March 12, 2009

Playoff Sweep a Starting Point for Engineers

The following article appeared in the March 12 issue of the Troy Record.

 

By Ed Weaver
The Record


TROY — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s upset victory over Dartmouth last week in the preliminary round of the ECAC Hockey playoffs must be kept in the proper perspective.

The Engineers, even with the sweep of the Big Green, still have just nine victories (9-25-2) all season, with their next loss (unless they win out and win the NCAA championship) will set a school record for defeats in one season, and they are going to have to severely improve their defensive-zone play next season when their offense should be much deeper.

Having said all that, the victories at Dartmouth shouldn’t be underplayed, either.

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