Vela, Gildon & van Riemsdyk Score in 3-3 Tie with STFX

Sunday, October 1

Durham, N.H.

4 PM

University of New Hampshire

St. Francis Xavier

OT 1

St. Francis Xavier

New Hampshire

Brendan van Riemsdyk

10/1/2017 7:17:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

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By: UNH Wildcats

THE LEAD: Junior forward Marcus Vela (Burnaby, British Columbia), freshman defenseman Max Gildon (Plano, Texas), sophomore forward Brendan van Riemsdyk (Middletown, N.J.) each scored a goal as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team tied St. Francis Xavier, 3-3, at the Whittemore Center on Sunday afternoon in an exhibition game.

GAME INFO

Score: New Hampshire 3, St. Francis Xavier 3 (OT)- Exhibition game
Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center)

Date: Sunday, October 1, 2017

Time: 4:00 p.m.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

The Wildcats fell behind early after a goal from St. Francis Xavier's Adam Laishram on a backhander at 5:23 in the first period.
Vela redirected a slap shot from Gildon to notch the 'Cats' first goal of the game on a power play at 11:56. Senior forward Michael McNicholas (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) also posted an assist on the goal.
STFX responded quickly when Holden Cook sent a wrist shot from the left face off circle to the lower stick-side corner of the net to regain the lead at 13:05.
The second period went scoreless as the 'Cats outshot STFX 11-5.
STFX's Regan Spears found the back of the net with a wrist shot at 6:23 in the third period.
Gildon notched a one-timer slap shot from the slot off of a pass from McNicholas at 12:05 in the third period. Vela also added an assist on the goal.
van Riemsdyk tied the game off of a wrap around from behind the net at 16:38 in the third period. Classmate Liam Blackburn (Prince George, British Columbia) added an assist on the goal.
The game then went into overtime, but neither team could find the back of the net for the 3-3 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

UNH outshot the X-Men, 33-23.
Senior netminder Danny Tirone (Trumbull, Conn.) made 14 saves in the first two periods.
Senior goaltender Adam Clark (Sherwood Park, Alberta) recorded two saves during his 9:27 of play.
Freshman goaltender Mike Robinson (Bedford, N.H.) recorded four saves during the end of the third period and overtime.
The Wildcats went a perfect 2-2 on the power play while the X-Men went 0-4.
STFX won 33 faceoffs against UNH's 30.