ALBANY, N.Y. --- Nothing has changed from last week to this week for ECAC Hockey’s Quinnipiac and Union.  The Bobcats (19-4-5, 9-2-3) remained third in this week’s USCHO.Com division I men’s ice hockey poll, while the Dutchmen (17-6-3, 11-3-0) kept their grip on the fourth place spot.

In the chase for the league’s regular season crown, Union leads the 12-school conference with 22 points, one ahead of second place Quinnipiac and two in front of ninth ranked Cornell (12-4-5, 8-3-4), who sit third in the ECAC Hockey standings.

Although Yale (11-6-4, 6-5-3), the reigning national champions, sit sixth in the conference with 15 points, the Bulldogs are ranked 13^th in the national poll. 

Clarkson (16-10-2, 9-5-0) climbed one spot in this week’s poll to number 14.  The Golden Knights, who were picked to finish last in the pre-season poll, went 1-1 in their Friday and Saturday series against RPI (11-11-4, 5-6-3) and Union. They opened play, blanking the Engineers 3-0, before falling to Union 4-3. With 18 points, Clarkson is fifth in the conference standings.

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.