2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Hockey Moves Out of ECACHL Cellar
Ruben Leavitt
Issue date: 11/29/07 Section: Sports
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It is debatable as to whether the Raiders last four games can be considered positive despite their 2-1-1 record because the team could have easily won all four contests. At the very least, the men's hockey team showed improvement within the ECACHL by tying Dartmouth, 3-3, and beating Harvard, 2-1. In spite of the incremental progress, Colgate continues to show signs of inconsistency. The Raiders were able to follow up their victory against Harvard by thumping Connecticut, 7-1, but they squandered the next evening's rematch with a 2-1 overtime loss.
Colgate arrived in Hanover, New Hampshire on Friday, November 16 to play a Dartmouth team that had split its first four league games. Although the Raiders led the Big Green for virtually the entire game, they had to settle for a 3-3 tie. Colgate led 1-0 midway through the first after senior Tyler Burton one-timed a pass from classmate Jesse Winchester past goalie Mike Devine. Dartmouth's Rob Pritchard answered 10 minutes later to tie the game at one. The Raiders retook the lead early in the second period after Winchester followed up his own rebound and scored his fourth goal of the season. The score remained 2-1 in Colgate's favor heading into the second intermission. Seven minutes into the third period, Dartmouth's J.T. Wyman scored an unassisted goal to even things up. However, Colgate took a 3-2 lead with 7:22 left when junior David Sloane slapped home his first goal of the season off assists from junior Tom Riley and first-year Brian Day. Even though senior goalie Mark Dekanich was facing a barrage of shots at this point, it looked as though Colgate would win the game. Unfortunately, Connor Shields found the net with 1:35 left, tying the game at three. In overtime, Dekanich made five of his remarkable 42 saves to help Colgate secure a point in the league standings. Although Dekanich's astounding number of saves would seem to be the stat of the night, one can look no further than the penalty summary to notice something truly amazing. Only two penalties were called (one on each team), a miniscule number for an NHL contest, let alone an ECACHL game.
Colgate arrived in Hanover, New Hampshire on Friday, November 16 to play a Dartmouth team that had split its first four league games. Although the Raiders led the Big Green for virtually the entire game, they had to settle for a 3-3 tie. Colgate led 1-0 midway through the first after senior Tyler Burton one-timed a pass from classmate Jesse Winchester past goalie Mike Devine. Dartmouth's Rob Pritchard answered 10 minutes later to tie the game at one. The Raiders retook the lead early in the second period after Winchester followed up his own rebound and scored his fourth goal of the season. The score remained 2-1 in Colgate's favor heading into the second intermission. Seven minutes into the third period, Dartmouth's J.T. Wyman scored an unassisted goal to even things up. However, Colgate took a 3-2 lead with 7:22 left when junior David Sloane slapped home his first goal of the season off assists from junior Tom Riley and first-year Brian Day. Even though senior goalie Mark Dekanich was facing a barrage of shots at this point, it looked as though Colgate would win the game. Unfortunately, Connor Shields found the net with 1:35 left, tying the game at three. In overtime, Dekanich made five of his remarkable 42 saves to help Colgate secure a point in the league standings. Although Dekanich's astounding number of saves would seem to be the stat of the night, one can look no further than the penalty summary to notice something truly amazing. Only two penalties were called (one on each team), a miniscule number for an NHL contest, let alone an ECACHL game.
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