ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES
10 ECAC West Championships
17 NCAA Tournament Appearances
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENT Friday, January 31 and Saturday, February 1, 2014 Murray Athletic Center -- Pine Valley, NY Game One: 7:00 p.m. Game Two: 7:00 p.m.
Utica College PIONEERS (10-4-4, 5-2-1 ECAC West)
2013-14 Schedule (11-7-0, 4-2-0 ECAC West) Battle for First 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* 7:00 p.m. FEB. 1 #12 Utica* 7:00 p.m. 8 at Hobart* 7:00 p.m. 14 at Manhattanville* 7:30 p.m. 15 at Manhattanville* 7:30 p.m. 21 Hobart* 7:00 p.m. 22 Hobart* 7:00 p.m. Home contests are bolded *Denotes ECAC West contest
The top two teams in the ECAC West will square-off this weekend at the Murray Athletic Center in a battle for first place in the conference. The Soaring Eagles hold a 6-2 record in league play, the 12 points leading Utica College and Hobart College by one point.
Home in the Dome
The Soaring Eagles have an 11-7 record this season, but are 6-1 when playing at the Murray Athletic Center, with three wins against ranked opponents. EC has an average goal differential of plus-1.85 at home compared to an even goal differential away from the Domes.
Wounded Warrior Game
Saturday’s game will mark the third annual Wounded Warrior Game, which in partnership with the Hockey Helpers, recognizes and raises funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. EC players will be wearing special edition camouflage jerseys which will be available for purchase, as well as t-shirts and sweatshirts, with all proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Eleven Get On the Board
11 EC skaters recorded points against Neumann University in Saturday’s 7-3 victory. It is the highest number of skaters to record points this season, surpassing the 10 players that got on the scoresheet in the game against Cortland State on January 14th.
ECAC West Player of the Week
Josh Burnell ’15 had a career week, scoring nine points on six goals and three assists as he helped EC to a 2-1 record. The ECAC West Conference recognized the impressive stat line by naming Burnell the co-ECAC West Player of the Week.
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