CANTON, N.Y.—After SUNY Canton (1-2) rallied from a 2-0 deficit, Bears junior forward Bryce Ferrell (Buffalo, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres) dashed their hopes with overtime goal to give the SUNY Potsdam men’s hockey team (3-1) a 3-2 victory on Friday night. The win was the 100th of head coach Chris Bernard’s career. Sophomore forward Jake Juron (Latham, N.Y./South Shore Kings) and senior defenseman Dom Horvath (Toledo, Ohio/Brantford 99ers) also scored for the Bears. Senior assistant captain Nate Skidmore (Syracuse, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres) made 29 saves for the win.
The first period saw no scoring with teams combining for 15 shots. Potsdam and Canton alternated two power plays apiece, but the score was unchanged after 20 minutes.
The Bears broke through first at 3:03 of the second period. Sophomore forward Jake Juron (Latham, N.Y./South Shore Kings) jammed home the rebound to finish an odd-man rush to make it 1-0. Junior forward Nate Zweig (Binghamton, N.Y./Syracuse Stars) and sophomore forward Paul Michura (Chester, N.J./New Jersey Rockets) assisted on the goal. Senior defenseman Dom Horvath (Toledo, Ohio/Brantford 99ers) doubled lead at 7:30 with a shot in the slot after a Canton turnover. Freshman forward Devin Panzeca (Lake Zurich, Ill./East Coast Wizards) and junior assistant captain Vincent Guimond (Sorel-Tracy, Quebec/Gloucester Rangers) recorded the assists. The Roos countered 1:41 later as Adam Petric cut the lead in half. The Bears outshot Canton 12-9 in the middle period and held onto the one-goal lead.
The Roos ramped up their play in the final period, outshooting Potsdam 14-6. The effort paid off as Joe Deveny tied the game at 7:04. The scored remained even as regulation ended.
Just 1:37 into overtime, freshman forward Jack Bloem (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Connecticut Rangers) forced a turnover at the Canton blue line. Junior forward Tyler Young (Massena, N.Y./Kanata Lasers) picked up the puck and fed Ferrell at the right side of net to close out the game.
Kangaroos goalie Austin Washkurak finished with 24 saves.
Canton edged Potsdam in shots, 31-27. The Bears were 0-for-5 on the man advantage and held the Roos scoreless on three chances.
The Bears are now off until Friday, when they host the College at Brockport at 7 p.m. to open conference play.
