Team Notes: Cornell Travels to Capital District

Photo by Patrick Shanahan

The following article appeared December 2 on the Cornell Web site.

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell men’s hockey team closes out the fall semester this weekend when it takes to the road to face Rensselaer and Union. The Big Red and Engineers will meet on Friday at the Houston Field House in Troy, N.Y, before Cornell heads to Union for a 7 p.m. contest with the Dutchmen on Saturday. Saturday’s game will be televised in the Albany area by Time Warner Sports, while both games, as always, can be heard on the radio on WHCU 870 AM in the Ithaca area with Jason Weinstein providing the call. Additional links to follow along with the action will be provided on CornellBigRed.com.

ABOUT THE BIG RED
Cornell is coming off a 3-3 tie against Boston University on Saturday in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden, just the second time in history that building was sold to capacity for a college hockey game. Cornell got goals from Sean Whitney, Locke Jillson and Blake Gallagher, while Brendon Nash chipped in a pair of assists. Whitney, Patrick Kennedy and Colin Greening each added an assist for the Big Red on the night. In goal, Ben Scrivens came one save shy of his season high, stopping 32 of the 35 shots he faced on the night. For the season, Gallagher leads the Big Red with 15 points on nine goals and six assists, while Colin Greening has 14 points on four goals and 10 assists. Junior Joe Devin is third with four goals and six assists as the only other player in double figures through the first nine games. Scrivens has played every minute in goal this season, posting a 2.10 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage with one shutout. Cornell’s special teams have converted on 15-of-47 power-play chances (31.9 percent) while killing off 44-of-50 opponents’ power plays (88.0 percent).

ABOUT RENSSELAER
RPI enters the weekend riding the roller-coaster associated with a young team, as the Engineers have three of their last four games after winning six of the previous seven. Chase Polacek leads the offense for the Engineers, tallying 10 goals and 10 assists for 20 points on the year, while freshman Brandon Pirri has seven goals and seven assists for 14 points. Paul Kerins and Jerry D’Amigo both are in double digits in scoring with 13 points apiece. In goal, Allen York has seen the majority of time, posting a 2.65 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage with a 6-5-1 mark. Rensselaer has converted on 17-of-85 power-play chances (20.5 percent) while killing off 63-of-83 opponents’ power plays (75.9 percent).

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