ELMIRA COLLEGE MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES
10 ECAC West Championships
THIS WEEKEND’S OPPONENT
17 NCAA Tournament Appearances
Last Time Out
The Soaring Eagles are fresh off a 5-2 road win against Nazareth College. Elmira surrendered its quickest goal of the season, one that was tallied just 2:50 into the first period. However, Alexander Taulien ’18 answered for the Purple and Gold a little over a minute later to even things at one apiece. Following a scoreless second period, Elmira’s offense exploded for four third period goals, including a shorthanded tally by Carter Shinkaruk ’16 that would hold up as the game winner.
Four-Goal Effort
Elmira sewed up its first win of the season by scoring four goals in the final stanza against Nazareth last Saturday. EC’s four goals are the most scored in a single period this season and marks the third time the Soaring Eagles have done so in the last two seasons, with the Purple and Gold going 3-0 in those contests.
Hobart STATESMEN (4-1-1, 4-0-0 ECACW)
Introducing Sandro Aeschlimann
Friday, November 20th, 2015 Murray Athletic Center -- Pine Valley, NY -- 7:00 p.m.
In Elmira’s win over the Golden Flyers, EC saw its starting goaltender, Sal Magliocco ’17, forced to leave the game just 3:14 into the first period. Sandro Aeschlimann ’19 got the call to step-in and serve as Elmira’s netminder for the remainder of the game, as he entered the contest with a one-goal deficit. Aeschlimann, a rookie from Zäziwil, Switzerland, played the remaining 56:46, making 31 saves en route to a 5-2 win, his first and Elmira’s first of the season.
Saturday, November 21st, 2015 Murray Athletic Center -- Pine Valley, NY -- 7:00 p.m.
Shinkaruk Setting the Tone
2015-16 SCHEDULE (1-3-0, 1-3-0 ECAC WEST)
Day NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB.
Date 6 7 13 14 20 21 28 29 8 11 12 8 9 12 15 16 22 23 29 30 5 6 12 13 19 24 27 6 10
Opponent Neumann* Manhattanville* Utica* Nazareth* Hobart* Hobart* Amherst Babson SUNY Potsdam Wesleyan Trinity (Conn.) Brockport State SUNY Geneseo Buffalo State Salve Regina Curry Manhattanville* Manhattanville* Neumann* Neumann* Nazareth* Nazareth* Utica* Utica* Hobart* ECAC West Quarterfinals ECAC West Semifinals ECAC West Championship NCAA First Round
Time-Result L, 6-7 OT L, 1-4 L, 3-4 W, 5-2 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA
Home contests are bolded *Denotes ECAC West contest
Fourth-year forward, Carter Shinkaruk ’16, has been Elmira’s most consistent scorer through the early portion of the 2015-16 season. The Langley, BC native has scored in three of Elmira’s first four games of the year. His most recent tally came in EC’s 5-2 win over Nazareth College, one that Shinkaruak scored shorthanded for the game winner.
Fast Start for Simpson
Rob Simpson ’16 enters the weekend as Elmira’s leading-scorer for defensemen with three points on three assists. Simpson is off to the best start of his collegiate career scoring wise, averaging 0.75 points per game. Last year Simpson averaged 0.32 points per game, which was a career-best.
Keep an Eye on the PP
Elmira and Hobart have scored three power-play goals apiece this season. However, EC has scored its three man-up goals on fewer chances, converting on 15 percent of its tries compared to Hobart’s 11.1 percent success rate. Hobart has been exceptional this year when on the penalty kill, as the Statesmen have successfully killed 28-of-31 chances, limiting opponents to a 9.7 power-play scoring percentage. On the flipside, Elmira is allowing power-play goals 25 percent of the time. Look for this to be one of the keys in this weekend’s games.
Third Period Performers
The Statesmen have scored 11 goals in third period of games this year, which accounts for nearly half of its season’s 23 goal total. Hobart has been economical in the third, scoring 11 goals on 61 shots, which are the fewest amount taken in any of the three periods this season.
Scouting the Statesmen
After opening the season with a loss to Babson College, the Statesmen have gone on a five-game unbeaten streak, going 4-0-1 in those contests. In Hobart’s four wins, the squad has outscored their opponents on average by 3.5 goals per game. Pacing Hobart’s offense during that stretch has been fourth-year forward Mac Olson, who has logged eight of his team-leading nine points in his last four games. Fellow classmate Brad Robbins is also a player to watch out for, as he enters tonight’s game with eight points on four goals and four assists. Defensively, Lino Chimienti has proven to be Hobart’s go-to guy in the cage. In five appearances, Chimienti has gone 4-0-1, making 131 saves during that time with a 1.31 goals against average.
Conference Honors for Hobart
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Along with Aeschlimann, Hobart’s Mac Olson and Lino Chimienti also received honors, as the duo took home ECAC West Player and Goaltender of the Week accolades, respectively. Olson had a hand in all but one goal in Hobart’s 5-3 win over Nazareth while Chimienti turned away 50 shots in a pair of wins for the Statesmen.
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