Tigers Face Empire Foes
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The following article appeared in the February 12 issue of the Daily Princetonian.
By Brittany Urick
Senior Writer
The men’s hockey team’s three-game hot streak was
brought to an end last Friday evening when Colgate defeated
Princeton 3-1 at Baker Rink. But hopefully for the Tigers, the
momentum they regained the following afternoon from a 5-3 win over
fifth-ranked Cornell won’t cool off before they make the trek
to frigid North Country this weekend to play the first two matches
of a four-game road stretch. Princeton (10-11-2 overall, 6-9-1 ECAC
Hockey) will face Clarkson (5-20-3, 1-13-2) tonight and St.
Lawrence (14-10-5, 8-5-3) on Saturday afternoon.
Princeton’s playoff perspective looks markedly different
from that of last year. At this point in 2009, the Tigers boasted a
17-6 overall record and were sitting pretty in the ECAC Hockey
standings at 11-5, hoping for a first-place finish to the regular
season. They entered the final three weekends of play having just
defeated then-No. 5 Cornell in thrilling fashion, tallying two
goals just 18 seconds apart in the final minute of play to upset
the Big Red, 2-1. With six conference games remaining on this
year’s regular season schedule, Princeton is coming off a
similar win against powerhouse Cornell — its second of the
season over the Big Red — but finds itself one game under
.500 in a situation where every game is crucial.
“This is a little different compared to last year, as we
were battling for first place and now we are sitting in
ninth,” senior forward Mark Magnowski said. “But we
definitely have the skill to be a contender again this year.
Wherever we end up in the standings, I feel we will be a threat to
recapture the ECAC title.”
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