October 4, 2011

New Coach, Goalie, but Same Mind-Set

The following article appeared in the October 4 issue of the Times Union.

 

By Sean Martin
Special to the Times Union

SCHENECTADY -- Following a successful 2010-11 campaign and an offseason marked with some big changes, the Union College Dutchmen are ready to drop the puck on a new hockey season.

First-year head coach Rick Bennett takes over the helm after National Coach of the Year Nate Leaman bolted for Providence College following a season during which Union qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time in the school's 20-year Division I history.

The Dutchmen, who dropped a 2-0 decision in the first round of the NCAAs to eventual national champion Minnesota-Duluth, open the season Saturday night against Army at West Point.


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