Article by: Dan Ryan
“The Rams have defeated two nationally-ranked teams in the past two weeks: 13th-ranked Curry College (Feb. 6) and 17th-ranked Wentworth Institute of Technology. (Feb 11).”
After a stellar stretch of games for the team as a whole, three members of the Suffolk men’s hockey team were individually honored by the ECAC Northeast Division for their performances in the past week.
Junior goalie Jeff Rose won his second-straight ECAC Northeast Goalie of the Week award after allowing just three goals in two games, both of which were Ram victories. Rose made 48 saves in the two games, and improved his record to 9-7-3 on the season. Rose currently sports a GAA of 2.73 and a save percentage of .917 on the year.
Joining Rose on the ECAC’s list of accolades were teammates junior Paul Weisser and freshman Jason Molle, both of whom were named to the ECAC Northeast’s Weekly Honor Roll.
Weisser, a Longmeadow, Mass. native, scored two goals in the past week, including the game-winner against Wentworth Institute of Technology last Thursday. Weisser now has six goals and 12 assists on the year, good for a total of 18 points. Weisser also leads the Rams in game-winning goals with three.
Molle, a rookie from Stoneham, had a goal and an assist this past week. Molle now has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) on the year, and his three shorthanded goals are the most on the team.
The Rams are 3-0-1 in their past four games and have moved up to third-place in the ECAC Northeast. The team has beaten two nationally-ranked opponents over the past two weeks, first beating 17th-ranked Curry College on Feb. 6, and then knocking off 13th-ranked Wentworth on Feb. 11. In the latest rankings (released on Feb. 13), the Rams moved up to 54th in the nation.
The Rams have two games remaining on the regular season schedule before the ECAC playoffs begin: a road game at Becker tonight at 8 p.m. and a home game on Saturday vs. Western New England College at 7 p.m.
A win over Becker, currently right on the Rams’ heels in fourth-place, would all but lock up the ECAC Northeast’s third-seed for the playoffs.
