Yale Opens with Tie
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 2nd - 04:16 | Sdao, Michael (Princeton) |
| 2nd - 07:32 | Weberg, Nicholas (Yale) |
| 2nd - 16:25 | PP - O'Neill, Brian (Yale) |
| 2nd - 19:28 | Kleebaum, Rob (Princeton) |
| Princeton | Yale |
|---|---|
|
G:
2 Players (#24, #39 - 1)
A: Jack Berger - 2 Sh: Rob Kleebaum - 7 Sv: Sean Bonar - 28 |
G:
2 Players (#9, #26 - 1)
A: 4 Players (#7, #17, #21, #22 - 1) Sh: Brian O'Neill - 5 Sv: Jeff Malcolm - 26 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Princeton | Yale |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 2 | 1 for 5 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 6 (12) | 3 (6) |
| Shots on Goal | 28 | 30 |
| Face Offs Won | 33 | 37 |
HANOVER, N.H. – The No. 9/10 Yale men's hockey team opened
up the 2011-12 regular season by skating to a 2-2 OT tie this
afternoon against Princeton in the opening contest of the Ivy
Shootout at Thompson Arena.
The Bulldogs, who outshot the Tigers 30-28, erased a 1-0 deficit
and built a 2-1 lead before finishing in their first season-opening
draw since the 1962-63 season. Five different Yale players notched
their first points of the year for Keith Allain '80, the Malcolm G.
Chace Head Coach of Hockey.
Junior Jeff Malcolm made 26 saves in his first start since last
season's Dec. 29 exhibition game against the Russian Red Stars and
his first regular season nod since last November.
After a scoreless opening frame in which Yale outshot Princeton
13-4, Michael Sdao gave the Tigers the lead at 4:16 of the second.
All four goals were scored in that period.
The first Yale goal of the year came off the stick of a newcomer,
forward Nicholas Weberg, the first Bulldog skater ever from Norway.
His tally at 7:32 came with assists from junior defenseman Colin
Dueck (Calgary, AB) and freshman blueliner Matt Killian (Basking
Ridge, NJ).
The guy who led the Elis in scoring the last two years, senior
captain Brian O'Neill (Yardley, Pa.) gave his squad a brief lead at
16:25 with his 49th career goal. O'Neill, who had a game-high five
shots on target, notched a point for the sixth straight game dating
to last March. Junior forward Andrew Miller (Bloomfield Hills,
Mich) assisted on that goal.
Princeton struck back just before the second intermission. Rob
Kleebaum's tally with 32 seconds left in the middle frame
permanently evened things.
Sean Bonar stopped 28 Yale shots in the Princeton net.
Yale takes on Dartmouth Saturday night at 7, while the Tigers skate
against Brown at 4 p.m.
