Union 3, Colgate 1

With a shorthanded first period goal from Mario Valery-Trabucco, a power-play second period goal from Stephane Boileau, and a even strength third period goal from Jeremy Welsh along with solid goaltending from Keith Kinkaid the Dutchmen were able to top the Raiders 3-1. Kinkaid made 31 saves in the game giving him a 4-0-1 record on the year. Jason Walters also kept up his point streak with two assists.

The win extends Union's unbeaten streak to seven games and leaves them as the only undefeated team in the conference. Heading into Saturday's game with Cornell (who beat RPI 2-1 Friday) the Dutchmen sit tied in fourth place in the ECAC with Yale. They trail Quinnipiac (who lost their first ECAC game Friday 7-4 to Yale), Cornell, and Colgate, but each of these teams have games in hand.

It's great to see the team pull out a win against Colgate because no matter what happens against Cornell this will be a successful weekend considering heading into the weekend each Colgate and Cornell were ahead of the Dutchmen in the standings. Maybe this will put less pressure on Union for Saturday's game. And personally I am happy to see Presizniuk back with Wally and Mario, and Yanovitch back with the Simpson brothers. I feel that this combination will give the Dutchmen their best chance to win. Maybe Coach Leaman reads my blog and took my advice... but I highly doubt it haha.

The Cornell matchup will be a tough test for the Dutchmen as Cornell is one of the hottest teams in college hockey and have one of the best offenses in the nation. This offense is led by Blake Gallagher and Colin Greening who each scored in their team's 2-1 victory over RPI on Friday.

Check out the game recap from UnionAthletics.com: http://www.unionathletics.com/news/2009/12/4/MICE_1204094112.aspx