NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team tallied five different goal scorers on its way to a convincing 5-2 home victory over the Roos of SUNY Canton on Thursday evening at the Ralph Walker Skating Rink.
Jonathan Stein (Vancouver, British Columbia), Tim Manning (Concord, Ohio), Cameron Weitzman (Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec), Tyler Ignazzitto (Bath, Ontario), and Charles Risk (Medicine Hat, Alberta) all found the back of the net against Canton. Logan Bateman (Ottawa, Ontario) earned the win between the pipes for the Falcons with 23 saves on 25 shots.
THE BASICS
FINAL: Albertus Magnus 5 | SUNY Canton 2
RECORDS: Albertus Magnus (11-5-1) | SUNY Canton (6-9-1)
BOX SCORE
HOW IT HAPPENED
It took the Falcons just 1:34 to open the game's scoring tonight, as Stein tallied his team-leading 10th goal. The play was sparked when Alex Gagnon (Montreal, Quebec) stole the puck on the other end and fired a pass to Ryan Herpy (Chagrin Falls, Ohio), who fed Stein for the one-on-one opportunity.
Albertus continued to add to its lead 7:38 into the opening frame, with Manning capitalizing on a turnover by the visitors. With the puck behind the net, JJ Berdal (Wausau, Wis.) found Harley Michaels (Kirkland, Quebec) before he sent a rocket pass to Manning, who split two defenders before beating the keeper to his glove side.
The three-goal first period was capped off by a power-play strike at the 10:01 mark. Weitzman put the home squad up 3-0 after receiving a Michaels' pass in front of the crease and backhanding it by the sliding goalie. Sam Anderson (Calgary, Alberta) also earned an assist on the play.
Trailing 3-0 in the second period, the Roos finally broke onto the scoreboard at the 6:32 mark, cutting the deficit to 3-1 with a goal by Bailey Conklin.
The Falcons did not take long to answer the Canton tally, retaking a three-goal lead, 4-1, 1:27 later. AMC's fourth goal was created by stellar passing between the team's second liners, as Stein sent Gagnon a pass out of the corner that Gagnon backhanded to Ignazzitto for a strike to the top-right corner.
Both teams scored in the third period, with the Falcons icing a 5-2 victory after Risk's goal. Following a turnover in the neutral zone at the 5:26 mark, Risk and Ryan Colwell (Plainedge, N.Y.) hit a give-and-go pass, freeing Risk up for enough space to score.
Bateman collected his 11th win of the season with 23 saves on the evening. The junior netminder has lost just once in his last 13 starts.
BETWEEN THE PIPES
Albertus: Logan Bateman (W, 11-3-1): Shots on Goal 25 | Goals-Against 2 | Saves 23
SUNY Canton: Pierce Diamond (L, 4-5-1): Shots on Goal 30 | Goals-Against 5 | Saves 25
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- The Falcons outshot the roos by a 30-25 margin.
- Albertus scored once on the power play.
- AMC also held the Roos scoreless on three extra-man opportunities, including a five-minute major in the third period.
- The Falcons served 21 minutes on five penalties, while Canton sat 12 minutes on six infractions.
- Risk led all players with six shots tonight.
NOTEWORTHY
- Tonight's game marks the third all-time meeting between the Falcons and Roos.
- After tonight's game, AMC improves to 2-1-0 in the all-time series.
- The Falcons improved to 4-2-0 at home in 2021-22.
- Michaels tallied the first multi-point game of his career.
- Bateman picked up his 11th win on the season.
- Stein paces the Falcons with 10 goals this year.
- Gagnon tallied his team-best 23rd point.
UP NEXT
The Falcons and Roos will run it back tomorrow afternoon with a 5:30 p.m. showdown at Ralph Walker Skating Rink.
