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BUFFALO HOCKEY'S SENIOR CLASS

Date:  Source: ACHA : State University at Buffalo

Buffalo concluded the regular season portion of their schedule this past weekend, they finished with an overall record of 22-7-4, 13-0-1 in NECHL play, and 19-2-2 since November 1st.

Buffalo celebrated their 4 seniors this past weekend in their final regular season game, an 8-3 victory over Niagara. During a pre-game ceremony, #7 Connor Guay, #16 Eric Szczecinski, #17 Bobby Piotrowicz, #31 Tyler Stark where all honored for their contributions to the Buffalo Hockey Program.

Buffalo ended the regular season with the #1 Power-Play and #1 Penalty-Kill in the NECHL, with 25.17% on the PP and 86.96% on the PK.

Buffalo won their 1st Regular Season NECHL Title for the first time in over 10 years, earning an Auto-bid to the ACHA National Championships in Columbus, OH from March 8th - 12th.

The ACHA National Championship schedule is set to be released anytime soon.

But, before the team heads to Nationals, for only the 3rd time in program history, they are preparing for NECHL Playoffs in Ithaca, NY, which is from March 2nd - 4th at the Rink at Lansing.  Buffalo is the overall #1 seed heading into playoffs and has earned a spot in the semi-finals on Saturday, March 3rd at 3pm, they will face either #4 Niagara, #5 Cornell, or #6 Cortland.

NECHL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE - March 2-4      
March 2nd              
6pm #3 vs. #6        
9pm #4 vs. #5        
March 3rd              
3pm #1 vs. #4 / #5 / #6      
6pm #2 vs. #3 / #4 / #5      
March 4th              
11am NECHL PLAYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP