Box Score
Scoring Summary
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Senior forward
Chris Beaudoin (Enfield, CT) fired in the game-winner with 1:22 remaining in overtime as the Western New England College men's hockey team defeated defending ECAC Northeast champion Curry 6-5 in the league opener for both squads Thursday night (Nov. 18) at Smead Arena.
The Golden Bears stayed unbeaten at 3-0-1 while the Colonels drop to 0-2-1.
Beaudoin finished with two goals and an assist as WNEC already matched its entire victory total from a year ago.
WNEC twice battled back from two-goal deficits to tie the game at 4-4 on goals by freshman forward
Chris Connors (Albany, NY) and Beaudoin at 12:33 of the third period.
Curry went ahead just 17 seconds later when junior forward
Josh Kamrass (Norcross, GA) tallied his second goal of the contest.
Western New England College freshman forward
Brian Prost (Parma, OH) netted the equalizer at 13:46.
Connors, junior forward
Mike Kaselouskas (East Longmeadow, MA) and freshman forward
Dan Monahan (Monroe, NJ) each had a goal and assist. Junior forward
Kory Grahl (San Diego, CA) added three assists while freshman defenseman
Dave Tavella (East Longmeadow, MA) contributed two assists.
Curry junior forward
John Williams (Flourtown, PA) had three assists while junior forwards
Christopher Atkinson (Sparta, NJ) and
Steven Mohler (Yorba Linda, CA) each had two assists.
Sophomore goalie
T.J. Fatse (Hampden, MA) compiled 26 saves and gave up three goals in 43 minutes, 38 seconds in his first start of the season for the Golden Bears. Freshman
Eric Sorenson (Rochester, NY) allowed two goals and stopped 10 shots (six in the extra session) in 20 minutes to aid the win. Sophomore
Robert Dawson (Woodbury, MN) turned away 24 shots for the Colonels.
Curry took a 1-0 lead on a goal by junior forward
Michael Guzzo (Pinckney, MI) just 4:13 into the opening period. Monahan tied the game at 8:16 before sophomore defenseman
Brett Kaneshiro (Laguna Niguel, CA) put the visitors ahead with a short-handed goal at the 10:56 mark.
Each team scored a goal in the middle period as the Colonels led 3-2 after 40 minutes of action.
This was WNEC's second 6-5 overtime decision in four games after the Golden Bears downed Westfield State by the same score in the season opener November 7 at Smead Arena.
