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February 18, 2015
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Quinnipiac Claims ECAC Hockey’s Regular Season TitleTickets on Sale Now for 2015 ECAC Hockey Championship Tournament, March 20-21 in Lake Placid |
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- There are only two weeks remaining in ECAC Hockey regular season play and the only thing decided is that 11th ranked Quinnipiac has all but captured its second consecutive Cleary Cup, given to the conference’s regular season champion. The Bobcats (20-8-2, 15-2-1) also clinched a first-round bye in the upcoming ECAC Hockey post season tournament after skating to a 2-1 win, Friday, against number-20 St. Lawrence and a 4-1 victory over seventh seeded Clarkson (11-15-4, 8-8-2), Saturday. Those two wins extended Quinnipiac’s unbeaten streak in league play to 10 games (9-0-1). As for the rest of the league, simply put it’s a jumbled mess. Only six points separate second seeded St. Lawrence (16-11-3, 12-5-1) and sixth seeded Colgate (16-11-3, 8-7-3). The Saints have 25 points heading into the final two weeks of regular season play, while the Red Raiders have 19. The Saints, who had their seven game winning streak snapped when they fell to Quinnipiac, on Friday, before skating to a 1-all tie against 12th seeded Princeton (4-17-3, 2-14-2) will try to hold off the rest of the field when they host 14th ranked and fourth seeded Harvard (18-3-3, 9-6-3), Friday, and fifth seeded Dartmouth (12-9-4, 9-7-2), Saturday. The Saints are just four points ahead of the Crimson and five points in front of the Big Green. Thirteenth ranked and third seeded Yale (15-7-3, 10-6-2) has two road games and two home games left on their schedule. This weekend the reigning national champions travel to Quinnipiac, Friday, then onto Princeton, Saturday. They’ll close out the regular season when they play host to Colgate, Feb. 27, and Cornell (10-11-4, 8-8-2), Saturday, Feb. 28. Cornell is tied with Clarkson for the conference’s seventh seed. For a complete listing of ECAC Hockey games this weekend, visit http://www.ecachockey.com/men/index. On March 20-21, the conference’s top four post season teams will come to Lake Placid, N.Y. to play in the ECAC Hockey Championship Tournament. The winner of this tournament will receive an automatic bid to the 68th annual NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament. The two semifinal games will take place Friday, March 20, at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and the championship game will be played Saturday, March 21, 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). Single day adult tickets are also on sale for $30 for adults and $25 for juniors and seniors. -- 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. |
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