TROY, N.Y. ‘ Junior goaltender David Cann recorded his second shutout of the season and his third collegiate shutout Friday night as the 51·çÁ÷ men’s hockey team defeated Rensselaer 3-0 before 2,848 fans at Houston Field House.
‘This is a big win,’ said head coach Don Vaughan. ‘I don’t know if you can really measure it right now, but it gives us some confidence. A win on the road in this league is big. We certainly needed it and we’re hoping to carry it into tomorrow night.’
Cann played spectacular in net, including several key saves to keep the Engineers from getting on the board including one in the beginning of the second period. Engineer Nolan Graham picked up a loose puck just outside the crease from the boards and one timed it. Cann dove from his right back to his left and snatched the puck with his glove.
After skating through scoreless first and second periods, the Raiders (8-11-2, 3-5-1 ECAC) got on the board at 2:54 of the third when junior Kyle Doyle won the faceoff and passed it back to sophomore Joey Mormina who put it in for his third goal of the season.
Colgate went up 2-0 at 17:08 on sophomore Adam Mitchell’s sixth goal of the season. Senior Steve Silversides assisted on the goal.
The Raiders closed out the scoring at 18:50 on senior Scooter Smith’s 14th goal of the season. Junior Rob Brown and Cann assisted on the goal.
Cann finished with 27 saves while Rensselaer’s Kevin Kurk made 28 saves in the loss.
NOTES: The last time the Raiders defeated the Engineers in Troy occurred on November 6, 1999 in a 4-2 decision. The last 51·çÁ÷ shutout came on March 4, 1995 in a 3-0 win in Hamilton.