HOOKSETT, N.H. – The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team defeated the Golden Bears of Western New England University, 5-1, to win the Stovepipe Tournament, hosted by Southern New Hampshire University. With the win, the Falcons extended their program-record win streak to four games.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 5 | Western New England 1
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (4-4-0) | Western New England (4-5-0)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
For the second straight day, the Falcons took the game's first lead in the opening period. With 7:53 gone in the first, Ryan Colwell (Plainedge, N.Y.) netted the goal, staying with a saved shot in front of the crease after a Tyler Ignazzitto (Bath, Ontario) shot.
Albertus continued its first-period exploits with a second power-play tally at the 16:51 mark. Charles Risk (Medicine Hat, Alberta) took the initial shot from the blue line before Ignazzitto tipped it past the goal for the extra-man tally. Jonathan Stein (Vancouver, British Columbia) earned an assist on the play.
In the second period, the Golden Bears broke onto the scoreboard, cutting the deficit to 2-1 at the 2:45 mark. After a turnover in its offensive zone, WNE's Marko Bohatiuk brought the puck to the front of the goal before sending a wrister to the goalie's stick side.
The Falcons bounced back quickly, tallying another power-play goal to retake a two-goal advantage, 3-1. With an extra man, Stein buried a low shot from the right of the zone with 8:57 gone in the period. Ignazzitto got the assist on the score by sending the puck to Stein from behind the net.
Albertus cemented the game away in the third period with its fourth goal of the day with 12:31 elapsed. Seconds after a power play expired, Colwell found Sam Anderson (Calgary, Alberta) streaking down the center of the ice, where he beat the keeper over his right shoulder to make it a 4-1 game.
An empty-net tally by Owen Allan (Ancaster, Ontario) sealed a 5-1 victory for the Falcons with 18 seconds remaining. Coleton Cianci (Kirkland, Quebec) assisted Allan's goal, for the first point of his junior season.
On the other end of the ice, Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) picked up his fourth win of the year, extending his record to 4-2. The junior tallied 28 saves on 29 shots. He allowed two or fewer goals in each of the team's four wins.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Logan Bateman (W, 4-2-0): Shots on Goal 29 | Goal-Against 1 | Saves 28
Western New England: Anthony Aureliano (L, 1-1-0): Shots on Goal 48 | Goals-Against 4 | Saves 44
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Albertus outshot the Golden Bears by a whopping 49-29 margin.
- The Falcons' special teams went 3-for-4 on the power play and a perfect 0-for-7 on the penalty kill.
- AMC served 14 minutes in the box on seven penalties, while WNE served 10 minutes on five infractions.
- Stein paced all players with seven shots.
NOTEWORTHY
- Today's contest is the second all-time meeting between the Falcons and Golden Bears.
- Albertus improves to 2-0-0 all-time vs. Western New England with today's victory.
- AMC extended its program-record win streak to four games.
- The Falcons picked up their first-ever tournament title.
- Stein (1g, 2a) has tallied multiple points three times this season.
- Colwell recorded the first multie-point game of his young career.
- Cianci's assist is his first of the year.
UP NEXT
The Falcons will return to the ice on Friday, Dec. 3, to play Post University in road action. The opening puck drop of the non-conference bout is slated for 7 p.m. at the Sports Center of Connecticut.
