{"id":2061,"date":"2012-01-02T09:41:58","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T15:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/mens-d3-blog\/?p=2061"},"modified":"2012-01-02T09:41:58","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T15:41:58","slug":"ecac-west-weekend-recap-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2012\/01\/02\/ecac-west-weekend-recap-6\/","title":{"rendered":"ECAC West Weekend Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\">Utica and Neumann were the only ECAC West teams in action at holiday tournaments as 2011 finished and both faced top ranked teams.&#160; The Pioneers were at the Cardinal Classic hosted by Plattsburgh and drew a tough game against No. 3 Castleton, a team that has been climbing the polls all season long.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\">Utica came out flat after the holiday break, immediately getting into penalty trouble just 33 seconds into the game.&#160; Penalties at inopportune times have been a problem for Utica so far this season and it proved true again in this game as Castleton took a 4-0 lead in the first period including three power play goals.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\">Jordan Hobaica and Evan Chlanda tallied in the third period for Utica but it was too little too late to prevent Castleton from winning the game 5-2.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\">Utica rebounded in the consolation game against Babson on Saturday, overcoming a 2-1 deficit mid game to score five straight goals on the way to a 6-2 victory.&#160; Freshman Ridge Garbutt scored two goals and added an assist to lead Utica on the score sheet.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\">Neumann pushed past Hamline and Oswego to win the title in the Pathfinder Bank Oswego Classic tournament.&#160; The Pipers gave Neumann all it could handle in the opening game of the tournament, tying the Knights at 2-2 and 3-3.&#160; Cory Park scored with three minutes left in the contest to give the Knights the final lead of the game.&#160; Andrew Love added an empty net insurance goal with 38 seconds remaining, his second tally of the game, to secure the 5-3 victory for Neumann.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: small\">The Knights faced host Oswego, ranked No. 2 in the nation, in the championship game.&#160; Neumann went 2 for 8 on the power play, while holding Oswego scoreless on four man advantages.&#160; That proved to be a key difference in the game as Neumann rolled to a 3-0 victory to win the tournament.&#160; Steve Gervais, Cory Park, and Jordan Zalba scored for the Knights to get the second half of the season off to a rolling start.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utica and Neumann were the only ECAC West teams in action at holiday tournaments as 2011 finished and both faced top ranked teams.&#160; The Pioneers were at the Cardinal Classic hosted by Plattsburgh and drew a tough game against No. 3 Castleton, a team that has been climbing the polls all season long. 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