Elmira College Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes
9 ECAC West Championships
17 NCAA Tournament Appearances
This Weekend’s Opponent
Saturday, March 1, 2014 Murray Athletic Center -- Pine Valley, NY -- 7:00 p.m.
Hobart College Statesmen (14-8-4, 7-5-3 ECAC West)
2013-14 Schedule (14-10-1, 9-5-1 ECAC West) Quest for 10 Day Date Opponent Time-Result NOV. 1 #14 Neumann* W, 4-2 2 Manhattanville* L, 2-4 8 at #5 Utica* L, 3-4 9 Nazareth* W, 4-2 15 at Brockport State L, 2-5 16 at #10 Oswego State L, 3-7 19 Fredonia State W, 5-0 22 at Nazareth* W, 6-3 23 Nazareth* W, 3-2 30 vs. Buffalo State L, 0-3 DEC. 1 vs. Fitchburg State W, 4-3 JAN. 10 at Buffalo State L, 4-5 11 #11 Geneseo State W, 5-1 14 at Cortland State W, 7-5 18 #10 Oswego State W, 3-2 21 at Fredonia State L, 4-5 24 at Neumann* W, 5-2 25 at Neumann* W, 7-3 31 #12 Utica* W, 7-6 FEB. 1 #12 Utica* L, 2-3 8 at Hobart* W, 5-3 14 at Manhattanville* T, 1-1 OT 15 at Manhattanville* W, 7-4 21 Hobart* L, 2-3 OT 22 Hobart* L, 4-5 OT MAR. 1 Hobart# 7:00 p.m. Home contests are bolded *Denotes ECAC West contest #Denotes ECAC West Semifinals
EC stands just two victories from their 10th ECAC West Tournament Championship. Their most recent championship came in the 2010-11 season when the Soaring Eagles defeated Neumann University 5-1 in the title game. An ECAC West championship in 2013-14 would give the Purple and Gold the most titles in ECAC West history, a mark currently shared with former conference rival, RIT.
We Meet Again
Elmira and Hobart College have met four times in the ECAC West playoffs, all in the semifinal round, since the 1992-93 season. EC has won each of the four meetings and the Soaring Eagles have gone on to win the ECAC West Championship three out of the four times, the most recent of which came in the 2010-11 season.
Playoff Hockey at the Domes
The Soaring Eagles will host an ECAC West playoff game for the first time since the 2011-12 season, the last of a six-season stretch in which EC hosted at least one playoff game. During that time, Elmira was 5-4 at home including winning the 2010-11 ECAC West Championship.
A Program First
Last weekend saw Elmira fell to Hobart College in overtime on consecutive nights. This is the first time in EC’s 39-year history that the Purple and Gold have lost back-to-back overtime games.
Consecutive Nights with Overtime
For the first time in nine years, Elmira College played overtime games on consecutive nights. The last time this occurred was on October 29 and 30, 2004 during a home-and-home series with Oswego State. The Soaring Eagles and the Lakers tied both games, 3-3 in game one and 2-2 in game two.
Sports Information: Don Sherman (dsherman@elmira.edu); Steffan Waters ’13 (stwaters@elmira.edu); Nick Zwald (nzwald@elmira.edu) Phone: 607.735.1131 Fax: 607.735.1768 Website: athletics.elmira.edu Address: One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901