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MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY 2014-15 MEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES 2013-14 ATLANTIC HOCKEY ASSOCIATION REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION SIX-TIME NCAA PARTICIPANT (1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2005) • NCAA DIVISION II RUNNERS-UP (1993, 1995) Games #1 and #2 at Air Force at Cadet Ice Arena / US Air Force Academy, Colo. Friday, October 10 - 9:05 PM (MT) Saturday, October 11 - 9:05 PM (MT) Last season... November 2, 2013 at Mercyhurst 8, Air Force 2 Mercyhurst got two goals apiece from Daniel O’Donoghue and Ryan Misiak en route to setting a program record for most goals against the Falcons in the all-time series. Matthew Zay and Tyler Shiplo had a goal and two assists each while Nick THE SERIES VS. AIR FORCE Jones had three assists. Nardo Nagtzaam and Zac Frischmon had the other goals while Jimmy Sarjeant stopped 36-of-38 in his fi rst career start against Air Force. Air Force leads the all-time series 13-11-3 GF: 82 February 7, 2014 GA: 97 at Air Force 5, Mercyhurst 3 Home: 4-6-2 (GF: 37 - GA: 43) Air Force scored four times in the third period to come-from-behind to defeat the Away: 7-4-1 (GF: 39 - GA: 42) Lakers, 5-3, at the Cadet Ice Arena. Mercyhurst jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the Neutral: 0-3-0 (GF: 6 - GA: 12) opening period on goals by Tyler Shiplo and Kyle Dutra. Air Force got one back in 2014-15 SCHEDULE the second and then scored twice in a 1:21 second span to take a 3-2 lead early October 5 RYERSON (exhibition) W 6-1 in the third. Kyle Cook tied the game at 3-3 just 27 seconds later, but Scott Holm October 10 at Air Force* 9:05 PM (MT) scored the game winner at the 6:42 mark of the third. The line of Cole Gunner, October 11 at Air Force* 9:05 PM (MT) October 24 MERRIMACK 7:05 PM Chad Demers, and Holm combined for four goals and seven assists, with Holm October 25 MERRIMACK 7:05 PM tallying two goals and two assists in the Air Force win. October 31 at Colgate 7:35 PM November 1 at Colgate 7:35 PM February 8, 2014 November 7 ARMY* 7:05 PM November 8 ARMY* 7:05 PM at Air Force 2, Mercyhurst 0 November 14 at Bentley* 7:05 PM Chad Demers scored the fi rst goal of the game with 1:34 left in regulation and November 15 at Bentley* 7:05 PM Cole Gunner added an empty netter to give the Falcons a weekend sweep of the November 21 CANISIUS* 7:05 PM November 22 at Canisius* 7:35 PM Lakers in Colorado. Chris Truehl earned the shutout in goal for Air Force, stopping December 5 at Army* 7:05 PM all 24 Mercyhurst shots. Meanwhile, Jordan Tibbett suffered the hard luck loss, December 6 at Army* 7:05 PM stopping 38 shots. December 13 ROBERT MORRIS* 7:05 PM December 14 ROBERT MORRIS* 4:05 PM January 2 OHIO STATE 7:05 PM January 3 OHIO STATE 7:05 PM CONTACT INFORMATION January 9 SACRED HEART* 7:05 PM January 10 SACRED HEART* 7:05 PM Sports Information Director / Men’s Hockey Contact Dave Leisering January 16 HOLY CROSS* 7:05 PM January 17 HOLY CROSS* 7:05 PM Offi ce Phone (814) 824-2525 January 23 at Sacred Heart* 7:05 PM Cell Phone (814) 440-9975 January 24 at Sacred Heart* 7:05 PM E-mail [email protected] January 30 BENTLEY* 7:05 PM January 31 BENTLEY* 7:05 PM Mailing Address 501 East 38th Street; Erie, Pa. 16546 February 6 at American International* 7:05 PM Assistant Sports Information Director Brian Vail February 7 at American International* 3:05 PM Offi ce Phone (814) 824-3338 February 13 NIAGARA* 7:05 PM February 14 NIAGARA* 7:05 PM E-mail [email protected] February 20 CANISIUS* 7:05 PM Sports Information Graduate Assistant Joshua Garrett February 21 at Canisius* 7:35 PM E-mail [email protected] February 27 at Rochester Institute of Technology* 7:05 PM February 28 at Rochester Institute of Technology* 7:05 PM Athletic Facebook Page HurstAthletics March 6-8 AHA First Round (best of three) TBA Mercyhurst Twitter Page @HurstAthletics March 13-15 AHA Quarterfi nals (best of three) TBA Men’s Hockey Twitter Page @HurstMensHockey March 20 AHA Semifi nals (Rochester, NY) TBA March 21 AHA Championship (Rochester, NY) TBA 2013-14 ATLANTIC HOCKEY ASSOCIATION STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T PTS PCT GF GA W L T PCT GF GA MERCYHURST 17 4 6 40 .741 107 65 21 13 7 .598 148 124 Bentley 16 7 4 36 .667 100 67 19 14 4 .568 127 99 Air Force 15 9 3 33 .611 81 73 21 14 4 .590 115 106 Connecticut 15 9 3 33 .611 75 61 18 14 4 .556 91 86 Robert Morris 13 9 5 31 .574 95 78 19 18 5 .512 145 130 Niagara 11 11 5 27 .500 89 78 15 20 5 .438 113 122 Canisius 11 13 3 25 .463 81 78 17 21 3 .451 120 125 Holy Cross 11 13 3 25 .463 68 72 14 22 3 .397 97 114 Rochester Institute of Technology 10 14 3 23 .426 67 84 12 20 5 .392 94 124 Sacred Heart 11 16 0 22 .407 75 99 12 24 0 .333 82 137 American International 9 17 1 19 .352 74 107 10 25 1 .292 90 151 Army 5 22 0 10 .185 60 110 6 28 0 .176 73 146 SCHOOL INFORMATION NOTES 13-14 AHA AWARD WINNERS School Mercyhurst University OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Location Erie, Pennsylvania EXHIBITION OPENER ... Nardo Nagtzaam (co-player) March 4 Enrollment 2,600 Mercyhurst opened the 2014-15 season last Sunday with a 6-1 victory Matthew Zay January 28 Founded 1926 over Ryerson University of Toronto at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. After a Daniel O’Donoghue December 17 President Dr. Thomas J. Gamble scoreless fi rst period, the Lakers scored four times in the second, three of Daniel Bahntge (co-player) December 3 Director of Athletics Joe Kimball Nickname Lakers which came during a 75-second span midway through the frame. Fresh- man Jonathan Charbonneau put Mercyhurst on the board with a power GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK Colors Navy Blue, Forest Green, White Jimmy Sarjeant February 25 Affi liation NCAA Division I play goal before Ryerson tied it at 1-1 just over three minutes later. Se- Jordan Tibbett (co-goaltender) February 4 Conference Atlantic Hockey Association niors Ryan Misiak, Zac Frischmon, and Ed DeWald scored 75 seconds Jimmy Sarjeant January 14 Athletic Phone (814) 824-2558 apart to give the Lakers a 4-1 lead after two. Sophomore Philippe Drouin Jimmy Sarjeant December 10 Mailing Address 501 East 38th Street and Stephen Hrehoriak closed out the scoring in the third. Misiak led the Jimmy Sarjeant November 12 Erie, Pa. 16546 offense with a goal and three assists, while Charbonneau, DeWald, and Jimmy Sarjeant November 5 TEAM INFORMATION Drouin had one goal and one assist each. Sophomore Spencer Bacon 2013-14 Record 21-13-7 started in goal and stopped 14-of-15 shots in nearly 30 minutes. Fresh- FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Conference Record 17-4-6 (1st) man Brandon Wildung closed out the contest by stopping all 17 shots he Kyle Dutra October 29 Lettermen R/L 20/6 faced. Breakdown Forwards (13/3) OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH Defensemen (5/2) Nardo Nagtzaam February Goaltenders (2/1) INSIDE THE AIR FORCE SERIES ... Matthew Zay December Incoming Players 7 The Mercyhurst-Air Force series has generally been one of the most Breakdown Forwards (3) evenly matched rivalries in the Atlantic Hockey Association since the Fal- GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH Defensemen (3) cons joined the league in 2006-07. Air Force holds the all-time series lead Jimmy Sarjeant January Goaltenders (1) over the Lakers by a 13-11-3 margin, but 21 of the 27 meetings between 2014-15 Captain Matthew Zay FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH 2014-15 Assistant Captains Ryan Misiak the two schools has been decided by two goals or less. Only once in the Kyle Dutra December Tyler Shiplo series history has a team won more than two games in a row (Mercyhurst First Year Of Sport 1987-88 won three straight in 2007). NCAA Appearances 6 USCHO.COM POLL - 9/29 Last NCAA Appearance 2005 The line that gave Mercyhurst fi ts last season - Cole Gunner, Scott Holm, TEAM RECORD PTS LAST Last NCAA Opponent Boston College 1. Minnesota (36) 28-7-6 978 2 (East Regional) and Chad Demers - returns for the Falcons this season. The trio combined 2. North Dakota (2) 25-14-3 874 4 Result L 5-4 for six goals and nine assists in Air Force’s two-game sweep of the Lakers 3. Providence (2) 22-11-6 839 10 All-Time Record 490-343-72 in Colorado last February. 4. Boston College 28-8-4 831 3 STAFF 5. Union (9) 32-6-4 737 1 Mercyhurst holds a 7-4-1 advantage over Air Force at the Cadet Ice Arena 6. Colgate (1) 20-14-5 652 13 Head Coach Rick Gotkin despite getting swept last February. 7. St. Cloud State 22-11-5 596 8 Alma Mater Brockport State ‘82 8. Michigan 18-13-4 569 16 Phone (814) 824-2542 9.