@FriarsHockey @CoachLeaman PCMHockey FriarsHockey 2020-21 FRIAR HOCKEY GAME NOTES

GAME #24 #17 Friars Quarterfinals vs. UConn Huskies

2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE SCHEDULE Date: March 14, 2021 DECEMBER (2-3-1) Time: 3:30 PM ET 4 Fri. at * L, 3-0 Location: Storrs, Conn. 5 Sat. vs. Boston College* L, 9-0 Venue: Freitas Ice Forum 13 Sun. at UMass Lowell* W, 4-2 TV: SNY 19 Sat. at Northeastern* T, 3-3 (OT/SO) Video: CollegeSportsLive.com Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM 20 Sun. vs. Northeastern* W, 5-0 PBP: Mike Logan 28 Mon. at UConn* L, 2-0 Live Stats: collegehockeystats.net JANUARY (5-2-3) UConn Twitter Updates: #17 Providence 1 Fri. vs. Vermont* T, 0-0 (OT/SO) HUSKIES @FriarsHockey FRIARS 2 Sat. vs. Vermont* W, 3-1 (10-10-2, 10-10-2 HEA) (10-8-5, 10-8-5 HEA) 8 Fri. at * W, 7-3 9 Sat. vs. Boston University* L, 6-4 Last Time Out 15 Fri. vs. Maine* L, 4-3 - The Huskies netted three goals on the power play in the opening period 16 Sat. vs. Maine* W, 3-2 – all off the stick of Jachym Kondelik and Hudson Schandor added another 22 Fri. at UMass* T, 0-0 (OT/SO) to give UConn a 4-0 lead after 20 minutes. 23 Sat. vs. UMass* T, 1-1 (OT/SO) 29 Fri. at New Hampshire* W, 5-1 - Jonny Evans gave the Huskies a 5-0 just 24 seconds into the second 31 Sun. vs. New Hampshire* W, 3-2 period.

FEBRUARY (3-2-1) - UConn held a 20-10 shot advantage in the middle period. 6 Sat. at Merrimack* W, 5-1 - The Friars responded with three goals right out of the gate in the first 7 Sun. vs. Merrimack* L, 3-2 6:23 of the third period. 12 Fri. vs. UConn* W, 4-0 23 Tues. vs. UMass* L, 8-1 - Tyce Thompson notched his 10th of the season with a power play strike 27 Sat. at Northeastern* W, 4-2 to get Providence on the board. 28 Sun. vs. Northeastern* T, 3-3 (OT/SO) - Parker Ford chipped in with his fifth of the year just 56 seconds later. MARCH - Senior John McDermott, playing in his 91st career game, netted his first 5 Fri. at UConn* L, 5-3 14 Sun. at UConn # 3:30 PM collegiate on a re-direct from a Michael Callahan point shot. McDer- mott also registered his first career multi-point effort. Home games in BOLD | All times Eastern Playoff Nuggets | * - Hockey East contest - Under , Providence is 15-13 overall in the Hockey East Tour- | # - Hockey East Tournament nament dating back 2012. * All dates/times are subject to change - Over that span, the Friars hold a 12-8 record in the quarterfinal round - all of those games were a part of best-of-three situations. Sunday marks the first single-elimination quarterfinal scenario for Providence since 1995. All- time, the Friars are 4-1 in single-elimination quarterfinal situations. - Sunday also marks the first playoff matchup between the two schools. UConn is 0-8 all-time in Hockey East Tournament games and 0-2 in the quarterfinal round. UConn’s last appearance in the Hockey East Quarterfi- nals was in 2018, where they were swept by Boston University. - The Friars make their 33rd quarterfinal appearance (31-36-1) and aim for their sixth semifinal appearance under Nate Leaman.

TALE OF THE TAPE Providence (NCAA Rank) 2020-21 UConn (NCAA Rank) 2.74 (29th) Goals Per Game 3.14 (19th) 2.55 (21st) Goals Against Average 2.86 (24th) 34.1 (5th) Shots Per Game 35.4 (3rd) 16-84 (.190) (23rd) Power Play 18-98 (.184) (28th) Media Relations Contact: Mike Billings 73-87 (.839) (15th) Penalty Kill 72-93 (.774) (36th) email: [email protected] | office: 401.865.2201 .543 (5th) Faceoff % .515 (19th) FRIARS IN THE POLLS (2020-21) Date USCHO USA Today SERIES HISTORY VS. UCONN (12-4-3, .711) 10.26 17 -- 11.2 -- RV 11.16 15 15 Date Site Score 11.23 -- 13 1/18/02 2-2 T (ot) 11.30 12 12 12.7 19 RV 1/25/05 Schneider Arena 4-3 W 12.14 19 RV 12.21 15 13 2/11/14 Schneider Arena 3-2 L 12.28 15 RV 1.4 16 RV 2/4/15 XL Center 2-2 T (ot) 1.11 16 RV 2/5/15 Schneider Arena 10-1 W 1.18 18 RV 1.25 17 RV 2/12/16 Schneider Arena 4-0 W 2.1 16 RV 2.8 16 RV 2/13/16 XL Center 3-2 W 2.15 15 RV 2.22 14 RV 2/8/17 XL Center 4-1 W 3.1 15 RV 2/10/17 Schneider Arena 4-3 W 3.8 17 RV 1/18/18 XL Center 3-1 W 1/20/18 Schneider Arena 3-1 L 10/19/18 Schneider Arena 7-2 W 2020-21 AWARDS/ACCOLADES 2/26/19 XL Center 5-2 W 11/22/19 XL Center 3-3 T (ot) Nick Poisson 11/23/19 Schneider Arena 5-2 W • Hockey East Rookie of the Week (2.15.21) 1/11/20 Schneider Arena 2-1 W Uula Ruikka • Hockey East Rookie of the Week (12.21.20) 12/28/20 Freitas Ice Forum 2-0 L 2/12/21 Schneider Arena 4-0 W Jaxson Stauber • Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week 3/5/21 Freitas Ice Forum 5-3 L (12.21.20, 1.25.21) • Mike Richter Award Finalist Scouting the Huskies • Walter Brown Award Semifinalist A duo of juniors lead the way in scoring for UConn this season - Hockey East scoring Tyce Thompson champion Jonny Evans (14-14-28) and Jachym Kondelik (3-18-21). Kondelik registered • Second Team Hockey East All-Star a hat trick and an In goal, Tomas Vomacka has logged all minutes for the Huskies in • Hobey Baker Nominee posting a 2.70 GAA and .912 save percentage in 22 starts. • Walter Brown Award Semifinalist Series History vs. UConn (PC leads 12-4-3, .711) Sunday will mark the fourth meeting of the season between the two teams, with the home teams earning each victory. The Friars downed the Huskies by a 4-0 score back on Feb. 12 at Schneider Arena before UConn rebounded for a 5-3 win last Friday night in Storrs. Providence is 5-2-1 over the last eight matchups.

FRIAR HAT TRICKS* 10.5.19 (vs. Maine) - Greg Printz^! 2.26.19 (at UConn) - Josh Wilkins 10.20.17 (at St. Lawrence) - Kasper Björkqvist 2.10.17 (vs. UConn) - Erik Foley 2.4.17 (vs. Maine) - Anthony Florentino 10.30.15 (at Colgate) - Jake Walman 2.7.15 (vs. UConn) - Nick Saracino 1.16.12 (vs. NU) - Derek Army 11.4.11 (vs. UVM) - Tim Schaller 11.12.10 (at UAH) - Kyle MacKinnon 2.19.10 (vs. BU) - Kyle MacKinnon 10.23.09 (at BG) - Matt Berglund 11.03.02 (vs. Princeton) - Devin Rask# 10.12.02 (vs Iona) - Peter Zingoni 2.16.02 (vs. Maine) - Devin Rask 11.10.01 (at NU) - Jon Disalvatore^ 2.17.01 (at BU) - Peter Fregoe 1.12.01 (vs. Iona) - Peter Fregoe 11.3.00 (vs. Maine) - Devin Rask * - Since 2000 The 2020-21 Providence College leadership group: Tyce Thompson (C), Greg Printz (C), Mike Callahan (C) # - 4 goals (all in 3rd period) // ^ - 4 goals ! - Natural Hat Trick

2 2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE GAME NOTES Meet the New Guys 2020-21 QUICK FACTS Providence welcomed in a seven-member incoming class for this season - four freshmen and three transfer student-athletes. The freshmen are: Brett Berard, Nick Poisson, Uula GENERAL INFORMATION Ruikka and Chase Yoder. Sophomore Jaxson Stauber is a transfer from Minnesota State, Location ...... Providence, Rhode Island while Matt Tugnutt and Anton Martinsson are graduate transfers from Sacred Heart and Denomination...... Dominican Friars Alaska Fairbanks, respectively. Founded ...... 1917 Enrollment ...... 4,139 Spreading Out the Points Nickname...... Friars Colors ...... Black, White and Silver (PMS 877) Twenty-one different Friars had at least one point last season. Through 18 games in Arena...... Schneider Arena (3,030) 2020-21, 20 players have recorded at least one point while 18 players have tallied at Arena Surface ...... 200’ X 85’ least one goal. Conference ...... Hockey East President ...... Rev. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. Stauber Backstops The Friars Assoc. VP/Athletics Director .... Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. Since becoming eligible on Dec. 13, Jaxson Stauber has posted a 2.21 GAA and a .915 Asst. VP/Exec. Assoc. AD/SWA ...... Jill LaPoint Sr. Assoc. AD/External Relations ...... Steve Napolillo save percentage in 21 games, stopping 505-of-552 shots. Assoc. AD/Media Relations ...... Arthur Parks Asst. AD/Facilities ...... Dave Longo Returning Production Assoc. AD/Business ...... Martha Perez-Schmitz Providence ranked sixth in the nation with 84 goals that returned this season. The 82% Assoc. AD/Sports Medicine ...... John Rock of returning goals ranked fourth nationally. The Friars also returned 76% of their points Assoc. AD/Compliance ...... Joe Nicastro from last season, which also ranked sixth.

TEAM INFORMATION Youth Movement Head Coach...... Nate Leaman (SUNY Cortland ‘97) The Friars have the 10th youngest roster in the NCAA this season (average age of 21 years, Record at Providence/season...... 202-121-48/10th 181 days). Freshman Brett Berard is the fifth youngest player on an NCAA roster this year. Career Record/season...... 340-248-84/17th Associate Head Coach....Ron Rolston (Mich. Tech ‘89) Seeking Seven Assistant Coach...... Joel Beal (Union ‘05) Providence holds the nation’s second longest-active NCAA appearance streak, having Volunteer Asst. Coach...... Bruce Irving (Cornell ‘85) made a sixth- straight tournament appearance in 2018-19. Denver leads the pack with Coord. of Hockey Ops...Theresa Feaster (Providence ‘16) Final 2019-20 Record...... 16-12-6 12-straight appearances. 2019-20 Hockey East Record/Finish ...... 10-11-3/8th Letter winners Returning/Lost ...... 21/8 Three is the Magic Number Newcomers ...... 7 The Friars are 173-19-20 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.

PROGRAM/HISTORY After 40 The Friars are 157-7-17 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.

Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Conference...... Hockey East Association Third Period Momentum First Varsity Season...... 1926-27 The Friars have a 33-18 (+15) margin overall this season in the third period. ECAC Hockey Titles...... 1964 & 1981 Hockey East Regular Season Titles...... 2016 GWGs for Everyone Hockey East Tournament Titles...... 1985 & 1996 Nine different players have accounted for the Friars’ 10 game-winning goals this season. NCAA Tournament Appearances ...... 15 (Last: 2019) Sophomore Jamie Engelbert is the only Friar to record multiple game-winners this season. Frozen Four Appearances...... 1964, 1983, 1985, 2015, 2019 NCAA Tournament Championships ...... 1 (Last: 2015) All-Americans...... 28 (Last: Jack Dugan in 2020) Hobey Baker Finalists...... 8 (Last: Jack Dugan in 2020)

MEDIA RELATIONS Hockey Contact...... Mike Billings Email ...... [email protected] Office Phone ...... 401-865-2201 Address...... 1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918 Website...... www.friars.com Twitter...... @FriarsHockey ...... @CoachLeaman Youtube ...... www.youtube.com/PCFriarsHockey Facebook...... Facebook.com/PCMHockey Instagram...... FriarsHockey

Final 2020-21 Hockey East Power Index

3 2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE GAME NOTES PROVIDENCE IN THE HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT

OVERALL HEA PLAYOFF RECORD: 41-51-1 Opening Round: 2-0-0 (1 Appearance) Year Game Result Site 2017 #5 Providence 3, #12 UMass 0 W PC 2013 #4 Providence 3, #5 New Hampshire 2 W PC 2017 #5 Providence 5, #12 UMass 1 W PC 2013 #4 Providence 1, #5 New Hampshire 4 L PC 2013 #4 Providence 3, #5 New Hampshire 2 W PC Quarterfinals: 31-36-1 (32 Appearances) 2014 #3 Providence 3, #6 Maine 1 W PC Year Game Result Site 2014 #3 Providence 4, #6 Maine 2 W PC 1985 #3 Providence 3, #6 Northeastern 2 W PC 2015 #2 Providence 1, #8 New Hampshire 2 (OT) L PC 1985 #3 Providence 3, #6 Northeastern 0 W PC 2015 #2 Providence 2, #8 New Hampshire 1 W PC 1986 #4 Providence 5, #5 Maine 4 W PC 2015 #2 Providence 1, #8 New Hampshire 2 (OT) L PC 1986 #4 Providence 5, #5 Maine 2 W PC 2016 #2 Providence 3, #7 Merrimack 1 W PC 1987 #6 Providence 2, #3 Maine 5 L ME 2016 #2 Providence 2, #7 Merrimack 0 W PC 1988 #6 Providence 3, #3 Boston U. 2 W BU 2017 #5 Providence 0, #4 Notre Dame 5 L ND 1988 #6 Providence 6, #3 Boston U. 4 W BU 2017 #5 Providence 2, #4 Notre Dame 5 L ND 1989 #4 Providence 3, #5 Boston U. 2 W PC 2018 #3 Providence 4, #6 Maine 3 W PC 1990 #4 Providence 5, #5 New Hampshire 1 W PC 2018 #3 Providence 3, #6 Maine 2 W PC 1990 #4 Providence 0, #5 New Hampshire 2 L PC 2019 #2 Providence 5, #7 Boston College 4 (OT) W PC 1990 #4 Providence 4, #5 New Hampshire 7 L PC 2019 #2 Providence 3, #7 Boston College 4 (OT) L PC 1991 #4 Providence 4, #5 New Hampshire 1 W PC 2019 #2 Providence 1, #7 Boston College 2 L PC 1992 #3 Providence 7, #6 UMass Lowell 0 W PC 1993 #5 Providence 4, #4 UMass Lowell 7 L UML Semifinals: 5-11 (15 Appearances) 1993 #5 Providence 3, #4 UMass Lowell 3 (OT) T UML Year Game Result Site 1994 #5 Providence 3, #4 Northeastern 4 L NU 1985 #3 Providence 5, #2 Boston U. 2 W PCC 1994 #5 Providence 1, #4 Northeastern 2 (OT) L NU 1986 #4 Providence 2, #2 Boston U. 3 L PCC 1995 #6 Providence 3, #3 New Hampshire 2 (OT) W UNH 1988 #6 Providence 5, #1 Maine 6 (Game 1) L BG 1996 #4 Providence 5, #5 Boston College 2 W PC 1988 #6 Providence 2, #1 Maine 11 (Game 2) L BG 1996 #4 Providence 4, #5 Boston College 2 W PC 1989 #4 Providence 5, #1 Boston College 6 (2OT) L BC 1997 #3 Providence 2, #6 UMass Lowell 6 L PC 1991 #4 Providence 5, #3 Boston U. 7 L BG 1997 #3 Providence 5, #6 UMass Lowell 6 L PC 1992 #3 Providence 3, #2 New Hampshire 5 L BG 1998 #7 Providence 3, #2 Boston College 4 L BC 1995 #6 Providence 7, #1 Maine 3 W BG 1998 #7 Providence 3, #2 Boston College 6 L BC 1996 #4 Providence 5, #1 Boston U. 4 W FC 1999 #4 Providence 8, #5 Boston U. 2 W PC 1999 #4 Providence 2, #1 New Hampshire 6 L FC 1999 #4 Providence 2, #5 Boston U. 8 L PC 2001 #3 Providence 4, #2 Maine 3 W FC 1999 #4 Providence 5, #5 Boston U. 1 W PC 2012 #7 Providence 2, #1 Boston College 4 L TDG 2000 #5 Providence 3, #4 Maine 5 L ME 2013 #4 Providence 1, #1 UMass Lowell 2 L TDG 2000 #5 Providence 4, #5 Maine 5 (OT) L ME 2014 #3 Providence 1, #4 New Hampshire 3 L TDG 2001 #3 Providence 6, #6 Boston U. 3 W PC 2016 #2 Providence 1, #4 UMass Lowell 2 (3OT) L TDG 2001 #3 Providence 1, #6 Boston U. 2 L PC 2018 #3 Providence 3, #2 Northeastern 2 (OT) W TDG 2001 #3 Providence 4, #6 Boston U. 3 W PC 2002 #7 Providence 2, #2 Boston U. 3 L BU Championship Game: 2-3 (5 Appearances) 2002 #7 Providence 2, #2 Boston U. 4 L BU Year Game Result Site 2003 #4 Providence 4, #5 Boston U. 5 (OT) L PC 1985 #3 Providence 2, #1 Boston College 1 (2OT) W PCC 2003 #4 Providence 1, #5 Boston U. 7 L PC 1995 #6 Providence 2, #2 Boston U. 3 L BG 2004 #5 Providence 1, #4 New Hampshire 2 L UNH 1996 #4 Providence 3, #3 Maine 2 W FC 2004 #5 Providence 4, #4 New Hampshire 3 (OT) W UNH 2001 #3 Providence 3, #1 Boston College 5 L FC 2004 #5 Providence 0, #4 New Hampshire 1 L UNH 2018 #3 Providence 0, #4 Boston U. 2 L TDG 2005 #7 Providence 4, #2 Boston U. 1 W BU 2005 #7 Providence 0, #2 Boston U. 2 L BU Consolation Game (1-1-0) 2005 #7 Providence 0, #2 Boston U. 2 L BU Year Game Result Site 2006 #5 Providence 0, #4 New Hampshire 4 L UNH 1986 #4 Providence 5, #6 UMass Lowell 8 L PCC 2006 #5 Providence 1, #4 New Hampshire 2 (2OT) L UNH 1989 #4 Providence 3, #3 Northeastern 2 W BC 2007 #8 Providence 0, #1 New Hampshire 4 L UNH 2007 #8 Providence 0, #1 New Hampshire 6 L UNH *2020 Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2008 #5 Providence 1, #4 Boston College 5 L BC 2008 #5 Providence 1, #4 Boston College 5 L BC 2012 #7 Providence 5, #2 UMass Lowell 3 W UML 2012 #7 Providence 2, #2 UMass Lowell 3 (OT) L UML 2012 #7 Providence 1, #2 UMass Lowell 0 W UML

PROVIDENCE ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS IN THE HOCKEY EAST PLAYOFFS

Opponent GP W L T Pct. 1st Rd. Quarters Semis Finals Boston College 13 4 9 0 .308 - 3-6 0-2 1-1 Boston University 22 10 12 0 .455 - 8-8 2-2 0-2 Connecticut ------Maine 14 9 5 0 .615 - 6-3 2-2 1-0 Massachusetts 2 2 0 0 1.000 2-0 - - - UMass Lowell 11 3 7 1 .318 - 3-4-1* 0-2 - Merrimack 2 2 0 0 1.000 - 2-0 - - Notre Dame^ 2 0 2 0 .000 - 0-2 - - New Hampshire 21 7 14 0 .333 - 7-11 0-3 - Northeastern 6 4 2 0 .667 - 2-2* 1-0 - Total 93 41 51 1 .446 2-0 31-36-1 5-11 2-3 * played in a consolation game ^ no longer in Hockey East 4 2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE GAME NOTES Entering his 10th season at the helm in 2020-21, Head Coach Nate Leaman has led a re- graduating class. The Friars .813 surgence of the Providence College men’s hockey program, highlighted by winning the 2015 winning percentage at Schnei- THE NATE LEAMAN FILE NCAA Championship, marking the first NCAA title in program history. Leaman’s squad earned der Arena (13-3-0) was the Full Name: Nathan G. Leaman another Frozen Four appearance during the 2018-19 campaign. second-best winning percent- Birthdate: November 27, 1972 In 2019-20, the Friars posted their eight-consecutive winning season with a 16-12-6 mark age at Schneider Arena in 44 Hometown: Kettering, Ohio before the postseason was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite a bitter end to the seasons. season, Providence student-athletes boasted notable individual accolades. Sophomore Jack In 2016-17, Leaman’s squad Family: Wife, Alice; Sons, Ty, Bryce and Nolan Dugan led the NCAA in scoring with 52 points on 10 goals and 42 assists, while teammate Tyce notched at 22 wins, marking Education: Thompson finished third in the NCAA scoring race with 44 points on 19 goals and 25 assists. its fourth consecutive season • SUNY Cortland ‘97 - B.S. in biological sciences Dugan was the program’s first Hobey Baker finalist since Rob Gaudreau in 1992. He was also a with at least 20-plus victories. • ‘99 - M.S. in biological sciences First Team CCM All-American and First Team Hockey East All-Star. Defenseman Mike Callahan Overall, the Friars finished at was also a First Team Hockey East All-Star, while Thompson earned Second Team recognition. 22-12-5 (12-7-3), good for fifth in the Hockey East and good Coaching The Providence College Years for it’s fourth consecutive NCAA Head Coach In 2018-19, Providence once again earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament, marking the pro- Tournament berth. The team • Providence College (Hockey East), 2011- pres. gram’s sixth-consecutive appearance and advanced to the Frozen Four for the second time in notched a double-digit win to- five seasons. The Friars finished tied for second in the Hockey East standings and secured at tal (13) at Schneider Arena for • U.S. World Junior Team, 2021 least 22 wins for the sixth-consecutive season. Providence rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the fourth consecutive season. • Union College (ECAC), 2003-2011 No. 1 seeded Minnesota State, 6-3, at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence to advance to a The senior class posted a 53-15- Assistant Coach regional final game in back-to-back seasons. A 4-0 shutout win over Cornell the following day 7 at home over the last four sea- • Harvard University (ECAC), 1999-2003 propelled the team to the Frozen Four in Buffalo, where they fell to eventual national cham- sons (.753). The 13-3-3 record pion, Minnesota Duluth in the national semifinals. Goaltender Hayden Hawkey re-wrote the (.763) at home in 2016-17 was • U.S. World Junior Team, 2007 and 2009 record books in 2018-19, setting program goaltending records for career wins (72), shutouts the fifth-best winning percent- Volunteer Assistant Coach (16), games played (125) and minutes played (7319:42). His eight shutouts in 2018-19 was a age posted at Schneider Arena • U. of Maine (Hockey East), 1998-1999 single-season program record and led all NCAA netminders. Four Friars earned Hockey East in 43 seasons. All-Star recognition - Josh Wilkins (First Team), Jacob Bryson (Second Team), Brandon Duhaime The Friars’ resurgence in the sec- (Third Team) and Hawkey (Honorable Mention). Wilkins also earned Second Team All-American ond half saw a nine-game win- Awards and Honors accolades after posting the most points in season by a Friar (46) since 2002-03. Juniors Jacob ning streak from January to Feb- • Penrose Award (Div. I Nat’l Coach of the Year) - 2011 Bryson (BUF), Kasper Bjorkqvist (PIT), Brandon Duhaime (MIN) and Josh Wilkins (NSH) all signed ruary, falling just one win shy of • ECAC Coach of the Year - 2010 and 2011 NHL contracts at the conclusion of the season. the program record (10) set in • Hockey East Coach of the Year - 2016 In 2017-18, the Friars recorded their fifth-consecutive 20-plus win season and fifth-straight 2015-16. Providence appeared NCAA Tournament appearance, the second-longest active streak in the NCAA. Providence ad- in the Hockey East Quarterfinals • Inside College Hockey Nat’l Coach of the Year - 2010 vanced to their first Hockey East Championhip Game since 2001 after rallying for a 3-2 over- for the sixth time in Leaman’s six • Spencer Penrose Award Finalist - 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019 time win in the semifinals against Northeastern. The following week, the Friars advanced to seasons. • USCHO Coach of the Year - 2015 the NCAA East Regional Final after a 1-0 shutout of Clarkson in Bridgeport, Conn. The shutout Friar defenseman Jake Walman • Inducted into the SUNY Cortland Hall of Fame - 2014 marked Hayden Hawkey’s fourth of the season and put him second all-time at Providence with was the lone repeat All-Amer- eight career shutouts. Hawkey earned Second Team Hockey East and New England All-Star rec- ican in 2016-17 and became ognition. the program’s six member to Playing Experience The Friars boasted many postseason accolades - Jacob Bryson earned Second Team All-Ameri- be a two-time All-American • Played at SUNY Cortland (SUNYAC) - 1993-97 can honors, marking the fourth-consecutive season a Friar was named an All-American. Bryson selection. Walman also earned also was named a First Team Hockey East All-Star, a New England All-Star, and was the recipient First Team Hockey East and First of the league’s Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award. Erik Foley was also a First Team Hockey Team All-New England acco- East All-Star and signed an entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues at the conclusion of the lades prior to signing an entry-level contract with the St. Louis Blues in March 2017. season. Captain Brian Pinho was recognized as a Third Team Hockey East All-Star, as well as the The Friars boasted the second-most wins in program history in 2015-16 (27) and earned their league’s Best Defensive Forward. He signed with the Washington Capitals at the conclusion of third-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Overall, the Friars finished the season with a the season. 27-7-4 record, including a program-best 16-3-3 Hockey East record which netted the team its The senior class totaled 99 wins over four seasons, setting the program record for wins by a first share of the Hockey East regular season title. Paced by Mark Jankowski’s 40 points, the first time a Friar has hit the 40-point mark since 2002-03, Leaman’s squad raced out to an undefeated first half of the season (12-0-3) and ran its unbeaten streak to 19-games dating back to 2014- NATE LEAMAN’S RECORD 15. The Friars were the first team since Colorado College in 1995-96 to be unbeaten entering Year Team Overall Conf. Finish the Christmas break and also secured the best start to a season by a reigning NCAA hockey 2003-04 Union 14-17-5 8-11-3 8 champion. 2004-05 Union 13-22-2 8-13-1 8 Leaman became the fastest Friar Head Coach to reach 100 career wins and holds a 106-65-23 2005-06 Union 16-16-6 9-9-4 T-6 record (.606) with the Friars. For his efforts, he was named Hockey East Coach of the Year and a Spencer Penrose finalist for National Coach of the Year. 2006-07 Union 14-19-3 7-14-1 12 Sophomore defenseman Jake Walman blossomed in his second year at Providence, leading 2007-08 Union 15-14-6 10-7-5 T-4 all NCAA defensemen in goals (13), points per game (1.04), power play goals (8), and game- 2008-09 Union 19-17-3 9-11-2 8 winning goals (4). Walman became the first Friar since and Chris Terreri in 1984-85 to 2009-10 Union 21-12-6 12-6-4 3 earn First Team All-American accolades. Jankowski earned Second Team All-American honors 2010-11 Union 26-10-4 17-3-2 1 for his 15 goals and 25 assists in 2015-16. 2011-12 Providence 14-20-4 10-14-3 7 Junior goaltender Nick Ellis (25-7-4) put forth the best goaltending performance in Friars his- 2012-13 Providence 17-14-7 13-8-6 T-3 tory with a 1.80 GAA and .936 save percentage and also tallied four shutouts in 2015-16. Ellis’ 2013-14 Providence 22-10-6 11-7-2 3 top performance of the season came in the finale as he set a NCAA Northeast Regional record with 54 saves in a 2-1 double overtime setback to Minnesota Duluth on March 25. 2014-15 Providence 26-13-2 13-8-1 T-2 The Friars advanced to the Hockey East Championship semifinals at the TD Garden for the 2015-16 Providence 27-7-4 16-3-3 T-1 fourth time in Leaman’s first five seasons and holds a 5-2-0 record in seven NCAA Tournament 2016-17 Providence 22-12-5 12-7-3 5 games with Providence. 2017-18 Providence 24-12-4 13-7-4 3 Leaman has coached 127 All-Conference Academic selections, 28 NHL Draft picks, 20 All-Con- 2018-19 Providence 24-12-6 14-7-3 T-2 ference selections, eight All-Conference Rookie Team honorees, nine All-Americans, three ECAC 2019-20 Providence 16-12-6 10-11-3 -- Student-Athletes of the Year, two CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Honorees 2020-21 Providence 10-8-5 10-8-5 -- and one Hobey Baker finalist. Total 340-248-84 212-154-54 -- Nine members from the 2015-16 squad ended up signing entry level contracts or amateur try-out agreements with professional teams: Tom Parisi (Montreal – NHL), Mark Jankowski (Cal- 5 2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE GAME NOTES gary – NHL), Brandon Tanev (April 11). Junior goaltender Jon Gillies made a career-high 49 saves en route to being named LEAMAN BY-THE-NUMBERS (Winnipeg – NHL), Nick Ellis the Frozen Four’s Most Outstanding Player. Junior forward Brandon Tanev netted the game- 340 Career wins as a Div. I men’s head (Edmonton – NHL), John Gilm- winning goal with 6:17 remaining in the third period. our (New York Rangers – NHL), The Friars finished the 2014-15 season with a 26-13-2 record, marking the second-highest win coach. Kevin Rooney (Albany – AHL), total in program history. Providence also finished the 2014-15 regular season with a 21-11-2 Trevor Mingoia (Albany – AHL), mark, which tied for the second-most regular-season wins in program history. The Friars fin- Nick Saracino (Iowa – AHL), ished the regular-season with a 13-8-1 mark in Hockey East play and tied for second in the 150 Conference All-Academic selections and Steve McParland (Elmira league standings, matching their best-ever Hockey East finish. Providence earned the No. 2 have played for Leaman. – ECHL). Tanev appeared in seed in the Hockey East playoffs, its highest seed in the Hockey East Tournament, and appeared the final three regular season in the Hockey East Quarterfinals for the fourth-consecutive season. Providence also finished games with the Jets. the season ranked fifth in the nation in scoring defense, yielding just 2.05 goals-against per 202 Career wins while leading the Friars. In 2014-15, Leaman guided game. the Friars to back-to-back Junior forward Nick Saracino (14-24-38) led the Friars in scoring, while Gillies (24-13-2, 2.01 NCAA Tournament appearanc- goals-against average, .930 save percentage) was named an American Hockey Coaches As- 37 NHL Draft picks have played for es for the first time in program sociation (AHCA) Second Team All-American for the second time in his career, becoming the Leaman. history and Providence posted fifth Friar to earn multiple All-America honors. Gillies also was named a First Team Hockey East its second-highest win total All-Star, becoming just the fifth goaltender in Hockey East history to earn multiple First Team of all-time (26). He became honors and the first Friar goaltender to do so. He became the second Friar to earn multiple First 16th NCAA Div. I men’s head coach to lead the youngest head coach to Team Hockey East honors, joining Mike Boback ‘92. Gillies, who signed with the NHL’s Calgary two programs to the NCAA Tournament win the NCAA title since 1993 Flames following the season, finished his Friar career as the program’s record holder for career (Shawn Walsh) as Providence (Providence College and Union College). shutouts (13), career goals-against average (2.08) and he posted a .931 career save percentage. College became the 20th in- He recorded three of the top-four single season goals-against averages in program history, stitution to win the NCAA Div. ranks second in wins (60) and saves (3,000) and fourth in games played by a goaltender (108). 29 Conference All-Star selections have I Men’s Champion- Ross Mauermann ’15, who was one of Leaman’s first recruits at Providence, became the 49th ship. The 2015 championship Friar to reach the 100-career points plateau and he set the program record for games played played for Leaman. also marked Providence Col- after appearing in all 156 games of his Friar career. Mauermann (52-60-112) was the 35th Friar lege’s first NCAA team title in to score at least 50-career goals and ranks 36th on Providence’s all-time points list. a men’s sport and the College’s Noel Acciari ’15 was named the Hockey East Defensive Forward of the Year, marking the third- 18th Season as a Div. I head coach. third overall NCAA Champion- consecutive Friar forward to earn Hockey East Defensive Forward of the Year honors under ship in a team sport. Leaman. He went on to sign with the Boston Bruins after the season. During the 2014-15 National In addition, seven of Leaman’s players went on to earn Hockey East Academic All-Star honors 9 All-Conference Rookie Team selections Hockey League season Josh after winning the NCAA championship in 2015. have played for Leaman. Jooris (Union College) and In 2013-14, Leaman guided the Friars back to the NCAA Championship field for the first Tim Schaller ’13 (Providence time since 2001 and Providence went on to record its first NCAA win since 1991. College) became the most The 2013-14 season saw the Friars post a 22-11-6 record, tying the mark for the third-most wins 8 Hockey East Quarterfinal appearances recent former Leaman play- in program history. Providence placed third in the regular-season Hockey East standings and, in his first eight seasons leading the Friars, ers to reach the NHL when after a home, quarterfinal-series sweep of Maine, advanced to the Hockey East Championship they debuted for the Calgary marking the first time that Providence has semifinals for a program-record third straight year. After defeating Quinnipiac in NCAA First Flames and the , Round play, Leaman and the Friars advanced to the NCAA East Regional final where they fell made the quarterfinals in eight consecutive respectively. to eventual national champion Union, 3-1. Leaman became the 16th NCAA Div. I men’s hockey seasons. The 2011 Spencer Penrose head coach to lead two different teams to the NCAA Tournament. Award winner, Leaman also Led by Mauermann, the Friar offense scored 115 goals in 2013-14, the most since the 2002-03 was a Spencer Penrose finalist season. Mauermann scored 19 goals and added 17 assists for 36 points to become the highest 2 Stints as an assistant coach for the U.S. in 2015 and was named the scoring Friar since the 2003-04 season when three players topped the 36-point plateau. Mauer- World Junior Team (2007 & 2009). 2015 USCHO.com Coach of the mann, who has led the Friars in scoring in each of Leaman’s first three seasons, was also named Year. Providence finished the the Hockey East’s Co-Defensive Forward of the Year in addition to being named the League’s 2014-15 season ranked No. 1 in Len Ceglarski Individual Sportsmanship Award winner. 1 Stint as head coach for the U.S. World the national polls (USCHO.com Gillies set the Providence record for career shutouts (9), surpassing the seven career shutouts and USA Today/USA Hockey that Tyler Sims `08 posted from 2004-08. Gillies became the second Friar to take part in multiple Junior Team (2021), winning a gold medal. Magazine). The Friars last World Junior Championships after he started for Team USA at the 2014 WJC in Malmo, Sweden cracked the top two-places in and won gold with Team USA at the 2013 WJC in Ufa, Russia. Gillies finished the 2013-14 season 1 Spencer Penrose Award as the Div. I the national polls in January of with the nation’s fourth-best save percentage (.931). 1990, when they were ranked Other 2013-14 highlights included the program’s first six-game winning streak since 2005-06 Men’s Coach of the Year (2011) and Hockey No. 2 in the Times Union poll. and a regular-season-ending sweep at Maine, which marked Providence’s first sweep at Maine East Coach of the Year Award (2016). After leading Providence since 2007. That sweep put the Friars in position to host a Hockey East Quarterfinal series for through the 2015 NCAA East a second consecutive season. The Friar penalty kill ended the season ranked third-best in the Regional (Providence, R.I.) with country with an 87.2 success rate, while the team defense’s 2.26 goals-against per game ranked wins over No. 1 seed Miami, 7-5, and No. 2 seed Denver, 4-1, Leaman and the Friars headed to seventh nationally. the Frozen Four for the fourth time in program history and first time since 1985. In 2012-13, Leaman led the Friars to a 17-14-7 overall record and a 13-8-6 mark in Hockey At the 2015 Frozen Four (Boston, Mass.), Providence downed No. 2 seed Nebraska Omaha, 4-1, East play. It marked the most wins for a Friar squad since the 2005-06 season. The 13 Hockey in the national semifinals to advance to the NCAA Championship game for the second time in East wins tied for the third-most in program history. The Friars entered the last weekend of the program history. Leaman then guided the Friars to their first-ever NCAA Championship with regular season in contention for the league title for the first time ever and went on to win a a thrilling, come-from-behind 4-3 victory over No. 1 seed Boston University at the TD Garden home quarterfinal Hockey East playoff series for the first time since 2001. The Friars then made a second consecutive Hockey East semifinal appearance, marking the first time in 17 seasons that Providence made back-to-back Hockey East semifinals appearances. In 2012-13, Leaman coached Providence College’s first All-American since 2004, then freshman goaltender Gillies, who was named a Second Team All-American. Gillies was also named the Hockey Commissioner’s Association (HCA) National Rookie of the Year, a First Team Hockey East All-Star and the Hockey East Rookie of the Year. He was just the third freshman all-time to earn First Team Hockey East honors. In addition, senior Kyle Murphy was named the 2013 Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award Winner by the HCA, Schaller became just the second Friar to earn Hockey East Defensive Forward of the Year honors and six Friars were named to the 2013 Hockey East All-Academic Team. In his first season at Providence (2011-12), Leaman led the Friars to the Hockey East Semifinals for the first time since 2001. Providence defeated No. 2 seed UMass Lowell in a best-of-three quarterfinal series to become the first No. 7 seed to ever win a Hockey East Quarterfinal series. Leaman, who was appointed the 12th coach at Providence on April 22, 2011 after spending eight seasons as the head coach at Union College, guided Providence to 14 victories during the 2011-12 season. Among those wins was a two-game, weekend sweep of then No. 1 ranked Merrimack on December 3-4. The 2-1 overtime triumph on Dec. 2 was PC’s first over a No. 1 team since 2003. After their successful weekend against Merrimack, the Friars were ranked in the USCHO.com national poll for the first time since 2008. In all, Providence recorded seven wins against nationally ranked teams, including five victories against squads in the top-10. Mauermann was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team, becoming the first Friar to earn the honor since 2007.

6 2020-21 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE GAME NOTES NUMERICAL ROSTER 1 Jimmy Scannell Jr. G 5-11/175 Medfield, Mass. Thayer Academy (USHS) 2 Luke Johnson So. D 5-11/170 Edina, Minn. Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) 3 Davis Bunz Sr. D 6-1/185 Middleton, Wis. Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) 4 Jack Adams Jr. F 6-6/210 Boxford, Mass. Fargo Force (USHL)/Union (ECAC) 5 Ben Mirageas Sr. D 6-0/175 Newburyport, Mass. Chicago Steel (USHL) 6 Cam McDonald So.