HOOKSETT, N.H. – Senior
Max Burum (Marshfield, Mass.) scored a goal and added an assist, sophomore goaltender
Cam Carroll (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) made 39 saves, and the Saint Anselm College men's ice hockey team picked up a 4-2 victory at Southern New Hampshire for the second straight game on Saturday night to conclude the 2024-25 regular season. With the win, the Hawks finish the regular season with a 16-3-1 record in Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) play to secure the #1 seed and a First Round bye in the upcoming conference postseason. Saint Anselm has won 11 straight NE10 contests and is unbeaten in the last 13 league games.
UP NEXT:
- Saint Anselm has earned the #1 seed in the NE10 Men's Ice Hockey Championship. They will host the winner of #4 Assumption and #5 Post on Saturday, Feburary 22nd in the NE10 Semifinals at 4:00 p.m. from the Sullivan Arena.
Score: Saint Anselm 4, Southern New Hampshire 2
Records: Saint Anselm (17-9-2, 16-3-1 NE10); Southern New Hampshire (11-14-2, 10-8-2)
Location: Hooksett, N.H. (Ice Den)
Date: Saturday, February 15th, 2025
Attendance: 88
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Saint Anselm found the back of the net less than five minutes into the game to take the early lead. Junior Luke Linart (Holland, Mich.) carried the puck into the zone and slotted a pass through the crease to sophomore Patrick DeMarinis (Manasquan, N.J.). His one-time finish gave the Hawks a 1-0 edge.
- A couple minutes after the goal, Southern New Hampshire went on the power play after a Saint Anselm skater was called for a hooking penalty. The Penmen got off four shots during the man advantage, but Carroll came up with a pair of saves and the Hawks defense posted two blocks to help kill off the penalty.
- The Hawks closed the first period with eight of the game's next 11 shots on goal. Penmen netminder Sean Guerin answered the call and did not let one past him for the remainder of the period as the score remained 1-0 heading into the first intermission.
- The action picked up in the first five minutes of the second period. Burum and junior Michael Martignetti (Winchester, Mass.) each had two shots turned aside by Guerin and at the other end, Jack Gray had a couple of shots stopped by Carroll.
- Southern New Hampshire also saw two shots draw iron early in the second. Gray and Coleman Nee each saw shots hit the post and the Penmen could not get one by Carroll to tie the score.
- Midway through the period, the Hawks scored twice in less than two minutes to break the game open. 10:09 into the second, senior Mark Blaney (Braintree, Mass.) blew by a couple of defenders and drove towards goal. He slid a pass over to freshman Justin Tremblay (Becancour, Quebec, Canada), whose sliding one-timer from the top of the crease doubled the lead for Saint Anselm.
- Exactly 1:46 later, Burum beat Guerin with a wrist shot from the right wing circle to increase the lead to 3-0 for the Hawks. He received a cross-ice feed from senior Luke Mix (Winchester, Mass.) before firing top shelf for his eighth goal of the year.
- Saint Anselm continued to put pucks on target in the final minutes of the second. The Hawks totaled seven more shots on goal in the last three minutes of the period, including four during the power play, but Guerin made saves on each attempt to keep it 3-0 heading into the third.
- It was all Southern New Hampshire to start the final period. The Penmen outshot the Hawks, 10-1, in the opening six minutes of the third, but Carroll got into a groove and denied each shot to keep his team's three-goal cushion intact.
- With a little over 13 minutes remaining, the Penmen went on another power play after the Hawks were caught with too many players on the ice. Despite four more shots on frame, the home team failed to break through as the score stayed at 3-0.
- Ryan Pomposelli finally got Southern New Hampshire on the scoreboard with 10:58 left in the game. He received a pass in the slot from Anthony Marchant and sent a one-timer through traffic and underneath the pads of Carroll, who was screened by multiple bodies. That cut the deficit to 3-1 for the Penmen.
- The Hawks provided an immediate response as 36 seconds later, senior Hunter Brackett (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) lit the lamp to put Saint Anselm back in front by three goals. Brackett intercepted the puck in the offensive zone and played a pass over to Burum, who had his one-timer stopped by Guerin. Burum collected the rebound and pushed it back over to Brackett, who rifled one into the roof of the cage to make it 4-1.
- 38 seconds after that, the Penmen answered with their second goal in just over a minute. Stone Devlin took control of a loose puck in the corner and weaved through the defense before beating Carroll with a backhanded shot that made it a 4-2 game with under 10 minutes on the clock.
- Shortly after the scoring avalanche, two penalties by Southern New Hampshire in a 30-second window gave Saint Anselm a 5-on-3 opportunity with less than seven minutes left. However, the Hawks only recorded two shots on goal during that sequence as the Penmen killed off both penalties.
- Southern New Hampshire got one final chance on the power play with under four minutes remaining after Saint Anselm was called for boarding. The Penmen also pulled their goalie for the 6-on-4 advantage, but all five of their shots were corralled by Carroll as the Hawks held on for the 4-2 win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Both teams recorded 41 shots on goal during the game. Saint Anselm posted double digit shot totals in each period, including 18 in the second. Southern New Hampshire totaled 22 shots on goal in the final frame.
- Brackett led the Hawks with 11 shots on goal. Pomposelli led the Penmen with seven shots on goal.
- Saint Anselm opened the game with three unanswered goals. They scored once in the first period, twice in the second, and once in the third. Southern New Hampshire scored both of their goals in the third period with under 11 minutes remaining.
- The Penmen held a slight advantage at the faceoff dot and won 35 out of 66 attempts (53.0 percent). The Hawks won the remaining 31 out of 66 (47.0 percent) in the faceoff circle.
- Burum and senior Chase Reynolds (Middletown, Conn.) led the Hawks with 12 faceoff wins apiece. Brendan Lynch led the Penmen by winning 16 draws out of 27 attempts (59.3 percent).
- On the defensive side, Southern New Hampshire blocked 18 shots in the contest, while Saint Anselm blocked 12 shots. Linart led the Hawks with three blocks, while Austin Hirschberger led the Penmen with a game-high four blocked shots.
- Both teams were held scoreless on seven combined power play opportunities. Saint Anselm posted six shots on goal during three power play chances, while Southern New Hampshire tallied 12 shots on goal during four attempts on the man advantage.
- Brackett, Burum, DeMarinis and Tremblay all scored once for Saint Anselm. Burum also recorded an assist to finish with a multi-point game, while seven other Hawks picked up helpers in the contest.
- Burum extended his point streak to four games. He now has three goals and four assists for seven points during that span. Burum recorded his 19th assist of the season, which is second-most on the team and is tied for third in the NE10. His 27 points are also second-most on the squad and third-most in the conference.
- Brackett extended his point streak to nine games with a goal. The senior has 17 points over that span with seven goals and 10 assists. Brackett is leading the team and the NE10 with 20 goals and 40 points, while his 20 assists lead the team and rank second in the conference.
- This year, Brackett has scored the most goals in a single season by a Saint Anselm student-athlete since Mike Richard '13 scored 20 for the Hawks during the 2012-13 campaign.
- DeMarinis increased his goal total to 11 on the season, which is the third-most on the team and is tied for fourth in the NE10. Tremblay recorded just his second career goal for the Hawks.
- Devlin and Pomposelli each scored for Southern New Hampshire, while three other players registered an assist for the Penmen.
- Carroll made 39 saves in goal for the Hawks in the win. Guerin stopped 37 shots in goal for the Penmen in the loss.
- This marked the 62nd all-time meeting between Saint Anselm and Southern New Hampshire. Saint Anselm improves to 46-13-3 against Southern New Hampshire/New Hampshire College in the series that began in 1981.
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