FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 22, 2000
Contact: Jamie Joss at (315) 228-7566

COLGATE HOCKEY THWARTS LATE DARTMOUTH COMEBACK
WITH THREE GOALS IN 2:34 SPAN OF THIRD PERIOD TO WIN 5-2

HAMILTON, N.Y. – The 11th-ranked Colgate University men’s hockey team scored three goals in a 2:34 span midway through the third period to thwart a late Dartmouth comeback and prevailed 5-2 in ECAC action Saturday night.

The Red Raiders jumped out to a 2-0 lead through two periods on season-first goals by Mike O’Malley and Jeff Potter. But, Dartmouth mounted a comeback starting with Ryan Poulton’s goal at the 7:34 mark of the third period. Then just over three minutes later, Ryan Sinclair scored the equalizer at the 10:43 mark.

The Red Raiders dismissed the Dartmouth comeback with senior center Andy McDonald (Strathroy, Ont.) started the Red Raiders’ scoring onslaught. McDonald registered the game-winning goal on a power-play with feeds from Darryl Campbell (Strathroy, Ont.) and Sean Nolan (Dorchester, Ont.) at the 12:00 mark of the third period. The goal snapped the Red Raiders 0-for-15 streak on the power-play over the last three games.

Freshman P.J. Yedon (Toronto, Ont.) scored his third marker of the season just over a minute later with helpers from Errki Rajamaki (Vantaa, Finland) and Brad D’Arco (Greenwich, Conn.). Then Kevin Johns (Almonte, Ont.) closed out the three-goal outburst with his sixth goal of the season at the 14:34 mark of the third period on assists from McDonald and Steve Silversides (Thunder Bay, Ont.).

It was McDonald’s eighth multiple point game of the season, while P.J. Yedon has recorded at least a point in five of his last six contests.

Senior goaltender Shep Harder (Wayzata, Minn.) stopped 30 shots on the evening to record his 11th victory of the season improving to 11-4-0 and 5-3-0 in the ECAC, while Nick Boucher recorded 34 saves for Dartmouth and drops to 4-4-3 on the year.

Colgate (13-6-0, 6-3-0 ECAC) 1 1 3 – 5
Dartmouth (4-8-4, 3-3-3 ECAC) 0 0 2 – 2

First Period: C–Mike O’Malley 1 (unassisted), 7:22. Second Period: C–Jeff Potter 1 (P.J. Yedon), 3:36. Third Period: D–Ryan Poulton 2 (Jamie Herrington, Mike Maturo), 7:34; D-Ryan Sinclair 3 (Frank Nardella, Michael Byrne), 10:43; C-Andy McDonald 10 (Darryl Campbell, Sean Nolan), 12:00 (pp 5x4); C-P.J. Yedon 3 (Errki Rajamaki, Brad D’Arco), 13;27; C-Kevin Johns (Andy McDonald, Steve Silversides), 14:34.

Penalties: Colgate 9/21, Dartmouth 7/14 Power Plays: Colgate 1/6, Dartmouth 0/6 Shots on goal: Colgate 9-22-8–39; Dartmouth 13-5-14–32. Saves: C–Shep Harder 13-5-12–30. D–Nick Boucher 8-21-5–34. Attendance: 1,900.