Physics won't help you with that

Happy 25th anniversary to the men's hockey team, which, on this day in 1974, defeated MIT 22-0 in good ol' Wesleyan Arena (as it was known at the time).

That's right. Not 2-0. Twenty-two to nothing.

Unfortunately, our records only go back to 1982, so I can't provide much information about that game. Obviously, though, the 22 goals is a team record that still stands today. That total ranks 4th on the Division III all-time list; Wes is also second on the list in goals scored in a shutout. Wes ran its record against MIT to 5-0-0 with that win, and the teams haven't met since.

Communists vs. ... Fascists?

Whatever you want to call them, Amherst's men's hockey team comes to town this weekend in the second game of the season for both teams--and one of the season's biggest. For the underclassmen, the last time Amherst came to town was in the quarterfinals of the 2007 NESCAC Championship, when they took down Wes 2-0. You can read more about it here--and if reading that article doesn't provide enough incentive to go to the game, I don't know what does.

When Wes went to Amherst last season, there were 75 people at the game. Let's show Amherst how a real school supports its hockey team.

Date: Saturday, Nov. 22
Time: 3:00 PM
Place: Hockey rink (at Freeman)