Men’s Hockey Earns 2-2 Stalemate with Fitchburg State in Season Opener

NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— It was an exciting night of back-and-forth action as the MCLA Men's Hockey team played its first game in more than 20 years and came away with a 2-2 tie against Fitchburg State this evening at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Arena.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023
• Score: Fitchburg State 2, MCLA 2
• Records: Fitchburg State Falcons 0-1-1 (Conference 0-0-1) | MCLA Trailblazers 0-0-1 (MASCAC 0-0-1)

HIGHLIGHTS

• Trailing 1-0 after Fitchburg State's Hunter Dunn scored just after the midway point of the first period, Connor Nagy scored the Trailblazers' first-ever MASCAC goal at the 12:33 mark of the first period. Cody White was credited with the assist.
• With just under four minutes remaining in the second period, the Falcons' Antoine Gignac scored a power-play goal that Oliver Cookson assisted.
• Just after the quarter point in the third period, MCLA's Addam Brunner again leveled the score at two goals apiece. Nagy provided the assist on the game-tying effort.
• The Trailblazers' Mathew Gover came through with a strong collegiate debut, making 41 saves on 43 shots on goal, including six saves in the overtime period.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots: Fitchburg 43, MCLA 21
• Saves: Fitchburg 19, MCLA 41
• Faceoffs Won: Fitchburg 51, MCLA 35
• Penalty/Minutes: Fitchburg 5/10:00, MCLA 8/16:00
• Power Plays: Fitchburg 1 for 5, MCLA 0 for 4

UP NEXT:

On Saturday, MCLA will be back in action when they travel to Rivier for a non-conference matchup with the Raiders at the Conway Arena. The puck will drop at 6:20 p.m.

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