Men's Ice Hockey Albertus Magnus Athletic Communications

Kindrachuk's OT Goal Gives Albertus Magnus Win Over WestConn In Season Opener

DANBURY, CT - An overtime goal by Zane Kindrachuk (Calgary, Alberta) lifted the Albertus Magnus College men's ice hockey team to a 5-4 win over Western Connecticut State University on Friday evening in non-conference play.

The Falcons spread out the scoring as Charles Lavoie (Chicoutimi, Quebec), Connor Bertamini (Calgary, Alberta), Peter Keese (Minnetonka, MN) and Aleksy Bandu (Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Quebec) all added goals along with Kindrachuk.

Chace Hale (Pittsburgh, Pa.) got the win in net for the Falcons, stopping 21 shots.

Kindrachuk's game-winning overtime goal was his fourth in the last two seasons.

THE BASICS

FINAL: Albertus 5 | WestConn 4 ((OT)

RECORDS: Albertus (1-0-0) | WestConn (0-1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Wolves struck first with a goal at the 9:14 mark of the first period on a power-play goal from Scott McNulty.
  • Keese answered over four minutes later with his first of the season off a pass from Bailey Kirwin (Barrie, Ontario), tying the game at 1-1.
  • Albertus got its first lead of the game as Bandu scored his first career goal off a pass from Caden Pattison (Lake Stevens, Wash.).
  • The lead was short lived as McNulty added his second goal of the game just over a minute later. The Wolves would then take their second lead of the game after a goal from Chris Hamilton.
  • Just 82 seconds into the third period, Lavoie scored on a power-play to tie the game at 3-3 off assists from Kirwin and Keese.
  • Later in the third, Bertamini gave the Falcons the lead off a pass from Justin Sullivan (Laval, Quebec) at the 16:16 mark.
  • With just 32 seconds left, the Wolves tied the game with a two-man advantage as Phil Parker scored, sending the game into overtime.
  • Kindrachuk would score his game-winner just 52 seconds into the final period, giving the Falcons the win.

BETWEEN THE PIPES

Albertus

Chace Hale (W, 1-0-0) 25 | Shots on Goal | 21 Saves | 4 Goal Allowed

WestConn

Liam Lane (L, 0-1-0) 38 Shots on Goal | 33 Saves | 5 Goals Allowed

BY THE NUMBERS

Penalties/Minutes

Albertus 6/20 | WestConn 6/20

Power-Play Opportunities/Goals

Albertus 1/3 | WestConn 2/2

Faceoffs Won

Albertus 45 | WestConn 38

NOTEWORTHY

  • The game was the first for WestConn in program history.
  • Kirwin finished with two assists on the day.

UP NEXT

The Falcons open up their home schedule on Friday, November 7th as they host Skidmore in a non-conference game at Ralph Walker Ice Rink at 5 p.m.