From Delaware Hockey Night:
The Delaware Blue Hens Division 2 men’s hockey team was issued a quick exit from the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Hockey Conference tournament on Friday afternoon (Feb. 16), being handed a 3-0 defeat by the Maryland Terrapins at the Virtua Flyers Skate Zone in Pennsauken, N.J.
After battling through a scoreless first period, Maryland drew first blood 2:37 into the second. Â Ben Friedland crashed the net to redirect a close-range Dominic Sesto chance past Delaware goalie Eric Birnberg for his 14th goal of the season. Â With just under two minutes remaining in the middle frame, Nick Keppler added another for the Terps, posting up at the right edge of the crease and deflecting a Griffin Connolly shot from the left dot into the Hens’ net.
Down 2-0 through forty minutes, Delaware generated their fair share of chances, but a strong Maryland backcheck and stellar goaltending from Travis Danko kept the Hens scoreless through the third period as well. Â Two-way defenceman Clark LeDane added a power-play goal for the Terps at 15:36, ripping a one-timer from the top of the left circle directly off a faceoff won by first-line centre Zach Arden, who earned his second assist of the afternoon.
Danko registered a 31-save shutout, while Birnberg stopped 24 of 27 shots faced in defeat.