ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Neumann University Men's Hockey team were stopped in their 2026-27 season opener, 3-0, against Nazareth University on Saturday night.
After a scoreless first period in which Nazareth held a 12-5 lead in shots on goal, it took a power play late in the second to get the Golden Flyers on the board. A wrist shot from the point with 8.5 seconds remaining made it 1-0. 33 seconds into the third, Nazareth converted a 2-on-1 to double the lead. Midway through the period, a point shot was deflected in for another power play goal, giving the Golden Flyers a three-goal edge.
Ryder Nienhuis and
Carter Real led the Knights offensively with four shots on goal.
Jared Coccimiglio added three shots to go with an 11-7 record in the faceoff dot.
Odin Ford and
Jake Barkley blocked two shots each while
Jimmy Gray made 28 saves in his Neumann debut.
Neumann (0-1) will close out their two games in New York over the weekend with a Saturday afternoon tilt against SUNY Brockport, starting at 4:00 PM.
