January 30, 2009

Team Notes: Colgate Travels to North Country

The following article appeared January 29 on the Colgate Web site.

 

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- The Colgate men’s hockey team returns to action as it travels to the North Country to play Clarkson (7-13-4/5-6-1) and St. Lawrence (12-10-2/4-6-2), Friday and Saturday evening. Both games start at 7 p.m.

The Raiders, 6-13-5 overall and 1-8-3 in ECAC Hockey action, enter the weekend trying to snap a five-game winless skid. During this stretch, Colgate has dropped two overtime contests to league opponents. The Raiders tied a single season record set in 2002-03 and again in 2007-08 with their 10th overtime appearance of the year versus Yale in their last outing. Colgate has gone into an extra session in seven of its last 11 games.

Colgate’s offense is led by the dynamic pair of junior David McIntyre (Pefferlaw, Ont.) and freshman Austin Smith (Dallas, Texas) McIntyre leads the team in scoring (13-15-28) and ranks second in ECAC Hockey in goals, while Smith (11-12-23) is among the national leaders for points per game for a rookie.

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