October 22, 2009

Team Notes: Princeton Opens Campaign at Vermont

The following article appeared October 22 on the Princeton Web site.

 

PRINCETON -- The puck drops on the 2009-10 Princeton women's hockey season this weekend as the Tigers open with a pair of games at Vermont. The Catamounts enter the weekend already having played four games this season, while Princeton has had two scrimmages.

The Tigers open up on the road for the first time in three seasons. Princeton hosted its first games in each of the two previous seasons, tying Boston College to open the 2007-08 season and falling to Connecticut in the 2008-09 season opener. The loss to UConn snapped a streak of four straight season openers ending in ties for the Tigers. The last time Princeton won a season opener came in the 2003-04 season at Connecticut.

Princeton was 18-11-2 a season ago and finished third in the ECAC Hockey standings. The Tigers graduated three of their top seven scorers and their starting goaltender from that team. The Tigers however return nine players that had double-digit point totals last season, as well as a very experienced defensive core.

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