SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Suffolk men's hockey slipped to Skidmore, 5-0 in its New England Hockey Conference opener Friday night at Saratoga City Rink.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Skidmore 5
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-1-0, 0-1-0 NEHC) | Skidmore (2-0-0, 0-1-0 NEHC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Skidmore scored twice in the first frame to build a cushion it never let up. 

The Thoroughbreds, who controlled the majority of the action, potted a powerplay puck in the middle stanza to add to their margin and scored twice more in the final frame for the final 5-0 margin.  

NETMINDER NOTES

• Cal Wilcox stopped 36 pucks despite the setback result. 
• Brandon Kessel scooped up all 21 of Suffok's attempts on target. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• The Thoroughbreds doubled Suffolk shots, 41-21. 
• Skidmore bested the Rams in the face-off circle as well, 30-24. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Max Rand, Peter Nugent, Alex Kolowratand Wilcox all made their collegiate debuts. 

POST-GAME PIC

COMING UP
Suffolk wraps up its season-opening, three-game road stretch tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 9 at No. 6 Hobart. Puck drop at The Cooler is set for 4 p.m.