The Battle of Whitney Avenue refers to the college ice hockey series between Quinnipiac Bobcats and Yale Bulldogs, both currently members of ECAC.
History
In 2006, the Quinnipiac Bobcats moved to the ECAC. Since then, Quinnipiac and the Yale Bulldogs have become one of biggest non-Ivy rivalries in the ECAC. The rivalry got its name from the fact that the two campuses are separated by a mere eight miles on Whitney Avenue from Hamden to New Haven.
The two teams met on April 13, 2013 for the fourth time in the 2012–13 season in Pittsburgh to play for the national championship. Although Quinnipiac had won the previous three meetings (all in the 2012–13 season) by a combined score of 13–3, Yale shut them out in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey National Championship Game, 4–0.
Game Results
Series facts
StatisticQuinnipiacYaleGames played 44Wins 32 7Home wins 15 5Road wins 14 1Neutral site wins 2 1Most goals scored in a game by one team 6 ('06, '07, '13, '14, '23) 7 ('09)Most goals in a game by both teams 11 (2009 – Yale 7, Quinnipiac 4)Fewest goals in a game by both teams 3 ('08, '09, '13, '15, '21)Fewest goals scored in a game by one team in a win 2 ('12) 3 ('09)Most goals scored in a game by one team in a loss 4 ('09) 4 ('07)Largest margin of victory 5 ('20) 5 ('09)Smallest margin of victory 1 ('10, '12, '17) 1 ('06)Longest winning streak 14 ('18–Present) 2 ('10–'11)Longest unbeaten streak 14 ('18–Present) 3 ('09–'09)
See also College rivalry Quinnipiac Bobcats Yale Bulldogs
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