Lakers' Toomey Garners Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week (11/7/05)

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Atlantic Hockey Goaltender of the Week

Max Buetow - Canisius 

Junior, Goalie, Denver, Colo. 

The junior goaltender received both starts against Army and went 1-0-1 in the two games. Buetow made 40 saves en route to a 1.30 goals against average and .930 save percentage. His win on Friday night was the first for Buetow since Feb. 28, 2004, when he beat American International.

Atlantic Hockey Rookies of the Week

Jason Kearney - Bentley

Freshman, Goalie, Gibsonia, Penn. 

Made a career-high 33 saves to earn Bentley a 1-1 tie at Sacred Heart Friday night. He made eight of his thirteen first period saves, while helping the Falcons kill off an extended Pioneer five-on-three advantage.

Weekly Honor Roll

Jereme Tendler, American International (So., F, Viceroy, SASK) - Had a hand in all three goals Saturday against Mercyhurst with a goal and two assists.

Geordan Murphy, Bentley (Sr., G, Matawan, N.J.) - In his first start of the year made 25 saves and only allowed a single goal as Bentley beat Sacred Heart 2-1. Murphy stopped all 14 Sacred Heart shot that reached the net in the third period to earn his first win of the season.

Anthony Canzoneri, Bentley (Fr., F, Homer Glen, Ill.) - Assisted on both Bentley goals in the 2-1 win over Sacred Heart Saturday night. The freshman leads the team with six points and four assists after eight games this season.

Michael Cohen, Canisius (Jr., F, Williamsville, N.Y.) - Cohen finished the weekend with three points, all coming in big spots for Canisius. He scored the game-tying goal at 12:59 of the third period in Saturday night’s game against Army. Cohen’s assists came on Joey Coccimiglio’s game-winning goal in Friday night’s game and on Brandon Irish Baker’s goal in Saturday night’s game, which cut the Army lead to 2-1. Cohen continues to lead the team with in assists (7) and is now tied for the team lead in points with 10.

Shane McAdam, Holy Cross (Fr., D, Hamilton, ONT) - McAdam had a goal and two assists in the weekend series with Connecticut. He recorded his first collegiate goal and assist in the 4-1 win on Friday night, while he added an assist on Saturday night.

Pierre Napert-Frenette, Holy Cross (Sr., F, Bathurst, NB) - Napert-Frenette had two goals and two assists in the weekend series with Connecticut. He scored the first goal of the game and had two assists, including an assist on the game-winner in the 4-1 win on Friday night. On Saturday night, his goal gave him 100 career points as a Crusader.

Tony Quesada, Holy Cross (Sr., G, South Freeport, Maine) - Quesada made 29 saves and allowed one goal in the Crusaders’ 4-1 win over Connecticut on Friday night.

Mike Floyd, Mercyhurst (Fr., F, Stratford, PEI) - Floyd produced his first points of the season with a goal and three assists in the sweep of AIC. His first collegiate goal came 66 seconds into Friday’s 4-1 win and he later assisted on a mid-third period goal that stretched the lead to 4-1. He then assisted on both Saturday’s first goal of the game and the Lakers 8th goal.

Pierre-Luc O’Brien, Sacred Heart (Jr., F, Nicolet, QUE) - O’Brien was a bright spot in a Pioneer offense that struggled over the weekend. Friday night, he scored the Pioneer’s only goal in the 1-1 tie with Bentley. Saturday, he assisted on the Pioneers goal in the 2-1 loss in Wattertown. For the year, O’Brien now has three goals and three assists, for a team high six points.

(Jr., F, Nicolet, QUE) - O’Brien was a bright spot in a Pioneer offense that struggled over the weekend. Friday night, he scored the Pioneer’s only goal in the 1-1 tie with Bentley. Saturday, he assisted on the Pioneers goal in the 2-1 loss in Wattertown. For the year, O’Brien now has three goals and three assists, for a team high six points. (Fr., F, Stratford, PEI) - Floyd produced his first points of the season with a goal and three assists in the sweep of AIC. His first collegiate goal came 66 seconds into Friday’s 4-1 win and he later assisted on a mid-third period goal that stretched the lead to 4-1. He then assisted on both Saturday’s first goal of the game and the Lakers 8th goal. (Jr., F, Nicolet, QUE) - O’Brien was a bright spot in a Pioneer offense that struggled over the weekend. Friday night, he scored the Pioneer’s only goal in the 1-1 tie with Bentley. Saturday, he assisted on the Pioneers goal in the 2-1 loss in Wattertown. For the year, O’Brien now has three goals and three assists, for a team high six points.

Team Notes

Bentley: A weekend after giving up 11 goals in two games, Bentley opened its Atlantic Hockey schedule by allowing only a pair of goals in two games. A reason for the turn around was the fact that Bentley was 9 for 10 (90%) on the penalty kill this weekend against Sacred Heart, while they were just 8 for 13 (62%) the previous weekend. The tie and win this weekend marked the first time that Bentley played a pair of weekend games without losing at least one of the games since March 5-6, 2004 when Bentley beat Army 5-1 and then Holy Cross 1-0 the following night. Bentley has now started three goaltenders this season after senior Geordan Murphy started Saturday night’s win over Sacred Heart. Senior defenseman Josh Chase played in his 100th game Saturday against Sacred Heart - He is the fourth Falcon to reach the century mark in career games played this season, but just the 18th player in school history to reach the milestone.

Canisius: Canisius continued its recent success against Army with a win and a tie over the weekend and extended its unbeaten streak over the Black Knights to five games. Coach Dave Smith got his first home win as coach of the Golden Griffins in Friday night’s 2-1 overtime victory. Canisius played two consecutive overtime games for the first time since Jan. 16 and 17, 2004, against Sacred Heart. Friday night’s overtime victory was the first win in extra time for Canisius since March 13, 2004 when the Griffs defeated Quinnipiac in the Atlantic Hockey Quarterfinals and the first at home since Feb. 21, 2004. Junior forward Joey Coccimiglio scored the game-winner Friday night in his first game of the season. Senior defenseman Brandon Irish-Baker scored the first goal of his career in Saturday night’s 2-2 tie.

Holy Cross: Senior Pierre Napert-Frenette had four points with two goals and two assists this past weekend, giving him 100 career points. He is the 35th Crusader to join the 100 point club...Senior goaltender Tony Quesada made 29 saves in the 4-1 win over Connecticut on Friday night. Quesada now has 42 career wins, making him just three shy of tying Paul Pijanowski’s school-record of 45 (1984-87)...Senior co-captain Tyler McGregor had a goal and three assists in the weekend series with UConn, giving him 90 career points...Freshman defenseman Shane McAdam earned his first collegiate points this past weekend with a goal and two assists...The Crusaders have had 11 different goal scorers account for their 15 goals this season.

Mercyhurst: Mercyhurst is now 18-1-1 lifetime against AIC. Junior forward Scott Champagne had goals in each game to stretch his goal-scoring streak to three games and his point-scoring streak to 25 dating to last season. Freshman defenseman Bobby Phillips had his first collegiate point with an assist in Friday’s win. Junior goaltender Jordan Wakefield picked up his first win of the season Saturday. Mercyhurst had a dozen players factor into the scoring in the two games. The Lakers are off to their best start since a 5-1-1 beginning in 2000-01. Mercyhurst will travel to Holy Cross next weekend for a pair of games. The Lakers are 13-5-1 lifetime against the Crusaders and took 3 of 4 from Holy Cross last season. All four games were decided by one goal, including Mercyhurst’s 4-3 win in the AH semifinals.

Mercyhurst is now 18-1-1 lifetime against AIC. Junior forward Scott Champagne had goals in each game to stretch his goal-scoring streak to three games and his point-scoring streak to 25 dating to last season. Freshman defenseman Bobby Phillips had his first collegiate point with an assist in Friday’s win. Junior goaltender Jordan Wakefield picked up his first win of the season Saturday. Mercyhurst had a dozen players factor into the scoring in the two games. The Lakers are off to their best start since a 5-1-1 beginning in 2000-01. Mercyhurst will travel to Holy Cross next weekend for a pair of games. The Lakers are 13-5-1 lifetime against the Crusaders and took 3 of 4 from Holy Cross last season. All four games were decided by one goal, including Mercyhurst’s 4-3 win in the AH semifinals.

Sacred Heart: The Pioneers dropped three of a possible four points to Bentley over the weekend. Friday night the teams skated to a 1-1 tie in Milford. Junior Pierre-Luc O’Brien scored the Pioneer goal. Saturday night the Pioneers lost 2-1 when the Falcons scored a goal early in the third to break a tie. Freshman Bear Trapp scored his first career goal in the loss. Junior Jason Smith made 54 saves over the two games to lower his goals against average to 1.60. O’Brien leads the Pioneers with 6 points, including three goals and three assists. The Pioneers will play a pair of games against American International this weekend. The teams meet in Springfield on Friday night and then will have a return match in Milford on Saturday.

The Pioneers dropped three of a possible four points to Bentley over the weekend. Friday night the teams skated to a 1-1 tie in Milford. Junior Pierre-Luc O’Brien scored the Pioneer goal. Saturday night the Pioneers lost 2-1 when the Falcons scored a goal early in the third to break a tie. Freshman Bear Trapp scored his first career goal in the loss. Junior Jason Smith made 54 saves over the two games to lower his goals against average to 1.60. O’Brien leads the Pioneers with 6 points, including three goals and three assists. The Pioneers will play a pair of games against American International this weekend. The teams meet in Springfield on Friday night and then will have a return match in Milford on Saturday. Senior Pierre Napert-Frenette had four points with two goals and two assists this past weekend, giving him 100 career points. He is the 35th Crusader to join the 100 point club...Senior goaltender Tony Quesada made 29 saves in the 4-1 win over Connecticut on Friday night. Quesada now has 42 career wins, making him just three shy of tying Paul Pijanowski’s school-record of 45 (1984-87)...Senior co-captain Tyler McGregor had a goal and three assists in the weekend series with UConn, giving him 90 career points...Freshman defenseman Shane McAdam earned his first collegiate points this past weekend with a goal and two assists...The Crusaders have had 11 different goal scorers account for their 15 goals this season. Mercyhurst is now 18-1-1 lifetime against AIC. Junior forward Scott Champagne had goals in each game to stretch his goal-scoring streak to three games and his point-scoring streak to 25 dating to last season. Freshman defenseman Bobby Phillips had his first collegiate point with an assist in Friday’s win. Junior goaltender Jordan Wakefield picked up his first win of the season Saturday. Mercyhurst had a dozen players factor into the scoring in the two games. The Lakers are off to their best start since a 5-1-1 beginning in 2000-01. Mercyhurst will travel to Holy Cross next weekend for a pair of games. The Lakers are 13-5-1 lifetime against the Crusaders and took 3 of 4 from Holy Cross last season. All four games were decided by one goal, including Mercyhurst’s 4-3 win in the AH semifinals.The Pioneers dropped three of a possible four points to Bentley over the weekend. Friday night the teams skated to a 1-1 tie in Milford. Junior Pierre-Luc O’Brien scored the Pioneer goal. Saturday night the Pioneers lost 2-1 when the Falcons scored a goal early in the third to break a tie. Freshman Bear Trapp scored his first career goal in the loss. Junior Jason Smith made 54 saves over the two games to lower his goals against average to 1.60. O’Brien leads the Pioneers with 6 points, including three goals and three assists. The Pioneers will play a pair of games against American International this weekend. The teams meet in Springfield on Friday night and then will have a return match in Milford on Saturday.