All-Time Series & Streaks
Nichols improves to 39-33-2 all-time against the Greyhounds. The Bison have won eight in a row and 15 of the last 17 against their Worcester-area rivals.
 
Three Stars of the Game
1) Nichols senior Daniel Bufis (Linden, N.J.) – scored the game-winning goal at 9:26 of the third period
2) Assumption senior Chris Hemhauser (Old Saybrook, Conn.) – made 55 saves – including 22 in the second period
3) Nichols senior Alex Larson (Madison, Ala.) – stopped 34 shots to earn his seventh-straight victory
 
Quick Synopsis
Bufis scored his third goal of the season midway through the third period and Larson made 34 saves as the Bison secured their second Worcester City Shootout Championship in three years with a 3-2 win over the Greyhounds. Senior Paul Prescott (Oakdale, Minn.) was named Tournament MVP while classmate Michael Parnell (Roseville, Minn.) was named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
Key Stat of the Game
The Bison outshot the Greyhounds 58-36 and also killed off all four Assumption power plays.
 
Turning Point
Parnell's first goal of the season off a feed from Prescott 3:07 into the third period to put Nichols in front for good at 2-1. Bufis' third goal pushed the lead to 3-1 less than seven minutes later.
 
Quick Hits
-Nichols held a 41-19 lead in shots after two periods of play.
-Senior Tyler Beasley (Indianapolis, Ind.) potted his team-leading ninth goal of the season on the power play in the first period. Classmate Frank Butler (East Haven, N.H.) picked up the primary assist.
-Junior Stephen Picard (Enfield, Conn.) scored both goals for the Greyhounds, his second and third of the season.
-The Bison went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
 
Next up
Nichols (8-1-0) – Saturday, December 5 @ Wentworth, 4:00 p.m.
Assumption (2-4-2) – Thursday, December 3 @ Westfield St., 7:35 p.m.