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For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 4, 2007 BU’s MacARTHUR WINS CCM/RBK PLAYER OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER ~NU’s Thiessen earns Top Goalie Honors; UNH’s Thompson wins Top Rookie Award~

CCM/RBK Player of the Month Nov. Opponent Result G-A-P 1 at Providence W, 5-2 1-0-1 Pete MacArthur – 3 UMASS-LOWELL W, 7-4 0-0-0 Senior Forward; Clifton Park, N.Y. 9 L, 3-5 2-1-3 10 at Northeastern T, 2-2 OT 1-0-1 MacArthur totaled a league-high 15 points (8g,7a) in nine games leading the Terriers to four 16 at Vermont W, 9-1 0-4-4 wins in the month. He recorded at least one point in eight of nine games for BU, while registering 17 at Vermont L, 4-5 1-1-2 four multi-point efforts in the month. He closed out the month with a seven-game point streak. 20 HARVARD L, 1-2 OT 1-0-1 He also finished the month with 50 shots and a +7 plus/minus rating. MacArthur’s month was 24 vs. Cornell W, 6-3 1-1-2 highlighted by a four point effort on Nov. 16 at Vermont in the 9-1 win and a three point night on 30 at L, 2-6 1-0-1 Nov. 9 against Massachusetts. He also posted a goal in seven of the nine games. MacArthur had Totals 4-4-1 8-7-15 the game-winning goal in the 6-3 win over Cornell in front of 18,200 fans at a sold out Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Nov. 24.

Runners-up: , BU (Sr., F, Plymouth, Mass.) 9GP- 4g,11a- 15 points Joe Vitale, NU (Jr., F, St. Louis, Mo.) 8GP- 4g,7a- 11 points

Nov. Opponent Result Min Svs GA ITECH of the Month 2 NEW HAMPSHIRE L, 4-7 40:00 17 5 – Northeastern 3 at New Hampshire W, 2-1 60:00 23 1 9 VERMONT W, 4-2 59:55 22 2 Sophomore Goaltender; Aldergrove, B.C. 10 BOSTON U. T, 2-2 OT 65:00 35 2 Thiessen owned a 6-1-1 record in the month for the Huskies with a 2.30 GAA 16 at New Hampshire W, 4-1 60:00 37 1 17 UMASS-LOWELL W, 2-1 59:56 21 1 and a .917 save percentage. Went unbeaten in his last seven starts with a 23 at Boston College W, 4-3 OT 64:56 20 3 6-0-1 record (1.62 GAA, .940 save percentage). Had a season-high 37 saves 30 BROWN W, 4-3 60:00 24 3 in NU’s 4-1 win at the on Nov. 16 and made 35 saves the Totals 469:47 199 18 previous night in a 2-2 tie with BU at . He allowed two goals 2.30 GAA, .917 save percentage or less in five of his eight starts for the No. 12 ranked Huskies.

Runners-up: Paul Dainton, UMass (Fr., G, Genelle, B.C.) 3-1-3, 1.80 GAA, .935 save percentage , UMass-Lowell (So., G, , Ont.) 1-1-2, 1.44 GAA, .949 save percentage

Nov. Opponent Result G-A-P Rookie of the Month 2 at Northeastern W, 7-4 1-1-2 3 NORTHEASTERN L, 1-2 0-0-0 Paul Thompson – New Hampshire 9 UMASS-LOWELL T, 2-2 OT 1-0-1 Freshman Forward; Derry, N.H. 10 BOSTON COLLEGE W, 5-2 0-1-1 16 NORTHEASTERN L, 1-4 0-0-0 Thompson had nine points (5g,4a) in eight games in the month. He opened the month 17 at Providence W, 5-4 OT 3-2-5 with two points in the 7-4 win over Northeastern on Nov. 2. He posted the game-tying 24 BROWN W, 5-2 0-0-0 goal in the 2-2 tie with UMass-Lowell on Nov. 9 and he tallied the primary assist on 30 UMASS-LOWELL W, 3-2 0-0-0 Totals 5-2-1 5-4-9 the game-winner vs. Boston College on Nov. 10. He amassed a career-high five points (3g,2a) in the 5-4 overtime win against Providence on Nov. 17 at . In that game he recorded his first collegiate hat trick with the game-tying and game- winning goal to give UNH the win.

Runners-up: James Marcou, UMass (Fr., F, King Park, N.Y.) 8GP- 2g- 5a- 7 points

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