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February 1, 2002
Hockey team extends win streak
Hamilton's efforts in two weekend wins earn "Army Athletic Association" Player of Week" honors for senior goaltender
By James Zuhlke
Asst. Dir., Athletic Media Relations
Army extended its longest winning streak of the season to three games with a 5-1 victory over visiting American International Saturday night at Tate Rink.
Senior winger Joe Carpenter scored two goals, including his MAAC-leading seventh power-play tally of the year, to lead the Black Knights’ offense. Carpenter’s first goal of the game came with a man advantage and proved to be the game-winner at 14:10 of the second period.
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Senior Army goaltender Scott Hamilton waits for action to return to his end of the ice. Hamilton recorded his 30th career victory Saturday against AIC. |
Senior defenseman Eric Joyce had broken a scoreless tie after one period of play when his blast from the blue line beat AIC starting goaltender Frank Novello at 9:08 of the second. Army (7-13-5/5-8-5) broke through for three goals in the second to take control of the game. Senior Tim Fisher found the back of the net 1:13 after Carpenter’s power-play goal to give the Black Knights a 3-0 lead.
Freshman Chris Garceau added his eighth goal of the year early in the third, and Carpenter’s second of the game and 13th of the season made it 5-0 for the home team. AIC’s Andy Luhovy spoiled Army goaltender Scott Hamilton’s shutout bid with a power-play goal at 12:39 of the third stanza.
AIC (6-14-0/5-13-0) fell five points behind Army in the MAAC standings in the race for the final playoff spot. The Black Knights also kept pace with Connecticut, who defeated Fairfield Saturday night. Army trails the Huskies by one point in the fight for seventh place.
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Freshman Chris Garceau scored his eight goal of the year in the third period of Saturday’s contest that Army won 5-1. |
Hamilton made 24 saves between the pipes, registering his third consecutive win of the season. He has been in goal for all three games in the Black Knights’ current winning streak.
The win was also Hamilton’s 30th career victory. He is one win shy of cracking the school’s top 10. Hamilton tied former Army goalie Brooks Chretein ’91 for fourth place on the school’s all-time saves list with 1,861 career stops.
The win over AIC was the second in as many nights for Army and the third of the year, making it a season sweep of the Yellow Jackets in the 2001-02 campaign. It is the first time the Black Knights have swept a MAAC opponent in their two seasons in the league.
Army returns to action today when they travel to Buffalo, N.Y., for a two-game series with Canisius. Both games, today and Saturday, are slated for 7 p.m. starts.
