ALBANY, N.Y. --- Third ranked Union and fourth ranked Quinnipiac are both beginning to separate themselves from the rest of the 12-school pack in the chase for ECAC Hockey’s Clear Cup. 

Playing on their home rink, Union (19-6-3, 13-3-0), riding a three game league winning streak, slipped past Brown, 4-3, Friday night, before topping 13^th ranked Yale (12-7-4, 7-6-3), the reigning national champions, Saturday, 5-3. With 26 points, Union leads the conference by three points over Quinnipiac.

Meanwhile, the Bobcats (20-5-5, 10-3-3) played host to 14^th ranked Clarkson (17-11-2, 10-6-0) and St. Lawrence (11-14-3, 5-8-3), posting a 1-1 record. The national championship runners up, topped the Golden Knights 6-3, to run their record to 5-1-2 against ranked foes, before falling to the Saints 3-2.

The weekend’s split kept Quinnipiac in second place in ECAC Hockey play, with 23 points, two ahead of 19^th ranked Colgate (14-11-3, 10-5-1), who sit third.  The Red Raiders have won five of their last seven league matchups, including Saturday’s 6-1 win over 11^th ranked Cornell (12-5-5, 12-5-5). The win came just one night after they fell to Yale, 4-1.

For a complete listing of the ECAC Hockey rankings, click HERE.

On March 21-22, the conference’s top four teams will face off in Lake Placid when the Olympic Center plays host to the 2014 ECAC Hockey men’s championships.  Lake Placid last played host to the tournament from 1993-2002 and the event marks the 53^rd overall conference championship.

The four top teams coming from the league’s quarterfinal tournament round will battle it out on the ice looking to capture the Whitelaw Cup and an automatic bid to the 67^th annual NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament. The two semifinal games will take place Friday, March 21, at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and the championship game will be played Saturday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m.

All-session tickets can be purchased by calling the Lake Placid Olympic Center box office at 518-523-3330, or by visiting www.tickets.com. Tickets are priced at $50 for adults (ages 13-64), and $40 for juniors (12 & under) and seniors (65 & older), along with a special student ticket of $20 available, student identification card required, at the campuses of the four participating teams and a special designated ticket window at the 1980 Rink - Herb Brooks Arena box office.

-- ORDA --

Established in 1982, the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) was created by the State of New York to manage the facilities used during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid. ORDA operates Whiteface, Belleayre and Gore Mountain ski areas; the Olympic Sports Complex at Mt. Van Hoevenberg; the Olympic speed skating oval, Olympic jumping complex and Olympic arena. As host to international and national championships, the Authority has brought millions of athletes, spectator and participants to the region, resulting in significant economic development.