Game Notes
Friday: Live Stats / Live Audio / Live Video
Saturday: Live Stats / Live Audio / Live Video
 
NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Niagara hockey team wraps up an eight-game road trip when the Purple Eagles bus to Waltham, Mass. to take on the Bentley Falcons in Atlantic Hockey play in a weekend series on Friday, Jan. 3 and Saturday, Jan. 4.  Both contests are scheduled for 7:05 p.m. starts.
 
Niagara will enter the New Year still in search of its first win on the road (0-9-2).  Niagara capped off 2013 at the first-ever Greater Rochester Area Honda Dealers Frozen Frontier on Dec. 14 where the Purple Eagles and RIT Tigers skated to a 2-2 tie at Frontier Field.  Niagara is tied for seventh place with Holy Cross and Sacred Heart in Atlantic Hockey with eight points and a 3-4-2 mark, while going 3-11-2 in its last 16 games.

DON'T MISS OUT!
•   Both contests will be available via the American One Network, and will be aired live on 1340 WLVL with Jeremy White on the call.  Live stats are also available by clicking on the appropriate link above.

NIAGARA TIDBITS
•  Ryan Rashid, Isaac Kohls and Mike Conderman lead the Purple Eagles in scoring with nine points each.  Rashid has a team-leading five goals, while Kohls has netted six helpers.
•   Isaac Kohls is first with a +7 plus/minus rating.
•   Hugo Turcotte leads the squad with 56 shots on goal. Patrick Divjak is close behind with 54 looks on net.
• Freshmen goaltenders Jackson Teichroeb (1-6-1) and Adrian Ignagni (2-5-1) have split time between the pipes in the 16 games thus far.  Ignagni owns a 3.41 goals against average and a .890 save percentage, while Teichroeb pocketed his first owns a 3.35 GAA and a .894 save percentage.
• The team has killed 60-of-80 opponent power plays thus far, while going 5-for-73 with a man advantage.
 
FROZEN PURPLE EAGLES
•  Niagara halted its five-game losing streak with a 2-2 tie against AHA foe RIT in the first outdoor game of both teams on Dec. 14 at Frontier Field.  
•  The Purple Eagles received a goal from Ryan Rashid at 11:45 of the final period to send the contest into extra time for the eighth time in 14 meetings.  Niagara dominated over time as the Purple Eagles outshot the Tigers, 6-0.
•  Matt Chartrain scored the initial Niagara goal, while Purple Eagle goaltender Jackson Teichroeb finished the game with 25 saves.  Niagara went 0-for-5 on the man-advantage, while RIT scored one power play goal on six opportunities.
 
THE NU-BENTLEY SERIES
•  Niagara remains unbeaten when matched up against the Falcons, holding a 5-0-1 record.
•  The Purple and White are 1-0-1 against Bentley at John Ryan Skating Arena.
 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS
•  Bentley currently owns a 9-7-1 overall mark, while owning a 7-2-1 AHA record.  The Falcons are tied for first place with Mercyhurst in the AHA standings with each program having 15 points to its name.
•  The Falcons are currently on an eight-game unbeaten streak (7-0-1), the second longest in program history and longest since the 1980-81 season.  Bentley has also won its previous four matchups with its last loss coming on Nov. 8 against AIC (8-7). 
•  The Falcons are averaging 3.29 goals a game and are allowing 2.65, placing them 15th and 29th the nation, respectively. 
•  The power play has gone 17-for-67 while the penalty kill is 74-for-87, ranking them fifth and 14th in the NCAA, respectively.
•  Steve Weinstein leads the team in scoring with 24 points with a team-leading 23 assists and has added one goal.  Alex Grieve is tops on the team with 12 goals (12-9-21), while Brett Gensler (9-10-19) and Andrew Gladiuk (10-6-16) have also contributed offensively for the Falcons.
•  Branden Komm has been the go-to goaltender for the Falcons, making 521 saves for a 2.40 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage. 
 
RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR
•  Niagara is 5-2-0 in its first home game of the new calendar year since 2006-07, with the most recent win coming last year vs. Air Force, 4-3.
 
WELCOME HOME
•   The Purple Eagles return home on Jan. 10 when they welcome AIC to Dwyer for their first weekend home series since November 15-16 when NU swept Army. 
• Tickets are still available for both contests so call the Niagara Tickets Office (located inside Dwyer Arena) at 716-286-TIXX, visit www.PurpleEagles.com/Tickets or by emailing Tickets@PurpleEagles.com to reserve your seats!
•   Following their weekend series at Bentley the Purple Eagles host 10 of the team's final 16 games.