Making a Point (Jim Connelly - USCHO.com)

Making a Point

I'm probably not the only one who was happy to see American International earn its first point in a tie last weekend. And I was very impressed to see the Yellow Jackets limit Holy Cross, one of the better offensive teams in the nation, to just three goals in the two-game set.

Most impressive was AIC's penalty kill, which held Holy Cross scoreless on the weekend. That alone is a feat, but when you take into account the fact that the Crusaders entered the weekend with the second-best power play in the nation it's even more reason to be impressed.

Funny thing: though AIC grabbed its first point with the 1-1 tie, few were likely happy in the AIC locker room after the game. The Yellow Jackets were just three seconds away from their first win of the year — a shutout, no less — before the Crusaders evened the game.