When and Where: February 21, 2026 — Hooksett, N.H. (The Ice Den Arena)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 2, Saint Michael's College 0
Records: SNHU 9-16-1 (5-14-1), SMC 16-11-3 (11-7-2)
Junior Sean Guerin (Chicago, Ill.) turned aside all 29 shots that came his way to lead the Southern New Hampshire University men's ice hockey team to a 2-0 victory over Saint Michael's College on Saturday afternoon in the regular-season finale at The Ice Den.
KEY MOMENTS
- SNHU struck first midway through the second period when senior Kurt Watson (London, Ont.) put a power-play goal on the board.
- The Penmen doubled their lead midway through third period with another power-play tally off the stick of freshman Aidan Rufa (Massena, N.Y.). Fellow freshman Zach Vickerman (Queensville, Ontario) set up the goal.
NOTES
- Watson scores for the second straight day and now leads the team with 10 goals. It was his 32nd tally as a Penmen.
- Seniors Brendan Lynch (Nepean, Ont.) and Ryan Pomposelli (Needham, Mass.) collected assists on the Watson goal.
- Guerin's shutout is the first of his career. He also made the 1,000th save of his career in the contest.
- The Penmen finished with a 38-29 advantage in shots and went 2-for-4 on the power play, while SMC was 0-for-3 with the man advantage for the second straight contest.
- The Purple Knights still lead the all-time series with the Penmen, 59-32-7, but see their five-game winning streak halted. Saint Michael's, which had also won two straight at the Ice Den, was 3-0 against SNHU this season entering the day. All three meetings had been decided by a single goal.
UP NEXT
- The sixth-seeded Penmen take on third-seeded Saint Anselm in the first round of the NE10 Championship on Tuesday (Feb. 24) at Sullivan Arena. Puck drop is 6 p.m.
