February 19, 2010

RPI Needs Sweep

The following article appeared in the February 19 issue of the Troy Record.

 

By Ed Weaver
The Record

TROY — Back on Jan. 16, after a disappointing (to say the least) 3-1 loss at rival Union, it was pointed out that eight of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s upcoming 10 games were against teams below the Engineers in the ECAC Hockey standings.

If they would win six of those games and steal a point or two in the other two games – against Yale and St. Lawrence -- the Engineers would be in good shape for a top four finish in ECACH going into the final weekend of the season at Colgate – which was ahead of RPI at the time but is now one point behind the Engineers – and at Cornell.

Rensselaer did a fine job in the two games against teams ahead of it, beating Yale and tying St. Lawrence. In those other six, however, the Engineers are 3-2-1.

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