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MALDEN, Mass. - The No. 2-ranked Norwich
University men's ice hockey team wrapped up its regular season with
a 20-1-4 overall record after earning a 7-1 victory at Tufts in an
ECAC East-NESCAC Interlock game Saturday afternoon at Valley Forum
II.
Freshman F Blake Forkey had a four-point game for the Cadets
with a goal and three assists. It marks Norwich's 10th 20-win
season under head coach Mike McShane.
Norwich finished 16-1-2 atop the ECAC East and has won four
straight since their only loss of the season against Williams on
February 6. Tufts closes the regular season at 12-9-3 overall and
8-8-3 in league play.
Three goals in a span of 1:10 during the first period got the
scoring started on Saturday. Norwich freshman F Kyle Thomas scored
the game's first goal, and his 19th of the season, at 6:43. Jumbo
junior Tom Derosa evened the score at 1-1 34 seconds later at 7:17
with his 14th of the season. Thirty-six seconds after that, the
Cadets went ahead for good on the sixth goal of the year by
freshman F Scott Schroeder at 7:53.
The Cadets broke the game open in the second, putting 22 shots
on goal and scoring four times. Forkey and Thomas both had a goal
and an assist during the period. Thomas' power-play strike with
1:41 remaining in the frame was his 20th goal of the season.
Freshman F Craig Carbonneau, playing in his hometown, tallied his
first collegiate goal 35 seconds later with 1:06 left in the
second, giving Norwich a 6-1 advantage.
The visitors added a short-handed goal, their seventh of the
season, by senior F D.J. Fimiani at 15:40 of the third period to
close out the scoring.
Norwich finished with a 50-14 edge in shots.
Freshman G Alex Dubois earned the victory in goal for the
Cadets, making 13 saves in 58:35 of action.
In addition to Forkey at 1-3-4 and Thomas at 2-1-3, Norwich also
got two assists each from senior D Steve Coon and junior F Chad
Anderson. Fimiani finished with a goal and an assist.
Norwich will return to action on Saturday, Feb. 27, when the
Cadets host the University of New England in an ECAC East
Tournament quarterfinal contest at Kreitzberg Arena. Faceoff for
the game between the top-seeded Cadets and the eighth-seeded
Nor'Easters is slated for 7 p.m.
