Team Notes: Dartmouth Hosts North Country Tandem

The following article appeared November 13 on the Dartmouth Web site.

HANOVER, N.H. -- The Dartmouth men's hockey team, behind the play of sophomores Scott Fleming, Adam Estoclet and Joe Stejskal, is looking to build on its ECAC sweep of Union and Rensselaer last weekend with home games against No. 19 St. Lawrence and No. 16 Clarkson this Friday and Saturday in Thompson Arena. Game times for both days will be 7:00 pm. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling (603) 646-2466 or by going to the box offices at Alumni Gym or Thompson Arena.

SCOUTING ST. LAWRENCE
With a win and a tie last weekend in league play St. Lawrence comes into Thompson Arena with a 4-2-1 overall record, 1-0-1 in ECAC play. Prior to a tie against Brown on Nov. 8, the Saints had won four games straight with victories over Niagara, RIT, New Hampshire and Yale in nonconference contests. Upperclassmen are leading the Saints in scoring right now as a pair of seniors and juniors have been tops for their team. Currently Brock McBride and Mike McKenzie are the leading scorers with eight total points. Travis Vermeulen and Shawn Fensel each have five points apiece. SLU is currently fourth in the ECAC in power play goals as the Saints have eight total this season, two in league play. In net Alex Petizian has won the job as the junior has played in six games and is 4-1-1. He has one of the lowest goals against averages in the ECAC at 1.81 along with a .940 save percentage. Kain Tisi and Robby Moss have each played in a game apiece.

VERSUS ST. LAWRENCE
St. Lawrence and Dartmouth have been meeting since 1950 but the Saints hold a pretty big lead in the overall series with a 51-24-2 record. The first game between the two was a 3-2 win by SLU before Dartmouth came right back with a 5-3 victory the next year. The Big Green’s most recent success against the Saints has come under the tutelage of Bob Gaudet. Since Gaudet began coaching, Dartmouth has gone 9-13-2. The two sides traded wins last season. Dartmouth won in Canton, 2-1 while SLU won in Hanover, 8-3.

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