ECAC WEST NEWSLETTER Volume 3, Number 3 November 12th, 1996 TIGERS AND SOARING EAGLES OUT TO FAST START - RIT and Elmira won their first conference games and remain undefeated. Mercyhurst also scored an early season conference win, while Niagara dropped a pair at D-I Air Force. STANDINGS W L T Pts GF GA Elmira (4-0) 1 0 0 2 23 16 RIT (4-0) 1 0 0 2 46 16 Mercyhurst (4-2) 1 0 0 2 38 17 Niagara (3-4) 1 0 0 2 33 32 Canisius (2-2) 0 2 0 0 15 15 Hobart (1-4) 0 2 0 0 25 36 Note: Niagara, in their first season in the ECAC West, is ineligible for the playoffs. RECENT RESULTS 11/8: RIT 6 at Canisius 3 Niagara 2 at Air Force 5 11/9: Canisius 5 at Mercyhurst 8 Elmira 7 at Hobart 3 Niagara 3 at Air Force 4 (ot) TEAM-BY-TEAM REPORT: CANISIUS: The Griffs are uncharistically off to a slow start, losing at home to RIT (6-3) and on the road to Mercyhurst (8-5). They look to get back on track with a conference game at Hobart on 11/16. ELMIRA: The Soaring Eagles continued their winning ways with a convincing 7-3 victory at Hobart. Elmira will try to keep their unbeaten streak alive with games at Buffalo State (11/12) and home against Niagara (11/16). HOBART: The Statesmen dropped to 0-2 in conference with a loss to Elmira. They host undefeated Geneseo on 11/13 and Canisius on 11/16. MERCYHURST : The Lakers returned to form with an 8-5 home win over Canisius, making them one of four teams in an early season first place tie. The Lakers are off until 11/22 when they host Buffalo State. NIAGARA - The Purple Eagles lost a pair at Air Force, including a 4-3 overtime thriller. They face an early season test at Elmira on 11/16 - the winner will have sole possession of first place. RIT: The Tigers ended their string of one-goal games with Canisius (8 in all) with a convincing 6-3 victory over the Griffs at Canisius. Steve Toll had 5 goals and 1 assist, giving him an amazing 22 points (14 goals, 8 assists) in just 4 games. Toll has recorded a hat-trick in each of those games. The Tigers are off until 11/23, when they travel to Geneseo. UPCOMING GAMES 11/12: Elmira at Buffalo State 11/13: Geneseo at Hobart 11/16: Niagara at Elmira Canisius at Hobart GAME OF THE WEEK In a light week, the nod goes to Niagara at Elmira. The winner will have sole possession of first place in the ECAC West. ECAC WEST vs. SUNYAC 6-2-0 ECAC East 0-0-0 ECAC N/C/S 3-0-0 Other 1-3-0 TOTAL 10-5-0 Chris Lerch US College Hockey Magazine HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.