{"id":97673,"date":"2015-11-29T20:37:25","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T02:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/ecac-blog\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2015-11-29T20:37:25","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T02:37:25","slug":"brown-and-colgate-return-from-belfast-with-mixed-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2015\/11\/29\/brown-and-colgate-return-from-belfast-with-mixed-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown and Colgate return from Belfast with mixed results"},"content":{"rendered":"
The first regular season college hockey games outside of North America ended in of all things – a shootout.<\/p>\n
That’s what was used to to determine the winner of the Friendship Four tournament championship game between Massachusetts-Lowell and Brown Saturday in Belfast.<\/p>\n
The River Hawks scored the tying goal with 39 seconds left to force overtime against the Bears, and then won the shootout to take the Belpot Trophy as tournament champions. The game will count as a tie for NCAA purposes.<\/p>\n
Brown freshman Tommy Marchin was named the Player of the Tournament after finishing with four goals and two assists on the weekend. Marchin has six goals and six assists in nine games this season, and joins a crowded group of league rookies making a strong impression early on.<\/p>\n
Brown reached the final after beating Colgate 5-0 on Friday.<\/p>\n
It was a tough weekend for the Raiders, who lost 7-1 to Northeastern in the consolation game. Colgate gave up 12 goals on 44 shots against the Bears and Huskies, while managing one goal on just 26 shots over both games. The Raiders haven’t won since Nov. 7 and are 4-10-1 this season.<\/p>\n
Colgate has been playing with a short roster, especially on defense, thanks in part to junior Ryan Johnston signing a professional contract with Montreal late last summer. The top-six group is solid, but from afar, the Raiders don’t seem to have the depth they have had in the past.<\/p>\n
In net, the trio of Charlie Finn, Zac Hamilton and Bruce Racine have combined for a .882 save percentage. That won’t get it done.<\/p>\n
Still, it’s worth noting that Colgate was 7-9-1 in the first half two years ago, and rebounded to make the NCAA tournament. That might be asking a bit much this season, but the Raiders could be a team to watch in the second half if they can get better defensive play.<\/p>\n