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Justin Kemmerer - Bentley (Senior, Forward, Hershey, Pa.) -
Kemmerer had a team-high four points at the Toyota UConn Classic
and was a +3 for the two games. All four of his points came on
assists, two in each game. Kemmerer has a four-game scoring streak
going (two goals, five assists) and is a +5 during the streak.
Marc Menzione - Bentley (Senior, Forward, Darien, Ill.) - Menzione
was named to the All-Tournament team at the Toyota UConn Classic.
The senior had one goal and two assists in the two games. He scored
a power play goal against the Huskies and added an assist. In the
final against UMass he assisted on the go-ahead goal.
Jason Weeks - Canisius (Senior, Forward, Seattle, Wash.) - Weeks
helped the Griffs to their second all-time victory against an ECAC
school, matching a career high with four points in a 7-6 overtime
victory against Colgate on Dec. 20. The senior tallied a goal,
three assists and a +/- rating of +4 in the victory. Weeks opened
the game by registering an assist on the Griffs’ first goal
of the game. He then registered two third-period helpers, including
one on the game-tying score with 3:10 left in regulation, to help
the Griffs rally and send the game into overtime. Weeks then scored
the game-winning goal with 58 seconds left in the extra period to
lead the Griffs to victory.
Preston Shupe - Canisius (Freshman, Forward, Weyburn Saskatchewan)
- Shupe recorded two points in a 1-0-1 week for the Griffs, scoring
a goal against Robert Morris and adding an assist against Colgate.
His score versus Robert Morris was his first career power play goal
and helped the Griffs earn a draw. Against Colgate, Shupe led a
late Canisius rally, registering the primary assist on a goal with
3:50 left in regulation as the Griffs defeated the Raiders 7-6 in
overtime. Shupe has now recorded 13 points during his rookie season
(2 goals and 11 assists) and is tied for the conference lead among
freshmen.
Mike Daly - Holy Cross (Sophomore, Defense, South Burlington, Vt.)
- Daly was named to the all-tournament team at the Ledyard National
Bank Classic as he scored his first collegiate game-winning goal
and also had an assist in the 4-2 win at Dartmouth on Jan. 3. He
assisted on Holy Cross’ second goal of the game and then
scored his first goal of the season to give the Crusaders a 3-1
lead. For the season, he leads the team with eight assists and is
tied for third with nine points.
Thomas Tysowsky - Holy Cross (Freshman, Goaltender, Amherst, N.Y.)
- Tysowsky stopped 58 of 63 shots for a .921 save percentage and a
2.50 goals against average at the Ledyard National Bank Classic. In
the 3-0 loss to No. 14 UMass Lowell, he made 22 saves, while in the
4-2 win at Dartmouth he made a season-best 36 saves. For the
season, his 2.24 goals against average leads Atlantic Hockey and
his .914 save percentage is third.
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each and every week.
Air Force: Air Force suffered a conference sweep for the first
time this season and the first time since Canisius at home Jan.
16-17 of last year...Air Force suffered a road conference sweep for
the first time since at Army, Jan. 25-27, 2008...AFA has lost three
conference games in a row for the first time since Jan. 12-27,
2008...AFA has scored just one goal in each of its last three
games, all losses...AFA fell back to .500 on the season at 8-8-4
overall...Falcons are still tied for first place in the league with
20 points and an 8-4-4 record...AFA was out-scored 9-2 in the SHU
series...Falcons were outshot, 67-65 in the two games...AFA killed
all five SHU power plays and has now killed 20 straight on the
season...The Falcon penalty kill ranks No. 1in the nation at 91.2,
killing 83 of 91...The Falcon power play was 1-for-8 in the series
and ranks 21st in the nation at 20.2...Senior defenseman Brett
Nylander was the Falcons top scorer in the series. He had two
points with an assist on Saturday and his first goal of the season
on Sunday...Andrew Volkening played in his 110th career game on
Sunday, tying the school record set by Marc Kielkucki (1998-01).
Volkening holds the Air Force career records for wins (61),
shutouts (13), goals-against average (2.16) and saves percentage
(.913). His 2,426 career saves are the third most in school
history...AF hosts UConn this weekend, Jan. 8-9, at Cadet Ice
Arena. Friday’s game is a 6:05 pm MT start as it is
nationally televised on CBS College...It is Air Force’s first
nationally televised game since the NCAA Regionals last season...It
is the first televised game from Cadet Ice Arena since Fox Sports
Rocky Mountain broadcast Air Force’s 5-2 win over
fourth-ranked Denver in 2008...Since 2003, Air Force is 2-6 in
games available on nationally...Earlier this season, Air Force took
three points from the Huskies in Connecticut with a 2-2 tie and a
3-1 win...Jacques Lamoureux scored two goals in the series. Andrew
Volkening stopped 43 of the 46 shots he faced.
Army: The Black Knights had their four-game winning streak snapped
with a 2-1 overtime loss to #18 Union. Playing for the first time
in 28 days, Army jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a power play goal by
Cody Omilusik. Union answered later in the period and netted the
game-winning goal at 3:02 of the extra session to spoil an
impressive 39-save effort by Jay Clark. Clark made 17 saves in the
third period and six in overtime … Clark has played in 43
games and made between 30-39 saves 17 times. He has made at least
30 saves in 22 games … Army also saw its streak of 13
straight periods with double-digit shots snapped in the first
period … Omilusik leads the team with 13 goals and 22 points
… Eric Sefchik has a team-best 11 assists … Omilusik
scored his team-leading fifth power play goal of the season
… Brian Sherry, who spent two years as an assistant at Army,
has rejoined the staff as a volunteer assistant coach … 2nd
Lt. Will Ryan has also joined the team for his service as an
Athletic Intern … Army returns to conference play this
weekend with a two-game series at Sacred Heart. Games Friday and
Saturday at the Milford Ice Pavilion are set for 7:05 p.m.
Bentley: Bentley won the Toyota UConn Classic midweek and scored
perhaps the biggest win in program history in the process,
defeating No. 15 UMass in the final 4-1. The Falcons started off
the tournament with a 4-1 win over UConn to earn two Atlantic
Hockey points. Two first period goals by a pair of defensemen,
Trent Bonnett and Ryan Kayfes, gave Bentley a 2-0 lead. With the
score 3-1 in the third period, a power play goal by senior Marc
Menzione at 5:36 gave the Falcons a comfortable three-goal lead.
Sophomore Kyle Rank made 23 saves for the win. Against UMass Rank
was the star, making 42 saves, 17 in each of the first two periods.
After a scoreless first period, the Minutemen took a 1-0 lead at
10:52 of the second, but a goal by freshman Brett Hartung minutes
later tied the game. In the third period, senior Bobby Preece put
Bentley up 2-1 with a power play goal, then 24 seconds later junior
Jeremy Robert made it 3-1 with his first goal of the season. An
empty net goal by junior Dustin Cloutier with 1:24 left sealed the
win. Rank was named MVP of the tournament after going 2-0 with a
1.00 GAA and a .970 save percentage, while Menzione and Preece were
named to the All-Tournament team. The win is Bentley’s second
in as many years against a Hockey East school after last
season’s win at Maine. The victory is also the second in
program history against a ranked opponent. The Falcons, currently
at 8-7-3 overall and 6-4-2 in the conference, are in fifth place
with 14 points, one behind fourth place Canisius. The Falcons and
Golden Griffins meet this weekend in Watertown, Mass., after the
two teams split a series in Buffalo a month ago.
Canisius: Canisius wrapped up non-conference play by earning three
points against CHA foe and future Atlantic Hockey member Robert
Morris and ECAC foe Colgate. The Griffs played to a 5-5 draw
against Robert Morris on Dec. 15 and defeated Colgate on Dec. 20,
7-6 in overtime. Canisius finished its non-conference schedule with
a 2-3-1 record. The win against Colgate marked the Griffs second
all-time victory against an ECAC school. Canisius is now 2-0-1 in
its last three games against the conference, with all three
contests going into overtime, and is 2-5-1 overall. The 13 total
goals in the game against Colgate represents the most goals scored
in a Canisius game since a 7-6 victory over Holy Cross on Jan. 8,
2000. It also marks the third time this that the Griffs have scored
at least seven goals in a game, tied for the second most in the
program’s Division I history. The 1998-99 Canisius team
scored at least seven goals on seven occasions. The week also
continued a continuing theme in Canisius games where the team
leading with five minutes remaining in regulation did not get the
victory. In games the Griffs played during the month of December,
the team leading with five minutes remaining in the third went just
1-2-1, with only Canisius’ 9-3 victory over Bentley standing
up. Senior defender Carl Hudson and junior forward Cory Conacher
both continued their dominant play as of late during the
non-conference weekend. Both players extended their career-long
streak of recording a point to eight games. For Hudson, he
established a new school record for scoring streaks by a defender,
topping the previous mark of six set by Daryl Pierce in January
2003. Hudson, who has also scored a goal in a personal-best
four-straight games, also set the program’s Division I record
for most career power-play goals. His extra-man tally against
Robert Morris was the 23rd of his career, one more than Michael
Cohen scored from 2003 to 2007. Of his 36 career goals, 23 have
come on the power play (63.9 percent). The senior currently leads
all Atlantic Hockey players with 12 power-play points this season
and is tied for fifth nationally among defensemen with 1.00 points
per game. Conacher is currently tied for third in the country with
1.50 points per game and is seventh with his 13 goals this season.
Both numbers also lead all Atlantic Hockey players. Junior Vincent
Scarsella has also been hot for the Griffs this season, ranking
second on the team with 23 points and eight goals after registering
four points during the week on two goals and two assists. Scarsella
moved into fifth place in the school’s Division I record book
with his 57th career assist. The junior currently leads all
Atlantic Hockey players with 15 helpers this season and ranks 10th
nationally. Senior Jason Weeks had a strong showing in the victory
against Colgate, recording four points on a goal and three assists.
He scored the game-winning goal in overtime to help the Griffs
record their second-ever victory over an ECAC school. Weeks has now
totaled 97 career points, 46 goals and 51 assists. He is three
points shy of becoming just the fifth Griff, and second this
season, to record 100 career points at the Division I level. He is
also three goals shy of the program’s career record and is
now tied for seventh with 51 career helpers. Canisius returns to
the ice this weekend with a pair of Atlantic Hockey games at
Bentley. The two teams split an earlier series this season, with
Bentley winning the opener, 5-4, and Canisius dominating the
finale, 9-3.
Connecticut: The Huskies returned to the ice since the first
weekend in December at the Toyota UConn Classic on December 29 and
30. UConn took on Bentley on the first day of competition falling
to the Falcons 4-1. Freshman Sean Ambrosie (Moorhead, Minn.) scored
the lone Husky goal on the night. In the consolation round game,
UConn faced off against the No. 18 team in the country, Union
College, and battled to a 7-0 loss. Union scored at least two goals
in each period recording two in the first and second and another
three in the third period. The Huskies look to bounce back against
Air Force on January 8 and 9 in their 13th and 14th road games of
the season. UConn will appear on national television for the first
time in the history of the program when they take on the Falcons on
January 8 at 8 p.m. ET.
Holy Cross: Sophomore Mike Daly was named to the all-tournament
team at the Ledyard National Bank Classic as he scored his first
collegiate game-winning goal and also had an assist in the 4-2 win
at Dartmouth on Jan. 3. For the season, he leads the team with a
career-best eight assists and is tied for third with a career-best
nine points. For his career, he has three goals and 13 assists for
16 points. With the win over Dartmouth, Holy Cross is now 5-5-2 in
its last 12 games against ECACHL opponents, including a 1-1-1
record this season. Previously this season, the Crusaders had a 7-3
home loss on Nov. 28 to No. 11 Yale and a 1-1 tie at home against
No. 7 Quinnipiac on Dec. 10. Junior Everett Sheen is first on the
team with eight goals and 13 points. Senior Brodie Sheahan has the
most career goals (36), assists (50) and points (86) of any current
Crusader. He scored an empty-net goal in the 4-2 win over
Dartmouth. His 36 goals are 10th on the all-time Holy Cross
Division I goals list. Also his 20 career power play goals are tied
for sixth on the all-time Holy Cross Division I list. So far this
season he has posted six goals and three assists for nine points.
His six goals this season are tied for second on the team and his
nine points are tied for third. Nine of Holy Cross’ last 11
goals have been scored on the power play. All three of the
Crusaders’ goals against No. 11 Yale were on the
man-advantage and all three of Holy Cross’ goals over the two
games versus RIT were on the power play. The Crusaders then went
0-1 versus No. 7 Quinnipiac and 0-5 against No. 14 UMass Lowell,
but then went 3-7 in the 4-2 win over Dartmouth. Holy Cross is 9-30
(.300) over the last six games while on the power play. The
Crusaders now have a 57-52-3 (.522) all-time record in 60 regular
season tournaments and have won 10 championships with the last
being the 1992 Crusader Classic. Holy Cross is 2-1-3 in their last
six regular season tournament games. The Crusaders will only play
one home game in the month of January with seven of the eight games
being away from Worcester. After playing at the Ledyard National
Bank Classic last week, Holy Cross will play two games at RIT (Jan.
8-9), a home game versus AIC (Jan. 15), a road contest with AIC
(Jan. 16) and two games at Air Force (Jan. 22-23). The Crusaders
are 4-5-0 away from the HartCenter this season. Last season, Holy
Cross compiled a 5-12-3 record on its opponents’ home ice.
Holy Cross is now 3-3-1 all-time versus Dartmouth. Former Holy
Cross hockey player and current Grand Rapids Griffins’
forward Patrick Rissmiller will participate in the 2010 AHL
All-Star Classic at the CumberlandCountyCivicCenter in Portland,
Maine on Jan. 19 as a member of the PlanetUSA All-Star Team. This
is the second time that he has earned an AHL All-Star selection as
he did it in 2006 as a member of the Cleveland Barons. Holy Cross
will host the 2010 NCAA Men’s Hockey Division I Northeast
Regional. The dates are Saturday and Sunday, March 27-28 at the
DCUCenter in Worcester. The semifinals will be at 1:30 p.m. and
5:00 p.m. on March. 27, while the finals will be at 5:30 p.m. on
March 28. All three games will be on ESPNU. Holy Cross held the
event for the first time two years ago.
Mercyhurst: Mercyhurst saw its eight-game unbeaten streak come to
an end this past weekend as the Lakers dropped a pair of games at
the 2010 Sheraton / TD Bank Catamount Cup in Burlington,
Vt….With the losses, Mercyhurst falls to 9-11-2 on the
season and 0-6 against non-conference competition this
season…The Lakers dropped contests to No. 12 Minnesota
Duluth, 6-0, and Alabama – Huntsville, 4-1…Mercyhurst
and Minnesota Duluth faced off for the first time in program
history on Saturday. It also marked the 96th opponent in program
history…Mercyhurst and Alabama – Huntsville faced off
for the first time since the 1999-00 season…The Lakers are
now 2-1-1 against teams ranked in the top-20 over the past two
seasons…Freshman Charlie Carkin scored his second collegiate
goal in the game against Alabama – Huntsville…Junior
Ryan Zapolski suffered his first loss since Nov. 14 in the game
against Duluth…Sophomore Max Strang made his third
collegiate start in the game against UAH and made 30
saves…Mercyhurst returns home this weekend to host American
International in a two-game series at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.
Earlier this season, the Lakers swept the Yellowjackets by the
scores of 8-2 and 6-0 at AIC.
Rochester Institute of Technology: The Tigers (9-8-1, 9-2-1 AHA)
dropped a pair of games on the weekend at Minnesota State of the
WCHA. On Friday, the Tigers fell 6-1, then lost 3-0 on Saturday.
The 6-1 loss on Friday was RIT’s second worst in five seasons
of Division I play. RIT lost to Boston College, 6-0 on Dec. 30,
2007. On Saturday, the Tigers were shutout for the first time in 42
games, dating back to a 2-0 loss at Air Force on Dec. 5, 2008. The
last time RIT was shutout, they rattled off 11 straight wins.
RIT’s power-play has struggled mightily over the last five
games, going just 1-for-26 during that time. Coincidentally, the
Tigers have scored just seven goals during the last five contests.
Freshman goaltender Shane Madolora made his second collegiate start
on Saturday and after allowing two goals on his first six shots he
faced, rebounded to stop 29 of his final 30 shots. RIT was 20-4-1
in January over the last three seasons before last weekend’s
sweep. Leading scorer Andrew Favot has gone scoreless over his last
six games. He tallied 18 points in his first 12 games. RIT finished
the season by going 0-6-0 in out of conference games. The Tigers
play their final 16 games of the season against AHA foes. The
Tigers enter the week in third place in conference play, one point
behind Air Force and Mercyhurst with four games in hand on each
team. The Tigers put their 10-game AHA unbeaten streak on the line
this weekend, as they return to the friendly confines of Ritter
Arena for a pair of games against Holy Cross. It will be the third
and fourth meetings in the last month between the two schools. The
teams skated to a 1-1 tie on Dec. 4, while Cameron Burt scored with
52 seconds left in overtime, as RIT won 3-2 the next night. RIT is
17-6-1 all-time against the Crusaders. Last season, RIT went 6-1-0
against Holy Cross and has knocked them out of the AHA
Quarterfinals in each of the last two seasons.
Sacred Heart: Sacred Heart used a 4-1 triumph Saturday night and a
5-1 victory Sunday night to sweep Air Force for the first time in
program history...The Pioneers have won three straight games for
the first time this season...David Berube was the hero of the first
game of the series, scoring twice with the assist coming from Eric
Delong each time...Nick Johnson scored his 11th goal of the season
in the second period Saturday for what would be the game winning
goal...Patrick Knowlton, who had five points on the weekend, put in
the dagger fo SHU with the empty net goal Saturday night...Dave
Jarman replaced Berube has the hero in Sunday’s contest,
scoring Sacred Heart’s first two goals and providing the
assist on the third...The Pioneers would take advantage of an
aggressive Air Force side, notching two empty net goals to make it
a 5-1 final...Freshman goaltender Steven Legatto allowed just one
first period goal for the third straight game...Legatto posted an
impressive .969 save percentage against the Falcons...The Pioneers
return to acton next weekend as they continue an eight game
homestand against the other conference service academy, the Army
Black Knights.
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