NCAA HOCKEY: RPI and Union men’s and women’s hockey teams gear up for “electric” Mayor’s Cup rivalry games

NCAA HOCKEY: RPI and Union men’s and women’s hockey teams gear up for “electric” Mayor’s Cup rivalry games

ALBANY, N.Y. — The rivalry between the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Union College’s athletic teams is one of the most popular in the Capital District. Since 1883, the Engineers and Garnet Chargers have clashed against each other on the gridiron. It wasn’t until 1950 that the Dutchman Shoes game was created to officially establish one of college football’s oldest rivalries. That two-way competition has extended to the ice, where the men’s…