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Head
Coach:
Don Vaughan
315-228-7572
email
Vaughan
Associate Head
Coach:
Stan Moore
315-228-7958
email
Moore
Assistant
Coach:
Andrew Dickson
315-228-7583
email
Dickson
Athletic
Trainer:
Steve Chouinard
Captain:
Etienne Morin
Assistant
Captains:
Ben Bryce
Steve Silversides |
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COLGATE HOSTS
UMASS-LOWELL IN A NON-CONFERENCE MATCH-UP FRIDAY NIGHT
Anyone wearing a youth hockey sweater or
jacket to the game will receive free admission as well as a free drink and
hot dog.
The Series
Tonight’s game will mark the 13th
meeting between the two schools with UMass Lowell leading the series by a
7-5 margin. The River Hawks have won the last two meetings.
Last Five Meetings
2000-01 UMass Lowell 7-2 A
1997-98 UMass Lowell 7-1 A
1996-97 Colgate 5-1 H
1995-96 UMass Lowell 10-5 A
1994-95 Colgate 4-3 (2OT) N
Scouting the River Hawks
UMass Lowell, ranked fifth in the
latest USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey
Poll, is coming off a 2-1 loss to No. 2 Denver in championship game of the
Denver Cup Saturday. Before that loss, the River Hawks won nine
consecutive games including six that were shutouts.
Goaltender Cam McCormick is 9-1 with
a 0.62 goals against average and a .972 save percentage. He has only
allowed six goals on the season.
Ed McCrane leads the scoring attack with eight goals and eight assists for
16 points, while Laurent Meunier checks in with five goals and nine
assists for 14 points. McCrane has scored one power play goal, three
shorthanded goals and two game winning goals on the year.
The River Hawks are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are holding their
opponents to 1.7 goals per game. They have outscored their opponents by a
54-27 margin and have also
outshot their opponents by a 494-360 margin. Their scoring is pretty
balanced as they have scored 19 first period goals, 19 second period goals
and 16 third period goals. Like Colgate, they have not gone into the extra
session this season.
The Last Time Out
The game against Canisius on Sunday, Dec. 30 was postponed indefinitely as
a result of the snow emergency in Buffalo. Several of Canisius’ players
were not able to get back to campus and the travel conditions would have
made it very unlikely that the team would have been able to leave Buffalo.
Colgate has been idle since Saturday, December 1 when it suffered a 5-0
loss at Yale.
One for the Record Books
While former standout Andy McDonald’s name is in the Colgate record
books, he has now also etched his name in the Anaheim Mighty Ducks record
books as well. Anaheim set a team record for the quickest three goals as
McDonald, Denny Lambert and Marc Chouinard scored 51 seconds apart in the
first period in the Ducks 4-0 victory over Phoenix recently. McDonald
started the spurt on Anaheim’s first power play 12:14 into the game. He
now has three goals and seven assists for 10 points on the season.
What Sophomore Slump?
Sophomore Kyle Doyle saw his five-game point scoring streak come to an end
in the 5-2 loss to Mercyhurst on Nov. 24. However, Doyle has scored in
seven of the 10 games he has played.
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Junior Scooter Smith and freshman Dmitry Yashin both have five goals to
their credit. However, each player has scored their goals at different
times. Smith has four third period goals and one second period goal, while
Yashin has three first period goals and two second period ones.
Nine and Counting
Junior Scooter Smith, the team’s leading scorer needs
nine points to hit 50 career points.
Up Next
Colgate will travel to Iona on Sunday for a non-conference
match-up against the Gaels. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. Earlier this
season, the Raiders defeated Iona by a score of 4-1 on Saturday, Nov. 3 at
Starr Rink.
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