NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY: RPI, Union Renew Rivalry as ECAC Play Opens with Capital Skates Trophy on the Line

NCAA MEN’S HOCKEY: RPI, Union renew rivalry as ECAC play opens with Capital Skates Trophy on the line

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A familiar rivalry ushers in a new chapter of ECAC hockey this weekend as the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Engineers (0-6-0) and the Union College Garnet Chargers (4-0-1) square off for the 119th and 120th meetings in their storied history. The home-and-home series begins Friday night, Oct. 31, at Union’s new M&T Bank Center in Schenectady at 7 p.m., before shifting to Troy for Saturday’s “Black Out” game at Houston…

Union, RPI men's hockey ready for home-and-home weekend series

Union hockey is 4-0-1 to start the season, while RPI is 0-6 under new coach Eric Lang. The two teams meet in a home-and-home series Friday and Saturday.