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Arnold Earns SUNYAC Honors

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Potsdam hockey player Mike Arnold (Didsbury,
Alberta/Kingston Voyageurs) has been named the State University of New
York Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 11.

Arnold recorded a hat trick on three power-play goals in the Bears
dramatic come-from-behind 5-4 victory over Buffalo State on Saturday
night. Two of the junior痴 goals came in the third period, including the
game-winner with 1:32 left. Arnold also added an assist for a four-point
night. The hat trick was his second this season.

This year, Potsdam痴 assistant captain leads his team in scoring with
eight goals and three assists for 11 points in five games. Arnold leads
the SUNYAC in goals (7), points (9), power-play goals (5) and scoring
average (2.25 goals-per-game) in four conference contests. Nationally, he
is first in power-play goals (5), eighth in scoring average (2.20 gpg) and
third in goals-per-game (1.60).

The Bears (3-2, 2-2 SUNYAC) hit the road this weekend for two crucial
contests with Brockport and Geneseo. Potsdam takes on the Golden Eagles at
7 p.m. on Friday and the Ice Knights at the same time on Saturday.

Canisius Earns First Win at RIT

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Rochester, N.Y. – The Canisius College hockey team battled for 60 minutes on Saturday night to earn a 6-3 victory at RIT – the team’s first win in Rochester over its conference foe since 2007. With the win, the Griffs improve to 2-5-3 on the season and 1-1-1 in Atlantic Hockey play, while the Tigers drop to 2-6-1 and 1-3-1 in league play.

 

“It was an aggressive, hard-earned victory tonight that we will look to build on in the future,” said Canisius head coach Dave Smith. “We did a good job of limiting their chances and when we got the 4-3 lead, we played our best hockey to earn two hard points.”

 

Junior Patrick Sullivan (Derby, N.Y.) led the Griffs with a personal-best three points on the night, netting his first career multi-goal game – including the game-winning third-period tally – and adding an assist.

 

Senior Preston Shupe (Weyburn, Saskatchewan), juniors Kyle Gibbons (Westlake, Ohio) and Taylor Law (Markham, Ontario) and sophomore Mitch McCrank (Haileybury, Ontario) also added a goal for the Griffs in the winning effort.

 

Junior Tony Capobianco (Mississauga, Ontario) recorded 36 saves to earn his first victory of the 2012-13 campaign.

 

Both teams took advantage of early rebound opportunities to get on the scoreboard in the opening frame. The Griffs struck first in the contest, netting a goal just 12 seconds into the game. After a RIT turnover, Sullivan gained possession of the puck and fired a shot on goal from the boards. The rebound squirted out in front and Gibbons knocked it in for his first tally of the season and the early 1-0 advantage.

 

The Tigers knotted the contest with 11:55 remaining in the first stanza. Jeff Smith hammered in a rebound for his fifth goal of the season and to knot the game at one.

 

In the second period, Canisius once again started the frame strong, netting two goals in the opening 1:34 of the stanza. Sullivan gave the Griffs the lead with his first goal of the season, scoring just 26 seconds into the period. The junior knocked in his own rebound with assists to Gibbons and sophomore Doug Beck (Plymouth, Mich.) as Canisius claimed the 2-1 lead.

 

Law then got on the scoreboard just 68 seconds later to extend the Griffs advantage to two. On a 2-on-1 rush, sophomore Tyler Wiseman (Burlington, Ontario) fed Law and the junior finished high for his second goal of the season and the 3-1 lead. Sophomore Braeden Rigney (Singhampton, Ontario) also posted an assist on the tally.

 

The Tigers answered back and netted two second-period goals of their own as the teams headed into the final frame tied at three. Chris Saracino brought RIT within one with 5:12 remaining in the period, firing a shot in through a number of screens. Adam Mitchell then tallied a power-play goal with 1:47 left, scoring on a wrist shot from close range.

 

Sullivan once again came up big in the third stanza, scoring an unassisted goal 7:28 into the period for a lead the Griffs would not relinquish. The junior took the puck from a RIT defender from behind the net and then snuck a shot in from the bottom of the face-off circle for the 4-3 advantage.

 

The defense would take it from there, shutting the door on the Tigers to earn the victory. The Griffs also added two empty-net goals for the 6-3 win. Shupe netted his second goal of the season with 1:24 remaining with assists to senior Torrey Lindsay (Grosse Isle, Manitoba) and sophomore Logan Roe (Fort Myers, Fla.), while McCrank finished the scoring with an unassisted tally – his second goal of the season – with 54 seconds left.

 

RIT finished the contest with a slight advantage in shots, 39-36. The Tigers were 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Griffs went 0-for-2 with the extra-man advantage. Josh Watson stopped 30 shots in net in the loss for RIT.

 

Canisius continues Atlantic Hockey play next weekend, hosting Battle of the Bridge rival Niagara on Friday. Game time at the Buffalo State Sports Arena is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

 

Potsdam Men Defeat Buffalo Bengals

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Big rally lifts Bears over Bengals, 5-4

MASSENA, N.Y.裕he SUNY Potsdam men痴 hockey team (3-2, 2-2 SUNYAC) scored
four third period goals and got a hat trick from junior assistant captain
Mike Arnold (Didsbury, Alberta/Kingston Voyageurs) to defeat Buffalo State
(2-4-1, 1-3-1) 5-4 at Massena Arena on Saturday night. Arnold (3-1-4) and
junior forward Adam Place (Scarborough, Ontario/Bowmansville Eagles)
(1-3-4) each had four-point nights and freshman goalie Austin Keiser
(Dunwoody, Ga./Boston Bulldogs) made 29 saves to earn his second career
victory.

Junior forward Mike Zanella (Ithaca, N.Y./Cornwall Colts) gave the Bengals
a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at the 10:10 mark of the first period.
Arnold responded a with a man-advantage tally of his own at 14:02 with an
assist from Place. The score remained 1-1 at the intermission.

Zanella put Buffalo State up 2-1 at 7:49 of the second period with an even
strength goal. The teams traded penalties through middle of the period,
before the Bengals struck again. Seventeen seconds into Buffalo State痴
fifth power play, senior forward Trevor McKinney (Oakwood,
Ontario/Peterborough Liftlock Stars) made it 3-1 and the Bengals took the
two-goal advantage into the second break.

The craziness started with a power-play goal from Place just 20 seconds
into the third period. Junior defenseman Kevin Carpenter (Denver,
Colo./Notre Dame Hounds) and Arnold recorded the assists. At 8:51, junior
forward Shane Avery (Fort Covington, N.Y./Cornwall Colts) put the Bengals
up 4-2. Three minutes later, Arnold answered with another power-play
marker on assists from Place and sophomore forward Trevor Cope (Swartz
Creek, Mich./Atlanta Jr. Knights). It took just 25 more seconds for
freshman forward Matt Thompson (Anchorage, Alaska/Kenai River Brown Bears)
to knot the score at 4-4 for with his first collegiate goal. Freshman
forward Billy Pascalli (Deer Park, N.Y./New York Bobcats) and sophomore
forward Ken Simon (Norwell, Mass./Philadelphia Revolution) notched the
assists on the play. After a series of penalties, Potsdam made the most of
a five-on-three power play. Arnold netted the game-winner with just 1:32
remaining on Place痴 third assist of the night. Buffalo State pulled
junior goalie Kevin Carr (Unionville, Ontario/Atlanta Jr. Knights) with 55
seconds left, but was unable to tie the score.

Carr finished with 38 saves on the night. Potsdam outshot the Bengals
43-33 and was 4-7 on the power play. Buffalo State was 2-7 on the man
advantage.

The Bears are now 28-10-3 in the all-time series with the Bengals and have
won three of the last four meetings.

Potsdam hits the road for the first time this season with games at
top-ranked Oswego and Cortland next weekend. The Bears face the Lakers at
7 p.m. on Friday and the Red Dragons at the same time on Saturday.

NU Men’s Hockey Extends Unbeaten Streak to Nine Games

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WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Niagara men’s hockey team swept the Army Black Knights on Saturday evening as the Purple Eagles remain undefeated in conference play and extend its unbeaten streak to seven games.

The unbeaten streak is currently tied for the longest in the nation, as Boston College and Union have also each gone seven games without a loss.

The Purple Eagles (6-2-3; 5-0-0) had several players earn multiple-point nights with Mike Benedict leading the way with two scores, while Kevin Ryan and Hugo Turcotte each had a two-point night with a pair of helpers each.

Goaltender Carsen Chubak wrapped up the night with 30 saves and found himself in the Niagara history books, as the junior keeper now holds the record for most consecutive shutout minutes with 258.32.  Chubak took the top spot from Greg Gardner (’00) who held the record with 232.38 minutes.  Chubak is also now tied for third in the NCAA history with three consecutive shutouts, in the company of goalies such as Jimmy Howard and Ryan Miller.

It was a very good effort from our guys from start to finish,” head coach David Burkholder said.  “Once again we got some timely goals to give us a little breathing room and we had another solid game from our defense.  I thought we got stronger as the game wore on especially in the second period when we controlled play and capitalizing on our chances.”

The Purple Eagles took advantage of a powerplay opportunity after Jon Bobb was called for cross-checking a little over five minutes played in the game.  Ryan took a low slapshot from the top of the slot into traffic, and had it tipped in by Ryan Murphy to the bottom left corner of Army (2-5-1; 2-2-1 AHA) goaltender Rob Tadazak to grab the 1-0 lead off a powerplay marker with 12:51 on the clock.
With less than seven minutes remaining in the opening period, Benedict supplied the second NU goal for his career-high third tally of the season.  Ryan Rashid took a high-rising shot from the right circle that was blocked by an Army defenseman.  The rebound dropped in front of Benedict who swatted it home for the two-goal cushion headed into intermission.

Despite being down by two, Army outshot Niagara by a 14-11 margin.

The Purple Eagle offense continued its dominance in the second period, outshooting the Black Knights 11-6. Benedict and Turcotte paired up for NU’s third goal of the game less than three minutes played.  The play started with Ryan as the defender cleared the puck along the left boards that was picked up by Turcotte.  The freshman lofted the puck on Tadazak who could not handle the rebound, and Benedict up the loose puck and took a wrap-around shot that sneaked in stick-side of Tadazak.  The helper from was Turcotte was his first career-point as a Purple Eagle.

The final period saw Jeff Hannan tally his third goal of the season to extend his point-streak to three games (1-4-5) at the 6:20 mark off assists from Turcotte and Isaac Kohls.

A little more than a minute later the Purple Eagles saw their shutout streak come to an end as Thane Heller lifted a backhander over the outstretched Chubak to make it a 4-1 game.

The game finished with Army outshooting Niagara by a slim 31-29 margin.

Niagara wraps up its three-game road trip with a battle against cross-town rival the Canisius Golden Griffins on Friday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.  The Purple Eagles are then back on Monteagle Ridge for four out of the next five contests to conclude the 2012 portion of the schedule starting with Robert Morris on Saturday, Nov. 17.

Potsdam beats Oswego

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OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Oswego State women’s ice hockey team (2-3-1, 2-2-0 ECAC West) played an aggressive game against Potsdam (1-4-0, 1-2-0 ECAC West), but was shut out 2-0 in the end Saturday afternoon.

The Bears got on the board early at the 4:58 mark when Jenn Crawford took a pass from Katie Komsa and Emilee Hazelden and shot it past Laker goalie Bridget Smith (So., Hamburg, N.Y.).

The second period finished with the same score. Both teams had quality chances to points on the board, but good defense prevented that from happening. Smith was a large factor for the home team as she kept Potsdam at one goal with several impressive saves.

Oswego State became more aggressive as it tried to tie the score in the third period. Smith was pulled toward the end of the period for the extra skater, while the Lakers were on the power play compliments of a Potsdam interference penalty. The Bears took advantage, though, as Crawford scored a short-handed, empty net goal to seal the win.

The Lakers were 0-for-9 in power play chances, while Potsdam was 1-for-5 in power play opportunities.

Smith made 16 saves in the losing effort, while Dawna Salvarinas made 19 stops in the win.

US Women Defeat Finland at Four Nations Cup

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U.S. Women Defeat Finland, 15-1, At 2012 Four Nations Cup
Team USA will face Canada in the final on Saturday
VANTAA, Finland – The U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Finland, 15-1, tonight in the final round-robin game of the 2012 Four Nations Cup at Tikkurila Valtti Arena.

“I thought it was very encouraging,” said Katey Stone (Arlington, Mass.), head coach of Team USA. “A lot of really good things happened today and a lot of people participated in getting on the scoresheet. We did a lot of things better today than we did the first two days (that) we played. Our game’s building in the right direction and that’s promising.”

Hilary Knight (Sun Valley, Idaho) scored a natural hat trick in the first period and added a fourth goal in the second period. Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.) also had four goals in the game. Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.) was the third U.S. player to reach four points (1-3=4) when she contributed a goal early in the third period.

Lyndsey Fry (Chandler, Ariz.) scored her first international goal, a tally that would eventually hold up as the game-winner, at 7:12 of the first period and tacked on two assists for three points in the contest. In total, 16 different players recorded at least one point and 11 players had multiple-point efforts in the offensive flurry.

The U.S. will play Canada in the championship game tomorrow (Saturday) at 5 p.m. (10 a.m. EST).  The two teams met earlier in round-robin play, a game in which Team USA dropped a 3-1 decision to the Canadians.

Sled Hockey Classic Opens in Buffalo

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Third Annual USA Hockey Sled Classic Kicks Off Tomorrow

Fourteen NHL-affiliated sled hockey teams to assemble in New York

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The third annual USA Hockey Sled Classic, presented by the National Hockey League and hosted by the Buffalo Sabres, will take place this weekend (Nov. 9-11) at the Northtown Center at Amherst in Williamsville, N.Y.

The event is part of November’s Come Play Hockey Month, a joint effort of USA Hockey and the NHL.

Each of the 14 competing teams are affiliated with NHL clubs – Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals.

“The USA Hockey Sled Classic has quickly grown to become the premier sled hockey tournament in the U.S. thanks to the support of the NHL and its member clubs,” said J.J. O’Connor, chair of USA Hockey’s disabled hockey section. “We are very pleased to be increasing participation this year with the addition of five teams and a second division.”

Sled hockey teams will represent their affiliated NHL club by wearing official NHL licensed jerseys with local club marks and logos.

For full tournament results and statistics from the weekend, click here.

NOTES: The Colorado Avalanche hosted the inaugural USA Hockey Sled Classic in 2010. The Colorado Avalanche Sled Hockey Team won the four-team tournament … In 2011, the Philadelphia Flyers held the event in Vorhees, N.J., where the Buffalo Sabres Sled Hockey Team took first place among nine teams … Participating teams in the tournament must have an official affiliation with an NHL member club … November is the second annual Come Play Hockey Month … For more information on the sport of sled hockey and to view a list of sled hockey teams in the U.S., click here.

Sabres Assist Hurricane Victims

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (November 9, 2012) — The Buffalo Sabres Foundation and Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association today hosted an event that will provide more than 40,000 meals – 5,000 of which will be sent to the hardest-hit areas of New York City and New Jersey in the wake of Hurricane Sandy – to under-fed kids and families throughout the community. The event, held in partnership with Lutheran Charities of Western New York, took place on the arena floor of First Niagara Center.

“Buffalo has a reputation as a city where neighbors look after neighbors and we all strive to make our community the best it possibly can be,” said Buffalo Sabres President Ted Black. “As an organization, the Sabres recognized this very pressing need for assistance to under-fed families throughout this area and, after last week’s storm, the many people downstate who need a little help. Friday’s event will go a long way in helping out these people and showing that their neighbors are here to support them.”

More than 150 volunteers including several Sabres alumni worked to pack the meals that were loaded on trucks and sent out for delivery. 5,000 of the meals will be immediately driven to the New York City/New Jersey area to help stock food pantries and mobile kitchens that are providing relief to those affected by last week’s devastating storm.

“We have 38,000 kids in WNY who aren’t sure where their next nutritious meal is coming from,” said Steve Biegner, executive director of Lutheran Charities. “And now, due to Hurricane Sandy, our brothers and sisters on the New York and New Jersey shorelines face that same problem. We’re so thankful that the Sabres organizations have stepped into this gap with Lutheran Charities to fill the need.”

The meals that are being packaged are part of an initiative to package 100,000 nutritious meals in WNY in the 2012-13 school year.

Matthew Martin, director of Outreach Inc’s Kid’s Meal Packaging Program, is responsible for bringing all the materials and food supplies to the sites throughout the community. He will complete packaging his group’s one millionth meal to feed hungry kids during Friday’s event.

 

Note: Readers of NY Hockey Online wishing to assist hurricane victims can do so by donating to the Red Cross. A poster linked to the American Red Cross donation site is located on the home page of NY Hockey Online.

 

Manhattanville Coach Gets First Collegiate Victory

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STAMFORD, Conn. – Four different Valiant players found the net for the second straight game as the Valiants got accustomed to their temporary home and also gave head coach Arlen Marshall ’10 his first collegiate victory in the process with a 4-1 triumph over Nazareth in an ECAC West Conference matchup on Friday night at the Terry Conners Rink.
 
Seniors Brendan Turner (Tisdale, Sask./Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL)) and Brett Skalski (Exton, Pa./Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)), junior Luc Van Natter (Fort Erie, Ont./Aurora Tigers (OPJHL)) and sophomore Paul Sirignano (St. Catharines, Ont./Thorold Blackhawks (OJHL)) all scored for Manhattanville in the win, while fellow senior Jason Bowles (Elkhorn, Man./Waywayseecappo Wolverines (MJHL)) led all players with two points via the assist.
 
The game was delayed more than an hour due to Nazareth travel difficulties, and that showed somewhat in the opening frame. Neither team had many great offensive opportunities and 10 penalties slowed down the pace of the contest, and the teams went into the first intermission scoreless despite Manhattanville’s 10-4 edge in shots.
 
The momentum turned toward the home team midway through the second period, when Manhattanville killed off a two-man advantage and promptly scored right afterwards to open the scoring. The Valiants killed off 1:12 of five-on-three hockey and the subsequent five-on-four disadvantage, and just as the penalty had expired junior Marc Zanoni (Lethbridge, Alta./Calgary Canucks (AJHL)) sent a pass forward to Van Natter, who had just jumped onto the ice. The junior forward went one-on-one with Nazareth’s Ed Zdolshek and beat him for his first goal of the year at 9:56.
 
Less than three minutes later the Valiants struck on the power play, as Sirignano cleaned up a loose puck in front for his second goal in three games. Bowles and sophomore JP Witkop (Fairport, N.Y./Merritt Centennials (BCHL)) picked up the assists on the goal, which came at the 12:44 mark of the middle frame.
 
The Golden Flyers did not go away, however, finally beating sophomore netminder Brian Fleming (Saint John, N.B./Northern Cyclones (AJHL)) with 6:59 to go in regulation thanks to a nice tip-in by Alex Silvia off a shot from the blue line by Scott Dawson.
 
But with the visitors pressing for the equalizer, Manhattanville scored twice in the final 106 seconds to put the game away. Turner netted his first of the year on another breakaway, as he took a pass from junior Adam Young (Edmonton, Alta./Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)) and went in all alone on Zdolshek for the score. Then with 57 seconds remaining and the Nazareth net empty, Skalski corralled a long outlet pass from Bowles and deposited it into the cage for his second of the year.
 
Manhattanville finished the game with a 34-22 edge in shots, as well as a dominating 46-25 advantage at the faceoff dot. Fleming made 21 saves to earn his first collegiate victory between the pipes for Manhattanville, while Zdolshek turned aside 30 saves in a losing effort for Nazareth.
 
Manhattanville (1-1-1, 1-1-1 ECAC West) and Nazareth (2-4-0, 0-2-0 ECAC West) will complete their two-game weekend series tomorrow night at 7 p.m. at Terry Conners Rink. There is expected to be a live GoValiants.TV broadcast of the game available beginning at 6:45 p.m.

 

Oswego 4, Potsdam 0

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Lakers blank Bears, 4-0

OSWEGO, N.Y.—Oswego State (2-2-1, 2-1 ECAC West) scored three third period
goals to cement a 4-0 victory over the SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey (0-4,
0-2). Four different Lakers scored in the contest.

After a scoreless first period, Lizzy Marks notched the eventual
game-winner at 9:46 of the second period. Nearly five minutes into the
second stanza, former Bear Emma Smetaniuk made it a 2-0 contest on the
power play. At 9:02, Mady Paul scored an even-strength marker to make it
3-0. Two minutes later, Chelsea Hunt iced the game with another goal on
the man advantage.

In goal, senior Jen Conophy (Glenmont, N.Y./Albany Ice Cats) made 18
saves. Lakers goaltender Bridget Smith stopped all 22 shots she faced.
Both teams fired 22 shots on goal. The Bears were 0-5 on the power play,
while Oswego was 2-6.

Fredonia 3, Potsdam 1

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Fredonia tops Potsdam, 3-1

MASSENA, N.Y.—Fredonia State (4-2, 3-1) scored three unanswered goals to
down the SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team (2-2, 1-2) 3-1 at Massena Arena on
Friday night. Freshman forward Mike Riley (Brantford, Ontario/Brantford
Golden Eagles) scored his first collegiate goal for the Bears.

Both sides played tight defense early on and prevented quality scoring
chances. The after an unsuccessful power play Potsdam jumped out in front.
Senior captain Brett Waters (Uxbridge, Ontario/Markham Waxers) connected
with Riley in the neutral zone. Riley let a slap shot fly from the blue
line and Blue Devil junior goalie Mark Friesen (Calgary, Alberta/Langley)
stopped the shot. However, the puck popped up in the air and tumbled over
Friesen into the net for a 1-0 Bears advantage. Potsdam freshman goalie
Austin Keiser (Dunwoody, Ga./Boston Bulldogs) stopped all eight shots he
faced in the first period.

Fredonia pressured the Bears defense for much of the second 20 minutes,
but didn’t break through until just over four minutes left in the period.
Freshman forward Chad Bennett (Burlington, Ontario/Aurora Tigers) fired a
shot from the left faceoff dot and ringing the post to knot the score at
1-1. Sophomore forward Stephen Castriota (Bellport, N.Y./New York Bobcats)
and senior forward Matt Hehr (Sherwood Park, Alberta/Sherwood Park) each
assisted on the goal. Potsdam responded with a late flurry of its own, but
couldn’t regain the lead before the break.

The Blue Devils jumped out in front just 1:58 into the final period as
freshman forward Taylor Bourne (Calgary, Alberta/Olds) jammed a rebound
past Keiser. Junior forward Alex Perkins (St. Albert, Alberta/St. Albert)
and sophomore defenseman Cory Melkert (Ottawa, Ontario/Trenton) recorded
the assists. At the 13:22 mark, senior forward Will McLaughlin (Mountain
Top, Pa./Trenton) scored off a deflection with helpers from senior forward
Chris Jung (Sandy, Utah/Battleford) and Castriota. The Bears pulled Keiser
with 1:15 left on the power play, but couldn’t get any closer.

Keiser finished with 28 saves, while Friesen stopped 23 shots to earn the
win. The Blue Devils outshot the Bears 31-24. Both teams were 0-3 on the
power play.

Robert Morris 4, Canisius 0

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Robert Morris cruised to victory over the Canisius College hockey team on Friday night, earning a 4-0 win at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. The Griffs are now 1-5-3 and 0-1-1 in Atlantic Hockey action, while the Colonials improve to 4-3-0 and 3-2-0 against league foes.

 

The Colonials jumped on the Griffs with a goal halfway through the first period and never looked back. Greg Gibson finished on a 3-on-2 rush for a 1-0 advantage 8:27 into the contest.

 

Robert Morris added to its lead with a strong start to the second frame. Cody Wydo scored on a rush 45 seconds into the period and Zach Hervato added a goal less than two minutes later, scoring after the Griffs turned the puck over in their zone.

 

Andrew Blazek finished the scoring for Robert Morris at the 10:25 mark of the second period, firing a shot off the post that then hit the Canisius goaltender’s back and fell into the back of the net.

 

Overall, Robert Morris held a slight advantage in shots on the night, 26-24. Neither team scored on the power play with the Griffs going 0-for-2 and the Colonials going 0-for-1.

 

Oswego Men 5, Morrisville 1

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MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – The power-play unit for the No. 1-ranked Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (5-0-0, 4-0-0 SUNYAC) recorded four goals to push the Lakers past Morrisville (0-6-0, 0-5-0 SUNYAC), 5-1, Friday night. The visitors ended the game 4-for-8 with the extra attacker, while the Mustangs went 0-for-4.
 
It wasn’t just a banner night for the power-play unit, as senior forward Luke Moodie (Oakville, Ontario) etched his name in the Oswego State record books by becoming the 49th player to join the 100-Point Club with a goal late in the second period. Moodie has posted 46 goals and 54 assists in 87 games. He joins linemate Jon Whitelaw (Sr., Huntsville, Ontario), who reached 100 career points last season.
 
Matt Singleton (Sr., Whitby, Ontario) opened the scoring for the Lakers at 5:44 in the first period when he posted his second goal of the year. Chris Brown (Sr., Centreville, Ontario) and Zach Josepher (Sr., Wantagh, N.Y.) assisted the marked that came over a minute into a Morrisville hooking penalty. The lead lasted less than five minutes as the Mustangs’ James Jarvis knotted the score at 1-1 after being on the receiving end of a Ryan Marcuz pass, which was where the score remained at the end of one.
 
In the second period, Oswego State broke the game open with three goals, including two on the power play. Chris Ayotte (Sr., Cornwall, Ontario) triggered the run with his third goal of the season on a Jesse McConney (Sr., Barrie, Ontario) assist at the 4:01 mark. Josepher made it a three-goal contest almost midway through the frame when he scored four seconds into a Morrisville elbowing penalty. Assists went to Bobby Gertsakis (So., Pickering, Ontario) and Chris Muise (Sr., Oakville, Ontario) on the play. The last power-play goal came with two seconds remaining on a Mustang cross-checking penalty at 15:13. Paul Rodrigues (Sr., Etobicoke, Ontario) and Brown found Moodie open for the landmark goal, which made the score 4-1 and prompted Morrisville to replace starting goalie Christopher Azzano with Jakob Rasmussen. Azzano finished the game with 22 saves.
 
Brown added a goal of his own in the third at 11:46, while on the power play again as Gertsakis tacked on his second assist of the night.
 
Andrew Hare (Sr., Burlington, Ontario) registered 27 saves, including 12 in the second period, while Rasmussen finished with 20 in the relief effort.
 
The Lakers return to the Campus Center Ice Arena next weekend with conference match-ups against Buffalo State and Fredonia on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Both games start at 7 p.m.

NU Shuts Out Army

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NU Shuts Down Army With 5-0 Win Over Army

 

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Five different players scored for the Niagara men’s hockey team as the Purple Eagles extended their unbeaten streak to six games with a convincing 5-0 victory over the Army Black Knights on Friday evening at Tate Rink.

With the win, the Purple Eagles (5-2-3; 4-0-0 AHA) have shut out their opponents for three-straight contests, netting 13 goals in that span. During its six-game unbeaten streak, NU has outscored its opponents by a 22-7 margin.

Isaac Kohls picked up a career-high three points with a goal and two assists to hand the Black Knights (2-4-1; 2-1- AHA) their first loss in conference play this season, while Matt Williams, Chris Lochner, Ryan Rashid and Marc Zanette each added to the scoresheet.

Niagara goaltender Carsen Chubak remains solid between the pipes, pushing aside 27 Army shots for his fifth win of the season and fourth shutout of the season.  The junior has not allowed a goal in 199 minutes of play.

“Army was coming off a week off and they were flat in the first.  We did a great job in capitalizing and pounced on them early,” head coach Dave Burkholder said.  “They definitely got better as the game wore on and the last 40 minutes was an even game.  It’s a great road win and we made the best of our chances.  We need to get ready for a battle tomorrow night.”

The Purple Eagles continued their recent scoring touch in the opening stanza against the Black Knights, totaling four goals in the first 20 minutes of play, and outshooting its AHA opponent by a 17-7 margin.

The Purple Eagles came out firing in the opening minutes of play, grabbing the 1-0 lead with 18:33 on the clock on the second shot on goal.  Kohls got the offense started for the Purps with the first shot on goal that went wide of starting Army goaltender Ryan Leets, but he made sure his second attempt found the back of the net.  The sophomore received a pass from Giancarlo Iuorio before sniping a wrister from the top of the slot for his second tally of the season.

Army responded with pressure on Chubak, peppering him with a handful of shots, but Niagara took advantage of its opportunities, grabbing a two-goal cushion with 11:41 on the clock.  Williams skated into the offensive zone alongside Jeff Hannan.  The duo combined for a tic-tac-toe play that ended with Hannan sliding the puck to Williams for the easy tap in.

A little more than a minute later Lochner extended NU’s lead with his fourth goal of the season.  Patrick Divjak slipped a pass from behind the bet to the waiting Lochner who fired an unbalanced shot past Leets glove-side.

The Purple Eagles wrapped up the opening period with a score from Rashid at the 2:26 mark off an assist from Kohls.

The final goal of the contest came at the 12:07 mark of the second period as the Purps capitalized on a mistake by Leets to bring the score count to five.  The Army keeper attempted to clear a dump in, but the puck hit the pressuring Zanette who slipped in a bad angled shot under the pads of Leets for his second goal of the season.

The game ended with NU outshooting Army, 35-27.

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