Men’s Hockey Dominates Tufts with a Six-Goal Surge, Clinching Fifth Consecutive Victory

MALDEN, Mass. – Hamilton College’s Jackson Krock ’26 netted a goal and contributed two assists as the Continentals triumphed in a 6-1 NESCAC victory against the Tufts University Jumbos at Tufts’ Malden Valley Forum on Friday evening, Jan. 17.
 

Season Update

• Nationally ranked No. 9 Hamilton (11-3-0, 7-1 NESCAC) achieved their fifth consecutive win.
• The Jumbos (4-7-1, 2-5-0) faced their fifth defeat in a row.

How It Unfolded

• The Continentals possessed a 15-7 shot lead in the initial period but did not find the net until just 4:46 remained. Following an advance up the ice, Cameron Miranda ’26 shot the puck at the net from above the right faceoff circle. Miranda’s attempt was saved but not controlled, and Carson Hall ’26 capitalized on the rebound.
• Hamilton extended their lead to 2-0 with a mere 2.2 seconds left in the period. Krock provided an assist to Grisha Gotovets ’25 above the right faceoff circle and Gotovets skated into the slot to score with a backhand attempt.
• Luke Tchor ’27 increased the Continentals’ advantage to three goals at 6:44 in the second period. Tchor drove the puck into the attacking zone and scored with a wrist shot from above the right faceoff circle.
• A power-play score by Krock propelled Hamilton to a 4-0 lead with 2:54 remaining in the second. James Philpott ’25 let loose a shot from the point that Krock redirected past the goaltender from the low slot.
• Sebastian Hamming ’28 extended the Continentals’ lead further to five goals with a one-timer from the high slot with only 38.4 seconds left in the period.
• A goal by Max Resnick just 18 seconds into the third period concluded Hamilton’s bid for a shutout.
• A remarkable individual effort from defenseman John Wojciechowski ’28 completed the scoring 2:19 into the third. Wojciechowski caused a turnover at his defensive blue line evolving into a breakaway. He transitioned from his forehand to backhand and scored from close proximity.

Observations

• Krock achieved his second multi-point game this season and his second career two-assist match.
• Tchor is leading the NESCAC with nine goals and ranks second with 17 points.
• Gotovets notched a goal and an assist for the fifth time this season.
• Philpott provided two assists for the first time since Feb. 17, 2024.
• Hall has extended his goal streak to four consecutive contests.
• Wojciechowski and Hamming recorded their initial collegiate goals.
• Hamming also counted for three of the Continentals’ 13 blocked shots.
• Ryan Sordillo ’27 claimed his third career assist and won 13-of-19 faceoffs.
• Max Bulawka ’26 achieved a season-high winning percentage in faceoffs, managing 13-of-17.
• One of the few downsides on the evening for Hamilton occurred early in the second, as goaltender Charlie Archer ’25 departed the game following consecutive saves. Archer concluded with a total of 10 stops.
• Aksel Reid ’27 – in his first game in goal since Dec. 13 – successfully blocked 15 shots for the Continentals.
• Tade Carman and Gustave Bylin collaborated to make 34 saves for Tufts.
• Hamilton converted 1-for-3 on the power play, while the Jumbos went 0-for-3. The Continentals have recorded a power-play goal in five of the past seven matches.
• Hamilton has prevailed in the last six confrontations with Tufts in Massachusetts.

Upcoming Game

The Continentals will head to Connecticut College (6-6-1, 4-3-0) for another conference matchup on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 3 p.m.