It takes 5 overtimes, but Quinnipiac edges out Union, NY, 3-2 in longest college hockey game
By APSaturday, March 13, 2010
Quinnipiac beats Union, NY, 3-2 in 5 overtimes
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — It took five overtimes and nearly six hours, but Quinnipiac managed to edge out Union College 3-2 early Saturday in the longest hockey game in college history.
Greg Holt of the Bobcats scored with 10:22 remaining in the fifth overtime to give Quinnipiac the win in the ECAC best-of-three quarterfinal series.
At 150 minutes and 22 seconds, it was the longest game in college hockey history. The previous record was set in 2006, when Yale beat Union College 3-2 in a game that was 141 minutes and 35 seconds long.
Union scored two goals in the first period, while Quinnipiac scored a goal each in the first and second periods.
The third-seeded Union will continue the series Saturday night against the fifth-seeded Bobcats.
Information from: Times Union, www.timesunion.com
