Men’s Ice Hockey Opens CNE with Roger Williams, Wentworth

SUFFOLK vs. ROGER WILLIAMS
Date Time Venue Notes Series	Friday, Nov. 7 5:00 PM Driscoll Arena Fall River, Mass. GoSuffolkRams.com First Meeting

SUFFOLK vs. WENTWORTH
Date Time Venue Video Stats Notes Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Nov. 8 4:50 PM Porrazzo Rink East Boston, Mass. CNE Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 21-25-3 Feb. 14, 2025, W, 3-2 Same W2

BOSTON – Suffolk men's ice hockey is in store for a full Conference of New England (CNE) as it set to take on Roger Williams and Wentworth. The Rams will visit the Hawks Friday, Nov. 7 at Driscoll Arena, before hosting the Leopards Saturday, Nov. 8 at 4:50 p.m. at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's ice hockey's fell in its season opener as the Rams dropped a back-and-forth affair to Salem State, 4-3, Saturday, Nov. 1 at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink. 

MORE READING: Salem State Spoils Men's Ice Hockey's Opener, 4-3

SUFFOLK SCORES

RAMS RUNDOWN

• Suffolk enters the weekend at 0-1-0 after falling to Salem State last Saturday, 4-3.
• Nolan Leonard (2g) and Bobby Lachance (1g) posted Suffolk's first goals of the year.
• Quinn Booth dished out two assists in the opening game, while Marko Giourof, Daniel McKiernan, Aidan O'Connell, and Dimitri Voyatzis secured one helper each.
• First-year goaltender Austin McNicholas got the nod in the opener and saved 21 shots in the loss.
• Suffolk is 2-3 on the power play and in penalty kill situations, respectively.

CONFERENCE DEBUTS

• In five seasons in the CNE, Suffolk has yet to win a conference debut, 0-5-1. 
• Five of the Rams conference openers have come on Suffolk's home ice including last season. The blue-and-gold is 0-4-1 in such instances. 
• Suffolk skated as the away time in its CNE debut just once, in 2023.
• There have been three shutouts in Suffolk's league debuts, all setbacks, including last season's 1-0 loss to Wentworth Nov. 8, 2024.
• Suffolk will meet Roger Williams in its CNE opener for the first time.
• The Rams are 0-3-0 in the first league game of the season under Shawn McEachern's guidance. 

HAWKS HIGHLIGHTS

• Roger Williams enters the weekend at 1-0-0 after winning its inaugural varsity game, 4-3 versus UMass Dartmouth last Friday.
• Daxton St. Hilaire posted a hat trick against the Corsairs, while TJ Sullivan tallied the fourth goal for the Hawks.
• Jon Alger, Filip Kuba, Aidan Radic, Cooper St. Hilaire, PJ Sweeney, and Jason Tynan all sit at one assist on the young season.
• Jacob Jaslow recorded 29 saves, good for a .906 save percentage in his first collegiate game.
• Roger Williams is 0-4 on the power play and 8-9 with its penalty kill unit on the ice.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Roger Williams will meet for the first time in the all-time series.

STATS SHOWDOWN

LEOPARDS LOOK

• Wentworth sits at 0-1-1 after a 6-2 setback to Skidmore and 4-4 draw to Vermont State Castleton last weekend.
• Ian Worthley (1g, 2a), Nicholas Ramm (1g, 1a) ang George Kolovos (1g, 1a) pace the Leopards offense through the first two games.
• The goalie duties have been split by Jack McGovern (46 saves, .902 save percentage) and Topher Chirico (46 saves, .920 save percentage).
• Wentworth is 0-4 on power play opportunities and stands at 6-9 on the penalty kill.

INSIDE THE SERIES 

• The contest marks the 50th all-time meeting between Suffolk and Wentworth.
• The Rams trail the all-time series, 21-25-3 
• The blue-and-gold is 8-1-1 in the last 10 battles, all of which came in CNE playing. 
• Suffolk has rattled off back-to-back wins together over Wentworth include a 3-2 triumph in the last meeting, Feb. 14, 2025.
• There have been eight shutouts in the all-time series. 
• Suffolk is 4-4-0 against WIT when a team is kept off the scoreboard. 
• Four clean sheets have come on the Rams' home ice (1-3-0), while the other four came at Wentworth's ice (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 6-2-0 against the Leopards in the Shawn McEachern era. 

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Wentworth – All-Time Series

STATS SHOWDOWN

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk continues CNE play next weekend, visiting Curry on Friday, Nov. 14 14 for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop before returning to Eastie the following day, Saturday, Nov. 15 to host Roger Williams in a rematch at 4:50 p.m.