SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.友or the second day in a row the SUNY Potsdam men痴
hockey team (5-8-1) rallied from a 3-0 deficit. This time however, a
Skidmore College (6-6-2) goal with 1:01 left lifted the Thoroughbreds to a
4-3 win over the Bears. Freshman forward Todd Thomas (Davidsville,
Pa./Hartford Wolfpack) scored twice for Potsdam, while fellow freshmen
forwards Mike Riley (Brantford, Ontario/Brantford Golden Bears) and Matt
Thompson (Anchorage, Alaska/Kenai River Brown Bears) each recorded two
assists.
Skidmore came out strong, firing 18 first period shots on Bears freshman
goalie Austin Keiser (Dunwoody, Ga./Boston Bulldogs), while Potsdam
managed just four. Dave Dupuis put the Thoroughbreds in front 1-0 at the
14:25 mark. Less than three minutes later Brad Schuler doubled the
advantage and Skidmore led 2-0 at the first intermission.
Penalties filled the first half of the second period and Skidmore took
advantage. Jack Even scored an unassisted goal at 11:50 to give the
Thoroughbreds a three-goal lead. Skidmore then took two quick penalties
and the Bears made them pay with a five-on-three power play. Sophomore
forward Ken Simon (Norwell, Mass./Philadelphia Revolution) got Potsdam on
the board at 17:11. Juniors Nick Avgerinos (Bolton, Ontario/Georgetown
Raiders) and Adam Place (Scarborough, Ontario/Bowmanville Eagles) assisted
on the goal. The Bears trailed 3-1 after 40 minutes.
The score remained the same until the 10:26 mark when Thomas exploded for
his two tallies in just 22 seconds to tie the score at 3-3. The game
appeared to be headed for overtime when Schuler notched his second of the
game at 18:59. Potsdam Head Coach Chris Bernard pulled Keiser after the
goal, but the Bears were unable to find the equalizer.
Keiser finished with 35 saves, while Skidmore goalie Ben Freiberg stopped
21 shots for the win. The Thoroughbreds outshot Potsdam 39-34 on the
afternoon. Skidmore was 1-7 on the power play and the Bears were 1-4.
Potsdam is back in action next weekend with two games in Massachusetts.
The Bears battle Western New England in Springfield at 7:15 p.m. on Friday
and Becker in Worcester at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
