2011-12 Friars Men's Hockey Game Notes
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2011-12 FRIARS MEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES Game #3 • Friday, Oct. 21 • 7:05 p.m. Schneider Arena • Providence, R.I. Providence College (2-0-0, 2-0-0 HE) Vs. #15 Minnesota-Duluth (1-3-0, 0-2-0 WCHA) TV: COX Sports (Mike Logan, Bob Bellemore, Sonny Watrous); Live Audio: Friars.com (Charlie Bergeron); GameTracker (Friars.com) 2011-12 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE SCHEDULE/RESULTS FRIARS CONTINUE HOME STAND VS. DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Providence will continue its string of four consecutive home games to OCTOBER start the season when with it hosts defending national champion and 14 Fri. BOSTON UNIVERSITY * (NESN) W, 5-3 15th-ranked Minnesota-Duluth for two games. The rst game is on Friday, 15 Sat. MASSACHUSETTS * ~ W, 6-4 October 21 at Schneider Arena. Game two is the following night. 21 Fri. MINNESOTA-DULUTH (COX Sports) 7:05 p.m. 22 Sat. MINNESOTA-DULUTH ~ 7:00 p.m. WHAT’S NEXT 28 Fri. at Maine * 7:00 p.m. Following this weekend’s games, the Friars will hit the road for the rst 29 Sat. at Maine * ~ 7:00 p.m. time this season when they play two games against Maine in Orono. NOVEMBER 4 Fri. VERMONT * 7:00 p.m. FRIARS EARN HOCKEY EAST TEAM OF THE WEEK HONORS 5 Sat. VERMONT * ~ (COX Sports) 7:00 p.m. After a pair of Hockey East victories to start the season last week, Provi- 11 Fri. ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE 7:00 p.m. dence was named Hockey East Team of the Week. The Friars upset No. 12 Sat. ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE ~ 7:00 p.m. 7 Boston University, 5-3, on Friday, October 14 and then posted a 6-4 18 Fri. NORTHEASTERN * 7:00 p.m. triumph over Massachusetts the following night. 25 Fri. vs. Miami University (Denver Cup Classic - Denver, Colo.) 6:37 p.m. 26 Sat. vs. Princeton (Denver Cup Classic - Denver, Colo.) 6:07 p.m. DECEMBER SERIES HISTORY VERSUS MINNESOTA-DULUTH 2 Fri. MERRIMACK * (COX Sports) 7:00 p.m. In 22 all-time meetings between the two teams, UMD leads, 14-7-1. The 3 Sat. at Merrimack * 7:00 p.m. two teams faced each other last season and the Bulldogs took both games 6 Tue. at Boston College * 7:00 p.m. (5-3 and 7-1) at Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. Prior to JANUARY that, the last time the two squads played each other was in 1998 when 1 Sun. BROWN ~ 26th (Annual Mayor’s Cup) 4:00 p.m. the Friars split a two-game series in Providence on November 13-14. The 5 Thu. MASSACHUSETTS * ~ 7:00 p.m. Friars are 3-3-1 all-time against the Bulldogs in Providence. 11 Wed. UNH * ~ (COX Sports) 7:00 p.m. 15 Sun. at Vermont * ~ 4:00 p.m. NO STRANGERS TO MINNESOTA-DULUTH 20 Fri. at Boston University * ~ 7:30 p.m. Providence Head Coach Nate Leaman is familiar with UMD as his Union 21 Sat. BOSTON UNIVERSITY * ~ 7:00 p.m. team was defeated by the Bulldogs in the NCAA Tournament in March. In 24 Tue. UMASS LOWELL * (COX Sports) 7:00 p.m. addition, assistant coach Jamie Russell was a player and a head coach at 29 Sun. at Merrimack * ~ 4:00 p.m. Michigan Tech where he faced WCHA rivals, UMD. As the NCAA Commit- FEBRUARY tee Chair last season, Providence AD Bob Driscoll presented Minnesota- 3 Fri. at UNH * ~ (CBS Sports Network) 7:30 p.m. Duluth with the national championship trophy. 4 Sat. UNH * ~ 7:00 p.m. 10 Fri. MAINE * ~ (COX Sports) 7:00 p.m. SERIES INFORMATION VERSUS UMD 11 Sat. at Massachusetts * ~ 7:00 p.m. 17 Fri. at Northeastern * ~ 7:00 p.m. All-time Series .................................................................................UMD leads, 14-7-1 18 Sat. at Northeastern * ~ 7:00 p.m. at UMD ................................................................................................UMD leads, 9-3-0 24 Fri. BOSTON COLLEGE * ~ 7:00 p.m. at Providence ................................................................................................. Tied, 3-3-1 Neutral .................................................................................................UMD leads, 2-1-0 25 Sat. at Boston College * 3:30 p.m. Last 10 Games ...................................................................................UMD leads, 7-2-1 MARCH Last Overtime Game ....................................................... 11/7/97 (PC 6, at UMD 5) 2 Fri. UMASS LOWELL * ~ 7:00 p.m. Last Providence Shutout .......................................................11/8/97 (3-0 at UMD) 3 Sat. at UMass Lowell * 7:00 p.m. Last UMD Shutout ........................................................................1/18/86 (6-0 at PC) 9-11 Fri.-Sun. HOCKEY EAST Quarter! nals TBA First Meeting .......................... 12/29/65 (UMD 5, PC 4 at Meehan Auditorium) 16 Fri. HOCKEY EAST Semi! nals 5/8:00 p.m. Last Meeting.....................................................................10/16/10 (at UMD 7, PC 3) (TD Garden - Boston, Mass.) Last Providence Win ......................................................... 11/8/97 (PC 3 at UMD 0) 17 Sat. HOCKEY EAST Finals 7:00 p.m. Last UMD Win...................................................................10/16/10 (at UMD 7, PC 3) (TD Garden - Boston, Mass.) Friar Leaders vs. UMD Home games in BOLD CAPS; All Times Are Eastern Standard Time Player GP G A Pts. * HOCKEY EAST Game; ~ Can be heard on 1240 AM (WOON) Tim Schaller 2 1 1 2 Derek Army 2 1 0 1 Live audio of every game is available on Friars.com Rob Maloney 1 0 1 1 Daniel New 2 0 1 1 .com Goaltenders MIN W-L-T GA SVS SV% Providence College Athletic Media Relations • 1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918 Alex Beaudry 84 0-2-0 8 5.74 .857 401-865-2272 • www.friars.com Justin Gates 35 0-0-0 3 5.18 .870 2009-10 2011-12 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE HOCKEY FRIARS .COM PROVIDENCE COLLEGE QUICK FACTS FRIARS ALL-TIME VERSUS MINNESOTA DULUTH (7-14-1 • .341) Location: ...........................Providence, Rhode Island Date Site Score Date Site Score Denomination: ................................ Dominican Friars 12/29/65 Meehan Auditorium 1-4 - 1/17/86 Schneider Arena 3-6 - Founded: .................................................................. 1917 11/25/70 Duluth Arena 3-10 - 1/18/86 Schneider Arena 0-6 Enrollment: ............................................................ 3,837 12/28/72 RPI Fieldhouse 4-5 - 12/27/86 Duluth Arena 5-7 - 12/30/77 Duluth Arena 9-5 11/13/87 Schneider Arena 7-7 (ot) Nickname: .................................................................Friars 12/27/79 Meehan Auditorium 4-3 11/11/88 Duluth Arena 3-6 - Colors: .....................................Black, White and Silver 11/21/80 Duluth Arena 3-4 - 11/7/97 Duluth Ent. Center 6-5 (ot) Arena: .................................... Schneider Arena (3,030) 11/22/80 Duluth Arena 8-9 - 11/8/97 Duluth Ent. Center 3-0 Arena Surface: ................................................200’ X 85’ 3/18/83 Schneider Arena (NCAA) 7-3 11/13/98 Schneider Arena 7-2 Conference: ...............................................Hockey East 3/19/83 Schneider Arena (NCAA) 3-2 11/14/98 Schneider Arena 4-5 - President: ..........................Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. 12/29/84 Duluth Arena 2-3 - 10/15/10 Duluth Ent. Center 3-5 - Athletics Director: .................Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. 12/28/84 Duluth Arena 2-9 - 10/16/10 Duluth Ent. Center 1-7 - Head Coach: .....Nate Leaman (SUNY Cortland ‘97) Record at Providence: ..........................................2-0-0 FRIAR QUICK NOTES Career Record/Seasons: .....................140-127-35/8 • Providence is 2-0 in Hockey East play for the rst time since the 2005-06 season. Assistant Coach: ...............................Ben Barr (RPI ‘04) • Friday night’s win was Providence’s rst over Boston University since February 19, 2010. Assistant Coach: Jamie Russell(Michigan Tech ‘89) • The six goals on Saturday were the most scored by the Friars since October 23, 2009 when they Goaltending Coach : ......Jim McNi! (Merrimack ‘98) scored eight at Bowling Green. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .........................18/9 • The Friars have scored ve goals or more in consecutive games for the rst time since 2007-08. Newcomers: ......................................................................8 Captains: ...........................Andy Balysky, Daniel New • In addition, it’s the rst time that Providence has scored ve goals or more in its rst two games .............................................. Myles Harvey, Tim Schaller since the start of the 2003-04 season. Website: .................................................www.friars.com • Providence is receiving votes in both the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll and the USCHO. com Poll. 2011-12 FRIAR AWARDS & HONORS • Junior defenseman Myles Harvey (Orlando, Fla.), who had not scored a goal in his rst 53 career Providence College Hockey games, has three goals in the last two games, including two on the power play. • HEA Team of the Week - 10/17 • Providence will play nine of its rst 11 games and 10 of the rst 16 on home ice. • The Friars are looking for their rst win against a WCHA team since October 18, 2003 when they Derek Army • HEA Weekly Top Performer - 10/17 posted a 5-3 victory over Minnesota State in Mankato, Minn. Damian Cross SCOUTING MINNESOTA-DULUTH • HEA Weekly Top Performer - 10/17 After a season-opening win over Notre Dame, the Bulldogs have lost their last three games. Most recently, UMD dropped two 5-4 decisions against Minnesota. On Saturday, October, 15, Myles Harvey • HEA Player of the Week - 10/17 the Bulldogs rallied from a 5-2 de cit to make it 5-4, but could not score the equalizer. UMD had four di! erent goal scorers, including J.T. Brown with one goal and one assist. UMD outshot the FRIAR SCORING BY CLASS Gophers, 50-16, but the Gophers scored three times on the power play. The previous night, the G A Pts. Bulldogs again outshot Minnesota, this time, 50-44, but fell short in overtime. Justin Crandall and Seniors 0 7 7 Caleb Herbert had one goal and one assist each. Travis Oleksuk (4 g, 1 a) and Brown (2 g, 3 a) lead Juniors 5 2 7 the team in scoring with ve points each while Jack Connolly (1 g, 3 a) has four points.