November 5, 2009

Team Notes: Yale Opens Conference Slate in Capital District

The following article appeared November 5 on the Yale Web site.

 

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The 114th season of Yale men's hockey began with a 5-2 win by the No. 6 Bulldogs over No. 11 Princeton. The ECAC Hockey season begins this weeekend as the Blue opens at RPI and Union.

SERIES
Union has won two of the last three against the Elis but Yale has the overall edge at 19-14-3 in a series that began in 1991-92. Yale and Rensselaer began playing during the 1908-09 season and the Engineers own a 48-37-6 advantage despite the Bulldogs taking the last five.

LAST YEAR AGAINST THE CAPITOL FOLKS
Yale swept RPI last winter and split (visitors won both) with Union. The Elis beat the Engineers 7-3 and 4-1 while losing to the Dutchmen 5-2 at Ingalls before beating them 4-2 in Schenectady.

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