Green Icers Advance to Albany

Thanks to a 3-1 win over Yale before a crowd of 4,232 at Thompson Arena, the Dartmouth men's ice hockey team has moved on to the ECACHL semifinal at Albany Friday night against an opponent to be determined. The Big Green is bidding for its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1980. ... Former All-Ivy League defensive back Jack Manning '72 traveled to Hanover last fall from his Montana home to see nephew John Manning '08 in a Big Green football uniform and apparently doesn't mind traveling to see basketball, either. He gets a mention in this story in the Great Falls Tribune. ... James Perry, brother of former Dartmouth offensive coordinator James Perry and the Ivy League Player of the Year when he was a quarterback at Brown, has joined the staff at Delaware. James spent one season coaching with the Big Green. ... Off to Yale for the Dartmouth-Princeton women's playoff to determine the Ivy League's NCAA Tournament bid.