2007-08 Colgate University Hockey Union/Rensselaer • Fri.-Sat., Jan. 11-12, 2008 • AWAY Colgate held its own against two of the top teams in the country during its first games 2007-08 Schedule back from the holiday break, at the Badger Games 19 & 20 Date Opponent Time/Result Showdown. The Raiders skated to a 2-2 tie against then-No. 13 Wisconsin before beating Oct. 12 SACRED HEART W, 6-2 ColGAte Oct. 13 RIT W, 6-5 (7-8-3, 1-3-2 ECAC Hockey) the hosts in a shootout, then faced then-No. 11 Northeastern in the title game, where they Oct. 19 at No. 9/9 Michigan State L, 3-6 Union (6-8-3, 1-3-2 ECAC Hockey) outplayed the Huskies until the final minutes of Oct. 20 at No. 9/9 Michigan State L, 1-2 Friday, January 11, 2008 regulation. Oct. 26 vs. No. 15 St. Lawrence ! W, 2-1 7:00 p.m. ET Colgate is hoping to carry that success over to Oct. 27 vs. Rensselaer ! L, 0-2 league play, which resumes this weekend at Union Nov. 2 QUINNIPIAC* T, 1-1 OT Messa Rink (2,225) and Rensselaer. The Raiders have historically been Nov. 3 PRINCETON* (Silver Puck) L, 0-2 very successful against the Dutchmen, but the Schenectady, N.Y. Nov. 9 at Brown* L, 2-5 Engineers have provided trouble in recent years. Nov. 11 at Yale* L, 4-6 Rensselaer (8-10-3, 3-2-2 ECAC Hockey) Colgate will look to continue its good fortune versus Union, and avenge a 2-0 loss to Rensselaer from Nov. 16 at Dartmouth* T, 3-3 OT Saturday, January 12, 2008 earlier this season, to get the home stretch off to a Nov. 17 at No. 19 Harvard* W, 2-1 7:00 p.m. ET winning start. Nov. 23 CONNECTICUT W, 7-1 Nov. 24 CONNECTICUT L, 1-2 OT Houston Field House (5,217) Scouting the Dutchmen Dec. 1 ROBERT MORRIS W, 4-3 Troy, N.Y. Union took a 4-8-3 record into the holiday break, then returned to participate in a non-traditional Dec. 2 ROBERT MORRIS W, 5-0 Coaches end-of-year tournament. The Dutchment traveled Dec. 28 at No. 13 Wisconsin # T, 2-2 OT north of the border to New Brunswick for the Pete Dec. 29 vs. No. 11 Northeastern # L, 1-2 Colgate Don Vaughan (St. Lawrence ‘84) Kelly Tournament. Union played three exhibition 15th season at CU (246-225-49) Jan. 11 at Union* 7:00 games, and got wins over New Brunswick and 15th season overall (246-225-49) Jan. 12 at Rensselaer* 7:00 St. Thomas before losing to host UNB in the Union Nate Leaman (Cortland ‘97) Jan. 18 CLARKSON* 7:00 tournament’s title game. Last weekend, the 5th season at Union (63-82-19) Jan. 19 ST. LAWRENCE* 7:00 Dutchmen resumed NCAA play with wins against 5th season overall (63-82-19) Connecticut at home (4-1), and versus Army on the Jan. 25 YALE* 7:00 Rensselaer Seth Appert (Ferris State ‘97) road (3-2). Jan. 26 BROWN* 7:00 2nd season at RPI (18-28-11) Union’s top four scorers are either sophomores Feb. 1 at Cornell* 7:00 2nd season overall (18-28-11) or freshmen, and only three of them have 10 or Feb. 2 CORNELL* 7:00 Officials more points this season. Sophomore Jason Walters Feb. 8 at St. Lawrence* 7:00 FRI: Jack Millea (R), Jim Briggs, Kenneth Gates leads the way with 12 points, including 10 assists. Feb. 9 at Clarkson* 7:00 SAT: Matthew Smith (R), Nick Litterio, David Butova Sophomore Mario Valery-Trabucco leads the Feb. 15 RENSSELAER* 7:00 Dutchmen with six goals, and has 10 points. Radio Feb. 16 UNION* 7:00 Senior Justin Mrazek and freshman Corey Milan WKXZ 93.9 FM (Norwich/Oneonta) Feb. 22 at Princeton* 7:00 are sharing netminding duties this season. So WMCR 106.3 FM (Oneida, SAT only) Feb. 24 at Quinnipiac* 12:30 Play-by-Play: John McGraw far, Milan has played the majority of the minutes, and has a 2.82 goals against average and .902 Feb. 29 HARVARD* 7:00 Internet save percentage to go with a 2-5-3 record. Mrazek Mar. 1 DARTMOUTH* 4:00 Live video, radio broadcast, and live stats, boasts a 2.28 goals against average, .915 save Mar. 7-9 ECAC Hockey First Round www.goColgateRaiders.com percentage, and 4-3-0 record. campus sites Colgate SID - Michele Kelley Scouting the Engineers Mar. 14-16 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals Cell: (315) 420-8868 Office: (315) 228-7860 Rensselaer was impressive in the first half, campus sites Email: [email protected] finishing with a 8-5-3 record and earning a regular Mar. 21-22 ECAC Hockey Championship spot in the national polls. However, since mid- Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y. The Series with Union December, the Engineers have lost five straight Mar. 28-30 NCAA Regionals Colgate leads the all-time series with Union, games against nationally-ranked opponents, Apr. 10-12 NCAA Frozen Four 33-11-1, including wins in each of the last nine including getting swept by Miami at home before Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo. meetings. Of those nine wins, four have come via the holidays. shutout, and only one saw the Dutchmen score Six RPI players have scored at least 10 points Home games in CAPS more than one goal. The Raiders hold a 12-9-1 thos season. Freshman Tyler Helfrich is the team * ECAC Hockey game edge in games played in Schenectady. leader with 17 points, including a squad-best ! Citizens Bank Governor’s Cup, Albany, N.Y. # Badger Showdown The Series with Rensselaer 14 assists. Junior Andrei Uryadov is one of four Rensselaer holds a 55-47-3 lead in the all- Engineers who have a team-best six goals, and he time series with Colgate, including a 2-0 victory ranks second on the club with 16 points. The Raiders Aren’t Red Anymore over the Raiders in the title game of the Citizens Junior Mathias Lange and senior Jordan Alford Colgate’s nickname is “Raiders.” Although Bank Governor’s Cup earlier this season. RPI has continue to split time between the pipes. Lange the university’s athletic teams were once known a 32-19-0 against Colgate in Troy, but has lost owns the better numbers, with a 2.16 goals as the “Red Raiders,” Colgate dropped the five of the last six games it has played against against average and .927 save percentage. Alford “Red” from its nickname in 2001 due to the the Raiders on its home ice. Last year, the has a 2.72 goals against average and .902 save name’s relationship with the school’s old Native Engineers engineered a 3-2, come-from-behind percentage, and he earned the shutout against American mascot. Therefore, when referring win in overtime against Colgate at Houston Field Colgate in the title game of this year’s Citizens to Colgate athletic teams, please use just House. Bank Governor’s Cup. “Raiders.” The Last Time Out In the championship game against the Huskies, award has expanded to include other NCAA sports, Colgate was impressive in its first weekend back it was a defensive battle in which junior Tom Riley and it has developed into the nation’s premier from the holiday break, earning a tie against then- scored the lone goal for Colgate. NU’s Ryan Ginand tribute to senior student-athletes. No. 13 Wisconsin and playing a one-goal game found the back of the net in the final 90 seconds of From the initial candidate list, a national media versus No. 11 Northeastern to finish as the runner- regulation to give Northeastern the win. committee will select 10 finalists for the award in up at the Badger Showdown. Senior captain Jesse Winchester, who late January. Those 10 names will be placed on the In the opening round, the Raiders held leads contributed to each of Colgate’s three goals on official ballot for a nationwide vote that will include of 1-0 and 2-1 against the host Badgers, before the weekend, and freshman defenseman Wade coaches, media, and fans. The winner of the award settling for a 2-2 tie. Senior goaltender Mark Poplawski represented the Raiders on the all- will be announced and recognized at the 2008 Dekanich made 19 saves over the first two periods tournament team. Frozen Four in Denver. to keep UW off the board, and he remained the Prockow Joins Smith in Class of 2012 Winchester Has Century Mark in His Sights hero in the shootout when he stymied all eight On Jan. 8, Colgate announced the addition of Senior captain Jesse Winchester is just three Badger players he faced. Senior Tyler Burton forward Nicholas Prockow to its Class of 2012. points away from joining classmate and linemate provided a goal in the eighth round to boost the A 6-foot-1, 180-pound senior at the Berkshire Tyler Burton in Colgate’s 100 point club. When he Raiders into the title game. Academy, Prockow led his team with 11 goals to go achieves that milestone, he will be just the 47th with 21 assists for 32 points last season. player in school history to score 100 points in his Colgate’s Awards & Honors Prockow joins Austin Smith, who committed to career. PETER BOGDANICH Colgate in the spring, in the class. This season, Winchester had a hand in each of Colgate’s ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll (11/26) Smith is leading the Penticton Vees and ranks 12th three goals at the Badger Showdown to give him 97 in the BCHL with 53 points on 25 goals and 28 points for his career, and move him into the top 20 TYLER BURTON assists through 44 games.