The Princeton men's hockey team is in first place in the ECAC - sort of. Princeton, the defending ECAC tournament champion, has 16 points, two better than Cornell's 14, though the Tigers have played two more games than the Big Red.
In fact, the ECAC standings are somewhat jumbled at this time, since teams range in the number of league games played from six (Yale and Union) to 11 (Harvard). Princeton hosts Union and Rennselaer this weekend while Cornell plays two non-league games against Niagara, so the Tigers will have played four more games than the Big Red by Saturday night.
After that, Cornell catches up when the Tigers go into exam break. By the time Princeton resumes at Yale and Brown Jan. 30 and 31, Cornell will have played at Union and Rennsalaer and home with Yale and Brown.
The big prize in the ECAC is a first-round playoff bye, which goes to the top four finishers in the standings. Right now, Princeton is six ponits ahead of fifth-place Harvard.
Of course, winning the regular season title is also a huge bonus, since it all but assures an at-large NCAA tournament bid if its is not followed by a tournament title.
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2 comments:
Not a good weekend guys,Jody send your brothers home.
It's a long way to the top....from the top.
Collectively, the team has played well for the first period of the season. Continuing that metaphor, the second period is where men become men and Tigers show their stripes. Bare your teeth - it's not going to be easy, boys. Play hard, work HARDER and set up the rest of the season so you can use your talents in the third.... We can't afford to play catch up, now!
Oh, and Coach? What were you thinking by leaving a 0 ice time, 0 experience, unseasoned goalie in after dropping 3 unanswered goals against our rival RPI? Clearly, he was not prepared! I could see ZK chomping at the bit on the bench.
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