No. 4 Men’s Ice Hockey Bests Western New England, 6-2

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Endicott men's ice hockey team defeated Western New England, 6-2, in conference action on Friday night at the Olympia Ice Center.

Andrew Kurapov (Corvallis, Ore.), Drew Lorinchak (Hamilton, Va.), Connor Beatty (Concord, N.H.), Blake Benson (Centennial, Colo.), Connor Amsley (Carlisle, Pa.), and Matt Giroux (Bedford, N.H.) all scored in the victory. 

The Gulls took a 2-0 lead less than two minutes into the contest via tallies from Kurapov (:24) and Lorinchak (1:26) before Western New England evened up the contest with goals in the first (8:50) and second (5:24) periods, respectively.

From there, Endicott responded with four unanswered goals by Beatty (2nd — 5:38), Benson (3rd — SH, 5:13), Amsley (3rd — 7:06), and Giroux (3rd — 10:50) to put the game away.

Atticus Kelly (St. Paul, Minn.) turned away 18 shots to improve to 9-0-1 on the season. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott is 16-1-0 all-time against Western New England.
• The Gulls have won eight in a row in the all-time series.
• Endicott is 9-0-1 on the road this season.

WHAT'S NEXT

No. 4 Endicott (17-1-1, 15-0-1 CCC) hosts Wentworth tomorrow at 3 PM. Prior to the game, seniors and graduate students will be honored for their contributions to the program and the Endicott community.

Western New England (7-12-1, 5-10-1 CCC) visits Salve Regina tomorrow at 7:30 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - David Le' 10)