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ITHACA, N.Y. -- As the start of the men's and women's hockey seasons approach, fans can receive a 20 percent discount for four- or 12-month school or league passes for the Ivy League Digital Network. To gain access to all hockey games on the Ivy League Digital Network, use the promo code "IvyHockey2013".

The Big Red men's hockey team is looking to build on a strong finish to last season, when it went 4-1-1 to close out the regular season and swept Princeton in the first round of the playoffs before taking Quinnipiac, the ECAC Hockey regular season champion and national No. 1 at the time, to two overtimes in Game 3 in the quarterfinals. Four of the team's top five scorers return, including all-league defenseman Joakim Ryan (team-leading 20 assists) and Boston Bruins draft pick Brian Ferlin (11 points in last 10 games). Also returning is senior goaltender Andy Iles, who has started 70 consecutive games for 19^th-year head Mike Schafer '86.

The Cornell women's hockey team starts its season with home games this weekend against Northeastern. The Big Red, led by reigning ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year Doug Derraugh '91, is ranked fourth and fifth in the two major college hockey polls, looking to defend its third ECAC Hockey title in four years and qualify for the NCAA tournament for the fifth consecutive season. The Big Red, which has won the ECAC Hockey regular season title and Ivy League championship each of the last four seasons, will be led by its four seniors: co-captains Alyssa Gagliardi and Jessica Campbell, defenseman Hayleigh Cudmore and goaltender Lauren Slebodnick. Slebodnick is the current all-time leader in save percentage (.930) and goals against average (1.43) at Cornell.