March 11, 2009

Team Notes: Tigers Host Union in Quarterfinals

The following article appeared March 11 on the Princeton Web site.

 

The Princeton men’s hockey team returns to action for the quarterfinals of the 2009 ECAC Hockey Tournament this weekend at Hobey Baker Rink. Princeton finished the regular season in third place and received a first-round bye. The Tigers will host eighth-seeded Union in this weekend’s series.

Third-Place ECAC Finish
Princeton’s third-place finish in the league standings marked Princeton’s second straight season finishing in the top third of the ECAC standings. Princeton was second a season ago. Prior to that, a fourth place in 1999 was Princeton’s best league finish.

First Round Bye
Princeton secured a first-round bye when it swept Brown and Yale on Feb. 20 and 21 at Hobey Baker Rink. It marked the second-straight bye for the Tigers and their second overall since the ECAC adopted the current playoff format for the 2002-03 season.

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