Ryan Klusendorf - Canisius (Senior, Forward, Peoria, Ill.) -
Klusendorf netted the only goal by either team in the Griffs' 1-0
victory over CCHA foe Ferris State on Saturday. The senior scored
37 seconds into the third period to give the Griffs the win. His
goal, which is the second game-winner of his career, helped the
Griffs to their second victory in school history against a CCHA
team.
Ben Parker- Canisius (Freshman, Defenseman, Port Perry, ONT) -
Parker helped anchor the Griffs' defensive unit in a 1-0 victory
against Ferris State and also contributed to the lone goal of the
game. The freshman recorded his first collegiate point on the
game-winning goal with an assist. Defensively, Canisius played most
of the third period with just four defenders due to injuries and
penalties. Parker, who played nearly 27 minutes in just his second
collegiate game, anchored the unit that kept the Bulldogs off the
scoreboard. He helped kill off seven power plays, including a
five-minute major during the final frame.
Ian Dams - Holy Cross (Senior, Goaltender, Manotick, ONT) - Dams
stopped 35 of 37 shots against Providence for a .946 save
percentage.
Rob Linsmayer - Holy Cross (Freshman, Forward, Winnetka, Ill.) -
Versus Providence, Linsmayer recorded his first collegiate point as
he assisted on Everett Sheen's game-tying goal at the 8:43 mark of
the second period.
Everett Sheen - Holy Cross (Junior, Forward, Lethbridge, ALB) -
Sheen tied the game versus Providence at 1-1 with Holy Cross' first
goal of the season. The goal was the 27th of his career giving him
50 career points.
Jared DeMichiel - RIT (Senior, Goaltender, Avon, Conn.) -
DeMichiel made 29 stops in Saturday's season-opening 3-2 loss to
Colgate in front of a record crowd of 7,421 fans at Rochester's
Blue Cross Arena on Saturday evening. He stopped 15 of 16
shots in the third period, including several key stops on a Colgate
power-play late in the third period, with RIT trying to rally from
a 3-2 deficit.
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Air Force: Freshman Eric Artman scored his first
career goal in his first collegiate game on Friday vs. Bemidji
State...Freshman Mike Walsh earned his first point on
Artman’s goal with an assist...Preseason All-American Jacques
Lamoureux had three points with one goal and two
assists...Lamoureux had two points in Saturday’s game...Jeff
Hajner had a goal and assist on Saturday
* Air Force was out-shot in both games at Bemidji State...AFA was
2-for-9 on the power play...AFA was outscored 5-1 in the first
period in the BSU series...The seven goals allowed tied as the most
since allowing seven against Mercyhurst in 2007...AFA opens the
home schedule Friday-Saturday, Oct. 16-17, against
Alabama-Huntsville...AFA has not faced UAH since the Lightning
College Hockey Classic in Tampa in 2006. AFA beat the Chargers,
7-5...AFA has won four straight game over UAH dating back to
2006... AFA has a streak of eight consecutive regular season
sellouts entering the UAH series.
Army: The Black Knights opened the season with a pair of losses at
the Mutual of Omaha Icebreaker Tournament at the Qwest Center Omaha
… Army fell to eventual champion Nebraska-Omaha 6-4 and to
St. Lawrence 5-2 … The Black Knights scored four power play
goals on the weekend and once short-handed … Cody Omilusik
scored twice and had an assist and was named to the All-Tournament
Team … Omilusik and Marcel Alvarez (goal and two assists)
each earned three points over the weekend … Mike Hull had a
goal and assist and Owen Meyer was credited with two assists
… Eric Sefchik and Andy Starczewski also scored goals
… Goalie Jay Clark made 23 saves against UNO and was also
credited with an assist, the first time a goaltender was given an
assist since Brad Roberts earned a point against Mercyhurst on Jan.
7, 2006 … Freshmen Andy Starczewski, John Clark, Cheyne
Rocha and Mike Santee and sophomore Pat Ryan all made their
collegiate debuts … Joe Spracklen started in goal Saturday
and made 33 saves .. Army will continue its early season
non-conference road schedule Saturday at Merrimack at 7 p.m.
Canisius: Canisius split a pair of games against Ferris State to
open the 2009-10 campaign. The Griffs lost the first game, 5-1,
before earning a 1-0 victory on Saturday. The win for the Griffs
marked the second in the school’s history against a CCHA
team. Canisius, who also defeated Ferris State to open last season,
is now 2-10-3 all-time against CCHA schools. Sophomore Dan Morrison
led the Griffs to the victory on Saturday, recording a career-high
48 saves in the 1-0 shutout. The 48 stops for Morrison are the most
for a Griff in shutout. Sean Weaver set the previous standard with
46 saves in a 1-0 victory against Mercyhurst on Feb. 4, 2000.
Senior Ryan Klusendorft tallied the game-winning goal for the
Griffs in the win. It was the second game-winning tally in the
-year senior’s career. The one total goal in Saturday’s
game tied a Canisius record for fewest goals scored in a game. The
Griffs, who have never skated to a 0-0 draw, have now played in six
1-0 contests. In Friday’s loss, senior defender Carl Hudson
scored for Canisius on the power play. He has now totaled 21 career
tallies with the extra-man advantage, one shy of the school record
set by Michael Cohen (2003-07). Hudson has scored 21 of his 31
career goals on the power play (67.7 percent). Two freshmen tallied
their first collegiate points during the series. Torrey Lindsay and
Ben Parker both recorded an assist to get on the score sheet.
Canisius will square off with another CCHA foe next weekend,
playing a pair of games at Lake Superior State. The Griffs are
0-1-3 all-time against the Lakers, with all four contests going
into overtime.
Holy Cross: The Crusaders return to action on Friday, Oct. 16,
when they play their second straight game versus a Hockey East team
with a contest at Merrimack at 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross is 8-24-1
all-time against the Warriors, but have fared well recently as the
Crusaders are 1-0-1 over the last two meetings. With the 2-1 loss
to Providence, the Crusaders are now 3-5-2 in their last 10 games
against teams from Hockey East, including last season with a 9-4
loss at New Hampshire on Dec. 11, 2008, a 3-2 loss at Boston
University on Nov. 25, 2008, and a 6-4 loss at home versus
Providence on Oct. 25, 2008. Two years ago, Holy Cross had a 1-1
tie at Vermont on Dec. 29, 2007, a 2-2 tie at home with Merrimack
on Dec. 4, 2007, and a 6-4 win at Providence on Oct. 20, 2007.
During the 2006-2007 season, the Crusaders fell to Northeastern,
7-2, on Dec. 30, 2006, and won at Merrimack, 2-1, on Oct. 24, 2006.
In 2005 the Crusaders earned a 3-2 win at UMass Amherst on Oct. 21.
Holy Cross has an all-time record of 22-79-2 against teams
currently in Hockey East (0-8-0 against Boston College, 0-1-0 vs.
Boston University, 2-4-0 against Maine, 5-11-0 vs. UMass Amherst,
6-20-0 against UMass Lowell, 8-24-1 vs. Merrimack, 0-2-0 against
New Hampshire, 0-3-0 vs. Northeastern, 1-4-0 against Providence and
0-2-1 vs. Vermont.). Versus Providence, junior co-captain Everett
Sheen scored his 27th career goal for his 50th career point.
Against Providence, freshman Rob Linsmayer earned his first
collegiate point with an assist. The 2009-2010 Holy Cross
men’s hockey team returns all but two players who saw ice
time a season ago, including all six starters and 258 of the 269
points tallied a year ago. The Crusaders also welcome seven
freshmen to the program. Junior Jordan Cyr was last year’s
leading scorer with 19 goals and 13 assists for 32 points. His 19
goals were third all-time on the Holy Cross Division I list. Senior
Brodie Sheahan has the most career goals (30), assists (47) and
points (77) of any current Crusader. Last season, he led the team
with 19 assists, and was second with 12 goals and 31 points. Sheen
ranked third on the team last year with 25 points as he was tied
for third with 11 goals and was second with 14 assists.
Mercyhurst: Mercyhurst opened the 2009-10 season with a pair of
losses to Alaska Anchorage (5-3) and Alaska Fairbanks (5-1) at the
19th Annual Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage, AK...With its
victory on Saturday and a stunning-upset over No. 3 Michigan on
Friday, Alaska Fairbanks won its second-straight Kendall Hockey
Classic title...Seniors Neil Graham and Cullen Eddy, junior Ryan
Raven and sophomore Derek Elliott tallied goals for the Lakers, who
fall to 0-2 on the season and 0-8 all-time in the state of
Alaska...Sophomore Kevin Noble recorded two assists to lead all
Laker scorers on the weekend...The Lakers’ specials team went
0-for-11 on the power play and 5-for-9 on the penalty
kill...Mercyhurst returns to action with a two-game series at
Western Michigan this weekend, beginning on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7:35
p.m...The Lakers have not faced WMU since the 2003-04 season when
they defeated them 7-4 to split a two-game series...This weekend
will mark the third and fourth meetings in the all-time series,
which is tied 1-1.
Rochester Institute of Technology: RIT drew a record crowd of
7,421 fans at Blue Cross Arena for Saturday’s 3-2 loss
against Colgate University on Saturday. The crowd of 7,421 easily
eclipsed the previous RIT record of 5,124 fans, set at Blue Cross
Arena on Oct. 27, 2007 vs. Cornell. It is also a record for a home
game involving an Atlantic Hockey Association team. The
season-opening contest was the focal point of RIT’s Brick
City Homecoming and Family Weekend. RIT held a 21-6 advantage in
shots over Colgate over the first 26 minutes of the game. Colgate
out-shot RIT 26-10 the rest of the way to hold a 32-31 edge in
shots. Down 3-2 in the third, RIT had a golden opportunity to tie
the game, but freshman Adam Hartley hit the post on a mini 2-on-1
in front of the net with two minutes left in regulation. Taylor
McReynolds and Stevan Matic scored for RIT. Freshman defenseman
Chris Saracino recorded his first collegiate point, an assist on
Matic’s goal. The Tigers have yet to win a season-opener in
five seasons at the Division I level, and have not won a
season-opening contest since 2002. RIT Head Coach Wayne Wilson
remains stuck on 188 career wins (188-92-24). He needs one win to
become the all-time leader in coaching wins at RIT, as he is tied
with Eric Hoffberg. RIT allowed a shorthanded goal in the season
home opener for the second straight season. RIT heads north this
weekend to play ECAC foes St. Lawrence and Clarkson. The Tigers
play St. Lawrence on Friday at 7 p.m. and Clarkson on Saturday at
7:30 pm. RIT has struggles against both teams on the road, with
just one win at Clarkson (1-5) and none at St. Lawrence (0-4-0).
RIT also comes into the weekend series riding a nine game road
unbeaten streak, 8-0-1. RIT’s last loss on the road came on
Dec. 5, 2008 at Air Force.
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