CORTLAND, N.Y. - Senior goalie
Drew Weigman (Annapolis, MD/Northern Cyclones) turned aside 38 shots to become Cortland's all-time saves leader, and sophomore
Douglas Elgstam (Stockholm, Sweden/New Jersey Rockets) netted the game-tying goal early in the third period as the Cortland men's hockey team played to a 2-2 overtime tie versus Plattsburgh Friday night in SUNYAC action at Alumni Arena. Weigman now has 2,832 saves in his career, surpassing the old mark of 2.821 set by John Larnerd from 1999-2003.
Senior
Paul Fregeau (Los Angeles, CA/Des Moines Buccaneers) also scored a goal for the Red Dragons (9-13-2, 4-9-2 SUNYAC), who were eliminated from conference postseason play when Potsdam upended Oswego, 1-0. Weigman, sophomores
Sean Perichak (Oakville, ON/Markham Royals) and
Martin Lavallee (Goose Bay, NL/Nepean Raiders) and freshman
Scott Docherty (Oakville, ON/Georgetown Raiders) each collected an assist.
Junior Cam Owens (Wilmington, MA/Islanders Hockey Club) tallied one goal and one assist for the Cardinals (12-11-1, 6-8-1). Junior Cole Stallard (Atlanta, GA/New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs) also scored a goal with sophomores Joe Drabin (Rochester/Wenatchee Wild) and Philip Middleton (Vail, CO/Salmon Arm Silverbacks) and freshman Rich McCartney (Hershey, PA/Philadelphia Revolution) picking up one assist apiece. Freshman goalie Jimmy Poreda (Tonawanda/Connecticut Jr. Rangers) made 24 saves.
Fregeau gave Cortland a 1-0 lead just 1:36 into the game with a one-time shot from the left side after Perichak slipped a pass through the crease. Stallard tied the game at 7:26 of the second period with a shot from the right side that got through Weigman's pads. Owens put the Cardinals ahead, 2-1, just over 90 seconds later on a deflection off a shot by McCartney.
Elgstam tied the game 52 seconds into the third period. Weigman touched a clearing pass by Plattsburgh over to Lavallee who sent a pass up the right boards to Elgstam. He beat a Plattsburgh defender and snapped a shot into the top corner for his fifth goal of the season. In overtime, Weigman helped the Red Dragons earn the point as he turned aside nine Plattsburgh shots.
Cortland wraps up its season at home Saturday versus Potsdam at 7 p.m.
Cortland 2, Plattsburgh 2 (OT)
Score by periods:
Plattsburgh 0-2-0-0 2
Cortland 1-0-1-0 2
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists)
Plattsburgh: Cam Owens 1-1, Cole Stallard 1-0, Joe Drabin 0-1, Rich McCartney 0-1, Philip Middleton 0-1
Cortland:
Paul Fregeau 1-0,
Douglas Elgstam 1-0,
Sean Perichak 0-1,
Scott Docherty 0-1,
Martin Lavallee 0-1,
Drew Weigman 0-1
Saves: Jimmy Poreda (Plattsburgh) 24 saves (2 GA in 65:00);
Drew Weigman (Cortland) 38 saves (2 GA in 65:00)
Shots on Goal: Plattsburgh 40 (10-12-9-9), Cortland 26 (10-7-7-2)
Penalties: Plattsburgh 5-10:00, Cortland 2-4:00
Power Play: Cortland 0-5, Plattsburgh 0-1
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 9-13-2, 4-9-2 SUNYAC; Plattsburgh (Cardinals) 12-11-1, 6-8-1 SUNYAC