ECAC WEST NEWSLETTER
Volume 3, Number 2
November 6th, 1996
RIT AND CANISIUS WIN TOURNEYS; ELMIRA SWEEPS SUNYAC RIVALS - ECAC West
teams put in good showings last weekend. Canisius defeated Brockport
and Cortland to take their tournament championship, and RIT bested
Villanova and Niagara on their way to victory at the RIT Invitational.
Elmira scored impressive wins over the top two teams in the SUNYAC's
preseason poll - Oswego and Plattsburgh.
STANDINGS
W L T Pts GF GA
Niagara (3-2) 1 0 0 2 28 23
RIT (3-0) 0 0 0 0 40 13
Canisius (2-0) 0 0 0 0 7 1
Elmira (2-0) 0 0 0 0 11 9
Mercyhurst (3-2) 0 0 0 0 30 12
Hobart (1-3) 0 1 0 0 22 29
Note: Niagara, in their first season in the ECAC West, is ineligible
for the playoffs.
RECENT RESULTS
11/1:
Villanova 3 at RIT 20 (RIT Tournament SemiFinals)
Mercyhurst 4 vs. Niagara 5 (ot) (RIT Tournament SemiFinals)
Brockport 1 at Canisius 2 (Canisius Tournament SemiFinals)
Hobart 4 vs. Geneseo 8 (Buffalo State Tournament SemiFinals)
Elmira 5 at Oswego 4
11/2:
Niagara 4 at RIT 9 (RIT Tournament Championship)
Mercyhurst 16 vs. Villanova 0 (RIT Tournament Consolation)
Cortland 0 at Canisius 5 (Canisius Tournament Championship)
Hobart 8 vs. Iona 3 (Buffalo State Tournament Consolation)
Plattsburgh 5 at Elmira 6
11/5:
Hobart 4 at Cortland 6
TEAM-BY-TEAM REPORT:
CANISIUS: The Griffs outscored Brockport and Cortland by a combined 7-1
to open the season with a first place finish in their Tournament.
Griffs goalie Kevin Kreutzer stopped 55 of 56 shots on the weekend.
Canisius opens their conference schedule with a rematch of last year's
ECAC West Championship game when RIT pays a visit on 11/8. Another
tough contest follows the next night when the Griffs travel to Mercyhurst.
ELMIRA: This is supposed to be a rebuilding year for Elmira, but don't
tell that to Oswego or Plattsburgh, who both suffered season-opening
losses at the hands of the Soaring Eagles. Elmira opens their ECAC
West season this Saturday at Hobart, followed by a mid-week contest at
Buffalo State.
HOBART: The Statesmen ended their losing streak, but only went 1-2 in
the process, beating Iona but losing to SUNYAC rivals Geneseo and
Cortland. Hobart hosts Elmira in their lone game this week.
MERCYHURST : The Lakers lost a heartbreaker to Niagara, giving up the
tying goal with just 18 seconds left in regulation, and then losing
the game in overtime. Mercyhurst rebounded to pound Villanova 16-0 the
next day, but the Lakers have to be disappointed with their 3-2 start.
They host Canisius in their first conference game of the year on Saturday.
NIAGARA - The Purple Eagles scored their first major win of the season,
coming back from 2 goals down to defeat Mercyhurst in the first round
of the RIT Tournament. Niagara played well in the early going the next
night against host RIT, but eventually found themselves on the wrong
end of a 9-4 score. Niagara travels to Colorado Springs this weekend
for a pair against Air Force.
RIT: The Tigers won their won tournament in impressive fashion, beating
Villanova and Niagara by a combined score of 29-7. RIT trailed Niagara
3-2 at then end of the first period of Saturday's championship game,
but scored 5 unanswered goals in the second to put the game
away.Junior forward Steve Toll has 3 hat-tricks in his first 3 games
this season. RIT plays just once this week, but it's a big game - at Canisius.
UPCOMING GAMES
11/8:
RIT at Canisius
Niagara at Air Force
11/9:
Canisius at Mercyhurst
Elmira at Hobart
Niagara at Air Force
11/12:
Elmira at Buffalo State
GAME OF THE WEEK
The ECAC West Championship rematch comes right away as RIT travels to
Canisius to begin the ECAC West season for both teams. The last 8
meetings between these two squads have been decided by one goal or
less, so expect a close, hard-fought contest.
ECAC WEST vs.
SUNYAC 6-2-0
ECAC East 0-0-0
ECAC N/C/S 3-0-0
Other 1-1-0
TOTAL 10-3-0
Chris Lerch
US College Hockey Magazine
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