Team Notes: Dartmouth Ready to Conclude Non-League Slate
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The following article appeared January 21 on the Dartmouth Web site.
HANOVER, N.H. -- The #18 Dartmouth men's hockey team takes to
the road for a 7:00 pm matchup with Atlantic Hockey foe, Holy
Cross. The game will be the Big Green's last non-conference game of
2008-09. The contest will help Dartmouth prepare for next week when
it faces three ECAC Hockey opponents in a row, starting with rival
Harvard in a nationally televised game (ESPNU) on Sunday, Jan. 25
at 4:00 pm.
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
Holy Cross comes into this midweek game on a six-game unbeaten
streak as the Crusaders have earned wins over AIC along with ties
over Army and Denver. In Atlantic Hockey action, Holy Cross is
currently 7-4 and is coming off back-to-back tied with league foe
Army. On the first night the Crusaders tied the Black Knights, 4-4
before another tie of 3-3 the next night. Holy Cross has seven
players scoring in double-figures as sophomore Jordan Cyr leads all
players with 17 points. Juniors Rob Forshner and Brodie Sheahan
both have scored 16 points while sophomore Everett Sheen has 15.
Cyr is the team leader in goals with 10 while Sheahan leads with 10
assists. In net two goalies have seen time but the majority of
games played has come under sophomore Adam Roy's watch. Roy has a
5-10-3 record along with an .885 save percentage and a 3.29
GAA.
VERSUS HOLY CROSS
Dartmouth and Holy Cross have met just five times with the Big
Green winning three of the meetings. The teams played the frst time
in 1986 as the Crusaders walked away with a 5-2 victory in Hanover.
Dartmouth came back to win the next two, 9-1 and 2-1 before Holy
Cross broke the streak with a 3-2 victory. The last meeting was on
Jan. 16, 2007 with a 4-0 Big Green win.
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