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www.HockeyEastOnline.com Pete Souris Director of Public Relations Hockey East Association MEN’S 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 WEEKLY Office: (781) 245-2122 Cell: (603) 512-1166 RELEASE [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 WEEKLY RELEASE #10 UNH DOWNS UML AND VERMONT; MAINE SWEEPS PROVIDENCE ~BC upends UMass, BU; Merrimack and NU split; UML takes out UMass~ WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- The Maine Black Bears swept their weekend series with Providence College, while Boston College and New Hampshire also picked up two victories over the weekend. Vermont picked RECENT RESULTS up a shutout of Yale in a rare Monday night game, while UMass-Lowell downed Massachusetts on Saturday Monday, November 30 at Vermont 1, Yale 0 night at the Mullins Center. Boston University and Vermont ended their game Friday in a 3-3 deadlocked tie. Friday, December 4 Pure Hockey Co-Defensive Player of the Week Scott Darling (Lemont, Ill.) led Maine to a pair of wins No. 14 Boston College 3 at No. 9 UMass 1* against the Friars with 47 stops on the weekend and a .959 save percentage. Gustav Nyquist also con- at UNH 2, No. 8 UMass-Lowell 1* Vermont 3 at Boston University 3 OT * tinued his torrid scoring pace with two goals, including the game-winner in the victory on Friday. PC goalie at Merrimack 3, Northeastern 1* Alex Beaudry (Cumberland, Ont.) notched 60 saves on the weekend in the losing effort. Maine was the first at Maine 3, Providence 1 * league team to sweep the same opponent in a weekend series this year. UNH’s Brian Foster (Pembroke, N.H) also had a fine weekend of play with 57 saves (.950 save%) in Saturday, December 5 No. 14 Boston College 4 at Boston University 1 * victories vs. the River Hawks and Catamounts to earn Co-Defensive honors, along with Darling. The Wildcats at Northeastern 2, Merrimack 1 * are undefeated in their last six league contests (5-0-1). UVM forward Justin Milo (Edina, Minn.) posted two at No. 8 UMass-Lowell 5, No. 9 Massachusetts 3* assists in the loss on Sunday. at Maine 3, Providence 1* UMass-Lowell rebounded from a 2-1 loss to UNH on Friday with a 5-3 win at Massachusetts on Saturday. Sunday, December 6 Sophomore forward David Vallorani (Hamilton, Ont.) notched his first career hat trick in the game to propel UNH 5 at Vermont 2 * (ESPNU) the River Hawks to victory, earning him Hockey East Player of the Week honors for the first time in his UML career. Blueliner Nick Schaus (Buffalo, N.Y.) also notched three assists in the game vs. the Minutemen. UPCOMING GAMES The Eagles opened the weekend with a 3-1 win at UMass Friday with a solid performance from fresh- Wednesday, December 9 No. 10 Boston College at Harvard man Parker Milner (Pittsburgh, Pa.) in net, stopping 23 of 24 UMass shots. Milner earned Pro Ambitions Hockey Rookie of the Week honors for his efforts on the weekend. BC junior netminder John Muse totaled Friday, December 11 30 saves in the 4-1 win vs. BU on Saturday night at Agganis Arena. UNH at Providence * (COX-TV) Northeastern and Merrimack split their weekend set with a 3-1 Warriors victory Friday and a 2-1 NU Princeton at No. 9 UMass-Lowell Rensselaer at Boston University win on Saturday at Matthews Arena. Merrimack improved their home record to 7-1 on Friday with a 26-save effort from senior goalie Andrew Braithwaite (Kingston, Ont.). Freshman goalie Bryan Mountain (Bryn Mawr, Saturday, December 12 Pa.) made 24 saves for the win in his second collegiate start for the Huskies. Northeastern at Maine * The Terriers amassed 40 shots on goal Friday night with UVM’s Rob Madore (Pittsburgh, Pa.) notching Merrimack at No. 15 Massachusetts * No. 10 Boston College at Providence * (COX-TV) 37 saves in the tie. Corey Trivino (Toronto, Ont.) got the game-tying goal with just 5:18 remaining in the Princeton at UMass-Lowell (4pm) game. St. Lawrence at Vermont 2009-2010 HEA STANDINGS * denotes Hockey East Game All Games are EST Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. 1. New Hampshire 11 7 2 2 16 7-6-3 3.82 (42) 2.91 (32) 2. Boston College 11 6 3 2 14 8-3-2 3.64 (40) 2.64 (29) 3. Maine 11 6 4 1 13 8-7-1 3.18 (35) 2.73 (30) PURE HOCKEY 4. UMass-Lowell 10 5 4 1 11 9-5-1 3.40 (34) 2.90 (29) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 5. Massachusetts 9 5 4 0 10 9-5-0 3.33 (30) 3.00 (27) SCOTT DARLING Vermont 11 4 5 2 10 6-6-2 2.45 (27) 3.45 (38) MAINE 7. Northeastern 11 4 6 1 9 6-7-1 2.18 (24) 2.82 (31) Sophomore Goaltender; Lemont, Ill. 8. Merrimack 9 4 5 0 8 7-7-0 4.29 (34) 4.14 (32) Darling amassed a .959 save percentage in the 9. Boston University 11 2 7 2 6 4-8-3 2.64 (25) 3.45 (31) weekend sweep of Providence over the weekend. 10. Providence 8 2 5 1 5 7-7-1 1.88 (15) 3.00 (24) He stopped 22 shots Friday and 25 on Saturday. HOCKEY EAST PRO AMBITIONS BRIAN FOSTER PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK NEW HAMPSHIRE DAVID VALLORANI Senior Goaltender; Pembroke, N.H. UMASS-LOWELL PARKER MILNER BOSTON COLLEGE Foster stopped 57 of 60 shots (.950 Sophomore Forward; Hamilton, Ont. Freshman Goaltender; Pittsburgh, Pa. save%) over the weekend vs. two Vallorani notched his first collegiate hat trick for nationally ranked opponents. He stopped 29 shots the River Hawks in the 5-3 road victory vs. No. Milner stopped 23 of 24 shots in BC’s 3-1 win on on Friday in the win vs. UML and 28 on Sunday 9 UMass on Saturday night. Friday night at UMass. at Vermont. 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 Cam Atkinson, BC (So., F, Greenwich, Conn.) Recorded three points (2g,1a) road victories over UMass and BU. Alex Beaudry, PC (So., G., Cumberland, Ont.) Averaged 30 saves in two games at Maine over the weekend. Justin Bonitatibus, MC (Sr., F, Arlington, Mass.) Netted a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over Northeastern Friday. Andrew Braithwaite, MC (Sr., G, Kingston, Ont) Stopped 26 shots in a 3-1 win over Northeastern on Friday night. Stephane Da Costa, MC (Fr., F, Paris, France) Tallied an assist in both games, extending his point streak to nine. Joey Diamond, Maine (Fr., F, Long Beach, N.Y.) Opened the scoring with a power play goal in Maine’s 3-1 victory over PC on Saturday night. Brian Gibbons, BC (Jr., F, Braintree, Mass.) Notched two goals, including the decisive goal on Friday, in road victories over UMass and BU. Blake Kessel, UNH (So., D, Verona, Wis.) Potted a pair of goals including the game-winning goal in Friday night’s 2-1 win over UMass-Lowell. James Marcou (Jr., F, Kings Park, N.Y.) Scored a goal against #15 Boston College and added an assist against #8 UMass Lowell. Stevie Moses, UNH (So., F, Leominster, Mass.) Dished out three assists over the weekend leading all Wildcats in points Justin Milo, UVM, (Jr., F, Edina, Minn.) Had four assists in three games for the Catamounts last week. Bryan Mountain, NU (Fr., G, Bryn Mawr, Pa.) Earned his first collegiate victory with 24 saves in a 2-1 win over Merrimack on Saturday night. Gustav Nyquist, Maine (So., F, Malmo, Sweden) Scored two goals including the game-winner in Maine’s 3-1 victory over Providence on Friday night. Nick Schaus, UML (Sr., D, Buffalo, N.Y.) Tallied four assists in the 5-3 win over the Minutemen. For the weekend, Schaus maintained a +3 rating. Tim Schaller, PC (Fr., Merrimack, N.H.) Scored one goal against Maine on Friday in the 3-1 loss at Alfond Arena. David Strathman, NU (Sr., D, Tempe, Ariz.) Dialed up his first game-winning goal since NU last shut out Merrimack on Jan. 12, 2008, 3-0. Corey Trivino, BU (So., F, Toronto, Ont.) Scored the game-tying goal and added an assist in BU’s 3-3 draw with Vermont on Friday The 26th Annual HOCKEY EAST CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO’S HOT? CAM ATKINSON, BC (GREENWICH, CONN.) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Has five goals and eight points in BC’s last six games March 19-20, 2010 GREG BURKE, UNH (LEE, N.H.) Scored his first collegiate goal on Sunday at Vermont at the TD Garden, Boston, Mass. Pat BOWEN, MC (MARSHFIELD, MASS.) Played in his 100th career game on Friday STEPHANE DA Costa, MC (PARIS, FRANCE) Extended his point streak to nine with 13 points (3g,10) during that time BRIAN FOSTER, UNH (PEMBROKE, N.H.) Owns a 5-0-1 in his last six games with a 2.30 GAA and a .927 save% Tickets go onsale Saturday, December 5th JOHN HEFFERNAN, MC (Scituate, MASS.) To purchase tickets call (800) 745-3000, Netted his first career goal in Friday’s victory vs. NU visit www.ticketmaster.com or MAINE’S DEFENSE the TD Banknorth Garden Box Office Has allowed just one goal in each of its last four games Matt MANGENE, MAINE (Manorville, N.Y.) Recorded his first career goal on Friday night against Providence UMASS’ JAMES MARCOU (KINGS PARK, N.Y.) CASEY WELLMAN (BRENTWOOD, CALIF.) Have combined for 21 points in the last six games.