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Noah Smith Director of Media Relations PRESSPRESS Hockey East Association Phone: (781) 245-2122 RELEASERELEASE Fax: (781) 245-2492 www.HockeyEastOnline.com [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 24, 2003 WEEKLY RELEASE #9 UMASS LOWELL TAKES THREE OF FOUR POINTS VS. BU Minutemen continue march with 1-1 tie vs. 4th ranked Maine One third of the way through the season, four teams have made similar early claims to Hockey East’s 20th anniversary title. As expected, preseason favorite Boston College and two-time defending champ UNH are RECENT RESULTS both in the mix. BC rebounded from a 3-3 tie vs. eighth-place Merrimack last Tuesday to post Tuesday, November 18 a 7-4 win over Providence Friday. Tony Voce had a power play hat trick to lead a man- at Boston College 3, Merrimack 3 (OT) * advantage unit that struck five times vs. the Friars. New Hampshire overcame a 2-0 first period deficit to record a 3-2 victory at Northeastern Friday, the first for the ‘Cats at Matthews Friday, November 21 at Massachusetts 1, Maine 1 (OT) * Arena since January of 1999. The Wildcats completed the weekend sweep with a 5-2 win at UMass Lowell 3, at Boston University 1 * home on Saturday. New Hampshire 3, at Northeastern 2 * Despite losing its top five scorers from last season, the University of Maine also appears Boston College 7, Providence 4 * to be in good shape. The Black Bears are one of only two Division I squads to have reached Saturday, November 22 the 10-win plateau already, and hold a strong 5-2-1 league record, with their only losses Maine 3, at Providence 2 * coming vs. BC and UNH. Their first tie of the season came Friday at ninth-ranked UMass, at New Hampshire 5, Northeastern 2 * the team that ousted them in the quarterfinals of last year’s Hockey East playoffs. The Min- at UMass Lowell 3, Boston Univ. 3 (OT) * Bemidji State 3, at Merrimack 2 utemen are not only officially on the map now, but they are legitimate early season contend- ers for the Hockey East title. They are tied for first place with Maine and UNH, with Boston Sunday, November 23 College, still undefeated in league play, right behind. at Merrimack 3, Bemidji State 2 (OT) The UMass Lowell River Hawks have put last season’s frustrations far behind them and stand at a solid 3-3-1 in league play which includes a win and a tie vs. Boston University this UPCOMING GAMES past weekend. Junior Chris Davidson had 28 saves in each game and has a 2.69 GAA and a .910 save percentage in league play, huge improvements over last year’s numbers. Tuesday, November 25 UMass Lowell at New Hampshire * After posting an impressive 3-3 tie at Boston College, Merrimack split a weekend set at Boston University at Harvard (FSNE) home vs. Bemidji State. Sophomore defenseman Bryan Schmidt scored an overtime goal Brown at Providence (Mayor’s Cup - COX3) late Sunday to put the exclamation point on a four-point week. Teammate Brent Gough had Vermont at Massachusetts two point in each of the three games and is now tied for sixth in the league in overall scoring Dartmouth at Boston College with 13 points in 14 games played. Friday, November 28 Rensselaer at UMass Lowell Dartmouth at Boston University Quinnipiac at Merrimack 2003-04 STANDINGS UMass at Nebraska-Omaha (8pm - CSTV) Team GP W L T Pts Overall HE Offense HE Defense Saturday, November 29 New Hampshire 7 5 1 1 11 8-2-1 4.00 GPG 2.43 GAPG Northeastern at Boston College (8pm) * Rensselaer at New Hampshire Maine 8 5 2 1 11 10-2-1 3.12 GPG 2.25 GAPG Quinnipiac at Merrimack Massachusetts 8 5 2 1 11 8-2-1 2.62 GPG 2.50 GAPG Massachusetts at Nebraska-Omaha (8pm) Boston College 6 4 0 2 10 7-2-3 4.00 GPG 2.00 GAPG Sunday, November 30 UMass Lowell 7 3 3 1 7 5-4-3 2.71 GPG 2.71 GAPG Yale at Boston University (FSNE) Boston University 7 2 3 2 6 3-3-3 2.71 GPG 2.71 GAPG Providence 9 2 5 2 6 6-5-2 3.22 GPG 3.44 GAPG * Hockey East game Merrimack 9 1 5 3 5 3-8-3 1.78 GPG 3.33 GAPG Games start at 7pm unless indicated All times Eastern Northeastern 7 0 6 1 1 0-8-2 2.00 GPG 4.14 GAPG CCM HOCKEY SUPERSKILLS HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK OF THE WEEK ANDREW ALBERTS – Boston College BRETT HEMINGWAY – UNH CHRIS DAVIDSON – UMass Lowell Junior Defenseman; Eden Prarie, MN Freshman Forward; Surrey, BC Sophomore Goaltender; Hudson, QC Scored two goals, including the third pe- Notched the first two goals of his career Stopped 28 of 29 shots faced in leading riod equalizer, in a 3-3 tie vs. Merrimack and added one assist, finishing +4 in a the River Hawks to a 3-1 win at BU on and set up three Eagle goals in a 7-4 win weekend sweep of Northeastern. Friday. Followed that with 28 more saves over Providence. in a 3-3 tie at home vs. BU on Saturday. HOCKEY EAST HONOR ROLL • Justin Aikins, UNH (Jr. F; Surrey, BC) – Recorded four assists and a +3 in a weekend sweep of Northeastern. • Mike Ayers, UNH (Sr. G; Hingham, MA) – No. 34 stopped 34 of 36 shots faced in a 3-2 comeback win at NU, UNH’s first since Jan. of 1999. • Brian Boyle, BC (Fr. F; Hingham, MA) – Scored two goals, including the game-winner, in the third period of a 7-4 win over Providence. • Brent Gough, MC (So. F; St. Albert, AB) – Had a goal and five assists over three games played last week. • Casey Guenther, MC (So. G; Boissevain, MB) – Stopped 37 of 40 shots faced in a 3-3 tie at Boston College Tuesday. • Jim Healey, MC (Fr. G; Holyrood, NF) – Notched 36 saves in a 3-2 overtime win over Bemidji State. • Jimmy Howard, Maine (So. G; Ogdensburg, NY) – Stopped 22 of 23 shots faced in a 1-1 tie at ninth-ranked UMass. • Greg Moore, Maine (So. F; Lisbon, ME) – Scored two of Maine’s four goals on the weekend as the team notched a win and a tie. • Eric Ortlip, NU (Sr. F; St. Louis, MO) – Set up three of NU’s four goals in a weekend series vs. UNH. • Prestin Ryan, Maine (Sr. D; Arcola, SK) – Was +2, thwarted a breakaway, and scored the game-winner in a 3-2 win at Providence. • Bryan Schmidt, MC (So. F; Bloomington, MN) – Scored the OT winner Sunday vs. Bemidji to cap a 2-2-4 week. • Ryan Shannon, BC (Jr. F; Darien, CT) – Totalled five assists for the Eagles over two league games. • Tony Voce, BC (Sr. F; Philadelphia, PA) – Netted his fourth career hat trick with three of BC’s five power play goals Friday vs. Providence. • Gabe Winer, UMass (So. G; Stoughton, MA) – Stopped 24 of 25 shots, including a penalty shot, in UMass' 1-1 tie with Maine. • Daniel Winnik, UNH (Fr. F; Mississauga, ON) – Contributed two goals and an assist in a weekend sweep of Northeastern. SCORING (Hockey East Games) SCORING (All Games) Player, School Cl GP G A Pts Player, School Cl GP G A Pts 1. Justin Aikins, UNH Jr 7 1 10 11 1. Justin Aikins, UNH Jr 11 4 13 17 Thomas Pöck, UMass * Sr 8 6 5 11 2. Thomas Pöck, UMass * Sr 11 8 8 16 3. Ryan Shannon, BC Jr 6 2 8 10 3. Steve Saviano, UNH Sr 11 10 5 15 4. Brian Yandle, UNH * So 7459 Ben Walter, UML So 12 11 4 15 Colin Shields, Maine Sr 8358 5. Peter Zingoni, PC Sr 12 7 7 14 Peter Zingoni, PC Sr 8268 6. Ryan Shannon, BC Jr 12 3 10 13 Chris Chaput, PC Jr 9268 8. Greg Mauldin, UMass Jr 5347 Greg Moore, Maine So 13 7 6 13 Nathan Martz, UNH Sr 5257 Colin Shields, Maine Sr 13 7 6 13 Luciano Aquino, Maine Fr 6347 Torry Gajda, PC So 13 6 7 13 Ben Walter, UML So 7527 Jonathan Goodwin, PC Sr 13 5 8 13 Danny O’Brien, UML So 7167 Chris Chaput, PC Jr 13 3 10 13 Greg Moore, Maine So 8437 Brent Gough, MC So 14 6 7 13 Jonathan Goodwin, PC Sr 9347 * defenseman * defenseman GOALTENDING (Hockey East Games) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1. Matti Kaltiainen, BC Jr 6 343 4 0 2 1.57 .911 2. David Cacciola, PC Jr 4 221 0 3 1 1.90 .941 3. Jim Howard, Maine So 4 245 2 1 1 2.20 .908 4. Frank Doyle, Maine So 4 240 3 1 0 2.25 .908 5. Gabe Winer, UMass So 8 476 5 2 1 2.39 .886 6. Mike Ayers, UNH Sr 6 345 4 1 1 2.43 .925 7. Chris Davidson, UML Jr 7 423 3 3 1 2.69 .910 8. Casey Guenther, MC Jr 8 454 1 4 3 2.90 .909 9. Sean Fields, BU Sr 6 367 1 3 2 2.94 .891 10.Keni Gibson, NU Jr 6 361 0 5 2 3.65 .871 GOALTENDING (All Games) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1. Jim Howard, Maine So 6 365 4 1 1 1.81 .925 2.