2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Ice Hockey skates to two ties with Air Force
Sean Connington
Issue date: 12/7/06 Section: Sports
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In men's ice hockey action Friday night, the Pioneers hockey team traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo. to face Air Force at the Cadet Ice Arena.
Junior Alexandre Parent, from Boisbriand, QC scored the game-tying goal with 1:24 left in the third period and senior Jason Smith, from St. Lambert, QC made 35 saves in goal as Sacred Heart and Air Force battled to a 3-3 tie.
With 1:29 left in regulation and trailing by a goal, the Pioneers called timeout and pulled Smith from the net. Senior Pierre Luc-O'Brien, from Nicolet, QC won the offensive zone face-off and got the puck back to Kalen Wright, from Candle Lake, SK.
Wright ripped a shot from the blue-line and Parent was in front of the net to deflect the puck It trickled just pass Peter Foster and inside the post to tie the game.
Air Force jumped on top first when Brian Reese netted a power play goal 6:44 into the game. With the Falcons on the power play, Mike Phillipich fired a shot on goal that was stopped by Smith. However, the rebound bounced back to Reese who slapped a shot that beat Smith to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead.
Freshman Dave Jarman, from Toronto, ON tied the game for Sacred Heart halfway through the opening period. Senior Peter Ferraro, from Pleasantville, N.Y. intercepted an outlet pass from behind the net and fed a pass to Jarman at the corner of the net.
Jarman put the puck into an open corner of the net, beating goaltender Peter Foster for his fourth goal of the year.
O'Brien gave the Pioneers the lead with 6:17 left in the period. O'Brien took a pass from Scott Marchesi a junior from, South Portland, Maine, moved into the offensive zone.
Marchesi decked out a defenseman as he switched to his backhand, and slid the puck around Foster for his 12th goal of the year.
Air Force tied the game at the 2:34 mark of the second period. Bill Devoney from Air force ripped a shot from the blue-line and Phillipich was in front of the net to deflect the puck past Smith for his 11th goal of the year.
Josh Frider gave the Falcons the lead at the 7:59 mark of the third period. Junior Eric Ehn fired a shot towards the net and Frider tipped the puck out of mid-air, past Smith to make it 3-2 Air Force.
Air Force had the best chance to win the game in overtime, as Andrew Ramsey fired a shot from the top of the circles the clanged off the post.
The Falcons had control of the puck for long stretches in the game, and ended up out-shooting the Pioneers 38-25 for the game.
The Pioneers are still in good shape this season. Sacred Heart is the first overall team in the conference above Air Force, with a .647 winning percentage and 18 points.
The Pioneers will take on Bentley on Dec. 21 and 22 and they will go in with the National Player of the Month and the AHA Goalie of the Week.
Junior Alexandre Parent, from Boisbriand, QC scored the game-tying goal with 1:24 left in the third period and senior Jason Smith, from St. Lambert, QC made 35 saves in goal as Sacred Heart and Air Force battled to a 3-3 tie.
With 1:29 left in regulation and trailing by a goal, the Pioneers called timeout and pulled Smith from the net. Senior Pierre Luc-O'Brien, from Nicolet, QC won the offensive zone face-off and got the puck back to Kalen Wright, from Candle Lake, SK.
Wright ripped a shot from the blue-line and Parent was in front of the net to deflect the puck It trickled just pass Peter Foster and inside the post to tie the game.
Air Force jumped on top first when Brian Reese netted a power play goal 6:44 into the game. With the Falcons on the power play, Mike Phillipich fired a shot on goal that was stopped by Smith. However, the rebound bounced back to Reese who slapped a shot that beat Smith to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead.
Freshman Dave Jarman, from Toronto, ON tied the game for Sacred Heart halfway through the opening period. Senior Peter Ferraro, from Pleasantville, N.Y. intercepted an outlet pass from behind the net and fed a pass to Jarman at the corner of the net.
Jarman put the puck into an open corner of the net, beating goaltender Peter Foster for his fourth goal of the year.
O'Brien gave the Pioneers the lead with 6:17 left in the period. O'Brien took a pass from Scott Marchesi a junior from, South Portland, Maine, moved into the offensive zone.
Marchesi decked out a defenseman as he switched to his backhand, and slid the puck around Foster for his 12th goal of the year.
Air Force tied the game at the 2:34 mark of the second period. Bill Devoney from Air force ripped a shot from the blue-line and Phillipich was in front of the net to deflect the puck past Smith for his 11th goal of the year.
Josh Frider gave the Falcons the lead at the 7:59 mark of the third period. Junior Eric Ehn fired a shot towards the net and Frider tipped the puck out of mid-air, past Smith to make it 3-2 Air Force.
Air Force had the best chance to win the game in overtime, as Andrew Ramsey fired a shot from the top of the circles the clanged off the post.
The Falcons had control of the puck for long stretches in the game, and ended up out-shooting the Pioneers 38-25 for the game.
The Pioneers are still in good shape this season. Sacred Heart is the first overall team in the conference above Air Force, with a .647 winning percentage and 18 points.
The Pioneers will take on Bentley on Dec. 21 and 22 and they will go in with the National Player of the Month and the AHA Goalie of the Week.
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