DUDLEY, Mass. – The Nichols College men’s hockey team made its first-ever appearance in the USCHO.com Division III Men’s College Hockey Poll, as announced Monday, February 2, 2009. The Bison, ranked 14th in the national poll with 47 votes, stand with an 18-2-0 record and atop the ECAC Northeast standings at 7-0 after a 3-2 victory over Curry on Saturday.
The Bison had received votes for four-straight weeks before jumping into the national rankings, first receiving four votes in the January 5th poll.
Nichols has won 11 of its last 12 games, including its last four-straight and is closing in on the program record for wins, set last season when the team finished the season with a 20-7-1 record after making its first-ever appearance in the ECAC Northeast Championship game.
Sophomore forward Will Munson (Corona, Calif.) and senior defenseman Cole Ruwe (Pekin, Ill.) lead the Bison with 24 points each. Munson, last week’s ECAC Northeast Player of the Week, has recorded 11 goals and 13 assists on the season. With 20 assists to go with four goals, Ruwe ranks sixth nationally and leads the league among defensemen averaging 1.20 points per game.
First-year netminder and last week’s ECAC Northeast Goaltender of the Week Jacob Rinn (Warwick, R.I.) has earned the last four wins for the Bison, posting a 2.00 goals against average to go with a .925 save percentage.
Nichols returns to action at June Rockwell Levy Rink in Harrisville, R.I., on Saturday, February 7, in an 8:30 p.m. game against Framingham State.
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters, including 15 coaches of Division III programs and five men's hockey writers. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college sports, including hockey, lacrosse, soccer and others.
The Bison had received votes for four-straight weeks before jumping into the national rankings, first receiving four votes in the January 5th poll.
Nichols has won 11 of its last 12 games, including its last four-straight and is closing in on the program record for wins, set last season when the team finished the season with a 20-7-1 record after making its first-ever appearance in the ECAC Northeast Championship game.
Sophomore forward Will Munson (Corona, Calif.) and senior defenseman Cole Ruwe (Pekin, Ill.) lead the Bison with 24 points each. Munson, last week’s ECAC Northeast Player of the Week, has recorded 11 goals and 13 assists on the season. With 20 assists to go with four goals, Ruwe ranks sixth nationally and leads the league among defensemen averaging 1.20 points per game.
First-year netminder and last week’s ECAC Northeast Goaltender of the Week Jacob Rinn (Warwick, R.I.) has earned the last four wins for the Bison, posting a 2.00 goals against average to go with a .925 save percentage.
Nichols returns to action at June Rockwell Levy Rink in Harrisville, R.I., on Saturday, February 7, in an 8:30 p.m. game against Framingham State.
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters, including 15 coaches of Division III programs and five men's hockey writers. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college sports, including hockey, lacrosse, soccer and others.
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