The SUNY Brockport men's ice hockey team (13-9-2, 6-7-2) will look to
prepare for its final home game this Saturday, February 19th at 7:00pm
against #3 SUNY Geneseo (18-3-1, 10-2-1) in the Tuttle North Ice Arena.
Weekend Recap:
The Golden Eagles went 0-2 this weekend after facing Buffalo State on
Friday night and Fredonia State on Saturday. Against Buffalo State the
Golden Eagles lost by a score of 3-2 in Overtime after tying up the game
with five seconds remaining in the third period to send it into OT
before giving up Buffalo States game winning goal. on Saturday the
Golden Eagles fell 4-0 to Fredonia.
Leading The Stats
Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Golden Eagles
have four players in the Top 10 amongst scoring leaders in the SUNYAC
Where Art Thou Romeo
A Fairport, NY native, defensemen Tyan Romeo is the team and
conference's points leader with a total of 35 points on 11 goals and 24
assists. Romeo has cemented his name into the Brockport record books as
he ranks 10th in single-season assist leaders with his 24 assists this
season. Along with being in. the record book, Romeo is also tied for
third in the nation in assists and with his 35 points, Romeo is
currently ranked 6th in the country amongst scoring leaders. Through 24
games Romeo is also tied for first in the conference in plus/minus with
+24.
Cruising like a Harley
Playing high school hockey for Brockport High and now a sophomore at SUNY Brockport, left winger Andrew Harley
is second on the team and third this season in the SUNYAC along with
tied for 30th in the country in points with 14 goals and 16 total
assists for 30 points. His 14 goals tie him for second in the conference
and 19th in the nation.
Leading the Galloway
As a sophomore right wing from Sugar Hills, Georgia, Galloway has
transitioned well to the snowy Western New York winters as he currently
has a total of 25 points which puts him at 7th place in the SUNYAC.
Amongst point leaders, Galloway is also ranked third in the conference
and tied for 36th in the country in assists this season with 17.
All Hail The King
A freshman center hailing from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Jacob King
has done very well in his first year as a Golden Eagle scoring 10 goals
on 14 assists for 24 points. In points, he's ranked fourth on the team
and eighth in the SUNYAC in points. In plus/minus, he is tied for 6th in
the conference with a +15. On faceoffs, King currently has a 284-174
win-loss ratio for a 0.62 Faceoff percentage.
Team Statistics
Through 24 games, one of the team's biggest accomplishments has been
drawing power-play opportunities (PPO). The Golden Eagles lead the
conference in PPO with a total of 114 chances. The next closest team is
Plattsburgh with 92. On those power-plays, Brockport has capitalized
19.3% of the time ranking 5th in the conference. #3 Geneseo ranks first
with a 27% PP% on 89 PPO's. on offense, Brockport ranks third in goals
scoring 86 total goals this season with a total of 149 assists for a
total of 235 points. Brockport's goaltenders have played a crucial role
this season too as Nolan Egbert and Aidan Curry have combined to make 832 saves, the second most in the SUNYAC.
Looking at #3 SUNY Geneseo
Before the Knights come to Brockport, they recently hosted Fredonia
State on. Tuesday, February 15th which saw #3 SUNY Geneseo lose in
upsetting fashion to the Blue Devils by a score of 3-2. #3 Geneseo has
been at the top of the USCHO.com rankings all year rankings all year,
including a few weeks as the #1 team in the country. Having only lost
two games this season to Elmira and SUNY Cortland, SUNY Geneseo is
making a push to earn the #1 Seed in the SUNYAC as they are currently 3
points behind Oswego State. Leading #3 SUNY Geneseo's offense, Peter
Morgan currently has 34 points this season tied for the ninth most in
the country with 14 goals and a team high 12 assists through 21 games.
Leading the team in goals, Dan Bosio has a total of 15 this season,
tying him for the 14th most in the nation. Matt Petizian has spent a
total of 1013:30 minutes in net allowing a total of 26 goals and making
379 saves. He is the fifth best goaltender in the country with 14 wins
and 3 losses with a save percentage of .936%.
SUNYAC Standings
With only one game remaining for Brockport in the regular season the
Golden Eagles will make an appearance in the SUNYAC Tournament this
season. This is the seventh time in eight seasons that the Golden
Eagles have made an appearance in the SUNYAC Tournament. With each team
playing a total of 16 conference games. Plattsburgh State is currently
the only team to have cemented their regular season record with #3 SUNY
Geneseo needing three games for a possible total of nine points and #12
Oswego State potential being able to earn six points this week, the race
for first place is set. Along with #12 Oswego State, SUNY Cortland, and
Fredonia State each have two games to play while SUNY Brockport's final
regular season game is scheduled for Saturday. The only way for SUNY
Brockport to host a first round game of the SUNYAC Tournament would be
for The Green and Gold to defeat #3 SUNY Geneseo and watch both SUNY
Cortland and Fredonia State lose both its games this upcoming weekend.
Any other scenario would see The Golden Eagles take their talent on the
road.
| Rank | Team | Points | Record (Conference/Overall) |
| #1 | #12 Oswego State - X | 34 | (11-2-1), (16-5-1) |
| #2 | Plattsburgh State - X | 32 | (11-4-1), (15-7-3) |
| #3 | #3 SUNY Geneseo - X | 31 | (10-2-1), (18-3-1) |
| #4 | SUNY Cortland - X | 23 | (7-5-2), (12-9-2) |
| #5 | Fredonia State - E | 21 | (7-7), (9-9-1) |
| #6 | SUNY Brockport - X | 21 | (6-7-2), (13-9-2) |
| #7 | SUNY Potsdam - E | 10 | (3-11-1), (4-16-1) |
| #8 | Buffalo State - E | 9 | (3-10), (5-16) |
| #9 | Morrisville State - E | 7 | (2-12), (7-14-2) |
x - Clinched Playoff Berth
# - Indicates Tournament Seed
e - Eliminated from Playoff Contention
Points - Win (3) / OT Win (2) / OL or Tie (1)
Point Formula - (# of Wins x 3) + (# of OL + T x 1)-(# of OW x 1)
