PORTLAND, MAINE –Southern Maine (5-5) got a hat trick from Troy Thibodeau
in a 7-3 victory over the SUNY Potsdam men痴 hockey team (4-7) on Friday
afternoon in Portland. Three different Bears scored for Potsdam.
Zach Dymock gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead just 1:09 into the first period.
Thibodeau notched his first at the 8:00 mark. Angelo Vrachnas scored on
the man-advantage 10 minutes later and Southern Maine took a 3-0 lead into
the break.
David Nies buried the eventual game-winner at 10:27 of the second period.
Less than four minutes later, Garrett White made it 5-0. After the goal,
Bears junior goalie Shane Talarico (Greensburg, Pa./Elmira College) was
replaced by freshman Austin Keiser (Dunwoody, Ga./Boston Bulldogs).
Potsdam trailed 5-0 after two.
Nearly six minutes into the third period, Thibodeau scored a shorthanded
marker for a 6-0 Huskie advantage. At the 7:39 mark, freshman forward Jake
Rivera (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Hartford Wolfpack) finally got the Bears
on the board with an unassisted goal. Freshman forward Billy Pascalli
(Deer Park, N.Y./New York Bobcats) made it a 6-2 contest at 10:08 with
helpers from sophomore forward Trevor Cope (Swartz Creek, Mich./Atlanta
Jr. Knights) and junior assistant captain Adam Place (Scarborough,
Ontario/Bowansville Eagles). Thibodeau completed his hat trick 2:08 later
and Southern Maine regained its five-goal lead. Sophomore Ryan Miller
(Didsbury, Alberta/Arizona State) closed the scoring with 1:01 remaining
on assists from sophomore defenseman Dan McCamey (Dayton, Ohio/Minnesota
Flying Aces) and freshman forward Todd Thomas (Davidsville, Pa./Hartford
Wolfpack).
Talarico allowed five goals and made 22 saves in the first 34:07, while
Keiser allowed the last two scores and finished with five saves in the
final 25:53. Josh Hillegas made 29 saves to earn the victory.
The Bears and Huskies tangle again tomorrow at 1 p.m. to wrap up the first
half of the season.
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