Box Score


Saratoga Springs, N.Y.— The Skidmore College hockey team gave defending NCAA Division III national champion Norwich University all it could handle before losing a tight 3-1 ECAC East game, Saturday at the Saratoga Springs City Rink.

The Cadets, ranked fourth nationally, remain in first place in the ECAC East with a 13-1-3 league and 15-5-3 overall record. The Thoroughbreds are 8-7-2 and 9-12-2 overall.

The teams traded goals in a bizarre 1-1 first period, that featured only two whistles in the first 12 minutes of play, but took nearly 45 minutes to complete because of a broken rink door that caused a 20 minute delay.

Skidmore scored first off a turnover in the neutral zone. Tony Giacin (St. Louis, Mo./Iowa Outlaws) fed Vlad Gavrik (Kharkiv, Ukraine/Hebron Acad.) who converted for his sixth goal of the season at 12:05 of the first. Norwich tied it right away on Emmond Bell's third of the year at 13:49, from Pasha Kozhokin and Chris Gour.

The teams continued the torrid pace in the second period, with few whistles and end-to-end skating. Both teams traded chances, but outstanding defensive play on both sides kept the game tied.

Kyle Thomas gave Norwich a 2-1 lead and with what proved to be the game winner, a power-play goal at 9:16 of the third from Scott Schroeder and Pier-Oliver Cotnoir. Scott Schroeder added an empty net power-play goal with eight seconds to play for the 3-1 final.

The Cadets were 2-5 on the power play with all five chances coming in the third period. The Thoroughbreds were 0-2.

Andrew Ross had 23 saves in net for Skidmore, while Parker Carroll improved to 8-0-2 with 19 saves for Norwich.

Skidmore will close out the regular season on the road next weekend with games at Middlebury and Williams.

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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
2011 Skidmore College Hockey
#4 Norwich vs Skidmore College (Feb 12, 2011 at Saratoga Springs, NY)
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Norwich (15-5-3, 13-1-3) vs. Skidmore College (9-12-2, 8-7-2)
Date: Feb 12, 2011 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Arena: Saratoga City Rink
Attendance:675 Start time:4 pm End time:6:25 Total time:2:25
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Goals by Period 1 2 3 Tot
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Norwich............. 1 0 2 - 3
Skidmore College.... 1 0 0 - 1

1st period - 1, SKDM, Vlad Gavrik/6 (Tony Giacin, Dave Dupuis)
12:05. 2, NRWM, Emmond Bell/3 (Pasha Kozhokin, Chris Gour) 13:49.
Penalties -

2nd period - Penalties - Chris Gour, NRWM (hooking) 10:33.

3rd period - 3, NRWM, Kyle Thomas/12 (Scott Schroeder, Pier-Olivier
Cotnoir) 9:16 (pp). 4, NRWM, Scott Schroeder/14 (Shawn Baker, Travis
Janke) 19:52 (empty net) (pp). Penalties - Team, SKDM (protocol
violation) :00; Brad Schuler, SKDM (holding) 3:10; Kyle Thomas, NRWM
(slashing) 4:13; Brad Schuler, SKDM (interference) 7:42; Brad Schuler,
SKDM (unsportsmanlike conduct) 7:42; Team, SKDM (too many on ice)
19:01.

Shots on goal - NRWM 8-8-9 25; SKDM 8-8-4 20.

Power plays - NRWM 2 of 5; SKDM 0 of 2.

Penalties - NRWM 2 (4 min); SKDM 5 (10 min).

Goalies - NRWM, Parker Carroll 8-0-2 (60:00 minutes, 20 shots-19
saves); SKDM, Andrew Ross 2-7-1 (59:50, 25-23).

Penalty shots - None.

A-675 T-2:25
Three stars: 1. None 2. None 3. None
Referee:Tinnirella Linesman:O'Hearn; Bove
Win-Parker Carroll (8-0-2). Loss-Andrew Ross (2-7-1).