February 10, 2010

Team Notes: Elis to Face Colgate, Cornell

The following artice appeared February 10 on the Yale Web site.

 

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Yale men's hockey team (14-6-3, 10-4-2) embarks on a challenging road trip this weekend with first place in ECAC Hockey at stake. The No. 6/7 Bulldogs, winners of three of the last four outings, take on Colgate (11-11-5, 8-6-1) Friday before heading to No. 6/8 Cornell (13-6-3, 10-3-2) Saturday. Both faceoffs are set for 7 p.m. and can be heard live on WYBC AM 1340 or wybc.com.

STANDINGS
Cornell, Yale and Union each have a conference-best 22 points. St. Lawrence (19), RPI (18) and Colgate (17) are close behind with three weekends left in the regular season. Quinnipiac, Harvard, Brown and Princeton are all in double figures and could make a run as well.

YALE VS COLGATE
The Raiders hold a 45-36-4 advantage in a series with Yale that began in 1916-17. The Elis are 3-1-1 in the last five games after a 3-3 tie at Ingalls in November. Brian O'Neill, Sean Backman and Tom Dignard hit the net as the home team had a 44-22 advantage in shots. Nick Maricic made 19 saves while Charles Long had 41. The Bulldogs erased a 4-0 deficit with five straight in an OT win on the last trip to Starr Rink.

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