Canton, NY – Niko Schoner posted two goals and two assists including the game-winner 26 seconds into overtime to lift the SUNY Canton men's hockey team to a 5-4 overtime win against SUNY Potsdam in the consolation game of the North Country Tournament on Sunday evening.

Hamilton College defeated Trine University 4-0 in Sunday's early game for the tournament championship.  

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 5, SUNY Potsdam 4 (OT)  
• Location: Roos House – Canton, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (1-8) | SUNY Potsdam (1-7)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos got on the board first just 1 minute, 39 seconds into the contest. Evan Pringle picked the puck up at his defensive blue line and skated into the offensive zone beating Potsdam goaltender John Werber blocker side with a shot from the top of the right circle.
• The Bears knotted things at one at the 8:29 mark with the skater advantage. Jack Loran put home a loose puck into the open right side of net off a scrum out in front. Coleman Bennett and Jakub Hall picked up assists on the play.
• Mason Hoehn would tack on another Potsdam power play goal less than two minutes later to give the Bears their first lead of the game. His shot from the top of the right circle hit the left post going bar down with Michael Campbell and Ryan Mahlmeister picking up helpers on the play.
• The Roos tied things up once again at the 17:33 mark of the period as Niko Schoner gathered a loose puck in the defensive zone skating the length of the ice before going top shelf glove side to make it 2-2.
• Potsdam held a slim 12-9 shots advantage in the opening period as the teams skated to first intermission tied.
• Canton regained a one goal lead at 15:57 of the middle period. Jackson Drysdale won an offensive zone draw back to Schoner who played a quick pass to Sebastien Paquette at the point. The captain beat Werber through traffic for his first goal of the season.
• The Roos held the upper hand in shots 17-11 in the second period taking the one goal lead after 40 minutes of play.
• The Bears tied things up once again at 2:57 of the third when a pair of Roos got their skates tangled up and Max Klanow floated the puck high off the end boards as it deflected right to Josh Bifolchi at the left post as he made it 3-3. Andrew Gubbins also picked up an assist on the play.
• Just over two minutes later Michael Olszewski picked off a pass at his defensive blue line skating in on the breakaway as he deked Kelson Hooper beating him high blocker side for the 4-3 lead.
• Trailing by one the Roos pulled Hooper for the extra attacker with 1:14 remaining and that paid off 11 seconds later when Paquette scored his second of the night and third of his career. He beat the goaltender glove side from below the right circle as Schoner and Pringle were credited with assists on the play.
• The teams would need overtime to decide the game and it took just 26 seconds of 3-on-3 action for the Roos to skate away with the win. Brendan Morrow found Schoner alone in the slot as he deked Werber and beat him five-hole for the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Schoner led the Roos with four points on two goals and two assists, while Paquette had two goals and Pringle posted a goal and assist. Schoner led the Roos with a +4 on-ice rating, while Scott Cremen had a +3. Drysdale went 12-for-19 on draws.
• Potsdam held slim advantages in shots (34-33) and faceoffs (37-32).
• The Bears were 2-for-6 on the power play, while Canton was 0-for-1.
• Hooper made 30 saves in his first win of the season, while Werber turned aside 28 shots in defeat.

All Tournament Team
MVP – #34 Jack Grant – Hamilton
#16 James Philpott – Hamilton
#26 Jackson Krock – Hamilton
#25 Chace McCardle – Trine
#11 Drew Welsch – Trine
#28 Sebastien Paquette – Canton
#9 Max Klanow – Potsdam
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Friday when they visit SUNY Morrisville at 7 p.m.  
   
 
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.