January 2012
26 posts
1.27 Union Line Chart vs. Clarkson
Union men and women set for key ECAC stretch run
Today, the Union men’s and women’s ice hockey teams both have key games as they head into the stretch run of ECAC Hockey play. Let’s face it, every game this time of the year is important, as the men’s team chases the Cleary Cup, and the women’s team its first ECAC Hockey playoff berth in program history.
Here are game notes for Union’s game today against RPI...
Nice Weekend for Women's Hockey/Union in Polls
After a number of agonizing ties and overtime losses, the women’s ice hockey team recorded its second ECAC Hockey win of the season by earning a 2-0 win over Yale on Pink at the Rink day at Messa Rink. Senior goaltender Kate Gallagher was outstanding, stopping all 34 shots, and Stefanie Thomson and Lauren Hoffman each scored to help the Dutchwomen earn the victory. (click here) In...
1.21 Union Line Chart vs. Brown
1.20 Union Line Chart vs. Yale
On the road again...Links from New Haven
Another weekend, another ECAC road trip for the Dutchmen, who are seeking revenge this weekend for two losses earlier this season against Yale and Brown.
First up for Union will be Yale, the team that handed the Dutchmen their worst loss of the season, a 4-0 defeat on Nov. 12 at Messa Rink.
Here are game notes from Union (click here) and Yale (click here) for tomorrow night’s matchup.
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Vote Troy Grosenick, Jeremy Welsh, or Kelly Zajac...
We are heading into the start of Hobey Baker campaigning season. Union has three strong candidates for the award in junior forward Jeremy Welsh, sophomore goaltender Troy Grosenick and senior forward Kelly Zajac.
I would encourage all Union fans to vote early and often for their choice at the following link. (click here) The 10 finalists will be announced in early March.
A special weekend...
What a weekend it was! While officially, Union wins against Harvard and Rensselaer will only count as four points in the league standings, fans of the program will remember this past weekend for years to come.
First, the Dutchmen beat Harvard 2-0 on Friday night in front of 8,891 (mostly Union) fans at Fenway Park in what is believed to be the largest crowd ever to see an ECAC Hockey regular...
1.14 Union Line Chart vs. RPI
1.13 Union Line Chart vs. Harvard
Pictures and Links From Fenway Park
And so we’ve arrived at another historic day for Union men’s ice hockey, the team’s first outdoor game in over 62 years. Union takes the ice tonight against Harvard at 7:30 p.m. (game time moved due to windy conditions at Fenway Park) and there has been no shortage of media attention:
The Times Union has the game covered from every angle (click here for roundup of stories)
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A Look Inside Frozen Fenway...Links
While the weather forecast moved Union’s practice away from Fenway Park tomorrow afternoon, the team will still take the ice tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. at Bentley College in Watertown. The team may have a chance to skate at the Fenway Rink on Friday morning, weather permitting.
NESN ran a commercial with a behind the scenes look at locker rooms and the playing surface at Fenway Park....
1.7 Union Line Chart vs. Dartmouth
1.6 Union Line Chart vs. Harvard
Union Back to Work at Messa Rink
With sophomore defenseman Mike Ingoldsby watching practice from the press box, the Dutchmen were back at it at Messa Rink on Tuesday.
December 2011
31 posts
12.31 Union Line Chart vs. Colorado College
12.30 Union Line Chart vs. Denver
Morning Links From Pregame Skate
As the Dutchmen prepare for their first game in 13 days, here are a few links to take note of…
Ken Schott notes that Union traveled to Colorado a day early to help the team prepare for the altitute change. (click here).
Schott also spoke with Coach Bennett about the status of Mike Ingoldsby, who will most likely return to Union for the winter term (click here)
Mike Cioffi of the Troy...
Union Hockey: A Year to Remember Part V
Union Hockey 2011: A Year to Remember
As the calendar year of 2011 comes to a close, the Official Blog of Union Hockey takes a look back at a landmark year for Union College Hockey. While there were plenty of highlights to choose from, here are the top moments, in pictures, from each of the past 12 months.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 27, 2011, Ann Arbor, MI - A memorable weekend for the team - Union attended a...
Catching Up on Links....Union Arrives in Denver
After a weekend off, the Dutchmen went back to work this week, practicing at Messa Rink on Tuesday before flying out to Denver early Wednesday morning. In the pictures above, a few of the Dutchmen check out the fantastic Rocky Mountain scenery en route to the team hotel.
While Union and the rest of the college hockey world were off on Christmas weekend, there were a few articles of note...
Union Hockey: A Year to Remember Part IV
Union Hockey 2011: A Year to Remember
As the calendar year of 2011 comes to a close, the Official Blog of Union Hockey takes a look back at a landmark year for Union College Hockey. While there were plenty of highlights to choose from, here are the top moments, in pictures, from each of the past 12 months.
SEPTEMBER
September 28, 2011, Albany, NY – Union is picked to finish second in the...
Union Hockey: A Year to Remember Part III
SUMMER MONTHS
May 24, 2011, Schenectady, NY – Head coach Rick Bennett announces his assistant coaches, Joe Dumais and Jason Tapp. Dumais joins Union after three years on the coaching staff at Connecticut, but is recognizable to some Union fans as a former standout at Quinnipiac. Tapp, who helped mold Keith Kinkaid into a First-Team All-American goaltender in two years as a volunteer assistant,...
Union Hockey: A Year to Remember Part II
As the calendar year of 2011 comes to a close, the Official Blog of Union Hockey takes a look back at a landmark year for Union College Hockey. While there were plenty of highlights to choose from, here are the top moments, in pictures, from each of the past 12 months.
MARCH
March 20, 2011, Schenectady, NY – Union fans gather with the men’s hockey team at the Nott Memorial for a historic moment...
Union Hockey: A Year to Remember
Union Hockey 2011: A Year to Remember
As the calendar year of 2011 comes to a close, the Official Blog of Union Hockey takes a look back at a landmark year for Union College Hockey. While there were plenty of highlights to choose from, the blog will feature the top moments from each month this year, starting with January and February…
JANUARY
Jan. 28, 2011, Schenectady, NY - Union...
Union earns big non-conference win at Merrimack
Looking at Union’s schedule before the season, the eight game road gauntlet starting in mid-November to close out 2011 looked like a time we’d find out just how good the Dutchmen would be this season.
Six games into the trip, the Dutchmen are 4-0-2, with two wins against ranked opponents, at Michigan, and a win last night at Merrimack in front of a full house at Lawler Arena. (click...
12.17 Union Line Chart vs. Merrimack
Union-Merrimack Links
The team is on the bus en route to Merrimack, the last game for the Dutchmen before winter break.
Union and Merrimack meet for the first time since 2004, and the first time at Lawler Arena since 2002. This will mark Union’s first meeting against a team ranked in the top 5 since facing No. 1 Yale at Messa Rink last season. It is Union’s first game against a top 5 non-conference...
Two Programs on a Similar Arc
The final three games of Union’s eight game odyssey away from Messa Rink may involve the toughest opponents that the Dutchmen will face all season.
The stretch starts on Saturday at No. 5 Merrimack in a game that will be broadcast nationally on Fox College Sports Atlantic (click here for details)
The Warriors, who were ranked No. 1 in the nation for the first time in program history...
12.10 Union Line Chart vs. RPI