O'Kane scores twice, but Ice Dogs lose at Saint Michael's, 5-3
Saint Michael’s 5, Assumption 3
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Junior
forward REAVE MAC KINNON (Winnipeg, MAN) scored
the first goal and the eventual game-winner to lift Saint
Michael’s over Assumption College, 5-3, in a Northeast-10
Conference ice hockey game WEDNESDAY night at the Cairns Arena.
The Ice Dogs were led by junior right wing
PATRICK O’KANE (Hollis, NH/Bishop
Guertin/Williston-Northampton) who scored two of his team’s
three goals.
MacKinnon opened the scoring at 5:06 of the
first period on feeds from senior forward NICK
SHEEHAN (Potsdam, NY) and senior forward ALEX
HIGGINS (Phoenix, AZ/Kent School) made it 2-0 at
11:56. Sophomore JUSTIN CASTAGNA (Los
Alamitos, CA) and senior MATT RIGTRUP (Montclair,
NJ) assisted on the play.
The Ice Dogs got on the scoreboard
on-the-power-play as sophomore forward KYLE ZOBLER
(Millbury, MA/New Hampton Prep) scored at 15:57 assisted by junior
center TAYLOR LARSEN (Blackstone,
MA/Blackstone/Worcester Academy).
Sophomore forward MORGAN BELL
(Revelstoke, BC) put the Purple Knights back up by a two-goal
margin at 17:25 from Sheehan before O’Kane’s first goal
from junior defenseman KEVIN GLANZMAN (Massapequa,
NY/Massapequa) and senior left wing PATRICK
FITZGIBBONS (Worcester, MA/Saint John’s) just 41
seconds later brought the Ice Dogs closer.
O’Kane tied the game at 4:44 of the
second period from senior forward MARC LABB
(Longmeadow, MA/Vermont Academy), but MacKinnon scored what would
prove to be the game-decider at 9:22. Sophomore forward
ALEX DAVISON (South Burlington, VT/Saint
Paul’s School) added an insurance goal for the Knights.
Junior goalkeeper NICK
BLANCHETTE (Stuart, FL/Worcester Academy) made 12 saves in
the first period for the Ice Dogs and freshman BOBBY
BOWDEN (Springfield, MA/Williston-Northampton)
(PICTURED RIGHT) had 15 over the final two periods.
Sophomore MIKE DIZGUN (Kirkland, QUE) made 29
saves for the Purple Knights.
Assumption is now 5-3 overall and 2-1 in the
conference. They are next in action WEDNESDAY when they host
Saint Anselm College in another conference game at 7:35 p.m. at the
Buffone Rink. Saint Michael’s, off to its best start
since 2004-05, is now 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the conference.
The Purple Knights return to action at Hamilton College FRIDAY
(December 3) at 7 p.m.
CLICK HERE for complete Assumption-Saint
Michael’s box score

