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fter rallying for a tie against a game-tested USA Under-18 team in its preseason opener, the Clarkson University Hockey team will officially begin the 2004-05 campaign when it plays a pair of games against Hockey East foes on the road this weekend. The Golden Knights, guided by second-year head coach George Roll, associate coach Greg Drechsel and assistant coach Jean-Francois Houle, played a spirited exhibition contest against a talented USA squad without the benefit of one official practice. Led by seniors, captain Mac Faulkner (King City, ONT) and assistants Jay Latulippe (Saratoga Springs, NY) and Ken Scuderi (Bethpage, NY), the Green and Gold had been skating in captain’s practices throughout September. Latulippe supplied the offense with both Clarkson goals while junior Dustin Traylen (Kirkland, QUE) was solid in goal with a 38-save effort in the 2-2 overtime tie at Cheel Arena on Saturday. Now with a game under their belts and a full week of practice under the direction of the Clarkson coaching staff, the Knights will head to New England this Friday and Saturday to play Providence College and UMass-Amherst. After the weekend series against the Hockey East foes, the Green and Gold will travel out to Michigan to play a two-game set against Wayne State in the Detroit area on Saturday and Sunday, October 1617. After the four-game road trip, another exhibition contest, against the University of Western Ontario, marks the Knights’ return to Potsdam on Thursday, October 21. Clarkson closes out the month of October with its final non-league games to start the 2004-05 campaign with a two-game series at Cheel against Niagara University. Picked to finish fifth in the ECAC Hockey League, the Knights open league play at rival Rensselaer on November 5.
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The Providence College Friars will also officially open their season this Friday after defeating St. Francis Xavier, 4-1, in an exhibition contest at Schneider Arena on Sunday night. Guided by 11 th -year head coach Paul Pooley, Providence is out to improve upon last year’s 16-14-7 overall record. The Friars, who finished in fifth place in Hockey East last year with a 7-11-6 mark, are ranked eighth in the HE Coaches’ Preseason Poll. Guided by fifth-year head coach Don “Toot” Cahoon, the UMass Minutemen are looking to continue their rise in Hockey East. Under the direction of Cahoon, who raised the Princeton program to the top levels of the ECAC during his tenure in New Jersey, UMass enjoyed one of its most successful seasons ever in 2003-04, posting a 19-12-6 record. The Minutemen, who finished third in HE with a 12-9-3 conference mark last year, are only ranked sixth in the nine-team league in the preseason coaches poll, but with 21 lettermen returning Cahoon’s squad should be one of the tougher teams the Knights face this season. UMass defeated St. Francis Xavier, 2-1, in an exhibition game on Saturday in the Mullins Center.
THE SERIES: Against Providence, the Knights lead the overall series 31-15-1 starting with a 7-4 Clarkson victory on February 25, 1953 in Potsdam. Since the formation of Hockey East in 1984, the Knights and Friars have played each other only nine times with Clarkson holding a 63 advantage. Providence won the last meeting by posting a 4-3 victory in the opening round of its own Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Pot Tournament on December 27 last season. Clarkson shut out Providence in 2002-03 earning a 4-0 victory at Cheel Arena on November 29. The Knights’ last win at Schneider Arena was a 7-6 victory on January 14, 1995. Chris Blight leads the current Knights in scoring against Providence with two goals and one assist. Clarkson and UMass-Amherst will meet for the first time on Saturday.
2004-05 Clarkson Schedule October 2 USA NDTP UNDER-18 (exh) 8 Providence College 9 UMass-Amherst 16 Wayne State University 17 Wayne State University 21 UNIV. of WEST. ONT. (exh) 29 NIAGARA UNIVERSITY 30 NIAGARA UNIVERSITY November 5 * Rensselaer 6 * Union College 12 * DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 1 3 * UNIVERSITY of VERMONT 17 * St. Lawrence University 26 * BROWN UNIVERSITY 27 * HARVARD UNIVERSITY
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USA UNDER-18 GAME RECAP: Two clutch goals by Jay Latulippe and a solid effort in goal by Exh. Game (October 2, 2004) - Att: 2,341 Dustin Traylen enabled Clarkson to tie the USA Under-18 DevelopCheel Arena, Potsdam, NY Final Score:CLARKSON 2-USA Under-18 2 ot mental team, 2-2, in an exhibition contest before 2,341 fans at Cheel Arena Saturday night. Score by Periods Latulippe tallied his second goal of the game with 1:40 to play in USA Under-18 1 0 1 0— 2 CLARKSON 1 0 1 0— 2 the third period, lifting in a rebound off a shot by freshman Nick Dodge (Oakville, ONT) while the Golden Knights were on the power 1st: CU-Latulippe (Isbister, Rutherglen); 15:29 play. Traylen finished with 38 saves. USA-MacVoy-4 (Vlassopolous); 16:27 Clarkson took the lead to open the game when Latulippe scored 2nd: No Scoring 3rd: USA-Stoa-3 (Mueller, Kessel), ppg; 4:46 off a soft back-hand shot at the top of the crease after taking a CU-Latulippe (Dodge, McKinven), ppg; 18:20 behind-the-net pass from freshman Matt Isbister (Calgary, ALB) at Penalties: Clarkson 11/22, USA 10/20 15:29. Sophomore Brodie Rutherglen (Trail, BC) also assisted. Just Power Plays: Clarkson 1-7, USA 1-8 58 seconds later, however, USA capitalized on a Clarkson defensive Svs: CU (Traylen - 65:00) 12-15-8-3 =38 USA (Blase - 65:00) 16-10-15-1 =42 mix up to tie the game. After a scoreless second period, USA went on top with a powerplay marker at 4:46 to start the third. The Knights outshot USA, 44-40. Clarkson was 1-of-7 on the power play, while USA was 1-of-8 with the man-advantage.
QUOTES FROM THE COACH: “Obviously we would have liked a better result, but overall I was pleased with the way our guys played,” stated George Roll on the exhibition game against the USA Under-18 squad. “We are not in game shape and we have not gone over too many systems, power-play and penalty-killing situations, but for the most part I thought we did a good job. The biggest thing was the play of our freshmen. I thought they responded very well. From top to bottom it was a solid effort from those guys. It gave them a chance before we go to Providence and UMass to get a game under their belts. I certainly thought the work ethic was there. We didn’t quit.” On the upcoming weekend against a pair of Hockey East teams, Roll remarked, “We had the opportunity to play Providence last year. They are similar to us; a very hard working, competitive team. Amherst is an up-and-coming team that many pick to be in the NCAA Tournament this year. We are going to have our hands full on the road against both those teams, but we are looking forward to getting together on the road as a team and playing two solid opponents.”
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KNIGHT NOTES: Five Golden Knight freshmen were in Saturday’s lineup against the USA Under-18 team … Four rookies, Nick Dodge, Matt Isbister, David Cayer (Longueuil, QUE) and Steve Zalewski (New Hartford, NY), saw considerable time up front. Dodge assisted on the tying goal, while Isbister set up the game’s first goal … Grant Clitsome (Gloucester, ONT) played a regular shift on Clarkson’s young defensive corps, which also included three sophomores, one junior and a senior … The Knights’ most consistent scorer down the stretch last season, assistant captain Jay Latulippe picked up where he left off last March by scoring both goals in Saturday’s 2-2 tie … Sophomores Brodie Rutherglen and defenseman Jamie McKinven (Kingston, ONT) added one assist each against the USA team ... The premier hockey publication in North America has selected the Clarkson University Hockey team as one of the Top 10 teams in the country for the upcoming 200405 season. The Hockey News, in its October 5 edition, ranks the Golden Knights ninth in the nation in its annual NCAA College Preview ... A traditional power in NCAA Hockey, Clarkson is just one of 11 teams at the Division I level to boast over 1,000 wins. The Knights own a .652 winning percentage on a 1,204-621-96 alltime record since 1920 ... Former Clarkson captain, Kerry Ellis-Toddington ’02 was one of the 68 finalists for Bell Making the Cut Training Camp. One of 4,000 players who tried out for the reality show, EllisToddington now faces a training camp run by former NHL coaches. The show airs at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays on CBC. Six players will earn a chance to compete for a job in the NHL.
UPCOMING GAMES: Saturday and Sunday, October 16-17 vs Wayne State at Compuware Sports Arena Detroit, MI - 3:05/2:05 p.m.
CLARKSON vs PROVIDENCE All-Time Series Record ~ Clarkson Leads Leads 31-15-1 Last Meeting ........ December 27, 2003 (PC W 4-3 at Dunkin Donuts Tr.) First Meeting ....................... February 25, 1953 (CU W 7-4 in Potsdam) Last Clarkson Win ...................... November 29, 2002 (4-0 in Potsdam) Last Providence Win ...... December 27, 2003 (4-3 at Dunkin Donuts Tr.) First Clarkson Win ............... February 25, 1953 (CU W 7-4 in Potsdam) First Providence Win ............... February 26, 1955 (4-3 in Potsdam) Last Clarkson Win at Home ......................... November 29, 2002 (4-0) Last Clarkson Win at Providence ................. January 14, 1995 (7-6) Last Providence Win at Home ..................... November 24, 2001 (4-2) Last Providence Win at Clarkson ............................... 1982-83 (4-3) Last Tie ................................. February 6, 1963 (1-1 in Providence) Shutouts for Clarkson ................................................................ 1 Last Clarkson Shutout ................ November 29, 2002 (4-0 in Potsdam) Shutouts for Providence ........................................................... 0 Last Providence Shutout ............................................................. Most Clarkson Goals ............................. 11 in 11-6 W(H), 1/30//70 Most Providence Goals.............................. 7 in 7-1 W(H), 1/31/75 Total Goals for Clarkson ......................................................... 250 Total Goals for Providence ..................................................... 169
#3 Michael Grenzy, So., D #4 Nathan Beausoleil, So., D #5 Ken Scuderi, Sr., D #7 Matt Curley, So., D #8 Chris Brekelmans, Jr. D #10 Mike Sullivan, So., F #11 Mac Faulkner, Sr., F #12 Chris Blight, Sr., F #13 John Sulivan, Jr., F #18 Max Kolu, So., F #20 Brodie Rutherglen, So., F #27 Jeff Genovy, Jr., F #28 Lyon Porter, Sr., F #39 Jay Latulippe, Sr., F #44 Jamie McKinven, So., D Goaltenders Gms #37 Dustin Traylen, Jr. 1 Overall vs PROVIDENCE 2/25/53 7-4 W(H) 2/26/53 3-4 L(H) 2/27/56 8-3 W(H) 1/4/57 7-2 W(H) 2/3/58 9-1 W(H) 2/5/58 10-2 W(A) 1/15/59 5-3 WH) 12/16/60 7-2 W(A) 1/13/62 9-1 W(H) 3/6/62 6-3 W(H) 2/6/63 1-1 ot T(A)
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Overtime Record ....................................... Providence leads 4-0-1 Last Overtime Game .............................. 12/29/93 (PC W 4-3 in Troy) First Overtime Game .............................. 2/6/63 (1-1 in Providence) Longest Clarkson Win Streak .................................................... 8 Longest Providence Win Streak ................................................ 3 Coach Roll vs Providence .................................................... 0-1-0 Coach Pooley vs Clarkson ................................................... 2-5-0 Current Streak .................................... 1 by Providence (12/27/03) Last Five Meetings ....................................... Clarkson leads 3-2-0 Last 10 Meetings .......................................... Clarkson leads 6-4-0 During the 1990s .......................................... Clarkson leads 5-1-0 During the 2000s ...................................... Providence leads 2-1-0 Record at Cheel Arena .................................. Clarkson leads 3-0-0 All-Time Winning Percentage vs Providence ......................... .670 Clarkson recorded the first shutout in the series by blanking the Friars 4-0 behind a 23-save effort from Mike Wlash in Potsdam on November 29, 2002.
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ECAC Hockey League
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First Weekend of Play Completed
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Saturday, Oct. 2 ^ Clarkson 2, U.S. Under-18 2 (ot) Sunday, Oct. 3 Maine 7, Vermont 1 ^ St. Lawrence 3, U.S. Under-18 2
THIS WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Oct. 8: Clarkson at Providence 7 p.m. Sacred Heart at Vermont 7 p.m. Colgate at Ferris State 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9: * St. Cloud vs. St. Lawrence 2 p.m. # Rensselaer vs Merrimack 4:05 p.m. Clarkson at Massachusetts 7 p.m. Colgate at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10: ^ Trois-Rivieres at Vermont 2 p.m. * OSU/UNH vs. St. Lawrence 2/5 p.m. # UConn./Neb.-Omaha vs. Rensselaer 4:05/7:05 p.m. ^ - exhibition contest * - Ice Breaker (Durham, N.H.) # - Maverick Stampede (Omaha, Neb.)
NEXT WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Oct. 15: Lake Superior at Colgate Union at Colorado College St. Lawrence at Mich. St. Saturday, Oct. 16: Clarkson at Wayne State Connecticut at Rensselaer Vermont at Boston Univ. Lake Superior at Colgate Union at Colorado College St. Lawrence at Michigan Sunday, Oct. 17: Clarkson at Wayne State
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- The first drop of the puck for the 2004-05 season took place over the weekend, as three ECAC Hockey League teams were in action. Clarkson started things off on Oct. 2 with an exhibition game vs. the U.S. Under-18 National Team, and St. Lawrence played the U.S. U-18 team the following night. The big game of the weekend was Sunday afternoon, when Vermont played host to Maine in the national opener. It wasn’t the result the Catamounts were looking for, however, a soldout crowd (4,003) enjoyed the game at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The opening of the season also saw the debut of the ECAC Hockey League’s new website: www.ecachockeyleague.com. Launched on Oct. 1, the site has already seen numerous visitors. One of the new features of the site started up over the weekend, as all home games in the ECACHL will provide live in-game stats to the site. The “livestats” ran in all three games over the weekend and was well received by fans. This feature will tie into a live scoreboard, which during the league season, will be a place to get all of the updated scores from around the league’s rinks. Other items to look forward to on the site include a weekly audio “Around the League” broadcast, polls, contests, live stats and more. Throughout the season, visitors will also get to submit questions to the coaches, read profiles of players and view photo galleries. Other exciting news over the weekend saw two ECACHL teams ranked among the nation’s best in The Hockey News season preview. Dartmouth was ranked third nationally, while Clarkson earned the No. 9 spot. Looking ahead to the coming week, two more teams will open up play, with Colgate traveling to the mid-west to take on Ferris State and Rensselaer heads to the Maverick Stampede. Clarkson, St. Lawrence and Vermont will also be back in action facing competition from Hockey East, Atlantic Hockey, the WCHA and possibly the CCHA. The ECACHL season will be in full swing Oct. 15, when Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton and Yale start practice.
2004-05 STANDINGS (as of Oct 4) GP 1. Brown 0 Clarkson 0 Colgate 0 Cornell 0 Dartmouth 0 Harvard 0 Princeton 0 Rensselaer 0 St. Lawrence 0 Union 0 Vermont 0 Yale 0
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FOR MORE INFORMAION ECACHL: Laura Stange 518-487-2288 [email protected] www.ecachockeyleague.com Brown: Jeanne Carhart 401-863-1094 [email protected] www.brownbears.com Clarkson: Gary Mikel 315-268-6673 [email protected] www.clarksonathletics.com Colgate: Kerry VanMalderghem 315-228-7566 [email protected] www.gocolgateraiders.com Cornell: Eric Lawrence 607-255-5627 [email protected] www.cornellbigred.com Dartmouth: Heather Croze 603-646-9340 [email protected] www.athletics.dartmouth.edu Harvard: Jamie Weir 617-495-2206 [email protected] www.gocrimson.com Princeton: Yariv Amir 609-28-5701 [email protected] www.goprincetontigers.com Rensselaer: Kevin Beattie 518-276-2187 [email protected] www.rpi.edu/dept/athletics St. Lawrence: Wally Johnson 315-229-5588 [email protected] www.stlawu.edu/sports Union: Peter DiSanza 518-388-6377 [email protected] www.union.edu/athletics Vermont: Gordon Woodworth 802-656-1110 [email protected] www.uvmathletics.com Yale: Steve Conn 203-432-1455 [email protected] www.yalebulldogs.com
The Hockey News Picks Two ECACHL Teams in Annual Top 10 ALBANY, N.Y. -- The premiere hockey publication in North America has selected ECAC Hockey League programs as two of the Top 10 teams in the country for the upcoming season. The Hockey News, in its Oct. 5 edition, ranks the Dartmouth Big Green at No. 3, while Clarkson checks in at No. 9. The ranking is part of THN's annual NCAA College Hockey Preview. Dartmouth (last season: 14-11-9 overall, 10-5-7 ECACHL) earned the No. 1 spot in the ECAC Hockey league's annual media poll and was tied for No. 2 (with Colgate) in the coaches poll, both released earlier this month. Clarkson (last season: 18-18-5 overall, 8-12-2 ECACHL) checked in at the No. 5 spot in both polls. The Hockey News TOP TEN 1. Michigan (CCHA) 2. Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) 3. Dartmouth (ECACHL) 4. Boston College (HE) 5. Maine (HE) 6. Colorado College (WCHA) 7. North Dakota (WCHA) 8. Michigan State (CCHA) 9. CLARKSON (ECACHL) 10. Wisconsin (WCHA)
ECAC Hockey League Preseason Polls Released Cornell and Dartmouth are top picks ALBANY, N.Y. --- If the preseason predictions are correct, it will be another tight race for the ECAC Hockey League title again this year, with just a 10-point difference between first and fourth in the League's preseason coaches poll. The annual media poll has the same top teams listed, but in a different order. Cornell leads the coaches poll, while Dartmouth was given the top spot by the media. The results of this year's voting were announced at the League's annual media day event held at the Pepsi Arena on Sept. 21. Cornell led the coaches poll with 108 points and received four first-place votes. Colgate and Dartmouth tied for second place with 102 points and two first-place votes each, while Harvard was picked fourth with 98 points and matched the Big Red with four No. 1 votes. Clarkson and Rensselaer round out the top half of the poll in fifth (82 pts.) and sixth (68) place, respectively. On the media side, Dartmouth was the top choice taking 13 first-place votes and 304 points. Cornell earned the No. 2 spot by the media with 285 points and 11 first-place nods. Colgate, with three first-place votes and 269 points and Harvard with 247 points were tabbed third and fourth, respectively. The media tabbed Clarkson and Rensselaer in the same way as the coaches, ranking the schools fifth and sixth. A record number 27 members of the media voted in this year's poll. ECACHL 2004-05 Men's Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Cornell - 108 points (4) 2. Colgate - 102 (2) 2. Dartmouth - 102 (2) 4. Harvard - 98 (4) 5. Clarkson - 82 6. Rensselaer - 68 7. Brown - 57 8. St. Lawrence - 56 9. Yale - 42 10. Union - 33 10. Vermont - 33 12. Princeton - 12
ECACHL 2004-05 Men's Preseason Media Poll 1. Dartmouth - 304 points (13) 2. Cornell - 285 (11) 3. Colgate - 269 (3) 4. Harvard - 247 5. Clarkson - 221 6. Rensselaer - 177 7. St. Lawrence - 136 8. Brown - 120 9. Union - 110 10. Yale - 109 11. Vermont - 105 12. Princeton - 31
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USCHO.com Men's College Hockey Poll (Preseason) 2003-04 Team, points Final Record 1. Michigan (17), 541 27-14-2 2. Maine (9), 493 33-8-3 3. Boston College (2), 488 29-9-4 4. Minnesota-Duluth (4), 477 28-13-4 5. North Dakota (2) 413 30-8-3 6. Minnesota, 331 27-14-3 7. Denver (4), 302 27-12-5 8. Wisconsin (1), 276 22-13-8 9. Michigan State, 262 24-16-2 10. New Hampshire (1), 218 20-15-6 11. Dartmouth, 196 14-11-9 12. Ohio State, 169 26-16-0 13. Cornell, 154 16-10-6 14. Colorado College, 149 20-16-3 15. Miami, 88 23-14-4 Others Receiving Votes: Mass.-Lowell 58, Boston University 47, Colgate 35, Northern Michigan 29, Notre Dame 27, Harvard 25, Massachusetts 21, Brown 10, Holy Cross 5, St. Cloud State 5, Clarkson 4, Niagara 4, Bowling Green 1, Mercyhurst 1, Rensselaer 1.
USA Today/USA Hockey Mag. Men's College Hockey Poll (Preseason) 2003-04 Team (first place) Final Record 1. Boston College (9), 449 29-9-4 2. Michigan (16), 441 27-14-2 3. North Dakota (1), 379 30-8-3 4. Maine, 374 33-8-3 5. Minnesota-Duluth (2), 348 28-13-4 6. Wisconsin (2), 289 22-13-8 7. Denver (4), 280 27-12-5 8. Minnesota, 260 27-14-3 9. Michigan State, 240 20-16-3 10. New Hampshire, 197 20-15-6 11. Dartmouth, 172 14-11-9 12. Colorado College, 108 20-16-3 13. Ohio State, 107 26-16-0 14. Cornell, 104 16-10-6 15. Mass-Lowell, 76 10-23-7 Others receiving votes: Miami (Ohio) 68, Boston University 62, Harvard 28, Notre Dame 27, Colgate 27, Brown 15, Massachusetts 10, Northern Michigan 10, Mercyhurst 3, Niagara 3, Sacred Heart 3.
ECAC Hockey League Preseason All-League Teams Announced Coaches and Media Pick Men's Players to Watch ALBANY, N.Y. -- The ECAC Hockey League announced the selections for this year's preseason all-league teams as chosen by the 12 head coaches and members of the media. The two lists include similar names and feature a wealth of talent. The ECACHL coaches selected forwards Tom Cavanagh (Harvard), Jon Smyth (Colgate) and Lee Stempniak (Dartmouth), defensemen Grant Lewis (Dartmouth) and Noah Welch (Harvard), and goaltender Steve Silverthorn (Colgate). The members of the media (27 voters) matched the coaches list with the exception of David McKee (Cornell) in goal and Hugh Jessiman (Dartmouth) instead of Cavanagh at forward. Smyth returns to the Raiders after helping lead his squad to the regular season crown last season. The junior was a first-team all-league selection and also earned Best Defensive Forward honors after picking up 42 points on 21 goals and 21 assists. Silverthorn also helped in that run, earning three shutouts and a 1.82 goals against average last season while backstopping the Raiders. He was also an honorable mention pick at the end of the season. The Crimson has leaders on both offense and defense in Cavanagh and Welch. The seniors helped their team win the ECACHL tournament title last year and would like to go out on top with another tournament crown and their fourth NCAA appearance. Cavanagh led Harvard in scoring as a junior with 36 points on 16 goals and 20 assists. Welch patrols the blue line with intensity, and was an honorable mention pick at the end of 2003-04. Another top defenseman in the league is the Big Green's Lewis, who was a first-team defenseman last year as a rookie. Stempniak joined his teammate on the top award list last season and combined with Jessiman, a 2003 NHL first-round selection, for 71 points last season, including 32 goals. Rounding out the two lists is Cornell's McKee, who was the co-Rookie of the Year last season after posting a 1.84 goals against average and four shutouts. 2004-05 ECACHL Coaches Preseason All-League Team F - Tom Cavanagh, Harvard F - Jon Smyth, Colgate F - Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth D - Grant Lewis, Dartmouth D - Noah Welch, Harvard G - Steve Silverthorn, Colgate
2004-05 ECACHL Media Preseason All-League Team F - Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth F - Jon Smyth, Colgate F - Hugh Jessiman, Dartmouth D - Grant Lewis, Dartmouth D - Noah Welch, Harvard G - David McKee, Cornell
ECAC Hockey League TV Schedule (as of Oct. 4) Oct. 16 Vermont at Boston Univ. - NESN Oct. 30 Quinnipiac at Dartmouth - NESN Nov. 12 Yale at Harvard - CSTV Nov. 16 Boston College at Harvard - CN8/Comcast Dec. 28 Cornell vs. Boston College (Florida Classic) - CSTV Jan. 28 Clarkson at Cornell - CSTV Feb. 7 Harvard vs. Northeastern (Beanpot) - NESN Feb. 12 Brown at Rensselaer (Big Red Freakout!) - CSTV Mar. 19 ECAC Hockey League Championship Final - CSTV An additional CSTV game on Dec. 29 is also possible if Cornell advances to the Florida Classic championship game.
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ECACHL Extends Contract With Pepsi Arena for Championship ALBANY, N.Y. --- The ECAC Hockey League has extended its contract with the Pepsi Arena to keep the men’s championship tournament in Albany through 2008, it was announced today at the league’s annual media day event. Along with serving as host to the ECAC Hockey League championships, the Pepsi Arena is also the new home of the ECACHL office. The league moved in over the summer and is now conducting business from Albany. Located in Albany, New York, Pepsi Arena has served as the championship site for the ECAC Hockey League championship tournament for the past two years. The 15,500-seat facility has also successfully hosted a number of NCAA events with the ECAC and Rensselaer, including recent championship events such as the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four in 2001 and 1992 and the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Regional Championships in 2004 and 2001. The 2005 ECAC Hockey League Championship will take place at the Pepsi Arena on Friday, March 18 (semifinals) and Saturday, March 19 (third-place game and championship final).
bution of line numbers was prompted by the thousands of students who began to line up more than a day before the announced time last year. Once the official word was released, it didn't take long to spread, and all 700 line numbers were distributed in just over 30 minutes.
Darthmouth’s Stempniak Listed as Player to Watch for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award HANOVER, N.H. - The Hockey News named Dartmouth senior captain Lee Stempniak as the ECACHL's top candidate for the 2005 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Listed as one of the most complete players in the NCAA, Stempniak is on pace to become just the fourth player in Dartmouth history to score 150 points. "Down low, between the tops of circles, I've never seen anyone take it to the net like Lee does," said Big Green head coach Bob Gaudet. "He's very elusive and very strong on his skates." The four top players for the Hobey Baker as listed by The Hockey News are: Stempniak, Jim Slater, Michigan State; Bernd Bruckler, Wisconsin; and Jimmy Howard, Maine.
All-USCHO Preseason Teams Announced Reality TV and a Former Golden Knight Former Clarkson captain, Kerry Ellis-Toddington '02 was one of the 68 finalists for “Bell Making the Cut Training Camp.” One of 4,000 players who tried out for the reality show, Ellis-Toddington now faces a training camp run by former NHL coaches. The show airs at 8 p.m. on Tuesday's on CBC. Six players will earn a chance to compete for a job in the NHL.
Colgate Announces Skate With The Raiders HAMILTON, N.Y.--The Colgate University men's and women's ice hockey programs have announced that the annual Skate with the Raiders will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 6 from 7-8 p.m. at Starr Rink. The Skate with the Raiders is free and open to the public and fans will have the opportunity to meet the players and receive autographs and team posters. The men's ice hockey team opens its season on Friday, Oct. 8 at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich. Game time is set for 7:35 p.m.
Nearly 1,000 Students Turn Out for Cornell Hockey Ticket Sale ITHACA, N.Y. -- Hockey madness hit the East Hill on Sept. 29 with the beginning of the annual Cornell men's ice hockey ticket line. The word went out shortly before 9 p.m. via e-mail, the athletic department website and local radio stations that students had to once again "do their time in the line" to get their hands on tickets to see the Big Red hockey squad in action at Lynah Rink this season. A total of 700 hundred numbers were passed out to undergraduates, and approximately 100 more students got on a waiting list, hoping that one of the coveted 1,200 seats will fall to them. Many other students, hearing the length of the waiting list, simply turned around and walked back to their residence halls. After a false start earlier in the week, when word of the imminent ticket sale leaked, leading to students lining up outside of Barton Hall and the subsequent postponement of the event, the sale was a go on Wednesday. The secrecy surrounding the distriP
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Six ECAC Hockey League players were listed as preseason picks by USCHO.com, the premier website for college hockey news. Harvard’s Noah Welch (D) highlighted the selections for the ECACHL as a first-team choice. Dartmouth’s Lee Stempniak (F) was a second-team pick and Jon Smyth (F) of Colgate was a third-team honoree. Three honorable mention selections were Rensselaer’s Kevin Croxton (F), Cornell’s David McKee (G) and Colgate’s Steve Silverthorn (G). All-USCHO First Team F Chris Conner, Jr., Michigan Tech F Patrick Eaves, Jr., Boston College F Jim Slater, Sr., Michigan State D A.J. Thelen, So., Michigan State D Noah Welch, Sr., Harvard G Jimmy Howard, Jr., Maine All-USCHO Second Team F T.J. Hensick, So., Michigan F Evan Schwabe, Sr., Minnesota-Duluth F Lee Stempniak, Sr., Dartmouth D Andrew Alberts, Sr., Boston College D Mark Stuart, Jr., Colorado College G Al Montoya, Jr., Michigan All-USCHO Third Team F Brady Murray, So., North Dakota F Ryan Shannon, Sr., Boston College F Jon Smyth, Jr., Colgate D Andy Greene, Jr., Miami D Brian Yandle, Jr., New Hampshire G Bernd Bruckler, Wisconsin Honorable Mention: Kevin Croxton, Jr., Rensselaer; Barret Ehgoetz, Sr., Niagara; Matt Jones, Sr., North Dakota; Michel Leveille, Jr., Maine; David McKee, So., Cornell; Nathan Oystrick, Jr., Northern Michigan; Steve Silverthorn, Sr., Colgate; Brett Skinner, Jr., Denver.
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BROWN BEARS
CLARKSON GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Roger Grillo (Maine ’86) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: No games.
Returning Leaders: Brian Ihnacak (So., F) Les Haggett (Sr., F) Chris Swon (Sr., F) Cory Caouette (Jr., F) Mike Meech (Sr., F)
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: George Roll (Bowling Green ’86) Last Weekend: T, 2-2 -- U.S. Under-18 Team This Weekend: at Providence (10/8); at UMass (10/9) Notes: Five Golden Knight freshmen were in Saturday's line-up against the U.S. Under-18 National Team, which ended in a 2-2 tie … Four rookies, Nick Dodge (Oakvile, Ont.), Matt Isbister (Calgary, Alb.), David Cayer (Longueuil, Que.) and Steve Zalewski (New Hartord, N.Y.) saw considerable time up front. Dodge assisted on the tying goal, while Isbister set up the game's first goal … Grant Clitsome (Gloucester, Ont.) played a regular shift on Clarkson's young defensive corps, which also included three sophomores, one junior and a senior … The Knights' most consistent scorer down the stretch last season, assistant captain Jay Latulippe (Saratoga, N.Y.), picked up where he left off last March by scoring both goals in Saturday's 2-2 tie … Sophomores Brodie Rutherglen (Trail, B.C.) and defenseman Jamie McKinven (Kingston, Ont.) added one assist each against the USA team ... The Hockey News, considered the premier hockey publication in North America, has selected Clarkson as one of the Top 10 teams in the country for the upcoming season. The Golden Knights were picked ninth in the publication’s annual NCAA College Preview ... A traditional power in NCAA Hockey, Clarkson is just one of 11 teams at the Division I level to boast over 1,000 wins. The Knights own a .652 winning percentage on a 1,204-621-96 all-time record since 1920.
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First Game: Oct. 29 vs. Harvard (Providence, R.I.)
COLGATE RAIDER
CORNELL BIG RED
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Don Vaughan (SLU ’84) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: at Ferris State (10/8-9)
Returning Leaders: Jon Smyth (Jr., F) Adam Mitchell (Sr., F) Kyle Wilson (Jr., F) Steve Silverthorn (Sr., G)
Returning Leaders: Matt Moulson (Jr., F) Mike Knoepfli (Sr., F) Byron Bitz (So., F) Charlie Cook (Sr., D) David McKee (So., G)
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Notes: Friday's game at Ferris State marks the return of head coach Don Vaughan after he served as the interim athletics director last year ... In 11 season as head coach, Vaughan has compiled a 179-172-33 overall record ... The Raiders return 18 lettermen from last year's team that won the ECACHL regular season championship, including its top three scorers in junior Jon Smyth (Markham, Ont.), senior captain Adam Mitchell (Port Elgin, Ont.) and junior Kyle Wilson (London, Ont.), a 2004 NHL Entry Draft pick ... Smyth was named third-team preseason all-USCHO on Sunday ... In addition, senior goaltender Steve Silverthorn (Owen Sound, Ont.) was a USCHO honorable mention.
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Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Bob Gaudet (Dartmouth ’81) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: No games.
Returning Leaders: Lee Stempiak (Sr., F) Hugh Jessiman (Jr., F) Mike Ouellette (Jr, F) Grant Lewis (So., D) Dan Yacey (Sr., G)
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Ted Donato (Harvard ’91) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: No games.
Returning Leaders: Tom Cavanagh (Sr., F) Brendan Bernakevitch (Sr., F) Noah Welch (Jr., D) Charlie Johnson (Jr., F) Dov Grumet-Morris (Sr., G)
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First Game: Oct. 22 vs. Western Ontario (Hanover, N.H), exhib.
First Game: Oct. 23 vs. Windsor (Cambridge, Mass.), exhib.
PRINCETON TIGERS
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Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Guy Gadowsky (Colo. College ’89) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: No games.
Returning Leaders: Grant Goeckner-Zoeler (So., F) Patrick Neundorfer (Jr., F) Mike Patton (Sr., F) Dustin Sroat (Jr., F) Eric leroux (Jr., G)
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Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Dan Fridgen (Colgate ’82) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: At Maverick Stampede vs. Merrimack (10/9) vs. UConn/Neb.-Omaha (10/10)
Returning Leaders: Kevin Croxton (Jr., F) Kirk McDonald (Jr., F) Nick Economakos (Sr., F) Brad Farynuk (Jr., D) Oren Eizenman (So., F)
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First Game: Oct. 22 vs. Windsor (Princeton, N.J.), exhib. First Games: at the Maverick Stampede -- Oct. 9 vs. Merrimack; Oct. 10 vs. Connecticut or Neb.-Omaha (Omaha, Neb.)
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ST. LAWRENCE SAINTS
UNION DUTCHMEN
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Joe Marsh (New Hampshire ’77) Last Weekend: W, 3-2 -- U.S. U-18 Team This Weekend: At Ice Breaker vs. St. Cloud State (10/9) vs. OSU/UNH (10/10) Notes: The Saints opened the 2004-2005 season with a 3-2 exhibition win over the U.S. Under-18 National Team over the weekend … Rookie Charlie Giffin (Milton, Ont) and juniors T.J. Trevelyan (Mississauga, Ont.) and John Zeiler (Jefferson Hills, Pa.) scored the Saint goals as SLU took 2-0, 2-1 and 3-1 leads before the US squad got one back on a late two-man power play with the goaltender pulled to make it a 3-2 final ... Just two Saint players come into the official start of the season with streaks intact ... Stace Page (Brampton, Ont.) is the only player with a scoring streak which continues from last year, with an assist in the final game of the 03-04 season ... Mike McKenna (St. Louis, Mo.) enters the new season with a streak of 14 consecutive starts and has been the Saint in net for all but 20 seconds in those 14 games ... McKenna will probably be the main man for the Saints this season as senior Kevin Ackley (Fergus Falls, Minn.) may take a medical red-shirt this season ... Freshman Justin Pesony (Edmonton, Alb.) and red-shirt sophomores John Hallas (Largo, Fa.) and Ryan Thorpe (Stratham, N.H.) are the current candidates to back up McKenna ... This weekend starts a stretch of three consecutive road trips during which the Saints will spend approximately 49 hours on the bus and cover 2,570 miles.
VERMONT CATAMOUNTS
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Nate Leaman (Cortland ’97) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: No games.
Returning Leaders: Jordan Webb (Sr., F) Jonathan Poirier (Jr., F) Joel Beal (Sr., F) Scott Seney (Jr., F) Kris Mayotte (Jr., G)
First Game: Oct. 15-16 vs. Colorado College (Denver, Colo.)
YALE BULLDOGS
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ’92) Last Weekend: Maine 7, UVM 1 This Weekend: vs. Sacred Heart (10/8)
Notes: The Catamounts opened the national Division I men's hockey season vs. Maine over the weekend in front of a sold-out Gutterson Fieldhouse … The sellout (4,003) was the 11th in the last 16 games for Vermont ... The Catamounts sold out 10 of 15 games at home last season … Vermont's goal was scored by sophomore defenseman Evan Stoflet (Madison, Wis.), with assists going to junior forward Jeff Corey (Boothwyn, Pa.) and senior defenseman Derek Wagar (Williamstown, Ont.) … The game marked the Catamount debut for five players: freshmen Torrey Mitchell (Greenfield Park, Que.), Slavomir Tomko (Zvolen, Slovakia), Mark Lutz (Stevens Point, Wis.) and Joe Fallon (Bemidji, Minn.) and sophomore Kenny Macaulay (Baddeck, Nova Scotia) … Three of Vermont's six defensemen were playing their first game for the Catamounts against Maine … Fallon, in his UVM debut, played well in the second and third periods, recording 14 saves while allowing three goals … More than 500 fans attended Vermont's Hockey Coaches Care Midnight Madness Celebration last Friday night, and more than $800 was raised for the Hockey Coaches Care Foundation.
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Returning Leaders: Joe Zappala (Jr., F) Christian Jensen (Jr., F) Jeff Hristovski (Jr., F) Josh Gartner (Jr., G)
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fter rallying for a tie against a game-tested USA Under-18 team in its preseason opener, the Clarkson University Hockey team will officially begin the 2004-05 campaign when it plays a pair of games against Hockey East foes on the road this weekend. The Golden Knights, guided by second-year head coach George Roll, associate coach Greg Drechsel and assistant coach Jean-Francois Houle, played a spirited exhibition contest against a talented USA squad without the benefit of one official practice. Led by seniors, captain Mac Faulkner (King City, ONT) and assistants Jay Latulippe (Saratoga Springs, NY) and Ken Scuderi (Bethpage, NY), the Green and Gold had been skating in captain’s practices throughout September. Latulippe supplied the offense with both Clarkson goals while junior Dustin Traylen (Kirkland, QUE) was solid in goal with a 38-save effort in the 2-2 overtime tie at Cheel Arena on Saturday. Now with a game under their belts and a full week of practice under the direction of the Clarkson coaching staff, the Knights will head to New England this Friday and Saturday to play Providence College and UMass-Amherst. After the weekend series against the Hockey East foes, the Green and Gold will travel out to Michigan to play a two-game set against Wayne State in the Detroit area on Saturday and Sunday, October 1617. After the four-game road trip, another exhibition contest, against the University of Western Ontario, marks the Knights’ return to Potsdam on Thursday, October 21. Clarkson closes out the month of October with its final non-league games to start the 2004-05 campaign with a two-game series at Cheel against Niagara University. Picked to finish fifth in the ECAC Hockey League, the Knights open league play at rival Rensselaer on November 5.
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The Providence College Friars will also officially open their season this Friday after defeating St. Francis Xavier, 4-1, in an exhibition contest at Schneider Arena on Sunday night. Guided by 11 th -year head coach Paul Pooley, Providence is out to improve upon last year’s 16-14-7 overall record. The Friars, who finished in fifth place in Hockey East last year with a 7-11-6 mark, are ranked eighth in the HE Coaches’ Preseason Poll. Guided by fifth-year head coach Don “Toot” Cahoon, the UMass Minutemen are looking to continue their rise in Hockey East. Under the direction of Cahoon, who raised the Princeton program to the top levels of the ECAC during his tenure in New Jersey, UMass enjoyed one of its most successful seasons ever in 2003-04, posting a 19-12-6 record. The Minutemen, who finished third in HE with a 12-9-3 conference mark last year, are only ranked sixth in the nine-team league in the preseason coaches poll, but with 21 lettermen returning Cahoon’s squad should be one of the tougher teams the Knights face this season. UMass defeated St. Francis Xavier, 2-1, in an exhibition game on Saturday in the Mullins Center.
THE SERIES: Against Providence, the Knights lead the overall series 31-15-1 starting with a 7-4 Clarkson victory on February 25, 1953 in Potsdam. Since the formation of Hockey East in 1984, the Knights and Friars have played each other only nine times with Clarkson holding a 63 advantage. Providence won the last meeting by posting a 4-3 victory in the opening round of its own Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee Pot Tournament on December 27 last season. Clarkson shut out Providence in 2002-03 earning a 4-0 victory at Cheel Arena on November 29. The Knights’ last win at Schneider Arena was a 7-6 victory on January 14, 1995. Chris Blight leads the current Knights in scoring against Providence with two goals and one assist. Clarkson and UMass-Amherst will meet for the first time on Saturday.
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USA UNDER-18 GAME RECAP: Two clutch goals by Jay Latulippe and a solid effort in goal by Exh. Game (October 2, 2004) - Att: 2,341 Dustin Traylen enabled Clarkson to tie the USA Under-18 DevelopCheel Arena, Potsdam, NY Final Score:CLARKSON 2-USA Under-18 2 ot mental team, 2-2, in an exhibition contest before 2,341 fans at Cheel Arena Saturday night. Score by Periods Latulippe tallied his second goal of the game with 1:40 to play in USA Under-18 1 0 1 0— 2 CLARKSON 1 0 1 0— 2 the third period, lifting in a rebound off a shot by freshman Nick Dodge (Oakville, ONT) while the Golden Knights were on the power 1st: CU-Latulippe (Isbister, Rutherglen); 15:29 play. Traylen finished with 38 saves. USA-MacVoy-4 (Vlassopolous); 16:27 Clarkson took the lead to open the game when Latulippe scored 2nd: No Scoring 3rd: USA-Stoa-3 (Mueller, Kessel), ppg; 4:46 off a soft back-hand shot at the top of the crease after taking a CU-Latulippe (Dodge, McKinven), ppg; 18:20 behind-the-net pass from freshman Matt Isbister (Calgary, ALB) at Penalties: Clarkson 11/22, USA 10/20 15:29. Sophomore Brodie Rutherglen (Trail, BC) also assisted. Just Power Plays: Clarkson 1-7, USA 1-8 58 seconds later, however, USA capitalized on a Clarkson defensive Svs: CU (Traylen - 65:00) 12-15-8-3 =38 USA (Blase - 65:00) 16-10-15-1 =42 mix up to tie the game. After a scoreless second period, USA went on top with a powerplay marker at 4:46 to start the third. The Knights outshot USA, 44-40. Clarkson was 1-of-7 on the power play, while USA was 1-of-8 with the man-advantage.
QUOTES FROM THE COACH: “Obviously we would have liked a better result, but overall I was pleased with the way our guys played,” stated George Roll on the exhibition game against the USA Under-18 squad. “We are not in game shape and we have not gone over too many systems, power-play and penalty-killing situations, but for the most part I thought we did a good job. The biggest thing was the play of our freshmen. I thought they responded very well. From top to bottom it was a solid effort from those guys. It gave them a chance before we go to Providence and UMass to get a game under their belts. I certainly thought the work ethic was there. We didn’t quit.” On the upcoming weekend against a pair of Hockey East teams, Roll remarked, “We had the opportunity to play Providence last year. They are similar to us; a very hard working, competitive team. Amherst is an up-and-coming team that many pick to be in the NCAA Tournament this year. We are going to have our hands full on the road against both those teams, but we are looking forward to getting together on the road as a team and playing two solid opponents.”
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KNIGHT NOTES: Five Golden Knight freshmen were in Saturday’s lineup against the USA Under-18 team … Four rookies, Nick Dodge, Matt Isbister, David Cayer (Longueuil, QUE) and Steve Zalewski (New Hartford, NY), saw considerable time up front. Dodge assisted on the tying goal, while Isbister set up the game’s first goal … Grant Clitsome (Gloucester, ONT) played a regular shift on Clarkson’s young defensive corps, which also included three sophomores, one junior and a senior … The Knights’ most consistent scorer down the stretch last season, assistant captain Jay Latulippe picked up where he left off last March by scoring both goals in Saturday’s 2-2 tie … Sophomores Brodie Rutherglen and defenseman Jamie McKinven (Kingston, ONT) added one assist each against the USA team ... The premier hockey publication in North America has selected the Clarkson University Hockey team as one of the Top 10 teams in the country for the upcoming 200405 season. The Hockey News, in its October 5 edition, ranks the Golden Knights ninth in the nation in its annual NCAA College Preview ... A traditional power in NCAA Hockey, Clarkson is just one of 11 teams at the Division I level to boast over 1,000 wins. The Knights own a .652 winning percentage on a 1,204-621-96 alltime record since 1920 ... Former Clarkson captain, Kerry Ellis-Toddington ’02 was one of the 68 finalists for Bell Making the Cut Training Camp. One of 4,000 players who tried out for the reality show, EllisToddington now faces a training camp run by former NHL coaches. The show airs at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesdays on CBC. Six players will earn a chance to compete for a job in the NHL.
UPCOMING GAMES: Saturday and Sunday, October 16-17 vs Wayne State at Compuware Sports Arena Detroit, MI - 3:05/2:05 p.m.
CLARKSON vs PROVIDENCE All-Time Series Record ~ Clarkson Leads Leads 31-15-1 Last Meeting ........ December 27, 2003 (PC W 4-3 at Dunkin Donuts Tr.) First Meeting ....................... February 25, 1953 (CU W 7-4 in Potsdam) Last Clarkson Win ...................... November 29, 2002 (4-0 in Potsdam) Last Providence Win ...... December 27, 2003 (4-3 at Dunkin Donuts Tr.) First Clarkson Win ............... February 25, 1953 (CU W 7-4 in Potsdam) First Providence Win ............... February 26, 1955 (4-3 in Potsdam) Last Clarkson Win at Home ......................... November 29, 2002 (4-0) Last Clarkson Win at Providence ................. January 14, 1995 (7-6) Last Providence Win at Home ..................... November 24, 2001 (4-2) Last Providence Win at Clarkson ............................... 1982-83 (4-3) Last Tie ................................. February 6, 1963 (1-1 in Providence) Shutouts for Clarkson ................................................................ 1 Last Clarkson Shutout ................ November 29, 2002 (4-0 in Potsdam) Shutouts for Providence ........................................................... 0 Last Providence Shutout ............................................................. Most Clarkson Goals ............................. 11 in 11-6 W(H), 1/30//70 Most Providence Goals.............................. 7 in 7-1 W(H), 1/31/75 Total Goals for Clarkson ......................................................... 250 Total Goals for Providence ..................................................... 169
#3 Michael Grenzy, So., D #4 Nathan Beausoleil, So., D #5 Ken Scuderi, Sr., D #7 Matt Curley, So., D #8 Chris Brekelmans, Jr. D #10 Mike Sullivan, So., F #11 Mac Faulkner, Sr., F #12 Chris Blight, Sr., F #13 John Sulivan, Jr., F #18 Max Kolu, So., F #20 Brodie Rutherglen, So., F #27 Jeff Genovy, Jr., F #28 Lyon Porter, Sr., F #39 Jay Latulippe, Sr., F #44 Jamie McKinven, So., D Goaltenders Gms #37 Dustin Traylen, Jr. 1 Overall vs PROVIDENCE 2/25/53 7-4 W(H) 2/26/53 3-4 L(H) 2/27/56 8-3 W(H) 1/4/57 7-2 W(H) 2/3/58 9-1 W(H) 2/5/58 10-2 W(A) 1/15/59 5-3 WH) 12/16/60 7-2 W(A) 1/13/62 9-1 W(H) 3/6/62 6-3 W(H) 2/6/63 1-1 ot T(A)
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Overtime Record ....................................... Providence leads 4-0-1 Last Overtime Game .............................. 12/29/93 (PC W 4-3 in Troy) First Overtime Game .............................. 2/6/63 (1-1 in Providence) Longest Clarkson Win Streak .................................................... 8 Longest Providence Win Streak ................................................ 3 Coach Roll vs Providence .................................................... 0-1-0 Coach Pooley vs Clarkson ................................................... 2-5-0 Current Streak .................................... 1 by Providence (12/27/03) Last Five Meetings ....................................... Clarkson leads 3-2-0 Last 10 Meetings .......................................... Clarkson leads 6-4-0 During the 1990s .......................................... Clarkson leads 5-1-0 During the 2000s ...................................... Providence leads 2-1-0 Record at Cheel Arena .................................. Clarkson leads 3-0-0 All-Time Winning Percentage vs Providence ......................... .670 Clarkson recorded the first shutout in the series by blanking the Friars 4-0 behind a 23-save effort from Mike Wlash in Potsdam on November 29, 2002.
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First Weekend of Play Completed
RECENT RESULTS
Debut of new league website well received
Saturday, Oct. 2 ^ Clarkson 2, U.S. Under-18 2 (ot) Sunday, Oct. 3 Maine 7, Vermont 1 ^ St. Lawrence 3, U.S. Under-18 2
THIS WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Oct. 8: Clarkson at Providence 7 p.m. Sacred Heart at Vermont 7 p.m. Colgate at Ferris State 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9: * St. Cloud vs. St. Lawrence 2 p.m. # Rensselaer vs Merrimack 4:05 p.m. Clarkson at Massachusetts 7 p.m. Colgate at Ferris State 7:05 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10: ^ Trois-Rivieres at Vermont 2 p.m. * OSU/UNH vs. St. Lawrence 2/5 p.m. # UConn./Neb.-Omaha vs. Rensselaer 4:05/7:05 p.m. ^ - exhibition contest * - Ice Breaker (Durham, N.H.) # - Maverick Stampede (Omaha, Neb.)
NEXT WEEK’S GAMES Friday, Oct. 15: Lake Superior at Colgate Union at Colorado College St. Lawrence at Mich. St. Saturday, Oct. 16: Clarkson at Wayne State Connecticut at Rensselaer Vermont at Boston Univ. Lake Superior at Colgate Union at Colorado College St. Lawrence at Michigan Sunday, Oct. 17: Clarkson at Wayne State
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2004-05 STANDINGS (as of Oct 4) GP 1. Brown 0 Clarkson 0 Colgate 0 Cornell 0 Dartmouth 0 Harvard 0 Princeton 0 Rensselaer 0 St. Lawrence 0 Union 0 Vermont 0 Yale 0
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FOR MORE INFORMAION ECACHL: Laura Stange 518-487-2288 [email protected] www.ecachockeyleague.com Brown: Jeanne Carhart 401-863-1094 [email protected] www.brownbears.com Clarkson: Gary Mikel 315-268-6673 [email protected] www.clarksonathletics.com Colgate: Kerry VanMalderghem 315-228-7566 [email protected] www.gocolgateraiders.com Cornell: Eric Lawrence 607-255-5627 [email protected] www.cornellbigred.com Dartmouth: Heather Croze 603-646-9340 [email protected] www.athletics.dartmouth.edu Harvard: Jamie Weir 617-495-2206 [email protected] www.gocrimson.com Princeton: Yariv Amir 609-28-5701 [email protected] www.goprincetontigers.com Rensselaer: Kevin Beattie 518-276-2187 [email protected] www.rpi.edu/dept/athletics St. Lawrence: Wally Johnson 315-229-5588 [email protected] www.stlawu.edu/sports Union: Peter DiSanza 518-388-6377 [email protected] www.union.edu/athletics Vermont: Gordon Woodworth 802-656-1110 [email protected] www.uvmathletics.com Yale: Steve Conn 203-432-1455 [email protected] www.yalebulldogs.com
The Hockey News Picks Two ECACHL Teams in Annual Top 10 ALBANY, N.Y. -- The premiere hockey publication in North America has selected ECAC Hockey League programs as two of the Top 10 teams in the country for the upcoming season. The Hockey News, in its Oct. 5 edition, ranks the Dartmouth Big Green at No. 3, while Clarkson checks in at No. 9. The ranking is part of THN's annual NCAA College Hockey Preview. Dartmouth (last season: 14-11-9 overall, 10-5-7 ECACHL) earned the No. 1 spot in the ECAC Hockey league's annual media poll and was tied for No. 2 (with Colgate) in the coaches poll, both released earlier this month. Clarkson (last season: 18-18-5 overall, 8-12-2 ECACHL) checked in at the No. 5 spot in both polls. The Hockey News TOP TEN 1. Michigan (CCHA) 2. Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) 3. Dartmouth (ECACHL) 4. Boston College (HE) 5. Maine (HE) 6. Colorado College (WCHA) 7. North Dakota (WCHA) 8. Michigan State (CCHA) 9. CLARKSON (ECACHL) 10. Wisconsin (WCHA)
ECAC Hockey League Preseason Polls Released Cornell and Dartmouth are top picks ALBANY, N.Y. --- If the preseason predictions are correct, it will be another tight race for the ECAC Hockey League title again this year, with just a 10-point difference between first and fourth in the League's preseason coaches poll. The annual media poll has the same top teams listed, but in a different order. Cornell leads the coaches poll, while Dartmouth was given the top spot by the media. The results of this year's voting were announced at the League's annual media day event held at the Pepsi Arena on Sept. 21. Cornell led the coaches poll with 108 points and received four first-place votes. Colgate and Dartmouth tied for second place with 102 points and two first-place votes each, while Harvard was picked fourth with 98 points and matched the Big Red with four No. 1 votes. Clarkson and Rensselaer round out the top half of the poll in fifth (82 pts.) and sixth (68) place, respectively. On the media side, Dartmouth was the top choice taking 13 first-place votes and 304 points. Cornell earned the No. 2 spot by the media with 285 points and 11 first-place nods. Colgate, with three first-place votes and 269 points and Harvard with 247 points were tabbed third and fourth, respectively. The media tabbed Clarkson and Rensselaer in the same way as the coaches, ranking the schools fifth and sixth. A record number 27 members of the media voted in this year's poll. ECACHL 2004-05 Men's Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Cornell - 108 points (4) 2. Colgate - 102 (2) 2. Dartmouth - 102 (2) 4. Harvard - 98 (4) 5. Clarkson - 82 6. Rensselaer - 68 7. Brown - 57 8. St. Lawrence - 56 9. Yale - 42 10. Union - 33 10. Vermont - 33 12. Princeton - 12
ECACHL 2004-05 Men's Preseason Media Poll 1. Dartmouth - 304 points (13) 2. Cornell - 285 (11) 3. Colgate - 269 (3) 4. Harvard - 247 5. Clarkson - 221 6. Rensselaer - 177 7. St. Lawrence - 136 8. Brown - 120 9. Union - 110 10. Yale - 109 11. Vermont - 105 12. Princeton - 31
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USCHO.com Men's College Hockey Poll (Preseason) 2003-04 Team, points Final Record 1. Michigan (17), 541 27-14-2 2. Maine (9), 493 33-8-3 3. Boston College (2), 488 29-9-4 4. Minnesota-Duluth (4), 477 28-13-4 5. North Dakota (2) 413 30-8-3 6. Minnesota, 331 27-14-3 7. Denver (4), 302 27-12-5 8. Wisconsin (1), 276 22-13-8 9. Michigan State, 262 24-16-2 10. New Hampshire (1), 218 20-15-6 11. Dartmouth, 196 14-11-9 12. Ohio State, 169 26-16-0 13. Cornell, 154 16-10-6 14. Colorado College, 149 20-16-3 15. Miami, 88 23-14-4 Others Receiving Votes: Mass.-Lowell 58, Boston University 47, Colgate 35, Northern Michigan 29, Notre Dame 27, Harvard 25, Massachusetts 21, Brown 10, Holy Cross 5, St. Cloud State 5, Clarkson 4, Niagara 4, Bowling Green 1, Mercyhurst 1, Rensselaer 1.
USA Today/USA Hockey Mag. Men's College Hockey Poll (Preseason) 2003-04 Team (first place) Final Record 1. Boston College (9), 449 29-9-4 2. Michigan (16), 441 27-14-2 3. North Dakota (1), 379 30-8-3 4. Maine, 374 33-8-3 5. Minnesota-Duluth (2), 348 28-13-4 6. Wisconsin (2), 289 22-13-8 7. Denver (4), 280 27-12-5 8. Minnesota, 260 27-14-3 9. Michigan State, 240 20-16-3 10. New Hampshire, 197 20-15-6 11. Dartmouth, 172 14-11-9 12. Colorado College, 108 20-16-3 13. Ohio State, 107 26-16-0 14. Cornell, 104 16-10-6 15. Mass-Lowell, 76 10-23-7 Others receiving votes: Miami (Ohio) 68, Boston University 62, Harvard 28, Notre Dame 27, Colgate 27, Brown 15, Massachusetts 10, Northern Michigan 10, Mercyhurst 3, Niagara 3, Sacred Heart 3.
ECAC Hockey League Preseason All-League Teams Announced Coaches and Media Pick Men's Players to Watch ALBANY, N.Y. -- The ECAC Hockey League announced the selections for this year's preseason all-league teams as chosen by the 12 head coaches and members of the media. The two lists include similar names and feature a wealth of talent. The ECACHL coaches selected forwards Tom Cavanagh (Harvard), Jon Smyth (Colgate) and Lee Stempniak (Dartmouth), defensemen Grant Lewis (Dartmouth) and Noah Welch (Harvard), and goaltender Steve Silverthorn (Colgate). The members of the media (27 voters) matched the coaches list with the exception of David McKee (Cornell) in goal and Hugh Jessiman (Dartmouth) instead of Cavanagh at forward. Smyth returns to the Raiders after helping lead his squad to the regular season crown last season. The junior was a first-team all-league selection and also earned Best Defensive Forward honors after picking up 42 points on 21 goals and 21 assists. Silverthorn also helped in that run, earning three shutouts and a 1.82 goals against average last season while backstopping the Raiders. He was also an honorable mention pick at the end of the season. The Crimson has leaders on both offense and defense in Cavanagh and Welch. The seniors helped their team win the ECACHL tournament title last year and would like to go out on top with another tournament crown and their fourth NCAA appearance. Cavanagh led Harvard in scoring as a junior with 36 points on 16 goals and 20 assists. Welch patrols the blue line with intensity, and was an honorable mention pick at the end of 2003-04. Another top defenseman in the league is the Big Green's Lewis, who was a first-team defenseman last year as a rookie. Stempniak joined his teammate on the top award list last season and combined with Jessiman, a 2003 NHL first-round selection, for 71 points last season, including 32 goals. Rounding out the two lists is Cornell's McKee, who was the co-Rookie of the Year last season after posting a 1.84 goals against average and four shutouts. 2004-05 ECACHL Coaches Preseason All-League Team F - Tom Cavanagh, Harvard F - Jon Smyth, Colgate F - Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth D - Grant Lewis, Dartmouth D - Noah Welch, Harvard G - Steve Silverthorn, Colgate
2004-05 ECACHL Media Preseason All-League Team F - Lee Stempniak, Dartmouth F - Jon Smyth, Colgate F - Hugh Jessiman, Dartmouth D - Grant Lewis, Dartmouth D - Noah Welch, Harvard G - David McKee, Cornell
ECAC Hockey League TV Schedule (as of Oct. 4) Oct. 16 Vermont at Boston Univ. - NESN Oct. 30 Quinnipiac at Dartmouth - NESN Nov. 12 Yale at Harvard - CSTV Nov. 16 Boston College at Harvard - CN8/Comcast Dec. 28 Cornell vs. Boston College (Florida Classic) - CSTV Jan. 28 Clarkson at Cornell - CSTV Feb. 7 Harvard vs. Northeastern (Beanpot) - NESN Feb. 12 Brown at Rensselaer (Big Red Freakout!) - CSTV Mar. 19 ECAC Hockey League Championship Final - CSTV An additional CSTV game on Dec. 29 is also possible if Cornell advances to the Florida Classic championship game.
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ECACHL Extends Contract With Pepsi Arena for Championship ALBANY, N.Y. --- The ECAC Hockey League has extended its contract with the Pepsi Arena to keep the men’s championship tournament in Albany through 2008, it was announced today at the league’s annual media day event. Along with serving as host to the ECAC Hockey League championships, the Pepsi Arena is also the new home of the ECACHL office. The league moved in over the summer and is now conducting business from Albany. Located in Albany, New York, Pepsi Arena has served as the championship site for the ECAC Hockey League championship tournament for the past two years. The 15,500-seat facility has also successfully hosted a number of NCAA events with the ECAC and Rensselaer, including recent championship events such as the NCAA Division I Men’s Frozen Four in 2001 and 1992 and the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey Regional Championships in 2004 and 2001. The 2005 ECAC Hockey League Championship will take place at the Pepsi Arena on Friday, March 18 (semifinals) and Saturday, March 19 (third-place game and championship final).
bution of line numbers was prompted by the thousands of students who began to line up more than a day before the announced time last year. Once the official word was released, it didn't take long to spread, and all 700 line numbers were distributed in just over 30 minutes.
Darthmouth’s Stempniak Listed as Player to Watch for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award HANOVER, N.H. - The Hockey News named Dartmouth senior captain Lee Stempniak as the ECACHL's top candidate for the 2005 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. Listed as one of the most complete players in the NCAA, Stempniak is on pace to become just the fourth player in Dartmouth history to score 150 points. "Down low, between the tops of circles, I've never seen anyone take it to the net like Lee does," said Big Green head coach Bob Gaudet. "He's very elusive and very strong on his skates." The four top players for the Hobey Baker as listed by The Hockey News are: Stempniak, Jim Slater, Michigan State; Bernd Bruckler, Wisconsin; and Jimmy Howard, Maine.
All-USCHO Preseason Teams Announced Reality TV and a Former Golden Knight Former Clarkson captain, Kerry Ellis-Toddington '02 was one of the 68 finalists for “Bell Making the Cut Training Camp.” One of 4,000 players who tried out for the reality show, Ellis-Toddington now faces a training camp run by former NHL coaches. The show airs at 8 p.m. on Tuesday's on CBC. Six players will earn a chance to compete for a job in the NHL.
Colgate Announces Skate With The Raiders HAMILTON, N.Y.--The Colgate University men's and women's ice hockey programs have announced that the annual Skate with the Raiders will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 6 from 7-8 p.m. at Starr Rink. The Skate with the Raiders is free and open to the public and fans will have the opportunity to meet the players and receive autographs and team posters. The men's ice hockey team opens its season on Friday, Oct. 8 at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich. Game time is set for 7:35 p.m.
Nearly 1,000 Students Turn Out for Cornell Hockey Ticket Sale ITHACA, N.Y. -- Hockey madness hit the East Hill on Sept. 29 with the beginning of the annual Cornell men's ice hockey ticket line. The word went out shortly before 9 p.m. via e-mail, the athletic department website and local radio stations that students had to once again "do their time in the line" to get their hands on tickets to see the Big Red hockey squad in action at Lynah Rink this season. A total of 700 hundred numbers were passed out to undergraduates, and approximately 100 more students got on a waiting list, hoping that one of the coveted 1,200 seats will fall to them. Many other students, hearing the length of the waiting list, simply turned around and walked back to their residence halls. After a false start earlier in the week, when word of the imminent ticket sale leaked, leading to students lining up outside of Barton Hall and the subsequent postponement of the event, the sale was a go on Wednesday. The secrecy surrounding the distriP
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Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Roger Grillo (Maine ’86) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: No games.
Returning Leaders: Brian Ihnacak (So., F) Les Haggett (Sr., F) Chris Swon (Sr., F) Cory Caouette (Jr., F) Mike Meech (Sr., F)
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: George Roll (Bowling Green ’86) Last Weekend: T, 2-2 -- U.S. Under-18 Team This Weekend: at Providence (10/8); at UMass (10/9) Notes: Five Golden Knight freshmen were in Saturday's line-up against the U.S. Under-18 National Team, which ended in a 2-2 tie … Four rookies, Nick Dodge (Oakvile, Ont.), Matt Isbister (Calgary, Alb.), David Cayer (Longueuil, Que.) and Steve Zalewski (New Hartord, N.Y.) saw considerable time up front. Dodge assisted on the tying goal, while Isbister set up the game's first goal … Grant Clitsome (Gloucester, Ont.) played a regular shift on Clarkson's young defensive corps, which also included three sophomores, one junior and a senior … The Knights' most consistent scorer down the stretch last season, assistant captain Jay Latulippe (Saratoga, N.Y.), picked up where he left off last March by scoring both goals in Saturday's 2-2 tie … Sophomores Brodie Rutherglen (Trail, B.C.) and defenseman Jamie McKinven (Kingston, Ont.) added one assist each against the USA team ... The Hockey News, considered the premier hockey publication in North America, has selected Clarkson as one of the Top 10 teams in the country for the upcoming season. The Golden Knights were picked ninth in the publication’s annual NCAA College Preview ... A traditional power in NCAA Hockey, Clarkson is just one of 11 teams at the Division I level to boast over 1,000 wins. The Knights own a .652 winning percentage on a 1,204-621-96 all-time record since 1920.
10-20--30, 7 ppg 5-24--29, 4 ppg 9-3--12, 2 gwg 5-7--12, 1 ppg 7-3--10, 2 gwg
First Game: Oct. 29 vs. Harvard (Providence, R.I.)
COLGATE RAIDER
CORNELL BIG RED
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Don Vaughan (SLU ’84) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: at Ferris State (10/8-9)
Returning Leaders: Jon Smyth (Jr., F) Adam Mitchell (Sr., F) Kyle Wilson (Jr., F) Steve Silverthorn (Sr., G)
Returning Leaders: Matt Moulson (Jr., F) Mike Knoepfli (Sr., F) Byron Bitz (So., F) Charlie Cook (Sr., D) David McKee (So., G)
21-21--42, 8 ppg, 5 gwg 14-19--33, 1 ppg 14-17--31, 7 ppg 1.82 gaa, .927, 18-9-4, 3 so
Notes: Friday's game at Ferris State marks the return of head coach Don Vaughan after he served as the interim athletics director last year ... In 11 season as head coach, Vaughan has compiled a 179-172-33 overall record ... The Raiders return 18 lettermen from last year's team that won the ECACHL regular season championship, including its top three scorers in junior Jon Smyth (Markham, Ont.), senior captain Adam Mitchell (Port Elgin, Ont.) and junior Kyle Wilson (London, Ont.), a 2004 NHL Entry Draft pick ... Smyth was named third-team preseason all-USCHO on Sunday ... In addition, senior goaltender Steve Silverthorn (Owen Sound, Ont.) was a USCHO honorable mention.
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First Game: Oct. 22 vs. McGill (Ithaca, N.Y.), exhib.
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DARTMOUTH BIG GREEN
HARVARD CRIMSON
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Bob Gaudet (Dartmouth ’81) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: No games.
Returning Leaders: Lee Stempiak (Sr., F) Hugh Jessiman (Jr., F) Mike Ouellette (Jr, F) Grant Lewis (So., D) Dan Yacey (Sr., G)
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Ted Donato (Harvard ’91) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: No games.
Returning Leaders: Tom Cavanagh (Sr., F) Brendan Bernakevitch (Sr., F) Noah Welch (Jr., D) Charlie Johnson (Jr., F) Dov Grumet-Morris (Sr., G)
16-22--38, 5 ppg 16-17--33, 10 ppg 16-9--25, 5 ppg 3-22--25, 2 ppg 2.43 gaa, .915, 13-10-8, 3 so
16-20--36, 5 ppg, 2 gwg 11-19--30, 5 ppg, 2 gwg 6-13--19, 1 gwg 9-5--14, 4 ppg, 2 gwg 2.36 gaa, .915, 16-14-3, 3 so
First Game: Oct. 22 vs. Western Ontario (Hanover, N.H), exhib.
First Game: Oct. 23 vs. Windsor (Cambridge, Mass.), exhib.
PRINCETON TIGERS
RENSSELAER ENGINEERS
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Guy Gadowsky (Colo. College ’89) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: No games.
Returning Leaders: Grant Goeckner-Zoeler (So., F) Patrick Neundorfer (Jr., F) Mike Patton (Sr., F) Dustin Sroat (Jr., F) Eric leroux (Jr., G)
5-15--20, 2 ppg 8-6--14, 2 ppg 4-8--12, 1 ppg, 1 gwg 7-4--11, 4 ppg 3.80 gaa, .884, 5-22-0, 2 so
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Dan Fridgen (Colgate ’82) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: At Maverick Stampede vs. Merrimack (10/9) vs. UConn/Neb.-Omaha (10/10)
Returning Leaders: Kevin Croxton (Jr., F) Kirk McDonald (Jr., F) Nick Economakos (Sr., F) Brad Farynuk (Jr., D) Oren Eizenman (So., F)
18-21--39, 12 ppg, 3 gwg 15-19--34, 8 ppg, 3 gwg 10-20--30, 5 ppg 6-17--23, 2 ppg 6-12--18, 3 ppg
First Game: Oct. 22 vs. Windsor (Princeton, N.J.), exhib. First Games: at the Maverick Stampede -- Oct. 9 vs. Merrimack; Oct. 10 vs. Connecticut or Neb.-Omaha (Omaha, Neb.)
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Monday, Oct. 4 2004 -- Page 7 Weeky Release #1
ST. LAWRENCE SAINTS
UNION DUTCHMEN
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Joe Marsh (New Hampshire ’77) Last Weekend: W, 3-2 -- U.S. U-18 Team This Weekend: At Ice Breaker vs. St. Cloud State (10/9) vs. OSU/UNH (10/10) Notes: The Saints opened the 2004-2005 season with a 3-2 exhibition win over the U.S. Under-18 National Team over the weekend … Rookie Charlie Giffin (Milton, Ont) and juniors T.J. Trevelyan (Mississauga, Ont.) and John Zeiler (Jefferson Hills, Pa.) scored the Saint goals as SLU took 2-0, 2-1 and 3-1 leads before the US squad got one back on a late two-man power play with the goaltender pulled to make it a 3-2 final ... Just two Saint players come into the official start of the season with streaks intact ... Stace Page (Brampton, Ont.) is the only player with a scoring streak which continues from last year, with an assist in the final game of the 03-04 season ... Mike McKenna (St. Louis, Mo.) enters the new season with a streak of 14 consecutive starts and has been the Saint in net for all but 20 seconds in those 14 games ... McKenna will probably be the main man for the Saints this season as senior Kevin Ackley (Fergus Falls, Minn.) may take a medical red-shirt this season ... Freshman Justin Pesony (Edmonton, Alb.) and red-shirt sophomores John Hallas (Largo, Fa.) and Ryan Thorpe (Stratham, N.H.) are the current candidates to back up McKenna ... This weekend starts a stretch of three consecutive road trips during which the Saints will spend approximately 49 hours on the bus and cover 2,570 miles.
VERMONT CATAMOUNTS
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Nate Leaman (Cortland ’97) Last Weekend: No games. This Weekend: No games.
Returning Leaders: Jordan Webb (Sr., F) Jonathan Poirier (Jr., F) Joel Beal (Sr., F) Scott Seney (Jr., F) Kris Mayotte (Jr., G)
First Game: Oct. 15-16 vs. Colorado College (Denver, Colo.)
YALE BULLDOGS
Overall Record: 0-0-0 League Record: 0-0-0 Head Coach: Kevin Sneddon (Harvard ’92) Last Weekend: Maine 7, UVM 1 This Weekend: vs. Sacred Heart (10/8)
Notes: The Catamounts opened the national Division I men's hockey season vs. Maine over the weekend in front of a sold-out Gutterson Fieldhouse … The sellout (4,003) was the 11th in the last 16 games for Vermont ... The Catamounts sold out 10 of 15 games at home last season … Vermont's goal was scored by sophomore defenseman Evan Stoflet (Madison, Wis.), with assists going to junior forward Jeff Corey (Boothwyn, Pa.) and senior defenseman Derek Wagar (Williamstown, Ont.) … The game marked the Catamount debut for five players: freshmen Torrey Mitchell (Greenfield Park, Que.), Slavomir Tomko (Zvolen, Slovakia), Mark Lutz (Stevens Point, Wis.) and Joe Fallon (Bemidji, Minn.) and sophomore Kenny Macaulay (Baddeck, Nova Scotia) … Three of Vermont's six defensemen were playing their first game for the Catamounts against Maine … Fallon, in his UVM debut, played well in the second and third periods, recording 14 saves while allowing three goals … More than 500 fans attended Vermont's Hockey Coaches Care Midnight Madness Celebration last Friday night, and more than $800 was raised for the Hockey Coaches Care Foundation.
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Returning Leaders: Joe Zappala (Jr., F) Christian Jensen (Jr., F) Jeff Hristovski (Jr., F) Josh Gartner (Jr., G)
18-12--30, 4 ppg, 9 gwg 11-19--30, 4 ppg, 1 gwg 12-17--29, 5 ppg, 3 shg 3.85 gaa, .896, 10-10-0
First Game: Oct. 23 vs. Western Ontario (New Haven, Conn.), exhib.
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