February 19, 2009

Team Notes: Quinnipiac Hosts No. 7 Yale

The following article appeared February 18 on the Quinnipiac Web site.

 

The Quinnipiac University men’s ice hockey team will host New Haven County neighbor, Yale University, in an ECAC Hockey match-up at the TD Banknorth Sports Center in Hamden, Conn. Quinnipiac is coming off a 5-3 win over Clarkson on Saturday, Feb. 14 and sits in a tie with Harvard for sixth place in the league standings. The Bobcats hold an 8-8-2 ECAC Hockey mark, good for 18 points. Yale sits atop the league standings with a 14-3-1 for 29 points. The Bulldogs also ranked seventh nationally.

Heroes Hat
The Quinnipiac and Yale men’s ice hockey teams will be facing off for the “Heroes Hat” award on Friday night. The game was revived in 2007 following a one-year absence to honor those who lost or risked their lives during terrorist attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. The award was previously given to the winner of the season series between Quinnipiac and the University of Connecticut. The Bobcats won four straight following its inception in 2002. In 2003, Quinnipiac claimed the “Heroes Hat” at Madison Square Garden in New York. The “Heroes Hat” award remembers Joseph Mascali (FDNY/Staten Island 5), father of Quinnipiac alumni Chris and Jenn Mascali. Following the game, members from the Mascali family will be on hand to present the winning team with the award.

Teddy Bear Toss
Quinnipiac will hold its second-ever Teddy Bear Toss on Friday night at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. All fans are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal – preferably new – to the game and throw it onto the ice during the first intermission as a donation through Don’s Hat Rack to benefit the Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital. Last year more than 700 stuffed animals were collected during the inaugural event, which were later distributed to children by student-athletes during a team hospital visit.

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