January 22, 2010

Cornell Hopes for Home-Ice Edge

The following article appeared in the January 22 issue of the Ithaca Journal.

 

By Dan Sweeney

ITHACA -- To understand the differences between the North Dakota and Cornell hockey teams, you needn't look any further than the Big Red's Locke Jillson and the Fighting Sioux's Ben Blood.

Jillson, a 5-foot-9, 155 pound speedster, and Blood, a 6-foot-4, 220 pound physical defenseman, were roommates while playing junior hockey together for the Indiana Ice of the USHL.

"He is the complete antithesis of me," Jillson said.

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