LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- On one of the biggest stages in all of sports, third ranked Harvard will look to avenge their only loss of the season when they square off Saturday night, Jan. 10, against Yale at Madison Square Garden, in New York City.

Harvard has been the surprise team of the season, opening ECAC Hockey play ranked ninth by the conference coaches. Since falling to 19^th ranked Yale, 2-1, on Nov. 15, the Crimson are on a seven-game winning streak en route to a 10-1-2 overall record and 6-1-2 league mark, good enough for second place in the conference standings.

Yale (8-4-2, 4-3-1) skated to post-Christmas victories over Holy Cross and 12^th ranked Vermont, but on Tuesday they fell to Northeastern, 3-2, even after jumping out to a two goal lead in the first period. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the fourth-seeded Bulldogs.

In other games, league leading and 15^th ranked Quinnipiac (13-6-1, 8-2) opens conference road play in the new year when they travel to face RPI (4-5-0, 6-15-1), losers of eight straight, Friday. They follow up that game in Troy, N.Y. with a quick trip to Schenectady, N.Y. where they will square off against reigning national champions Union College (3-4-1, 10-7-2) on Saturday. The Dutchmen are currently tied with Colgate and Dartmouth for seventh place in the league standings.

Clarkson (7-8-4, 4-1-2), who sits third in conference play will hit the road to face number-17 Colgate (11-6-1, 3-2-1) , Friday, and Cornell (5-6-2, 3-3-0) on Saturday.

For a complete list of ECAC Hockey matchups this weekend, log onto 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 68^th 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.