Canisius (1-1-0, 0-0-0 AHA) at Army (1-1-0, 1-1-0 AHA)
Dates: Friday, October 17 / Saturday, October 18
Times: 7:05 p.m. / 7:05 p.m.
Location: West Point, N.Y. | Tate Rink
TV/Webcast: America One Network
Live Audio: GoGriffs.com
DI Series History: Canisius leads, 19-15-4
After opening the season with a split against NCHC foe Western Michigan, the Canisius College hockey team now turns its attention toward conference play with a road trip at Army. The schools are set to meet on Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m.
SCOUTING THE GRIFFS
• Canisius split its season-opening series, earning a 4-2 victory against Western Michiganon Friday before falling in the finale, 4-1.
• Senior Doug Jessey led the Griffs with three assists during the weekend, while Tyler Wiseman netted a team-best two goals.
• Senior Keegan Asmundson started both games in net, posting a 3.25 goals against average and .880 save percentage.
STRONG START
• The Griffs are hoping that the season-opening victory is a good sign of things to come this year.
• Canisius won its first game of the season for the first time since 2010, which was also against Western Michigan.
• The Griffs also moved to 2-3-0 all-time against the second-year NCHC and 3-19-1 versus the eight teams currently in the conference.
BECK LEADS GRIFFS TO VICTORY
• Doug Beck got his senior season off to a strong start.
• Beck led the Griffs with two points (1g, 1a) in the victory, matching his career high.
• In fact, Beck nearly equaled his entire regular-season totals from last season in one game. During the 2013-14 regular season, he recorded three points (1g, 2a) before adding two assists in the postseason.
• Overall, Beck has recorded 29 points (11g, 18a) in 76 career games.
SPECIAL TEAMS THREAT
• Senior Tyler Wiseman has proven to be a threat on both ends of the special-teams battle.
• The senior netted a power-play goal in both games last weekend. He is currently tied for first nationally and is one of seven players with two extra-man goals this season.
• Last season, Wiseman tied a school record with three short-handed goals, including the program’s first-ever 3-on-5 tally at Army.
CANISIUS – ARMY SERIES HISTORY
• In 45 all-time meetings between the two schools, Canisius holds a slight advantage in the series, 21-20-4. The Griffs are also 19-15-4 against the Black Knights in the program’s Division I history.
• In each of the last two seasons, Canisius dominated the first game of the series only to be shutout in the second game. Last year, the Griffs earned an 8-2 win before the Black Knights posted a 2-0 victory in the finale.
• The home team has had the better of the play since the schools became conference rivals. The host is 23-11-4 all-time, while Canisius is just 6-10-2 at Army.
ABOUT THE BLACK KNIGHTS
• Army opened the 2014-15 regular season with a split against Atlantic Hockey foe Sacred Heart. The Black Knights won the opener, 2-1, before falling in the finale, 5-1.
• Freshman Tyler Pham leads the team with two points on a goal and an assist.
• Buffalo native Parker Gahagen started both games in net with a 3.00 goals against average and .915 save percentage.
