(Rochester, N.Y.)- The top-seeded SUNY Canton men's ice hockey team kicked off the Eastern Collegiate Hockey League tournament with a convincing 10-1 win over No. 8 University of Rochester at the Genesee Valley Ice Rink in Rochester.

The Roos won their eighth straight game improving to 18-10 overall and will play in the semifinals Saturday night against No. 6 Syracuse University who upset No. 3 University of Buffalo 5-4 in overtime.  No. 2 Robert Morris University beat No. 7 Rochester Institute of Technology 10-3.  The Colonials will play No. 4 Niagara University who beat No. 5 Mercyhurst 4-1.  The Championship game is slated for Sunday.

SUNY Canton beat the Yellowjackets for the third time season and in three games out scored them 41-1.  Chris Lee (Gansevoort, N.Y.) won his third game of the season as the sophomore stopped 14 of 15 shots.

Lee had plenty of help in front of him as seven different players scored for the Roos led by scoring leader Adam Fedor (Orleans, Ontario) who had three goals and two assists.

Dan Cibelli (Liverpool, N.Y.) and John Payne (Port Moody, B.C.) had three points apiece.  Cibelli had two goals and an assist and Payne one goal and two assists.  

Corey Frizell (Orleans, Ontario) and Rob Liggio (Canton, N.Y.) each had a goal and an assist.  Mark Talamo (Oswego, N.Y.) and Dan Don both scored once and Brad Wilson (Ottawa, Ontario) contributed two assists.

The game was tied 1-1 after the first period but then the Roos poured in on with six goals in the second period and three more in the third.

The Roos also generated 60 shots on goal as Ryan Sigurdson made 50 saves.