Men's Hockey Travels to Play St. Lawrence and Clarkson

Holy Cross vs. St. Lawrence & Clarkson
Dates • Time:	Oct. 19-20 • 7:05 p.m. - 7:35 p.m.
Location:	Canton, N.Y. \| Potsdam, N.Y.
Arena:	Appleton Arena \| Cheel Arena
Series:	vs. SLU 0-1-0 \| vs. CU 1-1-0
Live Stats:	Oct. 19 • Oct. 20
Video:	Oct. 19 • Oct. 20
Live Tweets:	@HCrossMHockey
Social Media:	Facebook \| Instagram

Tale of the Tape
HC		SLU	CU
5.00	Goals/Game	1.00	2.00
4.50	Goals Allowed/Game	3.50	4.50
26.0	20.5	20.5	31.0
6.0	Penalties/Game	10.5	2.0
25.8%	Power Play	8.3%	20%
83.3%	Penalty Kill	93.3%	50%

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The Crusaders head out on their first road trip of the 2018-19 season to the North Country. Holy Cross will take on St. Lawrence on Oct. 19 at 7:00 p.m. and Clarkson on Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Talking Points

The Crusaders scored 10 goals in their opening weekend from eight different goal scorers.
Matt Barry leads the team through the first two games of action with two goals and two assists. Barry tallied a penalty shot goal and a power play goal.
Tommy Nixon recorded his first start in goal since his freshman season and made 30 saves to lead the team to its first victory.
Nixon's efforts over the weekend earned him Atlantic Hockey's first Goalie of the Week nod.
Mitch Collett has also tallied two goals on the season. Collett's first goal came as a rare delayed penalty goal after blocking a shot in the defensive zone.
In the young season, the Crusaders have capitalized on two of their seven power play opportunities for conversion percentage of 28.6.
After a burst of offense over the first weekend series against Canisius, the Crusaders are averaging 5.0 goals per game.

Freshman Impact

In Holy Cross' opening weekend series with Canisius, seven freshman saw significant ice time.
Along with Barry, Anthony Vincent found his way onto the score sheet with one goal and one assist.
Defenseman Matt Slick also tallied his first collegiate point, with an assist.
Erik Gordon played over 56 minutes in goal, making 21 saves.
Will Conley, Ryan Leibold, and Errka Vänskä also played in both games.

Scouting St. Lawrence

The Saints have kicked off the season to a 0-2-0 record after a weekend series with Maine. St. Lawrence fell 3-1 and 4-1 in Orono.
On Oct. 12, St. Lawrence's lone goal came on the power play from Philip Alftberg.
Ryan Garvey scored for the Saints on Oct. 13.
Arthur Brey has played in both games and made 69 saves on the season. Brey holds a .908 save percentage and 3.50 goals against average. Last season, Brey played in 31 games and held a .906 save percentage and 3.35 goals against average.
In the 2017-2018 the Saints held a 8-27-2 record and 3-18-1 mark in the ECAC.
Jacob Pritchard returns as the team's leading scorer, with 20 points last season.

Last Time Against St. Lawrence

The Saints and Crusaders have only faced off once before. On Oct. 20, 2000 Holy Cross fell to St. Lawrence, 5-1.

Scouting Clarkson

After winning its exhibition game, Clarkson was swept at Penn State on Oct. 12 (L, 4-3) and Oct. 13 (L, 5-1).
Nine Golden Knights have recorded at least one point through two games, and three lead the team with two points.
In the 2017-18 season, Sheldon Rempal returns as the team's leading scorer (23-23-46), but has yet to play a game this season.
Jake Kielly, who saw the majority of time in the 2017-18 season, has started the season with 58 saves for a .879 save percentage and 4.07 goals against average.
Last season, Clarkson skated to a 23-11-6 overall record and 12-5-5 mark in ECAC action.

Last Time Against Clarkson

The Crusaders and Golden Knights have played twice to a 1-1-0 series record.
On Oct. 20, 2012, Holy Cross defeated the Golden Knights, 3-1, in Potsdam.

Recapping the 2017-2018 Season

The Crusaders finished the 2017-2018 season with a 13-16-7 overall record and 12-10-6 mark in league play.
Michael Laffin returns as the team's leading scorer with 13 goals and 15 assists for 28 points.
The Crusaders' graduated their top two scorers.
Only one goaltender saw time last season, Paul Berrafato, who the Crusaders also lost to graduation.
Holy Cross averaged 2.69 goals per game and 2.78 goals against per game.

New Faces

The Crusaders have brought in eleven new faces to the 2018-19 roster.
At forward, Berard has brought in: Conner Jean, Ryan Leibold, Matt Barry, Will Conley, Anthony Vincent, and Errka Vänskä.
Barry and Conley both received honors from their respective junior leagues. Barry was selected to the All-USHL third team and Conley was selected to the AJHL North Division All-Star team.
Bryce Dolan and Matt Slick join the defensive core.
Erik Gordon looks to find a starting role in net.