Fitchburg State Blanks Men’s Ice Hockey

Fitchburg, Mass. – Four different Falcon players netted a goal as the Fitchburg State ice hockey team defeated Framingham State University, 4-0 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this evening at the Wallace Civic Center.

Fitchburg State opened the scoring at the 4:32 mark of the first period as freshman forward Kyle Hillick wristed a shot into the left side of the net for his fourth goal on the season for the 1-0 advantage after one period of play.

In the second period, the Falcons doubled it margin (2-0) roughly four minutes into the frame when newcomer Joshua Suboyu collected a rebound off the stick of senior Jon Johannesson's shot and deposited a shot inside the near post for his second score of the year.

The Green and Gold upped its lead midway through the period as senior defenseman Jordan Furlane gathered a feed from sophomore Michael Fretz and junior Corey Hayashi before slippeing the puck near side for his first collegiate tally to make the score 3-0. 

Fitchburg State capped the scoring at the 17:25 mark of the second stanza when senior forward Mike Fish took a pass from Hillick and blasted a shot into the back of the net for his second goal of the 2016-17 campaign, resulting in the 4-0 final.

Throughout the contest, Fitchburg State held a 28-20 advantage in shot, while Framingham State finished 0-for-7 on the power-play. In net, sophomore Kirby Saari stopped all 20 shots he faced for the Falcons in 58:20 minutes of action, while freshman Greg Harney (East Haven, Conn.) made 24 saves for the Rams in the complete game effort.

Fitchburg State (9-10-1, 6-6-1 MASCAC) returns to action on Saturday as it travels to Westfield State to take on the Owls for a contest starting at 5:35 p.m. Framingham State (2-17-0, 1-12-0 MASCASC) will visit Worcester State on Sunday for a 3 p.m. puck drop. 

(Courtesy of Fitchburg sports information)