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As Curry took their home ice on Saturday night, they were greeted by a crowd full of fans looking to donate one of their teddy bears to a child in need. The Colonels immediately gave thanks to many of the children in the stands, who were excited to see the home team make a splash during the third annual Teddy Bear Toss. By the end of the night, it felt like almost every kid in attendance got the chance to take home a souvenir puck from one of the players.

Once the pregame festivities came to a conclusion though, Curry seemed to direct their focus right back on Commonwealth Coast Conference opponent Johnson and Wales University. The Colonels had been coming off a dominant four-game winning streak, and were looking to extend it at Urlin Memorial Rink. …show more content…

Not to mention, Curry had some added pressure at the start of this matchup. With the Teddy Bear Toss taking place, all the bears get thrown onto the ice when the Colonels score their first goal of the game. Due to this being such a highly anticipated event, it’s no surprise the team wanted to come out firing.

It would only take 7:08 for Curry to score their first goal of the game in the opening period. Junior forward Adam Valadao would send a scorching slapshot into the back of the net, thanks to a flawless pass from defensemen Jarret Kup. It would mark Valadao’s third goal of the season, and Kup’s third assist. Curry’s Ryan Fitzgerald would also be credited with an assist on the play.

Senior forward Tyler Vankleef would extended Curry’s lead to two with 2:14 remaining in the first period. Using some nifty stickhandling skills, Vankleef was able to sneak it past Wildcat goalie Joey Ballmer for his CCC leading 11th goal of the season. Fellow senior center Jake Heisinger and defensemen Alec Mono would be awarded assists on the

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