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Canisius forward Simon Gravel is all smiles after scoring a goal in game action against AIC at LECOM Harborcenter on Nov. 12, 2022
Lindy Feider
2
American Int'l AIC 5-6-2, 3-5-0
3
Winner Canisius CAN 4-8-1, 2-3-1
American Int'l AIC
5-6-2, 3-5-0
2
Final
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Canisius CAN
4-8-1, 2-3-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
American Int'l AIC 0 1 1 2
Canisius CAN 1 1 1 3

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Completes Sweep of AIC with 3-2 Victory

Sophomore Alton McDermott's goal at the 8:13 mark of the third period proved to be the difference as Canisius defeated AIC, 3-2, in Atlantic Hockey Association action Saturday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Senior Simon Gravel and graduate student Nick Bowman also scored for the Golden Griffins (4-8-1, 2-3-1 AHA), who completed a sweep of the visiting Yellow Jackets with the one-goal victory. Junior Randy Hernandez dished out two assists while senior Jacob Barczewski made 28 saves as he surpassed the 2,000-save plateau for his career during the contest.
 
Jordan Biro and Julius Janhonan found the back of the net for the Yellow Jackets (5-6-2, 3-5-0 AHA). Troy Kobryn finished with 22 stops in goal for the visitors.
 
Gravel staked Canisius to a 1-0 lead for the second consecutive contest as he struck just 1:46 into the game when he deflected senior Hudson Lambert's point shot under the right pad of
Kobryn.
 
Biro tied the game at 1-1 at the 4:35 mark of the second period with a power-play goal as he fired a wrist shot past a screened Barczewski from the top of the slot.
 
Bowman put the Griffs back in front with a power-play goal just past the midway point of the contest when he snuck a shot under the right arm of Kobryn from close range for his team-leading sixth of the campaign.
 
McDermott stretched the Canisius advantage to 3-1 at the 8:13 mark of the third, collecting a pass from Hernandez in the neutral zone before beating Kobryn to the blocker side while on the rush for his second of the season.
 
Janhonen brought the Yellow Jackets within one with under four minutes remaining, completing a tic-tac-toe passing sequence with a shot over the glove of Barczewski from close range to make it a 3-2 game.
 
That would be as close as the Yellow Jackets would get, however, as the Griffs held on for the one-goal triumph.

Head Coach Trevor Large's Post Game Comments Game Notes
• AIC out-shot Canisius, 30-25, for the contest, highlighted by a 13-2 margin in the third period.
• Canisius was 1-for-3 on the power play while AIC was 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
• Canisius held its opponent to two goals or fewer for the third straight contest and the fifth time this season. The Griffs are now 3-1-1 in those games this season.
• Canisius played its second one-goal game of the season and improved to 2-0 in those contests.
• The Griffs scored the first goal of the game for the sixth time this season and improved to 4-2-0 when doing so.  
• Barczewski became just the seventh goal in program history to reach the 2,000-save milestone for his career. His is the first Canisius goaltender to reach the plateau so since Tony Capobianco (2010-14).
• Hernandez recorded multiple assists in a game for the first time this season and the fifth time in his career with his two-assist effort on Saturday.
• Gravel scored in consecutive games for the first time in his career with his goals in both games of the series against AIC.
• Bowman's second-period goal was his second power-play tally of the campaign, moving him into a a four-way tie for the team lead in that category. 
• McDermott picked up his first career game-winning goal with his third-period tally. He is the fourth different Canisius player to record a game-winning goal this season.
 
Up Next
Canisius returns to action Nov. 25-26 when it hosts Army in a two-game Atlantic Hockey Association Series at LECOM Harborcenter. Puck drop for both games of the series is slated for 1 p.m.
 
Tickets for the game are available. They can be purchased by visiting the tickets page on GoGriffs.com or at the LECOM Harborcenter ticket kiosk on gamedays.
 
For complete coverage of the Canisius hockey team, please follow the Griffs on social media at @GriffsHockey on Twitter and Instagram.
 
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