ALBANY, N.Y. --- Last week, ECAC Hockey’s Union College was ranked third in the USCHO.Com division I men’s ice hockey poll, while league rival Quinnipiac came in at number-four. This week, the Bobcats (18-4-5, 8-2-3) move to number-three, while the Dutchman (16-5-3, 10-2-0) slip to number-four.

While Quinnipiac enjoyed a bye week, Union played a pair of league games, posting a 1-1 record. The Dutchmen opened the weekend, Friday, Jan. 24, skating to a 4-3 win over Harvard, before falling to RPI, Saturday, 2-1.  The two points they earned in their win over Harvard moved Union into first place in the league standings, with 20 points, one ahead of Quinnipiac.

In all, six ECAC Hockey teams made their way into the USCHO.Com’s top-25 poll.  Cornell (10-4-5, 6-3-4), spends this week at number 11, moving up one place from last week. Yale (10-5-4, 5-4-3), the reigning NCAA national champions, dropped three places to number-13, while Clarkson (15-9-2, 8-4-0), fell two spots to 15^th.

Colgate also comes in at 18.  The Red Raiders (13-9-3, 8-2-3), who share second place in the ECAC Hockey standings with Quinnipiac, were unranked the previous week.

For the complete list of the USCHO.Com top 25 men’s division I hockey teams 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.

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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.