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Alright, that will do it for live coverage tonight. Everyone (including free subscribers) will get our game story later tonight. Paid subscribers will also get my takeaways from this one as Merrimack improved to 2-2 and the Raiders fell to 4-1. Goodbye for now.
So I am assuming, given the situation, that there is a minor penalty on Young, and the officials are reviewing to see if it will be changed to a major. That's my educated guess, but without an actual announcement, I have no way to know for sure.
Again ... ANNOUNCE WHAT'S GOING ON! This isn't just a Colgate issue. They need to mandate it across college hockey. Enough with these reviews where we have no clue what's going on. It's ridiculous.
They are going to go to the review. Referees cannot call minor penalties off of a review, so they are reviewing for a major or nothing here, it would seem.
Alright, that will do it for live coverage tonight. Everyone (including free subscribers) will get our game story later tonight. Paid subscribers will also get my takeaways from this one as Merrimack improved to 2-2 and the Raiders fell to 4-1. Goodbye for now.
Merrimack gets 2 goals from Newton and 2 goals from Brar. Liam Walsh scores the other goal.
Final SOG 37-26 Merrimack. Warriors outshot Colgate 14-10 in the 3rd period.
Borgiel makes some big saves down the stretch on the 6v4
FINAL: Merrimack wins 5-3
Colgate with heavy pressure in the final 10 seconds
Uens for slashing.
Penalty coming on Merrimack. It will be 6v4 with :49 left.
1:00 left.
Warriors nearly score a 200' goal but it's just wide. Icing the call.
6v5
Colgate's net will be empty again
Timeout Colgate with 1:28 left and an offensive-zone draw coming for the Raiders.
Second goal of the game for Brar ... four goals in the third period for the Warriors.
MERRIMACK GOAL: Ben Brar an ENG goal and it's 5-3 Warriors.
2:00 to play
13 vs. 18 ... easy mistake to make haha
It was Jandric (according to the live stats) who beat that man wide and set up Newton. Not Brar.
I hope we see MC keep their foot on the gas. Merrimack has dominated this period.
Carlile was awarded an assist on Brar's goal that tied the game.
I believe that was Brar who edged out his man and fed Newton in front.
Max Newton's 2nd goal of the game.
MERRIMACK GOAL: Warriors make it 4-3 with 5:34 to go
The script has completely flipped. Colgate has been very sloppy this period. Turnovers in high-leverage areas are giving MC chances.
Back to 5v5. 7:30 left.
SOG 33-18 Merrimack. 10-2 Merrimack in the 3rd.
SH chance for Welsher. Save Farrier.
Colgate to the PP with Drevitch called for interference off the draw.
And another penalty ...
SOG now 30-18 Merrimack after the goal. Merrimack's second PP goal of the game. Newton's was a PP goal in the second period.
Jandric with the initial shot, and Ben Brar, again a force in front of the net on the PP, bangs in a rebound.
MERRIMACK GOAL: Tie game with 9:28 left. PP goal for Merrimack
Boarding is the call on Colton Young ... live stats have it as Ben Raymond but Young is in the box.
It appears that the penalty will remain a minor. So MC is on the PP with 10:22 left, trailing 3-2.
So I am assuming, given the situation, that there is a minor penalty on Young, and the officials are reviewing to see if it will be changed to a major. That's my educated guess, but without an actual announcement, I have no way to know for sure.
It's not hard to have the PA announce what they're looking at ...
Again ... ANNOUNCE WHAT'S GOING ON! This isn't just a Colgate issue. They need to mandate it across college hockey. Enough with these reviews where we have no clue what's going on. It's ridiculous.
Wait - no. Young now in the box for a minor. They're reviewing to see if it will be a major.
They are going to go to the review. Referees cannot call minor penalties off of a review, so they are reviewing for a major or nothing here, it would seem.
The officials are meeting at the keepers area. I assume there is a penalty coming. There was an arm up, and it looked like a penalty.
Alex Young cleaned out Liam Dennison behind the play.
Penalty coming on Colgate, I believe.
Back to 5v5
Colgate to the PP with 14:13 left
Merrimack's second goal was Liam Walsh from Filip Forsmark.
Zach Uens and Declan Carlile had assists in Max Newton's goal in the second period, by the way. Those assists were added at the break
Needless to say, a huge goal
MERRIMACK GOAL: Warriors make it 3-2 in the first five minute of the period.
Game on in the 3rd. It's no goal. Still 3-1
Assuming it's no goal, it's 3-1 Colgate at the end of the second. SOG 23-16 Merrimack.