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Canisius forward Kyan Haldenby is shown skating during game action versus Mercyhurst at LECOM Harborcenter on Nov. 21, 2025
Lindy Feider
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Mercyhurst MER 0-13-0, 0-7-0
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Winner Canisius CAN 7-6-1, 3-4-1
Mercyhurst MER
0-13-0, 0-7-0
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Final
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Canisius CAN
7-6-1, 3-4-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Mercyhurst MER 0 1 0 1
Canisius CAN 4 1 0 5

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Quick Start Sparks Hockey to Sweep of Mercyhurst

Freshman forward Kyan Haldenby scored the first two goals of his collegiate career to highlight a four-goal first period as Canisius cruised to a 5-1 victory over Mercyhurst in Atlantic Hockey America action Saturday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
Junior Walter Zacher, sophomore Carter Patterson and freshman FJ Buteau also scored for the Golden Griffins (7-6-1, 3-4-1 AHA), who completed a sweep of the weekend series with the four-goal victory. Senior Hunter Andrew dished out three assists and freshman Carter Anderson finished with a pair of helpers while senior goaltender Chase Clark stopped 24-of-25 shots faced to pick up his seventh win of the season.
 
Spencer Smith accounted for the lone Lakers (0-13-0, 0-7-0 AHA) tally. Chares-Edward Gravel made 20 save in goal for the visitors.
 
Haldenby opened the scoring less than three minutes into the contest, beating Gravel to the blocker side while on a breakaway to give the Griffs the early lead. Zacher made it a 2-0 contest at the 8:35 mark of the opening frame, depositing a loose puck into the Mercyhurst goal for his team-leading seventh goal of the season. Buteau expanded the Canisius cushion to 3-0 with 14:17 elapsed in the first, tapping home sophomore Hunter Price's backdoor feed for his first collegiate tally. Haldenby capped the Griffs' first-period barrage just over one minute to play in the first, backhanding the puck past the blocker of Gravel from close range to make it a 4-0 contest. Patterson expanded the Canisius advantage to 5-0 early in the second period when he beat Gravel with a wrist shot to the blocker side from the middle of the slot for his first goal of the season. Smith spoiled Clark's shutout bid with 7:26 played in the middle frame with a goal on the rush to close out the scoring.  
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Both teams finished with 25 shots on goal in the contest. Canisius held a 20-13 edge over the first two periods while Mercyhurst posted a 12-5 advantage in the third.
• Neither team scored on the power play as the Lakers were 0-for-5 on the man advantage while the Griffs were 0-for-2.
• Canisius improved to 6-2-0 this season and 90-40-12 under head coach Trevor Large when scoring first.
• The Griffs moved to 4-0-0 this season and 75-12-3 during Large's tenure when tallying four-or-more goals in a game.
• Canisius held its opponent to two goals or fewer for the seventh time this season and improved to 6-0-1 when doing so.
• Zacher notched his first game-winning goal in a Canisius uniform and the third of his career with his first-period tally.
• Andrew recorded multiple assists for the first time in his career with his three-assist performance.
• Anderson notched multiple assists and multiple points in a game for the first time in his career with his two-assist effort.
• Haldenby posted his first career multiple-goal and multiple-point performance with his two-goal performance. He is the second Canisius skater to notch multiple goals in a game this season (Zacher - Oct. 17 at Colgate).
 
UP NEXT
Canisius hosts Atlantic Hockey America foe Air Force Thanksgiving weekend for a two-game league series.
 
Both games of the Nov. 28-29 series are slated for 1 p.m. matinees at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
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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