RPI Practices and Waits in Hope its Bubble Doesn't Burst
The following article appeared March 16 on the Troy Record Web site.
By Ed Weaver
The Record
TROY — They don’t have a game scheduled until
October but the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s hockey
players returned to practice Tuesday after a long — painfully
long — week off. Oh, the needed the rest.
Though they were beaten in the preliminary round of the ECAC
Hockey playoffs by last-place Colgate — which then went on to
topple regular-season champion Union — the Engineers still
have a good chance to earn an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament,
based on their body of work throughout the season.
How can the 18th-ranked Engineers (20-12-5 overall) hear their
named called on Sunday morning when the 16-team NCAA field is
announced (ESPN2, 11:30 a.m.)?
Complete article can be accessed via the Record Web site by clicking here.
