The men’s hockey team looks to keep the momentum from their best weekend of the season going as it faces ECAC Hockey rivals Harvard (3-3-3 overall, 2-3-2 ECAC Hockey) and Quinnipiac (9-6-3, 2-4-3) this weekend. Princeton (4-7-2, 3-5-1) is riding a three-game unbeaten streak, highlighted by its most recent game, a 3-3 tie against No. 10 Union.
The men’s hockey team will certainly have its hands full this weekend as it hits the road and takes on two nationally ranked conference opponents. On Friday, Princeton (2-4-1 overall, 2-3 ECAC Hockey) will battle No. 18 Cornell (3-2, 3-1) before finishing the series on Saturday against No. 17 Colgate (6-4-1, 2-2). It is still early in the conference season, but the Tigers can leap to the front of the pack with two victories this weekend.
After a tough weekend at the Ivy Shootout, the men’s hockey team opened up ECAC Hockey conference play last week with middling results. The Tigers lost their conference opener to No. 19 Quinnipiac before bouncing back and securing their first win of the season at Harvard. On Saturday, the Tigers finished a busy week with a 5-3 loss to conference-leading Dartmouth. Despite a sub-.500 record, Princeton has seen its underclassmen contributing in droves and its special teams play heating up.
For the second consecutive year and the fourth time in the past six seasons, the football team will open its season against Lehigh, playing Saturday at 6 p.m. at Princeton Stadium. The Tigers and Mountain Hawks (1-1) have faced off each of the past five seasons, with Princeton owning the 3-2 lead. This time around, however, the No. 19 Mountain Hawks pose a much larger threat to the Tigers.
