MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team was tripped up by Franklin Pierce University on Senior Day dropping their final regular season game in overtime by a final score of 4-3.
Before the start of the contest, the Hawks celebrated their nine seniors on the program:
Liam Lyons (Gloucester, Mass.),
Connor Snowdy (Cray, N.C.),
Will Christensen (Ridgefield, Conn.),
Jac Cordeiro (Barnstable, Mass.),
Tommy Schwartz (Ridgefield, Conn.),
Alec Grace (Laguna Hills, Calif.),
Leonard Brochu III (Concord, N.H.), and
Brendan Crimmins (Ramsey, N.J.).
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm is on the road to begin Northeast-10 Conference postseason play with the First Round scheduled for Tuesday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m.
Score: Saint Anselm 3, Franklin Pierce 4
Records: Saint Anselm 9-17-2 (7-11-2 NE10), Franklin Pierce 13-14-0 (10-10-0 NE10)
Location: Manchester, N.H. (Sullivan Arena)
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024
Attendance: 332
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Senior Tommy Schwartz (Ridgefield, Conn.) fired the opening shot of the game with Douglas McGuire posting the block for Franklin Pierce. The Hawks earned the first power play of the contest less than a minute into the game rifling four shots including two from sophomore Luke Linart (Holland, Mich.) that Ravens goalie Jeremy Connor saved.
- At the 6:20 mark, Franklin Pierce struck first with a score from Matt Horan on a breakaway to give the Ravens the early 1-0 edge in the first period. After killing the Ravens' first power play of the night, the Hawks offense produced 16 shots, 10 of which came during a five-minute major penalty on McGuire for boarding, but Franklin Pierce fended off the home team's onslaught to keep the score at 1-0 heading into the first intermission.
- The Ravens started the second period by firing 10 consecutive shots forcing seven early saves from sophomore goalie Tucker Hanson (Boxford, Mass.). Shortly after killing another Franklin Pierce power play, the Ravens doubled their advantage at the 7:19 mark thanks to Brendan Spinale to make it 2-0.
- With about eight minutes left in the period, junior Hunter Brackett (Harwick Port, Mass.) notched his 15th score of the season off the helpers from seniors Liam Lyons (Gloucester, Mass.) and Leonard Brochu III (Concord, N.H.) to cut the Ravens lead in half. Few minutes later, senior Jac Cordeiro (Barnstable, Mass.) answered for the Hawks at the 18:00 mark with a goal to even the game at 2-2 just before the break.
- Saint Anselm wasted no time in the third period as Brochu tallied the go-ahead goal just over a minute into the period to give the Hawks their first lead of the night. Both teams exchanged shots approaching the midway point of the period until Saint Anselm earned the man advantage at the 10:36 mark following a boarding penalty on Franklin Pierce. The Hawks fired four shots with the extra skater but couldn't find the back of the net.
- Less than two minutes remaining in regulation. Franklin Pierce tied the game at 3-3 with Cody Rumsey ripping a shot into the upper netting to force the game into overtime. The Ravens cemented the victory after John Sterling slotted the puck into the left side of the net to win in overtime by a final score of 4-3.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Both Saint Anselm and Franklin Pierce recorded 38 total shot attempts in the game with the Ravens holding a slight 35-34 edge in shots on target.
- The Ravens won the blocking battle posting 25 blocks in comparison to the Hawks's 11 blocks.
- Saint Anselm struggled to find the back of the net with the extra skater going 0-for-8 on the night registering seven total shots across the eight power plays. The Hawks held the Ravens to just three shots between their only two power plays of the game.
- From the faceoff dot, Saint Anselm won 38-of67 draws with junior Max Burum (Marshfield, Mass.) leading the team with 16 faceoff wins.
- Brochu tallied a goal and an assist for the Hawks for two points while Brackett and Cordeiro also scored a goal apiece.
- Hanson, making his fifth start for Saint Anselm, posted 34 saves and allowed four goals in net.
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