North Andover, M.A.—The Merrimack Warriors Men's hockey team took the lead early and never looked back as they opened the newly renovated Lawler Arena in style, posting a 4-1 victory on Friday night.
The Basics
Merrimack (1-2-0, 0-0-0): 4, Clarkson (2-3-0, 0-0-0): 1
Attendance: 2,947
Merrimack brought the crowd to its feet as
Matt Copponi took the puck from his own end, through the Clarkson defenders and deked past the opposing goaltender to put the Warriors up 1-0.
Merrimack scored their second of the contest off a faceoff and
Mark Hillier won the draw to
Christian Felton who slid it back door to
Mac Welsher who made no mistake, doubling the advantage.
Clarkson would score three quarters of the way through the second period but Merrimack would re-add the insurance goal as
Tyler Young recorded his first point on a slick pass to
Chase Stevenson who put the puck in the open net to make the score 3-1, Stevenson would then score the empty net goal to bring the curtain down on this very special night.
Notes and Numbers
Powerplays: MC: 0-4 | CLA: 1-6
Shots on Goal: MC: 17, CLA: 20
Faceoffs: 26 MC | 20 CLA Blocks: 13 MC | 8 CLA
UP NEXT:
Merrimack look to make it a perfect weekend as they play the St. Lawrence Saints on Sunday afternoon at Lawler Arena. Puck drop is set for 4 PM.
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