Mass-Lowell Riverhawks Vs St. Lawrence Saints November 29th 2025

Adirondack Winter Invitational
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Mass-Lowell's Dylan Bentley (19) drops to a knee as he rifles it past St. Lawrence Colin Winn(31) for the goal that would be the game-winner. It would be the second day of the Adirondack Winter Invitational presented by the Golden Arrow Resort, and we would start with the Consolation Game between the St. Lawrence Saints and the UMass Lowell Riverhawks in front of 1,385 fans at the Herb Brooks Arena. The game would start well for the Riverhawks, as they got the opening goal just 6:33 in from Dillan Bentley to give them the early lead. The Riverhawks would keep it going, extending their lead to 2-0 on Dalyn Wakelly's goal at the 13:39 mark of the 1st. The Saints would keep fighting back and score three goals in four minutes over the last 6 minutes of the first period to take the 3-2 lead into the intermission on goals from Cayden Casey, Rasmus Santilli, and Sam Frandina. The game would stay there until the 11:53 mark of the second period, when the Riverhawks would tie the game at three on Dalyn Wakely's 2nd goal of the evening. With 30 seconds left in the second period, the Riverhawks would regain the lead at 4-3 on the Jay Ahearn goal. The Riverhawks would keep it going early in the third period when Dillian Bently would get his second of the night to give the two goal lead again 5-3 at the 3:22 mark of the period. Then, at the 13:13 mark of the third period, the Riverhawks would make it 6-3 on one Chris Delaney goal. Then, with 14 seconds left in the game, Dalyn Wakely would complete his hat trick and cap off a 7-3 win for the Riverhounds, who finished the game with an unanswered goal. In the Riverhawks' winning effort, they will go to 5-8 on the seas. Austin Elliott made 40 saves. As for the St. Lawrence Saints, they will fall to 2-12-1 on the season, as CWinn made 40 saves on the evening. Gallery

Adirondack Winter Invitational Day 2: Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks Vs St. Lawrence Saints November 29th 2025

hard hit
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Kyle Coryea

St. Lawrence's Frankie Carogioiello (20) with the hard hit behind the net as they go after the loose puck on Mass-Lowell's TJ Schweighardt (4). It would be the second day of the Adirondack Winter Invitational presented by the Golden Arrow Resort, and we would start with the Consolation Game between the St. Lawrence Saints and the UMass Lowell Riverhawks in front of 1,385 fans at the Herb Brooks Arena. The game would start well for the Riverhawks, as they got the opening goal just 6:33 in from Dillan Bentley to give them the early lead. The Riverhawks would keep it going, extending their lead to 2-0 on Dalyn Wakelly's goal at the 13:39 mark of the 1st. The Saints would keep fighting back and score three goals in four minutes over the last 6 minutes of the first period to take the 3-2 lead into the intermission on goals from Cayden Casey, Rasmus Santilli, and Sam Frandina. The game would stay there until the 11:53 mark of the second period, when the Riverhawks would tie the game at three on Dalyn Wakely's 2nd goal of the evening. With 30 seconds left in the second period, the Riverhawks would regain the lead at 4-3 on the Jay Ahearn goal. The Riverhawks would keep it going early in the third period when Dillian Bently would get his second of the night to give the two-goal lead again, 5-3 at the 3:22 mark of the period. Then, at the 13:13 mark of the third period, the Riverhawks would make it 6-3 on one Chris Delaney goal. Then, with 14 seconds left in the game, Dalyn Wakely would complete his hat trick and cap off a 7-3 win for the Riverhounds, who finished the game with an unanswered goal. In the Riverhawks' winning effort, they will go to 5-8 on the seas. Austin Elliott made 40 saves. As for the St. Lawrence Saints, they will fall to 2-12-1 on the season, as CWinn made 40 saves on the evening. Gallery

along the boards
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Kyle Coryea

St. Lawrence's Frankie Carogioello (20) and Mass-Lowell's Dominic Payne (27) go after the puck along the blueline as they battle for control. Gallery

Adirondack Winter Invitational Day 1: Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks Vs Clarkson Golden Knights November 29th 2025

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Clarkson's Shane Soderwall (30) with the stick save on Massachusetts Lowell's Mikko Buttazzoni (17) as he streaked in looking for the opening goal. The Clarkson Golden Knights and the Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks would meet up for the second year in a row at the Adirondack Winter Invitational at the Herb Brooks Arena in front of 1200 fans, as the Golden Knights would look to avenge their loss in the title game last year. The game would remain scoreless till the 6:15 mark of the second period when Ryan Bottrill would light the lamp for the Golden Knights' 1-0 lead. The Golden Knights would keep coming, and they would extend their lead to 2-0 at the 13:37 mark of the second period. Justin Cote would find the net. From there, the Golden Knights ' defense would stand tall. Shane Soderwall would make 21 saves for the shutout victory as the Golden Knights go to 5-10 on the season. As for the Riverhawks, Austin Elliott made 29 saves as the Riverhawks fell to 5-8 on the season. Both teams will be back in action tomorrow as the Clarkson Golden Knights will go for the title against the Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks, while the Riverhawks will battle the St. Lawrence Saints for third place. Gallery

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Massachusetts Lowell's TJ Schweightardt (4) with the hit pinning the Clarkson defender on the boards. Gallery

Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks Vs Clarkson Golden Knights November 28th 2025

Adirondack Winter Invitational Presented by Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort
goal
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Clarkson's Justin Cote (92) puts it over the goalie's shoulder for the goal as they get the 2-0 victory. The Clarkson Golden Knights and the Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks would meet up for the second year in a row at the Adirondack Winter Invitational at the Herb Brooks Arena in front of 1200 fans, as the Golden Knights would look to avenge their loss in the title game last year. The game would remain scoreless till the 6:15 mark of the second period when Ryan Bottrill would light the lamp for the Golden Knights' 1-0 lead. The Golden Knights would keep coming, and they would extend their lead to 2-0 at the 13:37 mark of the second period. Justin Cote would find the net. From there, the Golden Knights ' defense would stand tall. Shane Soderwall would make 21 saves for the shutout victory as the Golden Knights go to 5-10 on the season. As for the Riverhawks, Austin Elliott made 29 saves as the Riverhawks fell to 5-8 on the season. Both teams will be back in action tomorrow as the Clarkson Golden Knights will go for the title against the Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks, while the Riverhawks will battle the St. Lawrence Saints for third place. Gallery

Adirondack Winter Invitational Day 2: #16 Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks Vs #20 Clarkson Golden Knights November 30th 2024

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Kyle Coryea

Massachusetts Lowell's Henry Welsch (33) with the glove save during the shootout on Clarkson's Trey Taylor (4). It would be the final game of the 2nd annual Adirondack Winter Invitational presented by Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, and it would feature a matchup of a pair of top 20 teams as the #16 Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks and the #20 Clarkson Golden Knights from the Lake Placid Olympic Center Herb Brooks Arena. It would take till the last minute of the period before we had our first game goal. Still, both teams would score within ten seconds of each other as Connor Eddy would get his third goal of the season for the Riverhawks, and Ryan Richardson would get his 5th of the year for the Golden Knights, and the period would end tied at one. The Golden Knights would take the lead in the game at the 8:32 mark of the second period on Ray Fust's first goal for the 2-1 lead. However, the Riverhawks would answer right back and tie the game at two 17 seconds later on the Mirko Buttazzoni second of the season. Then, just 90 seconds after that, the Riverhawks would regain the lead at 3-2 on Matt CCrasa'sthird of the season. The Golden Knights would keep fighting and tie the game up again on Ryan Richardson's second goal with 4:09 left in the second period to end the second period tied at four. When the teams returned for the third period, both would be looking for the go-ahead goal, but the Riverhawks would be the ones that would get the 4-3 lead with just under ten minutes left on Owen Cole's fifth of the season. The Golden Knights would not be denied on this day as they would tie it up again, this time on the Ellis Rickwood goal, his third of the season, and from there, the game would head to overtime. In the three-on-three overtime, both teams would have their chances. Still, no one would be able to light the lamp, and the game would officially go as a 4-4 tie, but because of the weekend tournament, a winner would be needed, which would be the Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks on the eighth round of the shootout. Henry Welsch would make saves in the winning effort for the Riverhawks, and they went to10-on the three seasons. As for the Golden Knights, Ethan Langenegger would make 23 saves as they go to 9-5-2 in the season. Gallery

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Clarkson's Jack Sparkes (55) with the shot on net from the circle that Ryan Richardson (6) would tip in to tie the game at 3.Gallery

#16 Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks Vs #20 Clarkson Golden Knights November 29th 2024

Adirondack Winter Invitational Presented by Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort
2024 Adirondack Winter Invitional Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks are crowned the 2024 and second annual Adirondack Winter Invitional presented by Golden Arrow Lakeside Resorts champions in a goal differential against the Providence Friars. It would be the final game of the 2nd annual Adirondack Winter Invitational presented by Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort, and it would feature a matchup of a pair of top 20 teams as the #16 Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks and the #20 Clarkson Golden Knights from the Lake Placid Olympic Center Herb Brooks Arena. It would take till the last minute of the period before we had our first game goal. Still, both teams would score within ten seconds of each other as Connor Eddy would get his third goal of the season for the Riverhawks, and Ryan Richardson would get his 5th of the year for the Golden Knights, and the period would end tied at one. The Golden Knights would take the lead in the game at the 8:32 mark of the second period on Ray Fust's first goal for the 2-1 lead. However, the Riverhawks would answer right back and tie the game at two 17 seconds later on the Mirko Buttazzoni second of the season. Then, just 90 seconds after that, the Riverhawks would regain the lead at 3-2 on Matt CCrasa'sthird of the season. The Golden Knights would keep fighting and tie the game up again on Ryan Richardson's second goal with 4:09 left in the second period to end the second period tied at four. When the teams returned for the third period, both would be looking for the go-ahead goal, but the Riverhawks would be the ones that would get the 4-3 lead with just under ten minutes left on Owen Cole's fifth of the season. The Golden Knights would not be denied on this day as they would tie it up again, this time on the Ellis Rickwood goal, his third of the season, and from there, the game would head to overtime. In the three-on-three overtime, both teams would have their chances. Still, no one would be able to light the lamp, and the game would officially go as a 4-4 tie, but because of the weekend tournament, a winner would be needed, which would be the Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks on the eighth round of the shootout. Henry Welsch would make saves in the winning effort for the Riverhawks, and they went to10-on the three seasons. As for the Golden Knights, Ethan Langenegger would make 23 saves as they go to 9-5-2 in the season. Gallery

Adirondack Winter Invitational Day 1: #10 Providence Friars Vs #20 Clarkson Golden Knights November 29th 2024

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Kyle Coryea

Clarkson's Jack Sparkes (55) with the crushing hit on Providence's John Mustard (21) that jars the puck loose along the end boards. It would be the second game of the day from the famed Herb Brooks Arena as part of the 2nd annual Adirondack Winter Invitational, and it would feature a matchup inside the top the 20 as the #10 Providence Friars would square off with the #20 Clarkson Golden Knights. The game would start for the Friars as they would waste little time getting the contest's opening goal at the 4:15 mark of the first period on Tanner Adams's seventh goal of the season and take the early 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till the 13:34 mark of the period when the Friars would score this time on the shorthand from Nick Poisson for his 4th of the season. The Golden Knights would finally get into the scoring act two minutes later when Jared Mangan scored the powerplay for his fourth season, and that's where the first period would end. The game would stay there till the 8:57 mark of the second period when the Golden Knights found the equalizer from Ryan Richardson for his fourth of the season and tied the game. That would be the last of the scoring for regulation, and the next 32 minutes would go without a goal. So the teams would head to the overtime, and for some three-on-three hockey, at the 1:57 mark of the period, Graham Gamache would get the game-winner and his third goal of the season. In the winning effort for the Friar, Phillipp Svedeback made 23 saves as they went to 9-3-2 in the season and played for the St. Lawrence Saints tomorrow to finish the tournament. As for the Golden Knights, Ethan Langenegger would make 28 saves as they fall to 9-5-1 and will have another top-20 opponent tomorrow as they will take on the Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks. Gallery

hip check
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Providence's Alexander Bales (6) with the hip check on Clarkson's Ellis Rickwood (19) as they go after the loose puck behind the net. Gallery

Adirondack Winter Invitational Day 1: #16 Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks Vs St. Lawrence Saints November 29th 2024

breakaway save
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St. Lawrence's Mike Kucenski (1) with the save on the breakaway attempt by Massachusetts Lowell's to keep the game 1-0 late. It would be the opening game of the 2024 edition of the Adirondack Winter Invitational from the famed Herb Brooks Arena, and it would feature a matchup between hockey east and ECAC foes as the #16 Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks would face against the St. Lawrence Saints. There would be no scoring through the opening twenty minutes of the game as the teams were feeling each other out in the opening period. The Mass Lowell would finally break through in the second period and get the game's opening goal at the 11:25 mark from Dillan Bentley for the 1-0 lead, and that's where the game would be at the end of the second period. When the teams returned for the third period, both teams had a chance to tie the game up or take control of it, but both goalies were up to the challenge. The Riverhawks would get an empty netter goal in the final minute from Scott Trurman to give them the 2-0 victory. For the Riverhawks, Beni Halasaz would make 20 saves in the shutout victory as they go to 10-3 on the season and will play the Clarkson Golden Knights tomorrow at the end of the tournament. As for the Saints, Mason Kucenski would make 28 saves on 29 shots as they fall to 4-10 on the season and will have a matchup tomorrow with the #10 Providence Firares, Gallery

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Massachusetts Lowell's (6) pins the St. Lawrence's attacker along the boards and frees the puck up.Gallery

#19 Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks Vs St. Lawrence Saints November 29th 2024

Adirondack Winter Invitational
game saving save
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Kyle Coryea

Massachusetts Lowell's Beni Halasaz (33) made the save on the scramble in front to keep the shutout in the closing minutes of the game. It would be the opening game of the 2024 edition of the Adirondack Winter Invitational from the famed Herb Brooks Arena, and it would feature a matchup between hockey east and ECAC foes as the #16 Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks would face against the St. Lawrence Saints. There would be no scoring through the opening twenty minutes of the game as the teams were feeling each other out in the opening period. The Mass Lowell would finally break through in the second period and get the game's opening goal at the 11:25 mark from Dillan Bentley for the 1-0 lead, and that's where the game would be at the end of the second period. When the teams returned for the third period, both teams had a chance to tie the game up or take control of it, but both goalies were up to the challenge. The Riverhawks would get an empty netter goal in the final minute from Scott Trurman to give them the 2-0 victory. For the Riverhawks, Beni Halasaz would make 20 saves in the shutout victory as they go to 10-3 on the season and will play the Clarkson Golden Knights tomorrow at the end of the tournament. As for the Saints, Mason Kucenski would make 28 saves on 29 shots as they fall to 4-10 on the season and will have a matchup tomorrow with the #10 Providence Firares, Gallery

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