Men’s Hockey Welcomes Wentworth, WNE this Weekend

SUFFOLK vs. WENTWORTH
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Friday, Feb. 14 6:00 PM Porrazzo Rink East Boston, Mass. CNE Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 20-25-3 Nov. 9, 2024, W, 2-0 Same Won 1

SUFFOLK vs. WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Feb. 15 4:50 PM Porrazzo Rink East Boston, Mass. CNE Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 26-14-16 Feb. 9, 2025 Same Won 2

BOSTON – Suffolk men's hockey has a full weekend at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink in store Feb. 14-15 with Wentworth and Western New England set to stop by. The Rams will first welcome the Leopards Friday at 6:00 p.m., before the Golden Bears come to Eastie Saturday for a 4:50 p.m. puck drop. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Down one after the first period, Suffolk men's hockey scored five unanswered to take down Western New England, 5-1, Sunday at the Olympia Ice Center.  

MORE READING: Men's Hockey Bests WNE, 5-1 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk swept its home-and-home series with Western New England last weekend to improve to 10-10-2 on the year and 5-9-1 in CNE contests. The 10 victories mark the first time the Rams hit the double-digit win mark 2015-16 when it went 13-10-2.  

The Rams have found the back of the cage 46 times with the trio of Scott McManus (5g, 7a), Michael McEachern (2g, 8a) and Josh Milso (3g, 7a) leading the offensive unit.   

CJ Hapward has been a staple in between the pipes for the blue-and-gold this season. He has assembled a 2.08 GAA and .925 save percentage for a 10-10-2 record that features five cleansheets, good for a share of first in NCAA Division III. 

LEOPARDS LOOK
Wentworth was swept in a home-and-home series by then-No. 5 Curry to skate into the weekend 6-14-2 overall and 4-10-1 in CNE action. 

Six different skaters have hit the 10-poitn plateau to anchor the Leopards' 51-goal offense in George Kolovos (7g, 6a), Ethan Lim (5g, 7a), Nikolas Sombrowski (5g, 7a), Nolan Lowe (3g, 8a), Alex Walicki (4g, 7a) and Dane Probe (5g, 5a).  

Jack McGovern has taken on the bulk of the work load in net. In 15 games played, 13 starts, he has built a 2.91 GAA and .914 save percentage. Topher Chirico, meanwhile, holds a 3.05 GAA and .916 save percentage in his eight games played. 

LAST TIME WE MET 
Suffolk split its home-and-home series with Wentworth Nov. 8-9. The Rams slipped in overtime 1-0 to open the series before shutting out the Leopards, 2-0, in the last meeting.  

MORE READING: Men's Hockey Falls to Wentworth in OT, 1-0 | Men's Hockey Shutouts Wentworth, 2-0

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Wentworth rivalry is one of the oldest for the Rams, dating back to 1992. 
• The Rams trail the all-time series, 20-25-3 
• The blue-and-gold is 7-2-1 in the last 10 battles, all of which came in CNE playing. 
• There have been eight shutouts in the all-time series including the last two contests.  
• Suffolk is 4-4-0 against WIT when a team is kept off the scoreboard. 
• Four cleansheets have come on the Rams' home ice (1-3-0), while the other four came at WIT's barn (2-2-0). 
• Suffolk and Wentworth have needed extra time to decide a winner nine times. 
• The Rams are 4-3-2 when playing in OT against the Leopards. 
• The blue-and-gold is 1-2-1 when playing in overtime as the home team and 3-1-1 in OT as the away team versus the Leopards. 
• Suffolk is 5-2-0 against WIT in the Shawn McEachern era. 

STATS SHOWDOWN

GET TO KNOW THE GOLDEN BEARS
Western New England has fallen in six straight including its home-and-home series loss to Suffolk last weekend to sit 5-15-2 on the year and 1-12-2 in CNE play. Prior to the showdown with Suffolk Saturday, the Golden Bears will entertain No. 8 University of New England Friday.  

Jake Mendeszoon (1g, 13a), Nolan Dawson (6g, 7a) and Everest Schneider (6g, 7a) are the biggest threats offensively for WNE's offense that has 51 goals. 

Anthony Aureliano is the usual starter in net for the Golden Bears. He boasts a 3.68 GAA and .906 save percentage. Logan Palmer (3.59 GAA, .917 save %) and Luca Scaglione (4.81 GAA, .892 save %) have defended the net this season as well. 

LAST TIME WE MET 
Suffolk skated by Western New England in a home-and-home series last weekend with a 9-5 victory in Eastie Friday and a 5-1 triumph Sunday in West Springfield, Massachusetts.  

MORE READING: Men's Hockey Handles WNE 9-5 | Men's Hockey Bests WNE, 5-1

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Since 2000, Suffolk is 26-14-16 against Western New England. 
• The Rams have coupled back-to-back wins over the Golden Bears together. 
• Suffolk is 14-6-1 when hosting WNE. 
• On the road, the Rams are 10-10-5 against the Golden Bears.
• There have only been two cleansheets in the all-time series. 
• Suffolk owns both of those battles. The last shutout was a 5-0 decision Nov. 18, 2017.  

STATS SHOWDOWN
 

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams wrap up the regular season at Nichols Friday, Feb. 21 at 5:40 p.m.