Tournament Action & Season Openers On Tap

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Governor's Cup and Shootout at Ingalls Highlight Activity

ALBANY, N.Y.  -- The end of October traditionally showcases some of the finest regular-season tournaments of the season.  This weekend is no exception as ECAC Hockey teams take to the ice in tournament action highlighted by the second annual Citizens Bank Governor's Cup and the Shootout at Ingalls.  After previously playing exhibition games and scrimmages several league teams begin regular-season play this weekend, including: Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, and Yale.

Rensselaer will look to defend its title at the Citizens Bank Governor's Cup in Albany, NY when they take on Capital District rival Union at 7 p.m on Friday at the Times Union Center.  The 3-2 Engineers have featured a balanced attack that has yet to yield a 5-on-5 goal this season.  Union is 2-0 coming off a weekend sweep of Ferris State where it only allowed one goal in the two contests.  The first game of the tournament will feature No. 15 St. Lawrence taking on Colgate and its high-scoring duo of senior forwards Tyler Burton and Jesse Winchester who have combined for 14 points in four non-league games.  The Raiders have also received goal-scoring power from freshman Brian Day and sophomore Jason Williams, who have netted four and three goals respectively on the season.  The Saints' scoring defense, which has permitted only 2.75 goals per game, looks to be the solution in stopping the Raiders' offense.  The tournament will conclude Saturday with the third-place game at 4 p.m. and the championship game at 7 p.m.

Brown, Princeton, and Yale will begin their regular-season in non-conference action playing in the Shootout at Ingalls in New Haven, CT.  Host Yale will take on Princeton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday it will battle Brown led by preseason all-League member senior defenseman Sean Hurley.  Other match-ups in the Shootout include Coach Roger Grillo's Bears playing an exhibition game against Ontario Institute of Technology at 4:30 p.m; and on Saturday the Tigers taking on Ontario IT.  Princeton opened its season with a 5-3 exhibition win over Trois-Rivieres, with sophomore forward Kevin Kaiser scoring the Tigers' first and fifth goals in the tune-up win.   

Cornell will play a non-conference game versus RIT in Rochester, NY at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.  Sophomore defenseman Brendon Nash of the Big Red, ranked No. 18 nationally, will play a pivotal role as for a Cornell team that has been selected to finish fourth in the conference in both the 2007-08 Pre-season Coaches and Media polls. 

Last Week's Clarkson's junior forward Chris D'Avise, who scored the game winning overtime goal in a thriller versus St. Lawrence, looks to once again lead the Golden Knights to a victory when they travel to Lake Superior State in non-conference action.  The No. 8/9 Golden Knights are 3-1 on the season and always showcase a stern defense are led by senior goaltender David Leggio who has posted a 1.99 GAA in the young season.   

Capping-off the weekend action will be Dartmouth who travels to Hockey East foe Vermont on Sunday in a hockey matinee at 4 p.m.  The two teams squared-off last October, with the Big Green coming out on top with a 3-2 win.