Clarkson defeated Brown tonight, 4-2, to clinch 2nd place in the ECAC.
 
Clarkson got on the board first. On a 2-on-1, Kevin Murphy was taken to
the glass by the Brown defensemen but he was able to poke the puck to
a streaking Craig Conroy who lifted over the shoulder of Brown goalie
Geoff Finch. Later in the first, Josh Bartell took a blast frmo the point
which Finch initially made a save on. On the resulting scramble in front,
Todd White apparently poked the puck past Finch for a 2-0 Clarkson lead.
Before the first ended, though, Brown made it 2-1. Chris Kaban was allowed
to break in down right wing and put a rocket between the legs of Clarkson
goalie Jason Currie. Brown outshot Clarkson, I believe, 8-3 in the first.
 
Into the second, Brown tied it up on a controversial goal. On a power play,
a Brown player shot the puck which apparently went in and bounced out quickly.
The red light came on and the ref standing behind the net waved it off but,
upon consultation with the other officials, the goal was awarded to Brown.
From my perspective, it definitely looked like the puck went into the net
and the right call was made.
 
Deep into the third period, freshman Phil LeCavalier scored his first
collegiate goal (a certainly the most important goal of his college
career) off a point shot. Brown pressed Currie in the last 5 minutes.
With under a minute left, Clarkson running around and Finch on the
bench, a Brown player got the puck in the slot and launched a rocket which
Currie made an excellent save on. The resulting scramble saw some 6-7 men
right in front of Currie hacking at the puck and there was at least one
clean wrist shot that Currie stopped; also in that fray, a Brown pass went
right through the crease and was about to bit tipped in by a Bear forward
but he had his stick lifted up by the CU defenseman at the last second.
Shortly thereafter, a Brown shot was blocked by Steve Palmer who broke out
and put a wrist shot into the empty net for the final margin of victory.
 
Clarkson finishes in 2nd place in the ECAC and will PROBABLY play
either Princeton, Union, Cornell or St. Lawrence depending on the
outcomes of tonight's games and Tuesday's preliminary round action.
 
I'd also like to wish a hearty NYAH to Brown forward Rob Merrill,
if he's reading this. I'll be looking forward to seeing you this
summer. :)
 
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Bri Farenell                                     Clarkson '95
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