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www.HockeyEastOn- Pete Souris Assistant Commissioner for Public Relations MEN’S Hockey East Association 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 WEEKLY Office: (781) 245-2122 Cell: (603) 512-1166 RELEASE [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010 WEEKLY RELEASE #9 UMASS WINS TWO; NO. 18 MERRIMACK TAKES DOWN NO. 7 BC ~ No. 6 UNH edges Merrimack at home; Eagles blank Vermont; PC beats Holy Cross ~ RECENT RESULTS Tuesday, November 23 ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK at Massachusetts 4, Vermont 1 * Brown 5 at No. 6 UNH 5 (OT) #24 STEPHANE DA COSTA, MERRIMACK (Sophomore Forward; Paris, France) Da Costa picked up points on four of Merrimack’s six goals over the weekend, leading the No. Friday, November 26 18 ranked Warriors to a 5-3 victory over No. 7 Boston College with three points (1g,2a) on Northeastern 2 at Vermont 2 (OT)* Friday at Lawler Arena. He also added an assist in the 2-1 road loss at No. 18 Merrimack 5, No. 7 Boston College 3 * at No. 6 UNH on Saturday night. Da Costa finished the weekend Minnesota State 8 at UMass-Lowell 3 with 12 shots on goal and a +3 plus/minus rating. Saturday, November 27 at No. 6 UNH 2, No. 18 Merrimack 1 * PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Providence 2 at Holy Cross 1 at Massachusetts 5, Quinnipiac 2 #27 ADAM PHILLIPS, UMASS (Freshman Defenseman; Farmington Hills, Mich.) Brown 4 at No. 2 Boston University 4 (OT) Phillips led UMass with three goal in wins over Vermont and Quinnipiac. Phillips Minnesota State 3 at UMass-Lowell 2 had one goal against Vermont and two goals in win over Quinnipiac. Had the game-winning goals in both contests, finished the week with a +3 rating and Sunday, November 28 took just one penalty during the week. Phillips also registered a +3 rating during the week. at No. 7 Boston College 6, Vermont 0 * UPCOMING GAMES Thursday, December 2 PURE HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK No. 5 UNH at UMass-Lowell * Friday, December 3 #31 PAUL DAINTON, UMASS (Senior Goaltender; Iqaluit, Nunavut) No. 18 Merrimack at Northeastern * Dainton made 69 saves on 72 shots in wins over Vermont and Quinnipiac for the Minutemen in No. 9 Maine at Providence * (COX-TV) two contests last week. Dainton had a career-high 44 saves in win over Vermont. He finished No. 8 Boston College at No. 3 Boston U. * the week with a 1.50 GAA and a .958 save percentage. (7:30pm, CBSCS) Saturday, December 4 UMass-Lowell at Massachusetts * (1:30pm) Northeastern at No. 18 Merrimack * HOCKEY EAST TEAM OF THE WEEK No. 9 Maine at Providence * (COX-TV) No. 3 Boston U. at No. 8 Boston College * MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN (7:30pm, CBSCS) The Minutemen went 2-0 on the week, as they picked up victories against Vermont and Sunday, December 5 Quinnipiac. UMass opened the weekend with a 4-1 win vs. the Catamounts on Tuesday Vermont at No. 5 UNH * (4pm) night at the Mullins Center and followed that up with a 5-2 victory against ECAC foe Quinnipiac on Saturday in Amherst. UMass scored six of its nine goals in the week in the second period of play. ALL TIMES EST, 7PM, unless noted * denotes conference game 2010-2011 HEA STANDINGS The 27th ANNUAL HOCKEY EAST Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 1. Boston University 10 5 1 4 14 7-1-5 2.70 (27) 2.10 (21) Boston College 11 7 4 0 14 9-5-0 3.00 (36) 2.30 (23) MARCH 18-19, 2011 3. New Hampshire 8 5 1 2 12 7-2-4 2.71 (21) 1.86 (14) 4. Merrimack 10 4 3 3 11 5-3-4 2.67 (25) 2.33 (23) 5. Maine 7 4 2 1 9 6-3-3 3.14 (22) 2.57 (18) Providence 9 3 3 3 9 6-5-3 2.44 (22) 2.78 (25) Tickets Go Onsale DEC. 4, 2010 (11am) 7. Northeastern 9 2 4 3 7 2-7-4 2.33 (21) 2.33 (21) at the TD Garden Box Office 8. Massachusetts 7 1 3 3 5 2-6-3 2.43 (17) 2.71 (19) or by calling 800-745-3000 or Vermont 9 1 4 3 5 1-6-4 2.29 (18) 3.00 (29) at www.ticketmaster.com 10. UMass-Lowell 10 2 8 0 4 2-10-2 2.10 (21) 3.70 (37) 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 Patch Alber, BC (So., D, Clifton, Park, N.Y.) Scored the team’s third goal in a home win over Vermont and finished with a +2 rating on the weekend. Cam Atkinson, BC (Jr., F, Greenwich, Conn.) Scored three goals in two games, including twice in a 5-3 loss at Merrimack. Chris Barton, MC (Sr., F, Calgary, Alta.) Picked up three points, including two goals, scoring the game-winner against #7 Boston College. Alex Beaudry, PC (Jr., G, Cumberland, Ont.) Stopped 25 of 26 shots in a 2-1 victory at Holy Cross. Joe Cannata, MC (Jr., G, Wakefield, Mass.) Stopped 49 of 54 shots over the weekend, including 24 saves in a 5-3 win over #7 BC. Phil DeSimone, UNH (Sr., F, East Amherst, N.Y.) Handed out three assists on Tuesday vs. Brown. Matt DiGirolamo, UNH (Jr., G, Ambler, Pa.) Stopped a career-high 41 shots, including 33 in the final two periods in the win vs. Merrimack Saturday. Luke Eibler, NU (Fr., D, Pinckney, Mich.) Scored his first-career goal and fifth assist of the year at Vermont on Nov. 26 Ben Farrer, PC (Sr., F, Calgary, Alta.) Scored the game winner in a 2-1 victory at Holy Cross. Brian Gibbons, BC (Sr., F, Braintree, Mass.) Registered a combined five points (1g,4a) in a 5- 3 loss at Merrimack and a 6-0 win over Vermont. Kyle MacKinnon, PC (Sr., F, Walnut, Calif.) Had one goal and one assist in a 2-1 win at Holy Cross on Saturday. Tyler McNeely, NU (Sr., F, Burnaby, B.C.) Netted his second game-tying goal of the season at Vermont and is second. Garrett Noonan, BU (Fr., D, Norfolk, Mass.) Earned two assists in Saturday’s draw vs. Brown at Agganis Arena. Michael Pereira, UMass (Fr., F, West Haven, Conn.) Led UMass with four points (2g,2a) on the weekend in wins over Vermont and Quinnipiac. Chris Rawlings, NU (So., G, North Delta, B.C.) Turned away 37 saves to anchor NU’s defense in a 2-2 tie at Vermont Friday. Mike Sislo, UNH (Sr., F, Superior, Wis.) Registered two goals and three assists over the week with a +4 rating on the weekend. Paul Thompson, UNH (Sr., F, Derry, N.H.) Tallied a goal and two assists as UNH captured a win and a tie during the week (+4 rating). David Warsofsky, BU (Jr., D, Marshfield, Mass.) Recorded two assists in the 4-4 tie with Brown on Saturday night. Riley Wetmore, UML (So., F, Swanton, Vt.) Had three points (2g,1a) in a weekend series with Minnesota State, including a short-handed goal. The 27th Annual HOCKEY EAST CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO’S HOT? CHRIS BARTON, MC (Calgary, Alta.) Championship TournamenT Has goals in three straight games and points in five straight ALEX CHIASSON, BU (ST. AUGUSTIN, QUE.) March 18-19, 2011 Has scored at least one point in eight of the last nine games and has 12 points (5g,7a) during the stretch at the TD Garden, Boston, Mass. TIM CORCORAN, UML (MILTON, MASS.) Scored his first collegiate point, an assist vs. MSU Saturday JOE CUCCI, MC (MELROSE PARK, ILL.) Notched his 40th career assist Saturday at #6 UNH PAUL DAINTON, UMASS (IQALUIT, Nunavut) Tickets go Onsale This Weekend! Had a career-high 44 saves on Nov. 23 against Vermont, has made Saturday, December 4th, 11AM 112 saves in last three games (37.3/game) To purchase tickets call Matt DIGIROLAMO, UNH (AMBLER, PA.) Stopped a career-high 41 shots on Saturday vs. Merrimack (800) 745-3000, BROOKS DYROFF, BC (BOULDER, COLO.) visit www.ticketmaster.com or Made his collegiate debut in BC’s win vs. UVM on Nov. 28 the TD Garden Box Office KYLE MACKINNON, PC (WALNUT, CALIF.) Did not record his ninth goal until the 26th game last season, has nine goals in 14 games this season MERRIMACK COLLEGE AT HOME Improved to 4-0-1 and 16-3-2 since the beginning of 2009 MICHAEL PEREIRA, UMASS (WEST Haven, CONN.) Has nine points (6g,3a) in the last seven straight games BEN ROSEN, BU (SYOSSET, N.Y.) HOCKEY EAST THREE STARS AWARD Scored his first collegiate goal in Saturday’s draw with Brown MIKE SISLO, UNH (SUPERIOR, WIS.) At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the “Three Stars Has scored a point in six straight games of The Game” are selected. Here are the 2010-2011 season leaders to date: PAUL THOMPSON, UNH (Derry, N.H.) Is in the midst of a six-game active scoring streak Rk. Name Cl. Pos. School UMASS FRESHMEN CLASS 1. Cam Atkinson Jr. F Boston College Members of UMass’ freshmen class combined for 7 goals and 10 assists in the Minutemen’s two wins this week 2. Chris Connolly Jr. F Boston University Kieran Millan Jr.