Tigers Hope for Return to Better Form
The following article appeared in the November 11 issue of the Daily Princetonian.
By Trap Yates
Contributor
The Class of 2010 gave Princeton nine men’s hockey players who would collectively become the winningest class in the program’s history. They had more than 20 wins their sophomore and junior seasons and qualified for bids in the NCAA tournament those years. With that class gone, this year’s team aims to return to winning form following a disappointing injury-ridden season last year.
Senior forward and co-captain Matt Arhontas described the team’s attitude going into the season: “We’ve had some success in past years,” he said. “Last year was a bit of a down year. We want to get back to the way we were playing and the success we had in my first two years here.”
The Tigers (1-3 overall, 1-1 ECAC Hockey) won only 12 games in the 2009-10 season, missing the NCAA tournament and posting a losing record for the first time since the 2006-07 campaign. The team is eager to put last year’s disappointment behind it, however, and has a hopeful outlook and clear goals for this season.
