Men's Hockey Returns to ECAC Conference Play at Union and Rensselaer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown men's hockey returns to action with a pair of ECAC conference games in the Empire State this weekend. The Bears (3-9-0, 3-6-0 ECAC) will take on the Union Dutchmen (6-11-3, 4-6-1 ECAC) on Friday (Jan. 21) at Messa Rink in Schenectady before taking on the Rensselaer Engineers (10-12-3, 5-5-0 ECAC) on Saturday (Jan. 22) at Houston Field House in Troy.

Both games are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Friday's game will stream on ESPN+ and through Stretch Internet for international viewers. Saturday's game will stream on RPI.tv.

ATTENDANCE POLICIES

At Union, fans over the age of 12 are permitted to attend provided they show a valid ID and proof of vaccination. Fans between 5-11 years old must show proof of one dose of a vaccine. Masks are required at all times.
At Rensselaer, only on-campus students, faculty, and staff are permitted to attend events.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

After four postponed games, Brown returns to conference play with the first meetings of the season against both Union and Rensselaer.
Brown most recently fell to a pair of Hockey East teams following the holiday break, dropping home games to Boston University (Dec. 31) and Merrimack (Jan. 2).
The Bears are tied for eighth in the ECAC conference standings with 10 league points and are five points behind the Engineers (5th) and one point behind the Dutchmen (7th).
Senior forward Justin Jallen, who leads the team in goals and points, enters the weekend with a six-game point streak. Jallen has five goals and three assists over the six games and also enters the weekend with a four-game goal streak.
Brown's penalty kill sits second in the conference and fifth in the NCAA with an 89.7% success rate. Brown has not allowed a power play goal in over six full games dating back to its non-conference game against Providence (Nov. 27).

SCOUTING THE DUTCHMEN

Union enters the weekend with a 6-11-3 overall record and 4-6-1 ECAC conference mark.
Union owns a 3-2-2 home record and a 3-9-1 road record in the 2021-22 season. The Dutchmen sit alone in seventh in the conference standings with 11 ECAC league points.
Offensively, Union is paced by Liam Robertson's seven goals through 18 games. He is tied with Brandon Estes for the team-lead in points (10).
Estes, Chaz Smedsrud, and Tyler Watkins lead the team with seven assists apiece.
Union is seventh in the conference and 41st in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing 3.20 goals per game.
Between the pipes, Connor Murphy has started all 20 games and holds a 2.80 goals against average and .918 save percentage. Murphy's save percentage ranks fifth in the ECAC and 23rd in the NCAA.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Friday night marks the 62nd meeting between Brown and Union in a series dating back to 1989.
Brown holds a 26-22-13 record in the series and a 13-11-5 road record against the Dutchmen.

SCOUTING THE ENGINEERS

The Engineers enter the weekend with a 10-12-3 overall record and 5-5-0 ECAC conference mark. The Engineers host Yale on Friday (Jan. 21) before welcoming the Bears to Houston Field House, the third-oldest college hockey rink in the country.
Rensselaer is fifth in the ECAC standings with 15 league points.
Ture Linden is tied for the team lead in goals alongside Zach Dubinsky with seven. Linden leads the team in assists (13), points (20), and shots on goal (52). As a team, RPI ranks 42nd in the NCAA with 2.50 goals scored per game.
Defensively, RPI allows 2.79 goals per game to rank fifth in the ECAC and 28th in the NCAA.
Linden Marshall has started 21 of 25 games for the Engineers this season. He holds a 2.53 goals against average and a .895 save percentage.
Freshman Jack Watson holds a 1.63 goals against average and a .951 save percentage in three starts and five games played.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Saturday night marks the 105th meeting between Brown and Rensselaer in a series dating back to 1951.
RPI owns a 64-32-8 series record and a 39-15-4 home record against Brown.

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