WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross men's hockey team will begin Atlantic Hockey play this Tuesday, Dec. 1, when it travels to Bentley for a 6:30 p.m. matchup. The Crusaders will play the second game of the rescheduled series next Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. in Worcester.

Both games will be broadcast live on FloHockey.tv. Multiple subscription options are available.

Talking Points:

• Through two games, seven Crusaders are tied for the team lead with two points each. Jake Pappalardo and Anthony Vincent lead the team with a pair of goals, Logan Ferguson and Ryan Leibold each have a goal and an assist, while Alex Peterson, Logan Milliken, and Conner Jean all have two assists.
• Other Crusaders to pick up points during the first two games were Bobby Young, who scored the first Holy Cross goal of the season, and Frank Boie, Andrew Dumaresque, and Michael Kane who all recorded an assist.
• The Crusaders split their opening weekend of games with Long Island. They fell in the season opener by a score of 3-2 in overtime, before bouncing back on Sunday for a 5-2 victory.
• Matt Radomsky and Erik Gordon split the weekend in net. Gordon picked up the win on Sunday, making 17 saves in the process.
• Holy Cross was perfect on the penalty kill against the Sharks, stopping all seven of LIU's attempts on the man advantage.
• Vincent picked up the first Crusader power play goal of the year when he scored the first of the game in Sunday's victory.
• The D pair of Milliken and Boie lead the team at the moment at +3 on the season. Pappalardo leads all forwards at +2.

 
Scouting Bentley:

• The Falcons have yet to play a game this season, so Tuesday's contest will serve as their season opener.
• Bentley returns four of its five leading scorers from the 2019-20 season, including junior Jakov Novak who was tied for the team lead last year with 30 points from 16 goals and 14 assists. The 16 goals were good for the team lead.
• In goal, the Falcons return junior Fraser Kirk and sophomore Jason Grande. Aidan Pelino saw the most time between the pipes last season, but he has since graduated. Kirk posted an 8-3-1 record last year in 15 games played and had a .907 save percentage and a 2.23 goals against average. Grande only saw action in six games, going 0-2-0, and posting a .890 save percentage and a 2.63 goals against average. Bentley adds freshman Nicholas Grabko to the mix this year as well.
• The Falcons swept all four meetings against the Crusaders last season. They won a pair by scores of 3-2 and 4-1 last November, before claiming 3-2 and 6-2 victories to wrap up the regular season.