January 30, 2009

RPI Turning the Corner?

The following article appeared in the January 30 issue of the Times Union.

 

By MATT GRAVES
Special to the Times Union

TROY — Fans of the RPI hockey team have been waiting patiently for signs of a turnaround in the program, but few probably expected it to come in the middle of the season.

Yet suddenly the team that was becoming an ECAC doormat is one that few opponents are anxious to face these days. RPI, which lost 10 of 11 games from Nov. 8-Jan. 3, has been in position to win six of its past seven league games and nearly pulled off an unusual road sweep on its annual North Country trip last weekend.

Has RPI finally turned the corner under third-year coach Seth Appert?

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