POTSDAM — Merrimack College’s Christian Felton entered the hallway in Cheel Arena after his men’s hockey crew beat Clarkson University, 3-2, on Saturday night time and mentioned loudly, “Happy Bus.”
The Warriors’ six-hour trip again to North Andover, Mass., was once made extra delightful after the crew rallied for 2 targets within the 3rd length to realize a nonconference win ahead of 2,200 enthusiasts at Cheel Arena.
It ended a tricky week for Merrimack because the crew’s 38-year-old assistant trainer Josh Ciocco died Monday.
Ironically it was once a power-play function, the unit Ciocco ran, that scored the game-winner.
“I thought we fought hard,” Merrimack trainer Scott Borek mentioned. “I’m just so proud. Today was a special game for the while group. Coach Ciocco was our guy who coached the power play, so scoring on a power play makes it feel good.”
The profitable function got here at 9 mins, 21 seconds of the 3rd length whilst Clarkson’s Luke Mobley was once serving a five-minute main for successful from in the back of.
Tristan Crozier scored the function on a rebound of a shot from Ben Brar.
The Warriors (1-1) tied the sport early within the 3rd length on a shot from Matt Copponi simply 1:41 in.
For Clarkson (0-2) it was once the second one immediately night time the crew misplaced a sport whilst going into the 3rd length with a lead. New Hampshire defeated the Golden Knights, 4-3, in extra time Friday.
Clarkson trainer Casey Jones was once pissed off now not simply with losses, however with how his crew performed in both video games.
“It was similar to our third period (Friday) night,” Jones mentioned. “It was as bad of consecutive third periods as we’ve put together in a long time. We did not want to do anything with pressure with the puck. It’s as simple as that. I thought our compete level was low tonight. We didn’t deserve to win that game. (Goalie Ethan Haider) gives us a chance. He made some incredible saves. But from start to finish we were poor tonight. That’s as bad as we’ve played in a long time.
“We’ll do some soul-searching here in a little bit. I give Merrimack some credit. They’ve had a tough week. Our thoughts are with them. We just refuse to make simple plays, refuse to get pucks deep and get pucks out. It’s simple aspects of the hockey game that we are refusing to do right now. We are soft as a team. We don’t like going in traffic, carrying someone on our back with the puck. It’s a hole we’ve dug ourselves and we have to dig ourselves out now.”
Anthony Romano scored the sport’s first function for the Golden Knights at 4:30 of the second one length, with Ayrton Martino and Noah Beck helping.
“We just got on the forecheck and forced a turnover,” Romano mentioned. “Fortunately the puck bounced in. (Martino) made a nice pass to me with good awareness in front of the net.”
The Warriors responded with a function from Mac Welsher at 9:27 to tie the sport 1-1.
Clarkson took some other lead at 11:50 of the second one length on the primary profession function from freshman ahead Ryan Taylor, who made his collegiate debut. Taylor’s function was once arrange by means of a pleasant go from in the back of the online from captain Anthony Callin.
“I heard Ryan Taylor calling for it and slid it to him,” Callin mentioned. “It’s always nice (to see a first goal). Those guys put in a lot of work so when they get one it’s always fun.”
Clarkson received’t have a lot time to stay on the 2 losses because the Golden Knights go back and forth to Providence for some other nonconference sport Thursday.
NEW HAMPSHIRE 4, ST. LAWRENCE 1
The Wildcats (2-0) finished a weekend sweep, scoring the ultimate 4 targets of the nonconference sport to defeat St. Lawrence University at Appleto Arena.
UNH scored the primary function on a shot from Morgan Winters within the first length. The Saints (1-2) responded with a power-play function from Cameron Buhl with 27 seconds left within the opening length.
Robert Cronin scored a power-play function in the second one length, and Liam Devlin and Damien Carfagna scored within the 3rd length for the Wildcats.
ST. LAWRENCE 5, SYRACUSE 3
Julia Gosling, Rachel Bjorgan and Hillary Sterling scored the overall 3 targets of the sport because the Saints defeated Syracuse in a nonconference sport at Appleton Arena.
Syracuse took a 3-2 lead off targets for Anna Leschyshyn, Sarah Marchand and Sarah Thompson.
Abby Hustler and Anna Segedi gave SLU a 2-0 lead early within the first length.
MERCYHURST 2, CLARKSON 1 (OT)
Sydney Pederson scored 52 seconds into extra time to steer the Lakers previous Clarkson in a nonconference sport at Erie, Pa.
Chantal Ste-Croix scored in the second one length for Mercyhurst and Clarkson tied the sport early within the 3rd length with a function from Jaden Bogden.
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