February 18, 2009

New Lines Give Big Red Even-Strength Pop

The following article appeared in the February 18 issue of the Ithaca Journal.

 

By Brandon Thomas 

ITHACA — When the season started, only one thing seemed certain with the forward combinations used by the Cornell men's hockey team: Riley Nash would center a line with Colin Greening on the left wing. That's just the way it's always been since Nash arrived on East Hill at the beginning of last season, and why disrupt a connection with your two leading scorers?

Last weekend's games at Dartmouth and Harvard demonstrated why.

With just one five-on-five goal in its last four games, the Big Red shuffled the deck by taking Greening off Nash's line and pairing him with Blake Gallagher and Joe Devin. And the results were immediate.

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