Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College men's ice hockey team is set to take on #14 Neumann University tonight in the 2013-14 season opener.  EC is coming off a 10-16 season in which the Soaring Eagles qualified for the ECAC West tournament as the #5 seed. 

Captains Named
Elmira College head coach Aaron Saul '98 named Eric David '15 and Josh Burnell '15 captains for the 2013-14 season.  David is a defender from Dorval, QUE - last season he owned assistant captain duties.  Burnell is a forward from Mississauga, ONT - last season he led the team in points with eight goals and a team high 16 assists. Last but certainly not least is Liam Burtt '16, who will be handling assistant captain duties for the upcoming year.  Burtt is a defender from Manotick, ONT - last season he led all EC defenders in points with 10 on three goals and seven assists.  

Home Opener
Historically, Elmira has fared well in home opening games, going 26-10-4.  Under Coach Saul, the Soaring Eagles are 2-2 with their only losses coming against Oswego State.    

All-Time vs. Neumann
The Soaring Eagles have a 23-13-2 edge in the all-time series against Neumann.  The first meeting between the two teams dates back to the 2001-02 season.

Coach Saul vs. Neumann
As head coach of the Purple and Gold, head coach Aaron Saul '98 owns a 7-7-1 record against Knights.  However, Neumann has gotten the best of Elmira in recent memory as the Knights are currently on a two game win-streak.