Men's Ice Hockey Falls to Colorado College, 3-0, in Florida College Hockey Classic Opener

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ESTERO, Fla. – Colorado College potted a pair of power play goals to upend the Merrimack College men's ice hockey team, 3-0, in the opening round of the 2016 Florida College Hockey Classic on Wednesday night at Germain Arena.

The Basics
 Score: Colorado College 3, Merrimack 0
Records: Merrimack (6-9-3, 1-4-3 HEA) | Colorado College (4-12-1, 1-6-1 NCHC)
Location: Germain Arena | Estero, Fla.
Attendance: 3812
Game Duration: 2:01

How It Happened

1st Period

  • Despite ranking 56th nationally on the power play coming into the contest, it was Colorado College that would net the first goal of the night, as Mason Bergh cleaned up a rebound with just three seconds left on the Tigers' first man advantage to give C.C. a 1-0 lead at the 2:56 mark of the first period.

2nd Period

  • That score went unchanged in the second, as each team combined for only eight shots on goal (5-8 Merrimack) and came up empty on their one respective power play to send the Warriors into the final intermission trailing by that same 1-0 margin.

3rd Period

  • The Tigers doubled their lead by means of the power play at 7:14 of the third, as Bergh netted his second of the game off a broken play to push Colorado College ahead, 2-0.
  • Colorado College's Kade Kehoe netted an additional late goal at 17:22 to punch the Tigers' ticket to the tournament's championship game, where they will meet Cornell tomorrow night.

Notes & Notables

  • Merrimack has come up empty on its last 35 power play chances and is the only team in the country without a power play goal dating back to Nov. 11.
  • The shutout loss was only Merrimack's second of the season and first since a 4-0 setback at Clarkson on Oct. 14.
  • The loss also means Merrimack will see its in-season tournament title drought extend at least another year, as the Warriors' last in-season tournament title came in November 2004 in the Dunkin Donuts Coffee Pot Tournament hosted by Providence.

Goal Descriptions

  • CC #1 (Bergh/Ockey/Pierre) | P1 2:56 (PP) – Shot through traffic from center point is saved initially by Delia, but Mason Bergh punches in the loose puck blocker side.
  • CC #2 (Bergh/Hansen/Gerdes) | P3 7:14 (PP) – Puck worked into the slot before an unintentional deflection sent the puck to the back post where Mason Bergh was waiting to put it into an open net.
  • CC #3 (Kehoe/Gerdes/Hansen) | P3 17:22 – Wrist shot from just inside the top of the left circle.

MERRIMACK LINEUP
Hennig | Gustafsson | Irvine
Seney | L. Larsson | Tavernier
Babcock | A. Larsson | LeBlanc
Petti | Kramer | Tibbet

Biega | Kovacevic
Kolquist | Titcomb
Lashyn| Carle

Delia
Vogler
Pantano

Game Leaders (MC // CC)

  • Points: None // Matt Hansen (3)
  • Goals: None // Mason Bergh (2)
  • Assists: None // Matt Hansen (3)
  • Shots: Marc Biega (4) // Tanner Ockey/Matt Hansen (3)
  • Faceoffs Won: Alfred Larsson (12) // Sam Rothstein (11)
  • Saves: Collin Delia (22-for-25) // Alex Leclerc (26-for-26)

Facts and Figures (MC // CC)

  • Power Plays: 0-3 // 2-4
  • Penalties: 4 Penalties – 8 Minutes // 3 Penalties – 6 Minutes
  • Faceoffs: 31 // 28
  • SOG: 11-13 // 5-3 // 10-9 // 26-25

Up Next
 Merrimack will face first-time opponent Northern Michigan tomorrow afternoon in the Florida College Hockey Classic consolation game. Puck drop against the Wildcats is set for 4 p.m.

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