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Canton, NY – Matthew Headland posted a goal and assist and Brendan McCormack recorded his first collegiate goal, but the SUNY Canton men's hockey team fell 6-4 to visiting Skidmore College on Alumni Night on Saturday evening in front of packed crowd at the Roos House.
 

THE BASICS

• Result: RV Skidmore 6, SUNY Canton 4
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: Skidmore (4-2-1) | SUNY Canton (2-3-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Skidmore, who is receiving votes in the latest USCHO Top 15 Poll,  got on the board first as time expired in the first period. Avery Steele slipped the puck through the five-hole of Michael Cerasuolo from the left circle. Mike Gelatt and Kyle DelMaestro picked up helpers on the play.
• Canton wasted no time tying the game at one just 49 seconds into the second period. Kyler Matthews started the breakout from behind the Roos net, hitting Brett Bannister just across mid-ice. He left a pass for a charging Headland who beat Thoroughbred netminder Brian Kowalski blocker side despite being hooked on the play.
• The Roos made the ensuing power play pay off 23 seconds later when Sean David lit the lamp for the first time this season. Tyson Bruce skated the puck across the offensive blue line leaving a pass for Headland to his right. Headland and David skated 2-on-1 as David put home a one-timer at the far post off the setup from Headland.
• Skidmore responded less than a minute later when David Poirier collected the puck in front of his own net and hit Will Steele with a break out pass at the near boards. Poirier wristed a shot from well above the left circle beating Cerasuolo glove side.
• Canton took the lead once again at the 7:48 mark of the middle period. Jesse Farabee used a great individual effort bringing the puck up ice and toe dragged a defender flipping a back hander top shelf.
• Skidmore struck for three straight goals in the second half of the second period and early in the third as Matthew Rutigliano scored shorthanded and Nicholas Charron and Tim Allen also found the back of the net.
• McCormack got Canton within one on his first collegiate goal at 14:18 of the third. McCormack won the draw in the neutral zone back to Headland as he and Max Routledge executed a give-and-go along the far boards. Headland hit McCormack with a cross-ice pass as McCormack beat Kowalski stick side.
• With the Roos trailing by one with 3:53 remaining Skidmore was whistled for a roughing penalty giving Canton a golden power play chance. The Thoroughbreds penalty kill unit came up big killing off the infraction without allowing a Canton shot.
• Canton pulled Cerasuolo for the extra attacker with 31 seconds remaining but Reid Russell iced the game with an empty-netter for Skidmore with 17.7 seconds remaining.
• Cerasuolo made 23 saves in the loss for the Roos, while Kowalski turned aside 30 shots for the Thoroughbreds.

 
The men's hockey program celebrated 60 years of hockey tonight at their annual alumni weekend. SUNY Canton retired Cory Bercume's jersey, a local hockey player that played for the Roos from 2009-2011. Bercume lost his life while attending SUNY Canton. Cory was an integral part of the Roos program while they transitioned to the NCAA D-III level. He was from Potsdam, NY and played minor and high school hockey for the Potsdam Sandstoners while spending a brief time in Brockville, Ontario playing for the Brockville Braves in the CJHL.

SUNY Canton also honored legendary coaches Ronald "Obie" O'Brien and Terry Martin for all of their success during their times as head coaches from 1964-1999 with banners in the Roos House ice rink. O'Brien won 2 NJCAA championships and seven regional titles while compiling a 147-33-1 record and Terry Martin won a total of 12 NJCAA championships during his tenure and retired with a record of 527-211-29.  
WHAT'S NEXT
The men's hockey team hosts Hamilton College on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
   

About SUNY Canton
SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 16 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The college's 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity eSports and cheerleading. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.