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www.HockeyEastOnline.com Pete Souris Assistant Commissioner for Public Relations MEN’S Hockey East Association 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 WEEKLY Office: (781) 245-2122 Cell: (603) 512-1166 RELEASE [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011 WEEKLY RELEASE #1 NO. 5 BOSTON COLLEGE WINS ICEBREAKER; MERRIMACK WINS AT MAINE ~ No. 6 BU shuts out UNH at Agganis; Maine doubles up Northeastern ~ RECENT RESULTS Saturday, October 1 ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK at No. 12 UNH 3, New Brunswick 0 (Exh) St. Francis Xavier 6 at No. 6 Boston U. 4 (Exh) #10 BRIAN FLYNN, MAINE (Senior Forward; Lynnfield, Mass.) Flynn scored a goal and dished out four assists for five points in Maine’s 6-3 win over Sunday, October 2 Northeastern on Sunday afternoon at Alfond Arena. His goal proved to be the game-winner at No. 15 Maine 7, New Brunswick 3 (Exh) St. Francis Xavier 8 at Northeastern 5 (Exh) against the Huskies. He posted three shots on goal with a +3 plus/minus rating in the game. Friday, October 7 Massachusetts 3 at Northeastern 3 OT * Merrimack 2 at No. 15 Maine 1 * Ice Breaker Tournament PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK No. 5 Boston College 5 vs. Michigan State 2 #13 JOHNNY GAUDREAU, BC (Freshman Forward; Carneys Point, N.J. ) Saturday, October 8 at No. 6 Boston University 5, No. 12 UNH 0 * Gaudreau notched a game-high four points (1g,3a) in his second collegiate Ice Breaker Tournament game, a 6-2 win at No. 3 North Dakota, and was a +4 in two BC wins. No. 5 Boston College 6 at No. 3 North Dakota 2 New Brunswick 3 at UMass-Lowell 3 OT (Exh) Sunday, October 9 at No. 15 Maine 6, Northeastern 3 * PURE HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK UPCOMING GAMES #31 KIERAN MILLAN, BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Senior Goaltender; Edmonton, Alta.) Friday, October 14 UNH at Northeastern * Millan stopped all 35 shots he faced against UNH on Saturday to earn his sixth career No. 7 Boston U. at Providence * (NESN) shutout and tie Sean Fields’ BU record for career goaltender No. 3 Denver at No. 1 BC (7:30pm, CBSSN) wins at 62. Bentley at Massachusetts UMass-Lowell at Minnesota State (8pm) Maine at No. 6 North Dakota (8:30pm) U.S. Under-18 Team at Vermont (Exh, 8pm) HOCKEY EAST TEAM OF THE WEEK Saturday, October 15 No. 1 Boston College at UNH * BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES Massachusetts at Providence * The Eagles won their third Ice Breaker Tournament Championship in school history over the No. 3 Denver at No. 7 Boston University weekend with victories against Michigan State and host No. 3 North Dakota. BC scored 11 Army at No. 13 Merrimack goals on the weekend and held their opponents to one power play goal in 10 chances. Maine at No. 6 North Dakota (8pm) UMass-Lowell at Minnesota State (8pm) ALL TIMES EST, 7PM, unless noted * denotes conference game 2011-2012 HEA STANDINGS Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. The 28th ANNUAL HOCKEY EAST 1. Boston University 1 1 0 0 2 1-0-0 5.00 (5) 0.00 (0) Merrimack 1 1 0 0 2 1-0-0 2.00 (2) 1.00 (1) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Maine 2 1 1 0 2 1-1-0 3.50 (7) 2.50 (5) MARCH 16-17, 2012 4. Massachusetts 1 0 0 1 1 0-0-1 1.50 (3) 1.50 (3) Northeastern 2 0 1 1 1 0-1-1 3.00 (6) 4.50 (9) 6. Boston College 0 0 0 0 0 2-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) TICKETS GO ONSALE UMass-Lowell 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 Providence 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) at the TD Garden Box Office, Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) at www.ticketmaster.com or New Hampshire 1 0 1 0 0 0-1-0 0.00 (0) 5.00 (5) by calling 800-745-3000 BOSTON COLLEGE • BOSTON UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY of MAINE • UNIVERSITY of MASSACHUSETTS • UMASS-LOWELL MERRIMACK COLLEGE• UNIVERSITY of NEW HAMPSHIRE • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY of VERMONT HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS Spencer Abbott, Maine (Sr., F, Hamilton, Ont.) Had two goals and an assist in 6-3 win over Northeastern. Bill Arnold, BC (So., F, Needham, Mass.) Recorded a team-high five points (1g,4a) and +4 rating in wins over Michigan State and No. 3 North Dakota. Anthony Bitetto, NU (So., D, Island Park, N.Y.) Had a goal and an assits in Sunday’s game at Maine. Kevin Boyle, UMass (Fr., G, Manalapan, N.J.) Notched 29 saves on 32 shots in his collegiate debut vs. Northeastern Friday. Joe Cannata, MC (Sr., G, Wakefield, Mass.) Led Merrimack to its first win at Maine since 1997 with 22 saves in a 2-1 win. Alex Chiasson, BU (Jr., F, St. Augustin, Que.) Tallied a goal, an assist and a +2 rating in Terrier’s season-opening 5-0 win over No. 12 UNH. Chris Connolly, BU (Sr., F, Duluth, Minn.) Had the primary assist on BU’s first two goals in a 5-0 win over No. 12 UNH. Justin Daniels, NU (Jr. F, Suffern, N.Y.) Posted his first-career two-goal game in the season opener against UMass. Joey Diamond Maine, (Jr., F, Long Beach, N.Y.) Scored a goal and dished out a pair of assists in Maine’s 6-3 win over Northeastern on Sunday. Matt Di Girolamo, UNH (Sr., G, Ambler, Pa.) Stopped 32 shots, including double figures in all three periods in the loss to BU Saturday. Chris Kreider, BC (Jr., F, Boxford, Mass.) Earned Ice Breaker MVP honors after scoring once in each BC win. Parker Milner, BC (Jr., G, Pittsburgh, Pa.) Captured two wins with a .907 save percentage in two Ice Breaker Invitational wins with 39 saves. Pat Mullane, BC (Jr., G, Wallingford, Conn.) Tallied four points (2g,2a) and a +4 rating in two Ice Breaker wins. Braden Pimm, NU (So., F, Fort St. John, B.C.) He forced OT with his game-tying goal vs.UMass with two seconds left and notched three assists in his first two games. Vinny Saponari, NU (Jr., F, Powder Springs, Ga.) Registered four points (1g,3a) in two games over the weekend vs. UMass and Maine. Conor Sheary, UMass (So., F, Melrose, Mass.) Had a career-high two assists in the 3-3 tie with Northeastern. Jesse Todd, MC (Sr., F, Camrose, Alta.) Netted the game-winning goal, scoring on a short-handed breakaway in a 2-1 win over Maine. The 28th Annual HOCKEY EAST CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO’S HOT? Championship TournamenT March 16-17, 2012 Patrick BROWN, BC (BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICH.) at the TD Garden, Boston, Mass. Scored his first collegiate goal at 4:17 of the second period of a 5-2 win over Michigan State (Oct. 7) JOHNNY GAUDREAU, BC (CARNEYS POINT, N.J.) Tallied his first four collegiate points, including his first career goal on Tickets Go On Sale against North Dakota (Oct. 8) Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 (800) 745-3000, STEVEN GUZZO, UMASS (OAKVILLE, ONT.) Made his collegiate debut Friday, after suffering a season-ending injury visit www.ticketmaster.com or prior to the 2010-11 season-opening game the TD Garden Box Office MERRIMACK COLLEGE Defeated Maine in third straight meeting for the first time in school history MERRIMACK’S penalty KILL Went 9-for-9 in the win at Maine, killing two separate 3-on-5 situations totaling 1:35 in penalty kill time ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD VINNY SAPONARI, NU (POWDER SPRINGS, GA.) Surpassed the 50-point plateau on Sunday with a goal and an as- At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the “ Army ROTC Three Stars of The Game” are selected. Here are the 2011-2012 sist. Through 84 career games, Saponari has gathered 51 points season leaders to date: (20-31-51) Rk. Name Cl. Pos. School Destry STRAIGHT, BC (WEST VANCOUVER, B.C.) 1. Spencer Abbott Sr. F ME Recorded his first collegiate point, an assist, in a 5-2 win over Justin Daniels Jr. F NU Michigan State on Oct. 8 in his first career game for the Eagles Kieran Millan Sr. G BU Jesse Todd Sr. F MC T.J. SYNER, UMASS (SPRINGFIELD, MASS.) Played in his 100th career game on Friday at Northeastern, where he scored his 25th career goal TEAM NOTES six game-winners last year, second-most in the league, opened the season with a game-winner, scoring short-handed in the second pe- BOSTON COLLEGE: Five players earned Ice Breaker All-Tournament riod…Merrimack was ranked 15th nationally in the USCHO preseason honors; Parker Milner, Patch Alber, Tommy Cross, Bill Arnold and Chris poll, earning its first-ever preseason national ranking…Merrimack and Kreider…Eight players scored Boston College’s 11 goals in the team’s WBIN-TV announced a partnership to televise at least three games live two Ice Breaker Invitational wins…Three freshmen forwards made their from Lawler Arena beginning December 17 against Union. This marks collegiate debuts in BC’s 5-2 season-opening win over the Spartans; the first TV contract for Merrimack in school history…Senior assistant Johnny Gaudreau, Danny Linell (Great Neck, N.Y.) and Destry Straight... captain Ryan Flanigan (Rochester, NY) was selected as a candidate Junior defenseman Patch Alber (Clifton Park, N.Y.) netted his fifth career for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award…The Warriors, who are 26-5-2 at goal and first since Nov.