SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Bobby Polachek (Kingston, Pa.) scored the tying and winning goals Sunday in a 5-4 Fredonia men’s hockey overtime win over SUNY Canton in the consolation game of the Skidmore Thanksgiving Invitational.
With the Blue Devils on a power play, Polachek outraced two defenders and scored the tying goal with a rising shot from just inside the blue line with 4:42 left in regulation. His game-winner came at 3:51 into the overtime. On a 3-on-2 rush, he slid a puck to the opposite side which deflected off the skate of a Canton defender and between the legs of the goaltender.
The goals were the fourth and fifth of the season for Polachek, who tied for the team lead. Sam Wilbur (Saginaw, Mich.) had a goal and an assist and earned a spot on the all-tournament team. Wilbur’s two goals give him a team-high 13 (5 goals, 8 assists).
Jimmy Morgan (Highlands Ranch, Col.) and Mike Freeman (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) had the other Fredonia goals, each their third of the season. In net, Eric Bogart (London, Ont.) made 41 saves and improved to 2-4-0. The Blue Devils are 4-4-1 overall heading into a home SUNYAC weekend. Friday’s game vs. Potsdam is the annual Stroke Awareness Game. Plattsburgh visits on Saturday. Both games have 7 p.m. starts.
Sunday’s loss dropped SUNY Canton to 2-5-0. The Roos will visit Steele Hall for a pair of games Dec. 8 and Dec. 9.
