March 11, 2011

Bulldogs Host St. Lawrence in Quarterfinals

NEW HAVEN — The sting of last season’s early exit from the ECAC Hockey tournament subsided quickly for Yale, spurred by a strong showing at the NCAA regional.

But there’s a hint of lingering aftertaste as the Bulldogs, ranked No. 3 in both national polls and the second-seed in the conference tournament, prepare to take on 11th-seed St. Lawrence in the best-of-3 quarterfinal series at Ingalls Rink (tonight-Sunday, 7 p.m.).

“It was not fun at all,” Yale defenseman and captain Jimmy Martin said. “The year before (when Yale won the ECAC tournament) we learned how much fun it could be to play (for a league championship). To miss out on that was a bummer. A major bummer. We’re definitely excited to try and get back and...not make it right, because that’s last year and this is this year, but just to get after it.”

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