Unfortunately, the Icers gave them 40 minutes, with the second period proving to be their downfall as U-Mass Boston skated to a 7-4 win. The Icers left their game in the locker room in the 2nd period, allowing the Beacons to score 4 straight to take a 6-3 lead after 40 minutes.
Tim O'Brien scored his second of the game late in the 2nd, then Marek Polidor scored his 3rd of the weekend early in the 3rd to get the Icers to within 2, but Steven Weston scored midway through the period to make it 7-4.
As Beacons coach Peter Belisle told me in the post-game interview, he was worried the Icers would come back. They did, but fell short to a very good team.
Senior netminder Ryan Donovan was the big difference, making some big saves as the Icers outshot the Beacons 34-33. At the other end, Ted Hume was replaced by John Jay after giving up 6 goals on 16 Beacons shots.
Donovan was named to the all-tournament team, as were Polidor and John Conte. The Icers return home next weekend with conference foe Delaware coming in for a pair of games.
A special thanks to the staff at the Ice Den and Chief David Mara, Lt. Ernie Goodno, Sgt. Brian O'Keefe and the members of the Manchester Police Department for their hospitality and for a well-run tournament.
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