By: by Raul Vargas, Sports Information Intern
THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Feb. 19, 2011) – The Maritime hockey team returns to the ice tonight when they face Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) rival Wagner in the conference semifinals. The puck is set to drop at 4 p.m. at the AmeriHealth Pavilion at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. In the other semifinal game, the Fordham Rams will face off against the CCM Titans at 1 p.m. The Privateers enter the contest as the #3 seed in the playoffs.
Inside The Series
The Privateers and Seahawks will play for the second time this season, as the squads faced each other at the WWII Veterans War Memorial Rink in Staten Island, N.Y. on Nov. 21, 2010. In that matchup, Maritime came out on top, 6-5 in overtime, in a game that saw junior Daniel Tyx (Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville East) (Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville East) score the winning goal. Previous to that game Wagner was undefeated.
A Look At Tonight's Matchup
Records
Wagner Record: 13-2 MCHC
Maritime Record: 15-8 (12-3 MCHC)
Last Three Games
Wagner: 2/13 Home vs. USMMA Kings-Point (Win, 10-3); 2/11 Away at USMMA Kings-Point (Win, 1-0); 2/5 Away at Columbia (Win, 13-3)
Maritime: 2/11 Away at St. Thomas (Win, 11-0); 2/5 Home vs. Stevens (Win, 8-1); 1/30 Away at CCM (Loss, 8-6); 1/29 Home vs. Wagner (Win, 6-2)
Possible Finals Matchups On Sunday At 5 p.m.
Series vs.
#1 Fordham 1-1: 10/16 Home (Win, 3-1); 11/5 Away (Loss, 3-1)
#4 CCM 1-1: 1/15 Home (Win, 4-3); 1/30 Away (Loss, 8-6)
2010-11 Metropolitan Collegiate Hockey Conference Final Standings
Pos Team GP Wins Lost OTL PTS GF GA
1 Fordham 16 13 2 1 27 118 50
2 Wagner 16 13 2 1 27 116 43
3 Maritime 16 13 3 0 26 93 40
4 C.C.M. 16 12 3 1 25 135 69
5 Suffolk 16 10 6 0 20 86 70
6 Stevens 16 5 11 0 10 92 134
7 New Paltz 16 5 11 0 10 56 86
8 Columbia 16 4 11 1 9 84 120
9 Kings Point 16 3 13 0 6 45 135
10 St Thomas 16 2 14 0 4 44 122
