RPI Ties Union at Halloween Faceoff
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer (3-1-3) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Union (5-1-2) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 08:01 | PP - Coburn, Greg (Union) |
| 1st - 13:26 | PP - Presizniuk, Adam (Union) |
| 2nd - 15:39 | Bailen, Nick (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 10:50 | Lee, C.J. (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 11:01 | Helfrich, Tyler (Rensselaer) |
| 3rd - 19:30 | Bodie, Mat (Union) |
| Rensselaer | Union |
|---|---|
|
G:
3 Players (#15, #22, #29 - 1)
A: Chase Polacek - 2 Sh: 2 Players (#23, #29 - 5) Sv: Allen York - 17 |
G:
3 Players (#20, #22, #29 - 1)
A: 5 Players (#19, #20, #21, #27, #29 - 1) Sh: Adam Presizniuk - 4 Sv: Keith Kinkaid - 25 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Rensselaer | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0 for 3 | 2 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 4 (8) |
| Shots on Goal | 28 | 20 |
| Face Offs Won | 29 | 41 |
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Freshman Mat Bodie scored with just 30
seconds remaining in regulation and the Union College men's hockey
team came-from-behind to tie Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI), 3-3, at the Halloween Classic at Herb Baker Rink. With
the draw, the 20th-ranked Engineers move to 3-1-3, while the
16th-ranked Dutchmen are now 5-1-2.
Facing a 3-2 deficit late in the third period, the Dutchmen tied
it up as Bodie (East St. Paul, Man. / Powell River Kings) collected
the puck from sophomore Jeremy Welsh (Bayfield, ON / Oakville
Blades), sending it past RPI netminder Allen
York (Wetaskiwin, AB/Camrose Kodiaks) to send it into
overtime.
Both goaltenders proved solid in the extra session as York
finished with 17 stops, while Union's Keith Kincaid (Farmingville,
NY / St. Louis Bandits) made 25 saves.
Union jumped out to the 2-0 advantage in the opening frame as
sophomore Greg Coburn (Shaunavon, SK / Yorkton Terriers) tallied at
8:01 off a feed from senior Adam Presizniuk (Calgary, AB / Powell
River Kings).
Presizniuk then made it a two-goal advantage for the Dutchmen as
he scored past York on the power play with the assists going to
Coburn and senior John Simpson (Boxborough, MA / Lawrence Academy)
at 13:26.
RPI sophomore Nick
Bailen (Fredonia, NY / Indiana Ice) cut the deficit for
the Engineers in the second stanza after his wrist shot from the
point blasted past Kincaid at 15:39.
In the third period, the Engineers mounted a huge comeback as
sophomore C.J.
Lee (Staten Island, NY/ Green Bay Gamblers) scored
unassisted at 10:50. Senior Tyler
Helfrich (Calgary, AB / Prince George Spruce Kings), who
assisted on Bailen's second period tally, then pushed Rensselaer
ahead by a 3-2 margin when he tallied just 11 seconds later.
Union went 2 for 3 on the power play, while the Engineers were 0
for 3 with the man-advantage.
The Engineers are back in action next weekend, opening their ECAC
Hockey schedule at Dartmouth and Harvard on Friday and
Saturday. The Dutchmen face Harvard and then Dartmouth the
following day. All four contests will begin at 7pm.
