ECAC - COVID Edition

[Oldtimer]

All of the above examples of inadvertent contaminations are a fact, but as it should be, it still comes down to each school making its own decision as to whether the risk can be properly managed. Those who have been able to keep their teams healthy and will continue to do so should be allowed to play. I can only speak for Colgate, where from day one of the fall semester everyone on campus quarantined for 2 full weeks in the dorms upon arrival (the Pres quarantined with the kids in the dorms as well). Since then they have slowly allowed more and more freedom and although they had some positive cases earlier in the fall restrictions are still fairly tight to the point where there has not been a positive test involving anyone in the college community since October 14th. That would be impossible for Ohio State of Wisconsin or Minnesota. That said, Hamilton, NY is a town of fewer than 4,000 people and the Colgate campus with employees is +/- 3,700. So Colgate is highly confident its athletes are negative when they play and will remain that way and I assume would not be playing teams like Syracuse and Clarkson so far and St Lawrence and Quinappiac coming up in Jan if they felt there was any meaningful risk. That said in other places it certainly is and will continue to be a big issue as it has been with youth hockey in MA and other parts of NE where I live. Until scientific data and reasonable precautions indicate otherwise...Go 'Gate

 

[vicb]

Clarkson playing LIU in Potsdam on Jan 11 & 12 according to the latest schedule on the Clarkson web site.

 

[Rightnut]

Colgate handled #10 Qpac pretty easily 4-0.

 

[ARM]

Here's a good read about SLU's delayed start to the season:
https://www.nny360.com/sports/colle...cle_caa4016a-3219-5d18-851f-bc07030bc298.html