This Weekend
The Dutchmen head to the Times Union Center this Saturday, Jan. 25, for the Eighth Annual Capital District Mayor's Cup. Puck drop against the Engineers is scheduled for 6 p.m. (ET).
Media Coverage
Live Stats will be provided through RPI's athletics website, RPIathletics.com. Matt Dubrey and Brian Unger will have the call for an audio-only stream, available for free on UnionAthletics.com
Social Media
Receive real-time updates during all Union men's hockey games by following the team's official Twitter account @UnionMHockey. Additional behind-the-scenes looks are also available through the team's official Instagram account, UnionMHockey.
Career Firsts
Nine of the 10 first-year skaters have recorded their first collegiate points, with six of them doing so in the first weekend of competition.
Gabriel Seger leads the freshman class in scoring, with 12 points, stemming from three goals and nine assists.
vs Rensselaer
Earlier this season the two teams split their regular-season matchup during the Oct. 25-26 weekend. Both teams lost on their home ice, as the Dutchmen dropped the first game 3-2, before rebounding to pick up their first win of the season, 2-1.
The Division I all-time series between the two teams is tied, 38-38-10. Union holds a slight advantage in the recent series, having won six of the past 10 meetings. Since the Mayor's Cup was started in 2013, Union has claimed five of the seven trophies, including last year which was decided in a shootout after the two teams tied 0-0.
Senior defenseman
Vas Kolias leads the current Dutchmen in career scoring against RPI. Kolias, has tallied one goal and six assists in 11 games against the Engineers. Fellow senior
Anthony Rinaldi is close behind with six career points against RPI, stemming from five goals and one assist. Junior netminder
Darion Hanson has played in seven games against RPI and holds a 4-2-1 career record against the Engineers.
Scouting the Engineers
Rensselaer enters the weekend with a 10-12-1 overall record and sit in a four-way tie for third place in the ECAC Hockey standings with a 7-7-1 conference record. The Engineers are coming off a weekend split at Brown and Yale. RPI defeated Brown last Friday, Jan. 17, by a score of 3-1, before dropping a 4-1 decision to Yale the following night.
Five seniors lead the Engineers in scoring, topped by defenseman Will Reilly and forward Chase Zieky, who both have 15 points on the season. In net, sophomore Owen Savory has come out as the team's number-one goaltender, and holds a 5-5-1 record with a .911 save percentage and a 2.56 goals-against average.
Doing it the Hard Way
Freshman forward
Christian Sanda was one of five players to score a shorthanded goal during the opening weekend of play, Oct. 5-6. His shorthanded goal came during the second period at Army West Point on Oct. 6.
Last Time Out
The Dutchmen hosted Colgate and No. 2 Cornell last weekend at Messa Rink. Union dropped a tough match against Colgate, 3-2, to open the weekend. However, the Dutchmen rebounded and skated to a 3-3 tie with the nationally-ranked Big Red.
Union at Yale - L, 5-0 - Jan. 17 - Ingalls Rink
Union Goals: none
Yale Goalie:Â Corbin Kaczperski (W) - 21 saves, 0 goals against
Union Goalie:
Darion Hanson (L) - 23 saves, 4 goals against
    Josh Graziano - 4 saves, 1 goal against
Power Play: Union 0-5, Yale 2-5
Summary: The Bulldogs out-shot Union, 32-21, in the contest, including a 12-3 advantage in the first period. Junior netminder
Darion Hanson made 23 saves in the contest, while first-year goaltender Josh Graziano made his collegiate debut in relief during the third period, making four stops. Union was unable to convert on the power play, going 0-for-5 on the man advantage, while the Bulldogs went 2-for-5 on the power play. The game marks the second time this season that Yale's goaltender Corbin Kaczperski has shutout the Dutchmen.
Union at Brown - L, 3-2 - Jan. 18 - Meehan Auditorium
Union Goals:
Liam Robertson (EA),
Brandon Estes (EA)
Brown Goalie: Gavin Nieto (W) - 17 saves, 2 goals against
Union Goalie:
Darion Hanson (L) - 20 saves, 3 goals against
Power Play: Union 0-4, Brown 1-3
Summary: Defensemen
Dylan Anhorn and
Brandon Estes had a hand in both Union goals. Anhorn assisted on both, while Estes assisted on the first before scoring the second. Union was scoreless through four power plays, while Brown score on one of its three power-play opportunities. Despite the late push by Union, Brown out-shot the Dutchmen, 23-19.
Darion Hanson made 20 saves in net for the Dutchmen, while Gavin Nieto made 17 saves on the other end of the ice.
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