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Around the ECAC: Men's Hockey Clinches Home Ice

Cornell (12-10-5, 10-7-3) took two losses this weekend to bring the Big Red into a tie for third with the Crimson in the ECAC. The Big Red suffered a tough 3-2 loss against No. 1 St. Lawrence on Friday night and was shut out Saturday night by Clarkson 2-0.

Junior goaltender Matt Underhill was taken out of the game during the last 48 seconds after making 37 saves in the hopes of tying the game, but to no avail. Cornell goes up against Rensselaer and Union at home this weekend.

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Dartmouth (12-11-4, 9-7-4) clinched its spot in the playoffs with a 1-1 tie against Princeton, but Yale broke the Big Green's five-game unbeaten streak with a 6-3 loss the following night.

Sophomore goalie Nick Boucher was a huge factor in both games, with 23 saves against Yale and 25 versus Princeton, including one of his best saves of the year on a breakaway shot by Tiger forward Ethan Doyle.

Dartmouth is now fifth in the ECAC standings, but has a tough home set this weekend against St. Lawrence and Clarkson.

Yale (14-13-0, 10-10-0) is currently in a tie for sixth place thanks to two dramatic wins over the weekend. In Friday night's game against Vermont, the Elis prevailed with a 7-6 win that was highlighted by senior forward Jeff Hamilton's goal and assist, which made him the school's all-time leading scorer.

Sophomore forward Nick Deschenes also contributed with his first career hat trick. The Elis also picked up a 6-3 win against Dartmouth, in which Hamilton lit up the ice with a hat trick. Yale has gathered momentum off of its three straight wins--each of which featured a Yale player notching a hat trick--and will next face off against Harvard and Brown this weekend.

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