PURPLE EAGLES HOCKEY
GAMES 22	Niagara Purple Eagles 7-11-3, 3-9-3-1 AHA) vs. AIC Yellow Jackets (13-3-0, 11-1-0-1 AHA)
DATE | TIME	Friday, March 19 | 2:05 p.m.
LOCATION	MassMutual Center - Springfield, Mass.
GAME NOTES	Niagara | AIC
SERIES	AIC leads, 5-12-2
STREAK	Tied 1
BROADCAST	FloHockey
AUDIO	Tune-In – Frank Gallo
LIVE STATS	AICYellowJackets.com
TWITTER	@NiagaraMHKY
INSTAGRAM	@NiagaraMHKY

Match Notes

• Niagara enters the AHA Final Four after taking two-of-three from Robert Morris last weekend.
• After falling in overtime during game one of the series, Niagara picked up two-straight wins on the road to advance to the AHA semifinals.
• The Yellow Jackets have not played since Jan. 30 vs. Holy Cross. AIC had their quarterfinal series vs. Bentley canceled due to the league's COVID protocols.
• AIC leads the all-time series with Niagara, 12-5-2, including wins in four of the last five meetings.
• The two teams played to a 0-0 tie in its most recent meeting on Dec. 14, 2019. The Yellow Jackets went on to get the bonus point in the shootout.
• The Purple Eagles average 2.21 goals per game against AIC, with a total of 42 goals in 19 games played.
• Niagara's last win over AIC was a 4-3 overtime victory on Oct. 12, 2018.
• The Purple Eagles are looking to advance to the AHA Championship for the second time in program history. NU is 1-3 in four Atlantic Hockey semifinal games.
 

Niagara Notes

• Niagara finished the regular season with a 4-10-3 overall record, including a 3-9-3 mark in Atlantic Hockey.
• Niagara defeated Robert Morris in their quarterfinal series with the Colonials, two games to three.
• Sophmore goalie Chad Veltri made 125 saves in the three-game series, including two games with 40-plus.
• On Saturday, Veltri made a career-high 49 saves in the Purple Eagles double-overtime win.
• Jack Billings scored three goals to help Niagara advance, including two goals on Saturday and one goal in the series-clinching win Sunday.
• Billings now has seven goals on the season, joining Walker Sommer, Ludwig Stenlund, and Ryan Cox for the team lead.
• Croix Evingson has a team-best 11 assists on the season, followed by Ryan Naumovski with 10 helpers.
• Sommer is one of six Purple Eagles with 10 or more points. The redshirt junior leads the team with 14 points.
• On the season, Veltri has a .917 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against average. The sophomore has 352 saves in 771:35 minutes of action this year.
• Niagara set a season-high 25 blocks in Saturday's win, the second-most under head coach Jason Lammers.
• Freshman Josef Mysak, an AHA All-Rookie team selection, has a team-best plus/minus of +5.