BOSTON, Mass. (February 27, 2026) – The Stonehill College men's hockey team skated to a dominant 9-3 victory over Simon Fraser University Friday night at Warrior Ice Arena. With the result, the Skyhawks improved to 10-21-2 overall, while the Red Leafs fell to 4-12-2 on the year.
 
Highlights

• The Skyhawks offense was led by five multi-point performers, including JJ Grainda, Justin Mexico, Joel Lehtinen, Matthew Rafalski, and Matthew Romer.
• Lehtinen had a career night recording a hat trick, while Grainda posted his second career three-point game (1 G, 2 A).
• Mexico lit the lamp and added a helper, while Rafalski and Romer each tallied two assists on the night.
• Teddy Lagerbäck skated in his 100^th career game and netted his fifth goal of the campaign, while Frankie Ireland scored his third of the year.
• Leo Chambers and Billy Renfrew buried their respective second and third goals of the season.
• Charlie Banquier, Justin Gibson, Brady Hunter, David Posma, and Evan Orr each added assists on the night for the Skyhawks.
• Connor Androlewicz posted his seventh win of the season in between the pipes after holding the Red Leafs to three goals on 18 shots faced.

 
How It Happened
After an evenly contested start, Simon Fraser broke the deadlock at 13:33 when Zac Maxwell scored off an assist from Austin Fraser. Stonehill responded quickly, posting two goals within 61 seconds at 17:12 and 18:13. Mexico tied the game at 1-1 before Lehtinen scored the first of three goals on the night, giving the Skyhawks a 2-1 lead heading into the first intermission.

The Red Leafs quickly evened the score again at 3:42 into the second period when Greye Rampton found the net off assists from Fraser and Nicco Camazzola. Stonehill regained the lead within two minutes. On a two-on-one rush, Banquier fed Ireland, who scored his third goal of the season and first since Stonehill's January 2 win over St. Lawrence.

Stonehill then pulled away in the middle frame, building a 5-2 advantage with back-to-back goals from Renfrew and Chambers at 16:00 and 17:02. Renfrew scored on an open net in front of the Red Leafs' crease during a power play, while Chambers' sharp-angle finish to the top corner marked his second goal of the season.

Early in the third, Stonehill and Simon Fraser exchanged goals within 15 seconds. Ridge Dawson scored for Simon Fraser at 1:06, only for Lagerbäck to answer at 1:21 with his fifth of the year. Stonehill then put the game out of reach, adding three more goals—Grainda at 9:47 and Lehtinen with two late goals at 14:14 and 19:36—capping his first career hat trick and securing a dominant 9-3 home victory.
 
Up Next
Stonehill (10-21-2) concludes its 2025–26 regular season with a Senior Day exhibition against Simon Fraser at Warrior Ice Arena, starting at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

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