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For Immediate Release: Friday, November 15, 2013 Weekend Preview #6 NOTRE DAME HOSTS FIRST LEAGUE GAMES THIS WEEKEND VS. MERRIMACK - PROVIDENCE HEADS NORTH FOR SERIES AT VERMONT; UNH, NU PLAY HOME-AND-HOME SET -

Merrimack at No. 3 Notre Dame – Two-Game Series (Fri. on NBCSN, Sat. at Compton Family Ice Arena) RECENT RESULTS • The Warriors will travel to South Bend, Indiana for just the second time in program history. On Nov. 23 and Friday, November 8 25, 1988, Merrimack swept Notre Dame by scores of 3-1 and 4-3 (OT). No. 8 5 at Boston University 1 * • The Irish enter this weekend with the fourth-ranked kill in Division I at 92.2% (47 of 51). at Maine 2, Vermont 0 * at New Hampshire 4, Massachusetts 1 * No. 6 Providence at Vermont – Two-Game Series (Fri., Sat. on NESN at Gutterson Field House) No. 5 Providence 1 at Merrimack 0 * • After scoring seven goals in 34 games as a freshman, PC sophomore Mark Jankowski (St. Catherines, Ont.) at No. 3 Notre Dame 4, No. 1 Minnesota 1 has six goals in nine games this season. • UVM’s Chris McCarthy (Collegeville, Pa.) has had 62 of his 77 career points (80.5%) come in league play. Saturday, November 9 Vermont 4 at Maine 3 * Massachuetts at No. 7 Boston College (Friday at Conte Forum) New Hampshire 9 at Massachusetts 0 * • The Eagles currently have college hockey’s highest-scoring offense, averaging 4.70 goals per game. BC’s Northeastern 4 at No. 11 UMass Lowell 2 * freshman class has 40.4% of the team’s goals so far, accounting for 1.90 goals per game, which is a greater output at No. 5 Providence 4, Merrimack 2 * than three different Division I teams. No. 1 Minnesota 5 at No. 3 Notre Dame 4 • UMass has the ninth-best power play percentage in the country at 25.0%. Fourteen of their 22 goals this season have come with the man advantage. Sunday, November 10 at No. 8 Boston College 11, Army 0 No. 13 UMass-Lowell at Penn State (Friday at Pegula Ice Arena) Tuesday, November 12 • Sophomore netminder Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce, Mich.) has played 16 non-conference games so far in at New Hampshire 4, Brown 2 his collegiate career, and he has a 12-4-0 record with a 1.38 GAA and .954 save percentage, with four shutouts No. 13 UMass Lowell 2 at Princeton 1 in those games. Thursday, November 14 Boston University at Maine (Fri. at Alfond Arena on FCS, WVII) No. 7 Boston College 2 at Massachusetts 1 * • The Terriers are unbeaten in their last five games played in Orono with a record of 3-0-2 in those games. Maine No. 13 UMass Lowell 4 at Penn State 0 last won a home game against BU on Nov. 8, 2009. BU owns a 18-6-5 advantage in the series since the beginning of the 2005-06 season. UPCOMING GAMES • Maine netminder Martin Ouellette (St.-Hippolyte, Que.) has a 2.31 GAA and a .921 save percentage this season, Friday, November 15 after entering the year with a career 2.69 GAA and .903 save percentage. Massachusetts at No. 7 Boston College * Boston University at Maine * (FCS, WVII) New Hampshire vs. Northeastern – Two-Game Series (Fri. at NU, Sat. at UNH) New Hampshire at Northeastern * • On Oct. 27, 2012, UNH and NU played to a 0-0 tie at Matthews Arena. Casey DeSmith (Rochester, N.H.) Merrimack at No. 3 Notre Dame * (7:30pm, NBCSN) made 34 saves for the Wildcats, while Bryan Mountain (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) made 44 saves in his first career shutout No. 6 Providence at Vermont * for the Huskies. No. 13 UMass Lowell at Penn State • Freshman Mike Szmatula (Commerce, Mich.) has started his collegiate career with a nine-game streak, with four goals and 11 assists for 15 points to lead Northeastern in scoring. Saturday, November 16 Northeastern at New Hampshire * Merrimack at No. 3 Notre Dame * Connecticut at Boston University (Sunday at Agganis Arena) No. 6 Providence at Vermont * (NESN) • Sunday’s tilt will mark the first-ever meeting between BU and UConn, who will be joining Hockey East next season. Sunday, November 17 2 0 1 3 2014 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS Connecticut at Boston University (5pm) - All game times are EST and Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. are 7pm start times unless noted 1. Boston College 4 4 0 0 8 7-2-1 3.75 (15) 1.75 (7) * denotes league games 2. Providence 4 3 1 0 6 7-1-1 2.75 (11) 1.75 (7) The 30th ANNUAL HOCKEY EAST 3. UMass Lowell 3 2 1 0 4 6-4-0 3.33 (10) 3.00 (9) Boston University 4 2 2 0 4 4-5-0 2.25 (9) 3.00 (12) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT New Hampshire 4 2 2 0 4 4-5-1 4.50 (18) 2.25 (9) MARCH 21-22, 2014 Vermont 4 2 2 0 4 3-3-1 2.00 (8) 2.25 (9) 7. Maine 4 1 2 1 3 4-4-1 1.75 (7) 1.75 (7) Massachusetts 6 1 4 1 3 3-7-1 1.00 (6) 3.33 (20) Tickets go onsale in early December 9. Notre Dame 2 1 1 0 2 6-2-0 2.00 (4) 2.00 (4) at the TD Garden Box Office, Northeastern 3 1 2 0 2 6-3-0 3.00 (9) 3.33 (10) at www.ticketmaster.com or 11. Merrimack 2 0 2 0 0 3-5-0 1.00 (2) 2.50 (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 • UNIVERSITY of NOTRE DAME • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY of VERMONT *Stats updated as of Thursday, November 15 2013-14 HOCKEY EAST SEASON SUPERLATIVES HAT TRICKS SHUTOUTS Date Player Team Opponent Result Date Goalie Team Opponent Svs Result 10/11 Steven Summerhays ND vs. Western Mich. 22 W, 4-0 10/11 Kevin Roy (2) NU vs. Ala.-Huntsville W, 9-1 10/12 Steven Summerhays ND at Western Mich. 22 W, 3-0 11/9 Grayson Downing (2) UNH at Massachusetts W, 9-0 10/12 Jon Gillies PC vs. Minnesota St. 38 W, 3-0 11/8 Jon Gillies PC at Merrimack 23 W, 1-0 OVERTIME GOALS 11/8 Martin Ouellette ME vs. Vermont 23 W, 2-0 Date Player Team Opponent Score 11/9 C. DeSmith/J. Regan UNH at Massachusetts 23 W, 9-0 10/25 Niko Rufo PC vs. Miami (Ohio) W, 3-2 11/10 B. Billett/B. Barone BC vs. Army 30 W, 11-0 10/25 Connor Leen ME vs. Massachusetts W, 3-2 11/14 Connor Hellebuyck UML at Penn State 37 W, 4-0 11/2 Derek Arnold UML at New Hampshire W, 3-2 11/2 Adam Gilmour BC at Northeastern W, 4-3 40+ SAVES Date Goalie Team Opponent Svs Result THE LAST TIME 10/19 Matt O’Connor BU vs. Wisconsin 40 W, 7-3 A player had four goals: 10/25 Matt O’Connor BU at Michigan 42 L, 1-2 Cody Ferriero, NU (12/28/12 at Harvard)

INDIVIDUAL HIGHS A rookie had a hat trick: Goals: 3 Grayson Downing, UNH at Massachusetts (11/9) Kevin Roy, NU, 2/4/13 vs. Boston University () Kevin Roy, NU vs. Ala.-Huntsville (10/11) In league play: Mike Collins, MC, 1/29/11 vs. Vermont Assists: 4 Mike Collins, MC vs. Mercyhurst (10/19) Points: 4 , BC vs. Army (11/10) Bill Arnold, BC vs. Army (11/10) A defenseman had a hat trick: Mark Anthoine, ME vs. Massachusetts (10/26) Conor Allen, UMass (11/11/11 vs Holy Cross) Cam Brown, ME vs. Massachusetts (10/26) Blaine Byron, ME vs. Massachusetts (10/26) A goaltender recorded 50 saves: Mike Collins, MC vs. Mercyhurst (10/19) Sam Marotta, MC, 2/2/13 at UNH (51 saves) Cason Hohmann, BU vs. Wisconsin (10/19) In league play: Sam Marotta, MC, 2/2/13 at UNH (51 saves) Ross Mauermann, PC vs. AIC (10/19) Kevin Roy, NU vs. Ala.-Huntsville (10/11) A team won 10 games in a row: Point Streak: 9 Mike Szmatula, NU (10/11-present; 4-11-15) Boston College, 1/27/12 to 10/13/12 (17 games) Saves: 42 Matt O’Connor, BU at Michigan (10/25) Boston College, 10/19/12 to 11/30/12 (10 games) In league play: Boston College, 1/27/12 to 10/13/12 (15 games) TEAM HIGHS Goals: 11 Boston College vs. Army (11/10) A team was unbeaten in 10 straight games: In league play: 9 New Hampshire at Massachusetts (11/9) UMass-Lowell, 12/8/12 to 1/26/13 (11 games; 10-0-1) Shots on : 53 Northeastern vs. Holy Cross (10/19) Boston College, 10/19/12 to 11/30/12 (10 games) Consecutive Wins: 5 Northeastern (10/11-10/26) In league play: Boston College, 1/27/12 to 10/13/12 (15 games; 15-0-0) Notre Dame (10/11-10/25) Unbeaten Streak: 5 Providence (10/11-10/26; 4-0-1) Northeastern (10/11-10/26; 5-0-0) A team recorded 50 shots-on-goal: Notre Dame (10/11-10/25; 5-0-0) Northeastern vs. Holy Cross, 10/19/13 (53 shots) In league play: Maine vs. Northeastern, 3/2/13 (51 shots) ACTIVE OVERALL POINT LEADERS Rk. Player GP PPG G A P 1. T.J. Tynan, ND (Sr., F) 134 0.98 47 84 131 LEAGUE LEADERS SPONSORED BY 2. Johnny Gaudreau, BC (Jr., F) 89 1.28 52 62 114 3. Bill Arnold, BC (Sr., F) 129 0.82 47 59 106 4. Kevin Goumas, UNH (Sr., F) 115 0.91 30 75 105 2013-14 LEAGUE SCORING RACE (CONFERENCE GAMES ONLY) 5. Mike Collins, MC (Sr., F) 117 0.87 43 59 102 Rk. Player GP PPG G A P 6. Michael Pereira, UMass (Sr., F) 112 0.80 45 45 90 1. Johnny Gaudreau, BC (Jr., F) 4 1.75 5 2 7 7. Joseph Pendenza, UML (Sr., F) 122 0.71 39 48 87 2. , BC (Sr., F) 4 1.50 3 3 6 8. Scott Wilson, UML (Jr., F) 89 0.94 34 50 84 Ross Mauermann, PC (Jr., F) 4 1.50 3 3 6 9. Kevin Hayes, BC (Sr., F) 112 0.73 23 59 82 Bill Arnold, BC (Sr., F) 4 1.50 1 5 6 Conor Sheary, UMass (Sr., F) 115 0.71 31 51 82 5. Grayson Downing, UNH (Jr., F) 4 1.25 4 1 5 Kevin Goumas, UNH (Sr., F) 4 1.25 2 3 5 ACTIVE LEAGUE POINT LEADERS Ahti Oksanen, BU (So., D) 4 1.25 1 4 5 Rk. Player GP PPG G A P Tyler Kelleher, UNH (Fr., F) 4 1.25 1 4 5 1. Bill Arnold, BC (Sr., F) 85 0.85 36 36 72 9. Mike Szmatula, NU (Fr., F) 3 1.33 3 1 4 2. Mike Collins, MC (Sr., F) 79 0.89 28 42 70 Trevor van Riemsdyk, UNH (Jr., D) 4 1.00 3 1 4 3. Kevin Goumas, UNH (Sr., F) 81 0.83 18 49 67 4. Michael Pereira, UMass (Sr., F) 83 0.80 35 31 66 2013-14 LEAGUE SAVE PERCENTAGE LEADERS 5. Johnny Gaudreau, BC (Jr., F) 58 1.12 29 36 65 Rk. Player W-L-T Saves GA Save% 1. Sean Maguire, BU (So.) 1-1-0 72 3 .960 6. Joseph Pendenza, UML (Sr., F) 83 0.77 27 37 64 2. Sam Marotta, MC (Sr.) 0-1-0 18 1 .947 7. Chris McCarthy, UVM (Sr., F) 88 0.70 27 35 62 3. Martin Ouellette, ME (Sr.) 1-2-1 107 7 .939 8. Conor Sheary, UMass (Sr., F) 86 0.71 23 38 61 4. Brian Billett, BC (Jr.) 2-0-0 59 4 .937 9. Scott Wilson, UML (Jr., F) 56 1.02 23 34 57 5. Jon Gillies, PC (So.) 3-1-0 103 7 .936 10. Derek Arnold, UML (Sr., F) 84 0.65 28 27 55 2013-14 LEAGUE GAA LEADERS Rk. Player W-L-T Minutes GA GAA 1. Sam Marotta, MC (Sr.) 0-1-0 58:55 1 1.02 2. Thatcher Demko, BC (Fr.) 2-0-0 120:00 3 1.50 3. Sean Maguire, BU (So.) 1-1-0 118:42 3 1.52 4. Martin Ouellette, ME (Sr.) 1-2-1 242:55 7 1.73 5. Jon Gillies, PC (So.) 3-1-0 239:22 7 1.75