Westfield State captains Dalton Jay and Kyllian Kirkwood are presented with the runner-up trophy at the 51st Annual Codfish bowl tournament by UMass Boston head coach Peter Belisle. (Photo courtesy UMB)
BOSTON – Freshman Johnny Orlando scored the lone goal for Westfield State, but it was too little, too late for the Owls as Westfield State fell to SUNY-Brockport by a 5-1 score in the championship game of the 51st annual Codfish Bowl tournament at the Beacons Ice Arena at UMass-Boston on Sunday afternoon.
The Owls had been vying for their fourth Codfish title in as many appearances in the tournament, the second longest-running collegiate hockey tournament in America.
Orlando tallied at 16:30 of the third period to cut the final margin to 5-1, off assists from Sam Quaranta and Mason Wade.
Brockport netted a pair of goals in the first period, a pair in the second period, and one in the third period. Tournament MVP Ryan Kangas got the Golden Eagles scoring started just 2:58 into the contest.
Chase Nieuwendyk added a goal and assist for Brockport and Tim Kielich handed out three assists.
Jonathan LoParco stopped 36 shots for Westfield, while Brockport netminder Cole Burack turned away 18 of Westfield’s 19 shots on goal.
Westfield’s Colby Daniels and Nik Passero were named to the All-Tournament team.
Westfield falls to 8-4 on the season, while Brockport improves to 6-5-2. The Owls will be back in action on Thursday at Nichols College.
The All-Tournament team included: Westfield – Colby Daniels and Nik Passero, SUNY Brockport – Tim Kielich and Chase Nieuwendyk, UMass Boston – Frankie DeAugustine, Johnson & Wales – Ben Brouillard, and MVP – SUNY Brockport’s Ryan Kangas. – Courtesy Westfield State Sports
