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Canisius forward Oliver Tarr looks to shoot the puck on RIT goaltender Jakub Krbecek during game action at the Gene Polisseni Center in Rochester on Jan. 17, 2026
Lindy Feider
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Winner Canisius CAN 11-9-2, 6-6-2
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RIT RIT 13-11-0, 9-7-0
Winner
Canisius CAN
11-9-2, 6-6-2
4
Final
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RIT RIT
13-11-0, 9-7-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Canisius CAN 3 1 0 4
RIT RIT 0 0 1 1

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Quick Start Leads Hockey to Victory at RIT

Canisius scored three times in the first period to take control of the contest as it posted a 4-1 victory over RIT in Atlantic Hockey America action Saturday at the Gene Polisseni Center in Rochester.
 
Senior Oliver Tarr, junior Rhys Chiddenton, sophomore Hunter Price all found the back of the net during the opening frame for the Golden Griffins (11-9-2, 6-6-2 AHA), who earned a sweep of the home-and-home series with Saturday's victory. Freshman FJ Buteau added an insurance marker in the second period while senior goaltender Chase Clark stopped 29 shots to earn his
 
Evan Konyen notched the lone goal for the Tigers (13-11-0, 9-7-0 AHA). Jakub Krbecek got the start in goal for RIT and made nine saves before being replaced by Collin Mackenzie, who finished with 12 stops.
 
Tarr opened the scoring just 39 seconds into the contest when he slipped a puck past Krbecek after the Griffs forced a turnover in the RIT zone. Chiddenton made it a 2-0 contest before the five-minute mark of the opening frame as he jammed home a loose puck after graduate Alton McDermott's initial attempt hit both posts during a power-play opportunity for Canisius. Price capped the first-period salvo at the 17:39 mark of the opening frame, burying a rebound into the Tigers goal after freshman FJ Buteau's shot from the point was blocked by a RIT defenseman. Buteau expanded the Canisius cushion to 4-0 with a power-play goal near the midway point of the middle frame as he slid home a rebound after MacKenzie made the initial save on a shot by senior Killian Kiecker-Olson. Konyen spoiled the Griffs shutout bid less than three minutes into the third when he knocked home a loose puck during a goal mouth scramble to determine the final margin.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS


GAME NOTES
• RIT outshot Canisius by a 30-25 margin for the contest, highlighted by a combined 22-12 edge in the final two periods.
• Canisius was 2-for-5 on the power play as it tallied multiple power-play goals in a game for the first time this season.
• The Griffs improved to 8-0-1 this season when holding their opponent to two goals or fewer in a game.
• Canisius moved to 8-0-0 this season when scoring four-or-more goals in a game as it did so for the third straight contest.
• The Griffs improved to 9-4-0 in 2025-26 when scoring the first goal of the contest.
• Chiddenton stretched his goal-scoring streak to three games with his first-period goal. Chiddenton also notched his second game-winning goal of the season with his power-play goal.
• Tarr finished with multiple points in a game for the second time in three games as he notched a goal and an assist. Tarr also extended his point-scoring streak to three games with his two-point performance.
• Buteau notched multiple points in a game for the second time this season as he finished with a goal and an assist.
• Kiecker Olson tallied multiple assists in a game for the first time in his career as he notched a pair of helpers. He also finished with two-or-more points for the fourth time this season.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius travels to Mercyhurst Jan. 23-24 for a two-game Atlantic Hockey America series. Start time for the series opener between the Griffs and Lakers is set for 7 p.m. while the finale is scheduled for a 5 p.m. start.
 
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