Brockport has just one game this weekend, but it's a 7:00 PM home game on Saturday, so you can't go wrong with that!
The Golden Eagles will be hosting the Hamilton College Continentals who have yet to play this season. They open their schedule Friday against Amherst. They were a 15-win team last season.
Lucky for Brockport they won't have to face superstar goalie Evan Buitenhuis who graduated last year. He was the 2017 DIII Player of the Year with a .941 save percentage and 1.78 goals against average. Last season he was even better, with a crazy .954 - 1.28 line.
But, that doesn't mean they're out of the woods.
The heir apparent to Buitenhuis, junior Anthony Tirabassi, saw action in half of Hamilton's games last year as Buitenhuis was plagued by injuries. Tirabassi was pretty darn amazing himself, with a .929 save percentage and 1.88 GAA. He will be motivated to play well Saturday night as it's a sort of home game for him -- no doubt friends and family will make the drive from his hometown of Niagara Falls to watch him play.
He will have good help up front in two excellent seniors -- Roy Gagnon who had 15 goals last year and Jason Brochu who had 10. Watch out for junior Nick Ursitti who had 12 goals.
Between the goaltending and firepower, this will be another good test for Brockport. If the Golden Eagles can do the puck-possession thing that they've mastered this season -- minimize shots on our goalie while peppering their goalie with shots -- they'll come out victorious and might make a huge leap in the national rankings.
Saturday's game is worth the price of admission.
The Golden Eagles will be hosting the Hamilton College Continentals who have yet to play this season. They open their schedule Friday against Amherst. They were a 15-win team last season.
Lucky for Brockport they won't have to face superstar goalie Evan Buitenhuis who graduated last year. He was the 2017 DIII Player of the Year with a .941 save percentage and 1.78 goals against average. Last season he was even better, with a crazy .954 - 1.28 line.
But, that doesn't mean they're out of the woods.
The heir apparent to Buitenhuis, junior Anthony Tirabassi, saw action in half of Hamilton's games last year as Buitenhuis was plagued by injuries. Tirabassi was pretty darn amazing himself, with a .929 save percentage and 1.88 GAA. He will be motivated to play well Saturday night as it's a sort of home game for him -- no doubt friends and family will make the drive from his hometown of Niagara Falls to watch him play.
He will have good help up front in two excellent seniors -- Roy Gagnon who had 15 goals last year and Jason Brochu who had 10. Watch out for junior Nick Ursitti who had 12 goals.
Between the goaltending and firepower, this will be another good test for Brockport. If the Golden Eagles can do the puck-possession thing that they've mastered this season -- minimize shots on our goalie while peppering their goalie with shots -- they'll come out victorious and might make a huge leap in the national rankings.
Saturday's game is worth the price of admission.
