Middlebury, VT – George Curry (Schaumburg, IL) scored once and added an assist as the SUNY Canton men’s hockey team dropped a 6-3 decision to New England College on Sunday afternoon in the consolation game of the Middlebury Holiday Classic.
The Pilgrims (8-4-1) got on the board first on the power play when Garret Brazier converted on a backhand shot in the slot. The Roos (2-11-2) evened the score at 12:44 of the opening period after a Ben Beasley (Burlington, ON) shot rang off the crossbar but Curry put home the rebound for his second of the season. Brett Costello (Lombardy, ON) also earned a helper on the play.
NEC regained the one goal lead at 16:16 when Kyle Manlow scored shorthanded on a 2-on-1 off the setup from Cheyne Matheson. Despite SUNY Canton holding a 13-7 shots on goal edge, the Pilgrims took a 2-1 lead into first intermission.
The Roos evened the score at two at 8:23 of the middle period when Curry found Josh Sova (Oswego, NY) in the slot who wristed home his sixth of the season. Beasley also earned a helper on the play. SUNY Canton opened up its first lead of the game five minutes later on an impressive individual effort from Tyler Ralph (Middletown, NJ). He skated the puck through the neutral zone and fired a shot on net and scored off his own rebound while on the ice.
NEC evened the score once again with 1:59 to play in the second when Martin Hallin picked the puck up in the corner and found Chris Santello who sent a pass to Mike Whitehair at the far post who converted the one-timer. The teams skated to second intermission tied at three.
Manlow, Bryce Nielsen and Connor Fries scored third period goals as NEC earned the 6-3 victory.
Josh Erickson (Woodbury, MN) turned aside 23 shots for the Roos, while Brett Kilar made 22 stops for the Pilgrims.
The men’s hockey team returns to the ice on Saturday night when it visits Plattsburgh State at 7 p.m. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by “liking” us on Facebook and “following” our Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts.
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SUNY Canton is Northern New York’s premier college for career-driven bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses, as well as 10 exclusively online bachelor’s degrees. The college’s 14 athletic teams compete as members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.
