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Russell, Pavli Score as Bentley Skates to 1-1 Draw with American International
Courtesy of Bentley Sports Information
WATERTOWN, Mass. - Bentley junior Casey Russell (Orange, Conn./Boston Jr. Bruins) and American International senior Mark Pavli (Sarnia, Ontario) scored the goals as Bentley and AIC battled to a 1-1 draw in Atlantic Hockey action on Friday night at Ryan Skating Arena. The Falcons remained at .500 with a 1-1-1 conference mark and moved to 1-5-1 overall, while the Yellow Jackets earned their first result of the season, moving to 0-2-1 overall and 0-1-1 in AHA play.
Both goals came relatively early on in the contest, with Bentley striking first, taking advantage of two quick penalties against AIC that gave the Falcons a five-on-three opportunity for almost a full two minutes late in the first period. Junior Jeff Gumaer (Webster Groves, Mo./Springfield Jr. Blues) set up the play from the right side and Russell and junior Tom Dickhudt (Woodbury, Minn./Fargo-Moorhead Jets) passed the puck back and forth before Russell ripped the shot that got through for his first goal of the season.
The Yellow Jackets evened the score early in the second period. Pavli banged in a shot from in front of the net for his second score of the season, thanks to assists from sophomores Frankie DeAngelis (Woodbridge, Ontario) and Chris Campanale (Chester Springs, Pa.).
After that, the two young goaltenders took control as the sides played 42 minutes of scoreless hockey. Freshman Joe Calvi (New Lenox, Ill./New England Jr. Huskies), who was honored this week as Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Month, made 28 saves in the contest for the Falcons, while freshman Dan Ramirez (Rochester, N.Y.) stopped 21 shots for AIC in his first career start.
The Yellow Jackets held a 29-23 advantage in shots on goal, including a 4-1 edge in overtime, and had several close calls offensively that had the AIC bench ready to celebrate, most notably in the extra frame when freshman T.J. Smith (St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador) got a shot past Calvi, but banged it off the far post. Bentley successfully killed all six AIC power plays, despite being short two players by the end of the game due to injuries.
The Falcons are back in action on Saturday, concluding the home-and-home series with American International at 7:05 p.m. in West Springfield. The team returns to Ryan Skating Arena to take on Atlantic Hockey foe Sacred Heart on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
At Watertown
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 1, BENTLEY 1 (ot)
American International (0-2-1, 0-1-1
AHA)
0 1
0 0 -- 1
Bentley (1-5-1, 1-1-1
AHA)
1 0
0 0 -- 1
1st Period: B, 5v3 Casey Russell (Tom Dickhudt, Jeff
Gumaer) 17:39
2nd Period: AI, Mark Pavli (Frankie DeAngelis, Chris
Campanale) 2:37
3rd Period: no scoring
Overtime: no scoring
Saves: AI, Dan Ramirez 22; B, Joe Calvi 28
Shots: AI 29, B 23
Penalties: AI 5/10, B 6/12
Power Play: AI 0-6, B 1-5
