WORCESTER, MASS.— The Assumption University men's ice hockey team won their second Northeast 10 Conference Championship for the second time in three seasons, and their third in five seasons, following a 5-4 win over Saint Anselm College, Saturday evening at the Worcester Ice Center.
THE BASICS:
Score: Assumption University 5, Saint Anselm College 4
Records: Greyhounds (23-8-2, 15-3-2 NE10) | Hawks (14-14-4, 11-7-2 NE10)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Assumption was the first team to score, as
Jonathan Surrette forced a turnover at the blue line before sending a cross-ice pass to
Brett Cunningham, who wristed a shot past the Saint Anselm netminder to the top glove side, five minutes in. The game would head into the second period with the Greyhounds leading 1-0, but the Hawks tied the game early in the middle frame, with Justin Tremblay scoring an unassisted tally. The Hounds answered back with a goal from
Dean Simeone five minutes later.
Patrick McKiernan doubled Assumption's lead with under five minutes left in the second period, as he went coast-to-coast and scored with a low-angle shot.
The Hounds took a 3-1 lead into the third period, before they were assessed two quick penalties to go on a 5-on-3 penalty kill. The Northeast 10 Conference Player of the Year,
Jonathan Surrette, captured all of the momentum, as he scored a shorthanded goal, making it 4-1 with 11:44 left in regulation. Saint Anselm added a tally just over a minute later, but Surrette would strike again, making it 5-2 with 5:25 showing on the game clock. The Hawks would pull their goalie and score twice in the final minute, but Assumption would come out on top with a 5-4 final score.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Michael Salvatore recorded 54 saves in the win.
- Saint Anselm outshot Assumption 58-45, while it was the Greyhounds that won 46-of-80 faceoffs.
- Neither team scored on the power play, going 0-for-3.
- Jonathan Surrette was named the Most Outstanding Player, while Michael Salvatore and Patrick McKiernan were named to the All-Tournament team.
- Surrette's short-handed goal was the Hounds' nation's leading 12th of the year.
- Since January 1, 2026, the Greyhounds went 16-1-1.
- This was Assumption's fourth NE10 Championship, and the third in five seasons.
- Saint Anselm leads the all-time series 40-20-4.
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