Men’s Hockey Drop Game to Westfield, 5-2

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The MCLA Men's Ice Hockey team welcomed Westfield State University to the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink this evening for a MASCAC clash with the Owls. Cannon Bonifay scored twice while assisting on another to lead the road team out of the rink with a 5-2 win.

THE BASICS

• Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026
• Score: Westfield 5, MCLA 2
• Records: Westfield State University Owls 14-6-1 (MASCAC 7-2-1) | MCLA Trailblazers 4-14-3 (MASCAC 2-7-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• MCLA posted the game's first goal when junior defenseman Luc Fricchione (West Springfield, MA / Worcester State) (3:05 of 1^st period, unassisted) put home a rebound of a wide shot that hit off the wall hard and bounced back to the defenseman. The goal was the second of the season for the junior transfer.
• The Owls responded by putting up two goals of their own. The first came on a power play and was credited to Cooper Board (PP, 15:09, assisted by Ouellet & Seguin) while the helpers were from Louis Ouellet and Raphael Seguin. The second goal came as the time clicked off late in the period, and was scored by Ouellet (19:08, Board & Pichette) assisted by Board and Emile Pichette.
• The Trailblazers found an equalizer quickly into the second period. Junior forward Cade Herrera (Brentwood, CA / Seahawks H.C) (0:44 of 2^nd period, Perdion) lit the lamp for the home team, scoring his 10^th goal of the year. The assist was credited to freshman forward Sam Perdion (Strongsville, OH / Charlotte Rush) and was his fourth of the season.
• The Owls answered back with three goals, one in the second period and two in the third. Seguin (PP, 6:18, Bonifay & Ouellet) scored what would become the game-winner on the power play with helpers being credited to Cannon Bonifay and Ouellete. Bonifay (6:11 of 3^rd period, Seeberg & Boisclair, and 9:49, Seeberg) scored both of the third-period goals, with Jesper Seeberg assisting on both and Ouellete on just the first.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Shots: Westfield 27, MCLA 40
• Saves: Westfield 38, MCLA 22
• Faceoffs Won: Westfield 41, MCLA 28
• Penalty/Minutes: Westfield 6/12:00, MCLA 5/10:00
• Power Plays: Westfield 2 for 4, MCLA 0 for 5

UP NEXT

On Thursday, MCLA will be back in action when it travels to the Conway Arena and Rivier University for a MASCAC matchup with the Raiders. The puck will drop at 7 p.m.

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