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January 28, 2015
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St. Lawrence and Clarkson Climb in ECAC Hockey Conference StandingsTickets on Sale Now for 2015 ECAC Hockey Championship Tournament, March 20-21 in Lake Placid |
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. --- Don’t look now, but here comes St. Lawrence. It was another good weekend for the Saints in ECAC Hockey play, sweeping both 16th ranked Yale, 3-2, Friday, and Brown, 5-2, Saturday. The Saints are 5-1 in their last six conference games and are in the hunt for the conference’s top seed, trailing 18th ranked and top seeded Quinnipiac (15-8-1, 10-2-0), who was idle last weekend, by just two points (20-18). Clarkson (10-11-4, 7-4-2) is also clawing its way to the top of the conference standings. The Golden Knights are in fourth place, with 16 points, following two weekend shutouts, 6-0 over Brown (4-15-0, 1-11-0) and blanking seventh seeded Yale (11-6-2, 6-5-1), 1-0, Saturday. On Saturday night, Jan. 31, it will be a battle for second place in the ECAC Hockey conference when Clarkson plays host to St. Lawrence. This will be the third and final regular season meeting between these two North Country rivals. On Oct. 31, the two skated to a 2-2 tie, before St. Lawrence blanked the Golden Knights, 4-0, the following night. The reigning national champions, Union College, have yet to hit their regular season stride and time is beginning to run out on the Dutchmen. Union (12-10-2, 4-7-1) currently sits in 10th place in ECAC Hockey play and has 10 conference games remaining on the schedule, but only four of them are at home. This weekend they travel fourth ranked Harvard (12-4-2, 8-3-2), tied with St. Lawrence in conference play, Friday, before squaring off against ninth seeded Dartmouth (7-8-4, 4-6-2), Saturday. Only seven points separate the one through seven seeds, but it should all sort itself out as league play intensifies with just five more weekend of regular season play before the post-season. 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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