Weekly Release: An Array of Finishes

ALBANY, N.Y. - A typically holiday break college hockey schedule featured all of the excitement of tournament play and highlighted non-league clashes for ECAC Hockey teams. The hockey action provided fans with shootouts, offensive outbursts, and its share of close finishes.

Harvard 4 at No. 18 North Dakota 4 (ot) & At No. 18 North Dakota 7, Harvard 3
*Alex Killorn scored a goal and assisted on two others, including Marshall Everson's tying tally, as the Crimson rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to tie No. 18 North Dakota. Steve Michalek made 33 saves, four in overtime, to help extend the Crimson's unbeaten streak to five games.
*North Dakota took control with four straight goals in the first period and ended the Harvard five-game unbeaten streak by a 7-3 score Saturday night at Engelstad Arena.

At No. 11/12 Colgate 5, Canisius 2
*Colgate got two goals and an assist from Robbie Bourdon, while Austin Smith extended his point streak to nine games with a goal and two assists for three points. The Raiders now have a seven-game unbeaten streak for the first time since 1999-2000.

Massachusetts 5 vs. No. 13/13 Cornell 2 & No. 13/13 Cornell 5 vs. Clarkson 3
*Conor Sheary scored a pair of power-play goals and Steven Guzzo netted the third-period game-winner as UMass defeated Cornell 5-2 Thursday night in the Florida College Hockey Classic. Sean Collins and the line of Greg Miller, Brian Ferlin and John Esposito had a goal and an assist apiece, and junior defenseman Braden Birch notched his first two points of the season in the form of a pair of assists for the Big Red in the win over the Golden Knights. It was the Big Red's first win at the event since it captured the championship in 2008, snapping a five-game losing streak at Germain Arena.

Maine 6 vs. Clarkson 1
*Playing without the services of standout senior goaltender Paul Karpowich miss the trip to Florida due to an illness, Clarkson fell to Maine, 6-1 in the opening round of the Florida College Hockey Classic. The Black Bears outshot the Golden Knights 36-19 and went 2-of-7 on the power-play, while the Green and Gold were 0-of-7 with the man-advantage.

Quinnipiac 2 at Nebraska Omaha 2 (ot) & At Nebraska Omaha 4, Quinnipiac 1
*Eric Hartzell had his second-straight 30-save outing, stopping 34-of-36 shots on goal by the Mavericks. It was also Hartzell's ninth consecutive start in which the junior goalie held the Bobcats' opponent to two or fewer goals. Russell Goodman and Yuri Bouharevich scored for Quinnipiac.
*Quinnipiac lost to Nebraska Omaha, 4-1, in the final game of its two-game series at CenturyLink Center Omaha. The Bobcats' loss snapped a six-game unbeaten streak, in which Quinnipiac was 4-0-2, for the third longest streak in NCAA Division I hockey.

At Dartmouth 3, Holy Cross 2
*Dartmouth men's hockey team earned the milestone of the 1,000th victory in program history Friday night against Holy Cross, 3-2, in the second game of the 2011 Ledyard Classic. Doug Jones and Tyler Sikura scored third period goals :22 seconds apart for the Big Green.

Princeton 3 vs. Northeastern 3 (ot) & Princeton 3 vs. Niagara 3 (ot)
*Princeton and Northeastern skated to a 3-3 overtime tie in first semifinal bout of the Mariucci Classic with the Huskies eventually skating to the finals after Justin Daniels ended a shootout in the eighth round. Northeastern had a 41-26 advantage in shots and was 0-for-7 on the power-play. Princeton was 3-for-8 on the power-play.
*Seniors Marc Hagel and Derrick Pallis had two points apiece as the Tigers skated to a 3-3 tie with Niagara in the consolation game of the Mariucci Classic at the University of Minnesota Saturday, Dec. 31.

Brown 5 at New Hampshire 2 & Brown 5 at Providence 2
*Marco De Filippo recorded 39 saves, including 18 in the third period, to backbone Brown Friday night's 5-2 non-conference victory against the New Hampshire at the Whittemore Center.
*Brown erased an early 2-0 deficit, scoring five unanswered goals to earn a 5-2 win over Providence in the 26th Annual Mayor's Cup battle Sunday afternoon at PC's Schneider Arena. After dropping a pair of 4-3 decisions in 2008-09 & 2009-10, and posting a 4-4 tie last season, the win also gives the six members of Brown's Class of 2012 its first career win over Providence.

At No. 15/15 Denver 3, No. 10/10 Union 1 & At No. 5/6 Colorado College 2, No. 10/10 Union 1
*Union surrendered three goals in the first 11:47 of the first period, including two on the power-play and Denver held on to beat the Dutchmen, 3-1. Jeremy Welsh scored his team leading 13th goal in the opening period with Union on the power-play, who outshot the Pioneers 43-28.
*Junior forward Wayne Simpson scored in the final minute of in the third period, but Union fell 2-1 to Colorado College in front of 5,882 fans at World Arena. Sophomore goaltender Troy Grosenick made 22 saves on 24 shots, while Josh Thorimbert stopped 20 of 21 shots for Colorado College.

No. 17 UMass Lowell 7 vs. Rensselaer 2 & Army 3 vs. Rensselaer 2
*Senior David Vallorani scored a goal and two assists to surpass 100 career points as UMass Lowell hockey raced to a 7-2 victory over Rensselaer in the opening round of the Toyota UConn Holiday Classic. Army halted an eight-game winless stretch with two power-play goals and some late game heroics from Brian Schultz who scored the game-winning goal to down RPI, 3-2 in the consolation game.

St. Lawrence 6 vs. No. 7/7 Merrimack 6 (ot) & St. Lawrence 2 at Dartmouth 2 (ot)
*Kyle Flanagan and George Hughes combined for three goals and three assists in their return to action following injury as St. Lawrence advanced to the championship game of the Ledyard Bank Classic at Dartmouth College with a nine-round shootout win after skating to a 6-6 tie with nationally seventh-ranked Merrimack in the tournament opener Friday night.
*Tournament MVP Kyle Flanagan scored both Saints goals in Saturday's 2-2 championship game tie, completing a six-point weekend.

At No. 19 Yale 9, Bentley 3
*Yale rang in the New Year by ringing up nine goals, thanks in part to a four-goal outburst by Brian O'Neill in a 9-3 win in the first-ever meeting with Bentley. Yale scored twice on four advantages while blanking Bentley on five attempts. The Bulldogs completed their non-conference schedule with a 3-3-1 mark.

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