WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross men's ice hockey team is set to host AIC for their regular season finale at the Hart Center Rink on Monday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. The game will stream live on FloHockey.

THE CRUSADERS (19-12-2, 18-5-2 AHA):

• With Bentley's loss to Sacred Heart on Saturday night, the Crusaders earned at least a share of the Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Championship, and eanred the outright no. 1 seed in the Atlantic Hockey Postseason Tournament for the first time since the 2006 season.
• Should the Crusaders earn at least one point against AIC tonight, through a regulation win or overtime result, Holy Cross would earn the outright Atlantic Hockey Regular Season Champions title.
• Holy Cross' Atlantic Hockey record 16 consecutive league win streak (counting OT/SO), came to an end on Thursday when the Crusaders fell to Bentley. The streak broke the previous records of 12, accomplished by AIC in 2019-2020, and Air Force over the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
• Since the turn of the calendar, senior netminder Thomas Gale has recorded an 11-2-1 record with a 1.74 goals-against average and .940 save percentage in 13 games. Gale has allowed two or fewer goals in 11 of those 13 games.
• Overall this season, Gale's 2.08 goals-against average ranks 11th nationally (7th among netminders with 20+ games), while his .930 save percentage ranks 8th (6th among netminders with 20+ games). Gale is one of just ten goaltenders to have played 30+ this season, with both of his numbers ranking second among that class.
• Senior forward Liam McLinskey 40 points is tied for the ninth-highest mark in the nation, while his 20 goals are tied for sixth. This is the second-straight season that McLinskey has hit the 20 point mark, while his 20 goals are one short of his career high.
• Holy Cross' kill percentage of 90.8% is the best mark in Atlantic Hockey and ranks second in the nation behind only Western Michigan (91.7%).
• On the other side, the Crusaders power play percentage of 22.5% is second in Atlantic Hockey and is good for 19th in the nation.

 
SCOUTING AIC (11-20-2, 9-15-1 AHA):

• AIC enters the contest with an 9-15-1 record in Atlantic Hockey contests.
• As the seventh seed in the Atlantic Hockey playoffs, the Yellowjackets are preparing to host RIT for the single game play-in round on Saturday, March 1.
• AIC took four out of a possible six points from Army over the weekend, winning on Friday, 3-2, before dropping Saturday's game in overtime, 2-3.
• Junior Josh Barnes' 22 points and 13 goals leads the squad, while junior Brett Bamber's 11 assists are a team high.
   

ALL TIME SERIES:

• The two teams have met 120 times, with the Crusaders leading the all-time series, 64-44-12.
• The two teams have met three times already this season, splitting the series in Worcester on Nov. 7 and 8. Holy Cross took the Friday night matchup, 5-2, before AIC won the Saturday game, 3-2, thanks to a last minute goal. In Springfield on Dec. 6, The Crusaders were victorious in overtime, 1-0.

 
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