiansen.

New Yale men's interim head coach Joe Howe is the second guest of Pierre McGuire in the 2025-26 edition of ECAC Hockey Decision Makers. Howe takes over in New Haven following the retirement of longtime Yale coach Ketih Allain. 

New Princeton women's head coach Courtney Kessel is the first guest of Pierre McGuire in the 2025-26 edition of ECAC Hockey Decision Makers. Kessel returns to Princeton after a stint as the head coach of the PWHL's Boston Fleet.

Cornell Men's Hockey head coach Mike Schafer speaks with Shane Malloy on Hockey Prospect Radio. Originally aired on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio in September 2024.

Dartmouth Women's Hockey head coach Maura Crowell speaks with Shane Malloy on Hockey Prospect Radio. Originally aired on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio in September 2024.

Harvard alum and USA Olympic star Angela Ruggiero speaks with Shane Malloy on Hockey Prospect Radio. Originally aired on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio in September 2024.

Princeton Men's Hockey head coach Ben Syer speaks with Shane Malloy on Hockey Prospect Radio. Originally aired on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio in September 2024.

Princeton alum and Stanley Cup Champion Kevin Westgarth, now NHL VP, speaks with Shane Malloy on Hockey Prospect Radio. Originally aired on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio in September 2024.

St. Lawrence women's  speaks with Shane Malloy on Hockey Prospect Radio. Originally aired on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio in September 2024.

ECAC Hockey Commissioner Doug Christiansen speaks with Shane Malloy on Hockey Prospect Radio. Originally aired on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio in September 2024.

- Colgate Women's Head Coach Greg Fargo speaks after his team claimed a fourth-straight ECAC Women's Hockey Tournament Championship - RPI Men's Head Coach Dave Smith joins the podcast following an Opening Round upset of 5th-seeded Clarkson as his Engineers prepare for a Quarterfinal series at #1 Quinnipiac

Heading into Women's Championship Weekend and the start of the Men's Postseason, Bernie Corbett spoke to Quinnipiac's Jacob Quillan and Clarkson's Michelle Pasiechnyk.

Yale Women's Head Coach Mark Bolding previews an ECAC Quarterfinal series with St. Lawrence and Cornell's Gabriel Seger prepares to lead the Big Red into the postseason after being named the 2024 ECAC Hockey Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

This week's guests on Inside ECAC Hockey are Colgate goaltender Carter Gylander and Yale captain Elle Hartje! Gylander has led Colgate to a top 3 spot in the current Men's standings and Hartje was just named the 2023-24 Mandi Schwartz Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

This week's guests on Inside ECAC Hockey are St. Lawrence goaltender and Hobey Baker fan vote leader, Ben Kraws, and Clarkson women's hockey OT hero Nicole Gosling who potted two game winners last weekend.