January 27, 2009

Bulldogs Have Magic Touch

The following article appeared January 26 on the New England Hockey Journal Web site.

 

By Nate Crossman

Usually, when a coach pulls his goaltender with 12 minutes left in the third period and his team trailing 4-0, it ends badly … opposing team scores a few more goals, coach is fired the next day, coach laments decision to pull goalie with 12 minutes to play.

But when Yale’s Keith Allain did the same thing in Saturday’s 5-4 win over Colgate, it worked. That’s the kind of streak the Bulldogs are on these days.

Since losing back-to-back games to Union and Nebraska-Omaha in December, Yale is 6-1-1, and has vaulted into second place in the standings, behind Cornell but ahead of Princeton, the preseason favorite.

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