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Nick Bowman taking a face-off in an exhibition game versus Niagara on October 1, 2022 at the LECOM Harborcenter.
Ken Morey
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Winner Niagara NIA 0-0-0
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Canisius CAN 0-0-0
Winner
Niagara NIA
0-0-0
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Final
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Canisius CAN
0-0-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Niagara NIA 2 0 0 2
Canisius CAN 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Falls to Niagara in Exhibition Contest

Niagara used a pair of first-period goals and a combined 17-save shutout from three different goaltenders to defeat Canisius, 2-0, in exhibition action Saturday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Christian Gorscak and Olivier Gauthier accounted for the only two goals of the contest a little more than three minutes apart in the opening frame. Gorscak got the Purple Eagles on the board at the 15:29 mark of the first when he deflected a point shot from Max Ruoho past Golden Griffins netminder Jacob Barczewski.
 
Gauthier doubled the Niagara margin to 2-0 with 95 seconds to play in first when he redirected Jason Pineo's slap shot from the slot past Barczewski.
 
The Purple Eagles goaltenders made the pair of first-period tallies stand as Chad Veltri (five saves) got the start while Jake Sibell (seven saves) played the second and Ryan Ouellette (five saves) took over in goal for the third.
 
Canisius' best chance to get on the board came in the final minute of regulation, when sophomore Alton McDermott beat Ouellette with a wrist shot from the middle of the slot, but his attempt rang off the right post and stayed out of the goal.
 
Game Notes
• Canisius out-shot Niagara, 17-13, in the contest, highlighted by a 12-6 advantage over the final two periods.
• The Griffs were 0-for-3 on the power play while Niagara was 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
• Senior goaltender John Hawthorne (four saves) played the second period in goal for Canisius while sophomore Alex Houston (two saves) took over at the start of the third.
• The teams will meet for their lone regular-season series Jan. 27-28 at LECOM Harborcenter.

Postgame Comments from Head Coach Trevor Large
Up Next
Canisius opens the regular season Oct. 7-8 with a non-conference series at Penn State. The opener is slated for a 7 p.m. start while the finale is scheduled for a 6 p.m. puck drop.
 
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