The Elis continue to shock the hockey world. Behind junior goalie John Hockin--who blocked 57 of 64 shots--Yale swept Princeton, 5-3 and 7-4, this weekend to bring the Elis to an impressive 6-0-1 ECAC record.

Yale has never won an ECAC title, and stumbled to a somber 9-11-2, ninth place finish last year.

Nevertheless, the Elis, who have no memory of a winning hockey season, are now poised atop the ECAC, ahead of Clarkson and St. Lawrence.

Interestingly enough, Yale is the only undefeated college hockey team in the nation.

A quick glance at the Elis schedule explains why.

Yale has played four home games in the infamous Yale Whale against Colgate, Cornell, Vermont and Princeton--not the most taxing of schedules.

To the team's credit, the Elis did beat Brown and tie Harvard at home.

Junior Mark Kaufman (9-6-15), James Lavish (8-2-10) and Martin Leroux (2-10-12) lead the Eli attack.

Yale has a two more weeks to savor its undefeated season. But few expect it will continue past Christmas break.

The Elis take on 1990 NCAA champion Wisconsin in the Bank One Badger Hockey Showdown on December 27.

If Yale wins (it won't), the Elis take on first-ranked Maine (good luck).

Showdown

The ECAC closes out the 1991 year with a showdown between two of the top teams in the nation.

St. Lawrence will visit cross-Arctic rival Clarkson this Friday at the Golden Knights' brand new Cheel Arena.

Expect a solid hockey game, as the ECAC's top offensive team, St. Lawrence, goes up against the top defensive unit, Clarkson.

St. Lawrence's steller Lappin-Lacroix-LaPerriere trio will be challenged by Clarkson's outstanding netminding. Golden Knights Chris Rogles and Jason Currie are second and third in the ECAC in save percentage, respectively.

Clarkson is also number one in power-play killing at 89.3 percent.