Princeton

Dartmouth 2 - Princeton 4

Saturday, January 11, 1997

Attendance: 1,897

Press Release: The Dartmouth men's hockey team was rolling in 1996

PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Dartmouth men's hockey team was only 7:21 away from making its biggest statement of the season on Saturday. But late in the third period, the first-place Tigers came alive, scoring three goals in four minutes to fuel a 4-2 win at Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.

The loss, the Big Green's fourth in five games, dumped Dartmouth to 8-7 overall, 3-6 in the ECAC. Princeton improved to 13-5-2, 8-4-1.

The deluge started at 12:30 of the third period, when Tiger freshman J.P. Acosta scored his first collegiate goal to tie the game, 2-2.

One and a half minutes later, Princeton took its first lead of the game. Senior J.P. O'Conner beat Dartmouth goalie Eric Almon to finish off a three-on-one break and put the Tigers ahead, 3-2. Princeton added a final insurance goal by sophomore Syl Apps at 16:40 of the final stanza to close out the scoring.

Making his first collegiate start, Tiger freshman goalie Craig Bradley made 21 saves to pick up the victory. Almon ended the night with 31 saves in the losing effort.

Unlike its last couple of contests, Dartmouth was swarming following the opening face-off. As a result, the Big Green was able to jump ahead early. During a five-on-three advantage, senior Owen Hughes buried the first goal of the season past Bradley at 12:46 of the first period. Hughes was assisted by senior Bill Kelleher and junior David Whitworth, both of whom logged three points at Yale on Friday.

The Big Green kept up the intense play in the second period, as sophomore Zach Hafer found the back of the net 5:19 into the session. The goal, assisted by sophomores Dave Risk and Curtis Wilgosh, was the first of Hafer's collegiate career.

Princeton senior Tony Ranaldi got the Tiger offense going with a power-play goal at 11:54 of the second period.

........ by Matt Provence

Statistics

Scoring by Period
Team
1
2
3
OT
Total
Dartmouth
1
1
0
0
2
Princeton
0
1
3
0
4

Power Play Goals/Power Play Opportunities
Dartmouth: 1 for 8
Princeton: 1 for 7

Total Penalties – number/minutes
Dartmouth: 10/20
Princeton: 12/32

Goals
Period
Team
Goal
Assists
Time
1
D
Hughes Kelleher, Whitworth 7:55 (PPG, 5x3)
2
D
Hafer Risk, Wilgosh 5:19
2
P
Ranaldi Bois, Acosta 11:54 (PPG)
3
P
Acosta Halpern 12:39 (4x4)
3
P
O'Conner Bois, Shirreffs 14:10 (GWG)
3
P
Apps O'Brien, Auger 16:40

Saves by Period
Player-Team
Min.
1
2
3
OT
Total
Almon (Dartmouth)
59:32
6
14
11
-
31
Bradley (Princeton)
60:00
7
4
10
-
21

Penalties
Period
Team
Player
Penalty
Time
1
D
Peet holding 7:55
1
P
Sinclair high-sticking 11:28
1
P
Apps cross-checking 11:49
1
D
Giedt slashing 14:20
1
P
Auger slashing 14:20
1
D
hughes slashing 18:41
2
D
Hughes holding 2:53
2
P
Auger boarding 6:03
2
D
Poulton tripping 8:41
2
D
Hafer interference 10:53
2
P
Masters charging 13:51
2
D
Fleming holding 13:51
2
P
Bertoli holding 15:33
3
P
Auger holding 0:55
3
P
Yopyk holding 3:47
3
P
O'Brien slashing 8:43
3
D
Burkart cross-checking 8:43
3
D
Hafer holding 10:58
3
P
O'Conner slashing 12:00
3
P
Apps cross-checking 17:12
3
P
Apps 10-min misconduct 17:12
3
D
Whitworth high-sticking 19:48

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This file last updated on 01/14/97 at 17:33:16.