Mar 22, 2010 9:07:56 AM

Top-seeded Norwich won its first Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship since 2003 on Saturday, defeating St. Norbert, 2-1 at Lake Placid, New York.

Freshman Pier-Oliver Cotnoir's scored the winner with 31.2 seconds left in the second overtime.

At 99 minutes, 29 seconds, the game was the longest in Division III men's hockey tournament history. The teams took 106 shots on goal [More.]

Semifinals

Plattsburgh      0          1          1          2

Norwich          1          1          1          3

First period scoring: N – Craig Serino (Colin Mulvey, DJ Fimiani) 5:24.

Penalties: N – Steve Coon (interference), Owen Carpino (interference). P – Kyle Kudroch (interference) Chris Wieland (holding).

Second period scoring: N – Pier-Oliver Cotnoir (Serino) 19:04. P – Andrew Willock (Eric Satim, Dylan Clarke) 7:07.

Penalties: N – Emmond Bell (tripping). P – Ryan Corry (boarding).

Third period scoring: N – Steve Coon (unassisted) 8:09. Mike Kavanagh (Matt Bessing, Chris Wieland) 13:30.

Penalties: N – Greg Eskedjian (tripping). P – Kavanagh (hooking), Willock (slashing).

Goalkeeper saves: Norwich (Ryan Klingensmith) 29. Plattsburgh (Josh Leis) 32. Shots on goal: Norwich 35, Plattsburgh 31.

Oswego State  0          1          2          3

St. Norbert      1          0          3          4

First period scoring: SN – Johan Ryd (unassisted) 18:01.

Penalties: SN – Mike Bernardy (interference)

Second period scoring: OS – Neil Musselwhite (Eric Selleck) 17:14.

Penalties: SN – Tyler Allen (charging), Jason Nopper (slashing) Alain Joanette (unsportsmanlike conduct); OS – bench (too many players), Tyler Lyon (cross-checking).

Third period scoring: SN –Allen (Cody Keefer) 4:18, Sam Tikka (Scott Pulak, Ryd) 7:02, Keefer (unassisted) 19:21. OS – Justin Fox (Chris Laganiere) 5:12, Jon Whitelaw (Paul Rodrigues, Stephen Mallaro) 17:28.

Penalties: SN – Dylan Exton (slashing). OS – Luke Moodie (boarding).

Goalkeeper saves: St. Norbert (B.J. O'Brien) 20. Oswego State (Kyle Gunn-Taylor) 16. Shots on goal: St. Norbert 20, Oswego 23.

Championship game

St. Norbert      0          1          0          0          0          1

Norwich          1          0          0          0          1          2

First period scoring: N – Chad Anderson (Pier-Oliver Cotnoir, Emmond Bell) 11:30.

Penalties: N – Craig Serino (high-sticking), Cotnoir (hooking), Greg Eskedjian (hooking); SN – Jason Nopper (boarding), Tyler Allen (boarding).

Second period scoring: SN – Sam Tikka (Matt Boyd) 9:36.

Penalties: N – Tory Allen (charging), Allen (interference). SN – Nopper (Kneeing).

Third period: No scoring.

Penalties: SN – Allen (high-sticking).

First overtime: No scoring, no penalties.

Second overtime: Cotnoir (Kyle Thomas) 19:29.

Penalties: N – Anderson (tripping).

Goalkeeper saves: Norwich (Ryan Klingensmith) 33. St. Norbert (B.J. O'Brien) 70. Shots on goal: Norwich 72, St. Norbert 34.