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Princeton University Athletics
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Men's Hockey Hosts Brown & No. 13 Yale in Home Finale; Honors Seniors
February 19, 2015 | Men's Ice Hockey
| Game 25: Brown at Princeton |
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| Gametime | Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. / Hobey Baker Rink l Tickets |
| Game Coverage | Live Video l Live Stats |
| Twitter: @PUTigers_Live | |
| Series Info | Record: Brown leads 85-66-9 (began 1900-01) |
| Streak: 1 Princeton win, 1 tie |
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| Records | Princeton (4-17-3, 2-14-2 ECAC); Brown (7-17-1, 2-14-2 ECAC) |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PUhockey l Game Notes |
| Brown |
Roster l Schedule l Stats l @BrownMensHockey |
| Game 26: No. 13 Yale at Princeton |
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| Gametime | Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. / Hobey Baker Rink l Tickets |
| Game Coverage | Live Video l Live Stats |
| Twitter: @PUTigers_Live |
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| Series Info | Record: Yale leads 134-103-11 (began 1900-01) |
| Streak: 5 Yale wins, 1 tie |
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| Records | Princeton (4-17-3, 2-14-2 ECAC); Yale (15-7-3, 10-6-2 ECAC) |
| Princeton | Roster l Schedule l Stats l @PUhockey l Game Notes |
| Yale |
Roster l Schedule l Stats l @Yale_Hockey |
PRINCETON, N.J. (2/18/15) - It's the final weekend of hockey at Hobey Baker Rink this season and the Tigers will honor their six-member senior class prior to the Yale game on Saturday, Feb. 21. On Friday, Princeton hosts Brown. Both games begin at 7 p.m.
EYE ON THE TIGERS
Princeton is coming off of a three-point weekend that saw the Tigers defeat Clarkson 2-1 before a 1-1 tie with No. 20 St. Lawrence. The Tigers are now 4-17-3 overall and 2-14-2 in the ECAC with four games left in the regular season. Juniors Jonathan Liau and Kyle Rankin sit atop the scoring column, as Liau has four goals and eight assists, while Rankin has three goals and seven assists. Sophomore Ben Foster adds three goals and six helpers, while junior Mike Ambrosia and senior defender Aaron Ave chips in seven points apiece. This week's ECAC Goaltender of the Week, Colton Phinney sports a .918 save percentage and a 2.93 goals against average.
THE PRINCETON/BROWN SERIES
Brown owns an 85-66-9 edge over Princeton in the all-time series that began in 1900-01. The teams split the series last year with Brown taking a 6-3 game at Hobey Baker Rink in November before Princeton won 3-2 in Providence in February. The teams skated to a 2-2 tie a few weeks ago in Providence. Tucker Brockett leads all active skaters against Brown with four assists, while Jonathan Liau has one goal and two assists. Colton Phinney is 1-0-1 against the Bears with a .200 GAA and a .943 save percentage.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
Brown is coming on strong in the final stretch of the ECAC season, having won the last three games and is 3-1-1 in its last five. Last weekend the Bears dominated Rensselaer, 6-3, before a 1-0 win over Union. The wins have pushed Brown past Princeton in the standings, as the Bears now have a three-point cushion over the Tigers. Junior Mark Naclerio and senior Matt Lorito lead the team in scoring with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Both have scored a team-best eight goals, while Naclerio has a team-high nine assists. Junior Nick Lappin adds 13 points and senior defender Joey de Concilys has 12. Freshman Sam Lafferty (PIT) and senior Massimo Lamacchia each add 10 points. Sophomores Tyler Steel and Tim Ernst have split playing time in net. Steel has an .885 save percentage and a 4.31 GAA, while Ernst has a .909 save percentage and a 2.88 GAA and was in goal for this season's tie.
THE PRINCETON/YALE SERIES
Princeton and Yale are meeting for the third time this season after facing each other in a non-conference game to start the 2014-15 season at the Liberty Hockey Invitational. That game resulted in a 2-2 tie with Yale winning a shootout to advance to the championship game. Yale then earned a 4-0 shutout on Jan. 30. Yale holds a 134-103-11 lead in more than 100-year old series and is 5-0-1 in the last six meetings. Princeton last win came on March 3, 2012 during the ECAC First Round Series. Ryan Siiro has three points in three games against the Bulldogs, while Colton Phinney is 0-2-1 with an .888 save percentage and a 4.55 GAA.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Yale enters the weekend with a 15-7-3 overall record and is 10-6-2 in the ECAC to sit in third place in the standings. Vying for one of four first-round byes, the Bulldogs are 4-1-1 since a 4-0 win over Princeton at the end of January with three wins coming by way of shutouts. The team boasts the top scoring defense in the league at 1.56 goals per game. Sophomore Mike Doherty has tallied a team-high 11 goals and adds seven assists for 18 points. Sophomore John Hayden (CHI) and freshman Ryan Hitchcock both have a team-best 11 assists, with Hayden scoring six goals and Hitchcock three. Junior Cody Learned and sophomore Frankie DeChiara add 12 points apiece. Sophomore Alex Lyon has played started in all but one game in goal and has a .940 save percentage and a 1.59 GAA.