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Men's Hockey QF Preview Elmira

SKIDMORE HOCKEY PLAYOFF PREVIEW

SKIDMORE HOCKEY PLAYOFF PREVIEW
 
#5 Skidmore College Thoroughbreds (15-8-2, 9-7-2 NEHC) at #4 Elmira College Soaring Eagles (13-11-1, 10-7-1 NEHC)
Saturday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m. Murray Athletic Center, Pine Valley, N.Y.
 
GAME COVERAGE
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MATCHUP:
  • Elmira swept the season series 4-1 in Elmira on Dec. 2 and 5-2 on Feb. 4 at the Saratoga Springs City Rink.
  • Connor Wood scored the Skidmore goal in the first game. Elmira scored two empty net goals. Blaine Moore had 36 saves. In the rematch, Kaeden Patrick and Zach Lindewirth scored, while Moore (18) and Tate Brandon (7), combined for 25 saves.
  • Everett Wardle leads the Thoroughbreds in points with 7 goals and 18 assists for 25 points. Patrick (13-9—22) and Wood (6-13—19) are next.
  • Brandon is 10-5-2 with a 2.63 GAA and .918 save %. Moore is 5-3 with a 1.94 GAA and .938 SV&.
  • Three Skidmore players received NEHC honors. Wood (all-rookie team), Patrick (third team) and Danny Magnuson (third team).
  • Chance Gorman (19-4—23) and defenseman Amedeo Mastrangeli (1-20—21) lead Elmira in scoring. Both players NEHC First Team selections.
  • Kyle Curtin has a 2.58 GAA, .919 SV% and 9-6 record. Jeffrey Zero is 3-4-1 with a 3.09 GAA and .904 SV%.
  • Skidmore is ranked 13th nationally and first in the NEHC in power-play percentage (.241) and 15th nationally and second in the NEHC in points. Thomas Finck is third nationally and first in the conference in short-handed goals with three.
  • Elmira is second in the league in offense with 3.56 goals per game. Gorman ranks fifth nationally and first in the NEHC in goals per game with 0.76. Mastrangeli lead the league in assists.
  • Nationally, Skidmore is ranked 25th in the Feb. 12 Pairwise Rankings. Elmira is 35th.Hobart leads the NEHC teams at third, while Norwich is ninth and Babson 21st.
SERIES/POSTSEASON
  • Elmira leads the all-time series 4-2 and has won three straight. Skidmore's last win was 3-2 at home on 12/4/21.
  • Skidmore won two straight road games last season to advance to the NEHC Championship game at Babson. It was the team's first championship appearance. The Thoroughbreds and Soaring Eagles have never played each other in the postseason.
  • Elmira is 10-4-0 at home this season, while the Thoroughbreds are 7-4-0 on the road.
  • The Soaring Eagles lost at home to Babson in the 2022 NEHC semifinals 3-2 in overtime. The team did receive an NCAA at large bid, losing 4-2 to conference rival Hobart in the first round.
NEXT
  • The winner advances to the NEHC Semifinal round on Feb. 25.
  • The teams are reseeded with the top two remaining seeds hosting.
 
 
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