November 1, 2008

Team Notes: Bobcats Host Huskies

The following article appeared November 1 on the Quinnipiac Web site.

 

The Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team opens their 2008-09 home schedule on Saturday, Nov. 1 when they host the University of Connecticut at 7 p.m. at the TD Banknorth Sports Center in Hamden, Conn. Quinnipiac enters the game with an overall record of 1-2-0 while UConn is 2-3-0.

On The Air
The “Voice of the Bobcats” Bill Schweizer will be handling the play-by-play duties on Saturday night’s live broadcast on WCTX/MyTV9. Former Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey captain and former women’s ice hockey head coach Michael Barrett will provide the color commentary while longtime Quinnipiac athletic administrator and on-air personality Bill Mecca will be on the sidelines. On the air, Don Boyle will have the play-by-play, joined by former NHL veteran Chris Kotsopolous with the color analysis. Saturday’s game, as well as all Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey games, will be available on the Bobcats Sports Network on flagship WQUN 1220 AM (Hamden/New Haven), ESPN Radio 1410 (Hartford), WLIS 1420 AM (Old Saybrook), WMRD 1150 AM (Middletown) and www.quinnipiacbobcats.com.

Series History
Quinnipiac is 13-10-2 all-time against UConn, with the Bobcats winning the last two meetings between the two teams, March 3, 2005 (4-2) and Jan. 15, 2005 (4-1), with both games played in Storrs, Conn. The Bobcats hold a 7-5-1 mark at home against the Huskies. This is UConn’s first visit to the TD Banknorth Sports Center.

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