October 21, 2008

Season Outlook: Princeton Looks to Climb

The following article appeared October 21 on the Princeton Web site.

 

The Princeton women’s hockey team enters the 2008-09 season looking to climb back into the top four in the final ECAC standings after finishing fifth in the league standings a season ago. The 2007-08 season marked Princeton’s eighth straight winning season and the Tigers finished in the top half of the league standings for the seventh year in a row.

Princeton won 14 games last season, the seventh year in a row the Tigers have won 14 or more games. With 122 wins over that span, the Tigers have averaged better than 17 wins a season since the 2001-02 season.

Success for Princeton in that stretch has been centered around strong team defense, timely scoring and exceptional goaltending, and that will once again be the recipe as the Tigers enter the 2008-09 season. However, as familiar faces graduate and new faces join the team, there are always adjustments to be made and areas to address.

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