ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT women’s hockey team lost 5-2 to Syracuse in Atlantic Hockey America action, Friday.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Jordan Blouin scored a power play goal at 16:19 of the first period to give Syracuse a 1-0 lead.
RIT fired nine shots on net in the opening frame, including two each from first year defender Laura Dyke and junior defender Emma Pickering.
Peyton Armstrong scored 7:07 into the second period to give the Orange a 2-0 lead.
Rachel Walsh tallied a power play goal at 18:57 and Nea Tervonen scored a power play goal at 19:46 to extend Syracuse’s lead to 4-0.
First year defender Riley Gramlich scored a power play goal 57 seconds into the third period to cut the Orange lead to 4-1.
Sophomore forward Ireland Stein scored off an assist from junior forward Linda Rulle at 10:48 of the third to cut the Syracuse lead to 4-2.
Sami Gendron scored an empty-net goal at 18:46 of the third to make it a 5-2 final.
GAME NOTES:
RIT outshot Syracuse, 31-24.
The Tigers went 1-for-2 on the power play, while the Orange were 3-for-5.
Senior goalie Sophia Bellina made 12 saves in net for the Tigers and sophomore Brenna McNamara made seven saves in the third period.
Saturday Night
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – RIT first year forward Tilli Keranen scored the game-winning goal in the Tigers 4-1 win at Syracuse, Saturday.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Jackson Kinsler scored 6:55 into the first period to give Syracuse a 1-0 lead.
Junior forward Linda Rulle tied the game at 1-1 on her power play goal at 15:33 of the opening frame.
Keranen scored at 9:25 of the second period off an assist from senior forward Lexi Sung to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead. She fired a wrist-shot from the slot into the corner for her third goal of the season.
First year forward Kolbee Ashe scored 7:09 into the third period to extend RIT’s lead to 3-1 lead. She stole a loose puck at center-ice and skated into the Syracuse zone, scoring on a wrist shot into the top corner.
Junior forward Addie Alvarez scored an empty-net goal at 16:58 of the third period to make it a 4-1 final.
GAME NOTES:
RIT outshot Syracuse, 32-29.
The Tigers went 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Orange were 0-for-4.
Senior goalie Sophia Bellina made 28 saves to earn the win in net for the Tigers.
It is RIT’s first win at Syracuse since a 4-1 win on Dec. 1, 2023.
WHAT’S NEXT: RIT returns to action on Friday (Oct. 31) against Lindenwood at 3:00 p.m.
OSTRAVA, Czechia – Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.) scored twice and goaltender Griffin LaMarre (Haverhill, Mass.) recorded a shutout to help the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team capture the 2025 IPH Cup championship with a 3-0 victory over Canada here today (Oct. 26) at Ostravar Arena. “I thought this was a great way to finish this tournament, a really solid effort from beginning to end tonight,” said David Hoff (Bottineau, N.D.), head coach of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. “From the goaltending, to all the way up front, we played a really solid game and hopefully that’s a start to a really strong season.”Malik Jones (Aurora, Colo.) opened the scoring 9:17 into the contest while the U.S. was shorthanded, intercepting an attempted breakout pass in the slot and firing the puck past Canadian netminder Corbin Watson for what proved to be the game-winning goal. Team USA doubled its lead at the 7:38 mark of the middle frame when Farmer beat Watson with a deke and tucked the puck home from just outside the crease off a feed from Jack Wallace (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) while on the power play. Farmer notched an empty net tally in the final minute to account for the 3-0 final.LaMarre stopped all 12 shots he faced in goal for the U.S.NOTES: The U.S. outshot Canada 27-12 … Team USA was 1-4 on the power play, while Canada was 0-5… Josh Pauls (Green Brook, N.J.) was named U.S. Player of the Game … Team USA has won all four IPH Cup championships since the inaugural tournament in 2022.
ORONO, Maine – Colgate took No. 10 Maine to overtime and ultimately fell, 3-2 at Harold Alfond Sports Arena on Saturday night.COACH HARDER’S COMMENTS “Well, the Hockey Gods were unkind to us late in the game – a strange bounce and a missing stick. Otherwise, another strong game for us against a top team in an amazing college hockey environment. Games like these make us a better team.”HOW IT HAPPENED Colgate capitalized on a power play opportunity midway through the first frame when Jack Brandt scored the first goal, assisted by Isaiah Norlin and Ryan Sullivan. This put Colgate ahead 1-0.Continuing to build momentum, Brandt found the net again at 15:48 with an even-strength goal, once more assisted by Sullivan and Norlin. The period concluded with Colgate maintaining a 2-0 advantage over the Black Bears, solidifying their lead as they headed into intermission.The Black Bears capitalized early in the second period, with Thomas Freel scoring a power-play goal just over a minute in, assisted by Brandon Holt and Justin Poirier. Afterward, Colgate’s defense responded effectively, with Takacs making crucial saves, including multiple stops on attempts by Sully Scholle and other Black Bears players during subsequent power plays.Colgate had opportunities, notably when Luke Malboeuf’s shot hit the pipe, but they couldn’t convert during their power-play chances. Despite the pressure and several attempts on goal, the score remained 2-1, as the period concluded.The Black Bears opened the third period with a goal at 17:52, to level the game at two apiece. Colgate’s defense remained resilient, with Takacs making several key saves and Michael Neumeier and others blocking shots to limit the Black Bears’ scoring chances. As the period progressed, Colgate kept applying pressure with shots from Sullivan and others, but the Black Bears’ defense held firm. The period concluded with the score remaining 2-2 and headed to an extra frame.The Black Bears secured the win early in the overtime period with a sudden-death goal by Max Scott, who scored 33 seconds into the frame. The goal was assisted by Charlie Russell and Holt. This decisive play concluded the game, with Maine defeating Colgate 3-2.GAME NOTESJack Brandt scored two goals to bring his season total to five which leads the ECAC.Andrew Takacs made 31 saves in net for the Raiders.Colgate earned a regulation win and an overtime loss against a ranked opponent in a weekend for the first time since Feb. 4-6, 2021 against No. 13 ranked Clarkson.Ryan Sullivan tallied his second two-assists game of the season (Canisius, Oct. 17, 2025)UP NEXT The Raiders (2-3-1) return to Hamilton next weekend as they host RIT in a two-game series. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. each day at Class of 1965 Arena.
Women’s Hockey Dominates Harvard, 5-010/25/2025 | Women’s Ice Hockey CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A three-goal second period, including two within 28 seconds of each other, lifted Colgate to a comfortable 5-0 win over Harvard at Bright-Landry Hockey Center on Saturday afternoon.HOW IT HAPPENED The Raiders started fast with a goal from Jaime Spring assisted by Alexia Aubin just two and half minutes into the game. Spring fired a shot from the point that found its way past the Harvard goaltender.After holding onto the 1-0 lead into the second period, Colgate added to the advantage with a goal from Emma Pais off a feed from Elyssa Biederman and Chloe Goofers. The Raiders killed two 5-on-3 advantages from Harvard, highlighted by Brooke Davis with multiple key stops to keep the Crimson out.With less than three to go in the second, Biederman buried off a pass from Goofers to make it 3-0 before just 28 seconds later, Alexis Petford ripped the nylon going top shelf off a dish from Pais and Aubin.Avery Pickering finished up the game in the third with a power play goal assisted by Casey Borgiel and Biederman to give the Raiders a comfortable, 5-0 win.GAME NOTESBrooke Davis made 35 saves in between the pipes for her first career shutout.Emma Pais extended her point streak to eight games.Elyssa Biederman posted three points, her first three-point night since scoring a hat trick against Princeton on Feb. 28, 2025.Alexia Aubin added to two assists to bring her season total to nine. She sits third in the conference in assists.UP NEXT Colgate (4-4, 1-1 ECAC) returns to Hamilton for more ECAC action against Brown on Friday and Yale on Saturday. Puck drop is set for 3 p.m. at Class of 1965 Arena on both days.
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State women’s hockey team capped its exhibition slate with a 3-1 home victory over SUNY Canton on Saturday afternoon at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena. The Cardinals, coming off a 7-1 win at Castleton last weekend that featured seven different goal scorers, continued to showcase their depth and balance, getting goals from three players in the win.
After a scoreless opening stretch, the Cardinals broke through late in the first period when junior Emily Kasprzak (Niagara, N.Y.) found the back of the net with under three minutes left in the period, finishing off a setup from sophomore Tessa Morris (Grand Island, N.Y.) to put Plattsburgh State ahead 1-0. The Cardinals controlled play throughout the frame, outshooting the Kangaroos 16-7 in the period and carrying the one-goal lead into the first intermission.
Neither side found the back of the net in the second period despite Plattsburgh outshooting Canton 17-3. The Kangaroos evened the score early midway through the third, capitalizing on an opportunity finished by Bailey Cote to make it 1-1.
The Cardinals wasted little time regaining control, striking back five minutes later when first-year Nikola Janekova (Banská Bystrica, Slovakia) netted her first goal of the preseason off an assist from senior Taya Balfour (Moorestown, N.J.), giving Plattsburgh a 2-1 edge. Just over two minutes later, junior Adriana Urban (Monroe, N.J.) added insurance, burying a feed from first-year Piper Smith(Newnan, Ga.) off a shot from sophomore Kate Conlon (New Hudson, Mich.) to seal the 3-1 win.
Plattsburgh State’s defense remained stout throughout, holding Canton to just 18 shots on goal while generating 43 of their own. The goaltending tandem of junior Chloe Lewis (Monson, Mass.) and sophomore Maddy Stetson (Wasilla, Alaska) combined to stop 17 of 18 shots faced, with Lewis earning the start and Stetson closing out the victory.
With the win, the Cardinals conclude exhibition play unbeaten and will now turn their focus to the start of the regular season next week. Plattsburgh State opens its 2025-26 campaign at home when it hosts Norwich at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena on Friday, October 31st.
OSTRAVA, Czechia – Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.) became the first player in U.S. National Sled Team history to reach 400 career points (229g, 171a) with a four goal, three assist performance to lead the U.S. National Sled Team to an 8-2 victory over China here today (Oct. 25) at the 2025 IPH Cup at Ostravar Arena.
With the win, Team USA will advance to the championship game tomorrow (Oct. 26) against Canada with a tournament-best 3-1-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. local time/1 p.m. ET, and the game will stream live on the Czechia Para Hockey YouTube channel.
“I thought we got off to a slow start and our puck management wasn’t great, but we settled down well,” said David Hoff, head coach of the U.S. National Sled Team. “We played strong in the last 35 minutes or so, and did what we had to do to get to the championship game.”
China opened the scoring 4:07 into the contest when Dianpeng Qiu capitalized on a breakaway opportunity.
With 3:06 remaining in the first, Team USA leveled the score with a power play tally from Josh Misiewicz (La Grange, Ill.) off a wrist shot from the right circle. Malik Jones (Aurora, Colo.) and Brody Roybal (Northlake, Ill.) notched assists on the play.
Farmer put the U.S. out in front just 25 seconds later when he won a puck battle along the half-wall and carried the puck into the slot, lifting it past Chinese netminder Wei Wang.
With 1:19 to play in the first, Farmer made it a 3-1 game, weaving past multiple Chinese defenders from the neutral zone to just outside the crease, capitalizing with a deke.
Team USA opened the second period on the man advantage, and 26 seconds into the middle frame, Travis Dodson (Deming, N.M.) won a race to the puck off a dump-in from Farmer and buried a breakaway opportunity to put the U.S. up 4-1.
Just 24 seconds later, Farmer redirected a pass from Jack Wallace (Franklin Lakes. N.J.) past Wang to complete a hat trick.
With 3:06 remaining in the middle stanza, Misiewicz rifled home his second tally of the game from the right circle off a feed from Farmer to make it 6-1.
At the 1:20 mark of the third, Farmer collected a pass from Evan Nichols (Haymarket, Va.) below the right faceoff circle and slid it short side to notch his fourth goal of the game.
While on the penalty kill, Farmer forced an offensive-zone turnover and found Nichols in the slot, who beat Wang with a deke to his right to give Team USA an 8-1 lead. The assist was Farmer’s historic 400th career point.
China’s Zhanfu Zhu scored from the point in the final minutes of the third to account for the 8-2 final.
Jen Lee (Daly City, Calif.) earned the win in goal for Team USA.
NOTES: Team USA outshot China 29-7… The U.S. was 3-9 on the power play, while China was 1-4… Josh Misiewiecz was named U.S. Player of the Game
BUFFALO, NY — The Buffalo State women’s hockey team defeated the St. John Fisher women’s hockey team, 4-3, Friday night in an exhibition game at the Buffalo State Ice Arena.
The Bengals jumped out to an early first period lead of 4-0 on goals by Keira Dach, Sydney Radecki, Madison Mallone and Amerie Delormier.
The Cardinals got on the board halfway through the second period to cut the Bengals lead to 4-1 on a power play goal by Cameron Evans. The score remained that going into the third period.
Early in the third Ellie Pranter scored for the Cardinals to cut the Buff State lead to 4-2. The Cardinals scored again at the 8:05 mark of the third on a goal by Andrea Fernandez to cut the Bengals lead to 4-3.
The Bengals held on to win, 4-3, despite a final push by the Cardinals, who pulled their goal for an extra attacker, with less than a minute to play in the third.
Buffalo State will open up it’s regular season on Friday, Oct. 31 at home against Kings College (PA).
The Cardinals will open their regular season on Friday, Oct. 31 at Neumann University (PA).
Team USA Will Play China, Saturday at 6 p.m. local/12 p.m. ET
OSTRAVA, Czechia – Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.) tallied a hat trick and one assist, while EvanNichols (Haymarket, Va.) scored once and added two helpers to lead the U.S. National Sled Team to a 6-4 victory over Czechia here today in the preliminary round of the 2025 IPH Cup at Ostravar Arena. With the victory, Team USA holds a 2-1-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record through three games and will play China, Saturday at 6 p.m. local/12 p.m. ET, in its final preliminary-round contest. The game will stream live here. “We had a really good start tonight, I thought offensively we were playing really fast,” said DavidHoff (Bottineau, N.D.), head coach of the U.S. National Sled Team. “We had a bit of a letdown in the third and it made the game closer than it needed to be, but I liked that we found a way to do the right things and pull out a win in the end.”Kayden Beasley (Coats, N.C.) opened the scoring for the U.S. 1:34 into the contest, batting home a cross-crease feed from Farmer on an odd-man rush. Farmer buried a breakaway opportunity to make it a 2-0 game at the 6:24 mark, receiving a feed from Nichols at the top of the circles, and beating Czech netminder Martin Kudela with a deke.At 7:25, Malik Jones (Aurora, Colo.) capitalized with a snipe from the left circle off a pass from Josh Misiewicz (La Grange, Ill.) to make it a 3-0 game.Just 40 seconds later, Nichols collected a feed from Liam Cunnigham (River Falls, Wis.) and cut across the top of the crease before lifting the puck over the outstretched arm of Kudela to add to the U.S. advantage. Team USA took a 5-0 lead 35 seconds into the middle stanza when Nichols sled the puck to Farmer off an offensive-zone faceoff, and Farmer rifled a shot it home from the slot. Czechia’s Pavel Kubes made it a 5-1 game at the 7:28 mark of the second, scoring a power-play goal on a shot from the point that deflected off of Jones.Less than a minute later, an acrobatic diving save from Griffin LaMarre (Haverhill, Mass.) maintained the four-goal lead for the U.S. LaMarre finished the game with eight shots to earn the win in goal.At the 3:49 mark of the third, Czechia’s Zdenek Habl capitalized on a two-on-one opportunity to make it a 5-2 game. Just 12 seconds later, Farmer intercepted a pass in the neutral zone and burst into the offensive zone with a breakaway chance, deking to beat Kudela for his third goal of the contest.Czechia added a pair of goals in the latter half of the third period. Filip Vesely scored on a wrister from the slot with 6:16 remaining in the contest, and 30 seconds later, Alex Ohar capitalized on a breakaway chance to account for the 6-4 final.NOTES: The U.S. outshot Czechia 22-12… Team USA was 0-3 on the power play, while Czechia was 1-1… Declan Farmer was named U.S. Player of the Game.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Plattsburgh takes the No. 1 spot in the 2025-26 SUNYAC women’s ice hockey preseason poll as voted on by the conference coaches. Cortland is No. 2 and Oswego is No. 3 in this year’s rankings.
Plattsburgh won its first SUNYAC women’s ice hockey league crown last year as the No. 2 seed. This was the SUNYAC’s second-ever women’s ice hockey championship. The Cardinals ended their season in the NCAA first round with an overall record of 20-7-1.
Cortland won the first-ever SUNYAC women’s ice hockey championship in 2024. In 2025, the Red Dragons were the No. 3 seed going into postseason play. The team ended its season in the SUNYAC semifinals with a 17-5-4 record overall.
Last season Oswego was the top seed in the conference after regular season play. The Lakers fell to No. 2 Plattsburgh in the SUNYAC final, 2-0. Oswego ended its 2024-25 season with a record of 22-3-2 overall.
The Buffalo State Women’s Ice Hockey Team is looking forward to some exciting hockey this season.
Coming off a 6-17-2 season, they have a lot of new faces and bodies on the ice but on the back end there are familiar faces that can help the rookies along.
“I look for them to play face and play hard using the same concepts just with new people,” said fifth year Head Coach Rachel Grampp.
While their number one goalie Jessica Auge graduated she has Sophomore Casey Horrigan (left), who played one game last season against Hilbert and won in a 15-0 shutout. Adding to that are three new goaltenders. Alexa Todd (right) of Owen Sound, Ontario played for the Saugeen Maitland Lightning and Amelia Knott (below) from Croyden, Australia played at Lovell Academy. Kylie Paige, Buffalo, is the fourth goalie. Paige played for the Buffalo Regals and Clarence/SweetHome/Amherst of the WNY Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Federation.
“I am excited to see what they can bring to the table,” said Grampp.
The one thing that stands out to Coach this season is how quickly the team has come together and she credits the team leadership, in addition to herself and her assistant coach, Christian Foerstner, with that.
“The leadership has gotten everyone on board quickly,” said Grampp. “They talk about being all in and getting better one percent more every day.
“It’s nice that it comes from the leadership group.”
Her leaders include players such as Sage Running Rabbit, who is in her fifth season as a forward.
Others are Emma Ramseier left), Grace Zwolak (right) and Quinn Murray who have stepped up and found a role as leaders. In addition she credits all the sophomores who have found a voice and are doing what they can to make sure the program moves in the right direction.
SUNYAC has several teams that will give the Bengals a run and that includes Plattsburgh, Cortland and Oswego who have all been ranked in the top 15 nationally.
“That doesn’t make is any easier, but it will be lots of fun,” said Grampp.
The games will be competitive and the goal is always the championship.
For those who follow the Western New York Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Federation, you will see some familiar faces including Vanessa Willick, Madison Mallone, Maddie Braun, Sydney Radecki and Kylie Paige.
Hilbert Opens Season with Exhibition Game at Buffalo State University (Janet Schultz Photo/NYHOL)
Head Coach Brian Becker‘s squad features an even blend of new and returning talent, as eleven newcomers join eleven returning players in Hilbert’s first season of United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) action.
Seniors Tia Card, Jacqueline Alaburda, and Caitlin Conrad will be relied upon to lead the Hawks in their fourth season with the program. The trio all enters their senior campaigns at Hilbert already holding program records
Card, who has backstopped the Hawks since she arrived in Hamburg, is the program career leader in goalie games played and started (30-25), saves (1195), and save percentage (.875). The senior goalie from Burlington, ON also recorded the first win in team history with a 26-save effort against King’s College on 10/28/23.
Alaburda is the current program leader in blocked shots (108) and shots on goal (101), while she also ranks second in program history with five goals and nine points. The San Jose, CA native finished third on last year’s squad with four points in eight games played.
Conrad, who has spent time playing both forward and defense, is the program leader in games played (47), while she currently sits second in program history in blocked shots (92) and seventh in points (six). Her four career goals are the most all-time by a Hilbert defenseman. Conrad led last year’s team with 49 blocked shots and a .200 shooting percentage.
Wagner led the team with four assists and six points in her rookie campaign. The Miles City, MT native fired 21 shots on goal with a .095 shooting percentage.
Fuller tallied two goals and an assist in her first year of collegiate hockey, while also leading the team with 55 shots.
Kwiecien’s four points a year ago matched her freshman point total, as she enters her junior year with eight career points, good enough for fifth all-time in program history.
Wilkes transfer Amelia Murphy will look to produce right away on the Hawks’ blueline, while incoming freshman Victoria Battaglia will aim to make an immediate impact offensively for Hilbert.
The 27-game campaign kicked off on the road with an exhibition contest against Buff State (October 22nd), before the Hawks return to Hamburg to take on Keene State (October 31st and November 1st) and Niagara University Club (Exhibition on November 6th) ahead of the team’s first two UCHC weekend series’.
The first conference games in program history are set for November 14th and 15th on the road against Utica, with the following weekend marking the first home league games for the Hawks against Albertus Magnus at the Nike Base.
Hilbert will follow these first four UCHC matchups with nine consecutive nonconference contests, bookended by home doubleheaders against Buff State (December 5th and 6th) and Hood College (January 16th and 17th). The team will make trips to take on MCLA (December 12th and 13th), Neumann University (January 2nd and 3rd), and Buff State (January 9th) in this span to prepare for five-straight weekends of UCHC action to end the regular season.
January sees the Hawks host Elmira College (23rd and 24th) and travel to Rye, NY for the first two meetings with Manhattanville (30th and 31st) in program history, before Hilbert finishes its campaign with February series’ against Chatham (away on the 6th, home on the 7th), Nazareth (home on 13th and 14th), and St. John Fisher (away on 20th and 21st).
Hilbert will be working to earn a spot in the UCHC postseason which begins on Wednesday February 25th, with the first round winners moving on to play in the semifinals on Saturday February 28th, for the right to play in the Saturday March 7th UCHC Final.
COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF After joining the staff last season as an assistant, Brian Becker takes over as the team’s Head Coach this season. Becker previously served as the St. Francis High School Prep Hockey head coach from 2021-2024 following stints with Frontier High School, the Lockport Express (NAHL), Hamburg Hawks 18u AAA, and the Buffalo Stars (Empire Junior Hockey League).
Stephen Hurtubise will join Becker behind the bench for his second season with the Hawks, while Matt Krug rounds out the coaching staff.
Prior to his first year with Hilbert, Hurtubise served as the commissioner for the Northeast Collegiate Hockey League Division I since 2022 after guiding the Canisius University Men’s Ice Hockey team in the American Collegiate Hockey League Division I from 2010 through to 2022. Since 2022, the Williamsville native has served as the director of hockey development with the Golden Griffins in the ACHL.
Krug brings experience and a winning pedigree to the program, as the Buffalo, NY native was a member of the 2013-14 NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey National Championship-winning Union Garnet Chargers.
Richard Luczak will serve as the program’s Director of Hockey Operations where he will oversee all organizational aspects of the program, including budget management, travel coordination, and logistical planning.
Laura Dannebohm, J.D., M.A. will support the hockey program by serving as the team’s Faculty Team Advisor. She is an additional source of academic support and serves as a resource regarding academic issues for the hockey student-athletes and coaches. Dannebohm’s association with the department also creates a communication link between faculty, student-athletes, and coaches.
HAMILTON – Jack Brandt tallied three points including two in the third period to help propel the Raiders to their first win of the season by a score of 5-3 over Canisius.
HOW IT HAPPENED The first period started with Canisius taking an early lead against Colgate. The Raiders had a power play opportunity after Brice Cooke was penalized for hooking at 9:19, but they were unable to capitalize. Both teams had opportunities, but strong defensive efforts and blocked shots, notably by Colgate’s Brett Merner and Simone Dadiè, kept the game close. The period ended with the Golden Griffins holding a 1-0 advantage.
Colgate tied the game at one in the second frame with Tyson Doucette scoring at 1:42, assisted by Daniel Panetta. The Golden Griffins quickly responded with a power-play goal from Grant Porter at 3:20, to regain the lead. As the period progressed, Colgate capitalized on a late power play, with Jack Brandt finding the back of the net at 19:18, assisted by Isaiah Norlin and Ryan Sullivan, tying the game again at 2-2. However, Canisius regained the edge in the final seconds, with Zacher scoring at the buzzer, assisted by FJ Buteau, securing a 3-2 lead by the end of the frame.
Jake Schneider opened the scoring for Colgate in the third period with a goal at 1:27, assisted by Panetta, to tie the game at three apiece. Midway through the period, Brandt extended the lead to 4-3, scoring the eventual game-winning goal with an assist from Michael Neumeier at 9:09. Max Nagel solidified Colgate’s advantage by netting an insurance goal at 11:52, assisted by Brandt and Sullivan. The Golden Griffins pushed to close the gap, pulling their goaltender for an extra skater with 2:22 remaining, but Reid Dyck made several key saves to secure the victory.
GAME NOTES
Brandt posted the three points including his first two goals of the season.
Reid Dyck earned his first career win with 17 saves.
Colgate scored five goals for the first time since March 1, 2025 against Union.
The Raiders have scored two or more goals in 70 out of 76 games under head coach Mike Harder.
