ALBANY, N.Y. --- Union College jumped three places and now sits third in this week’s USCHO.Com division I men’s ice hockey poll.  The Dutchmen (15-4-3, 9-2-0), who trail fourth ranked Quinnipiac by just one point in the ECAC Hockey standings, completed a weekend non-conference sweep with back-to-back 3-1 wins against New Hampshire.

The Bobcats (18-4-5, 8-2-3,), who lead the 12 school conference with 19 points, won one and dropped one to Merrimack.  Quinnipiac won the opener Friday, 6-1, before falling 6-3 Saturday.

The reigning national champions Yale dropped two spots this week and sits 10^th.  The Bulldogs (9-4-4, 5-3-3) lost to 13^th ranked Clarkson (15-7-2, 8-2-0), 3-2, before upending St. Lawrence (8-12-2, 2-6-2) the next night, 4-2. 

Each of the Golden Knights’ eight conference wins, including Saturday’s 3-2 victory against Brown, have come by just one goal. They also find themselves in third place in the conference standings with 16 points.

Finally, Cornell (9-4-4, 4-3-3) continues to find itself in the same place it’s been the last five weeks, at number-12.  The Big Red, who are fifth in ECAC Hockey with 13 points, topped Harvard (5-10-3, 2-8-3) 3-2, Friday, before skating to a one-all draw against Dartmouth (3-13-3, 2-9-1) the next night.

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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