ALBANY, N.Y. --- Clarkson University skated to a pair of one goal wins against north country and conference rival St. Lawrence University, Friday and Saturday night, to take sole possession of second place in the ECAC Hockey standings.  The Golden Knights (13-1-3, 6-2-0) topped the Saints (8-8-2, 2-4-2) 5-4 and 1-0 and now trail front running Quinnipiac and Union, who each lead the conference with 14 points, by just two points.

The two victories also pushed Clarkson up two spots, to number-eight, in this week’s USCHO.Com division I men’s ice hockey poll.

The Bobcats (10-3-2, 7-1-0) skated to a 0-1-1 record last weekend and fell two spots to number seven this week. Quinnipiac rallied from a 2-0 first period deficit to tie 18^th ranked RPI (8-5-3, 3-3-3) 3-3, Friday night, before falling to Union 6-4, the next evening.

The Dutchmen (10-3-2, 7-1-0) are riding a seven game winning streak and joined the poll’s top-10 for the first time this season, coming in at number-10.  Before topping Quinnipiac, they blanked Princeton (3-12-0, 2-8-0) 3-0, Friday.

Meanwhile, Cornell (7-4-2, 4-3-2) played just once last week skating to a two-all draw against Colgate (7-7-2, 5-3-1) Saturday night, but that result pushed the Big Red one spot to 14^th.

For the complete list of the USCHO.Com top 25 men’s division I hockey teams click HERE.

On March 21-22, the conference’s top four teams will face off in Lake Placid when the Olympic Center plays host to the 2014 ECAC Hockey men’s championships.  Lake Placid last played host to the tournament from 1993-2002 and the event marks the 53^rd overall conference championship.

The four top teams coming from the league’s quarterfinal tournament round will battle it out on the ice looking to capture the Whitelaw Cup and an automatic bid to the 67^th annual NCAA Division I men’s hockey tournament. The two semifinal games will take place Friday, March 21, at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and the championship game will be played Saturday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m.

All-session tickets can be purchased by calling the Lake Placid Olympic Center box office at 518-523-3330, or by visiting www.tickets.com. Tickets are priced at $50 for adults (ages 13-64), and $40 for juniors (12 & under) and seniors (65 & older), along with a special student ticket of $20 available, student identification card required, at the campuses of the four participating teams and a special designated ticket window at the 1980 Rink - Herb Brooks Arena box office.

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