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Noah Smith Director of Media Relations PRESS Hockey East Association PRESS 591 North Ave – #2 RELEASERELEASE Wakefield, MA 01880 Phone: (781) 245-2122 www.HockeyEastOnline.com [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 8, 2004 WEEKLY RELEASE #6 McLAUGHLIN EARNS MERRIMACK A SPLIT WITH UMASS Maine salvages weekend with solid 3-0 shutout over UNH It worked for BU. Why not for Merrimack? After Merrimack’s Jim Healey and Casey Guenther each gave up four goals in Friday’s lopsided 8-2 loss at UMass, head coach Chris Serino decided to start third-stringer Frank RECENT RESULTS McLaughlin in Saturday’s rematch, and the move paid off. McLaughlin totaled 41 saves in his Friday, November 5 first collegiate start, sending UMass back to Western Massachusetts with a 5-2 loss. The New Hampshire 4, Boston University 3 * Minutemen got an early jump in the split weekend, with Matt Anderson’s two goals 1:17 apart (at Manchester, NH) in the first period Friday, sandwiching another UMass score by defenseman Marvin Degon. Boston College 3, at Maine 1 * UMass rolled to the 8-2 victory there, but was thwarted by McLaughlin in the rematch. Three at Massachusetts 8, Merrimack 2 * Merrimack players and two UMass players each had three points in the split. at Northeastern 5, Connecticut 2 Wayne State 4, at Providence 2 McLaughlin’s sudden rise to prominence mirrors that of BU walk-on sophomore John Curry. Curry won his first three collegiate starts before losing to UNH 4-3 on Friday. CCM Player of Saturday, November 6 the Week Daniel Winnik had a goal in each period for his first career hat trick to end Curry’s at Merrimack 5, Massachusetts 2 * unexpected streak. Despite brimming with confidence after that win, the Wildcats could not at Providence 4, Wayne State 1 build on it Sunday at Maine, falling to the host Black Bears 3-0. Brent Shepheard had two goals in the win, while starter Jimmy Howard and reliever Matt Lundin combined for the shut- Sunday, November 7 out. The victory took some of the sting off a 3-1 home loss to top-ranked BC on Friday. at Maine 3, New Hampshire 0 * In non-conference action, Northeastern got two goals from Jason Guerriero to down Con- necticut 5-2 on Friday. At the same time, Providence was being outshot 18-3 in the second UPCOMING GAMES period of a 4-2 loss to Wayne State. But the Friars rebounded the next night, getting 36 saves from rookie Tyler Sims en route to a 4-1 triumph. Senior defenseman Eric Lundberg opened Friday, November 12 the scoring just 2:32 into the game with his first career goal, which came in his 109th career Massachusetts at Boston College * game. Merrimack at Boston University * Maine at Northeastern * Providence at New Hampshire (NHPTV) * HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS Colgate at UMass Lowell Team GP W L T Pts Overall Offense Defense Saturday, November 13 Massachusetts 5 3 2 0 6 5-4-0 3.00 GPG 2.67 GAPG Boston University at Merrimack * Maine at UMass Lowell * Boston College 2 2 0 0 4 4-1-0 3.80 GPG 2.20 GAPG Boston University 3 2 1 0 4 3-3-0 2.50 GPG 3.33 GAPG Sunday, November 14 Maine 4 2 2 0 4 6-5-0 3.00 GPG 2.00 GAPG Northeastern at Providence (2pm - COX) * Providence 4 2 2 0 4 4-3-0 3.29 GPG 2.57 GAPG Mercyhurst at Massachusetts (3pm) New Hampshire 2 1 1 0 2 4-2-1 3.29 GPG 3.14 GAPG Merrimack 4 1 3 0 2 3-5-0 3.12 GPG 4.25 GAPG * Hockey East game Games start at 7pm unless indicated. Northeastern 0 0 0 0 0 3-3-1 3.43 GPG 3.86 GAPG All game times are Eastern Time. UMass Lowell 2 0 2 0 0 3-2-0 3.00 GPG 2.60 GAPG CCM HOCKEY SUPERSKILLS HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK OF THE WEEK DANIEL WINNIK – New Hampshire TYLER SIMS – Providence FRANK McLAUGHLIN – Merrimack Sophomore Forward; Mississauga, ON Freshman Goaltender; Fort Worth, TX Junior Goaltender; Drexel Hill, PA Notched his first career hat trick with one Stopped 36 of 37 shots faced in his colle- Passed a major test in his first collegiate goal in each period of a narrow 4-3 win giate debut, a 4-1 win over Wayne State start, stopping 41 of 43 shots faced to over Boston University Friday night at on Friday that earned the Friars a week- down UMass 5-2, earning Merrimack two Manchester’s Verizon Wireless Arena. end split. important points in league play. BOSTON COLLEGE • BOSTON UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS • UMASS LOWELL MERRIMACK COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE HOCKEY EAST HONOR ROLL • Mike Alexiou, MC (So. F; Pickering, ON) – Had two goals and an assist in a weekend split vs. UMass. • Matt Anderson, UMass (So. F; West Islip, NY) – Scored twice and had one assist in a split vs. Merrimack. • Jeff Caron, MC (So. D; Moncton, NB) – One goal, two assists in a split vs. Massachusetts. • P.J. Fenton, UMass (Fr. F; Longmeadow, MA) – Scored one goal and set up two others to lead a 8-2 triumph over Merrimack. • Jason Guerriero, NU (Sr. F; Manorville, NY) – Scored twice in NU's 5-2 win over Connecticut on Friday. • Jon Jankus, Maine (Jr. F; Stoney Creek, ON) – Set up two of Maine’s three goals in a 3-0 win over UNH. • Matti Kaltiainen, BC (Sr. G; Espoo, Finland) – Stopped 16 of 17 shots in a 3-1 win at Maine. • Matt Lundin, Maine (Fr. G; Apple Valley, MN) – Preserved a shutout win over UNH with 14 saves in relief of starter Jimmy Howard. • Mike Radja, UNH (Fr. F; Yorkville, IL) – Set up two scores and had a +2 rating in a 4-3 win over BU. • Bryan Schmidt, MC (Jr. D; Bloomington, MN) – Scored one goal and had two assists in a split vs. UMass. • Ryan Shannon, BC (Sr. F; Darien, CT) – Scored a goal and set up another in a 3-1 win at Maine. • Brent Shepheard, Maine (So. F; Shawnigan Lake, MN) – Scored twice to lead a 3-0 win over UNH. • Tony Zancanaro, PC (So. F, Trenton, MI) – Registered three points in a weekend split with Wayne State. LEADING SCORERS (Hockey Games) LEADING SCORERS (All Games) Player, School Cl GP G A Pts Player, School Cl GP G A Pts 1 Matt Anderson, UMass So 5448 1 Matt Anderson, UMass So 9 7 6 13 2 P.J. Fenton, UMass Fr 5437 2 Derek Damon, Maine Jr 11 6 6 12 3 Chris Chaput, PC Sr 4235 3 Patrick Eaves, BC Jr 5 3 8 11 4 Pete MacArthur, BU Fr 3224 4 Brian Yandle, UNH * Jr 6 0 10 10 Colin McDonald, PC So 4404 Mike Morris, NU Jr 7 4 6 10 Matt Johnson, MC Jr 4314 Jeff Caron, MC * So 8 2 8 10 Jon Jankus, Maine Jr 4224 7 Jason Guerriero, NU Sr 7459 Stephen Werner, UMass Jr 5224 Bryan Schmidt, MC * Jr 8459 9 Ryan Shannon, BC Sr 2123 Matt Byrnes, MC So 8189 Daniel Winnik, UNH So 2303 P.J. Fenton, UMass Fr 9549 Patrick Eaves, BC Jr 2213 8 Ben Walter, UML Jr 5718 John Laliberte, BU Jr 3123 Brett Hemingway, UNH So 7538 Bryan Miller, BU Sr 3033 Chris Chaput, PC Sr 7358 Mike Alexiou, MC So 4213 Chase Watson, PC So 7268 Bill McCreary, PC So 4213 Stephen Werner, UMass Jr 9358 Jon Rheault, PC Fr 4213 Jon Jankus, Maine Jr 10 4 4 8 Chase Watson, PC So 4123 Greg Moore, Maine Jr 11 6 2 8 Garrett Summerfield, UMA So 5123 Ben Murphy, Maine Sr 11 2 6 8 * defenseman * defenseman LEADING GOALTENDERS (League Games) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1 Matti Kaltiainen, BC Sr 1 60 1 0 0 1.00 .941 2 Jim Howard, Maine Jr 4 213 2 2 0 1.41 .947 3 Cory Schneider, BC Fr 1 60 1 0 0 2.00 .920 4 Gabe Winer, UMass Jr 4 232 3 1 0 2.33 .908 5 John Curry, BU So 3 179 2 1 0 2.35 .909 6 Jeff Pietrasiak, UNH Jr 2 119 1 1 0 2.51 .900 7 David Cacciola, PC Sr 4 238 2 2 0 2.77 .904 8 Chris Davidson, UML Sr 2 119 0 2 0 3.01 .908 9 Jim Healey, MC So 3 139 0 3 0 4.74 .853 LEADING GOALTENDERS (All Games) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1 John Curry, BU So 5 269 3 1 0 1.78 .930 2 Matti Kaltiainen, BC Sr 3 180 2 1 0 2.00 .891 3 Jim Howard, Maine Jr 10 570 5 5 0 2.10 .920 4 Gabe Winer, UMass Jr 6 351 4 2 0 2.39 .908 5 Cory Schneider, BC Fr 2 120 2 0 0 2.50 .886 6 Chris Davidson, UML Sr 4 186 1 2 0 2.57 .910 7 Jeff Pietrasiak, UNH Jr 5 304 3 1 1 2.76 .902 8 David Cacciola, PC Sr 6 358 3 3 0 2.85 .904 9 Keni Gibson, NU Sr 6 368 3 2 1 3.09 .883 10 Tim Warner, UMass Sr 3 184 1 2 0 3.24 .888 TEAM STATISTICS (Hockey East Games) TEAM STATISTICS (All Games) TEAM OFFENSE TEAM OFFENSE Team GP G GPG Team GP G GPG —————————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————————— 1.Massachusetts......