GOLDEN GRIFFIN ICE HOCKEY
Oct. 31, Nov. 1 - Canisius College Griffins Athletics
Oct. 31, Nov. 1 - Canisius College Griffins Athletics
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CANISIUS (1-2-2, 0-1-1) AT AIC (0-4-0, 0-2-0)<br />
HEIDINGER LOOKS TO CONTINUE CLIMB UP CANISIUS RECORD BOOK<br />
4Junior Josh Heidinger has been the anchor of<br />
the Canisius attack in his two-plus seasons.<br />
Heidinger in the Division I Record Book<br />
4Heidinger has continued to put up numbers Career Points G A Pts<br />
7. Todd Bisson (1998-01) 33 42 75<br />
during his junior campaign. He currently ranks<br />
8. David Kasch (2003-08) 26 42 68<br />
second on the team with six points and leads the<br />
9. Fred Coccimiglio (2001-06) 33 33 66<br />
Griffs with five assists.<br />
Josh Heidinger (2006- ) 18 48 66<br />
4His five helpers currently rank fifth in the league.<br />
Career Assists<br />
A<br />
In addition, Heidinger is also 15th nationally with<br />
4. Brad Kenny (1998-02) 56<br />
1.00 assists per game.<br />
5. Rob Martin (2000-04) 51<br />
4Heidinger has consistently led Canisius during his 6. Corey Lucas (1998-02) 48<br />
tenure. He has accumulated 66 career points on Josh Heidinger (2006- ) 48<br />
18 goals and 48 assists. His 66 points are tied for<br />
ninth in Canisius’ Division I record book, while his 48 assists are tied for sixth.<br />
4The junior is currently on pace to break the program’s record for career points. Heidinger is on<br />
pace for 123 career points, four more than the 119 David Deeves recorded from 1998 to 2002.<br />
KOSTUCH STRONG TO BEGIN CAREER<br />
4Freshman Dave Kostuch has wasted no time getting settled in the Griffs’ offense. Through just<br />
five games this season, the rookie has posted three goals.<br />
4Kostuch scored a goal in his first collegiate game, helping the Griffs to a 5-2 victory over Ferris<br />
State. He then added two third-period scores in a 5-4 defeat to Holy Cross.<br />
4The Richmond Hill, Ontario native currently ranks third among Atlantic Hockey freshmen with<br />
three points and 30th nationally with 0.60 points per game.<br />
4Kostuch’s three goals also rank fifth in Atlantic Hockey plus second nationally among rookies.<br />
SHORT-HANDED SUCCESS<br />
4Opponents should be worried when going on the power play this season. Through just four<br />
games this season, Canisius has already tallied three short-handed goals.<br />
4The Griffs’ three short-handed goals are tied for the most in the country this season. Boston<br />
College, Minnesota State and Northeastern have also scored three times while on the penalty<br />
kill.<br />
4Sophomore Cory Conacher scored two short-handed goals in the Griffs’ 5-2 victory against Ferris<br />
State to open the season. Freshman Dave Kostuch also added a short-handed tally against Holy<br />
Cross.<br />
4The three man-down goals is just one shy of the Griffs’ total from last season.<br />
WEEKS TALLIES 50TH CAREER POINT<br />
4Junior Jason Weeks is a proven scorer with the Griffs.<br />
4Weeks currently ranks fourth on the team with five points, registering a goal and four assists.<br />
4The junior led the team in goals during each of his first two seasons. He notched 15 goals during<br />
his rookie season and added 12 scores as a sophomore. His 15 goals as a freshman are tied for<br />
the third most in Canisius’ Division I history.<br />
4Against Holy Cross, Weeks tallied his 50th-career point on a game-tying assist. For his career, the<br />
Seattle, Wash. native has posted 51 points on 28 goals and 23 assists.<br />
4Weeks is currently on pace to set the program’s Division I career scoring record with 54 goals, five<br />
more than David Deeves scored from 1998 to 2002.<br />
SCARSELLA PREPARES WITH THE SABRES<br />
4Vincent Scarsella spent his summer preparing for his sophomore season with a little help from<br />
the Buffalo Sabres.<br />
4Scarsella participated in the Sabres Developmental Camp during the offseason after a solid<br />
rookie season with the Griffs where he led the team in scoring (9g, 22a).<br />
4The Sabres Director of Scouting Kevin Devine stated about Scarsella and the Griffin program:<br />
“They’ve got a kid [at Canisius], Vincent Scarsella, who is a pretty good player. He is on the radar,<br />
and you know what it does is if scouts say we’ve got to see this kid in Canisius and you go down<br />
there and you say ‘this is a pretty good league. We should get watching it a little bit more.’ I<br />
think it’s going to give a little bit more attention to those places.”<br />
4Scarsella has posted five points during his sophomore season, recording a goal and four assists.<br />
KEEPING IT CLEAN<br />
4One reason for the Griffs’ success this season is their ability to stay out of the penalty box.<br />
4Canisius led the country last season with 21.6 penalty minutes per game. However, this season,<br />
Canisius has shaved eight minutes off and is currently averaging just 13.6 penalty minutes per<br />
contest. Only 10 teams have averaged fewer penalty minutes this season.<br />
4The Griffs have been whistled for fewer penalties in each of their five games this season then<br />
their opponents. In Canisius’ game against Holy Cross, the Griffs were not called for one penalty<br />
for only the second time in school history.<br />
4Staying away from the penalty kill is key for Canisius. The Griffs are 1-0-1 this season when<br />
allowing zero power-play goals.<br />
Canisius’ Record When…<br />
Overall.......................................................................................1-2-2<br />
Home...................................................................................0-0-1<br />
Away.....................................................................................1-2-1<br />
Neutral.................................................................................0-0-0<br />
Atlantic Hockey......................................................................0-1-1<br />
Home...................................................................................0-0-0<br />
Away.....................................................................................0-1-1<br />
On Weekday............................................................................0-0-0<br />
On Friday..................................................................................1-0-1<br />
On Saturday............................................................................0-2-0<br />
On Sunday...............................................................................0-0-1<br />
In October................................................................................1-2-2<br />
In November...........................................................................0-0-0<br />
In December...........................................................................0-0-0<br />
In January................................................................................0-0-0<br />
In February..............................................................................0-0-0<br />
In March....................................................................................0-0-0<br />
Following a win......................................................................0-1-0<br />
Following a loss.....................................................................0-0-2<br />
Following a tie........................................................................0-1-0<br />
Scoring First............................................................................0-2-0<br />
Opponent Scores First.........................................................1-0-2<br />
Leading after First Period...................................................0-0-0<br />
Trailing after First Period....................................................0-0-2<br />
Tied after First Period...........................................................1-2-0<br />
Leading after Second Period............................................1-0-0<br />
Trailing after Second Period..............................................0-2-2<br />
Tied after Second Period....................................................0-0-0<br />
Overtime Games...................................................................0-0-2<br />
One-Goal Games...................................................................0-1-0<br />
Two-Goal Games...................................................................0-0-0<br />
Three-or-more goal games...............................................1-1-0<br />
Scoring 1 or fewer goals.....................................................0-0-2<br />
Scoring 2 goals.......................................................................0-1-0<br />
Scoring 3 goals.......................................................................0-0-0<br />
Scoring 4 or more goals......................................................1-1-0<br />
Allowing 1 or fewer goals..................................................0-0-2<br />
Allowing 2 goals....................................................................1-0-0<br />
Allowing 3 goals....................................................................0-0-0<br />
Allowing 4 or more goals...................................................0-2-0<br />
Recording More Shots.........................................................0-0-0<br />
Recording Fewer Shots.......................................................1-2-2<br />
Shots are even........................................................................0-0-0<br />
Winning more faceoffs........................................................0-1-2<br />
Losing more faceoffs...........................................................1-1-0<br />
Faceoffs are even...................................................................0-0-0<br />
More penalty minutes.........................................................0-0-0<br />
Fewer penalty minutes.......................................................1-2-2<br />
Penalty minutes are even...................................................0-0-0<br />
Scoring on the power play................................................1-2-1<br />
Not scoring on the power play........................................0-0-1<br />
Opponent scores on the power play.............................0-2-1<br />
Opp. doesn’t score on the power play..........................1-0-1<br />
Scores a short-handed goal..............................................1-1-0<br />
Opponent scores a short-handed goal.........................0-1-0