GAME NOTES
GAME DETAILS - #18 Union (8-3-2, 4-1-1 ECAC Hockey) at Princeton (2-6-1, 0-5-1)
Date/Time: December 2, 2016/7 p.m.
Location/Venue: Princeton, N.J./Hobey Baker Rink
All-Time Series: Union leads 28-19-8
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GAME DETAILS - #18 Union (8-3-2, 4-1-1 ECAC Hockey) at #5/7 Quinnipiac (9-4-2, 5-1-1)
Date/Time: December 3, 2016/7 p.m.
Location/Venue: Hamden, Conn./High Point Solutions Arena
All-Time Series: Quinnipiac leads 18-12-4
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SCHENECTADY, NY--The 18th-ranked Union College men's hockey team returns to the ice for the first time in 19 days, opening a six-game road swing at Princeton and No. 5/7 Quinnipiac this weekend.
UNION VS. PRINCETON ALL-TIME SERIES
Union is 28-19-8 against Princeton in its Division I era and is unbeaten in the last 14 meetings (11-0-3) between the two teams. The Dutchmen went 1-0-1 in the regular season series last season, playing to a 4-4 tie on the road and posting a 2-1 win at home in the most recent meeting.
Eli Lichtenwald and
Nick DeSimone each scored in the win, while
Sebastian Vidmar produced his first career two-goal game in the tie.
UNION VS. QUINNIPIAC ALL-TIME SERIES
Quinnipiac leads the all-time series 18-12-4 and has won nine of the last 12 meetings (9-2-1). Union's last road win against the Bobcats was a 3-2 victory in game two of the ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals on March 14, 2015. The Dutchmen were 0-1-1 against Quinnipiac last season, falling 5-0 on the road and battling to a 3-3 tie at home.
J.C. Brassard had a goal and an assist and
Mike Vecchione and
Eli Lichtenwald each tallied in the tie.
IN THE POLLS
Union dropped one spot to No. 18 in the latest USCHO.com Division I poll released Monday, marking the fifth consecutive week the Dutchmen have appeared in the top 20.
QUICK HITS
- Union is 5-0-0 when scoring first and 4-0-1 when leading after one, but just 3-3-2 when conceding the first goal.
- The Dutchmen have trailed by at least one goal in their last five games, scoring first in just one and going 2-2-1 in that span.
- Union is 2-1-0 against ranked opponents this season with come-from-behind wins against then No. 11/12 Michigan and No. 16 Yale. The Dutchmen are 42-22-11 (.633) against ranked opponents under head coach Rick Bennett.
NEXT UP
Union heads back on the road next weekend, taking on Brown (Dec. 9) and Yale (Dec. 10)
