February 18, 2010

Team Notes: Quinnipiac Travels to RPI, No. 16 Union

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

 

The Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey team hits the road on Friday, Feb. 19 and Saturday, Feb. 20 when they take on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and #16 Union, respectively. The Bobcats split last weekend, defeating St. Lawrence at Appleton Arena, 2-0, before losing to Clarkson in Potsdam, N.Y., 4-1. The Bobcats are currently 15-13-2 overall and 9-9-0 in ECAC Hockey play, good for 7th in the league standings with 18 points. RPI hosts the Bobcats on Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Houston Field House with a record of 16-13-3 including a 9-7-2 record in ECAC Hockey play. RPI is currently tied for 4th in the league standings with St. Lawrence with 20 points. No. 16 Union is 16-8-6 overall and 10-4-4 in ECAC Hockey play for 3rd place in the conference. They play Princeton on Friday night at 7 p.m. at Messa Rink in Schenectady, N.Y.

Broadcast News
Bill Schweizer will have the play-by-play for both games this weekend while Todd Carroll will have the color commentary.

All-Time Against Rensselaer
Quinnipiac and RPI have met 14 times in their history, dating back to their first contest on Oct. 16, 1999. RPI won that game, 6-4 in Troy, N.Y., as the first of four straight wins for the Engineers on their home ice to begin the all-time series. Following the fourth win to open the series, Quinnipiac has lost to Rensselaer once - earlier this year - posting a 5-1-4 mark in its last 10 meetings with RPI. The Bobcats are 1-1-3 all-time on their home-ice, including a 1-1-2 mark at the TD Bank Sports Center following a 4-1 loss on Jan. 8, 2010.

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