Canton, NY – The 2021-22 SUNY Canton men's hockey team features 28 student-athletes as the team opens the regular season on Friday night when they host Stevenson University at 7 p.m. in the Roos House.
The Roos and Mustangs will play again on Saturday at 4 p.m to complete their season-opening weekend series. The men's hockey team is offering students the opportunity to win multiple different prizes so come out and support the team on Halloween Weekend!
The following Saturday (11/6) the Roos welcome Castleton to campus before hosting their own tournament the Saturday (11/27) and Sunday (11/28) after Thanksgiving. The Roos will square off with Saint Anselm at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with SUNY Potsdam and Hamilton taking on each other at 4 p.m. The consolation and championship games will be at 3 and 7 p.m., respectively, on Sunday. To view the team's full schedule release, click
HERE.
Including the Class of 2024, the Roos will welcome 14 new players to the ice since the team last played a regular season game during the 2019-20 campaign. Senior defenseman
Sean Shepard will captain the team this season with junior forward
Brendan McCormack and senior forward
Zach Ahola serving as assistant captains. Check out that release,
HERE.
SUNY Canton brings back its leading returning scorer from the 2019-20 season in
Jesse Farabee. The Cicero, NY native totaled 28 points on 15 goals and 13 assists. The Roos also welcome back four other double digit point scorers from that season including
Matthew Headland (7G-8A-15P),
Jake Mayette (5G-9A-14P),
Brett Bannister (7G-4A-11P) and McCormack (6G-5A-11P).
The Roos return
Brandon McCorriston in net and will feature a pair of new goaltenders this season. Junior
Pierce Diamond transferred in last year from Albertus Magnus College, while sophomore
Filip Schlyter joins Canton from Sweden.
SUNY Canton's 14 newcomers from two seasons ago include a junior, seven sophomores and six freshmen. The new student-athletes feature eight forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders. Meet the new players from the last time the Roos took the ice, who are listed below numerically.
NEWCOMERS
| No. |
Name |
Yr. |
Pos. |
Hometown |
Previous Team |
| 5 |
Trevor Christopher |
So. |
D |
Watertown, NY |
Skylands Kings (NA3HL) |
| 15 |
Gino DeBlasiis |
So. |
F |
Rome, NY |
Charlotte Rush (USPHL) |
| 16 |
Patrick Pratapas |
So. |
F |
Bristow, VA |
Richmond Generals (USPHL) |
| 17 |
Max Bourque |
So. |
F |
Sherbrooke, QUE |
Charlotte Rush (USPHL) |
| 23 |
Filip Jakobsson |
Fr. |
F |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) |
| 26 |
Colton Sipperley |
Fr. |
F |
Tampa, FL |
New Hampshire Monarchs (NCDC) |
| 28 |
Sebastien Paquette |
So. |
D |
Montreal, QUE |
Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) |
| 29 |
Filip Schlyter |
So. |
G |
Saltsjobaden, Sweden |
Seahawks Hockey Club (EHL) |
| 43 |
Brady Morrison |
Fr. |
D |
Chilliwack, BC |
Neepawa Native (MJHL) |
| 44 |
Lucas Roy |
So. |
D |
Ste-Anne-De-Bellevue, QUE |
Northern Cyclones (NCDC)1 |
| 70 |
Pierce Diamond |
Jr. |
G |
Edmonton, AB |
Albertus Magnus College (NCAA D-III) |
| 88 |
Brendan Morrow |
Fr. |
F |
Wetaskiwin, AB |
Lloydmister Bobcats (AJHL) |
| 89 |
Zac Sirota |
Fr. |
F |
Vaughan, ON |
Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) |
| 93 |
Carson Lanceleve |
Fr. |
F |
Stewiacke, NS |
Yarmouth Mariners (MJAHL) |
About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs,
SUNY Canton 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 23 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
SUNY Canton Kangaroos 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.
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