Brian Grady and Chris Baudo each scored two goals to leadHamilton to an ECAC East win over New England, 8-1. Brent Davey made 13 savesin goal to improve to 11-1-1 on the year and Rob Rigg added a goal and and twoassists for the Continentals (12-3-1), who outshot New England, 43-13. TheContinentals broke the game open with four third period goals, three on thepower play.
Hamilton took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Brian Guastella with 3:45 remaining inthe first and the Continentals held New England shotless for the first 19:38 ofthe period. Rob Rigg's breakaway goal gave the Continentals a 2-0 lead early inthe second. New England cut the margin to one on a breakaway goal of its own byDan Brackesy at 10:39 of the second, but the Continentals answered with twoquick tallies, by Brian Grady and Chris Baudo, to make it 4-2 at the end of thesecond. Grady and Baudo also scored in the third, as well as Trevor MacArthurand Jeff Bradley, as the Continentals cruised to the easy win.
Posted January 31, 1997
