2020-21 Friar Hockey Game Notes
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@FriarsHockey @CoachLeaman PCMHockey FriarsHockey 2020-21 FRIAR HOCKEY GAME NOTES GAME #7 #15 Providence College Friars vs. Vermont Catamounts 2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE SCHEDULE Date: Jan. 1, 2021 Time: 1:00 PM ET DECEMBER (2-3-1) Location: Providence, R.I. 4 Fri. at Boston College* L, 3-0 Venue: Schneider Arena 5 Sat. vs. Boston College* L, 9-0 TV: NESN 13 Sun. at UMass Lowell* W, 4-2 PBP: Mike Logan 19 Sat. at Northeastern* T, 3-3 (OT/SO) Color: Sonny Watrous Video: CollegeSportsLive.com 20 Sun. vs. Northeastern* W, 5-0 Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM 28 Mon. at UConn* L, 2-0 PBP: Mike Mancuso Live Stats: JANUARY Vermont collegehockeystats.net #15 Providence 1 Fri. vs. Vermont* 1 PM CATAMOUNTS Twitter Updates: FRIARS 2 Sat. vs. Vermont* 7 PM (0-3-1, 0-3-1 HEAM) @FriarsHockey (2-3-1, 2-3-1 HEAM) 8 Fri. at Boston University* TBA 9 Sat. vs. Boston University* TBA Last Time Out 15 Fri. at Maine* TBA -Both teams skated through the first period scoreless. The Friars and the 16 Sat. at Maine* TBA Huskies had 10 shots a piece in the opening 20 minutes. 22 Fri. vs. UMass* TBA 23 Sat. at UMass* TBA -The Huskies got on the board two minutes into the middle stanza with a 29 Fri. at UMass Lowell* TBA goal from Adam Karashik, assisted by Jonny Evans and Jachym Kondelik. 30 Sat. vs. UMass Lowell* TBA -The Friars made a push in the middle period, outshooting the Huskies FEBRUARY 5 Fri. at Northeastern* TBA by a 18-9 margin, however, UConn carried their 1-0 lead into the second 6 Sat. vs. Northeastern* TBA intermission. 12 Fri. at UConn* TBA 13 Sat. vs. UConn* TBA -UConn’s Jonny Evans sealed the game with 5:16 remaining in regulation 19 Fri. at Boston College* TBA to give the Huskies a 2-0 lead. Evans was assisted by Jachym Kondelik, 20 Sat. vs. Boston College* TBA both notching their second point of the day. 26 Fri. vs. Merrimack* TBA 27 Sat. vs. Merrimack* TBA -The Huskies finished off the final minutes of the game on the power play after Providence’s Nick Poisson was whistled for a five-minute major. Home games in BOLD | All times Eastern | * - Hockey East contest - Providence was shutout for the third time in six games this season. * All dates/times are subject to change - Jaxson Stauber made a career-high 31 saves as he suffered his first NCAA loss in five career games played. World Juniors Success - The 2021 World Junior Championship kicked off last Friday night for the U.S., led by Friars Head Coach Nate Leaman and Director of Hockey Opera- tions Theresa Feaster. Team USA fell 4-3 to Russia on Friday night before re- bounding for an 11-0 win over Austria on Saturday. Freshman Brett Berard had a goal and two assists, while sophomore Patrick Moynihan added two assists in the win over Austria on Saturday. On Tuesday, the U.S. defeated the Czech Republic by a score of 7-0. Berard also added an assist for his fourth point of the tournament. TALE OF THE TAPE Providence (NCAA Rank) 2020-21 Vermont (NCAA Rank) 2.00 (39th) Goals Per Game 1.00 (49th) 3.17 (29th) Goals Against Average 3.50 (36th) 34.3 (5th) Shots Per Game 19.8 (49th) 5-26 (.192) (24th) Power Play 2-16 (.125) (36th) Media Relations Contact: Mike Billings 20-21 (.952) (2nd) Penalty Kill 14-21 (.667) (46th) email: [email protected] | office: 401.865.2201 .483 (30th) Faceoff % .481 (31st) FRIARS IN THE POLLS (2020-21) Date USCHO USA Today SERIES HISTORY VS. VERMONT (27-28-10, .492) 10.26 17 -- 11.2 -- RV 11.16 15 15 Date Site Score 11.23 -- 13 Last 20 meetings... 11.30 12 12 11/5/11 Schneider Arena 5-1 W 12.7 19 RV 12.14 19 RV 1/15/12 Gutterson Fieldhouse 5-2 W 12.21 15 13 11/2/12 Gutterson Fieldhouse 3-2 W 12.28 15 RV 11/3/12 Gutterson Fieldhouse 0-2 L 12/20/12 Schneider Arena 4-4 T (ot) 11/15/13 Gutterson Fieldhouse 3-2 W 11/16/13 Gutterson Fieldhouse 3-0 W 11/14/14 Schneider Arena 3-0 W 11/15/14 Schneider Arena 2-1 L 12/29/14 Gutterson Fieldhouse 3-0 W 1/15/16 Gutterson Fieldhouse 3-1 W 1/16/16 Gutterson Fieldhouse 6-3 W 1/13/17 Schneider Arena 4-3 L 1/14/17 Schneider Arena 4-1 W 2/2/18 Gutterson Fieldhouse 2-2 T (ot) 2/3/18 Gutterson Fieldhouse 4-3 L 2020-21 AWARDS/ACCOLADES 2/1/19 Schneider Arena 3-1 L 2/2/19 Schneider Arena 1-1 T (ot) Uula Ruikka 2/14/20 Gutterson Fieldhouse 1-1 T (ot) • Hockey East Rookie of the Week (12.21.20) 2/15/20 Gutterson Fieldhouse 3-2 W Jaxson Stauber • Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Scouting the Catamounts (12.21.20) Vermont enters the weekend at 0-3-1, having just resumed play on Dec. 19. The Cata- mounts earned one point in the Hockey East standings last weekend after a loss and tie (SO loss) at home against Northeastern. Alex Esposito and Ray Vitolins lead the way with a goal and an assist each over the first four games. Senior goaltender Tyler Harmon has started all four games with a 3.66 GAA and .892 save percentage. New Head Coach Todd Woodcroft is also remotely serving as an assistant coach for Team Sweden at the World Junior Championship. Series History vs. Vermont (PC trails 27-28-10, .492) Providence has struggled in recent years against the Catamounts, going 2-2-3 over the last seven meetings dating back to 2017. The teams met in Burlington last season, with the Friars earning a tie and a win at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The Catamounts in their last trip to Providence in 2019, earned a 3-1 win and a 1-1 tie on the strength of a 79-save weekend from Stefanos Lekkas. FRIAR HAT TRICKS* 10.5.19 (vs. Maine) - Greg Printz^! 2.26.19 (at UConn) - Josh Wilkins 10.20.17 (at St. Lawrence) - Kasper Björkqvist 2.10.17 (vs. UConn) - Erik Foley 2.4.17 (vs. Maine) - Anthony Florentino 10.30.15 (at Colgate) - Jake Walman 2.7.15 (vs. UConn) - Nick Saracino 1.16.12 (vs. NU) - Derek Army 11.4.11 (vs. UVM) - Tim Schaller 11.12.10 (at UAH) - Kyle MacKinnon 2.19.10 (vs. BU) - Kyle MacKinnon 10.23.09 (at BG) - Matt Berglund 11.03.02 (vs. Princeton) - Devin Rask# 10.12.02 (vs Iona) - Peter Zingoni 2.16.02 (vs. Maine) - Devin Rask 11.10.01 (at NU) - Jon Disalvatore^ 2.17.01 (at BU) - Peter Fregoe 1.12.01 (vs. Iona) - Peter Fregoe 11.3.00 (vs. Maine) - Devin Rask * - Since 2000 The 2020-21 Providence College leadership group: Tyce Thompson (C), Greg Printz (C), Mike Callahan (C) # - 4 goals (all in 3rd period) // ^ - 4 goals ! - Natural Hat Trick 2 2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE GAME NOTES Meet the New Guys 2020-21 QUICK FACTS Providence welcomed in a seven-member incoming class for this season - four freshmen and three transfer student-athletes. The freshmen are: Brett Berard, Nick Poisson, Uula Ruikka and Chase GENERAL INFORMATION Yoder. Sophomore Jaxson Stauber is a transfer from Minnesota State, while Matt Tugnutt and Location ................................Providence, Rhode Island Anton Martinsson are graduate transfers from Sacred Heart and Alaska Fairbanks, respectively. Denomination ...................................... Dominican Friars Founded ....................................................................... 1917 A Shorthanded Weapon Enrollment .................................................................. 4,139 Graduate transfer Matt Tugnutt is the nation’s active career leader in shorthanded goals with five Nickname ...................................................................... Friars Colors ...................... Black, White and Silver (PMS 877) Spreading Out the Points Arena .......................................... Schneider Arena (3,030) Twenty-one different Friars had at least one point last season. Through six games in 2020-21, 12 Arena Surface .......................................................200’ X 85’ players have recorded at least one point. Conference ....................................................Hockey East President .............................Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. Assoc. VP/Athletics Director ... Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. Striking First Asst. VP/Exec. Assoc. AD/SWA ....................Jill LaPoint Providence opened the scoring in a game for the first time in five outings last Sunday against Sr. Assoc. AD/External Relations ......Steve Napolillo Northeastern. Assoc. AD/Media Relations ..................... Arthur Parks Asst. AD/Facilities ........................................Dave Longo Strong on the Power Play Assoc. AD/Business ................. Martha Perez-Schmitz After starting the season 0-of-9, the Friars are now 5-of-17 on the power play over the past four Assoc. AD/Sports Medicine ..........................John Rock games (.294). Assoc. AD/Compliance ..............................Joe Nicastro Returning Production TEAM INFORMATION Providence ranks sixth in the nation with 84 goals returning this season. The 82% of returning goals ranks fourth nationally. The Friars also return 76% of their points from last season, which Head Coach.............Nate Leaman (SUNY Cortland ‘97) Record at Providence/season............194-116-45/10th also ranks sixth. Career Record/season..........................332-243-80/17th Associate Head Coach....Ron Rolston (Mich. Tech ‘89) Youth Movement Assistant Coach................................Joel Beal (Union ‘05) The Friars have the 10th youngest roster in the NCAA this season (average age of 21 years, 181 Volunteer Asst. Coach...................Bruce Irving (Cornell ‘85) days). Freshman Brett Berard is the fifth youngest player on an NCAA roster this year. Coord. of Hockey Ops...Theresa Feaster (Providence ‘16) Final 2019-20 Record...............................................16-12-6 Seeking Seven 2019-20 Hockey East Record/Finish .......10-11-3/8th Providence holds the nation’s second longest-active NCAA appearance streak, having made a sixth- Letter winners Returning/Lost ................................21/8 straight tournament appearance in 2018-19.