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: JANUARY 12, 2004 WEEKLY RELEASE #16 UMASS GETS FIRST-EVER WIN AT BOSTON U. Terriers respond with inspired OT win to end NU’s five-game win streak The UMass Minutemen ended a mini-slump in dramatic fashion last Wednesday, recording a 2-1 win at BU’s Walter Brown Arena. It was the first-ever win for UMass at BU’s home rink following 18 consecutive losses there. It also ended an eight-game winless streak for the Minute- RECENT RESULTS men overall, although the team had four ties in that span. Craig MacDonald set up the first UMass goal and scored the game-winner, but it was Stephen Werner’s two assists that provided Tuesday, January 6 the most interesting storyline, considering he had just returned from winning a gold medal with Maine 5, at Merrimack 2 * Team USA at the World Junior Championships. Werner had five goals, including two short-handers, Wednesday, January 7 and was +6 in helping the U.S. to a 6-0 record. BC forward Patrick Eaves and Maine forward Massachusetts 2, at Boston University 1 * Greg Moore each had one assist in the championship game. BU responded to Wednesday’s defeat with an inspired 4-3 overtime victory over Northeastern Friday, January 9 on Friday. Sophomore David VanderGulik scored a goal and set up two others, including Bryan at Boston Univ. 4, Northeastern 3 (OT) * Miller’s OT winner. The effort thwarted Northeastern’s bid for its sixth straight win. The Huskies at Providence 1, New Hampshire 1 (OT) * quickly got back in the win column with a 5-2 victory over Holy Cross on Saturday. at Boston College 4, Merrimack 0 * UNH and Providence played a home-and-home set which ultimately yielded a 1-1-1 split in at Michigan State 2, UMass Lowell 0 the season series. Goaltenders David Cacciola (PC) and Jeff Pietrasiak (UNH) were both im- pressive in Friday’s game, a 1-1 tie, as each finished with 33 saves on 34 shots faced. The UNH Saturday, January 10 offense solved Cacciola in Saturday’s rematch, as the Wildcats recorded a 5-3 victory. at New Hampshire 5, Providence 2 * Maine junior Dustin Penner got his own offense in gear this past week, picking up two goals at Northeastern 5, Holy Cross 2 and three assists over two Maine wins, 5-2 at Merrimack and 6-0 over Sacred Heart. He previ- at Maine 6, Sacred Heart 0 UMass Lowell 3, at Michigan State 2 ously had just one goal and six assists over 17 games this season. Senior goaltender Frank Massachusetts 2, at Trois-Rivieres 2 (exh.) Doyle was solid between the pipes, stopping 17 of 18 shots faced over two periods at Merrimack and all 11 he faced in a one-sided shutout win vs. Sacred Heart. It was his third shutout of the season and fifth of his career. Merrimack also succumbed to stingy defense on Friday, losing UPCOMING GAMES 4-0 at BC. Matti Kaltiainen needed to make just 14 saves for his first shutout of the season. UMass Lowell split a weekend set at Michigan State, rebounding from a 2-0 shutout loss on Tuesday, January 13 Friday to post a 3-2 win on Saturday. Ben Walter scored two goals and Elias Godoy set up two. New Hampshire vs. Dartmouth (WMUR) Sophomore goaltender John Yaros, in his first game as a River Hawk, totalled 24 saves on 26 (at Manchester, NH) shots to earn the win. Friday, January 16 Boston University at Boston College (NESN) * Massachusetts at Maine * 2003-04 STANDINGS UMass Lowell at Merrimack * Providence at Northeastern * Team GP W L T Pts Overall HE Offense HE Defense Boston College 10 7 1 2 16 14-3-3 3.70 GPG 1.90 GAPG Saturday, January 17 Maine 10 7 2 1 15 15-4-1 3.30 GPG 2.10 GAPG Boston College at Boston University (FSNE) * Massachusetts at Maine (WABI) * New Hampshire 12 6 3 3 15 12-7-3 3.50 GPG 2.92 GAPG Merrimack at UMass Lowell * Massachusetts 12 6 4 2 14 10-6-5 2.08 GPG 2.25 GAPG Northeastern at Providence * UMass Lowell 10 6 3 1 13 11-9-3 2.80 GPG 2.30 GAPG Brown at New Hampshire (NHPTV) Boston University 10 3 5 2 8 6-6-6 2.60 GPG 2.90 GAPG Providence 11 2 6 3 7 8-7-4 3.00 GPG 3.36 GAPG * Hockey East game Merrimack 13 2 8 3 7 7-12-3 2.00 GPG 3.38 GAPG Games start at 7pm unless indicated Northeastern 10 1 8 1 3 6-10-2 2.20 GPG 3.70 GAPG All times Eastern CCM HOCKEY SUPERSKILLS HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK OF THE WEEK STEPHEN WERNER – Massachusetts MICHEL LEVEILLE – Maine Jeff Pietrasiak - UNH So. G; Shrewsbury, MA Sophomore Forward; Chevy Chase, MD Freshman Forward; Levis, QC Made a career-high 33 saves on 34 shots Helped Team USA win its first-ever gold Potted his first career goal against Merri- faced in a 1-1 tie at Providence Friday. at the World Junior Championships and mack and contributed three assists vs. John Yaros - UML So. G; Bayside, NY set up both UMass goals in his first game Sacred Heart to lift his season total to 19, Made 24 saves in his first appearance as a back, a 2-1 win at BU. second best overall in Hockey East. River Hawk, a 3-2 win at Michigan State. HOCKEY EAST HONOR ROLL • David Cacciola, PC (Jr. G; Burlington, MA) – Matched a career high with 33 saves on 34 shots faced in a 1-1 tie vs. UNH. • Frank Doyle, Maine (Sr. G; Guelph, ON) – Stopped 28 of 29 shots over two games and picked up his fifth career shutout. • Justin Dziama, BC (Sr. F; Natick, MA) – Potted the game-winning goal, one assist and a few big hits in a 4-0 win over Merrimack. • Tim Judy, NU (Jr. D; Bowie, MD) – Had an assist in each of two games and quarterbacked Husky special teams units that went 4 for-11 on the power play and 7-for-7 on the penalty kill. • Matti Kaltiainen, BC (Jr. G; Espoo, Finland) – Needed to make just 14 saves for his first shutout of the season, 4-0 vs. Merrimack. • Craig MacDonald, UMass (Jr. F; Canton, MA) – Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at BU and assisted on the other. • Bryan Miller, BU (Jr. F/D; Wayne, NJ) – Was +3 with an OT goal and an assist in Friday’s 4-3 win over Northeastern. • Dustin Penner, Maine (Jr. F; Winkler, MB) – Had two goals and three assists over two games, back-to-back wins. • David VanderGulik, BU (So. F; Abbotsford, BC) – Scored one goal and assisted on two others to lead BU to a 4-3 OT win vs. NU. • Ben Walter, UML (So. F; Langley, BC) - Scored two goals, including the game-winner, to lead UML to a 3-2 win at Michigan State. • Gabe Winer, UMass (So. G; Stoughton, MA) – Stopped 22 of 23 shots in a slim 2-1 win at BU. 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 12 1 14 15 1.Thomas Pöck, UMass * Sr 21 12 16 28 2.Brian Yandle, UNH * So 12 7 7 14 Elias Godoy, UML So 23 13 15 28 3.Ryan Shannon, BC Jr 10 3 10 13 3.Ben Eaves, BC Sr 19 6 20 26 Thomas Pöck, UMass * Sr 12 7 6 13 4.Steve Saviano, UNH Sr 22 13 12 25 5.Elias Godoy, UML So 10 7 5 12 5.Justin Aikins, UNH Jr 22 6 18 24 6.Tony Voce, BC Sr 10 9 2 11 Ben Walter, UML So 23 15 9 24 Ben Eaves, BC Sr 10 2 9 11 7.Tony Voce, BC Sr 20 16 7 23 8.Jason Guerriero, NU Jr 10 5 5 10 8.Jason Guerriero, NU Jr 18 8 13 21 Ben Walter, UML So 10 5 5 10 Chris Chaput, PC Jr 19 5 16 21 Colin Shields, Maine Sr 10 4 6 10 Ryan Shannon, BC Jr 20 5 16 21 Chris Chaput, PC Jr 11 3 7 10 11.Peter Zingoni, PC Sr 18 10 10 20 12.Patrick Eaves, BC So 6369 Colin Shields, Maine Sr 20 10 10 20 Brett Hemingway, UNH Fr 9639 Michel Leveille, Maine Fr 20 1 19 20 Peter Zingoni, PC Sr 10 3 6 9 Sean Collins, UNH Jr 22 10 10 20 Danny O’Brien, UML So 10 2 7 9 15.Preston Callander, UNH Jr 22 9 10 19 Steve Saviano, UNH Sr 12 4 5 9 Brian Yandle, UNH * So 22 9 10 19 Bryan Schmidt, MC * So 13 3 6 9 * defenseman * defenseman GOALTENDING (Hockey East Games) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1. Matti Kaltiainen, BC Jr 10 583 7 1 2 1.64 .901 2. Jim Howard, Maine So 5 305 3 1 1 1.97 .921 3. Frank Doyle, Maine Sr 5 295 4 1 0 2.03 .914 4. Gabe Winer, UMass So 12 720 6 4 2 2.17 .896 5.