2007-08 Colgate University Hockey Yale/Brown • Fri.-Sat., January 25-26, 2008 • Starr Rink The Raiders are in the middle of playing five out of six games at home, hosting Yale and 2007-08 Schedule Brown this weekend. Colgate is playing some Games 23 & 24 Date Opponent Time/Result of its best hockey of the season right now, having gone unbeaten in its last three games, Oct. 12 SACRED HEART W, 6-2 COLGATE Oct. 13 RIT W, 6-5 (9-9-4, 3-4-3 ECAC Hockey) and the team hopes to use its new-found success to avenge road losses to the Bulldogs and Bears Oct. 19 at No. 9/9 Michigan State L, 3-6 Yale (8-7-3, 4-4-3 ECAC Hockey) from November. Oct. 20 at No. 9/9 Michigan State L, 1-2 Oct. 26 vs. No. 15 St. Lawrence ! W, 2-1 Friday, January 25, 2008 Scouting the Bulldogs 7:00 p.m. ET After going unbeaten in seven out of eight Oct. 27 vs. Rensselaer ! L, 0-2 games from Nov. 17 to Jan. 5, Yale has lost three Nov. 2 QUINNIPIAC* T, 1-1 OT Starr Rink (2,246) of its last four, and enters the weekend with an Nov. 3 PRINCETON* (Silver Puck) L, 0-2 Hamilton, N.Y. 8-7-3 record. The Bulldogs’ biggest strength is their Nov. 9 at Brown* L, 2-5 penalty kill, which leads the nation at 90.7 percent Nov. 11 at Yale* L, 4-6 Brown (1-12-4, 1-6-3 ECAC Hockey) (68-of-75). Nov. 16 at Dartmouth* T, 3-3 OT Saturday, January 26, 2008 Sophomore Sean Backman leads Yale’s offense Nov. 17 at No. 19 Harvard* W, 2-1 with 17 points, including a team-high 10 goals; he 7:00 p.m. ET Nov. 23 CONNECTICUT W, 7-1 has a club-best 11 points in league play. Senior Will Nov. 24 CONNECTICUT L, 1-2 OT Starr Rink (2,246) Engasser paces the squad with 11 assists overall, Dec. 1 ROBERT MORRIS W, 4-3 Hamilton, N.Y. and ranks second with 14 points on the year. Sophomore Billy Blase has been impressive in Dec. 2 ROBERT MORRIS W, 5-0 Coaches his first season as Yale’s starting goaltender. He Dec. 28 at No. 13 Wisconsin # T, 2-2 OT brings a 1.92 goals against average and .927 save Dec. 29 vs. No. 11 Northeastern # L, 1-2 Colgate Don Vaughan (St. Lawrence ‘84) percentage, along with an 8-3-3 record, into Starr 15th season at CU (248-226-50) Jan. 11 at Union* L, 4-5 Rink this weekend. 15th season overall (248-226-50) Jan. 12 at Rensselaer* W, 4-0 Yale Keith Allain (Yale ‘80) Scouting the Bears Jan. 18 No. 12 CLARKSON* T, 1-1 OT 2nd season at Yale (19-24-6) Brown has gone winless in its last 13 games, Jan. 19 ST. LAWRENCE* W, 4-1 2nd season overall (19-24-6) so it will be eager to repeat the success it found Jan. 25 YALE* 7:00 Brown Roger Grillo (Maine ‘86) against Colgate earlier this season, when it earned Jan. 26 BROWN* 7:00 11th season at Brown (110-173-47) a 5-2 win versus the Raiders in Providence. That Feb. 1 at Cornell* 7:00 game remains the Bears’ lone victory this season. 11th season overall (110-173-47) Feb. 2 CORNELL* 7:00 Senior Jeff Prough leads Brown’s offense with Officials 13 points, including 10 assists. Brown’s top goal- Feb. 8 at St. Lawrence* 7:00 FRI: Peter Feola (R), Joseph Carusone, Stephen Shufelt scorer is sophomore Devin Timberlake, who has Feb. 9 at Clarkson* 7:00 SAT: Mike Baker (R), Joseph Carusone, Stephen Shufelt found the back of the net five times this year. The Feb. 15 RENSSELAER* 7:00 Radio Bears have been outscored 61-34 on the season. Feb. 16 UNION* 7:00 WKXZ 93.9 FM (Norwich/Oneonta) Brown’s starting goaltender is sophomore Dan Feb. 22 at Princeton* 7:00 WMCR 106.3 FM (Oneida, SAT only) Rosen, who owns a 3.38 goals against average and Feb. 24 at Quinnipiac* 12:30 Play-by-Play: John McGraw .897 save percentage. Junior backup Mark Sibbald, Feb. 29 HARVARD* 7:00 Internet who has started five games on the year, boasts a Mar. 1 DARTMOUTH* 4:00 .921 save percentage. Live video, radio broadcast, and live stats, Mar. 7-9 ECAC Hockey First Round www.goColgateRaiders.com The Last Time Out campus sites Colgate SID - Michele Kelley Senior goaltender Mark Dekanich limited both Mar. 14-16 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals Cell: (315) 420-8868 Office: (315) 228-7860 No. 12 Clarkson and St. Lawrence to one goal campus sites Email: [email protected] each as the Raiders earned three points during the Mar. 21-22 ECAC Hockey Championship weekend series against the North Country teams. On Friday, senior captain Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y. The Series with Yale Jesse Winchester scored Mar. 28-30 NCAA Regionals The Raiders own a 44-35-3 edge in the the game-tying goal against Apr. 10-12 NCAA Frozen Four all-time series with Yale, including a 24-12-1 the Golden Knights, earning Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo. advantage in games played in Hamilton. Earlier his 100th career point in the this season, the Bulldogs upset Colgate, 6-4, Home games in CAPS process. Dekanich made 36 at Ingalls Rink. The Raiders are 8-2-0 in their * ECAC Hockey game saves to preserve the tie, which last 10 home games against Yale, including five ! Citizens Bank Governor’s Cup, Albany, N.Y. was the 14th of his career. straight wins between 2000 and 2002. Last # Badger Showdown Winchester The next night, Colgate season, Colgate beat Yale 4-1 at Starr Rink. got goals from four different players, paced by The Series with Brown sophomore David McIntyre, who had a goal and The Raiders Aren’t Red Anymore Colgate has dominated the overall series two assists. Freshman Kevin McNamara scored Colgate’s nickname is “Raiders.” Although with Brown, 46-17-4, including a 26-3-2 record the game-winning goal, his second of the season, the university’s athletic teams were once known against the Bears in Hamilton. Earlier this and Winchester capped the game’s scoring with an as the “Red Raiders,” Colgate dropped the season, Brown stunned the Raiders at Meehan unassisted shorthanded goal off a Saint turnover. “Red” from its nickname in 2001 due to the Auditorium, 5-2. That game still stands as the For his efforts, Winchester was honored as the name’s relationship with the school’s old Native Bears’ only win of the season. Prior to that ECAC Hockey Player of the Week for the second American mascot. Therefore, when referring game, Colgate held an 11-game unbeaten streak time this season. to Colgate athletic teams, please use just against Brown. “Raiders.” Winchester Scores 100th Point second shorthanded goal of his career versus St. Cox has led Colgate’s charitable efforts since Senior captain Jesse Winchester recorded his Lawrence, to finish with 101 career points. He is the beginning of his freshman season. Under his 100th career point when he scored the game-tying now in a tie with former teammate Kyle Wilson leadership, the Raiders have raised more than goal against No. 12 Clarkson last weekend. With for 44th place on Colgate’s all-time scoring list. $10,000 worth of cash and other donations for the point, he became the 47th player in school Winchester needs two more points to move into a local and national charities, including the National history to record 100 points in his career. four-way tie for 40th place. MS Society and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Winchester finished the weekend series against Winchester joins linemate Tyler Burton as a Sale of Third Jerseys to Benefit Charity the North Country with two goals, including the member of the century club, giving Colgate two The Raiders debuted their special third jerseys 100-point scorers on its team for just the second in last weekend’s games against Clarkson and St. time in 12 years. In 1996, Mike Harder, Chris Lawrence. The team is selling them for $250 each, Colgate’s Awards & Honors DeProfio, and Earl Cronan were all 100-point with proceeds going to ECAC Hockey Coaches vs. PETER BOGDANICH scorers. Two years ago, Kyle Wilson scored his Cancer as well as the American Hockey Coaches ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll (11/26) 100th career point in his final game at Starr Rink to Association (AHCA) Hockey Coaches Care fund, join classmate Jon Smyth in the century club. TYLER BURTON which exists to help people involved in amateur Coaches Preseason All-ECAC Hockey Team Cox Nominated for Hockey Humanitarian Award hockey during times of hardship. Fans may Media Preseason All-ECAC Hockey Team Sophomore Ethan Cox is one of 22 candidates purchase the jerseys on a first-come, first-served College Hockey News Preseason “Player to Watch” for the Hockey Humanitarian Award, the foundation basis, and the jerseys will be distributed at the end ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll (10/15) announced on Monday, Jan. 21. The Humanitarian of the season. Prior to this weekend’s games, only Citizens Bank Governor’s Cup Award is presented annually to “college hockey’s a few jerseys remained unpurchased. To reserve a All-Tournament Team finest citizen,” and its nominees include both male jersey, fans should call (315) 228-7570.