December 28, 2009

Team Notes: Princeton Concludes 2009 at Florida College Classic

The following article appeared December 28 on the Princeton Web site.

 

PRINCETON - The Princeton men's hockey team travels to sunny Florida this week for two games at the Florida College Classic at the Germain Arena in Fort Myers. Princeton will face Maine on Tuesday in the opener and Colorado College or Cornell on Wednesday.

The trip marks Princeton's first voyage to Florida to play and the third time the Tigers have played a tournament in a distinctively non-college hockey destination. The Tigers played at the Great Western Freeze Out in the 1993-94 and 1995-96 seasons.

Princeton has placed second in the last two holiday tournaments in which it has played. Last season the Tigers placed second at the RPI Thanksgiving Tournament, beating Northeastern in the first round and falling to Mercyhurst in the final game. In the 2005-06 season, Princeton beat Denver in the opening round of the Denver Cup and lost to Boston College in the title game. Princeton last won a holiday tournament in 1999 when it topped Minnesota and Boston University to win the Mariucci Classic.

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