Chase for First-Round Bye Heats Up at Baker Rink
The following article appeared in the February 4 issue of the Daily Princetonian.
BY JEFF EPSTEIN
STAFF WRITER
Baker Rink will see three of the top 20 teams in the nation in action over the weekend. The men’s hockey team, ranked 19th, will first face off against No. 11 Union (18-7-3 overall, 10-3-1 ECAC Hockey) on Friday at 7 p.m. before battling No. 9 Rensselaer (17-6-3, 9-5) on Saturday at 4 p.m. Princeton (14-6-1, 9-4-1) will later visit both teams on the very last weekend of the season.
As ECAC Hockey play winds down, this weekend’s games will be crucial in determining the high seeds for the conference tournament. Union is currently second in the conference with 21 points, trailing No. 3 Yale (17-4, 11-3) by a single point. With 18 points, Rensselaer is tied for fourth place. The Tigers, with 19 points, are right in between this weekend’s opponents. The outcome of the games could lead to a complete reordering of the top four seeds in the conference.
The Tigers have only played a nationally ranked opponent one other time this season, losing on Nov. 5 to then-No.5 Yale 5-3. Since then, however, Princeton has won an impressive 14 out of 18 games, including the past four.
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