Saturday, November 26
Belfast, N. Ireland / The SSE Arena
2:00 PM EST (7:00 PM GMT)
Quinnipiac University
10-1-3
2
vs
2
UMass
7-5-2
1
2
3
OT 1
OT 2
F
Massachusetts
0
0
2
0
0
2
Quinnipiac
1
0
1
0
0
2
Photo by: William Cherry/Presseye
No. 4 QU Clinches Belpot In Shootout
11/26/2022 6:19:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Game officially finishes as a tie with No. 19 UMass
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — After a 65-minute deadlock between No. 4 Quinnipiac and No. 17 UMass, Cristophe Tellier and Yaniv Perets clinched the 2022 Belpot Trophy for the Bobcats, with Tellier scoring the lone goal in the shootout and Perets denying all three Minutemen attempts.
Ethan de Jong started the scoring, when a beautiful passing sequence was capped off by his backhanded effort in front.
After a scoreless second, UMass tied it on a breakaway 5:12 into the period to knot it up. It was tied until 4:14 was left on the clock and Skyler Brind'Amour tapped home a power-play effort that gave the Bobcats the lead once again.
UMass would tie it 31 seconds later off a rebound to finish off the scoring.
The Bobcats power play was dangerous all night, going 2-for-3 and generating five shots. In addition to his three saves in the shootout, Perets made 21 stops on the night.
STATS AND NOTES
The Bobcats return home for the first of two ECAC weekends at M&T Bank Arena, hosting Clarkson and St. Lawrence on Dec. 2 and 3.
Both games are slated for 7 p.m., and can be seen live on ESPN+.
For an inside look at the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program, be sure to follow them on social media @QU_MIH.
The moment. The stop.
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) November 26, 2022
𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐇!#BobcatNation | @Friendship_Four pic.twitter.com/h9Rehy5zTz
Ethan de Jong started the scoring, when a beautiful passing sequence was capped off by his backhanded effort in front.
The passing. The patience. 💯#BobcatNation | @friendship_four pic.twitter.com/I5QQTn8AqW
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) November 26, 2022
After a scoreless second, UMass tied it on a breakaway 5:12 into the period to knot it up. It was tied until 4:14 was left on the clock and Skyler Brind'Amour tapped home a power-play effort that gave the Bobcats the lead once again.
Man-advantage again comes through!#BobcatNation | @Friendship_Four pic.twitter.com/WQ00L4fnJr
— Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) November 26, 2022
UMass would tie it 31 seconds later off a rebound to finish off the scoring.
The Bobcats power play was dangerous all night, going 2-for-3 and generating five shots. In addition to his three saves in the shootout, Perets made 21 stops on the night.
STATS AND NOTES
- It is the first Friendship Four Championship for the Bobcats in their second appearance. They advance to the final in 2016.
- TJ Friedmann went 11-3 on faceoffs to aid the Bobcats' effort. He went 22-7 on the weekend and is 43-18 over his last four contests from the dot.
- Collin Graf earned the tournament's Most Valuable Player honors, dishing an assist on both goals today and finishing with three for the tournament. He has five assists over his last three games and 10 for the season.
- Metsa recorded his first multi-assist game of the campaign and his third multi-point performance of 2022-23. He has eight assists on the year and 11 total points.
The Bobcats return home for the first of two ECAC weekends at M&T Bank Arena, hosting Clarkson and St. Lawrence on Dec. 2 and 3.
Both games are slated for 7 p.m., and can be seen live on ESPN+.
For an inside look at the Quinnipiac men's ice hockey program, be sure to follow them on social media @QU_MIH.
Team Stats
UMA
QUI
Shots
23
33
PPG
0
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
1
Penalty Mins
6
2
Faceoffs Won
16
23
Game Leaders
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
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