CANISIUS HOCKEY LECOM HARBORCENTER | 100 WASHINGTON STREET | BUFFALO, N.Y. | GOGRIFFS.COM | #GRIFFS AHA SEMIFINALS VS NO. 19 ARMY GOGRIFFS.COM | @GRIFFSHOCKEY | #GRIFFS THE MATCHUP 2020-21 SCHEDULE CANISIUS Army OVERALL RECORD 10-5-0 | 10-5-0 AHA GOLDEN GRIFFINS Black Knights AHA 10-5-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0-0 Record ................... 10-5-0, 10-5-0 AHA Record ................... 15-5-1, 10-4-1 AHA HOME 6-1-0 Last Game ........................ W, vs RIT, 6-2 (3/13/21) Last Game .....W, vs Sacred Heart, 4-3 (3/13/21) AWAY 4-4-0 Head Coach ......................................... Trevor Large Head Coach ............................................. Brian Riley NEUTRAL 0-0-0 Career Record ...............51-62-13 (4th Season) Career Record .........214-289-83 (17th season) Record at Canisius ........................................same Record at Army ............................................(same) NOVEMBER 27 at Robert Morris* W 5-2 Griffs Leaders 28 ROBERT MORRIS* L 4-5 Points: ..................................................................................................................18, Keaton Mastrodonato (So./F) Goals: ..................................................................................................................... 9, Keaton Mastrodonato (So./F) Assists: ......................................................................9, Mitchell Martan (Jr./F)/Keaton Mastrodonato (So./F) JANUARY Power-Play Goals: .............................................................................................................. 2, Jami Virtanen (Fr./F) 2 MERCYHURST* W 3-2 Plus/Minus: ..................................................................................................................... +11, Logan Gestro (Sr./D) Blocked Shots: ......................................................................... 28, Logan Gestro (Sr./D)/Lincoln Erne (So./D) 3 at Mercyhurst* W 3-0 Penalty Minutes: ............................................................................................................. 17, Kevin Obssuth (Jr./F) 30 at RIT* L 2-3 Save Percentage: ..................................................................................................931, Jacob Barczewski (So./G) THINGS TO KNOW FEBRUARY CANISIUS TO FACE ARMY IN AHA TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS FRIDAY 9 at Mercyhurst* W 3-1 The Canisius hockey team continues its quest for the 2021 Atlantic Hockey Tournament title on Friday with a semifinal-round contest against Army at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass. 12 RIT* W 5-3 Puck drop for the matchup between the Golden Griffins and Black Knights is set for 7 p.m. 13 RIT* W 3-0 The winner of Friday’s contest will advance to the championship game, where they will face either AIC or Niagara in a 7 p.m. contest on Saturday. 16 MERCYHURST* W 5-4 (ot) 19 at Air Force* L 3-4 (ot) CANISIUS VS. ARMY Canisius holds an all-time record of 29-30-6 against Army, highlighted by a 26-24-6 advantage 20 at Air Force* L 1-5 over the Black Knights in the Division I era of the series. The schools have been evenly matched in 26 at Niagara* W 5-1 recent meetings as the teams have split their last 22 contests (10-10-2). Army took three of four from Canisius during a pair of league series played in 2019-20, with the Griffs falling to the Black 27 NIAGARA* L 0-4 Knights in a pair of one-goal setbacks at LECOM Harborcenter in November (3-4; 2-3) before the two teams split their second series at Tate Rink (3-2 (ot); 2-4). Four of Army’s last five victories against Canisius have been by a single goal. Friday’s contest serves as the first postseason meeting MARCH between the two programs. 12 RIT (1) W 5-2 SCOUTING CANISIUS 13 RIT (1) W 6-2 Canisius (10-5-0) is making its eighth appearance in championship weekend after recording a 19 Army (2) 7 p.m. sweep of longtime rival RIT in a best-of-three quarterfinal round series last weekend at LECOM Harborcenter. 20 AIC/Niagara (3) 7 p.m. Sophomore forward Keaton Mastrodonato continues to pace the Canisius attack, leading the squad in goals (9) and points (18) while also tied for the team lead in assists (9). Mastrodonato has done most of his damage since the start of February, leading all of Atlantic Hockey with 13 points HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS | * AHA Game | All Times Eastern (6g, 7a) scored in that span. (1) - AHA Tournament Quarterfinals (Buffalo, N.Y. Junior forward and linemate MItchell Martan ranks second on the squad with 14 points, recording five goals to go along with his team-leading nine assists. (2) - AHA Tournament Semifinals (Springfield, Mass.) In goal, junior Matt Ladd and sophomore Jacob Barczewski have split time between the pipes (3) - AHA Tournament Championship (Springfield, Mass.) this season. Together, the tandem has combined to post a .922 save percentage and 2.52 goals against average in 904 minutes of action. LAST TIME OUT Canisius advanced to championship weekend with a sweep of RIT in quarterfinal-round action last weekend at LECOM Harborcenter. Game one saw Canisius score four goals in the second period to break open a 1-1 game on its Media Information way to a 5-2 victory. Freshman Cooper Haar, sophomore David Melaragni, junior J.D. Pogue and senior Austin Alger all found the back of the net during the middle frame. Sophomore Ryan Hockey SID ................................ Jarrett Abelson Miotto opened the scoring with a first-period tally and added an assist for a two-point evening. Office ..................................................................... 716-888-8267 Sophomore goaltender Jacob Barczewski matched his season high with 35 saves between the pipes for Canisius as RIT held a 37-23 shot advantage for the contest. Cell ......................................................................... 585-732-7120 in game two, the Griffs trailed 2-1 after the first before scoring five unanswered goals to complete E-mail .................................................. [email protected] the sweep with a 6-2 triumph. Sophomore Keaton Mastrodonato tallied a goal and added two assists. Senior Grant Meyer and juniors Lee Lapid and Mitchell Martan all finished with a goal The Canisius College Athletic Communications Staff is avail- and an assist while Miotto and freshman Max Kouznetsov accounted for the other two Canisius able to assist home and visiting media. Contact Jarrett Abel- tallies. Barczewski continued his stellar play between the pipes for Canisius, stopping 29-of-31 son for credentials, releases, statistics or general lacrosse shots faced. information and for assistance in arranging interviews with players and/or coaches. #GRIFFS #NCAAhockey AHA SEMIFINALS VS NO. 19 ARMY CANISIUS QUICK FACTS NUMBERS TO KNOW General Information The first goal has been an important one for the Griffs as they are a Location ......................................................................Buffalo, N.Y. combined 56-19-5 since the start of the 2016-17 season when opening the Founded ..................................................................................1870 scoring. Canisius is 7-1-0 this season when recording the game’s first tally. Enrollment .............................................................................3,171 1 Nickname ............................................................Golden Griffins Colors ...........................................................................Blue & Gold Canisius is 44-8-2 since the beginning of the 2016-17 season when scoring President ................................................................John J. Hurley four or more goals in a contest. The Griffs are 6-1-0 in 2020-21 when putting Athletic Director ..........................................................Bill Maher four or more goals on the scoreboard, with its only loss under such circum- stances coming in its season-opening series at Robert Morris on Nov. 28. 4 Hockey Facts Conference........................................................ Atlantic Hockey Canisius is making its eighth appearance in the semifinal round of the AHA First Year of Hockey / Division I ..............1980-81 / 1998-99 Tournament and its first since the 2017-18 season. The Griffs are 2-5 in their All-Time Record ......................................................564-607-133 seven previous trips to the tournament semis, having advancing to the NCAA Tournament Appearances ..............................1 (2013) 8 championship in back-to-back seasons in 2013 and 2014. AHA Conference Titles ..................................................1 (2013) AHA Regular-Season Titles ................................... 1 (2016-17) Rink ...........................KeyBank Rink at LECOM Harborcenter The Griffs are nearly undefeated since the beginning of the 2016-17 2019-20 Record ................................................................10-20-6 campaign when leading after 40 minutes, posting a 54-4-1 record under Conference Record/Finish ..................................9-13-6-3/9th such circumstances. Canisius is a perfect 8-0-0 in 2020-21 when in front Letterwinners Returning/Lost...........................................23/7 heading into the third period. 40 Newcomers .....................................................................................7 Canisius has found its scoring touch as the game has progressed this season Coaching Staff as it has tallied 44 of its 53 goals after the first period in 2020-21. The Griffs Head Coach .............................................................Trevor Large have been outscored by an 16-9 margin in the