December 4, 2009

'Cats and 'Dogs Face Off in Top-10 Battle

The following article appeared in the December 4 issue of the New Haven Register.



By Chip Malafronte
Register Staff


NEW HAVEN — Energy is always full tilt whenever the Yale and Quinnipiac men’s hockey teams meet. This time, the game’s impact will resonate much farther than Greater New Haven and ECAC Hockey.

When the puck drops at Ingalls Rink tonight at 7 for the first of two meetings this season between No. 4 Quinnipiac and No. 10 Yale, it represents one of the marquee matchups in the country.

The series between No. 2 Denver and No. 6 Colorado College may get top billing in college hockey circles this weekend. Still, that two of the top teams in the nation are separated by only an eight-mile stretch of Whitney Avenue speaks volumes about the elite level of hockey being played in Greater New Haven.

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