BOSTON, Mass. – Three different players scored goals, sophomore Mike Domsodi (Kirkland, Que.) had two assists, and tournament most outstanding player Joel Miller (Calgary, Alta.) made 18 saves as the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's ice hockey team captured its second straight ECAC Northeast title with a 3-1 win over Salve Regina.
The championship is Wentworth's sixth in program history and the Leopards (16-8-3) earn an automatic berth into the 2013 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The selections will be announced this evening with the tournament commencing on Wednesday.
Salve Regina got on the board first when freshman Marc Biggs (Dallas, Texas) rifled a shot to the upper right corner that alluded Miller at 17:25 of the first. Sophomore John Scorcia (Hudson, Fla.) and senior Anthony Birbilis (Katonah, N.Y.) collected assists on Biggs' 15th marker of the season.
Wentworth wasted little time tying the score at 1-all as freshman Adam Frank (Clarkston, Mich.) beat Seahawk freshman David Chiokadze (Langhorne, Pa.) with a shot from the slot to the right side just 15 seconds into the middle stanza. Domsodi and classmate Kevin Crowe (Galloway, N.J.) picked up assists on Frank's 10th goal of his rookie season.
The game remained tied until the 11:42 mark of the third when senior Joel Vastl (North Salem, N.H.) and freshman Devin Cobbold (Ottawa, Ont.) fed sophomore Sean McLaughlin (North Billerica, Mass.) in front for what would be the game-winning goal. Less than a minute later junior Cameron Gibson (Valencia, Calif.) added an insurance goal when he scored off a pass from Domsodi at 12:40.
Salve Regina pulled Chiokadze with a little over three minutes left and again with just under two minutes left for an extra attacker. The Seahawks were able to put a pair of shots on goal during this stretch, but Miller kept it a two-goal game.
Wentworth, which won its third straight and ran its unbeaten streak to eight (6-0-2), outshot the Seahawks by a 25-19 margin and Chiokadze made 22 stops. Miller allowed just two goals on 43 shots in the two Leopard wins.
Joining Miller on the all-tournament team were Frank, Leopard senior Shaun Jameson (Long Beach, Calf.), Biggs, Scorcia, and Nichols senior Zach Kohn (Delafield, Wis.).
The Seahawks, who were making their first-ever title game appearance, see their season come to an end with a 10-14-3 record.
March 14, 2013
Shaun Jameson Named First Team All-America
March 6, 2013
Hockey Falls to Babson in NCAA Tournament
March 4, 2013
Hockey to Travel to Babson for NCAA Tournament
March 3, 2013
Hockey Wins Second Straight ECACNE Title
February 27, 2013
Hockey Marches Into ECAC Northeast Title Game, 4-1
February 23, 2013
Jameson Named ECAC Northeast Player of the Year; Five Others Honored
February 22, 2013
ECAC Northeast Tournament Pairings Announced
February 18, 2013
Miller Earns ECAC Northeast Weekly Honors
February 16, 2013
Hockey Clinches ECACNE Regular Season Championship
February 14, 2013
Hockey Ties With Curry, 1-1
February 11, 2013
Yarber, Miller Help Hockey Win Third Straight
February 6, 2013
Hockey Holds on For 3-2 Win Over Becker
February 3, 2013
Hockey Cruises Past Johnson & Wales, 8-3
January 30, 2013
Hockey Ties Nichols, 2-2
January 29, 2013
Jameson Named ECAC Northeast Player of the Week
January 28, 2013
Hockey Edged by Williams, 1-0
January 26, 2013
Hockey Works Overtime for Third Straight Win
January 24, 2013
Hockey Rallies Past Western New England
January 23, 2013
Miller Earns ECAC Northeast Weekly Honors
January 20, 2013
Hockey Picks Up First Home Win, 3-1 Over Curry
January 15, 2013
Hockey Shut Out by Tufts, 2-0
January 8, 2013
Cobbold Named ECAC Northeast Rookie of the Week
January 6, 2013
Hockey Edges Fitchburg State, 2-1
January 5, 2013
Hockey Falls to UMass Boston, 5-2
December 31, 2012
Hockey Holds Off Middlebury, 3-2
December 30, 2012
Manhattanville Tops Hockey, 4-1
December 6, 2012
Hockey Falls to Wesleyan, 3-1
December 1, 2012
Hockey Bounces Back With Win at Becker
November 29, 2012
Sides Set to Make AHL Debut
November 29, 2012
Hockey Falls to Nichols in Overtime, 4-3
November 19, 2012
Hockey Edged by Plymouth State, 2-1
November 17, 2012
Hockey Wins Second Straight
November 14, 2012
Hockey Rolls Past Johnson & Wales
November 8, 2012
Late Goal Lifts Western New England Past Hockey Team
November 7, 2012
Hockey Rallies Past Salem State, 3-2
November 3, 2012
Hockey Overpowers Worcester State, 7-2
November 2, 2012
Jameson's Late Goal Helps Hockey Open With a Tie
October 31, 2012
Hockey Picked as Preseason Favorite in ECAC Northeast