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Canisius goaltender Jack Lisson is shown in game action versus Ferris State at LECOM Harborcenter on Oct. 2, 2026
Lindy Feider
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Ferris St. FER 0-1-0
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Winner Canisius CAN 1-0-0
Ferris St. FER
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Final
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Canisius CAN
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Ferris St. FER 0 0 0 0
Canisius CAN 2 2 0 4

Game Recap: Ice Hockey |

Hockey Blanks Ferris State to Open Campaign

Canisius used a 23-save shutout from freshman netminder Jack Lisson and goals from four different players to post a 4-0 victory over Ferris State in collegiate men's hockey action Friday at LECOM Harborcenter in downtown Buffalo.
 
In the season opener for both programs, the Golden Griffins got goals from four newcomers as seniors Jimmy Goffredo, Noah Quinn and Ethan Wolthers and sophomore L-P Fontaine all found the back of the net in their Canisius debuts.
 
Martin Lundberg finished with 19 saves between the pipes for the Bulldogs.
 
Canisius scored a pair of power-play goals in the opening 12 minutes of the contest to grab an early lead. Goffredo opened the scoring at the 8:42 mark of the first with an unassisted effort as he fired a wrist shot past the blocker of Lundberg during a zone entry. Quinn doubled the margin less than four minutes later when he redirected a centering feed from sophomore Kyan Haldenby over the shoulder of Lundberg to make it a 2-0 contest. The Griffs increased their lead in the early stages of the second period, notching a pair of breakaway goals just 90 seconds apart to make it a 4-0 contest.
 
Wolthers began the sequence just before the four-minute mark of the middle frame, wiring a wrist shot over the glove of Lundberg. Fontaine added to the Griffs margin moments later, sliding the puck between the legs of Lundberg for his first in Blue and Gold.   That was all the support that Lisson needed as he stopped all six shots he faced in the third to secure the opening-night win.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS

GAME NOTES
• Friday's contest served as the ninth all-time meeting between Canisius and Ferris State. The Griffs take a lead in the series, 5-4-0, with Friday's win.
• The teams finished with 23 shots apiece in the contest, with the Griffs holding a 12-4 edge in the first period and the Bulldogs countering with a 13-7 advantage in the second.
• Canisius was 2-for-6 on the power play while Ferris State was 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
• Friday's victory marked the first time in program history that Canisius has opened the season with a shutout of its opponent.  
• Lisson became the first freshman goaltender to start the Griffs' season opener since Dan Giffin got the starting nod in Canisius' contest at Robert Morris to open the 2005-06 season on Oct. 9, 2005.
• Canisius scored four-or-more goals in a game for the 103rd time under head coach Trevor Large and improved to 87-13-3 when doing so.
• The Griffs also moved to 98-9-4 during Large's tenure when leading after 40 minutes.
• Goffredo notched multiple points in a game for the second time in his career with his two-point effort on Friday. He also notched his second career game-winning goal with his first-period tally.
• Senior Cole Gordon also picked up a point in his Canisius debut, notching an assist on Wolthers' second period marker.
• Quinn notched the fourth power-play goal of his career with his first-period tally.
 
 
UP NEXT
The two teams complete their weekend series Saturday with a 5 p.m. contest at LECOM Harborcenter.
 
Tickets for the game are still available. They can be purchased by visiting GoGriffs.com/tickets, calling 716-888-TIXX or by visiting the ticket kiosk and LECOM Harborcenter on gameday.  
 
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