ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES
10 ECAC West Championships
17 NCAA Tournament Appearances
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENT
Friday, February 13th and Saturday, February 14th, 2015 Utica Memorial Auditorium -- Utica, NY Games One & Two: 7:00 p.m.
Utica College PIONEERS (10-8-4, 3-7-2 ECACW)
2014-15 Schedule (10-9-3, 4-6-2 ECAC West) Last Time Out
The Soaring Eagles are coming off a 6-5 win over visiting Neumann
Day Date Opponent Time-Result University, as the Elmira men improved to 10-9-3 on the season. AlNOV. 7 at Neumann* L, 2-3 OT exander Taulien ’17 set the tone on offense for Elmira, logging four 8 at Manhattanville* T, 1-1 OT points on two goals and two assists. With the win, Elmira avoided a 14 Utica* W, 4-3 season series sweep by the Knights. 21 at Hobart* W, 4-2 22 at Hobart* L, 2-4 Power-Play Supremacy 29 at Amherst L, 4-5 Alexander Taulien ’17 has been a key component in Elmira’s power 30 at #6 Babson L, 1-2 play success this season, scoring a team-leading seven power-play DEC. 2 at Fredonia W, 7-2 goals. Taulien’s seven power-play scores are tied for second-most in 5 Nazareth* T, 3-3 OT the nation, just one shy of the current leader. 6 Wesleyan# W, 7-6 JAN. 6 Buffalo State W, 6-4 Playoff Seeding on the Line 9 at SUNY Geneseo W, 3-2 Elmira enters the weekend in fourth place in the ECAC West Con 10 Brockport State L, 3-5 13 at SUNY Potsdam W, 5-2 ference standings with 10 points, three points less than third place 16 #5 Oswego State T, 2-2 OT Neumann University and just two points ahead of fifth place Utica 17 Salve Regina W, 4-3 College. The Soaring Eagles are too far out to claim a top-two seed, 23 Manhattanville* L, 1-3 however, with three conference games left, Elmira can still move as 24 Manhattanville* W, 5-2 high as third or as low as sixth. Two wins against Utica this weekend 30 at Nazareth* L, 2-5 would solidify a home game in the ECAC West Conference Tourna 31 at Nazareth* L, 1-2 ment Quarterfinals. FEB. 6 Neumann* L, 4-7 7 Neumann* W, 6-5 ten Vaanholt Shines 13 at Utica* 7:00 p.m. Jarryd ten Vaanholt ’16 has been a solid contributor throughout his 14 at Utica* 7:00 p.m. time with Elmira, but has really come on strong during his junior 20 Hobart* 7:00 p.m. Home contests are bolded *Denotes ECAC West contest #Game to be played at First Arena in Elmira, NY
year, totaling a career-high 33 points on 11 goals and a career-best 22 assists. With at least three games remaining, it is possible for ten Vaanholt to reach the 40-point mark, which would be the first time an EC player has registered 40 points since the 2009-10 season when Darcy Vaillancourt ’12 finished with 40.
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