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Men's Hockey Opens Homestand With Rensselaer and Union
November 29, 2007 | Men's Ice Hockey
Game 9 - No. 18 Rensselaer at Princeton
GAMETIME: Friday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. GAME NOTES: Click here for PDF. LIVESTATS: Click here. Game 10 - Union at Princeton
GAMETIME: Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. LIVESTATS: Click here.
SITE: Hobey Baker Rink (Princeton, N.J.)
RECORDS: Princeton (4-4-0, 3-3-0 ECACH); Rensselaer (6-4-3, 1-1-2 ECACH)
SERIES RECORD: Rensselaer leads 59-25-9 overall and 21-13-4 at Princeton.
LAST MEETING: Princeton won 6-2 at home on Dec. 9, 2006.
STREAK: Princeton won the last meeting.
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SITE: Hobey Baker Rink (Princeton, N.J.)
RECORDS: Princeton (4-4-0, 3-3-0 ECACH); Union (2-5-2, 0-2-2 ECACH)
SERIES RECORD: Princeton leads 18-15-4 overall and 12-6-1 at home.
LAST MEETING: Princeton won 4-3 in overtime at home on Dec. 8, 2006.
STREAK: Princeton won the last meeting.
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This Week's Storylines Individual Notes Two By A D-Man Come From Behind
This Weekend
Princeton opens up a four-game homestand with league games against Rensselaer and Union. The Tigers are 4-4 overall and 3-3 in league play entering the weekend's games.
Last Time Out
Princeton completed its three-game series with Quinnipiac with a 4-2 win on Saturday afternoon. Princeton fell behind 1-0 in the game, but tied it moments later and scored three goals in the third period to win 4-2 and snap a four-game losing streak.
This Week's Opponents
The Series with Rensselaer
Princeton hosts Rensselaer on Friday night in the 94th meeting between the two schools. RPI leads the all-time series 59-9-25 and leads 21-13-4 in games played at Princeton. The teams split last season with the Engineers winning 4-3 in overtime at home, and Princeton winning 6-2 at home. Princeton is 3-2-1 against Rensselaer over the past three seasons.
Scouting the Engineers
Rensselaer is 6-4-3 overall and 1-1-2 in league play entering the weekend. RPI has been ranked in the second half of the national top 20 for the past several weeks, but has won just once in its last six outings, a 7-4 win at Dartmouth two weekends ago. RPI hosted its annual tournament last weekend and tied American International and fell to Notre Dame.
Last Season vs. Rensselaer
Princeton and Rensselaer split last year's games with each team winning on home ice. RPI won 4-3 at home in overtime despite being outshot by the Tigers 39-13. Brandan Kushniruk had two assists in that game. Princeton avenged the loss later in the season with a 6-2 win at Baker Rink. Lee Jubinville had a goal and two assists in the win.
The Series with Union
Princeton and Union meet for the 38th time on Saturday night in a series that Princeton leads 18-15-4. Princeton is 12-6-1 in the series at home. Last season, each team won its home ice in overtime by identical 4-3 scores.
Scouting the Dutchmen
Union is 2-5-2 overall and 0-2-2 in league play entering the weekend. The Dutchmen opened the season with two wins over Ferris State, but are winless in the seven games since. Union last played on Sunday, when it fell to Massachusetts 5-2.
Last Season vs. Union
Both teams picked up 4-3 overtime wins in their home buildings last season. Lee Jubinville scored twice in the loss at Union in November, while Brandan Kushniruk scored the overtime game winner in December at Princeton.
Off-Ice Honor
Senior Landis Stankievech was announced as a Rhodes Scholar this week. The senior from Trochu, Alberta was one of three Princetonians to win a Rhodes Scholarship and he will study at Oxford next year. Twenty Princeton athletes have won Rhodes Scholarships, including Mike Spence, a hockey player and recent Nobel Prize for Economics winner, and Bill Bradley, a basketball player and politician.
Rookie of the Week
Cam Ritchie became Princeton's first league Rookie of the Week recipient as he scored his first two collegiate goals in Saturday's 4-2 win at Quinnipiac. His first goal gave Princeton a 2-1 lead early in the third period and his second goal sealed the Tiger win in the final minute.
First Two in the Same Game
Cam Ritchie became the first Princeton player to record his first and second career goals in the same game since Brandan Kushniruk did it in the 2005-06 season. Kushniruk did it nearly two years ahead of Ritchie, in a 6-3 win at Quinnipiac.
Cam Ritchie's two goals in Saturday's win marked the first time a Princeton defenseman has scored two goals in a game since Steve Shirreffs did it on Feb. 27, 1998 in a 4-4 tie with Vermont.
More From Moore
Mike Moore currently leads all Tiger defensemen with six assists this season. That number also leads all league defenseman in conference scoring and ranks secodn in overall scoring.
More Firsts
In addition to Cam Ritchie, two other freshman recorded their first goals against Quinnipiac. Mike Kramer scored his in Wednesday's loss, while Matt Godlewski picked his up in Saturday's win.
Kaiser Roll
Kevin Kaiser returned to the lineup on Saturday after missing two games with an injury. The result was his first career multiple-point game as he assisted on Princeton's first and second goals in the win.
Not Since His First Game
Brad Schroeder notched an assist in Wednesday's loss to Quinnipiac. The assist was his first point since scoring a goal in his first collegiate game, the 2006-07 season-opener against Bentley.
First Win in First Start
Alan Reynolds made his first collegiate start on Saturday at Quinnipiac and made 16 saves to record his first collegiate win.
Team Notes
Turning the Momentum
After starting last season 1-6-2, the Tigers finished out the season 14-10-1. With a 4-4 record this season, the Tigers are 18-14-1 over the last calendar year.
5 on 3
Princeton's game-winning goal on Saturday at Quinnipiac came with a two-man advantage. It was Princeton's first 5 on 3 goal of the season and it came in the third opportunity. Princeton is 1-3 with a two-man advantage and has killed off the only two-man disadvantage is has faced.
Contributions By the D-Men
Five of Princeton's 10 points recorded during Saturday's win came from defensemen. In addition to Ritchie scoring, Matt Godlewski recorded his first collegiate goal in the win, while classmate Taylor Fedun and senior Mike Moore added assists.
It's Not Only Offensive
The Princeton defense limited Quinnipiac to just one shot on goal in the second period of Saturday's loss and held the Bobcats to eight shots over the final two periods.
Princeton's win on Saturday was its first this season in a game that it did not score the first goal in. Prior to Saturday, Princeton had never trailed in its three wins, and had never led in its four losses.
Home and Away
Princeton finished 2006-07 with a 9-8 record on its home ice, a 6-8-2 record on the road and was 0-0-1 at neutral sites. Princeton is currently 4-1-0 on the road this season and 0-3-0 at home.
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. Princeton's freshman, sophomore and junior classes have contributed 87% of the team's scoring this season.
On the Horizon
Princeton returns to Hobey Baker Rink next weekend for a two-game non-league series against No. 7 Notre Dame.