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For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 5, 2013 Weekend Preview #9 BC, UNH PLAY HOME-AND-HOME; UMASS TRAVELS TO NOTRE DAME - BU, MERRIMACK PLAY SERIES; PC PLAYS AT NU FRIDAY; UML TRAVELS TO MAINE SUNDAY -

RECENT RESULTS New Hampshire vs. No. 9 – Two-Game Series (Fri. at BC, Sat. at UNH on FCS, WBIN) Tuesday, November 26 • BC’s (Carneys , N.J.) has recorded at least one point in 13 of the Eagles’ 14 games this Harvard 6 at New Hampshire 3 season. He currently has 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 points on the year. Wednesday, November 27 • Over their last ten games (8-2-0), the Wildcats have scored 4.1 goals per game, while only allowing 1.8 goals No. 4 Providence 3 at No. 5 Quinnipiac 3 (OT) per game. Friday, November 29 at Vermont 3, Maine 2 (NL) Merrimack vs. Boston University – Two-Game Series (Fri. at MC, Sat. at BU) Holy Cross 5 at No. 6 Boston College 4 New Hampshire 6 at Colorado College 2 • BU sophomore Matt O’Connor (Toronto, Ont.) has started the last four games for the Terriers and owns a 3-0-1 Shillelagh Tournament record with a 1.71 GAA and .957 save percentage. He has averaged 39.3 saves over his last four starts. Northeastern 1 vs. Western Michigan 1 (OT) • Merrimack’s kill ranks fifth in conference play at 84.6% (22 for 26). No. 10 Notre Dame 5 vs. Alabama Hunstville 2 Saturday, November 30 Massachusetts at No. 11 Notre Dame – Two-Game Series (Fri., Sat. on NBCSN at Compton Family Ice Arena) at Vermont 5, Maine 2 (NL) • With 67 points (16g,51a) in his career, UMass senior defenseman Joel Hanley (Keswick, Ont.) ranks fourth at No. 5 Quinnipiac 6, Massachusetts 1 at No. 4 Providence 3, Brown 2 all-time in UMass history among Minutemen blueliners. at No. 9 Yale 3, Merrimack 2 (OT) • The Fighting Irish have allowed only one (of 10 total) in the second period this year in six league con- Boston University 3 vs. No. 14 Cornell 2 New Hampshire 3 at Colorado College 0 tests. Shillelagh Tournament Northeastern 3 vs. No. 10 Notre Dame 2 No. 4 Providence at Northeastern (Friday at Matthews Arena) Tuesday, December 3 • NU junior Clay Witt (Brandon, Fla.) owns a 7-3-1 record this season after earning the start in eight of the team’s at No. 6 UMass Lowell 6, American International 1 last nine games. Witt’s .939 save percentage is sixth in the nation, and he was named the Hockey East Defensive UPCOMING GAMES Player of the Week. Witt came into the season with just three career victories for the Huskies. Friday, December 6 • Providence sophomore netminder Jon Gillies (South Portland, Maine) is 3-0 all-time vs. the Huskies with a 2.00 New Hampshire at No. 9 Boston College * GAA and a .937 save percentage. Boston University at Merrimack * Massachusetts at No. 11 Notre Dame * (7:30pm, NBCSN) No. 6 UMass Lowell at Maine (Sunday at Alfond Arena on FCS, WBIN) No. 4 Providence at Northeastern * (8pm) • Maine goalie Martin Ouellette (St.-Hippolyte, Que.) and UMass Lowell netminder Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce, Saturday, December 7 Mich.) are first and second, respectively, in save percentage among Hockey East goalies. Ouellette sits in first with Merrimack at Boston University * a .956 save percentage in league play, while Hellebuyck is close behind with a mark of .948. No. 9 Boston College at New Hampshire * (FCS, WBIN) Massachusetts at No. 11 Notre Dame * (6:30pm, NBCSN)

Sunday, December 8 2 0 1 3 2014 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS No. 6 UMass Lowell at Maine * (4pm, FCS, WVII) - All game times are EST and are 7pm start times unless noted Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. * denotes league games 1. Providence 8 6 2 0 12 11-2-2 2.88 (23) 1.75 (14) 2. New Hampshire 8 5 3 0 10 9-7-1 3.75 (30) 2.00 (16) The 30th ANNUAL HOCKEY EAST 3. Boston College 6 4 1 1 9 8-4-2 3.00 (18) 2.33 (14) 4. UMass Lowell 5 4 1 0 8 11-4-0 2.80 (14) 2.00 (10) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Vermont 8 4 4 0 8 7-5-1 1.88 (15) 2.12 (17) MARCH 21-22, 2014 6. Maine 6 3 2 1 7 6-6-1 3.17 (19) 1.33 (8) 7. Northeastern 7 3 4 0 6 9-5-1 2.43 (17) 2.71 (19) 8. Notre Dame 6 2 3 1 5 9-6-1 1.83 (11) 1.67 (10) Tickets go onsale Saturday, December 7 9. Boston University 5 2 3 0 4 7-6-1 2.25 (9) 3.00 (19) at the TD Garden Box Office, Massachusetts 9 1 6 2 4 3-10-2 1.11 (10) 3.00 (27) at www.ticketmaster.com or 11. Merrimack 6 0 5 1 1 3-9-1 1.00 (6) 3.00 (18) 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, December 5 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 11/15 Martin Ouellette ME vs. Boston Univ. 34 W, 7-0 11/2 Adam Gilmour BC at Northeastern W, 4-3 11/15 Casey DeSmith UNH at Northeastern 22 W, 3-0 11/22 Matt Willows UNH at Providence W, 3-2 11/15 Steven Summerhays ND vs. Merrimack 31 W, 4-0 11/16 Jon Gillies PC at Vermont 23 W, 3-0 THE LAST TIME 11/22 Connor Hellebuyck UML vs. Notre Dame 40 W, 1-0 A player had four goals: 11/23 Clay Witt NU vs. Merrimack 38 W, 2-0 Cody Ferriero, NU (12/28/12 at Harvard) 11/24 Mike Santaguida UVM vs. Massachusetts 39 W, 2-0 11/30 Casey DeSmith UNH at Colorado Coll. 32 W, 3-0 A rookie had a hat trick: Kevin Roy, NU, 2/4/13 vs. Boston University () 40+ SAVES Date Goalie Team Opponent Svs Result In league play: Mike Collins, MC, 1/29/11 vs. Vermont 10/19 Matt O’Connor BU vs. Wisconsin 40 W, 7-3 10/25 Matt O’Connor BU at Michigan 42 L, 1-2 A defenseman had a hat trick: 11/22 Connor Hellebuyck UML vs. Notre Dame 40 W, 1-0 Conor Allen, UMass (11/11/11 vs Holy Cross) 11/23 Matt O’Connor BU vs. North Dakota 55 T, 3-3 11/27 Jon Gillies PC at Quinnipiac 45 T, 3-3 A goaltender recorded 50 saves: Matt O’Connor, BU, 11/23/13 vs. North Dakota (55 saves) INDIVIDUAL HIGHS In league play: Sam Marotta, MC, 2/2/13 at UNH (51 saves) Goals: 3 Grayson Downing, UNH at Massachusetts (11/9) Kevin Roy, NU vs. Ala.-Huntsville (10/11) A team won 10 games in a row: Assists: 4 Mike Collins, MC vs. Mercyhurst (10/19) Boston College, 10/19/12 to 11/30/12 (10 games) Points: 4 Most recent: Johnny Gaudreau, BC vs. Army (11/10) In league play: Boston College, 1/27/12 to 10/13/12 (15 games) Bill Arnold, BC vs. Army (11/10) Seven other players have four-point games A team was unbeaten in 10 straight games: Point Streak: 9 Johnny Gaudreau, BC (11/1-present; 9-8-17) UMass-Lowell, 12/8/12 to 1/26/13 (11 games; 10-0-1) Mike Szmatula, NU (10/11-11/9; 4-11-15) Boston College, 10/19/12 to 11/30/12 (10 games) In league play: 6 Johnny Gaudreau, BC (11/1-present; 5-4-9) In league play: Boston College, 1/27/12 to 10/13/12 (15 games; 15-0-0) Saves: 55 Matt O’Connor, BU vs. North Dakota (11/23)

TEAM HIGHS A team recorded 50 shots-on-goal: Goals: 11 Boston College vs. Army (11/10) Northeastern vs. Holy Cross, 10/19/13 (53 shots) In league play: 9 New Hampshire at Massachusetts (11/9) In league play: Maine vs. Northeastern, 3/2/13 (51 shots) Shots on Goal: 53 Northeastern vs. Holy Cross (10/19) Consecutive Wins: 6 New Hampshire (11/8-11/22) In league play: 5 New Hampshire (11/8-11/22) LEAGUE LEADERS SPONSORED BY Providence (11/2-11/16) Unbeaten Streak: 7 Boston College (11/1-11/20; 6-0-1) In league play: 5 New Hampshire (11/8-11/22; 5-0-0) 2013-14 LEAGUE SCORING RACE (CONFERENCE GAMES ONLY) Providence (11/2-11/16; 5-0-0) Rk. Player GP PPG G A P Boston College (11/1-11/15; 4-0-1) 1. Ross Mauermann, PC (Jr., F) 8 1.38 7 4 11 2. Johnny Gaudreau, BC (Jr., F) 6 1.50 5 4 9 ACTIVE OVERALL POINT LEADERS Grayson Downing, UNH (Jr., F) 8 1.12 6 3 9 Rk. Player GP PPG G A P 4. Devin Shore, ME (So., F) 6 1.33 4 4 8 1. T.J. Tynan, ND (Sr., F) 140 0.98 49 88 137 Trevor van Riemsdyk, UNH (Jr., D) 8 1.00 3 5 8 2. Johnny Gaudreau, BC (Jr., F) 93 1.29 54 66 120 Kevin Goumas, UNH (Sr., F) 8 1.00 2 6 8 3. Kevin Goumas, UNH (Sr., F) 122 0.93 32 81 113 7. , BC (Sr., F) 6 1.17 3 4 7 4. Bill Arnold, BC (Sr., F) 133 0.82 47 62 109 Bill Arnold, BC (Sr., F) 6 1.17 1 6 7 5. Mike Collins, MC (Sr., F) 118 0.86 43 59 102 Nick Sorkin, UNH (Sr., F) 8 0.88 5 2 7 6. Michael Pereira, UMass (Sr., F) 116 0.79 46 46 92 Matt Willows, UNH (Jr., F) 8 0.88 3 4 7 7. Joseph Pendenza, UML (Sr., F) 126 0.71 40 50 90 Tyler Kelleher, UNH (Fr., F) 8 0.88 1 6 7 8. Kevin Hayes, BC (Sr., F) 116 0.76 25 63 88 9. Conor Sheary, UMass (Sr., F) 119 0.72 31 55 86 2013-14 LEAGUE SAVE PERCENTAGE LEADERS 10. Scott Wilson, UML (Jr., F) 91 0.93 34 51 85 Rk. Player W-L-T Saves GA Save% 1. Martin Ouellette, ME (Sr.) 3-2-1 174 8 .956 ACTIVE LEAGUE POINT LEADERS 2. Connor Hellebuyck, UML (So.) 3-1-0 127 7 .948 Rk. Player GP PPG G A P 3. Steven Summerhays, ND (Sr.) 2-3-1 157 9 .946 1. Bill Arnold, BC (Sr., F) 87 0.84 36 37 73 4. Jon Gillies, PC (So.) 6-1-0 217 13 .943 2. Mike Collins, MC (Sr., F) 80 0.88 28 42 70 5. Sean Maguire, BU (So.) 1-2-0 89 6 .937 Kevin Goumas, UNH (Sr., F) 85 0.82 18 52 70 4. Johnny Gaudreau, BC (Jr., F) 60 1.12 29 38 67 2013-14 LEAGUE GAA LEADERS Michael Pereira, UMass (Sr., F) 86 0.78 35 32 67 Rk. Player W-L-T Minutes GA GAA 1. Martin Ouellette, ME (Sr.) 3-2-1 362:50 8 1.32 6. Joseph Pendenza, UML (Sr., F) 85 0.78 28 38 66 2. Steven Summerhays, ND (Sr.) 2-3-1 362:21 9 1.49 7. Chris McCarthy, UVM (Sr., F) 92 0.71 27 38 65 3. Jon Gillies, PC (So.) 6-1-0 459:21 13 1.70 8. Conor Sheary, UMass (Sr., F) 89 0.72 23 41 64 4. Connor Hellebuyck, UML (So.) 3-1-0 237:10 7 1.77 9. Scott Wilson, UML (Jr., F) 57 1.00 23 34 57 5. Casey DeSmith, UNH (Jr.) 5-3-0 475:31 15 1.89 10. Derek Arnold, UML (Sr., F) 86 0.65 28 28 56