POTSDAM, N.Y.—The SUNY Potsdam men's hockey team (2-0) honored Olympic bronze medalist and hall of famer alum Chris Lee '04 prior to its 7-3 thumping of Saint Michael's College (0-2) on Friday night. Seven different Bears scored and senior assistant captain Nate Skidmore (Syracuase, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres) made 28 saves for the win. Junior assistant captain Vincent Guimond (Sorel-Tracy, Quebec/Gloucester Rangers) and freshman forward Devin Panzeca (Lake Zurich, Ill./East Coast Wizards) each had a goal and two assists and junior forward Tyler Young (Massena, N.Y./Kanata Lasers) recorded four assists.
 
Potsdam took advantage of its very first power play of the game. At 15:26, sophomore forward Brett Horn (Cary, N.C./Humboldt) scored on the man advantage with helpers from Guimond and junior forward Bryce Ferrell (Buffalo, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres) for a 1-0 lead. Despite a 10-8 edge in shots, the Purple Knights were down one heading into the first intermission.
 
The teams combined for six goals in a wild second period. Despite being down a man, freshman  forward Tom Terranova (Middletown, N.J./Syracuse Stars) capitalized on a turnover and gave the Bears a 2-0 advantage at 4:28 with his first career goal. Just over four minutes later, senior defenseman Jack Ouelette (Arlington, Mass./Dexter School) scored to halve the deficit. Potsdam regained its two-goal lead at 11:18 as senior defenseman Dom Horvath (Toledo, Ohio./Brantford 99ers) beat junior goalie Tim Decker (Liverpool, N.Y./Canterbury School) with a high shot from the right point. Young assisted on the goal. Saint Mike's answered just 22 seconds later on a goal from senior forward Patrick Doherty (Tewksbury, Mass./Middlesex Black Bears). At 15:19, Panzeca notched his first goal as a Bear and the eventual game-winner on the power play with assists from Guimond and Young. With just under two minutes left in the period, Guimond scored in the slot after a feed from Panzeca and senior defenseman Trevor Dennis (Rochester, N.Y./Buffalo Jr. Sabres). Potsdam held a 5-2 lead after 40 minutes.
 
The Bears put the game out of reach in the first four minutes of the third period. Sophomore defenseman Jon Venter (Guilford, Conn./Syracuse Stars) made it 6-2 on a shot from the blue line at 2:40 on the power play. Panzeca and Young recorded the assists. Just 1:10 later, junior defenseman Sean Winikates (Phoenix, Ariz./Philadelphia Jr. Flyers) finished an odd man rush by ripping a perfect pass from junior forward Anthony Merante (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Thorold Blackhawks) past Decker. Young claimed the second assist on the play. The goal ended Decker's evening and he was replaced by freshman goaltender Hugo Turcotte (Gap, France/Kimball Union Academy). Saint Mike's netted one final goal as sophomore forward Zach Sullivan (Weymouth, Mass./Walpole Express) scored a power-play marker with 7:46 remaining.
 
Decker allowed seven goals and made 19 saves in 43:50. Turcotte stopped 10 shots in the last 16:10.
 
The Bears outshot the Purple Knights 36-31 on the night. Potsdam finished 3-for-4 on the power play and Saint Michael's was 1-for-3. The Bears are now 12-0-1 in the all-time series with the Purple Knights dating back to a 6-4 win in Maxcy on Nov. 2, 1984.
 
The Bears are back in action on Tuesday night when they host Elmira College at 7 p.m.
 

Chris Lee' 04 - Bears Hall of Famer and All-American and Canadian Olympic Bronze Medalist

L-R: Former Bears head coaches Ed Seney and Glenn Thomaris watch with Chris Lee as his Banner is unveiled prior to the Bears game with Saint Michael's.

Chris Lee drops the puck for Saint Michael's senior Jack Oullette and Bears senior captain Mike Sweeney.