UTICA, NY – The Utica College men's hockey team returns home on Saturday night for Adirondack Bank Bobble Head Night as the Pioneers host Manhattanville College for an ECAC West Conference contest at 7 p.m. The first 2,000 fans through the gates will receive a free UC Head Coach Gary Heenan bobble head courtesy of Adirondack Bank. 

HELP US FIND THE NEXT BOBBLE HEAD?: Two years ago the Pioneers hosted their inaugural Adirondack Bank Bobble Head Night which featured the UC mascot "Trax" wearing a UC Hockey uniform as the bobble head give away … This year Coach Heenan's likeness is featured on the bobble head … We want to know who the fans want next?  Fans can now vote online at www.ucpioneers.com/bobblehead or fans can vote on social media by tweeting to @UCPioneers and using the #UCBobblehead along with your vote … Fans have four choices: Utica College President Todd Hutton, senior forward Louie Educate (Chicago, IL/Aberdeen (NAHL)), former UC All-American Jimmy Sokol '05 or former UC goaltender Adam Dekker '08.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Make sure to follow live updates of the game on the Pioneers official Twitter feed: @UCPioneers… If you are at the game and on Twitter, or talking about the game on Twitter, make sure to use #UCMoose… You can also "Like" the Pioneers on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UCpioneers ... Fans can also follow the Pioneers on Instagram: UCPioneers.

PIONEERS ALL-ACCESS: If you can't make it out to the "aud" to watch the game in person, Pioneers All-Access is the place to be on game day, providing live video, audio (WPNR 90.7 FM) and stats for all UC home games in the rink… Pioneers All-Access is a completely FREE service provided for those members of the Pioneer nation that might not be able to make it out to the game … Recent stories and social media are fully integrated into the Pioneers All-Access site for the most comprehensive viewing experience …  Make sure to check out Pioneers All-Access at www.ucpioneers.com/watch.

RADIO BROADCAST INFO:  Utica College hockey games will be broadcast on the radio locally at WTLB 99.1 FM/1310 AM (ESPN Radio) by play-by-play man Dave Peroni and color analyst Fred Miller … Live streaming audio can also be accessed on WTLB's website, www.espnur.com … The College's student radio WPNR 90.7 FM will also be broadcasting Saturday night's game. 

DOWNLOAD THE APP: All UC men's hockey radio broadcasts on WTLB 99.1 FM can be heard on the My Hometown Sports Application available in the Google Play store and on Apple ITunes ... After you download the application make sure to select the ESPN Radio coverage … It's a free application so download today!

UNBEATEN STREAK: Utica (7-5-3) is now unbeaten in eight of its last nine games headed into a key stretch of ten straight ECAC West Conference contests.

GOALIE OF THE WEEK: Junior goalie Dylan Wells (Nashville, TN/Bonnyville (AJHL)) was named the ECAC West Conference Goalie of the Week, Monday, for his performance over the weekend … Wells stopped 37 shots and helped hold host Castleton to a 0-for-6 effort on the power-play as the Pioneers earned a 3-1 victory on Saturday night …  Castleton outshot Utica 38-25 on the evening but Wells stood strong in net as he held the Spartans to just one goal … Wells made 15 third period saves to preserve the win for UC … He currently ranks second in the ECAC West with a goals against average of 2.22 and a save percentage of .926. 

EDUCATE LEADS THE WAY: Senior forward Louie Educate (Chicago, IL/Aberdeen (NAHL)) is tied for fourth nationally in power-play goals with five this season … He is also tied for first nationally with four game winning goals … He currently ranks third in the ECAC West with an average of 1.07 points per game.

FIRST YEAR STAND OUTS: Four of the Pioneers top eight scorers are in their first year at Utica … Freshman defender Dalton Carter (Toledo, OH/Northern Cyclones (EHL)) is tied for fourth on the team with 11 points (three goals, eight assists), sophomore first-year man Trent Samuels-Thomas (West Hartford, CT/Omaha (USHL)) ranks second on the team with 10 assists, freshman Kevin Valenti (Queensbury, NY/Northern Cyclones (EHL)) ranks second on the team with five goals and freshman Kyle Lajeunesse (South Berwick, ME/New Hampshire (EHL)) ranks eighth on the team with seven points. 

SPECIAL TEAMS: Utica's power-play unit ranks tenth nationally as the Pioneers have scored 19 goals in 69 power-play chances this season (27.5%) … Utica has the 13^th ranked combined special teams in the country (74-for-134) … Utica has scored at least one power-play goal in 12 of its 15 contests this year.

LEND A HELPING HAND: Senior forward Justin Hogan (Val Therese, Ontario/Brooks Bandits (AJHL)) and sophomore forward Easton Powers (South Lyon, MI/Port Huron (NAHL)) are tied for the team-lead  and rank third in the conference with 11 assists.

UC vs. MANHATTANVILLE: The Pioneers and the Valiants will play each other three times in the next five games … Manhattanville owns a 21-11-5 all-time series advantage over UC dating back to 2002 … The Pioneers have won nine of the last 12 meetings against M'Ville … Utica has played Manhattanville five times in post season action, posting a 2-3 record in those meetings … The last time UC beat the Valiants was in the semifinals of the ECAC West Conference Tournament at the Aud last season as then-senior Jordan Hobaica (Clinton, NY/Northwood School) netted a third period goal to lift the Pioneers to a 1-0 victory. 

LOOKING AHEAD: After this weekend's match up, the Pioneers will travel to ECAC West rival, Neumann University on Friday and Saturday… Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m.