GORHAM, MAINE—The SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team (5-7) had its largest
offensive showing of the season, hitting double-digits in a 10-4 win over
Southern Maine on Saturday afternoon. Four different Bears had three-point
games and sophomores Ken Simon (Norwell, Mass./Philadelphia Revolution)
and Dan McCamey (Dayton, Ohio/Minnesota Flying Aces) and freshman Matt
Thompson (Anchorage, Alaska/Kenai River Brown Bears) each scored two
goals.
Thompson put Potsdam in front for good just 1:38 into the contest. Eight
minutes later junior assistant captain Adam Place (Scarborough,
Ontario/Bowmansville Eagles) made it 2-0 on the power play. Troy Thibodeau
got the Huskies back within one with a shorthanded marker at 17:12. The
Bears carried the 2-1 lead into the intermission.
Junior forward Zach Blake (Campbellford, Ontario/Plattsburgh State) scored
a power-play goal 1:08 into the second period and Thompson struck again
just 28 seconds later for a 4-1 advantage. Southern Maine got their second
goal on the power play at 13:35 as Daniel Mattson made it a two-goal game.
With just three seconds left Simon notched the eventual game-winner and
Potsdam led 5-2 after 40 minutes.
The Bears exploded to double their score in the final stanza. Freshman
forward Mike Riley lit the lamp 37 seconds in to the third and McCamey
made it 7-2 43 seconds after that. Simon got his second at 4:40 and
sophomore defenseman Max Fogel (Williamsville, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres)
scored a power-play goal at 6:50 for a 9-2 lead. McCamey got his second
tally and the Bears’ 10th sandwiched between two final Southern Maine
goals to close out the scoring.
Potsdam freshman goalie Austin Keiser (Dunwoody, Ga./Boston Bulldogs) made
23 saves to earn the fourth victory of his career. Three Huskie goalies
saw action during the game. Josh Hillegas started and allowed four goals
and made 13 saves in the first 21:36. Michael Gendreau allowed three goals
and on eight shots over the middle 19:44. Patrick Farrington closed out
the game for Southern Maine between the pipes, allowing three goals on 12
shots.
Senior captain Matt Viola (Toronto, Ontario/Vaughan Vipers) (0-3-3),
McCamey (2-1-3), Blake (1-2-3) and Riley (1-2-3) each notched three points
for the Bears. Sam Guimond led the Huskies with two assists.
Potsdam is off until Friday, Jan. 4 when they travel to Castleton State to
face the Spartans at 7 p.m.
