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Princeton University Athletics
Town Topics Previews Men's Hockey Season
October 28, 2011 | Men's Ice Hockey
Bill Alden, Town Topics (10/26/11)
Bob Prier has hit the ground running since taking the helm of the Princeton University men's ice hockey team this past May.
“No question that it has been a dead sprint; it has been extremely enjoyable getting acclimated with Princeton,” said Prier, a former star player and assistant coach at St. Lawrence who took over the Tiger program after Guy Gadowsky left to be the head coach at Penn State.
“My assistant coaches went through the same thing. We have bonded; we really don't think about it any more. In the last six weeks we have spent a lot of time with the guys. It has been great to get to know them. They are a fantastic group of guys; they are lots of fun.”
The Tigers will open the Prier era this weekend when they play in the Ivy Shootout at Hanover, N.H. where they will face No. 10 Yale on October 28 and Brown the next day in non-conference contests.
Prier believes the fans at Baker Rink will have a lot of fun watching the team's group of forwards.