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Canisius goaltender Ben Bonisteel (center) and Keegan Langefels (right) defend Robert Morris' Cameron Garvey during game action at LECOM Harborcenter on Dec. 15, 2024
Lindy Feider
3
Winner Robert Morris RMU 8-7-2, 5-5-1
1
Canisius CAN 5-11-2, 5-5-2
Winner
Robert Morris RMU
8-7-2, 5-5-1
3
Final
1
Canisius CAN
5-11-2, 5-5-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Robert Morris RMU 1 1 1 3
Canisius CAN 0 1 0 1

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Finishes 2024 with Setback to Robert Morris

Mitch Deelstra's power-play goal in the final minute of the second period broke a 1-1 tie and piloted Robert Morris to a 3-1 victory over Canisius in Atlantic Hockey America action Sunday LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Tanner Klimpke notched a goal and an assist for the Colonials (8-7-2, 5-5-1 AHA), who completed a sweep of the weekend series with Sunday's victory. Walter Zacher added an empty-net goal in the final minute while Dylan Meliun recorded 28 saves between the pipes for the visitors.
 
Junior Robert Kincaid accounted for the lone goal for the Golden Griffins (5-11-2, 5-5-2 AHA). Freshman Ben Bonisteel got the start in goal for Canisius and finished 21 saves.
 
Klimpke opened the scoring just before the five-minute mark of the first period when he jammed home a rebound from just off the right post for his seventh goal of the season.
 
Kincaid brought the Griffs level at the 7:16 mark of the second period with a power-play goal, firing a slap shot from the right face-off circle that Meliun got a piece of but was unable to keep from crossing the goal line, to tie the score at 1-1. Deelstra restored the Colonials in the final minute of the second with a power-play goal, redirecting Dominic Elliott's shot from the point between the legs of Canisius netminder Ben Bonisteel to give RMU a 2-1 lead heading into the third.
 
Canisius pushed for the equalizer in the third but were unable to find it before Zacher put the game out of reach with an empty-net in the final minute of regulation.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Canisius outshot Robert Morris by a 29-24 margin for the contest, with more than half their shot attempts coming in the second period (15).
• Both teams scored on the power play as the Griffs were 1-for-1 while the Colonials were 1-for-2.
• Kincaid recorded his second goal of the season with his second-period tally. The goal was also the first power-play goal of his career.
• Graduates Jackson Decker and Alec Cicero both recorded their fifth assists of the season on Kincaid's power-play marker.
• Freshman forward Ryan Gillespie played in his first collegiate contest on Sunday.
• Graduate forward Mikey Colella appeared in his 150th career game on Sunday.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius takes its traditional end-of-semester break for the holidays before returning to action Jan. 10-11 with a two-game Atlantic Hockey America series against RIT at LECOM Harborcenter.
 
Start time for both games of the league series between the Griffs and Tigers is scheduled for 7 p.m
 
Tickets for both games are still available. They can be purchased by visiting the tickets page on GoGriffs.com, calling 716-888-TIXX or by visiting the ticket kiosk at LECOM Harborcenter on gameday.
 
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