2008 Woodie Awards
Men's ice hockey dogged by UConn
Christopher Armellino
Issue date: 2/8/07 Section: Sports
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The Pioneers failed to penetrate the UConn defense Friday night at the Milford Ice Pavilion. UConn goaltender Beau Erikson made 31 saves, causing the Pioneers to fall short 2-1.
Senior Matt Scherer started the Huskies off early, scoring 5:14 into the first period. Sophomore Sean Erikson sent the puck to Scherer, who fired a hard shot past Pioneer goalie Jason Smith of St. Lambert, Quebec, to build a one-goal lead.
UConn followed up with 9:34 left in the period with a shot by Chris Myrho. Smith stopped the initial shot, by Charles Sohberg but Myrho caught the rebound to flip a shot past the Pioneer goaltender, bringing the game to 2-0.
The first period was not a total loss for the Pioneers however with sophomore Dave Grimson of Mozart, Saskatchewan scoring a goal with 3:31 left in the period. Grimson received a pass from Matt Gordon of Lynnfield, Mass., which he ripped past Erikson for the goal, bringing the score to 2-1.
Despite a series of great opportunities for scoring, this was as close to victory as Sacred Heart would get, as Erikson proved to be a wall in net for the remainder of the game.
Coach Shaun Hannah was very pleased with the attempt put forth by Sacred Heart, but felt that the Pioneers did not live up to their capabilities.
"We worked hard," said Hannah. "We had great offensive opportunities, we just didn't execute as well as we were capable of."
In addition to the Huskies' defense, the Pioneers also had to struggle through eight penalties, which included a five-minute loss of forward Alexandre Parent, of Boisbriand, Quebec.
"It really threw a kink into our power play," said Pioneer forward, Bear Trapp, of Regina, Saskatchewan.
According to Trapp, the difficulty against UConn was not surprising.
"We always struggle against UConn," said Trapp.
However, Coach Hannah said this has not broken the Pioneers spirit in themselves or their ability to be successful in upcoming games.
"This is not going to hurt our confidence," said Hannah. "They worked hard, if they continue like they did tonight, we'll be ok."
This is the Huskies' seventh win over Sacred Heart in the last nine games, as well as their third win on Sacred Heart's home turf. Sacred Heart still leads the series, 15-11.
Senior Matt Scherer started the Huskies off early, scoring 5:14 into the first period. Sophomore Sean Erikson sent the puck to Scherer, who fired a hard shot past Pioneer goalie Jason Smith of St. Lambert, Quebec, to build a one-goal lead.
UConn followed up with 9:34 left in the period with a shot by Chris Myrho. Smith stopped the initial shot, by Charles Sohberg but Myrho caught the rebound to flip a shot past the Pioneer goaltender, bringing the game to 2-0.
The first period was not a total loss for the Pioneers however with sophomore Dave Grimson of Mozart, Saskatchewan scoring a goal with 3:31 left in the period. Grimson received a pass from Matt Gordon of Lynnfield, Mass., which he ripped past Erikson for the goal, bringing the score to 2-1.
Despite a series of great opportunities for scoring, this was as close to victory as Sacred Heart would get, as Erikson proved to be a wall in net for the remainder of the game.
Coach Shaun Hannah was very pleased with the attempt put forth by Sacred Heart, but felt that the Pioneers did not live up to their capabilities.
"We worked hard," said Hannah. "We had great offensive opportunities, we just didn't execute as well as we were capable of."
In addition to the Huskies' defense, the Pioneers also had to struggle through eight penalties, which included a five-minute loss of forward Alexandre Parent, of Boisbriand, Quebec.
"It really threw a kink into our power play," said Pioneer forward, Bear Trapp, of Regina, Saskatchewan.
According to Trapp, the difficulty against UConn was not surprising.
"We always struggle against UConn," said Trapp.
However, Coach Hannah said this has not broken the Pioneers spirit in themselves or their ability to be successful in upcoming games.
"This is not going to hurt our confidence," said Hannah. "They worked hard, if they continue like they did tonight, we'll be ok."
This is the Huskies' seventh win over Sacred Heart in the last nine games, as well as their third win on Sacred Heart's home turf. Sacred Heart still leads the series, 15-11.
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