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The Mississauga Steelheads defeated the Peterborough Petes 10-1 in front of 2,282 of their home fans. The Steelheads opened up the scoring at around the midway point of the first period and didn’t stop scoring until near the end of the second period, by that time the Steelheads where up 4-0.  At 17:30 of the 2 nd period Peterborough’s Logan DeNoble scored his 32 nd goal of the season to break the Steelheads run, however this would be the only goal they would score all game. The Steelheads would continue to pour it on the in the third period, scoring six more goals before the end of the game. Mississauga was lead offensively by Michael McLeod 93 (3 goals, 3 assists) and Spencer Watson (2 goals, 2 assists) and rookie goaltender Jacob Ingham stopped 26 of 27 shots faced for the victory. Petes goaltender Scott Smith was left in for all 10 goals and only managed to stop 24 of 34 shots faced in the loss. This was the first win of the season over the Petes this

Saturday February 25, 2017  Mercyhurst Ice Center, Erie PA    Mercyhurst Lakers (12-17-4, 5th in Atlantic Conference)    Vs.  RIT Tigers (12-15-0, 8th in Atlantic Conference)                                                              Photo Credit- Omar Phillips Mercyhurst Lakers:  After finishing 4th in the Atlantic last season (15-9-4) the Lakers have had a tough time getting on any sort of prolonged run throughout the season. Mercyhurst is currently in 5th place following a 4-0 loss to Canisius on Thursday night. - Sophomore Defenseman Les Lancaster  (Ypsilanti, Mich) has been a rock on defense for the Lakers this season, posting 21 points (5 goals, 16 assists) in 32 games this season - Freshman goaltender Colin DeAugustine has posted a record of 5-6-2 with a 2.95 goals against average and a .914 save % this season RIT Tigers:  After their second straight Atlantic Conference Title and NCAA tournament appearance last season, the tigers have had a rough go o

Credit USCHO.com On Thursday, night the Canisius Golden Griffins laid an absolute beat down on the Mercyhurst Lakers, which was also their last home game of the season as well as their senior night. Canisius scored early in the game and never looked back, Sophomore Defenseman Alex Jaeckle scored at 4:17 of the first period. This started off a torrid three goal first period for the Griffins which would eventually chase Lakers goaltender Brandon Wildung from the net going into the second period. Jaeckle’s game winner was his third goal as well as his third game-winning goal of the season. Senior goaltender Charles Williams set school records in wins with 19 and shutouts with 5 and the Griffins extended their unbeaten streak to 15 games, the longest active unbeaten streak in the entire nation. Canisius wraps up the season with a record of 21-11-7 and is guaranteed a first round bye heading into the Atlantic Hockey Tournament. Mercyhurst drops to a record of 15-

Thursday February 23, 2017  HarborCenter, Buffalo NY   Canisius Golden Griffins (18-10-7, 1st in Atlantic Conference)   Vs.  Mercyhurst Lakers (12-16-4, 5th in Atlantic Conference)                                                         Courtesy: www.tomwolf.smugmug.com On a Thursday evening contest the Atlantic leading Canisius Griffins take on the Mercyhurst Lakers in a pivotal conference matchup. Although every team in the Atlantic is guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, positioning is still up in the air. Atlantic Hockey Playoffs Explained:  - There are 11 total teams in the Atlantic Conference - The top 5 teams are given a first round bye while the bottom 6 teams are paired up and play a best of 3 game series hosted by the higher seeded team (Round 1 will take place March 3rd-5th) - Round 2: round 1 winners are then paired up with #1,2,3 seeded teams, #5 plays at #4, and play a 3 game series hosted by the higher seeded team (Round 2 will take place March 10th

Friday February 24, 2017 Hershey Center, Mississauga Ontario Mississauga Steelheads (24-19-13, 2nd in Eastern Conference)   Vs. Peterborough Petes (33-17-5, 3 rd in Eastern Conference) Clifford Skarstedt/Peterborough Examiner/Postmedia Network This is game offers a matchup between two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. Mississauga and Peterborough are 2 nd and 3 rd respectively in the Eastern Conference coming into their Friday night clash.   Peterborough has clinched a playoff spot before Mississauga because they have nine more regulation wins, but Mississauga is almost guaranteed a spot eventually.   Skaters in the spotlight: Mississauga: Michael McLeod (New Jersey Devils 2016 1 st round pick, #12 overall) -        141 points over three seasons with Mississauga -        Ranked 6 th among North American skaters before the 2016 draaft -        Named player of the game for his team during the 2016 CHL Top Prospects game Jacob Move

The London Knights defeated the Ottawa 67's 4-2 on a Monday afternoon matinee in front of 6,046 fans at TD place. The Knights used a balanced attack along with two goals in each of the last two periods to come back and beat the 67’s in convincing fashion. Ottawa opened up the scoring at 4:10 of the first period when Mitchell Hoelscher scored his second goal of the season, the Knights would answer back with two of their own near the beginning and the end of the second period to take a 2-1 lead going into the final frame. Ottawa would proceed to tie the game back up at 7:09 of the 3 rd period before London’s leading goal scorer Cliff Pu got the lead right back four minutes later with his 32 nd of the season and eventual game winner. London would get an empty-net goal with one second remaining in the game. London’s Rookie goaltender Jordan Kooy stopped 19 of 21 shots on goal for the victory while 67’s goaltender Olivier Lafreniere stopped 23 of the 26 shots he