Men’s Hockey Clashes with Curry in CCC Quarterfinals Saturday

SUFFOLK at CURRY
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, Feb. 26 5:00 PM Canton Ice House Canton, Mass. CurryAthletics.com GoSuffolkRams.com 5-27-3 (Since 1999-00) Feb. 6, 2022, L, 7-2 Nov. 14, 2015, 3-2 L2

BOSTON – The Suffolk men's hockey team has made its way back to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) postseason after four seasons away. The fifth-seeded Rams make the trip to Canton, Massachusetts, Saturday, Feb. 26 to take on fourth-seed Curry at the Canton Ice Den at 5 p.m. 

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2022 CCC MEN'S HOCKEY TOURNMANET
Quarterfinals – Saturday, Feb. 26
#8 Western New England at #1 University of New England – 7:00 PM – Live Stats | Live Video
#7 Wentworth at #2 Endicott – 3:00 PM – Live Stats | Live Video
#6 Nichols at #3 Salve Regina - 8:15 PM – Live Stats | Live Video
#5 Suffolk at #4 Curry – 5:00 PM – Live Stats | Live Video

Semifinals – Wednesday, Feb. March 2
Lowest Remaining Seed at Highest Remaining Seed
Second-Lowest Remaining Seed at Second-Highest Remaining Seed

Championship – Saturday
Seminfinals Winners 

MORE INFO: Interactive Bracket | Printable Bracket 

RAMS IN THE POSTSEASON

• Suffolk will make its second appearance in the CCC postseason, first since 2017-18. 
• The Rams enter the conference playoffs as the fifths seed for the first time. 
• The postseason trip is Suffolk's first since 2018-19 when it competed in the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Quarterfinals. 
• The Rams look to advance to the CCC semifinals for the first time. 
• The last time Suffolk moved on from the first round was in 2007-08 when it skated in the ECAC Northeast  

LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's hockey closed out its regular-season in winning fashion as the Rams took down Wentworth, 3-1, Saturday night at Emmons Horrigan O'Neil Memorial Rink. The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) outing served as the Rams' Senior Night. 

MORE READING: Men's Hockey Sends Seniors Off with 3-1 Win Over Wentworth

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk (8-12-4) compiled its best league ledger in the CCC with a 7-10-4 mark against conference counterparts to seal up the fifth seed.  

The Rams have found the back of the net 66 times this season with 58 markers against league foes. Devin Lowe leads the way with six goals and 13 assists for 19 points. Shawn Montgomery sits second on the squad with 17 points behind a nearly even stat line of nine goals and eight helpers. Nick Lachaine (6g, 8a), Joe Feeney (2g, 10a),Olle Akermark (2g, 9a), Samuel Rand (5g, 6a), Ryan Harrigan (4g, 6a) and Alex Kolowrat (5g, 5a) are constants in the offensive conversation. 

Cal Wilcox is the backbone to the blue-and-gold. The junior netminder, who has started all, but two games, holds a .906 save percentage and 3.46 GAA.  

COLONELS CATCHUP
Curry compiled a 15-8-2 overall record and went 13-7-1 in CCC action in the regular-season. 

Timmy Kent is the force behind the Colonels' 83-goal offense. The junior forward has had a hand in 31 goals scoring 19 himself hand assisting on a dozen others. Mark Zhukov has surpassed the 20-point plateau as well with eight goals and 13 assists.  

Reid Cooper is Curry's go-to-goalie. He brings in a .918 save percentage and 2.14 GAA that he compiled over 19 appearances, 18 starts. 

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk went 0-2-1 in the three-game regular-season meetings with Curry this year. The Rams skated to a 3-3 stalemate with the Colonels before picking up the extra conference point in the shootout. The Rams fell at Curry, 4-3, the next day before slipping to the Colonels 7-2 Feb. 6. 

MORE READING: Men's Hockey Ties Curry, 3-3, Wins Shootout, 1-0 | Curry Slips Past Men's Hockey, 4-3 | No. 14 Curry Ends Men's Hockey's Unbeaten Streak, 7-2

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk trails the all-time series with Curry, 5-28-3 since 1999-2000. 
• Suffolk looks for its first win over the Colonels since a 3-2 decision Nov. 14, 2015. 
• At home, the Rams are 3-10-2 versus Curry. 
• On the road, Suffolk owns a 3-17-1 record against the Colonels. 
• Suffolk and Curry have gone into overtime five times including the first tangle this season. 
• The Rams are 2-0-3 in OT outings versus the Colonels. 
• Five outings have been decided in shutout fashion in the all-time series between Suffolk and Curry. 
• The Colonels have won every game that a team was kept off the scoreboard. 

EYES ON THE GAME

ALL-LEAGUE ACCOLADES
Joe Feeney of the Suffolk men's hockey team wrapped up his time in a blue-and-gold sweater as the 2022 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Scholar-Athlete, the league announced as part of the All-CCC teams Thursday. 

MORE READING: Feeney Tabbed CCC Scholar-Athlete

RAMS RECOGNITION
Cal Wilcox of the Suffolk men's hockey team earned Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Goaltender of the Week after a solid two-game outing in between the pipes for the Rams, the league office unveiled Monday. Wilcox notched a .943 save percentage in the two-game weekend scattered over the games.  

MORE READING: Wilcox Grabs CCC Goaltender of the Week 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Saturday showdown with move onto the CCC Semifinals, which are on the calendar for Wednesday, March 2.