Cornell 4 - Niagara 2

First goal Wilcox on a 4-on-4.

Niagara is playing well. We almost score on a PP starting the second.

Crowd quiet, from what I can hear off the feed.

Edit: FERLIN!!! Beautiful pp goal. We set up, cycled nicely for 30 sec and have him a great look.

And Niagara ties on a bs diving call against cole bardreau

P McCarron! First career goal, beautiful shot on a 4-on-3 PP.

Aaaaaand a goalie goal, ENG. Pretty good first game by Gillam!

Free Niagara audio [www.purpleeagles.com]

Anyone know if a college hockey goalie has ever scored a goal in his first career start?

margolism
Anyone know if a college hockey goalie has ever scored a goal in his first career start?

Prior to tonight, that is

Anyone have video of the Gillam goal?

EDIT: Yes [twitpic.com]

[www.youtube.com]

Wikipedia has a very small entry on this.

NCAA

Damian Rhodes was credited with a goal while playing with Michigan Technological University

Chad Alban, Michigan State University goalie, scored an empty-net goal against Ferris State on February 28, 1998. Alban is credited as the only goalie in NCAA history to shoot the puck themselves and score a goal.

Shanley Peters was credited with a goal while playing for University of Superior Wisconsin in a game on November 15 2013 vs Eau Claire Blugolds. [25]

That was a woeful performance by an recent NCAA participant, and CU played down to their competition most of the night. Ugly, ugly game.

According to John Buccigross, Gillam is only the third NCAA goalie to score a goal, ever. Video on sportscenter.

I don't know a lot about Gillam, but I can tell you one thing for sure. He's miles beyond Iles in stickhandling.

I guess this is his shtick, huh?

[www.chilliwacktimes.com]

I was going to take a bus home for Thanksgiving tonight, but then decided to stick around for the game. So glad I did! The crowd, especially section B had an excellent turnout, considering more than half the campus had left, and there was a blizzard, and people went absolutely beserk on that last goal

Chris '03
According to John Buccigross, Gillam is only the third NCAA goalie to score a goal, ever. Video on sportscenter.

The fourth goalie in the Wikipedia section, Shanley Miller, plays for the UW-Superior women's team, so that clears up the ambiguity between the entry and Buccigross's stat.

Chris '03
According to John Buccigross, Gillam is only the third NCAA goalie to score a goal, ever. Video on sportscenter.

I'd be willing to bet he's the first NCAA player ever to lead his team in both goals against average and goals scored per game at the same time.

Is there a reason for the increase in diving calls? I had never seen multiple diving calls in a game until last weekend, and now we had another tonight.They practically encourage it professionally, and it's usually pretty hard to call.

Chris '03
According to John Buccigross, Gillam is only the third NCAA goalie to score a goal, ever. Video on sportscenter.

Yup. It is the "miller time moment".

Chris '03
According to John Buccigross, Gillam is only the third NCAA goalie to score a goal, ever. Video on sportscenter.

College Hockey, Inc. says he's the 8th college goalie to be credited with a goal. 3rd to shoot it into an empty net.

MattS

Chris '03
According to John Buccigross, Gillam is only the third NCAA goalie to score a goal, ever. Video on sportscenter.

College Hockey, Inc. says he's the 8th college goalie to be credited with a goal. 3rd to shoot it into an empty net.

Let's face it being the last to touch the puck isn't really scoring a goal, its just how they credit an own goal. That's why when everyone thinks first NHL goalie goal they think Ron Hextall and not Billy Smith, even though the latter is the technically correct answer.

Here is the post game press interview - Mitch Gillam is interviewed after Coach Schafer.

Niagara at Cornell post game.

"I've decided to start Gillam against BU to jump-start our offense."

ugarte
"I've decided to start Gillam against BU to jump-start our offense."

7 goals on one pp or GTFO.

css228

MattS

Chris '03
According to John Buccigross, Gillam is only the third NCAA goalie to score a goal, ever. Video on sportscenter.

College Hockey, Inc. says he's the 8th college goalie to be credited with a goal. 3rd to shoot it into an empty net.

Let's face it being the last to touch the puck isn't really scoring a goal, its just how they credit an own goal. That's why when everyone thinks first NHL goalie goal they think Ron Hextall and not Billy Smith, even though the latter is the technically correct answer.

If the question is "who is an asshole?", either is the correct answer.

andyw2100

Chris '03
According to John Buccigross, Gillam is only the third NCAA goalie to score a goal, ever. Video on sportscenter.

I'd be willing to bet he's the first NCAA player ever to lead his team in both goals against average and goals scored per game at the same time.

It's the system.

Josh '99

css228
Let's face it being the last to touch the puck isn't really scoring a goal, its just how they credit an own goal. That's why when everyone thinks first NHL goalie goal they think Ron Hextall and not Billy Smith, even though the latter is the technically correct answer.

If the question is "who is an asshole?", either is the correct answer.

Billy Smith was a great guy to have on your team, though. He was my favorite Islanders when I was growing up.

cbuckser

Josh '99

css228
Let's face it being the last to touch the puck isn't really scoring a goal, its just how they credit an own goal. That's why when everyone thinks first NHL goalie goal they think Ron Hextall and not Billy Smith, even though the latter is the technically correct answer.

If the question is "who is an asshole?", either is the correct answer.

Billy Smith was a great guy to have on your team, though. He was my favorite Islanders when I was growing up.

Hextall falls under the same category there.