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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: MARCH 1, 2004 WEEKLY RELEASE #23 EAGLES CLINCH NINTH REGULAR SEASON TITLE Northeastern stays alive with three-point weekend vs. Boston University Boston College fulfilled its latest destiny Friday night, clinching its ninth Hockey East regular season title and third in the last four years, with a 4-2 win over UNH. The Eagles won the Ice Breaker Tournament, the Great Lakes Invitational and the Beanpot, and have now added the RECENT RESULTS regular season trophy to the mantle. Not to be outdone, UNH responded with a 3-2 win at home Saturday to break the Eagles’ 13- Friday, February 27 game undefeated streak. It was the ‘Cats eighth straight win vs. BC at the Whittemore Center. Steve Saviano had two goals and one assist to carry the ‘Cats to victory. UNH remains in a battle at Boston College 4, New Hampshire 2* with idle UMass for the No. 3 seed in the Hockey East tournament. at Northeastern 2, Boston University 2 * Maine locked up the No. 2 seed with a 4-0 whitewash at UMass Lowell on Saturday, the Black at UMass Lowell 3, Maine 2 * Bears’ record ninth shutout of the season. Sophomore goaltender Jim Howard made 20 saves at Providence 5, Merrimack 1 * for Maine and remains the No. 1 goaltender in Hockey East and in the nation with a 1.27 GAA and a .949 save percentage. The victory represented a split for Maine at Lowell as the River Saturday, February 28 Hawks posted their first home win vs. Maine since January of 1990 with Friday’s 3-2 triumph. Goaltender John Yaros stopped 37 of 39 Black Bear shots in the game. at New Hampshire 3, Boston College 2 * Providence will come in at No. 5 (and travel to either UMass or UNH) thanks to a convincing Northeastern 6, at Boston University 3 * 5-1 win at home vs. Merrimack on Friday. Senior defenseman Stephen Wood had two goals and Maine 4, at UMass Lowell 0 * one assist to lead the offense. The Warriors fought back for a 2-2 tie in Andover on Saturday and at Merrimack 2, Providence 2 (OT)* are still gunning for the No. 6 seed. A victory in their regular season finale at Lowell on Thursday would wrap that up. Other than BC winning the regular season title, the biggest story of the weekend came at the other end of the standings, where Northeastern posted a vital three-point weekend vs. Boston UPCOMING GAMES University to stay alive in the playoff race. Friday’s 2-2 tie at NU was highlighted by a total of 12 saves in overtime, including three spectacular glove saves by NU’s Keni Gibson and a workman- Thursday, March 4 like eight in just five minutes for BU’s Sean Fields to preserve the important point. Fields was UNH at Boston University (FSNE) * overwhelmed in the second period of Saturday’s rematch at BU, however, yielding five goals on Merrimack at UMass Lowell * 10 shots, en route to a 6-3 loss. Husky Jason Guerriero had two goals and two assists in the onslaught. Friday, March 5 2003-04 STANDINGS Boston College at Maine (NESN) * Massachusetts at Northeastern * Team (Pos. Seed) GP W L T Pts (Pos) Overall Remaining Opponents Boston College (1) * 22 17 2 3 37 (41) 26-4-4 at Maine (2) Saturday, March 6 Maine (2) ! 22 15 5 2 32 (36) 24-7-3 Boston College (2) Boston College at Maine (WABI) * Massachusetts (3-4) ! 22 12 7 3 27 (31) 16-9-6 at NU, NU Boston University at UNH (NHPTV) * New Hampshire (3-4) ! 22 10 7 5 25 (29) 18-11-5 at BU, BU Northeastern at Massachusetts * Providence (5) ^ 23 7 10 6 20 (22) 15-11-7 UMass Lowell UMass Lowell at Providence * Merrimack (6-8) ^ 23 6 12 5 17 (19) 11-17-5 at UMass Lowell UMass Lowell (6-8) ^ 22 6 12 4 16 (20) 9-21-6 Merrimack, at Providence Boston University (6-9) 22 5 13 4 14 (18) 9-15-8 UNH, at UNH * Hockey East game Northeastern (8-9) 22 3 13 6 12 (16) 9-16-7 UMass, at UMass Games start at 7pm unless indicated All times Eastern * – clinched reg. season title ! – clinched quarterfinal home ice ^ – clinched playoff berth CCM HOCKEY SUPERSKILLS HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK OF THE WEEK JASON GUERRIERO – Northeastern COLIN McDONALD – Providence JIM HOWARD – Maine Junior Forward; Manorville, NY Freshman Forward; Wethersfield, CT Sophomore Goaltender; Ogdensburg, NY Registered five points in a key series vs. Scored one goal in each game of a home- Stopped all 20 shots he faced in a 4-0 BU this weekend, including two goals and and-home series vs. Merrimack, a 5-1 win win at UMass Lowell, lowering his GAA two assists in the second period of a must- at home and a 2-2 tie on the road. to 1.27 and upping his save percentage win 6-3 triumph at BU on Saturday. to .949. Both rank first in the nation. HOCKEY EAST HONOR ROLL • Justin Aikins, UNH (Jr. F; Surrey, BC) – Set up all three UNH goals in Saturday’s 3-2 win vs. top-ranked BC. • Jerramie Domish, UML (Sr. D; Collegeville, PA) – Netted the game-winning goal and one assist in a 3-2 win vs. Maine Friday. • Sean Fields, BU (Sr. G; Edmonton, AB) – Stopped 28 of 30 shots faced in a 2-2 tie at NU Friday, including eight in overtime. • Keni Gibson, NU (Jr. G; Stittsville, ON) – Stopped 64 of 69 shots over two games vs. BU to keep the Huskies’ postseason hopes alive. • Stephen Gionta, BC (So. F; Rochester, NY) – Had one goal and two assists in a weekend split vs. UNH. • Jonathan Goodwin, PC (Sr. F; Taunton, MA) – Had two assists in a win over Merrimack and tallied the game-tying goal in the rematch. • Jon Jankus, Maine (So. F; Stoney Creek, ON) – Had two goals and an assist in the first period of Maine’s 4-0 win at UMass Lowell. • Tony Johnson, MC (Sr. D; Woburn, MA) – Assisted on two of the team's three goals in a weekend series with Providence. • Mike Morris, NU (So. F; Braintree, MA) – Had a goal and two assists in the second period of 6-3 win at BU. • Eric Ortlip, NU (Sr. F; St. Louis, MO) – Scored one goal and set up the other in a 2-2 tie vs. BU Friday. • Prestin Ryan, Maine (Sr. D; Arcola, SK) – Set up three of Maine’s six goals in a split at Lowell over the weekend. • Steve Saviano, UNH (Sr. F; Reading, MA) – Led a 3-2 win over top-ranked BC with two goals and one assist. • Stephen Wood, PC (Sr. D; Sudbury, MA) – Scored twice and added one assist in a 5-1 win vs. Merrimack. • John Yaros, UML (So. G; Bayside, NY) – Stopped 37 of 39 shots in a slim 3-2 victory vs. No. 3 Maine. SCORING (Hockey East Games) SCORING (All Games) Player, School Cl GP G A Pts Player, School Cl GP G A Pts 1.Ryan Shannon, BC Jr 22 8 19 27 1.Steve Saviano, UNH Sr 34 26 18 44 2.Patrick Eaves, BC So 18 11 13 24 2.Justin Aikins, UNH Jr 34 9 29 38 Tony Voce, BC Sr 22 16 8 24 3.Tony Voce, BC Sr 34 24 13 37 Steve Saviano, UNH Sr 22 14 10 24 Colin Shields, Maine Sr 34 14 23 37 Colin Shields, Maine Sr 22 8 16 24 Sean Collins, UNH Jr 34 13 24 37 Justin Aikins, UNH Jr 22 4 20 24 Elias Godoy, UML So 36 17 20 37 7.Sean Collins, UNH Jr 22 6 16 22 7.Ryan Shannon, BC Jr 34 10 26 36 8.Elias Godoy, UML So 22 11 9 20 8.Michel Léveillé, Maine Fr 33 5 29 34 Jason Guerriero, NU Jr 22 10 10 20 9.Thomas Pöck, UMass * Sr 31 14 19 33 Andrew Martin, UML So 22 7 13 20 Ben Walter, UML So 32 17 16 33 Eric Ortlip, NU Sr 22 7 13 20 11.Patrick Eaves, BC So 26 14 18 32 Michel Léveillé, Maine Fr 22 5 15 20 Jason Guerriero, NU Jr 32 14 18 32 13.Ben Walter, UML So 19 7 12 19 Chris Chaput, PC Jr 33 11 21 32 Preston Callander, UNH Jr 22 12 7 19 Preston Callander, UNH Jr 34 18 14 32 Stephen Wood, PC * Sr 23 9 10 19 Chris Chaput, PC Jr 23 8 11 19 15.Peter Zingoni, PC Sr 32 12 19 31 * defenseman * defenseman GOALTENDING (Hockey East Games) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1. Jim Howard, Maine So 11 667 6 3 2 1.26 .949 2. Matti Kaltiainen, BC Jr 22 1308 17 2 3 1.60 .918 3. Frank Doyle, Maine Sr 11 654 9 2 0 2.20 .913 4. Chris Davidson, UML Jr 13 780 6 4 3 2.38 .919 5. Gabe Winer, UMass So 22 1315 10 9 3 2.51 .887 6. Bobby Goepfert, PC So 16 940 7 5 3 2.62 .920 7. John Yaros, UML So 10 559 3 5 1 2.90 .910 8. Keni Gibson, NU Jr 21 1230 3 11 6 2.98 .896 9.