ECAC WEST NEWSLETTER
Volume 3, Number 5
November 26th, 1996
 
NIAGARA GOES 4-0 on the week; ELMIRA BEATS PLATTSBURGH FOR SEASON SWEEP
 - The Purple Eagles of Niagara won all four of their games last week
 in impressive style - the combined score of the four contests was
 38-5. Elmira completed a season series sweep of Plattsburgh with a 5-4
 victory at Plattsburgh.
 
STANDINGS
                                W       L       T       Pts     GF      GA
Niagara (8-4)   2       0       0       4       78      39
RIT (4-0-1)     1       0       0       2       52      22
Mercyhurst (5-3)        1       0       0       2       45      23
Elmira (6-1)    1       1       0       2       34      28
Canisius (5-3)  1       2       0       2       40      31
Hobart (1-6-1)  0       3       0       0       36      58
Note: Niagara, in their first season in the ECAC West, is ineligible for the
playoffs.
 
 
RECENT RESULTS
11/19:
Canisius 2 at Fredonia 1
Oswego 4 at Hobart 4
Brockport 1 at Niagara 13
 
11/22:
Elmira 5 at Plattsburgh 4
Buffalo State 1 at Mercyhurst 5
Findlay 1 at Niagara 7
Canisius 4 at Cortland 5
 
11/23:
Fairfield 4 at Canisius 8
Mercyhurst 2 at Oswego 5
Findlay 2 at Niagara 8
RIT 6 at Geneseo 6
 
11/24:
Fairfield 1 at Niagara 10
 
 
TEAM-BY-TEAM REPORT:
CANISIUS: The Griffs went 2-1 on a week that saw them defeat Fredonia
 2-1 on Tuesday. Canisius then lost a tough 5-4 decision at Cortland on
 Friday, but rebounded to defeat Fairfield the next night. They host
 Holy Cross on Friday.
 
ELMIRA:  The Soaring Eagles continued their recent mastery of rival
 Plattsburgh State. Elmira has already swept the season series with the
 Cardinals, defeating them by identical 4-3 scores both times. The
 Soaring Eagles will spend Thanksgiving in Maine, as they participate
 in the Colby Tournament on 11/29-11/30. Elmira will face Bentley in
 the first round.
 
HOBART: The Statesmen showed promise is a 4-4 tie against Oswego.
 Hobart lead 4-2 with just 1:43 to play before Oswego launched a
 furious comeback to tie. Hobart will also be hosting Holy Cross this
 week - their game is Saturday.
 
MERCYHURST : The Lakers had a .500 week, defeating Buffalo State 5-1 on
 home ice but then losing in Oswego by a 5-2 score. The Lakers will
 host St. Norbert of the NCHA in a pair of games this weekend.
 
NIAGARA - The Purple Eagles continue to impress. They won all four of
 their games last week by a combined score of 38-5. Niagara has already
 played 12 games this season, and appear to be gaining confidence with
 each favorable showing. They face a real test this weekend at the
 Plattsburgh Tournament, which features four quality teams (Niagara,
 Norwich, Plattsburgh, RIT).
 
RIT: The Tigers did not play up to potential in a 6-6 tie with local
 rival Geneseo in a game that lasted over four and a half hours due to
 problems with the ice surface. The Tigers join Niagara at the
 Plattsburgh Tournament this weekend. RIT faces Norwich in the first round.
 
 
UPCOMING GAMES
11/29:
Holy Cross at Canisius
RIT vs. Norwich (Plattsburgh Tournament)
Niagara at Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh Tournament)
Elmira vs. Bentley (Colby Tournament)
St. Norbert at Mercyhurst
 
11/30:
Holy Cross at Hobart
RIT vs. Niagara/Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh Tournament)
Niagara vs. Norwich/RIT (Plattsburgh Tournament)
Elmira vs. Colby/Southern Maine (Colby Tournament)
St. Norbert at Mercyhurst
 
 
GAME OF THE WEEK: The Colby and Plattsburgh Tournaments should include
 games with NCAA tournament ramifications. Elmira will be looking to
 face Colby in the championship game there, while the Plattsburgh
 Tournament is truly up for grabs with the likes of Niagara (8-2
 excluding D-I Air Force), Plattsburgh (3-2-1 to lead the SUNYAC),
 Norwich (2-0) and RIT (4-0-1).
 
ECAC WEST vs.
SUNYAC          11-5-2
ECAC East       0-0-0
ECAC N/C/S            5-0-0
Other                   3-3-0
TOTAL                   19-8-2
 
Chris Lerch
US College Hockey Magazine
 
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