February 5, 2009

Team Notes: Colgate Faces Princeton, Quinnipiac

The following article appeared February 5 on the Colgate Web site.

 

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- After posting a split last weekend in the North Country, the Colgate men’s hockey team returns home for its next to last home weekend of the year as it takes on 10th ranked Princeton, Friday and then Quinnipiac Saturday at Starr Rink. Both games will start at 7 p.m.

The Raiders, 7-14-5 overall and 2-9-3 in league play, finds themselves in a tie for 11th place in ECAC Hockey standings with Brown, four points behind Union and Rensselaer, which are in a tie for ninth. Princeton (15-6-0/9-5-0) and Quinnipiac (14-10-2/7-5-2) are third and fifth respectively in the conference race.

Last weekend, Colgate snapped a five-game winless skid by defeating Clarkson 3-1 at Cheel Arena to run its record to 2-0-4 in its last six regular season games in Potsdam. Brian Day (Danvers, Mass.) netted two power play goals in the victory over the Golden Knights, while Matt Firman (Fayetteville, N.Y.) collected his first collegiate point on a goal early in the first period. Charles Long (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) stopped 26 shots en route to gaining the victory. The following evening, Saint Lawrence downed the Raiders 4-2. Day along with Nick St. Pierre (St. Etienne, Que.) both tallied power play goals in the loss.

Complete article can be accessed via the Colgate Web site by clicking here.