2013-14 SOARING EAGLES ICE HOCKEY
Game 21: Elmira College vs. Hobart College
Back-to-Back Hat Tricks
ELMIRA QUICK FACTS Location ............................................................... Elmira, NY Founded...........................................................................1855 Enrollment.....................................................................1,200 School Colors................................................. Purple & Gold Team Nickname.............................................. Soaring Eagles Conference..........................................................ECAC West President...........................................Dr. Ronald Champagne Athletic Director.......................................Pat Thompson ’75 Athletic Department......................................... 607-735-1730 Ice Arena ..........................................Murray Athletic Center Capacity .........................................................................3,000 Athletics Affiliation................................ NCAA Division III
HOCKEY INFORMATION Head Coach ................................................... Aaron Saul ’98 Assistant Coach .................................................Tim Crowley Volunteer Assistant Coach ......................... Kurt Kalweit ’84 First Season ............................................................... 1973-74 ECAC West Playoff Appearances.......................................36 ECAC West Tournament Titles.........................................10 NCAA Playoff Appearances............................................... 17 2012-13 Overall Record................................................. 10-16 2012-13 ECAC West Record............................................ 5-10
Elmira had back-to-back games in which a Soaring Eagle recorded three goals. Against Neumann University, Josh Burnell ’15 scored three times and against No. 12 Utica College, Alexander Taulien ’17 scored three goals. The last time Elmira had back-to-back games where someone scored three goals or more dates back to the 1999-00 season when Steve Kaye recorded a hat-trick against Manhattanville College on February 25th which was followed by a three goal effort by Adrian Saul the following night against Hobart College.
Power Play Unit, Still No. 1
The Soaring Eagles went 0-10 on power play opportunities last week against Utica, marking the first time this season EC has gone back-to-back games without scoring a power play goal. Despite going scoreless on manup situations, Elmira still boasts the nation’s top power play unit, scoring on 28.8% of their chances.
Following a Loss
Elmira has done well in games following a loss. The Soaring Eagles are 5-2 in those games, with their only two losses coming against former No. 5 Utica College and former No. 10 Oswego State.
Ninth in the Nation
Josh Burnell ’15 has really come on since the calendar flipped to 2014 as the captain has averaged 1.78 points per game in the nine games since the New Year. On the season, Burnell is averaging 1.42 points per game, ranking him ninth in the country in that category.
Burnell’s Also 3rd in the Country 2013-14 ECAC WEST STANDINGS LEAGUE College Pts W-L-T Pct. Elmira 14 7-3-0 0.700 Hobart 13 5-2-3 0.650 Utica 13 6-3-1 0.650 Manhattanville 7 3-5-1 0.389 Neumann 6 2-5-2 0.333 Nazareth 5 2-7-1 0.250
Burnell is also averaging 0.42 power play goals per game this season, good enough to be ranked third in all of NCAA Division III men’s ice hockey. He shares that spot with two other players and is one of two ECAC West players inside the top 10 in that category.
OVERALL W-L-T Pct. 12-8-0 0.600 Top 10 Scoring Offense 11-5-4 0.650 EC has scored 80 goals through the first 20 games of the season, just eight 11-5-4 0.650 shy of last year’s total. Elmira’s 4.00 goals per game average ranks them 10-8-1 0.553 seventh in the country in scoring offense, making the Soaring Eagles the 7-8-4 0.474 only ECAC West team inside the top 10 in that category. 6-13-1 0.325
Career High for deMelo MEDIA COVERAGE February 8th vs. Hobart College
In Elmira’s heartbreaking 3-2 loss to No. 12 Utica College, Ryan deMelo ’15 stopped 48 shots, a career best for the junior netminder. What makes this performance even more impressive is that he came off the bench to make all 48 saves.
All-Time vs. Hobart
EC and Hobart have squared-off 73 times since the 1973-74 season with the Soaring Eagles holding the overall advantage, 54-17-2.
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Since Coach Saul has taken the reins of the Soaring Eagles, the Purple and Gold have gone 7-6 against Hobart, but have lost the previous three meetings with the Statesmen.
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