CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Cortland and Canton men’s hockey teams skated to a 3-3 overtime tie in the second of two non-conference games over the weekend at Alumni Arena.
Senior Ryan Wagner (Buffalo/Aberdeen Wings) tallied a goal and an assist to lead the Red Dragons (2-3-2). Senior Sam Pinsler (Chicago, IL/Green Mountain Glades) and freshman Shane Bennett (Grand Island/Halton Ravens) also scored goals, while freshman Michael Crowley (Buffalo/Springfield Blues) recorded two assists and sophomores Dan Broderick (White Plains/New York PAL Islanders) and Darren McCormick (Buffalo/Buffalo Jr. Sabres) and freshman Zach Felser (Sylvania, OH/Philadelphia Little Flyers) each added one assist.
Sophomore goalie Drew Weigman (Gaithersburg, MD/Northern Cyclones) started for Cortland, making seven saves in 30:57 before giving way to sophomore Kollyn Jones (Cazenovia/New York PAL Islanders), who stopped 17 of the 18 shots he faced over the final 34:03.
Junior Eric Witzel (Cumberland, ON/SUNY Oswego) registered a goal and two assists for the Kangaroos (1-6-1). Sophomores Kasey Kulczycki (Laval, QC/Kanata Stallions) and Ben Beasley (Burlington, ON/Smiths Falls Bears) netted one goal apiece and sophomore Kyle Matsumoto (Walnut, CA/Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights) collected three assists. Freshman goalie Josh Erickson (Woodbury, MN/Kirkland Lake Gold Miners) stopped 25 shots.
Wagner gave Cortland a 1-0 lead on the power play at 12:08 of the first period with a one-time shot from the right circle that rang off the post and went in. The Kangaroos made it a 2-1 game through two periods as Witzel and Kulczycki scored on wrist shots from the left circle at 4:55 and 10:57, respectively..
Bennet tied the game 1:38 into the third period with his team-high fourth goal of the season on a wrist shot from the slot through traffic. Pinsler then gave Cortland a 3-2 lead at 5:28, scoring on a loose puck in front. Beasley sent the game into overtime at 13:24 when his sharp-angled shot from the right side eluded Jones.
Each team recorded two shots in the five-minute overtime.
Cortland 3, Canton 3 (OT)
Score by periods:
Canton 0-2-1-0 3
Cortland 1-0-2-0 3
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Canton: Eric Witzel 1-2, Kasey Kulczycki 1-0, Ben Beasley 1-0, Kyle Matsumoto 0-3, J.P. Langlois 0-1
Cortland: Ryan Wagner 1-1, Sam Pinsler 1-0, Shane Bennett 1-0, Michael Crowley 0-2, Darren McCormick 0-1, Zach Felser 0-1, Dan Broderick 0-1
Saves: Josh Erickson (Canton) 25 saves (3 GA in 65:00); Drew Weigman (Cortland) 7 saves (2 GA in 30:57), Kollyn Jones (Cortland) 17 saves (1 GA in 34:03)
Shots on Goal: Cortland 28 (9-7-10-2), Canton 27 (4-10-11-2)
Penalties: Cortland 4-8:00, Canton 2-15:00
Power Play: Canton 0-4, Cortland 1-2
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 2-3-2, Canton (Kangaroos) 1-6-1
