Team Notes: Colgate Readies for St. Lawrence
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It’s been two years since Colgate has made the trip to
Albany to play in the semifinals of the ECAC Hockey
Tournament. As the puck drops Friday evening, the Raiders are
only two wins away from making the drive once again. First
thing first – Colgate must dispatch fifth-seeded St. Lawrence
in a best of three quarterfinal series at Starr Rink. It will
be the fifth time these two schools have hooked up in the play-offs
in the last eight years. The Raiders gained the first round
bye, February 26 with a 3-2 victory over Rensselaer at Starr Rink
and a St. Lawrence loss to Dartmouth the same evening. This weekend
marks the first time since the 2006 tournament in which Colgate
will host a quarterfinal matchup. The Raiders recovered from
an opening loss to post two consecutive victories over Quinnipiac
to gain a berth in the semifinals of the ECAC Hockey
tournament. Colgate heads into the best of three series
riding a three-game win streak and has scored 18 goals in its last
four contests. The Raiders will also be looking to snap a
four-game losing skid to the Saints. The last win against St.
Lawrence came on March 9, 2008 as Colgate closed out a three-game
series with a 3-1 win at Starr Rink to advance to a quarterfinal
series at Clarkson.
MEET THE HEAD COACH
Don Vaughan is in his 17th year at the helm of the Colgate
Raiders. The 1984 graduate of St. Lawrence enters the
campaign as the program’s all-time winningest coach with a
284-266-65 mark. On February 16, 2008, he became the all-time
winningest coach with his 252nd victory as Colgate blanked Union
8-0. On November 11, 2007, former Colgate President, Rebecca
S. Chopp, announced the creation of the Donald F. Vaughan Endowed
Coaching Chair for Men’s Hockey.
THESE DATES IN COLGATE HISTORY
Colgate has a combined 8-7-1 record in games played on March 12,
13, and 14. The Raiders are 4-1 on the 12th; 2-3 on the 13th
and 2-3-1 in games played on the 14th.
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