Southern Maine Athletics

GORHAM, Maine – The University of Southern Maine Huskies' men's ice hockey team drew with the WestConn Wolves 4-4 on Friday night in the Little East Conference opener for both teams. After seven rounds of the shootout, senior captain Ethan MacDuff (Lloydminster, Alberta) scored to give the Huskies an extra point in the conference standings with the shootout win. Southern Maine had goals from four different players, including freshman Hunter Belisle (Amesbury, Mass.), who scored his first career goal.
 
Sophomore Ben Aucoin (Moncton, New Brunswick), senior Kayde Kinaschuk (Calgary, Alberta) and senior Adrian Jubran (Knoxville, Tenn./James Madison) also had goals for the Huskies. Aucoin had an assist as well. Sophomore goalie Loic Morin (Drummondville, Quebec) made 33 saves for the Huskies.
 
The Records:
WestConn: 2-0-1
Southern Maine: 0-1-1
 
Series History:
Tonight's game was the third between the Huskies and Wolves. The Huskies took both meetings last season with a 7-3 win in Danbury on November 7, 2025, and a 3-0 shutout win at home on January 24, 2026.
 
The Goaltenders:
WestConn: Michael Burgos (1-0-1), 64:58, four goals allowed, 33 saves
Southern Maine: Loic Morin (0-1-1): 65:00, four goals allowed, 33 saves
 
How It Happened:

• WestConn scored twice in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Edward Mirigliano opened the scoring 2:36 into the game and Jovanni Smeriglio added a goal with eight minutes left in the period.
• Lynden Donald-Gorman extended WestConn's lead to 3-0 7:09 into the second period. The Huskies finally got on the board when senior Ethan Hoover (Hershey, Penn.) found Belisle on a breakaway for the rookie's first career goal with 10:09 left in the period. Aucoin then scored a power play goal with 3:48 to go off a feed by sophomore Ben Thornley-Hall (North Vancouver, British Columbia).
• The Huskies tied the game 2:12 into the third period when Jubran blasted a shot following a faceoff win by senior Owen Drummey (Falmouth, Maine). Kinaschuk gave Southern Maine a 4-3 lead with a power play goal from MacDuff and Aucoin 4:41 into the period before WestConn tied the game with a power play goal by Phil Parker with 9:24 left.
• Morin made seven saves in overtime to keep the game tied. MacDuff's goal was only one of the shootout.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Each team put 37 shots on goal.
• The Huskies led 41-38 in faceoff wins. MacDuff went 17-for-39 to lead all players in draw wins. Drummey added 11 wins.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies host another LEC contest tomorrow at 4:00 pm against Keene State.