As you’ve read in previous posts, it’s a big weekend for Brockport hockey…Friday and Saturday are both Pride Week games while Saturday is the 3rd annual Saves For a Cure game, there’s a jersey auction, and a Saves For a Cure dinner on Sunday
….and, of course, there’s the action on the ice!
It should be an exciting weekend of play as SUNYAC foe Morrisville visits on Friday while 16th-ranked Neumann strolls into town on Saturday.
Morrisville is currently 4th in the SUNYAC with a 5-2-1 conference record to go with a 8-7-1 overall. They are a game team; in recent match-ups they have beaten Neumann, lost to Neumann in OT and held on to a 3-2 loss against powerhouse Hobart.
The team can score at a fair clip, averaging nearly three-and-a-third goals per game. They have 6 players with 10 or more points, led by junior Geoff Metzel who is a 5’7” speedster with 11 goals.
They allow 3.62 goals per game, which is no fault of starting goalie Caylin Relkoff and his .905 saves percentage. It is a fault of their special teams, though: This heavily-penalized team is 62nd in the penalty kill while only 57th in the power play. Brockport’s suddenly-potent power play (22nd in the nation) could have a heyday. Brockport must play a clean game to take advantage of that. Since the Golden Eagles are the 8th least penalized team in the country, that plays to their favor.
Neumann is 10-6-3. Last week they split a series with 14-4 Manhattanville, so they have the ability to dominate the Golden Eagles. When last they played (December) Brockport fell to the Knights 5-3. They have 6 guys with 13 or more points led by Michael Rey (with a 9 and 12 line).
They have solid goaltenders in Ross MacKinnon (.904) and Matt Tendler (.917). MacKinnon can be great in a tense, unfriendly environment, he being responsible for Neumann’s DIII crown a few years back with a stellar playoff performance as a freshman that included a 3-2 OT shocking upset of Plattsburgh.
If Neumann has a weakness, it’s special teams. They are 40th in the power play and 57th in the penalty kill. If Cody and Company can take advantage of the man advantage, Brockport can pull off a shocking upset its own.
Both games can be seen at www.FastHockey.com while Saturday’s game can be heard on 89.1 FM or online at www.891thepoint.com
….and, of course, there’s the action on the ice!
It should be an exciting weekend of play as SUNYAC foe Morrisville visits on Friday while 16th-ranked Neumann strolls into town on Saturday.
Morrisville is currently 4th in the SUNYAC with a 5-2-1 conference record to go with a 8-7-1 overall. They are a game team; in recent match-ups they have beaten Neumann, lost to Neumann in OT and held on to a 3-2 loss against powerhouse Hobart.
The team can score at a fair clip, averaging nearly three-and-a-third goals per game. They have 6 players with 10 or more points, led by junior Geoff Metzel who is a 5’7” speedster with 11 goals.
They allow 3.62 goals per game, which is no fault of starting goalie Caylin Relkoff and his .905 saves percentage. It is a fault of their special teams, though: This heavily-penalized team is 62nd in the penalty kill while only 57th in the power play. Brockport’s suddenly-potent power play (22nd in the nation) could have a heyday. Brockport must play a clean game to take advantage of that. Since the Golden Eagles are the 8th least penalized team in the country, that plays to their favor.
Neumann is 10-6-3. Last week they split a series with 14-4 Manhattanville, so they have the ability to dominate the Golden Eagles. When last they played (December) Brockport fell to the Knights 5-3. They have 6 guys with 13 or more points led by Michael Rey (with a 9 and 12 line).
They have solid goaltenders in Ross MacKinnon (.904) and Matt Tendler (.917). MacKinnon can be great in a tense, unfriendly environment, he being responsible for Neumann’s DIII crown a few years back with a stellar playoff performance as a freshman that included a 3-2 OT shocking upset of Plattsburgh.
If Neumann has a weakness, it’s special teams. They are 40th in the power play and 57th in the penalty kill. If Cody and Company can take advantage of the man advantage, Brockport can pull off a shocking upset its own.
Both games can be seen at www.FastHockey.com while Saturday’s game can be heard on 89.1 FM or online at www.891thepoint.com
