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Niagara Over Canisius

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In a matchup of the top two ranked defenses in Atlantic Hockey, it was Niagara who prevailed over the Canisius College hockey team on Friday night, 2-1, in front of 1,572 fans at the Buffalo State Sports Arena. The Griffs drop to 2-6-3 on the season and 1-2-1 in Atlantic Hockey play, while the Purple Eagles improve to 7-2-3 and a perfect 6-0-0 against league foes.

 

“We played a great game today and I’m pretty happy with everything but the result,” said Canisius head coachDave Smith. “We controlled the game for large periods and generated good chances on the power play. Aside from not getting two points, we don’t change much for our next game.”

 

Sophomore Doug Beck (Plymouth, Mich.) scored the Griffs’ lone goal of the contest, netting his second tally of the season.

 

Junior Tony Capobianco (Mississauga, Ontario) anchored the Canisius defense with 21 saves, including a late stop on a penalty shot to keep the Griffs in the contest.

 

Despite Canisius controlling the contest early, it was Niagara who struck first with a goal 5:09 into the game. The Griffs recorded the first eight shots on the night but the Purple Eagles netminder came up with big a number of big saves and Niagara then turned around and scored on its first shot of the game. Following a Canisius turnover in its own zone, Ryan Murphy scored high from close range for the early 1-0 Niagara lead.

 

The Purple Eagles then stretched their lead to two with 6:59 remaining in the second when Michael Benedict knocked in a rebound.

 

Canisius answered back just more than two minutes later when Beck got the Griffs on the scoreboard. The sophomore tipped the puck into the back of the net off a shot from sophomore defender Stephen Farrell (Ottawa, Ontario) to bring Canisius back within one, 2-1. Junior Patrick Sullivan (Derby, N.Y.) also registered an assist on the tally.

 

The Griffs, however, were unable to find the equalizer. Canisius’ best opportunity came with 11 minutes remaining when a number of quick passes led to senior Torrey Lindsay (Grosse Isle, Manitoba) redirecting the puck on goal. The Niagara netminder made the initial stop and the puck then that sat in the crease with neither team locating it at first. The Purple Eagles would then clear it to the corner to preserve the 2-1 lead.

 

Canisius continued to fire shots on net and had two power-play opportunites in the final eight minutes of the game. On the Griffs’ final chance, Canisius was whistled for a penalty and the Purple Eagles were awarded a penalty shot. Benedict lined up looking for his second of the night but Capobianco turned his shot away with 4:42 remaining to keep the Griffs within one. Canisius, however, was unable to take advantage as Niagara closed out the 2-1 win.

 

The Griffs finished the contest with a 32-23 advantage in shots on the night. Neither team scored on the power play with Canisius going 0-for-4 and killing both of Niagara’s chances.

 

Carsen Chubak recorded 31 saves in the winning effort for the Purple Eagles.

 

Canisius returns to the ice on Saturday, Nov. 24, hosting AIC in conference action. The Griffs and Yellow Jackets are set to meet at the Buffalo State Sports Arena with game time slated for 4:05 p.m.

Elmira’s Women Take Potsdam 8-0

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The fourth-ranked Elmira Soaring Eagles (6-0-1, 5-0) gained a
measure of revenge against the SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team (1-5, 1-3)
on Friday night, hammering the Bears 8-0. It was the first meeting between
the two teams since Potsdam eliminated Elmira from the playoffs last
season with a 2-1 win. Jocelynne Hudgins, Ashton Hogan and Ashley Ryan
each recorded two goals and one assist for the soaring Eagles.

Elmira wasted no time getting the first of three opening period goals just
53 seconds into the game. Caitlin Metcalf made it 2-0 1:14 later. Hudgins
notched her first of the night at 7:33 and the Soaring Eagles carried the
3-0 lead into the intermission.

The Bears held off Elmira through the first half of the second period.
However, the Soaring Eagles exploded for four more goals in six-minute
span to put the game away. Hudgins got her second at 10:17 followed by a
Taylor Steadman strike 55 seconds later. Hogan scored 34 seconds after
that and Ryan notched her second at 16:28 to make it 7-0.

Elmira kept up the pressure in the third period and Hogan tacked on the
final tally of the night at 7:10.

In goal, junior Dawna Salvarinas (Mississauga, Ontario/Brampton Thunder)
made 30 saves, while Lauren Sullivan stopped 17 shots to earn the shutout.

The Soaring Eagles outshout Potsdam 38-17 and were 0-3 on the power play.
Potsdam finished 0-1 on the man advantage.

While admitting his team faced a tall task, Bears Head Coach Jay Green was
not happy with the result.

“Elmira is extremely strong,” said Green. “That being said, we’re just not
putting forth necessary effort right now. We have to work on that heading
into to tomorrow.”

Niagara Beats Rival Canisius

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The Niagara men’s hockey team were able to take advantage of several key scoring opportunities to come out with the 2-1 win against cross-town rival the Canisius Golden Griffins on Friday evening at Buffalo State Sports Arena.  

Despite being outshot 32-23 by the Griffs (2-6-3; 1-2-1 AHA), the Purple Eagle (7-2-3; 6-0-0 AHA) defense and the stellar play of NU keeper Carsen Chubak helped Niagara become owners of the conference’s longest unbeaten streak of eight games, which is also second longest in the nation right now.  During this stretch, Niagara has posted four shutouts and outscored its opponents 28-9.   

“The first forty minutes was not our best game, but I was just proud of the guys how they bunkered down in the third,” head coach David Burkholder said.  “We have a lot of warriors on defense.  They don’t show up in the three-star selection most nights, but they are warriors back there.  The group of six played really well, especially Weiss who as a senior captain led us in the final period.”   

The Griffins earned an early powerplay opportunity just over two minutes played in the contest and saw several quality chance turned away by starting NU goaltender Chubak.   Doug Beck had the best chance during the two minute man-advantage, finding himself alone in front of the net, but he could not lift the puck over the left pad of Chubak.

Just 45 seconds after killing off the penalty, Niagara capitalized on its second shot of the contest as Ryan Murphy grabbed his fifth goal of the season to put the Purps ahead a goal.  Marc Zanette forced a Griffin turnover and the puck slipped out to the waiting Murphy who roofed one over the shoulder of Tony Caponianco. 

The Griffs sustained their pressure in the second 20 minutes of play, not allowing the Purple Eagles to get a shot on net until nine minutes in.   Beck had a chance to knot up the game three minutes into the period as the left winger streaked down the left boards and let a laser loose on Chubak, but the shot went just wide glove-side.  

Niagara was able to grab the two-goal cushion on just its third shot of the period as a battle in front of the net saw Mike Benedict notch his fifth tally of the season.  The play started off the stick of Dan Weiss who lofted a shot on Capobianco that he  could not hold onto, and Benedict was able to find the loose puck to make it a 2-0 game

The Griff’s pressure finally paid off as Beck cut the lead in half with 4:22 left on the clock for his second goal of the season.  Patrick Sullivan lofted a shot into traffic from the top of the circle that Beck tipped in under the pads of Chubak.

Despite having the lead, it was Canisius that headed into the final period with the 21-13 shot advantage.  

The NU defense had to go to work late in the game as the Griffs found themselves with the man-advantage twice in the finals 10 minutes of play.  Weiss made several key plays, including a diving stop to prevent Mitch McCrank from lifting an easy tying goal into an open net. 

Benedict had an opportunity to solidify the win for the Purple Eagles after being awarded a penalty shot with under five minutes remaining in the game, but Capobianco came through for the Griffs with a sliding left pad stop.  Capobianco’s efforts were not enough though, as NU stymied the Canisius comeback.  

Chubak continued his solid play between the posts, recording 31 saves on the night to improve his record to 7-1-3.  

“Chubak kept us in the game as he’s been doing all season,” Burkholder added.  “It’s a national story and we got to have good goaltending, especially on the road to win.  Our bench feeds off of him.  He’s played great from start to finish.  He’s our hardest working kid from Monday through Thursday so you get what you deserve.”  

Murphy has been hot as of late, going 5-5-10 in his last seven games.  

Oswego Over Buff State 5-4

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 The No. 1-ranked Oswego State men’s ice hockey team (6-0-0, 5-0-0 SUNYAC) erased a two-goal deficit to defeat Buffalo State (2-5-1, 1-4-1 SUNYAC), 5-4, Friday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena. The Lakers scored four straight goals over an 11-minute span between the second and third periods to overcome four Bengal power-play goals.
 
Senior Paul Rodrigues (Etobicoke, Ontario) joined linemates Jon Whitelaw (Sr., Huntsville, Ontario) and Luke Moodie (Sr., Oakville, Ontario) in the 100-point club early in the third period, becoming the 50th member of the group one game after Moodie reached the milestone.
 
In a penalty-riddled first period that saw the Lakers whistled for seven penalties, the Buffalo State power-play unit capitalized on its chances scoring a pair of goals. The first goal came at 8:49 in the frame shortly after Oswego State fended off a 5-on-3 situation. Ben Kramer took a shot from the point that hit traffic in the slot. Matt Bessing was in the right place at the right time, as he got his stick on the loose puck and put it just inside the left post.
 
During a Bengal 5-on-3 opportunity later in the stanza, Bessing passed from the left face-off circle to Brett Hope, who was camping out at the right pipe. Hope scored his first goal of the season at 15:12. Three minutes later, David Titanic (Jr., Markham, Ontario) put the Lakers on the scoreboard with his second goal of the year. Chris Brown (Sr., Centreville, Ontario) and Titanic skated into the zone with both teams skating 4-on-4. Brown took a shot on the right side that bounced off a Buffalo State defender to Titanic, who found the back of the net with less than two minutes left in the first.
 
The score remained 2-1 at the first intermission, but Oswego State was called for roughing with 15 seconds to play giving Buffalo State the extra attacker at the score of the second period. Trevor McKinney made the home team pay ten seconds into the stanza with a wrist shot that went just under the crossbar to make the score, 3-1.
 
Zach Josepher (Sr., Wantagh, N.Y.) made a key defensive play in the Lakers’ end late in the second, blocking a shot during a 3-on-1 rush allowing Oswego State to counterattack with an odd-man rush of its own. Brown fed Luke Moodie (Sr., Oakville, Ontario) at the bottom of the circle. Moodie, then, rewarded Josepher for his efforts to get back into the play by feeding him a pass for the tap-in goal at 16:34.
 
The Lakers were not done, though, as they scored a power-play goal of their own with less than a minute left in the period following a high sticking penalty. After a series of tic-tac-toe passes from Chris Muise (Sr., Oakville, Ontario) deep in the zone to Jesse McConney (Sr., Barrie, Ontario) at the center of the blue line to Chris Ayotte (Sr., Cornwall, Ontario), who was waiting at the top of the circle to uncork a one-timer that got past Carr to even the score at 3-3 heading into the final 20 minutes of play.
 
With the teams skating 4-on-4, Rodrigues completed the comeback with his 40th career goal and 100th career point at 3:29 in the third when some nifty puck handling in the offensive zone allowed him to shed a defender and wrist a shot past Carr to give Rodrigues the milestone.
 
Rodrigues and Moodie later connected on a 2-on-1 rush at 8:05 to make the score 5-3 in favor of the home team. Moodie tapped in a pass that came across ice from right to left over Carr, who went to the ice. Brown also earned an assist on the play.
 
Buffalo State pulled to within one at 19:12 after Matt Bessing scored for the Bengals’ fourth power-play goal with two extra attackers courtesy of an empty net. With 31 seconds on the clock, the Bengals called timeout to set up a final play with Kevin Carr out of the net, but were unable to net the equalizer.
 
Andrew Hare (Sr., Burlington, Ontario) ended the game with 19 saves, including 11 in the first period, to improve to 5-0-0 on the season. Carr finished with 37 stops in the losing effort.  
 
The Oswego State power play went 1-for-7, while the Bengals went 4-for-9 with the extra skater.

Jenner Shines for Cornell in Shutout

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After missing the Big Red’s last two games to compete with Hockey Canada, Brianne Jenner had to catch up for lost time.
 
The Big Red junior forward scored four goals – including a natural hat trick in the second period – and added two assists as the Big Red knocked off Colgate 9-0 at Lynah Rink on Friday afternoon.
 
“It was a fun game,” Jenner said. “Sometimes you get those chances and it does go it, so it’s nice to have a lucky game where some of my shots went in.”
 
Jenner, who had just two goals in five games prior to Friday, tripled her season goal total and nearly doubled her point total as she factored in on six of the Big Red’s tallies. Her four-goal game was the first for Cornell since Jillian Saulnier had four in her first career game, also against the Raiders at the start of last year.
 
Jenner’s six points and four goals was a career high, while Rougeau’s four assists and four points was a career high. Taylor Woodsscored two goals, which were also a career high.
 
Cornell (7-1, 5-0 ECAC Hockey) remained perfect in conference play and will travel to Colgate (3-8-1, 0-4-1) on Saturday to complete a home-and-home weekend series.
 
Also scoring plenty for the Big Red was senior alternate captain Laura Fortino, who notched two first period goals, Saulnier, who had three assists, and Lauriane Rougeau, who had four assists.
 
Katelyn Pippy earned the victory in goal, getting her first career start and making 13 saves. She helped Cornell start out 5-0 in conference play for the first time since 2010 and the third time in the last four years. Cornell’s victory was also its eighth in a row against the Raiders.
 
“We were all really happy for her,” Jenner said. “For her to come in and have a great start like that, it’s awesome and well-deserved. She’s been working really hard in practice, and as teammates we’re just as excited as she is.”
 
The Big Red, playing its final contest of a six-game homestand, did not wait long to get on the scoreboard.
 
 
The Big Red’s first two goals came in four-on-four situations as Cornell skaters took advantage of extra space on the ice. The first, just five minutes into the came, resulted from a failed clear by the Raiders that Laura Fortino corralled. Skating down to the right side of goal, she fired a backhanded shot perfectly through the legs of Colgate’s Susan Allen to make it 1-0.
 
Jenner got the next tally 79 seconds later. A scrum behind the net by Jenner and Jillian Saulnier resulted in Saulnier coming away with the puck. Jenner moved to the other side of the net, took a pass from Saulnier, turned and fired and got the puck over Allen’s left shoulder.
 
Six minutes after that, Fortino got her second goal of the game on a perfectly executed power play. Passing the puck from left to right and back again, Lauriane Rougeau found Jenner with an open net. Instead of shooting, though, Jenner went back through the crease to a wide open Fortino, and the senior didn’t miss. Cornell took its 3-0 lead into the first intermission.
 
The second period again belonged to the Big Red as Woods started the scoring. Cornell had a three-on-two breakout, and Jenner carried the puck up the right side of the ice and found Woods in the center of the ice. Skidding to a halt right in front of the goal, Woods faked out Allen and made it 4-0.
 
That started a three-goal streak by Jenner in a 10-minute span. Her first came as she carried the puck past all Colgate defenders on a breakaway, then deked left around new goalie Ashlynne Rando to make it 5-0.
 
Her next goal was thanks to a nice pass from right to left by Jillian Saulnier. Her third goal in the frame resulted from a Jess Brownshot from the point. The rebound came out to Jenner, and after jamming at the puck twice, she managed to get it around Rando.
 
“I don’t know what they were feeding her [with Hockey Canada], but whatever it was, I hope she keeps that going,” coach Doug Derraugh. “When she gets going, boy, and when she gets on the forecheck and she’s moving her feet, you’ve got to watch yourself as a coach. Sometimes when you’re supposed to be watching how your team’s doing, you get focused on watching the things that she does. You’ve got to remember you’ve got to coach the team, too.”
 
The third period saw two more Big Red goals as Hayleigh Cudmore connected on a pass from Saulnier and Woods got her second of the day on Rougeau’s fourth assist.
 
Cornell will not play another game until Jan. 15, a span of nearly two months, but the team will play again tomorrow on the road at Colgate at 3 p.m. Cornell will then spend Thanksgiving weekend at Harvard and Dartmouth.

Utica Beats Cortland

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Senior Carmen Johnson (Falls Church, VA/Washington Pride) scored with 52 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Utica women’s hockey team to a 3-2 win versus Cortland Saturday afternoon in ECAC West action at Alumni Arena. The Red Dragons fell to 0-6 overall and 0-4 in the conference, while the Pioneers improved to 3-3 overall and in the league by sweeping the two-game home-and-home weekend series.

Senior Maggie Giamo (Orchard Park/RIT) and sophomore Abbie Adams (Potsdam/Cornwall Typhoons) scored Cortland’s goals with senior Chelsey Wright (Medford/Suffolk PAL) and junior Gina Tomei (Bronx/Sound Shore Warriors) picking up one assist each. Freshman goalie Deanna Meunier (Parsippany, NJ/New Jersey Rockets) made 36 saves.

Sophomore Kelsey Dowdall (Smiths Falls, ON/Nepean) and freshman Morgan Reed (Fort Myers, FL/Cushing Academy) netted Utica’s other goals. Senior Meghan McMahon (Gardner, MA/St. Mark’s) recorded two assists, and four others collected one assist each. Junior goalie Jennifer Hamel (Ithaca/Northwood School) stopped 16 shots.

Giamo gave Cortland a 1-0 lead at 15 minutes, 12 seconds of the first period when she knocked in a rebound of Tomei’s shot from the right faceoff circle. Dowdall tied the game at 1:55 of the second period on a rebound goal. Reed gave Utica the lead at 6:31 of the third period with a one-time shot on the left side off a feed from sophomore Nicole Schwartz (Danville, CA/San Jose Sharks). Adams tied the game on the power play just over a minute later with a shot that deflected in off a Utica defensman to set up overtime.

In the extra session, the Pioneers kept the puck in Cortland’s defensive zone and eventually worked a shot from the right point that Meunier saved. Johnson, however, put in the rebound for the game-winner at 4:08.

Hobart DownsGeneseo 5-1

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The Hobart College hockey team jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and cruised to a 5-1 victory over Geneseo in a non-league game played tonight at Wilson Arena. The Statesmen improve to 4-0-2 this season, and the Blue Knights are now 3-4-1.

 

Five Statesmen scored in Hobart’s victory. Sophomore Ryan Michel (Camillus, N.Y.) led the Statesmen with three assists. Junior Keith Clarke (Westmeath, Ont.), senior Brad Richard (New Bedford, Mass.) and senior Frank Salituro (Vaughan, Ont.) each tallied a goal and an assist. Senior goalie Nick Broadwater (Portland, Maine) played all 60 minutes and finished with 29 saves.

 

Just 4:44 into the game, senior Bobby Hannah (Burbank, Calif.) capitalized on a power play to put Hobart up 1-0. Richard and Michel set up the play. At 10:20, Richard scored his own power-play goal to give the Statesmen a two-goal advantage. Michel and Salituro earned the assists. Salituro stretched Hobart’s lead to 3-0 with yet another power-play goal with just 2:04 left in the opening period. His fifth goal of the season came after passes from Michel and sophomore Robert Sovik.

 

Just 3:41 into the second, sophomore Brad McBride (Lone Tree Colo.) logged his third goal of the year to make it 4-0. Clarke recorded the assist.

 

Geneseo got on the scoreboard 3:26 into the final period. Just after a Hobart penalty was expired, Nate Brown found the back of the net after passes from Kaz Iwamoto and Justin Scharfe. The Statesmen answered with their fifth goal of the game. Clarke scored at 9:35 on a backhanded shot off an assist from first-year Bo Webster (Aurora, Ont.).

 

Bryan Haude played the opening 23:41 in goal for Geneseo and stopped seven shots. Adrian Rubeniuk came in to play the final 36:19 and made eight saves.

 

The Blue Knights held a 30-20 advantage in shots. The Statesmen went 3-for-5 on the power play, while Geneseo was 0-for-3.

 

Hobart will be back in action on Friday, Nov. 16, when the Statesmen travel to take on Nazareth in an ECAC West game at 7 p.m.

 

Carnes Earns ECAC West Women’s Player of Week Honors

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Buffalo State’s Carnes Named ECAC West Women’s Hockey Player of the Week

Buffalo State senior center Courtney Carnes (Winslow, ME/Winslow) was named the ECAC West Women’s Hockey Player of the Week after helping lead the Bengals to a pair of conference wins at Chatham on the weekend.   
 
Carnes netted a goal and an assist in Saturday’s 4-1 victory over the Cougars, and then picked up another goal and an assist in Sunday’s 5-0 whitewash.  Carnes leads the Bengals with four goals and eight points in six games this season. 

NU’s Chubak Earns AHA Honors

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NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Junior goaltender Carsen Chubak was named AHA Goalie of the Week for the third-straight week after making the NU record books in the weekend sweep over Army for going 258.32 minutes without allowing a goal.

Chubak now holds the Niagara record for the most consecutive shutout minutes, taking the top spot from Greg Gardner (’00) who held the record with 232.38 minutes.

He made 116 straight stops starting with the 3-0 shutout victory over UConn on Nov. 2 to continue the Purple Eagles shutout streak, but with less than seven minutes to go in the second game this weekend, the Black Knights were finally able to beat Chubak.  The Prince Albert, Sask. native is now tied for third in the NCAA history with three consecutive shutouts, in the company of goalies such as Jimmy Howard and Ryan Miller.

Chubak earned his fourth shutout of the season in the 5-0 victory over Army on Friday, Nov. 9, pushing aside 27 shots becoming the first NU goalie to register three consecutive shutouts.  The junior added another 30 stops in the 4-1 victory the following day.

Chubak is now 6-1-3 on the season, making 311 saves.  The three-time AHA Goalie of the Week holds the top spot in the nation in save percentage (.966), goals-against average (1.09) and shutouts (4).  His winning percentage of .750 places him ninth nationally.

The Purple Eagles take on Canisius in a Battle of the Bridge contest on Friday, Nov. 16 at the Buffalo Sports Complex.  Niagara then kick starts a four-game home stand starting with Robert Morris on Saturday, Nov. 17.  Both games are scheduled to begin at 7:05 p.m.

Tickets are still available for Saturday’s contest, so contact the Niagara Tickets Office (located inside Dwyer Arena) at 716-286-TIXX or by emailing Tickets@PurpleEeagles.com.

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.

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