Dartmouth and Union skate to 0-0 tie

Daniel Carr '14 vs. Darmouth

Sorry it took so long for me to post. It was a long day with the Devils and club hockey today.

This 0-0 tie brings back memories for me. The first year I had season tickets to Army hockey was in the 1994-95 season. Just a few games into the season the Black Knights welcomed in this team called Union and skated to a scoreless tie... I never saw one in any hockey game ever again. When I began looking at colleges during high school my Dad mentioned Union to me, and the first thing that came to my mind was that 0-0 tie in 1994.

As a Union fan you have to be pretty happy coming home with three points while only scoring two goals on the weekend. Harvard and Dartmouth are both tough team to play, especially on the road. Keith Kinkaid had another stellar weekend and is making a name for himself in the college hockey world. He currently leads all goaltenders with at least five starts in goals-against average with 1.67. Next weekend's home-and-home series with RPI and Allen York will be a battle for goaltending supremacy in the ECAC.

It looks like Coach Leaman is trying to find the right player to play on the top line with Adam Presizniuk and Kelly Zajac. Stephane Boileau, Cole Ikkala, and others have already played on the line, and this weekend Leaman tried Carr and Jooris. Neither produced much. So who should be the third guy? Jeremy Welsh? Wayne Simpson? Who knows what Leaman is thinking. I say give Welshie a try. That trio will definitely score a ton of goals, but could weaken the rest of the lineup.

Either way, it's a very good start to league play and hopefully they keep it rolling next weekend against RPI. Even though it's the weekend before finals I urge all Union students to attend both games. You will not be disappointed! You might also witness Prez make Union history! Also, the players have finals too!

For more on the Dartmouth game check out:
Union Athletics.com
Ken Schott's Blog

Union ties RPI at Lake Placid



Greg Coburn had a goal and assist against RPI

Another Union-RPI game, another wild game.

Once the game ended I was unsure on whether to be happy or disappointed in the tie. On one

hand the Dutchmen tied the game with 30 seconds left in regulation thanks to Mat Bodie, but on the other hand they let up a two goal lead and allowed RPI to take the lead in the third period. I guess a tie is better than a loss.

Union's inability to play a full 60 minutes has become a problem. In three of their games this season the Dutchmen have relinquished a three goal lead, and yesterday they let up an early two goal lead. If this becomes a continuous theme this season Union will not have a successful season and will not go far in the playoffs. The great teams play their best in the latter parts of the game. As my old hockey coach used to say, "Win the third period, win the game."

Overall, I didn't think Union played a great game. Even when they were up 2-0 I felt they weren't on top of their game. Luckily, their power-play is still going strong. Ironically, I thought Mat Bodie had an awful two games, but he made up for it with his goal. Also, Keith Kinkaid had a good game in goal despite allowing three goals.

These two ties in two ties are not exactly the way the Dutchmen wanted to head into ECAC play, but it's not that bad. There is no shame in tying an RPI team that is very good and is the 20th ranked team in the nation.

For more on the game go to:

Union Athletics.com

Times Union.com