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2007-08 Men's Ice Hockey

The puck is dropped for the opening faceoff by Jack Reagan of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1231 of Canton between SUNY Canton's Scott Zaryski and Mohawk Valley's Nick Snyder. Reagan was joined by SUNY Canton President Dr. Joseph Kennedy (left), West Stitt, chairman of the College Council (right), and VFW members Floyd Field, Ron Gilson, Richard Carrier and Sean Baker.

February 29, 2008

(Canton, N.Y.)- Jimmy Merrow (Plainsboro, N.J.) made 32 saves leading the SUNY Canton men's ice hockey team to a 3-2 win over Mohawk Valley Community College in the first round of the 2008 NJCAA Men's Ice Hockey National Championship at the Canton Pavilion.

The Roos improved to 16-9-2 and will face top-seed Monroe Community College in the semifinals on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Hawks end their season at 12-12-1.

SUNY Canton beat the Hawks for the fourth time this season and three of the four matchups were decided by one goal.

The Roos had built a 3-0 lead midway through the second period before the Hawks scored twice in a three-minute span to close the gap.

Dan Don (Gouverneur, N.Y.) put the Roos ahead 1-0 at the end of one when he scored from Mark Talamo (Oswego, N.Y.) with 21 seconds left in the first period.

Scott Zaryski (Oswego, N.Y.) made it 2-0 SUNY Canton with an unassisted, power play goal at the 9:23 mark of the second period. Just over two minutes later Mike Pearman (Anaheim, Calif.) scored from Pat Otwell (Orchard Park, N.Y.) and Rick Simone (Marcy, N.Y.) at the 11:57 mark and it was 3-0 SUNY Canton.

Kevin McCready finally got the Hawks on the scoreboard when he scored from Nick Snyder at the 13:02 mark of the second. Snyder then made it a one-goal game with an unassisted, short-handed goal at the 16:19 mark.

With just under a minute remaining Mohawk Valley pulled goalie Brian Frankel for an extra attacker but Merrow turned aside several shots down the stretch to seal the win.

Frankel finished with 30 saves for the Hawks.

1st period: CA, Don (Talamo), 19:39. ]
2nd period: CA, Zaryski, 9:23. CA, Pearman (Otwell, Simone), 11:57. MVCC, McCready (Snyder), 13:02. MVCC, Snyder, 16:19.
3rd period: none
Shots: MVCC-34. CA-33.
Goalies: MVCC, Frankel (60:00 minutes, 33 shots-30 saves). CA, Merrow (60:00, 34-32).
Records: MVCC (12-12-1). CA (16-9-2).

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