Spencer Flansburg is the conference Player of the Week

On Monday, November 4th, Spencer Flansburg was named the Empire 8 Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Week following a strong weekend at the Buffalo State Bengals Classic.

Across two games for the Golden Eagles on the week, Flansburg tallied three points with two goals and an assist. In Brockport's 2-2 shootout loss against Saint Anselm, Flansburg sent the game into overtime with a clutch goal at the 18:21 mark of the third period. He would finish with five shots on the day in addition to winning 75% of his faceoffs.

Flansburg had another big day against Misericordia, adding another goal and an assist in Brockport's 5-5 shootout loss on Saturday. He would pick up his assist on Mitchell Haight's power-play goal in the second period and netted Brockport's 5th goal of the day on the power-play in the third period. 

Two games into the season, Flansburg leads Brockport in goals (2, T-1) and points (3). He posted four goals and nine assists for 13 points in his freshman season in 2023-24.

Brockport ties Misericordia

The Brockport hockey team tied against Misericordia at the Buffalo State Bengals Classic, 4-4, on Saturday, November 2^nd. The Golden Eagles came up short in the shootout, 2-0, falling to 0-0-2 to begin the season.
 
The Golden Eagles would light the lamp on their first shot, with Sacha Trudel finding Kaleb Miller for the opening goal of the contest.
 
Misericordia would respond at the 8:23 mark of the second to tie the game at 1-1 before the Golden Eagles would strike for the next three goals.
 
Mitchell Haight would score his first goal as a Golden Eagle on the power play at the 13:40 mark of the second before Victor Malzahn netted the final goal of the 2^nd to put Brockport up 3-1 entering the third period.
 
The Brockport power play would strike again, this time with Spencer Flansburg scoring 9:11 into the third to give Brockport a 4-1 advantage.
 
The Cougars would control the remainder of the contest, scoring three goals in 8:18 to tie the game at 4-4 and force overtime.
 
Dax Easter would come up big in overtime, making three of his 20 saves on the day to force a shootout.
 
The Golden Eagles were unable to break through in the shootout, falling 2-0 and coming away with a point.
 
Brockport was excellent in the faceoff circle, winning 40 of 66 chances.
 
Chase Maxwell, Jacob Gates, Josh Grund, and Sacha Trudel all chipped in with assists on the day.
 
Spencer Flansburg led the way with a goal, assist, and team-leading five shots in a strong effort.

Brockport ties Saint Aslem

The Brockport hockey team tied in the season opener against Division 2 Saint Anselm College in Buffalo, 2-2, on Friday, November 1^st. The Golden Eagles would fall in the shootout (3-2) to move to 0-0-1 to begin the season.
 
Both goaltenders would put on a show in the opening period, with Brockport goalie Cole Hudson making eight of a combined 18 saves between the two goaltenders.
 
The Hawks would net the opening tally, with Hunter Brackett scoring an unassisted goal at the 3:34 mark of the second to put Saint Anselm up 1-0.
 
With just two minutes until the second intermission, Brockport would grab some much-needed momentum. It would come from Chase Maxwell finding Victor Malzahn for Brockport's opening goal, tying the score at 1-1 entering the 3^rd period.
 
Much like the second period, Saint Anselm would score early in the third, with Patrick DeMarinis putting the Hawks back ahead 3:59 into the 3^rd period.
 
The Golden Eagles would not back down, finding the tying goal in the third with just 1:39 left in regulation. Freshman Sacha Trudel found Spencer Flansburg for a clutch goal to tie the score at 2-2, and send the game into overtime.
 
Cole Hudson would come up big in overtime, making four of his 21 saves in the overtime period to force a shootout.
 
Kaleb Miller and Mitchell Haight would light the lamp in the shootout, but Hawks goalie Cam Carroll would stand strong to give Saint Anselm the extra point.
 
The faceoff battle was virtually even, with Brockport going 36-34 in the circle.    
 
Spencer Flansburg led Brockport in shots, firing five shots and adding a goal in the contest. Flansburg also led the team with a +2 rating on the day.
 
Manny Sanchez and Dominic Chirico blocked a shot each for the Green and Gold.