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Date: January 13, 2006
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby men's hockey falls to top-ranked Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. ----- Middlebury earned a pair of key NESCAC points with a 6-2 win over second place Colby. The Panthers scored three third period goals to seal the win, in front of a home crowd of 2,250 at the Kenyon Arena.

Middlebury took a 1-0 lead at the 8:31 mark as Mickey Gilchrist skated in from the left boards before scoring in front with a backhander. Colby answered with just 31 seconds left in the period as Joel Covelli scored falling to his knees with a wrister to the top right corner.

The Panthers regained the lead 5:06 into the second period as Jeff Smith scored with a rocket from the left point. Colby came back once again as Greg Osborne scored on a one-timer with a great feed from Arthur Fritch for the five-on-three power play goal. The Panthers gained a little breathing room with 28 seconds to go in the period when Samuel Driver s centering pass went in off a defender s stick.

The lead grew to 4-2 6:13 into the third period as Mickey Gilchrist scored a power play goal, flipping a shot into the top of net after a rebound. Eric LaFreniere made it a 5-2 game at 10:59 as he put in his own rebound, while Evgeny Saidachev added a power play goal at 15:07 Ross Cherry made 13 saves in goal to earn the win, while Ben Grandjean suffered the loss, making 25 saves on the night.

TEAM 1 2 3 OT F

Colby (10-3) 1 1 0 - 2

Middlebury (12-0-1) 1 2 3 - 6

SCORING

M-1st (8:31) Mickey Gilchrist (Jamie McKenna, Samuel Driver)

C-1st (19:29) Joel Covelli (Josh Reber, Greg Osborne)

M-2nd (5:06) Jeff Smith (Richie Fuld)

C-2nd (15:16) 5on3 Osborne (Arthur Fritch, Reber)

M-2nd (19:32) Driver (Smith)

M-3rd (6:13) PP: Mickey Gilchrist (McKenna, Driver)

M-3rd (10:59) Eric LaFreniere (Evgeny Saidachev)

M-3rd (15:07) PP: Saidachev (Kyle Koziara, LaFreniere)

GOALTENDING (saves)

Ross Cherry-M (60 min., 13 saves, 2 GA)

Ben Grandjean-C (60 min., 25 saves, 6 GA)