Canton, NY – The SUNY Canton men's hockey team out shot Johnson & Wales University 49-11 and sophomore Niko Schoner scored a pair of goals, but the team faced a hot goaltender and dropped their contest with the Wildcats 5-3 on Friday night.

THE BASICS

• Result: Johnson & Wales University 5 | SUNY Canton 3
• Location: Terry Martin Rink – Canton, NY
• Records:  Johnson & Wales University (6-7-1) | SUNY Canton (5-10-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos dominated the first period, out shooting Johson & Wales 21-4, but it was the Wildcats who struck first when Bret Beale took a crossing pass from Cullen Hennessy and tapped the puck in the net at 18:07 of the period.
• The Wildcats increased their lead to 2-0 as time expired in the period.  Harout Torosian won a key faceoff with three seconds remaining and passed the puck to Hennessy who buried the puck past sophomore goaltender Trey Miller just as the last second was draining off the clock.
• Nelson and Hennessy added second period goals to extend the Wildcats lead to 4-0.
• After a Wildcat penalty late in the third period, Miller was pulled in favor of the extra attacker, but Evan Gravel was able to clear the zone and potted the empty net goal to give Johnson & Wales the 5-0 lead.
• Less than a minute later, junior Scott Cremen scored a power play goal for the Roos to cut the lead to four.
• Sophomore Niko Schoner scored two more goals for the Roos, including his last on the power play, but time ran out before Canton could complete the comeback, losing the game 5-3.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• 15 Canton players registered multiple shots on net with freshman Logan Kelly leading the way with six.
• Schoner's two goals gives him 12 on the season and was his fourth multi-goal game.
• Cremen's goal gives him eight points on the year and puts him on top for defensemen on the team.
• Senior Brendan Morrow registered two assists on the night giving him 12 points for the year, good enough to be tied for second on the team with freshman Nolan Zotter.
• The Roos dominated the faceoff dot, winning 44 draws to the Wildcats 25.  Morrow led the way with 16 wins.
• Canton was 2/5 on the power play and the Wildcats did not receive a power play opportunity.
• Miller finished with six saves and Maxim Zinchenko made 46 stops for Johnson & Wales.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos host SUNYAC foe Oswego State on Tuesday, January 14^th at 5:00 p.m.
   
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