I'll be at the XL Center tomorrow for Quinnipiac on the second day of the UConn tournament. But today, it's Holy Cross at Yale here in New Haven. Holy Cross is coming off a loss to Bentley at Fenway Park last night; Yale beat the Russian Red Stars in an exhibition two days ago.

Yale looks to be at full strength with Jesse Root and Anthony Day back in the lineup. Cody Learned is playing today, as well, with Matthew Beattie a scratch.
 

Defenseman Ryan Obuchowski is back in the lineup for Yale tonight, putting the defensive core back at full strength. He missed last week's game with Merrimack due to injury. Captain Jesse Root and fellow forward Anthony Day remain out; Root missing his second successive game, Day his fourth.

The lines for tonight:

YALE

DiChiara-Izmirlian-Hayden
Ruffolo-Cooper-Weberg
Doherty-Wilson-Agostino
Beattie-Orzetti-Learned

Fallen-Witek
Young-O'Gara
Obuchowski-Killian

Lyon

DARTMOUTH

Patterson-Sikura-O'Brien
McNally-Crema-Neily
Schierhorn-Bligh-Opperman
Beamish-Mosey-Barre

Pinkston-Simpson
Ferguson-Bullock
Hartley-Lovejoy

Grant

Things got heated Saturday night in Hamden when Quinnipiac played host to UMass. Brooks Robinson, Quinnipiac's senior forward,  was suspended Monday. He'll miss Friday night's game at RPI. Here's the league release.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- ECAC Hockey today announced that Quinnipiac senior forward Brooks Robinson has been assessed a one-game suspension, in accordance with the League’s supplemental discipline process, as the result of his actions in the Massachusetts at Quinnipiac contest Saturday, November 30 at High Point Solutions Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center.

The League action was taken after review of an incident that occurred at the 19:16 mark of the third period in the Bobcats-Minutemen contest where Robinson was assessed a major and game misconduct penalty for hitting from behind.

Based upon the League’s action, Robinson is not eligible to compete in the Bobcats’ Friday, December 6 game when they face Rensselaer.

USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
Minneapolis, Minn./December 02, 2013

   Team             (First Place)   Record   Pts  Last Week
 1 Minnesota                 (41)   11- 2-1   988     1
 2 St. Cloud State           ( 8)    9- 1-2   940     2
 3 Michigan                          9- 2-1   883     3
 4 Providence                       11- 2-2   843     4
 5 Quinnipiac                       13- 2-2   817     5
 6 Ferris State              ( 1)   11- 2-2   754     6
 7 Massachusetts-Lowell             10- 4-0   683     8
 8 Yale                              6- 2-2   628     9
 9 Boston College                    8- 4-2   583     7
10 Clarkson                         10- 3-1   552    10
11 Union                             8- 3-2   430    15
12 Miami                             8- 6-2   421    13
13 Notre Dame                        9- 6-1   404    11
14 Lake Superior                     9- 4-1   353    16
15 Cornell                           7- 4-1   251    14
16 Nebraska-Omaha                    8- 6-0   228    17
17 Wisconsin                         4- 5-1   179    12
18 New Hampshire                     9- 7-1   134    20
19 Northeastern                      9- 5-1   131    NR
20 Minnesota-Duluth                  6- 5-1   122    18

Others receiving votes: Rensselaer 102, Ohio State 29,
Boston University 13, Denver 13, Vermont 7, St. Lawrence 5,
Maine 3, North Dakota 2, Air Force 1, Minnesota State 1.