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Canisius celebrates its 2023 Atlantic Hockey playoff championship (photo: Thomas Wolf).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BUFFALO, N.Y.<\/strong> – Nick Bowman’s goal at 17:59 of the second period and Jacob Barczewski’s 24-save shutout were the difference as Canisius defeated Holy Cross 3-0 for its second Atlantic Hockey championship.<\/p>\n

The Golden Griffins tacked on a pair of empty-net goals in the final minutes to seal the victory.<\/p>\n

“Down the stretch, the second half of the year, (Canisius) was the best team in our league,” said Holy Cross coach Bill Riga. “Maybe not by a lot but enough.<\/p>\n

“It was a great hockey game. We got down by one and hit a few posts. Just wasn’t able to find a way to get one past Barczewski.”<\/p>\n

“It was an unbelievable hockey game,” said Canisius coach Trevor Large. “It took everybody; it took everything we had.”<\/p>\n

The teams played almost forty minutes of scoreless hockey before Bowman’s goal, with Barczewski and Crusaders goaltender Json Grande coming up big when called upon.<\/p>\n

“I felt both teams were coming off three-game series, now to play one game, we both did look a little tentative,” said Large.<\/p>\n

“When Nick Bowman scored that goal, when that one finally went in, there was relief, excitement, and then clear focus.”<\/p>\n

Bowman’s goal came with 2:01 left in the second. Defenseman Jackson Decker moved the puck to the slot area before finding Bowman low in the left face-off circle. Bowman’s shot went over the shoulder of Grande to make it 1-0.<\/p>\n

“I had my head down,” said Bowman. “Just shot it as hard as I could. Once we got that 1-0 lead, we knew we could trust (Barczewski).”<\/p>\n

Bowman’s goal was the only tally until late in the third when Holy Cross pulled Grande for the extra attacker with 2:01 left.<\/p>\n

Canisius then scored a pair of empty-net goals to seal the win – Marcus Boguslavsky at 18:32 and Keaton Mastrodonato at 18:57, sending the sellout crowd of 1,807 home happy.<\/p>\n

“So proud of our guys,” said Large. “Harborcenter was rocking, that helped us out for sure.<\/p>\n

“The last 10 minutes were exactly what we needed to do in a 1-0 game. And when Barczewski’s dialed in like this, when he plays like this, he’s very difficult to score on.”<\/p>\n

Barczewski, voted tournament MVP, made 24 saves for the shutout, his second of the postseason. In seven playoff games, he posted a .963 save percentage and a GAA of 1.14.<\/p>\n

“We came out with kind of a chip on our shoulder,” said Barczewski. “When we lost to AIC (in the 2021 championship game), a lot of us kind of wore that one and we wanted to get to this spot again. We knew we were capable of it.<\/p>\n

“I’m just a small part of that, to do my job which is to give these guys a chance.”<\/p>\n

It was Holy Cross’ first time in the championship game since 2006. The Crusaders, picked to finish last in the preseason coaches poll, defeated top-seed Rochester Institute of Technology and second-seeded American International to get to the title game.<\/p>\n

“To get here, to go from being picked for tenth, was a heck of a run,” said Riga. “We got some chances in front, shot it over the net, hit a few posts. It’s cruel. That’s hockey.”<\/p>\n

Canisius will most likely travel to Fargo, N.D., to face top-seeded Minnesota in the first round of the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

“Our destiny is in our hands,” said Bowman. “If we play the way we are capable of playing…there’s not a lot that can stop us.”<\/p>\n

All-Tournament Team<\/strong>
\nF: Nick Bowman, Canisius
\nF: Liam McLinskey, Holy Cross
\nF: Keaton Mastrodonato, Canisius
\nD: Jackson Decker, Canisius
\nD: Jack Robilotti, Holy Cross
\nG: Jacob Barczewski, Canisius<\/p>\n

MVP: Jacob Barczewski, Canisius<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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