Albany, NY (Nov. 8, 2004) – Junior Jonathan Poirier (St. Jerome, QUE) earned Union's first men's
hockey conference honor of the season as he was named the ECACHL Player of the
Week. Union picked up two wins in its
conference-opening weekend. They
defeated #13 St. Lawrence 6-5 on Friday evening for the team's
first-ever win over a ranked opponent. The
win was Union's fifth straight over the
Saints. For an encore the Dutchmen
downed Clarkson 4-1, holding the Golden Knights to their lowest single-game
goal total of the season.
Poirier fueled
a high powered Union offense with two goals and three assists. He tied the game up with a power play goal
against the Saints as Union came from two goals down to hold on for the win. He also had three assists, including two on a
three-goal run by the Dutchmen to give him four points on the night, the most
points tallied against St. Lawrence for a single player. The following night Poirier registered his
second power play goal of the weekend against Clarkson as he scored Union's third goal of the game to add
some insurance against the Golden Knights.
Poirier is
tied with a team-high eight points and second on the team with five
assists. He has registered an assist in three of Union's last four games and has scored at
least one point in each of the team's wins this season.
Sophomore Scott Brady (Sutton, MA) was named to the ECACHL Honor Roll following a solid defensive effort. He also recorded a pair of assists that came on both of Union's game-winning goals. He leads all defenders with three assists on the season.
Union (3-5-0, 2-0-0) has won three of its last
four games. They will play Rensselear this weekend in a home and away series. The Dutchmen travel to Houston Field House on
Friday for a 7:00 p.m. showdown before hosting the Engineers the following night
at Messa Rink in another 7:00 p.m. contest.