Box Score

CANTON, NY – Junior forwards Wayne Simpson and Jeremy Welsh both scored power play goals to help the Union College men's ice hockey team (4-1-3, 1-0-0 ECAC Hockey) earn a 2-0 win over St. Lawrence (0-5-0, 0-1-0 ECAC Hockey) in their league opener.

Union went a perfect eight-for-eight on the penalty kill, and sophomore goaltender Troy Grosenick stopped 27 shots for his second shutout of the season to help the Dutchmen earn the win. Senior forward Kelly Zajac recorded two assists to push his season total to 11 and pull within one point of 100 for his career. Union finished two-for-seven on the night with the man advantage.

With a 1-0 lead in the first period, the Dutchmen converted on a 5-on-3 power play late in the third period to take a commanding lead. Sophomore defenseman Mat Bodie fed cross-ice to Welsh, who fired a one-timer into the net at 11:51.

Junior forward Wayne Simpson gave the Dutchmen a 1-0 lead on their second power play opportunity of the contest. With St Lawrence's Jeremy Wick in the penalty box for elbowing, junior forward Kyle Bodie won a faceoff back to Simpson.

Simpson stepped into the shooting lane and fired a wrist shot over the shoulder of Weninger at the 10:12 mark.

The Dutchmen killed off three penalties in the first period, as Grosenick and the Union penalty kill unit were up to the task.

St. Lawrence's Patrick Doherty appeared to tie the game at the 16:13 mark, but a video review confirmed that Doherty kicked the puck past Grosenick, and Union maintained its 1-0 lead.

Union continued its solid play on the penalty kill in the second period, killing off a Kevin Sullivan interference call at 7:57 and a Cole Ikkala roughing call at 11:08, both on hits in the neutral zone.

The Dutchmen will take on Clarkson at Cheel Arena tomorrow night in the second leg of the North Country trip at 7;00 p.m.