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Men's Hockey to Take On Yale for ECAC Title

Keenan Weatherford  —  Mar 21, 2009

The men's hockey team will face off against Yale at 7:15 p.m. for the ECAC Hockey title. The team advanced to the finals after a 4-3 double overtime win against Princeton last night. The Red trailed, 3-1, in the third period but two goals set up the extra periods, and forward Colin Greening finished it off with a shot from between the circles halfway through the second overtime.

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Men's Hockey Shut Out by Yale in ECAC Hockey Title Game

Keenan Weatherford  —  Mar 21, 2009

Yale outskated and shut out, 5-0, a Cornell squad coming off of a double-overtime win the previous night. The Bulldogs' Sean Backman notched a hat trick, including one empty-net goal, to lead the offense.

A day after the 4-3 comeback win over Princeton, Cornell's skaters found themselves on the wrong side of the play one too many times on Saturday night. Yale was penalized 10 times for 20:00 (compared to eight penalties for 16:00 by the Red), but Cornell went 0-for-7 on the power play and only took eight shots on the man advantage.

Hat trick: Yale's Sean Backman (16) slips in one of his three goals scored against the Red in the ECAC Hockey championship game.Hat trick: Yale's Sean Backman (16) slips in one of his three goals scored against the Red in the ECAC Hockey championship game.

Men's Hockey to Take On Princeton in Tournament Semifinals

Keenan Weatherford  —  Mar 19, 2009

The men's hockey team will face off against Princeton, the third-place finisher in ECAC Hockey, at 7:30 p.m. at the Times Union Center in Albany on Friday. Cornell won the first meeting between the two teams this season, 1-0, in New Jersey behind a goal from senior forward Tyler Mugford and a shutout by junior goalie Ben Scrivens. The second game between the Tigers and the Red this season looked like it would finish the same way — the Red had a 1-0 lead heading into the final minute of play. But the Tigers scored twice in the last 36 seconds to snag the 2-1 win and tie up the season series.

Men's Hockey Advances to Semifinals With 4-3 Win Over Rensselaer

Keenan Weatherford  —  Mar 16, 2009

Senior Evan Barlow ensured a memorable night on his last game at Lynah Rink, scoring two goals for the second night in a row to lead the men's hockey team over Rensselaer, 4-3, and into the semifinals of the ECAC Hockey tournament. Cornell capitalized on 1-of-2 power-play attempts against a more-disciplined RPI squad that gave the Red 17 man-up opportunities on Saturday night. RPI couldn't cash in on any of its three power plays, making the Engineers 0-for-11 during the three-game series. Freshman Riley Nash added three assists in the win and senior Michael Kennedy and freshman Keir Ross both added a goal. Junior goalie Ben Scrivens notched 31 saves.

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