March 22, 2008

Roll Optimistic About Tourney

The following article appeared in the March 21 issue of the Watertown Daily Times.

BY CAP CAREY
TIMES SPORTSWRITER

POTSDAM -- Things perked up for Clarkson University men's hockey coach George Roll shortly after Sunday night's loss to Colgate University in Game 3 of an ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series at Cheel Arena.

After the game, Roll thought the season was over for his team, which has a 21-12-4 overall record and won the ECAC Hockey regular-season title with a 15-4-3 conference mark.

But once the NCAA tournament situation was outlined to Roll and he learned the Golden Knights stand in a good position to make the 16-team field, his outlook changed from sadness to focusing on an upcoming game.

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