November 26, 2008

Showdown with Northeastern Looming

The following article appeared in the November 26 issue of the Daily Princetonian.

 

By Eben Novy-Williams
Senior Writer


Sophomore forward Mike Kramer and the white-hot men’s hockey team put their win streak on the line against Quinnipiac tonight before facing No. 4 Northeastern. For most Princeton students, Thanksgiving break represents five days of much-needed relaxation, turkey and football. For the members of the men’s hockey team, however, it is an opportunity to build off their torrid start to the 2008-09 campaign.

Ranked No. 7 nationally and sitting alone atop the ECAC Hockey standings, the Tigers (7-1-0 overall, 6-1-0 ECAC Hockey) will host conference rival Quinnipiac (6-4-1, 4-2-1) tonight and participate in the 58th Annual Rensselaer Tournament over the weekend.

“We go on the road Thursday afternoon, so we won’t have to spend time alone on campus,” senior forward Brett Wilson joked. “We will be spending Thanksgiving together in the hotel rooms.”

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