By Eric Czerwonka · The team celebrates a goal Sewell, N.J. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2025. (The Goalfather Photography) Rowan’s Men’s DII Ice Hockey team (18-5-2) hit the grou…
The team celebrates a goal Sewell, N.J. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2025. (The Goalfather Photography)
Rowan’s Men’s DII Ice Hockey team (18-5-2) hit the ground running in the new year with a dominant 6-0 win at the Hollydell Ice Arena over Saint Joseph’s University’s DII team.
The second period is where the Profs took over the game and didn’t look back, scoring three goals, two of them coming in a matter of seconds.
The first goal in the second came from freshman forward Anthony Cassese, notching his first goal at home.
“I figured if I could sneak behind everybody, I could get a backdoor pass,” said Cassese. “It came right to me, it was a great thing.”
Scoring wasn’t the only thing Rowan excelled at, as they went 4/4 on the penalty kill, shutting down the Hawks' chances.
“You gotta do it for your teammates in the box,” said Cassese. “When you kill the penalty, it brings the whole team up, and it just keeps the momentum going.”
Senior captain Nick Thomas further expressed how great it is to have a great penalty kill unit.
“They help us a lot, considering we’ve been taking too many penalties, they’ve been keeping us in the game for sure,” said Thomas
Rowan continued to build on the goal by Cassese.
Thomas would bury a goal, going top shelf, and mere seconds later, freshman forward Riley Capecci would get on the board with a goal of his own.
Sophomore goalie Bobby Kennedy was also a huge factor in the win, shutting out the Hawks offense.
The goalie’s family was in attendance.
“It’s big to be able to come out and do that tonight infront of my family,” said Kennedy.
Rowan’s next game will be at Delaware, as they face the University of Delaware on Jan. 23. Their last home game will be against Rider University the following week on the 31st of January.