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Men's Hockey Opens 2007-08 Season Friday at Yale
October 25, 2007 | Men's Ice Hockey
Game 1 - Princeton at Yale (Shootout at Ingalls)
GAMETIME: Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. GAME NOTES: Click here for PDF. LIVESTATS: Click here.
SITE: Ingalls Rink (New Haven, Conn.)
RECORDS: Princeton (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECACH); Yale (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECACH)
SERIES RECORD: Yale leads 119-96-6, leads 59-26-3 at home.
LAST MEETING: Yale won 6-3 at home on Feb. 3, 2007.
STREAK: Yale has won two straight.
LIVE AUDIO: Click here.
LIVE VIDEO: Click here. (Free video on Yale's website)
The Princeton men's hockey team opens up the 2007-08 season this weekend when it travels to New Haven, Conn., for the Shootout at Ingalls. The Tigers begin the Showdown on Friday night with a non-league game against Yale at 7:30 p.m., then conclude the weekend on Saturday against the Ontario Institute of Technology in an exhibition game that begins at 4:30 p.m. Princeton saw its first competitive action of the season last Saturday when it topped Trois-Rivieres 5-3 in an exhibition contest at Hobey Baker Rink.
Friday night's game between Princeton and Yale will not count towards the ECAC Hockey standings as the team's will still meet two additional times during the season. Princeton will open its league slate next weekend when it travels to Central New York to face Cornell and Colgate.
Free live audio for Friday night's game against Yale, as well as most Princeton hockey games, can be found by clicking here. Video for the game can be found on Yale's website and will be free of charge.
This Week's Storylines
Drop the Puck
The puck drops on the 2007-08 Princeton men's hockey season this weekend with the Shootout at Ingalls. Princeton face Yale in the regular-season opener on Friday night, then faces the Ontario Institute of Technology on Saturday afternoon in an exhibition game.
The First Shootout
This year's Shootout at Ingalls is the first of a three-year agreement between Princeton, Brown and Yale to play this showcase. The tournament moves to Brown to open the 2008-09 season and Princeton to open the 2009-10 season.
CV
Tonight's game kicks off the 105th season of varsity hockey at Princeton. The first game was played on Nov. 30, 1900 against the Drisler School. Princeton did not compete for two seasons during World War II.
It's About Time
Ivy League rules mandate that men's hockey teams can begin practicing on Oct. 12 and can play regular season games the weekend of Oct. 26. Friday's game will take place exactly three weeks after the first regular season games of the season, which were played on Oct. 7, five days before Princeton's first official practice.
Moving Forward
Princeton has increased its win total in each of the past four seasons. The Tigers went from three to five to eight to 10 to 15 last season. Last year the Tigers also finished in the top half of the ECAC standings and hosted a first-round playoff series for the first time since 1999.
15 Wins in 2006-07
Princeton's 15 wins a season ago gave the Tigers their highest win total since the 1998-99 season when Princeton won 20 games. Princeton's 15-win total tied for the fifth-highest win total in program history. Princeton won 20 games in 1998-99 and 18 games in 1994-95, 1996-97 and 1997-98. Princeton also won 15 games in 1928-29 and 1932-33.
Last Week
Getting Things Going
Princeton saw its first competitive action of the season last Saturday afternoon in a 5-3 exhibition win over Trois-Rivieres. Trailing after a period, the Tigers came back to tie the game in the second period and won it in the third period. Princeton game winner came with less than four minutes on the clock.
Opening and Closing the Scoring
Sophomore Kevin Kaiser, who scored two goals last season, scored Princeton's first and fifth goals in Saturday's win. The first came on the power play and the second was even strength.
Stepping Up From the Blueline
Sophomore Jody Pederson scored a goal and added an assist in the exhibition win. Pederson scored one goal and had eight assists during his rookie campaign.
Two Points Apiece
Seniors Erik Pridham and Kyle Hagel also tallied two points in the exhibition win as both of Kevin Kaiser's goals were set up by Hagel and Pridham.
Game Winner
Senior Keith Shattenkirk netted the game-winning goal in Saturday's exhibition win.
Short on D
Because of injuries, the Tigers dressed just five defensemen for the exhibition game. The five were comprised of two sophomores and three freshmen, who had combined for 42 man-games played at the college level.
This Week's Opponents
The Series With Yale
Princeton and Yale have met 224 times over the years in a series that dates back to 1901. Yale leads the all-time series 119-96-9 and holds a 59-26-3
at home. Last season Yale swept the Tigers.
Scouting the Bulldogs
Yale also opens its season this weekend. The Bulldogs were 11-17-3 overall and 8-13-1 in the ECAC last season. Yale finished in 10th place and fell to Harvard in their first-round playoff series.
Last Season vs. Yale
Yale swept Princeton last season, winning 3-2 at Princeton and 6-3 at Yale. In the game at Hobey Baker Rink, the Yale jumped out to a 3-1 lead, then held off the Tigers. Sophomores Cam MacIntyre and Dan Bartlett scored for Princeton. In the second meeting, Yale led 4-0 and 6-1 before winning 6-3. Junior Lee Jubinville had a goal and an assist, while senior Mike Moore added a pair of helpers.
Looking at the Schedule
Friday night's game is Princeton's first non-league game of the season, although it will be played against a league opponent. The Tigers also have a similar game schedule later in the season against Quinnipiac. Princeton will also face Notre Dame twice, Nebraska-Omaha, Minnesota State and Robert Morris in non-league games this season.
Playing UOIT
The Tigers face the Ontario Institute of Technology on Saturday in the first meeting between the two schools.
Team Notes
Youth Movement
Princeton's freshman and sophomore classes represent 64% of the team. Princeton's two largest classes are the sophomore class of nine and the freshman class of seven. Princeton smallest class is the juniors, of which there are four.
Season Openers
Princeton is 57-42-5 all-time in season-opening games. That includes a 36-21-2 record at home, a 10-12-0 record on the road and an 11-9-3 record at neutral sites. Last season the Tigers tied Bentley in their season opener, 3-3, at a neutral site. Princeton last played a season-opener on the road at Notre Dame to begin the 2005-06 season, winning 5-3.
Home and Away
Princeton finished 2006-07 with a 9-8-0 record on its home ice, a 6-8-2 record on the road and was 0-0-1 at neutral sites.
Scoring More...
Princeton finished the 2006-07 season having scored 102 goals, its highest total since scoring 104 in the 1998-99 season and its fourth highest total.
And Allowing Less
Princeton allowed 100 goals in 34 games last season, an average of 2.90 per game, which was the lowest in the past 10 seasons.
Field General
Guy Gadowsky enters his third season behind the Tiger bench. He is joined by third-year assistant coach Keith Fisher, Matt Lindsay and Neil Little. Lindsay is a Williams grad that most recently worked at Robert Morris, while Little will work with the goaltenders and played several seasons with the Philadelphia Phantoms.
Notably Absent
Princeton's nine-member senior class from a year ago has graduated and seven of the nine members have begun pro careers. Kevin Westgarth and Darroll Powe are playing in the AHL, Daryl Marcoux and Grant Goeckner-Zoeller in the ECHL, Brett Westgarth in the IHL, and Max Cousins and B.J. Sklapsky are playing in Europe.
On the Horizon
Princeton jumps into its league schedule next weekend with a trip to Central New York to visit Cornell and Colgate. The Tigers split there late last season. Princeton then opens its home schedule the following weekend against St. Lawrence and Clarkson.
Individual Notes
Leading Scorer
Princeton returns its leading scorer from last season, junior Lee Jubinville, who posted 29 points last year in 32 games. He was the team's second leading goal scorer and led the squad in assists.
Team Rookie of the Year
Sophomore Mark Magnowski was named the team's Rookie of the Year a season ago following a season that saw him score 10 goals and add 13 assists for 23 points, the most for a Princeton freshman in 10 seasons.
Leading Career Point Scorer
Junior Brett Wilson enters the season atop the career scoring charts of active Princeton players. Wilson has 44 points in two seasons of action and holds a five-point edge on classmate Lee Jubinville in the rankings.
Points From the Blueline
Senior Mike Moore, the lone junior or senior on the Tiger blueline, enters this season following a career-high 14 points last season which tied him for the team lead among defensemen. Sophomore Jody Pederson continued nine points from the blueline.
Double Digits
Princeton returns six players from last year's team that recorded double digits in points last season. In addition to Jubinville, Wilson, Magnowski and Moore, sophomore Cam MacIntyre had 13 points last season and sophomore Dan Bartlett had 10. MacIntyre's 13 points included a team-high three game-winning goals.
In the Pipes
Sophomore Zane Kalemba saw the bulk of the playing time last season for Princeton and recorded a team-high eight wins, the most for a single Tiger goaltender since the 2001-02 season when Dave Stathos won 11 games. Kalemba's single season 2.89 goals-against and .891 save percentage both ranked in the top 10 in the Princeton record books.
New to the Party
The Princeton roster boasts seven new faces for the upcoming season. They are forwards Matt Arhontas, Mike Kramer and Kevin Lohry, defensemen Taylor Fedun, Cam Ritchie and Matt Godlewski, as well as goaltender Alan Reynolds.