Sophomore goalie Brittan Kuhlman stopped 30 shots and allowed two goals
1/16/2010
CORTLAND, N.Y. - The nationally sixth-ranked Elmira men's hockey team scored three third-period goals and defeated Cortland, 3-0, Saturday night in non-conference action at Alumni Arena.
For Cortland (6-11), sophomore goalie Brittan Kuhlman (Elkhorn, NE/Winnipeg Saints) made 30 saves and allowed two goals in 58 minutes, 58 seconds of action. The Red Dragons played with an empty for 1:02 late in the game and allowed one goal in that span.
Senior Rusty Masters (Grafton, ON/Port Hope Predators) led Elmira (12-3-1) with a goal and an assist. Sophomores Andrew Wilcox (Rochester, MN/Walpole Express) and John Clewlow (Brampton, ON/Dixie Bee Hives) each tallied a goal. Senior Scott Gamble (Toronto, ON/North York Rangers), sophomores Kevin Willer (Toronto, ON/North York Rangers) and Martin Lee (Toronto, ON/Vaughan Vipers) and freshman Brian Davidson (Sparks, NV/Innisfil Lakers) collected one assist apiece. Freshman goalie Darren McDonald (Stittsville, ON/Nepean Raiders) stopped 16 shots to record his first career shutout.
After two scoreless periods in which each goalie made key saves, Elmira broke the deadlock when Wilcox stuffed in a rebound at 1:56 of the third. Clewlow made it a 2-0 game at 8:18 as Masters and Davidson set up his partial breakaway.
The Soaring Eagles took a penalty with 1:59 remaining, and Cortland pulled Kuhlman for an extra skater with a faceoff in Elmira's zone. The Soaring Eagles eventually cleared the puck out and Masters sealed the win when he scored into the empty net for his team-high 12th goal of the season.
Cortland held Elmira's power play, which entered the game with a 25.3 percent success rate, scoreless on nine chances, while the Red Dragons went 0-for-5. Cortland closes out its regular season with eight straight conference games beginning next Friday.
Elmira 3, Cortland 0
Elmira 0-0-3 3
Cortland 0-0-0 0
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Elmira: Rusty Masters 1-1, John Clewlow 1-0, Andrew Wilcox 1-0, Scott Gamble 0-1, Kevin Willer 0-1, Brian Davidson 0-1, Martin Lee 0-1
Cortland: no scoring
Saves: Darren McDonald (Elmira) 16 (0 GA in 60:00); Brittan Kuhlman(Cortland) 30 (2 GA in 58:58), Empty Net 1 GA in 1:02
Shots on Goal: Elmira 33 (6-12-15), Cortland 16 (2-10-4)
Penalties: Cortland 11-22:00, Elmira 7-14:00
Power Play: Elmira 0-9, Cortland 0-5
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 6-11; Elmira (Soaring Eagles) 12-3-1 (ranked 6th nationally in Div. III)