Albany NY-Union College is going to the finals of the ECAC Hockey Tournament in Albany. This is a huge achievement for the Dutchmen this is the only D-1 NCAA Team that does not allow scholarships. The Dutch are the Tampa Bay Rays of D-1 Hockey. Nate Leaman the coach of the year in the ECAC should be extremely proud of what his team has done so far. Cornell beat Brown to also make the final at the Times Union Center. The final is set for tonite at 7pm. The goaltending of freshman standout Keith Kincaid stopped just about everything thrown at him the last 13 shots were some of the best saves we’ve seen in the tournament history. Let’s put this into perspective, here is a small college that does’nt put a lot of money in the athletic program, the men’s hockey team has only been in division 1 for 19 years, the rink is totally outdated, understaffed, and under paid. Now they are in the finals? Yes Nate you have a legitimate shot of beating the Big Red. Union fans came in abundunce and made some noise for a little hometown advantage. One of the classiest guys in hockey Nate deserves a new contract or someone will scoop him up quick. This is the only D-1 sport at Union mens and womens hockey. Maybe Union can now finally realize that more support is needed to stabilize this exceptional run now and into the future. As a close guarded fan and follower of Union Hockey, they let one good one slip away in Kevin sneddon. Now with his own history to write Nate Leaman should get some good offers in the next few weeks. Knowing that the Athletic Director is primarily a fund raiser these days, maybe he should get Nate a deal and finally keep a good guy around for the future.
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