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Colgate MHOC seniors
Bob Cornell
1
Union UNION 13-12-9; 6-10-6 ECAC
2
Winner Colgate COLGATE 10-22-2; 6-14-2 ECAC
Union UNION
13-12-9; 6-10-6 ECAC
1
Final
2
Colgate COLGATE
10-22-2; 6-14-2 ECAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Union UNION 1 0 0 1
Colgate COLGATE 1 1 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Ice Hockey |

Colgate Edges Union in Starr Rink Finale

Colgate Defeats Union, 2-1, in Final Men’s Game at Starr Rink Saturday

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HAMILTON – Jake Kulevich tallied a power-play goal late in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and lift Colgate to a 2-1 victory over Union in ECAC Hockey action Saturday at Starr Rink.
 
Tyson Spink also scored for the Raiders, who took advantage of another solid effort from goaltender Charlie Finn to close out the 56-year-old home of the Raiders with a win. Colgate moves into the brand-new Class of 1965 Arena for the start of the 2016-17 season.
 
Kulevich's decisive tally came during a 4-on-3 power play opportunity with 3:32 remaining in the middle frame. Kevin Lough played the puck to Kulevich at the top of the point, where he fired a snap shot that beat Union keeper Jake Kupsky above his left pad for his fourth goal of the season.
 
Finn made Kulevich's man-advantage marker stand up, stopping 33 of the 34 shots faced during the contest.
 
The two teams traded goals during a 3:02 span early in the first period. Tyson Spink opened the scoring just 3:41 into the game, putting home a goalmouth feed for his 13th goal of the season. Union tied the game at 1-1 before the game was seven minutes old on a Sebastian Vidmar wrap around.  
 
Bottom Line
Colgate 2, Union 1
 
Won-Lost Records
- Colgate finished the regular season with an overall record of 10-22-2 and an ECAC Hockey ledger of 6-14-2
- Union wraps up its regular season with a record of 13-12-9 and 6-10-6.
 
Key Raider Info
- Kulevich's game-winning goal was the third this season. Of the nine goals scored by Kulevich during his career, five have been game-winners.
- Tyson Spink scored his team-leading 13th goal with his first-period tally. Spink increased his team-leading point total to 35 (13g,22a).
- Tylor Spink extended his point-scoring streak to four games with an assist on brother Tyson's first-period goal. Tylor remains second on the team in scoring with 30 points (11g,19a).
- Tim Harrison stretched his point-scoring streak to three games with an assist on Tyson Spink's goal.
 
Inside the Box Score
- Union out-shot Colgate, 34-23, for the contest. The Dutchmen held the shot edge in all three periods (12-11, 15-11 & 7-1).
- Colgate was 1-for-5 on the power play while Union was 0-for-4 with the man advantage. The Raiders fired seven shots in 9:27 of power play time while the Dutchmen fired 10 shots in 9:11 with the man advantage.
- Colgate held a 28-27 edge in faceoffs. Tylor Spink was 12-of-18 at the dot to lead the Raiders.
- Darcy Murphy led all players with seven shot attempts while three players – Ryan Scarfo, J.C. Brassard and Cole Maier – tallied a team-best four shots each for Union.
 
From the Source
Colgate Head Coach Don Vaughan
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(on game)
"I thought we played particularly well defensively today, probably one of our better defensive games. They always say defense wins championships and Charlie's obviously seeing it well right now. It certainly beats the alternative. Rolling into the playoffs with a couple of big wins at home and to go out in our last game with a win, I could not be happier for our guys."
 
Junior Jake Kulevich
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(on scoring last goal in Starr Rink)
"It's definitely awesome. Starr Rink has so much history, so many great players have come through here, its neat to go out that way. I just got to meet Joe (Wignot), he's a world class guy, a three-sport athlete at Colgate. It's really special."
 
Up Next
- Colgate is the No. 10 seed for the 2016 ECAC Hockey Tournament and will play Dartmouth in the first round of the event next weekend.
- The best-of-three series begins March 4 at Thompson Arena. Game time and other information have yet to be determined. 
 
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