Ice Hockey Skates to 5-5 Tie with Brockport

Framingham, MA - Senior Tim Crowley (Brasher Falls, NY) and freshman James Cody (Schwenksville, PA) each scored goals in the final 1:15 of the third period to even the score as The College at Brockport ice hockey team salvaged a 5-5 tie with the Framingham State Rams tonight at Loring Arena.

Framingham State moves to 0-12-3 on the season, while Brockport (7-5-3) extended its unbeaten streak to six games (4-0-2) with the tie.  The two teams will square off again tomorrow at Loring Arena at 2:30 p.m.

The Golden Eagles took a 1-0 lead at the 18 minute mark of the first period as Justin Noble (Georgetown, ONT) took a quick pass from Cody after a face off win by Ray Tremblay (Peachland, BC) and beat the Framingham goalie.

In the second period, Framingham scored three times to take a 3-1 lead with just over nine minutes remaining in the frame.  Junior defenseman Brett Casavant (Gardner, MA) scored off an assist from senior forward Sean Maguire (Plymouth, MA) at 3:57 and junior forward Jason Anderson (Arden Hills, MN) scored goals at 6:32 and 10:58.  Junior Joe Hurley (Charlestown, MA) assisted on the first tally and junior captain Jeremy Schmidt (Huffman, TX assisted on the second.

Brockport battled back and scored two goals less than two minutes apart to tie the game at 3-3 heading into the second intermission.  Andrew Simmons (Middleburg, NY) scored at the 13 minute mark and Jason Gorrie (Etobicoke, ONT) added his at 14:27.

Framingham regained the lead early in the third period with a goal by Schmidt just 28 seconds into the final period and took a 5-3 lead midway through the period as Hurley added a goal with the teams playing 4-on-4 hockey.

With less than two minutes to go in the third period, goalie Todd Sheridan (Edison, NJ) was pulled for the extra attacker and it paid off as Rick Stanek (Clinton, NY) took a high shot that deflected off the glass behind the net and Crowley was able to score to cut the lead to 5-4.

Brockport would tie the game with 39 seconds left as Cody controlled the loose puck near the blue line and fired a hard shot toward the goal that beat the Framingham goalie.

In overtime, Brockport held a 6-1 shots advantage but could not find the back of the net as Framingham State goalie Terence Sullivan (Shirley, MA), who finished with 48 saves in the game, turned away all six shots he faced in the extra session.