Brockport took advantage of a third period five minute power play to score the winning goal and added an empty netter to defeat Potsdam, 4-2, in a key SUNYAC game.<\/p>\n
After falling behind 2-0, Todd Sheridan shut the Bears down the rest of the way for a total of 36 saves while also relying on a goaltender’s best friend, the goalposts.<\/p>\n
“A great, great effort,” Brockport coach Brian Dickinson said. “To fall
\nbehind 2-0. To chip away for a goal at the end of the first period. We
\nmade some adjustments on the power play. We did what we do best. We
\njust work hard and shut the door after they got those two. Everybody
\ncontributed one way or another.”<\/p>\n
“I think we got away from what we did well,” Potsdam coach Chris Bernard
\nsaid. “We tried to be a little too cute. We got a couple of goals
\nearly which is not easy against a goalie like Todd, and I think we
\nthought okay we got his number tonight. We just didn’t do enough to
\nstay the course and pour it on.”<\/p>\n
With the score tied 2-2, Kevin MacLellan was called for a major and game
\nmisconduct at 2:47 of the third period. It took almost three minutes
\nfor Brockport to finally break through, but James Cody did. An outside
\nshot by Ian Finnerty was stopped by Trevor O’Neill, but the rebound came
\nstraight out. Zack Juliano couldn’t handle the puck in front of the
\nnet, and Cody smacked it in just under the crossbar.<\/p>\n
“He works hard up and down the ice banging bodies along the wall. He’s
\nan unstoppable player,” Dickinson said of Cody. “We really wanted to
\nconcentrate on getting pucks on the net. We talked after the second
\nperiod to come up off the wall, stop shooting for the far side, to shoot
\nat the middle of his pads and get rebounds. And that was a prime
\nexample of that.”<\/p>\n
“I don’t necessarily think it was a major but those guys have a tough
\njob every single night,” Bernard said. “They called it, and from that
\npoint on it’s how we deal with it. We killed almost the entire thing
\noff and all of a sudden they get a long shot and rebound comes off
\nTrevor’s pads a little bit hot and a bad bounce off a D-man’s stick, and
\nwe’re fishing it out of the back of our net.”<\/p>\n
With the major power play still on, a wild back-and-forth sequence
\nnearly changed the complexion of the game. Potsdam broke out with a
\nshorthanded two-on-one. Connor Treacy fired a rocket that smacked off
\nthe goalpost creating a ring that was probably heard across the
\nBrockport campus. The puck quickly went the other way where Sean
\nO’Malley had a breakaway. He fired it high, but O’Neill made an
\nexcellent blocker save. After all that, the score remained 3-2.<\/p>\n
Midway through the final period, Potsdam had the power play, but their
\nbest opportunity was a shot that once again smacked off the goalpost
\nwith a ring that echoed through the arena.<\/p>\n
Brockport thought they had an insurance goal with about seven minutes
\nleft after stealing the puck in front of the Potsdam net. However, the
\nreason they stole the puck was because they committed a checking from
\nbehind penalty, and the goal was quickly waved off.<\/p>\n
Potsdam pulled their goalie for the last minute, but could not convert.
\nInstead, Adam Schoff got an unassisted empty netter with 1.7 seconds left.<\/p>\n
Potsdam’s attempt to pull off yet another third period comeback fell
\nshort this time.<\/p>\n
“We talked about it in between the second and third,” Dickinson said.
\n“We wanted to really pay attention to our D-zone. We just try to
\nprotect the middle of the ice and not let a guy like Connor [Treacy],
\nFraser [Smith], or Todd [Hosmer] get control.”<\/p>\n
The Bears took the 2-0 lead with goals at 3:28 and 11:42 of the first
\nperiod. Mike Foy from the side threw the puck to the middle where it
\ndeflected off a defenseman and past Sheridan. Matt Rhymer got a
\npower-play tally with a wrist shot from the middle of the blue line that
\nfloated in when Sheridan did not pick it up through a screen.<\/p>\n
“It’s nice to not have to worry about ‘oh my gosh is this thing going to
\nget out of hand,'” Dickinson said about falling behind early when having
\na goalie like Sheridan. “It’s nice for our guys to know that we can
\ncome back against a pretty good team. Having Todd back there settles
\neveryone down.”<\/p>\n
Brockport got one back before the period ended at 16:06 on the power
\nplay. After a Potsdam defender lost control of the puck, Justin Noble
\ntook shot from an angle that O’Neill got a piece of, but it still
\nmanaged to cross the line.<\/p>\n
“We’re a team when we score we get energized,” Dickinson said. “It’s
\nalmost like a light switch.”<\/p>\n
Adam Korol tied the game at 4:29 of the second with a slapper from the
\nright point that found its way through a screen.<\/p>\n
“We just have to be better,” Bernard said. “With our team, it’s not
\nabout heart. We have a lot of heart. It’s a matter of channeling that
\nemotion. Tonight is one we let get away.”<\/p>\n
Brockport (10-8-0, 4-5-0) leapfrogs Potsdam to move into fourth place.
\nThe Golden Eagles remain at home to take on powerful Plattsburgh.<\/p>\n
Potsdam (7-8-2, 3-5-1) continues their road trip with a game at Geneseo
\ntomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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