Anthony Canzoneri - Bentley (Sr., F, Homer Glen, Ill.) -
Canzoneri had four points (three goals and one assist) as Bentley
swept Army over the weekend. He finished the series +5. He scored
two goals and had one assist in Friday’s 6-0 win, including a
goal 21 seconds into the contest. He added a goal in
Saturday’s game and has 15 points in his last seven
games.
Adam Brace - Canisius (Fr., F, Cobden, ONT) - Brace recorded two
assists in the final two minutes of the opener versus Sacred Heart,
helping the Griffs rally for a 3-3 draw. Both helpers came with the
extra attacker on the ice.
Dan Morrison - Canisius (Fr., G, London, ONT) - Morrison posted a
goals against average of 1.94 and a save percentage of .918 in a
1-0-1 week for the Griffs. The rookie stopped 21 shots in the
opener, including two shots in overtime. He followed with a 24-save
performance in a 5-1 victory for the Griffs.
Corey Jendras - Connecticut (Fr., F, Abingdon, Md.) - Jendras had
two points this week (1 goal, 1 assist) in the games against AIC
and Holy Cross. Jendras first recorded an assist on Chris
Ochoa’s power play goal on Tuesday before scoring
UConn’s third goal of the game in game one against Holy
Cross. The goal was Jendras’ first of the season but he added
to his assist total which now stands at three.
Chris Ochoa - Connecticut (Jr., F, Santa Monica, Calif.) - In the
three games this week, Ochoa recorded two goals for the Huskies. He
extended the UConn lead at AIC to two-goals scoring a power play
goal at the end of the second period to seal the victory for the
Huskies. He continued on his scoring streak recording the first
goal of the game for UConn in their first meeting with Holy Cross
just 1:54 into the first. The goal against Holy Cross was his 10th
of the season to put him in a tie for first place among the Huskies
in goals scored.
Jordan Cyr - Holy Cross (So., F, Winnipeg, MAN) - Cyr scored three
goals and had one assist for four points in Holy Cross’
two-game sweep of UConn. In the 5-3 win on Jan. 30, he recorded one
goal and one assist, while in the 4-1 victory on Jan. 31, he scored
two goals including the game-winner. Cyr leads the team in goals
with 14 and points with 22, while he is tied for fourth on the team
in assists with eight. He also leads the team in game-winning goals
with three. During Holy Cross’ nine-game unbeaten streak, Cyr
has six goals and three assists for nine points.
Ian Dams - Holy Cross (Jr., G, Manotick, ONT) - Dams stopped 26 of
27 shots for a .963 save percentage in the 4-1 win at UConn on Jan.
31. He is now 4-1-1 on the year as he is 4-0-1 in his last five
starts.
Jay Silvia - Holy Cross (Fr., F, Burlington, Mass.) - Silvia
scored the game-winning goal in the third period to give Holy Cross
a 4-3 lead in the 5-3 win at UConn on Jan. 30. The goal was his
sixth of the year and his second game-winner. Silvia has six goals
and six assists for 12 points. He is tied for fifth on the team in
goals.
Phil Ginand - Mercyhurst (Fr., F, Milford, Mass.) - Ginand
recorded two assists in the Lakers’ 4-4 OT tie Friday night
against No. 19 Air Force. His first helped the Lakers pull within
one at 3-2 midway through the second period, while his second gave
the team the lead at 4-3 less than eight minutes later. Ginand now
has seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points.
Neil Graham - Mercyhurst (Jr., F, Calgary, ALB) - Graham’s
three point performance against No. 19 Air Force this past weekend
helped the Lakers extend their unbeaten streak to six-games (5-0-1)
and improve to 12-12-3 overall and 10-6-3 in conference play. He
scored two goals in Friday’s 4-4 OT tie and added the primary
assist on sophomore Nick Vandenbeld’s goal in
Saturday’s 3-2 OT victory. He now has four goals and five
assists for nine points on the season.
Ryan Zapolski - Mercyhurst (So., G, Erie, Pa.) - Zapolski picked
up both decisions this past weekend as the Lakers tied and defeated
No. 19 Air Force at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. He stopped a
combined 83 shots, including 43 in a 3-2 OT victory, and helped the
Lakers’ penalty kill hold the Falcons scoreless through 10
power-play opportunities. Zapolski is now 10-2-3 on the season,
with a .938 save percentage and a 2.12 goals against average.
Matt Gingera - Sacred Heart (Fr., F, Winnipeg, MAN) - Gingera
scored the Pioneers second goal Friday night against Canisius. The
tally came midway through the second period as Gingera batted the
puck out of mid-air into the net. Gingera is fifth on the Pioneers
in scoring with 15 points and has scored eight goals, second most
on the team.
Eric Giosa - Sacred Heart (Sr., F, Northville, Mich.) - Giosa
tallied a goal and an assist Friday night at Canisius. The senior
scored SHU’s third goal on an impressive individual play
midway through the second period. Giosa also made a pretty pass
through the slot to earn the primary assist on the Pioneers first
goal. Giosa has a team leading 10 goals on the year.
Bear Trapp - Sacred Heart (Sr., F, Regina, SASK) - Trapp factored
in on all three Sacred Heart goals against Canisius Friday night,
picking up three assists. He had the secondary assist on
SHU’s first goal and the primary helpers on the
Pioneers’ second and third goals. Trapp, who has a team
leading 13 assists, has 90 career helpers, one shy of the school
record.
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Air Force: After starting the season 13-0, Air
Force is now 4-7-2 in the last 13...The last three times Air Force
and Mercyhurst have played, the game has gone into overtime...Each
team has won one and one has ended in a tie...The teams have played
11 times with each team winning five and one ending in tie...Josh
Frider and Jacques Lamoureux each had three points (1-2-3) in the
series...Air Force’s tie on Friday was the team’s
second of the season as the Falcons moved to within one point of
first place RIT...AFA’s power play drought continues. The
Falcons’ last power play goal came Jan. 16 vs. Canisius. AFA
is 0-26 on the power play in the last five games...AFA had 89 shots
in the series, 44 on Friday and 45 on Saturday. The Falcons have
had 40 or more shots in five of the last six games...AFA is now
7-4-2 on the road this season, the best road record in Atlantic
Hockey...Jacques Lamoureux scored his 20th goal of the season on
Friday to become the first Falcon with 20 goals since the 2006-07
season when Eric Ehn had 24 and Andrew Ramsey had 23...Lamoureux
leads the nation with 0.77 goals per game (20 goals in 26
games)...Brent Olson had an assist on Friday and a goal on
Saturday. He is 20th in the nation in points with 30 points in 26
games (1.17) and is third in the nation in assists with 0.92 (24 in
26 games)...Matt Fairchild’s five-game point streak ended on
Saturday. It was the longest of his career...AFA hosts UConn on
Feb. 6-7, the third and fourth meetings of the season. In December
in Storrs, AFA and UConn tied 2-2 and then Air Force won a 4-3
come-from-behind contest...AFA is one of just four teams in the
nation to be averaging a sellout. The Falcons are averaging 2,520
fans per game in the 2,502 capacity Cadet Ice Arena. The other
three schools are North Dakota, Minnesota and St. Cloud State.
American International: In their only game of the week, the Yellow
Jackets lost 3-1 to Connecticut on Tuesday. With the loss
AIC’s record fell to 4-20-1 this season and to 4-15-0 in
Atlantic Hockey play. After the Huskies jumped out to a 1-0 lead
early in the first period, junior Chris Campanale tied the score as
he found the back of the net with an assist from freshman Michael
Penny. UConn added two more goals in the second period to cap off
their victory. Sophomore Dan Ramirez stopped 17 shots on the
evening. Next up, the Yellow Jackets travel to Erie, Pa. for a
weekend series match-up with the Mercyhurst Lakers starting on
Friday at 7:05 p.m.
Army: The Black Knights, playing short-handed, lost a pair of
games to Bentley … The Falcons won the opener 6-0 and earned
the sweep with the 4-1 victory on Saturday … Army dressed
just 14 skaters on Friday and 15 on Saturday. Ten players are
serving suspensions for a violation of team rules. The suspensions
range from one game to the season … Army sold-out
Friday’s game, the first of the season at Tate Rink …
The Black Knights wore their alternate gold jerseys on Friday
… Andrew Maxwell and Bret Larson made their collegiate
debuts this weekend. The two played on the third line on Friday at
the wings. Larson moved to defense on Saturday … Owen Meyer
scored his team-leading 14th goal of the season on Saturday. It
came on the power play with assists from Zach McKelvie and Will
Ryan. Meyer now has 93 points in his 91-game career with 48 goals
and 45 assists. He is on track to become Army’s 54th player
with at least 100 points … Army will continue its home stand
with a two-game series against Canisius. Games on Friday and
Saturday are scheduled for 7:05 p.m. at Tate Rink.
Bentley: Bentley swept Army over the weekend by scores of 6-0 on
Friday night and 4-1 on Saturday night. With the two wins, the
Falcons have now won three games in a row and seven of nine. They
finished the month 6-2 on the road, both losses came in overtime,
and they haven’t lost a game in regulation since Jan. 3. On
Friday Bentley scored two goals in the game’s first 42
seconds on two of its first three shots. Senior Anthony Canzoneri
scored 21 seconds in and junior Marc Menzione scored 21 seconds
later. Kane Osmars tallied his first goal of the season in the
second period, and Menzione and Canzoneri each scored once more for
two goal nights. Sophomore Joe Calvi made 32 saves for his second
shutout of the season and fourth of his career. On Saturday it was
a team effort as freshman Kyle Rank was superb again in net and
third period goals from sophomore Erik Peterson and senior Dain
Prewitt was the difference. With the score tied at one entering the
third period, Peterson scored on a 5-on-3 1:44 into the period,
then Prewitt scored his team leading 13th goal just over three
minutes later. Rank’s performance put a cap on an outstanding
month where he’s won five games in a row, and he finishes
January with a 5-1 record, a 2.51 GAA and a .916 saves percentage.
Four of his wins came on the road. Canzoneri has 15 points in his
last seven games (six goals, nine assists). His empty net goal in
Saturday’s game was the 100th point of his career, making him
the 14th Bentley player ever to reach that milestone. Senior Jeff
Gumaer moved into fifth place on the school’s all-time goals
list with his goal on Friday, the 57th of his career. Defenseman
Bobby Preece has nine assists in his last six games. With 11
Atlantic Hockey wins, Bentley has already equaled its most ever
wins in Atlantic Hockey with eight games to play. The Falcons begin
a home-and-home series with Holy Cross on Friday with the first
game in Worcester. The two teams spilt a home-and-home in December
with each team winning at home.
Canisius: Canisius took 3-of-4 points in a weekend series versus
Sacred Heart, fighting to a draw on Friday, 3-3, and winning on
Saturday, 5-1. Canisius improved to 10-10-5 on the season and 8-8-3
in Atlantic Hockey play. Junior Jason Weeks led the Griffs during
the weekend, tallying five points, four goals and one assist during
the two games. He scored the first of two extra-attacker goals in
the opener, helping the Griffs rally for a 3-3 draw. In the finale,
Weeks recorded his second career hat trick and added an assist to
match his career high. The hat trick was the sixth in the
program’s history. Weeks’ first goal of the evening was
a short-handed score, the sixth of his career to stretch the
program’s Division I record. He then tallied an even-strength
goal 2:03 later. It was the first 5-on-5 goal for Weeks this
season. Previously, Weeks had recorded three power play goals, two
short-handed goals and two extra-attacker goals. He then capped the
night with his fourth power play goal of the season. Weeks is the
first Griffs to tally an even-strength, power play and short-handed
goal in the same game. He ranks 21st nationally with 1.12 points
per game and 17th with 0.79 assists per game. Junior Carl Hudson
tallied the Griffs’ other two goals in Friday’s 3-3
draw. Hudson now has nine goals on the season, the most of any
blueliner in Atlantic Hockey. He also ranks third nationally among
defenders with 0.38 goals per contest. Hudson’s first goal
against Sacred Heart was on the power play, the 17th of his career.
He moved into a tie for second in the program’s Division I
record book, tying David Deeves. Hudson has recorded 17 of his 25
career goals on the power play (68 percent). Sophomores Cory
Conacher (1g, 2a) and Vincent Scarsella (3a) also matched career
highs with three points in Saturday’s victory. The three
assists for Scarsella was also a new personal best. The win on
Saturday ended the Griffs seven-game winless streak at home.
Canisius also extended its streak of scoring two or more goals to
21 games, the longest active streak in the nation. The Griffs have
three games this week. Canisius will travel to Erie, Pa. on Tuesday
to face Mercyhurst in a make-up game originally scheduled for Dec.
19. The Griffs will then play at Army on Friday and Saturday.
Connecticut: The Huskies participated in three games this week
finishing the week with a 1-2 record and rounding out the month of
January 2-8. The Huskies had a decisive 3-1 victory over AIC thanks
in part to sophomores Justin Hernandez (Farmington Hills, Mich.)
and Andrew Olson (Alexandria, Minn.) who each had a goal and an
assist on the day to give UConn the victory. Olson recorded the
game winning goal, and his 10th of the season, at 14:08 in the
second period and junior Chris Ochoa (Santa Monica, Calif.) added
an insurance power-play goal with just seconds remaining in the
second to seal the victory. UConn continued their play on Friday
and Saturday returning home for the first time in three games for a
weekend series with Holy Cross. UConn jetted out to a 3-0 lead on
Friday over the Crusaders, but were unable to maintain it and
allowed five-unanswered goals to give up the victory in the third
period. In game two of the weekend series, Holy Cross continued on
their goal-scoring spree recording another four goals to extend
their streak to nine straight unanswered goals against UConn before
the Huskies got on the board with 1:11 remaining in the game to
avoid the shut out. UConn has not been shut out at home all year.
Michael Coppola recorded the lone Husky goal of the game on
Saturday. The Huskies are back in action next weekend at Air
Force.
Holy Cross: Holy Cross’ nine-game unbeaten streak (5-0-4)
ties the second longest in school history as the Crusaders went
9-0-0 between Jan. 16, 1999-Feb. 13, 1999. The longest in school
history is 10 games (10-0-0) between Dec. 8, 1979-Jan. 16, 1980.
This streak is currently the second longest in the nation behind
fellow Atlantic Hockey team RIT’s 11-game streak (11-0-0).
During this streak Holy Cross has outscored its opponents by a
34-20 margin. The Crusaders are averaging 3.8 goals scored per game
and have only allowed 2.2 goals per contest during the streak. This
current streak started with a 2-2 tie at No. 5 Denver at the Denver
Cup. The Crusaders then won three in a row with a 4-3 win over
Rensselaer at the Denver Cup, and two 5-1 victories over league
opponent American International. Holy Cross then tied three games
in a row with two at Army, 3-3 and 4-4, and a 2-2 tie with No. 18
Dartmouth. The Crusaders are now also on a two-game winning streak
with the 5-3 and 4-1 wins over Connecticut. Holy Cross went
undefeated for the month with a 5-0-4 record. After trailing 3-0 on
Jan. 30, Holy Cross went on to score nine unanswered goals in the
two-game series before UConn added a late goal in the Crusaders 4-1
win on Jan. 31. This recent success during the nine-game unbeaten
streak has been a team effort as 14 different players have scored
at least one goal over these nine games and 18 total players have
at least one point. During this nine-game unbeaten streak,
sophomore Jordan Cyr (Winnipeg, Manitoba) leads the team in goals
with six and points with nine. For the year, he also leads the team
in goals with 14 and points with 22. In the last four games, junior
co-captain Ryan Driscoll (Dorchester, Mass.) has two goals and four
assists for six points. During this nine-game unbeaten streak,
sophomore goalie Adam Roy (Feeding Hills, Mass.) is 2-0-3 with a
2.10 goals against average and a .923 save percentage, while junior
Ian Dams (Manotick, Ontario) is 3-0-1 with a 2.20 goals against
average and a .926 save percentage. The Crusaders return to action
on Feb. 6-7 when they will meet Atlantic Hockey opponent Bentley in
a 7:00 p.m. home-and-home series. Holy Cross will host the game on
Feb. 6, while the contest on Feb. 7 will be in Watertown, Mass., at
the John A. Ryan Arena.
Mercyhurst: The Mercyhurst College men’s hockey team
improved to 5-0-1 during its nine-game homestand after tying and
defeating No. 19 Air Force this past weekend at the Mercyhurst Ice
Center. The Lakers, who are now 12-12-3 on the season and 10-6-3 in
Atlantic Hockey play, tied the Falcons, 4-4, on Friday night before
posting a 3-2 OT victory on Saturday. Junior Neil Graham earned
three points on the weekend to lead the offense, while sophomore
Ryan Zapolski registered both decisions with 83 combined saves. He
also contributed as the Lakers’ held the Falcons scoreless on
10 power-play opportunities. Mercyhurst is now 5-5-1 against Air
Force in an all-time series that dates back to the 2007 season. The
Lakers will play three games this week, with Canisius coming to
town on Tuesday for a make-up game from Dec. 19 followed by a
series against American International on Friday, Feb. 6 and
Saturday, Feb. 7.
Rochester Institute of Technology: The Tigers return to action
this weekend at home against Sacred Heart. On Friday, the Tigers
fell to the U.S. Under-18 squad in an exhibition contest, 6-3
before 2,022 fans at Blue Cross Arena. Sophomore goaltender Jan
Ropponen made his first collegiate start, stopping 37 shots. Justin
Hofstetter, Jesse Newman and Anton Kharin scored for RIT In the
exhibition game. RIT has the longest active winning streak in
Division I, with 11 victories in a row. It is RIT’s longest
winning streak since opening the 2000-01 season with 15 straight
wins. The Tigers have outscored their foes 53-27 over their winning
streak. The Tigers are now 9-0-0 when leading after two periods,
9-1-0 in the second game of a weekend series and 11-0-0 when
scoring at least five goals in a game this season. RIT has sole
possession of first place in Atlantic Hockey with 31 points, one
point ahead of Air Force. RIT is tied for the lead in Division I
with eight shorthanded goals. RIT is now up to third in Division I
in scoring, averaging 3.73 goals per game (the three top scoring
teams are from Atlantic Hockey). The Tigers have incredibly
balanced scoring, with six players scoring between 22 and 24 points
and 12 in double digits. Senior forward Brennan Sarazin has 11
points (5-6-11) in his last six games. Nine of his 11 points during
the streak have come in the third period. Dan Ringwald is tied for
fourth among all Division I defensemen with 21 assists and ninth
with 23 points. Sophomore Andrew Favot has 16 points (3-13-16)
during an 11-game point scoring streak, which ties a RIT DI record,
set by Simon Lambert last season. He has an assist in 10 straight
games, a school record. Junior forward Matt Crowell scored 10 goals
in eight January games. Senior goaltender Louis Menard is 31-7-6
all-time in AHA regular season play. RIT players are a combined
plus-120 in AHA play. RIT has 13 power-play goals in eight games in
2009.
Sacred Heart: The Pioneers picked up one point from Canisius,
tying the Griffs, 3-3 Friday night before losing Saturday 5-1.
Senior Eric Giosa had a goal an assist Friday night to increase his
team leading totals to 18 points and 10 goals on the year. Senior
Bear Trapp had three assists Friday night to increase his career
total to 90, one shy of the school record. Trapp now has 141 career
points and needs one more point to move into second all-time.
Junior Mike Rosata scored his first collegiate goal in
Saturday’s loss. Sacred Heart returns to upstate New York for
a series at RIT this weekend.
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