2016-17 Friar Hockey Game Notes
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@FriarsHockey @CoachLeaman FriarsHockey FriarsHockey 2016-17 FRIAR HOCKEY GAME NOTES GAME #15 Providence College Friars vs. RIT Tigers 2016-17 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date: Dec. 9, 2016 Time: 7:05 PM OCTOBER (3-3-1, 0-1-0 HEA) Location: Rochester, N.Y. 7 Fri. vs. Miami (OH) W, 4-3 Venue: Gene Polisseni Center 8 Sat. vs. Miami (OH) L, 2-1 Video: AtlanticHockey.tv 15 Sat. at Holy Cross $ L, 2-1 (OT) Radio: WOON 1240 AM 21 Fri. vs. Clarkson T, 3-3 (OT) Mike Logan (PBP) 22 Sat. vs. St. Lawrence W, 6-3 28 Fri. at Boston College* (TV: ASN) L, 3-1 Live Stats: 30 Sun. at Brown ! W, 6-0 RIT collegehockeystats.net Providence TIGERS Twitter Updates: FRIARS NOVEMBER (2-2-1, 1-2-1 HEA) (8-7-1, 8-5-0 AHA) @FriarsHockey (5-6-3, 1-4-2 HEA) 5 Sat. vs. Merrimack* T, 2-2 (OT) 18 Fri. at Northeastern* L, 5-4 TALKING POINTS 19 Sat. vs. Northeastern* W, 5-4 25 Fri. at Merrimack* L, 5-2 • Providence grabbed one point in the IN THESE NOTES 26 Sat. vs. Colgate W, 3-2 Hockey East standings last weekend Notes ....................................................................1-3 Head Coach Nate Leaman ..........................4-5 after going 0-1-1 against then No. 5/6 DECEMBER (0-1-1, 0-1-1 HEA) Roster Breakdown .........................................6-7 2 Fri. vs. Boston University* L, 2-1 Boston University. Headshot Roster .................................................8 Career Highs .........................................................9 3 Sat. vs. Boston University* T, 2-2 (OT) • Kasper Björkqvist notched his first 9 Fri. at RIT 7:05 p.m. Player Profiles ............................................. 10-33 10 Sat. at RIT 7:05 p.m. collegiate goal last Friday, while Scott 2016-17 Stats .............................................. 34-39 30 Fri. vs. Denver 7:05 p.m. Conway, Jake Walman, and Josh Monk 2016-17 Box Scores .................................. 40-43 31 Fri. vs. Denver 5:05 p.m. each notched two points for the Friars JANUARY in a 2-2 tie at Boston University on Saturday. 7 Sat. vs. Boston College*^ 5:00 p.m. • The Friars out-attempted BU 144-94 over the weekend, including a season- 10 Tue. at Yale 7:00 p.m. 13 Fri. vs. Vermont* 7:05 p.m. high 77 attempts last Friday in a 2-1 loss to the Terriers. 14 Sat. vs. Vermont* 7:05 p.m. • Anthony Florentino (0.83) and Jake Walman (0.79) rank fourth and fifth 20 Fri. at UMass-Lowell* 7:15 p.m. respectively among all Hockey East defensemen in points per game. Flo- 21 Sat. at UMass-Lowell* 7:05 p.m. 27 Fri. vs. New Hampshire* 7:00 p.m. rentino is tied for the Hockey East lead in goals for a defenseman with five. 28 Sat. vs. New Hampshire* 7:00 p.m. • Providence plays its first true road series at an Atlantic Hockey opponent FEBRUARY since a two-game set at Air Force from Jan. 5-6, 1996. 3 Fri. vs. Maine* (TV: ASN) 6:05 p.m. • Hayden Hawkey has been strong for the Friars in goal over the past three 4 Sat. vs. Maine* 7:05 p.m. games, posting a 1.96 GAA and .921 save percentage over that span. 8 Wed. at Connecticut* 7:00 p.m. • Providence has out-scored opponents 14-6 in first periods this season. A stellar group of nine seniors return to the 11 Sat. vs. Connecticut* 7:05 p.m. 17 Fri. at Notre Dame* (TV: NBCSN) 7:35 p.m. • Five of Erik Foley’s six goals this season has come in wins. Overall, Providence Friars in 2015-16. The group has combined to 18 Sat. at Notre Dame* (TV: NBCSN) 7:05 p.m. log 843 games over the previous three seasons 24 Fri. at Massachusetts* 7:00 p.m. is 5-4-1 when Foley records a point. and 401 total points. Led by Nick Saracino 25 Sat. vs. Massachusetts* 7:05 p.m. • Through 14 games this season, Providence has either held a lead or have (35-49-84) and Mark Jankowski (28-42-70), the been tied with opponents for 625:46 (73.1%). seasoned group of veterans look to maintain MARCH 3-5 HEA First Round (campus sites) TBA their momentum off the heels of a national 10-12 HEA Quarterfinals (campus sites) TBA championship. 17 HEA Semifinals (TD Garden) TBA TALE OF THE TAPE 18 HEA Championship (TD Garden) TBA Providence (HEA Rank) 2016-17 RIT (AHA Rank) Home games in BOLD | All times Eastern | * - Hockey East contest | 2.93 (8th) Goals Per Game 3.69 (1st) ^ - Frozen Fenway (Boston, Mass.) | ! - Mayor’s Cup | $ - at DCU Center (Worcester, Mass.) 2.71 (7th) Goals Against Average 2.81 (4th) 31.9 (3rd) Shots Per Game 35.4 (1st) 17-98 (.173) (7th) Power Play 19-79 (.241) (1st) Media Relations Contact: Mike Billings 68-81 (.840) (7th) Penalty Kill 72-88 (.818) (6th) email: [email protected] | office: 401.865.2201 | cell: 508.612.9242 .546 (3rd) Faceoff % .535 (1st) @FriarsHockey 2 FRIARS ATTENDING WJC CAMPS Two Friars have been named to preliminary World Junior rosters this past week. Freshman Kasper Björkqvist (Finland) and sophomore Erik Foley (USA) will participate in selection camps next week. Additionally, Providence Assistant Coach Kris Mayotte is also part of the U.S. staff for this year’s World Junior Championships set to take place in Montreal and Toronto later this month. TOUGH TO BEAT IN 60 Dating back to 2014-15, only eight of the last 16 Friar losses have been in regulation. THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER The Friars are 93-9-10 all-time under Nate Lea- man when scoring three or more goals. FRIAR FRESHMEN SERIES NOTES - RIT Eight freshman have appeared in at least one • The Friars and Tigers will meet for the first time in the school’s history this weekend. game this season, totaling 13 goals and 22 as- • Providence is 5-3-0 all-time under Nate Leaman against Atlantic Hockey foes. sists. Josh Wilkins, Jacob Bryson, and Brandon Duhaime have appeared in all 14 games for the Friars. SCOUTING THE TIGERS • The Tigers enter the weekend winners of five straight after a convincing two-game AFTER 40 sweep at Niagara where they outscored the Purple Eagles by a 13-3 margin. The Friars are 91-4-8 all-time under Nate Lea- • Upperclassmen Myles Powell (9-6-15), Caleb Cameron (5-10-15), and Brady Norrish man when holding a lead after two periods. (0-15-15) top the Tigers in scoring. Providence held a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes at • In goal, senior Mike Rotolo has logged all but 21:41 in goal this season for RIT, posting Boston University last Saturday before settling for a 2-2 tie against the Terriers. a 2.50 GAA and .898 save percentage in 16 games. • The RIT power play bears watching as they check in third nationally with the man- FRIARS NET NATIONAL TV DATES advantage, converting on 19-of-79 opportunities (.241). The Friars will appear nationally on the Ameri- • The Tigers also rank seventh nationally in scoring with 3.69 goals per game and their can Sports Network (ASN) at home versus Maine 35.44 shots on goal per game rank sixth nationally in that category. on Feb. 3. Providence’s two-game set at Notre Dame (Feb. 17-18) will also air nationally on NBC 2016-17 HOCKEY EAST REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGS Sports Network (NBCSN). TSN2 in Canada will Hockey East Overall pickup the Jan. 7, Feb. 3, and Feb. 17 contests. Pl. Team GP W L T Pts. W L T 1. Boston College 8 7 0 1 15 12 4 1 2. Vermont 7 4 2 1 9 9 3 2 2016 NHL DRAFTEES 3. UMass-Lowell 6 4 2 0 8 8 4 2 • Freshmen Kasper Björkqvist (2nd round, PIT) 4. New Hampshire 5 3 1 1 7 6 6 2 and Brandon Duhaime (4th round, MIN) were Notre Dame 6 3 2 1 7 7 5 2 6. Boston University 4 2 1 1 5 7 4 1 selected in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Connecticut 6 2 3 1 5 4 6 5 • In the 7th round, sophomore defenseman Vin- Merrimack 6 1 2 3 5 6 6 3 cent Desharnais was selected by the Edmonton 8. Northeastern 8 1 5 2 4 5 6 4 9. Providence 5 1 3 1 3 5 5 2 Oilers at pick No. 183. Maine 6 1 4 1 3 5 7 3 • Future Friar Jake Ryczek was selected in the Massachusetts 7 1 5 1 3 3 7 2 7th round (No. 203) by the Chicago Blackhawks. NHL DEVELOPMENT CAMPS • Ten current Friars attended National Hockey League (NHL) Development Camps this past July. The attendees included: Anthony Floren- tino (Buffalo), Brian Pinho (Washington), Erik Foley (Winnipeg), Steven Ruggiero (Anaheim), Jake Walman (St. Louis), Hayden Hawkey (Mon- treal), Vincent Desharnais (Edmonton), Scott Conway (Anaheim), Brandon Duhaime (Min- nesota), and Josh Wilkins (Carolina). LEAMAN ONE SHY OF 250 Head Coach Nate Leaman sits at 249 career wins as a head coach, with 111 of those coming in five-plus seasons as head coach of the Friars. @FriarsHockey 3 2016-17 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location ............................................. Providence, Rhode Island Denomination ...................................................Dominican Friars Founded ......................................................................................1917 Enrollment .................................................................................3,897 Nickname ...................................................................................Friars Colors ....................................Black, White and Silver (PMS 877) Arena .......................................................Schneider Arena (3,030) Arena Surface ...................................................................200’ X 85’ Conference ...................................................................Hockey East President ..............................................Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P.