February 3, 2012
Whiting Trades Tapes for Helmet
The following article featuring Quinnipiac goaltender Jake Whiting appeared in the February 3 issue of the Quinnipiac Chronicle.
By Tim O'Donnell
In the first period of Quinnipiac’s season-opening exhibition against Acadia on Oct. 2, Rand Pecknold found Jake Whiting sitting at the end of the bench and told the goalie to go warm up in the tunnel.
“I was just ‘uh, uh okay.’ I wasn’t really thinking at all,” Whiting said. “Slide down the bench and everyone’s starting to tap me on the pads and I just kind of got psyched up for it.”
And with 4:50 left in the first, Whiting relieved starter Dan Clarke for his first appearance in a game since high school.
Complete article can be accessed via the Chronicle Web site by clicking here.
