ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES
10 ECAC West Championships
SATURDAY’S OPPONENT
17 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Last Time Out
Elmira had its dreams of hosting an ECAC West Tournament quarterfinal game at the Murray Athletic Center Ice Arena snapped on Tuesday night, as Manhattanville College bested the Soaring Eagles 5-2 in a rescheduled contest from earlier this season. EC held a 1-0 lead over halfway through the contest; however, the Valiants struck the Soaring Eagles with a three-goal barrage over a 2:41 span of the second period to take control. Carter Shinkaruk ’16 pulled a goal back 31 seconds into the final period, but Manhattanville stymied the comeback with two goals down the stretch to seal the conference’s second seed.
Aeschlimann Grabs Weekly Honors
Hobart College STATESMEN (18-4-2, 11-3-0 ECAC West)
First-year netminder Sandro Aeschlimann ’19 continued to be a force for the Soaring Eagles between the pipes over the weekend, as the Switzerland native produced a total of 78 saves and a 1-0-1 record. He made a career-high 54 saves in Saturday’s 2-2 overtime tie, which included a 21-save third period. The following night saw Aeschlimann turn away 24 shots in a one-goal overtime victory. For his efforts, he was named ECAC West Goaltender of the Week, while he also appeared on the D3hockey.com National Team of the Week.
Depp Delivers
Senior captain Brian Depp ’16 played the hero in Elmira’s home finale, netting two goals including the game-winner in overtime on a penalty shot, to lift the Soaring Eagles to a thrilling 3-2 victory on Senior Night. It was the first game-winSaturday, February 20th, 2016 Geneva Recreation Skating Complex-- Geneva, NY -- 4:00 p.m. ning goal scored by way of an overtime penalty shot by a Soaring Eagles player in over 16 years. Additionally, his four game-winners this season are the most in the ECAC West and place him in a tie for fourth-most in the country. Depp continued to stay hot on Tuesday night, posting a multi-point effort with a goal and assist 2015-16 SCHEDULE (11-10-3, 4-8-2 ECAC WEST) in the loss to the Valiants. It was his sixth multi-point outing of the season, while Day Date Opponent Time-Result it marked the second time this season he netted two-plus points in consecutive NOV. 6 Neumann* L, 6-7 OT games. 7 Manhattanville* L, 1-4 13 Utica* L, 3-4 Shinkaruk Streaks Ahead 14 Nazareth* W, 5-2 Carter Shinkaruk ’16 had been the hottest goal scorer in the nation, before suf 20 #11 Hobart* L, 3-5 fering from mini four-game drought. However, things seem to be coming back 21 #11 Hobart* W, 4-3 around for the Langley, BC, product. He has found the back of the net in two 28 #6 Amherst W, 6-3 straight games, scoring the tying goal in Elmira’s 3-2 overtime victory over Utica 29 #3 Babson W, 5-3 and posting a goal and assist against Manhattanville on Tuesday. Shinkaruk owns DEC. 8 SUNY Potsdam W, 5-3 the nation’s third-highest goals per game average at 0.86, while his 19 goals are 11 Wesleyan W, 6-1 tied for fourth. Elmira will hope that the senior forward continues the hot streak, 12 #8 Trinity (Conn.) L, 1-2 OT as the Soaring Eagles are 9-5-1 when he tallies at least one point; EC is 0-5-2 in JAN. 8 The College at Brockport W, 4-3 games in which Shinkaruk has skated but did not register a point. 9 #4/8 SUNY Geneseo W, 5-1 12 Buffalo State T, 2-2 OT Last Matchup 15 Salve Regina^ L, 1-3 Elmira split a two-game set against Hobart earlier this season at the Murray Ath 16 Curry^ W, 4-1 letic Center Ice Arena. The Soaring Eagles dropped the opening game of the series 22 Manhattanville* L, 4-5 OT by a 5-3 final; however, they rallied for a 4-3 victory over the then-11th-ranked 29 Neumann* T, 2-2 OT Statesmen. Brian Depp ’16 netted the eventual game-winner, an empty-net tally 30 Neumann* L, 3-5 which proved to be crucial, as Hobart scored a late goal of their own. FEB. 5 Nazareth* L, 2-4 6 Nazareth* W, 4-3 OT Scouting Hobart 12 Utica* T, 2-2 OT The Statesmen are in the midst of an excellent season, entering Saturday’s con 13 Utica* W, 3-2 OT test with an 18-4-2 overall record and an 11-3-0 mark in ECAC West play. Hobart’s 16 Manhattanville* L, 2-5 November loss to Elmira seem to galvinize the squad, as the team posted 12-0-1 19 Hobart* 7:00 p.m. record over its next 13 games. The Purple and Gold do seem to be catching the 24 ECAC West Quarterfinals TBA Statesmen at the right time, as they are just 2-2-0 over their last four games 27 ECAC West Semifinals TBA entering the weekend. Hobart boasts one of the strongest offensive units in the 5 ECAC West Championship TBA country, ranking sixth in the nation with a 4.08 goals per game average. Five skat 10 NCAA First Round TBA ers have racked up 20-plus points this season, led by senior forward Brad Robbins, who has 15 goals and 11 assists on the year. Classmate Ben Gamache is Home contests are bolded right on his heels with 25 points, ranking first in the ECAC West with 18 assists *Denotes ECAC West contest and 13th in the country with a 0.86 assists per game average. As good as Hobart ^Games played on Martha’s Vineyard has been in scoring goals, it has been equally adept at preventing them. The team ranks ninth in the nation in scoring defense at an even 2.00 goals allowed per game. Senior Lino Chimienti and sophomore Frank Oplinger has been a strong tandem in net for the Statesmen. Chimienti finds his name among the nation’s elite in several categories, ranking seventh in save percentage (.942) and 11th in ElmiraCollegeAthletics @ECSoaringEagles ECSportsInfo ECSoaringEagles goals-against average (1.79). Sports Information: Don Sherman (dsherman@elmira.edu); Dan DeCaria (ddecaria@elmira.edu); Travis Larner (tlarner@elmira.edu) Phone: 607.735.1131 Fax: 607.735.1768 Website: athletics.elmira.edu Address: One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901