Men’s Hockey Closes Regular Season at Nichols Friday

SUFFOLK vs. NICHOLS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Friday, Feb. 21 5:40 PM Levy Rink Harrisville, R.I. CNE Network NicholsAthletics.com GoSuffolkRams.com 30-25-6 Nov. 16, 2024, T, 1-1 (ot, sow) Feb. 2, 2024, W, 2-0 Tied 1

BOSTON – Suffolk men's hockey caps off its 2024-25 regular season Friday, Feb. 21 at Nichols at 5:40 p.m. at Levy Rink in Harrisville, Rhode Island. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's hockey wrapped up its regular season home schedule in winning fashion as it took down Western New England, 2-1, Saturday at Louis E. Porrazzo memorial Skating Rink.  

MORE READING: Men's Hockey Defeats WNE, 2-1

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk rides a four-game win streak into its regular season finale Friday that put the Rams 12-10-2 on the year and 7-9-1 in CNE contests, good for the fourth seed in the league. 

The Rams' 51-goal offense has been powered by the trio of Scott McManus (5g, 8a), Josh Milso (3g, 9a) and Michael McEachern (2g, 8a). Ryan Webb is also on the verge of providing double figures in points with five goals and four assists to his credit.  

CJ Hapward has been a staple in between the pipes. In 24 games played, all starts, he assembled a 2.03 GAA and .923 save percentage with a 12-10-2 ledger that includes five shutouts.  

BISON BREAKDOWN
Nichols bested Johnson & Wales, 6-3, and fell to Wentworth, 4-3, last weekend to carry a 9-12-3 overall mark and 5-9-3 CNE ledger into Friday's action. 

The threesome of Josh Dickson (8g, 9a), Jack Lee (6g, 11a) and Aaron Hamel (5g, 12a) all sport 17-point stat lines to anchor the Bison's 65-goal offense. 

In net, Nick Anderson (2.57 GAA, .903 save %) and Liam Choquette (3.25 GAA, .890 save %) have split time with 12 games played and 12 outings, respectively. 

LAST TIME WE MET
Suffolk slipped to Nichols, 4-1, Nov. 15, before it tied the Bison, 1-1, a day later to go 0-1-1 in the home-and-home series earlier this season. 

MORE READING: Men's Hockey Falls at Nichols, 4-1 | Men's Hockey Ties Nichols, Wins Shootout

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk leads the series against Nichols 30-26-5. 
• Suffolk looks for its first win over Nichols since a 2-0 shutout Feb. 2, 2024.
• The Rams are 15-16-3 as the home team versus the Bison and 14-5-3 on the road. 
• The blue-and-gold and Bison have gone into overtime eight times. 
• The last overtime outing between the foes was the last meeting, Nov. 16, 2024. It ended in a 1-1 stalemate.
• Suffolk is 2-1-5 in OT outings against Nichols. 
• The Rams and Bison went into a shootout once, in the last meeting, Nov. 16, 2024. Suffolk secured the shootout win, 1-0. 
• There have been four cleansheets in the all-time series. 
• The Rams are 2-2-0 when a team is kept off the scoreboard. 
• The last shutout in the series came in the first meeting last season, Feb. 2, 2024, a 2-0 Suffolk win. 
• Suffolk holds a 2-3 record versus Nichols under Shawn McEachern's guidance.

STATS SHOWDOWN

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk awaits the official seeding of the 2025 CNE Tournament, that will be announced following the conclusion of all regular season play this weekend.