Bobcats Complete Weekend Sweep of Canisius with 4-0 Win

Bobcats Complete Weekend Sweep of Canisius with 4-0 Win

By Marty Joseph, QBSN Staff Writer

Quinnipiac Men’s Ice Hockey defeated Canisius, 4-0 on Sunday to complete the weekend sweep of the Golden Griffins. Spencer Heichman (Yorba Linda, Calif.) scored two goals on the afternoon and Scott Zurevinski (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) had two assists to lead the Bobcats. Jeremy Langlois (Tempe, AZ) scored his team leading sixth goal of the season and Ben Arnt (Oakdale, Minn.) added his third of the season.

Jeremy Langlois broke the scoreless tie in the first period with a power play goal when he was set up with a backdoor feed from Scott Zurevinski. He one-timed a shot passed goaltender Tony Capobianco (Mississauga, Ontario) for his sixth of the year. Matthew Peca (Petawawa, Ontario) also added an assist on the play. The period consisted of strong efforts by both teams as both teams’ defenses followed a tight checking game plan.

Quinnipiac turned up the pressure in the second period, as they outshot Canisius 21-4. Zurevinski recorded his second assist of the game when he set up Hiechman. Zurevinski made a beautiful pass from behind the net to Hiechman in the slot, and he snapped his second goal of the season passed Capobianco to make it 2-0. The Bobcats stormed the offensive zone in the latter half of the period with a few late power plays, but were unable to convert on any of their three power plays in the period. 

Capobianco played a strong game in net to keep the game close for Canisius, but Quinnipiac was able to break the game open late in the third. Heichman scored his second of the game at the 14:18 mark of the third period after he found a seem in the Canisius defense and Mike Dalhuisen (Nymegen, Holland) hit him with a pass to send him on a breakaway. Heichman finished the play off with a beautiful shot beating Capobianco high to the blocker side. Ben Arnt scored on a breakaway just 1:15 after, to double the Bobcats lead to 4-0.

The win for the Bobcats was they’re fourth consecutive, as they improve to 4-1 overall on the season. Quinnipiac’s next game is Tuesday against night at 7 P.M. when they host Bentley at High Point Solutions Arena in Hamden, CT.