We're on the bus home from our last exhibition game, so I figure it's probably about time to start posting.

Id like to try to include more than just game recaps and sound bites this season to keep it interesting but because we haven't started league play yet I'll have to stick to the facts.

We started the weekend Saturday night with a 2-1 win at home against the University of Quebec. They iced a big, strong squad, which is to be expected of Canadian schools. For anyone who doesn't follow Canadian collegiate sports, the hockey players tend to be older than NCAA athletes because CIS schools don't have the same amateurism rules and can draw from major junior leagues. The game started out a little sloppy on our part as we were all getting used to new systems and line mates but as the game wore on things seemed to settle down. Reeds and Gillam notched a couple of goals early in the game while Quebec tallied midway through the second. In the end we were just happy to post the win in our first contest.

We were hoping for the same result in New Haven but unfortunately came up short. To Yale's credit they have a hard skating team that applies good puck pressure all over the ice. We traded shots with them during even strength play but they edged us out on special teams which I think was the biggest factor in their 4-1 win. Harrington scored our only goal on a low blocker shot from the slot. As with any preseason game, we took away a number of positives, one of which being that after tonight all of our younger players have cycled through the lineup and have seen the pace we have to play for the rest of the season. We're obviously a young team this year but our freshmen are playing with confidence and we have seen a lot of improvement from our returning players.

Not a lot else to say at the moment except that we're all ready to get back to practice this week as we look towards our season opener Friday at Harvard and then our home opener Sunday against Vermont.

Since it's my first entry of the year, I'd appreciate any feedback people want to send. Feel free to include criticism, concerns, or even the occasional beak just to let me know people are still paying attention.