2020-21 Friar Hockey Game Notes
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@FriarsHockey @CoachLeaman PCMHockey FriarsHockey 2020-21 FRIAR HOCKEY GAME NOTES GAME #24 #17 Providence College Friars Hockey East 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 Boston College* 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 Boston University* 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 goal 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 Nate Leaman, 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 Schneider Arena 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.