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Detroit prospect Keith Petruzzelli is Quinnipiac’s No. 1 goalie this season as a senior (photo: Rob Rasmussen).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s been a long line of zeroes lately for Quinnipiac and goalie Keith Petruzzelli.<\/p>\n

Petruzzelli and the Bobcats shut out Colgate 3-0 Saturday, extending the senior\u2019s shutout streak to three games. He\u2019s the second goalie in program history to record three consecutive shutouts, joining Michael Garteig, who accomplished the feat in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s locked in right now,\u201d Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold said. \u201cHe\u2019s seeing the puck well, he\u2019s moving well, and he\u2019s controlling his rebounds. His compete level has been excellent. We\u2019ve been playing well in front of him too. The PK has gotten better as we\u2019ve gotten more reps.\u201d<\/p>\n

Petruzzelli has started all 15 games for the Bobcats this season and already has a career-high four shutouts to go along with a .930 save percentage. He hasn\u2019t allowed a goal over his last 198:27, a mark that is second in program history to Garteig\u2019s 209:31.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe boys have been great, blocking shots and selling out,\u201d said Petruzzelli, who was named the league\u2019s player and goalie of the week. \u201cThey\u2019re making my job easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Petruzzelli has been a rock lately for a Quinnipiac defense that has no seniors and five underclassmen that have seen playing time this season. There have been some bumps \u2013 Quinnipiac allowed 12 goals in the three games prior to the current shutout streak \u2013 but the defense has improved as the season has progressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are young on the backend, but [we\u2019ve] just been building that trust and levels of communication,\u201d Petruzzelli said.<\/p>\n

However, it took some time for Petruzzelli to establish himself. He came to Quinnipiac as an eighteen-year-old freshman and split time with Andrew Shortridge during his first two seasons.<\/p>\n

Shortridge gave up his senior season to sign with San Jose in the spring of 2019, and it\u2019s been Petruzzelli\u2019s job ever since. He came on strong in the second half of last season, as the Bobcats lost only four games after November prior to the season shutting down in March.<\/p>\n

Quinnipiac added his potential replacement in goal next season this week, as the program announced the addition of Yaniv Perets for the second semester. Perets played in 10 games for the BCHL’s Penticton Vees this fall, posting a .931 save percentage and two shutouts before the season was paused due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The unusual schedule this season means that some weekends teams will a \u201cthree-in-three\u201d setup, common in pro hockey, but virtually unheard of in college. That\u2019s the case this weekend when Quinnipiac travels to Clarkson for games Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. While Perets gives the Bobcats a valuable insurance policy, it should be Petruzzelli in net the majority of the time, even with the busy schedule.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m at my best when I\u2019m playing a lot of games,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s just about taking the time you need [this] week before the road trip to Clarkson to make sure you\u2019re prepared and by the time you get up there, you\u2019re feeling good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rookies making an impact<\/h4>\n

It can take some players a while to make the transition from juniors to college hockey.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s without factoring in the unusual offseason caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

But all four ECAC teams playing this season have already gotten important contributions from their freshman class through the first few weeks of the conference schedule.<\/p>\n

Clarkson (Alex Campbell) and Colgate (Alex Young) each have a freshman as their leading point scorer, while Quinnipiac freshman Ty Smilanic leads the team with ten goals and is one of four players in the nation with double-digit goals.<\/p>\n

St. Lawrence\u2019s Nicholas Trela and Greg Lapointe are tied for the team lead in goals, while Luc Salem\u2019s first collegiate goal was the overtime winner Friday against Clarkson.<\/p>\n

Clarkson and Colgate have leaned on freshmen in goal, as the Knights\u2019 Ethan Haider and the Raiders\u2019 Carter Gylander lead their teams in minutes played.<\/p>\n

Familiar faces<\/h4>\n

In November, eight of the league\u2019s schools announced their plans to not play this season. That announcement was followed by a flurry of transfers, as players at those schools scrambled to get a chance to play this season.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an update on those former ECAC Hockey players who have seen action thus far for their new teams:<\/p>\n

Tristen Mullin (Vermont) \u2013 Set to be Cornell\u2019s captain prior to the Big Red cancelling their season, Mullin was third on the Catamounts in scoring before the school paused team activities last week due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Jack St. Ivany (Boston College) \u2013 The former Yale defenseman and current Philadelphia draft pick has two assists in four games for the Eagles.<\/p>\n

Owen Savory (UMass Lowell) – One of the league\u2019s top goalies last season while with RPI, Savory has only seen action once in relief so far for the River Hawks.<\/p>\n

Joseph Campolieto (Boston University) and Jack Adams (Providence) \u2013 The former Dutchmen teammates are both in Hockey East this season, where Campolieto has played in all four of the Terriers\u2019 games, while Adams has played in three games for the Friars.<\/p>\n

Corbin Kaczperski (Denver) \u2013 The former Yale goalie has a 2-0-1 record in five games for the Pioneers this season.<\/p>\n

Carson Gicewicz (Massachusetts) \u2013 Gicewicz is the only player on this list whose team didn\u2019t cancel its season. The former St. Lawrence forward was granted an extra season of eligibility and announced in April that he was joining former Saints coach Greg Carvel at UMass. It\u2019s been a good match so far, as Gicewicz has a team-leading 10 goals for the 9-5-1 Minutemen.<\/p>\n

Around the league<\/h4>\n

St. Lawrence\u2019s overtime win against Clarkson on Friday snapped a five-game winning streak for the Golden Knights in the rivalry matchup. Clarkson rebounded the next night with a 2-1 win over the Saints.<\/p>\n

Smilanic was named the league\u2019s rookie of the week after scoring two goals Sunday against Colgate. The two goals Sunday came after Smilanic didn\u2019t have a great game Friday against the Raiders.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got on him a little bit, and to his credit, he responded,\u201d Pecknold said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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