Nick Ford '20, a reigning AHCA All-America Second-Teamer, began where he left off his sophomore season with three points (2g-1a) in a home-and-home series with No. 6/7-ranked Hobart College. His three points are tied for the team lead through the first weekend of competition, while both of his goals were scored on special teams.
In the season-opener on Friday at the Murray Athletic Center, Ford, a product of New Lenox, Illinois, netted a shorthanded goal, finding the top shelf following a takeaway at center ice. Seven-and-a-half minutes later, the third-year forward scored his second consecutive goal on the power play. In the second half of the non-conference series on Saturday in Geneva, New York, Ford teamed up with fellow first-line mates
Connor Powell '20 and
Matthew Cuce '20 for a third-period goal, earning his first assist of the year on the play.
Two games into the new season, Ford is tied for second in the UCHC in both points and goals, and was one of only three players in the conference to score shorthanded in the opening weekend.
Ford and the EC men's ice hockey team will continue non-league play on Tuesday, October 30, when the Purple and Gold head north to face SUNY Potsdam in a 7:00 p.m. contest at the Maxcy Ice Arena.
