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2015-16 Schedule Media Center OCTOBER (1-5-1, 0-1-1) Four things to know WATCH GoNU.com/xstream Sun 4 SIMON FRASER ^ W, 10-2 1. The final weekend of the regular season has arrived, Sat 10 No. 20 COLGATE W, 2-1 and the Northeastern men’s team will look RADIO HuskiesRadio.com (1330 AM WRCA) Fri 16 BENTLEY L, 2-3 to go into the postseason on a high note as the Hus- Play-by-play: Rob Rudnick Sat 17 at Bentley L, 1-4 kies host Maine for a pair of games at Matthews Arena, Color: Robbie Vrolyk Fri 23 at No. 19/rv Minnesota L, 0-4 beginning Friday night at 7 p.m. Statistician: Ben Weiss Sat 24 at No. 19/rv Minnesota L, 3-4 Thu 29 VERMONT * L, 2-3 2. Northeastern is unbeaten in 14 of its last 15 games RADIO WRBB Radio (104.9 FM) Sat 31 at Vermont * T, 3-3 (OT) (12-1-2) tied for the nation’s highest winning percent- Play-by-play: Josh Brown age in that span (.867). Color: Ryan Fallon NOVEMBER (1-6-1, 0-6-1) Fri 6 at No. 11/10 Boston Univ. * L, 4-5 3. NU is locked into the No. 6 spot in the Hockey East LIVE STATS GoNU.com/mhockey/stats Sat 7 No. 11/10 BOSTON UNIV. * L, 1-4 standings, regardless of this weekend’s results. NU Thu 12 at No. 18 Notre Dame * L, 2-3 hasn’t lost a conference game since Dec. 6, going 8-0- SOCIAL MEDIA GoNU.com/social Fri 13 at No. 18 Notre Dame * T, 2-2 (OT) 1 in its last nine Hockey East contests, which is its lon- Facebook /GoNUathletics Fri 20 at No. 1/1 Providence * L, 2-5 Sat 21 No. 1/1 PROVIDENCE * L, 0-3 gest conference unbeaten streak since joining Hockey /GoNUmhockey Fri 27 vs. No. 4/4 UMass Lowell *@ L, 2-3 (OT) East in 1984-85. Twitter /GoNUathletics Sat 28 vs. Colgate @ W, 7-1 /GoNUmhockey 4. Ryan Ruck, the reigning Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Instagram /GoNUathletics DECEMBER (1-1-1, 0-1-1) Week, is 12-1-2 in his last 15 starts, and hasn’t allowed Snapchat GoNUathletics Sat 5 at No. 2/3 Boston College * T, 3-3 (OT) more than two goals in a game in each of his last 13 YouTube /GoNUathletics Sun 6 vs. No. 2/3 BOSTON COLLEGE * L, 3-4 starts. Join the conversation using: #GoNU Sat 19 MICHIGAN STATE W, 2-1 Ryan Ruck: By The Numbers (Last 15 Games) JANUARY (6-0-1, 4-0-0) Sat 2 No. 3/2 QUINNIPIAC T, 3-3 (OT) Fri 8 at No. 13/13 St. Lawrence W, 3-0 WINNING PERCENT- Sat 9 at No. 13/13 St. Lawrence W, 4-2 AGE (12-1-2), TIED FOR Fri 15 NEW HAMPSHIRE * W, 4-2 SECOND IN THE NATION IN Sat 16 at New Hampshire * W, 6-2 .867 THAT SPAN. Fri 22 at Merrimack * W, 5-2 Sat 23 MERRIMACK * W, 4-1

FEBRUARY (4-1-1, 3-0-1) Mon 1 vs. No. 9/9 Boston Univ. ! L, 1-3 Fri 5 at No. 8/8 UMass Lowell * T, 2-2 (OT) Mon 8 vs. No. 9/9 Harvard ! W, 5-1 1.52 Fri 12 at * W, 5-0 Sat 13 MASSACHUSETTS * W, 4-2 Fri 19 at Connecticut * W, 5-2 GOALS AGAINST Sat 20 CONNECTICUT * W, 4-1 AVERAGE, THIRD Fri 26 MAINE * 7 p.m. IN THE NATION IN Sat 27 MAINE * 7 p.m. THAT SPAN.

MARCH (0-0-0, 0-0-0) Fri 4 TBA # 7 p.m. Sat 5 TBA # 7 p.m. Sun 6 TBA # (if necessary) 7 p.m. ^ Exhibition .937 * Hockey East contest ! 64th Beanpot (TD Garden) SAVE PERCENTAGE, @ Friendship Four WHICH RANKS NINTH # Hockey East First Round IN THE NATION IN THAT All home games in CAPS SPAN. All times Eastern

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NORTHEASTERN: CAREER POINTS Player GP G A Pts 17. Rich Cavanaugh (’53-57) 86 72 69 141 David O’Brien (’84-88) 139 65 76 141 18. Sebastian Leplante (’89-93) 134 61 79 140 19. Mike Taylor (’90-94) 135 39 100 139 20. Kevin Roy (2012-pr.) 121 59 79 138

NORTHEASTERN: CAREER GOALS Player GP Goals 21. Wade MacLeod (’07-11) 149 61 Sebastian Leplante (’89-93) 134 61 23. Randy Bucyk (’80-84) 116 60 Paul McDougall (’78-82) 113 60 Jay Schiavo (’88-93) 145 60 26. Kevin Roy (2012-pr.) 121 59 Kevin Heffernan (’84-88) 143 59

NORTHEASTERN: CAREER ASSISTS Player GP Assists 16. Dan McGillis (’92-96) 141 83 17. Art Chisholm (’58-61) 72 82 Jay Schiavo (’88-93) 145 82 19. Sebastian Laplante (’89-93) 134 79 20. Kevin Roy (’12-pr.) 120 79

NCAA: ACTIVE CAREER POINTS Player Team Points Kevin Roy’s 2015-16 Game-by-Game Statistics 1. Danny O’Regan Boston University 146 2. Zac Lynch Robert Morris 144 Date Opponent GP G A Pts Shots Pct +/- Pen-Min PP SH EN GW GTG HT UA 3. Andrew Gladiuk Bentley 143 Oct 10 COLGATE 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. Kevin Roy Northeastern 138 Oct 16 BENTLEY 2 0 1 1 5 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kalle Kossila St. Cloud State 138 Oct. 17 at Bentley 3 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 23 at Minnesota 4 0 0 0 2 .000 -1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA: ACTIVE CAREER GOALS Oct. 24 at Minnesota 5 0 1 1 0 .000 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Team Goals Oct 29 VERMONT 6 0 1 1 3 .000 -1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1. Jimmy Vesey Harvard 76 Oct 31 at Vermont 7 0 1 1 1 .000 -2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2. Andrew Gladiuk Bentley 71 Nov 6 at Boston Univ. 8 0 0 0 3 .000 -1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3. Sam Anas Quinnipiac 66 Nov 7 BOSTON UNIV. 9 0 0 0 4 .000 -2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4. Zac Lynch Robert Morris 63 Nov 12 at Notre Dame 10 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Danny O’Regan Boston University 63 Nov 13 at Notre Dame 11 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryce Gervais Minnesota State 63 Jan. 22 at Merrimack 12 0 1 1 2 .000 +2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7. Greg Gibson Robert Morris 60 Jan. 23 MERRIMACK 13 0 1 1 3 .000 +1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8. Kevin Roy Northeastern 59 Feb. 1 vs Boston Univ. 14 0 0 0 1 .000 -2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mario Lucia Notre Dame 59 Feb. 5 at UML 15 0 0 0 5 .000 +1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ralph Cuddemi Canisius 59 Feb. 8 vs Harvard 16 0 1 1 3 .000 +1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb. 12 at UMass 17 1 0 1 3 .021 +1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA: ACTIVE CAREER ASSISTS Feb. 13 UMASS 18 0 1 1 2 .020 -1 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Team Assists Feb. 19 at UConn 19 2 0 2 2 .058 +1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1. Kalle Kossila St. Cloud State 92 2. Josh Mitchell RIT 85 Feb. 20 UCONN 20 1 1 2 3 .073 +2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3. Danny O’Regan Boston University 83 Totals 20 4 10 14 55 .073 -1 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4. Zac Lynch Robert Morris 81 5. Tyson Spink Colgate 80 Games played: 20 6. Kevin Roy Northeastern 79 Shots per game: 2.8 Goals per game: 0.2 Assists per game: 0.5 ROY’S CAREER STATISTICS GP G A Pts Shots Shot % Pen Min +/- PPG SHG GWG Blk Points per game: 0.7 2012 29 17 17 34 131 .130 12 24 -9 2 0 3 16 2013 37 19 27 46 153 .124 11 30 +2 5 0 1 9 2014 35 19 25 44 139 .137 14 28 +12 6 0 2 13 2015 20 4 10 14 55 .073 2 4 -1 1 0 0 10 TOTAL 121 59 79 138 478 .123 39 86 +4 14 0 6 48

2 2015-16 Northeastern Hockey Game 33: vs. Maine / February 26, 2016 3 Setting The Stage Northeastern Quick Facts The all-time series with the Black Bears Playoff picture GENERAL INFORMATION Northeastern and Maine are meeting for the 116th Entering the final weekend of the regular season, Founded...... 1898 time in team history on Friday night, with the Black Northeastern is already locked into the No. 6 spot Located...... Boston, Mass. 02115 Bears owning a 56-40-19 edge in the all-time series. for the playoffs, and will host a first-round playoff Enrollment...... 17,506 The series has tightened up in the last few seasons, series at Matthews Arena during the weekend of Nickname...... Huskies however, with Maine holding a slight advantage at March 4-6. Depending on results throughout the Colors...... Red and Black 4-3-3 in the last 10 meetings. weekend, NU could host either UConn, Maine, UMass, Merrimack or New Hampshire next week. HOCKEY INFORMATION The two teams split the season series last year at Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Alford Arena in Orono. On Friday night, NU jumped Streaking out to a 4-0 first period lead before holding off Northeastern is unbeaten in 14 of its last 15 games Conference...... Hockey East Association a late Maine surge to pick up a 6-4 victory. The (12-1-2). Before the Feb. 1 loss to Boston Univer- Huskies received goals from six different scorers, sity, NU’s six-game winning streak was tied for the Home Rink...... Matthews Arena including two from , and had three longest winning streak in the nation and tied for assists from John Stevens. Clay Witt, meanwhile, the sixth longest unbeaten streak in team history. Capacity (Size)...... 4,757 (200 x 90) made 24 stops. During this recent stretch, the second for Northeast- First year of ice hockey...... 1929-30 The following night in the team’s last game before ern in as many seasons, the Huskies are averaging the Beanpot championship, Northeastern saw 3.80 goals per game (sixth in the nation in that span) All-time Record...... 924-1,164-148 (.446) Nolan Vesey net a trick and Devin Shore record and conceding just 1.60 goals per game (second a four-point night as the Black Bears picked up a fewest in the nation in that span). NU’s opponents All-time Hockey East Record 6-3 win. Dylan Sikura, Mike McMurtry and Garret have been held to two goals or fewer in all but two ...... 290-409-105 (.426) Cockerill all scored for Northeastern, which was of those games, and the Huskies are 5-0-1 at home outshot 29-24 in the game and received 23 saves road during the recent stretch of success. NCAA Appearances (last)...... 4 (1988) from Derick Roy. Northeastern’s lockdown defense in the last 15 Head Coach...... Jim Madigan Scouting Maine games has limited its opponents to just 14 goals in ...... Northeastern ’86 Maine enters Friday’s game with several postseason the second and third periods of games, the lowest possibilities hanging in the balance. Currently tied total in the nation. It’s +26 differential in the Record at NU...... 68-80-22 (.447) for the 10th in the league standings at 5-13-2 in con- last 15 games is third in the country behind only ...... Fifth season ference play, the Black Bears can finish anywhere Michigan and St. Cloud State. from seventh to 11th by the end of the weekend, Associate Head Coach...... Jerry Keefe the difference between hosting a first round series Despite averaging 30.67 shots on goal during the ...... Providence ’00 or going on the road for the first round. last 15 games, NU’s 12.4% shooting percentage is fourth in the nation in that span led by Nolan Assistant Coach...... Jason Smith Maine is 8-20-6 overall this season, and snapped Stevens’ 25.8% mark (eight goals on 31 shots)...... Salem State ’98 a five-game losing streak with a 3-2 overtime win against Merrimack to earn a split of the weekend Throughout this stretch the Huskies have gone 2014-15 Record...... 16-16-4 (Overall) series. The Black Bears are averaging just 1.97 8-0-1 in conference games, which is the longest ...... 11-9-2 (Hockey East) goals per game this season, the third lowest in the unbeaten streak in league play since Northeastern nation, while conceding 3.24 goals per game (10th joined Hockey East at the start of the 1984-85 sea- Letterwinners Returning / Lost...... 21 / 7 in Hockey East). son, and has catapulted NU from 12th place to sixth place in the league standings in a span of six weeks. Newcomers...... 8 The Black Bears have been led by its upperclass- men this season, with juniors or seniors occupying It bests the previous streak of eight games, ac- 2015-16 Captain...... Kevin Roy the top six scoring totals on the team. Junior Blaine complished in 2013-14 (7-0-1) and 1999-00 (5-0-3). Byron is at the top with 21 points on the year (eight 2015-16 Assistant Captains...... goals, 13 assists), while senior Will Merchant trails Recapping Saturday’s win vs. Connecticut ...... Zach Aston-Reese close behind with a team-high 12 goals to go with Northeastern scored two power play goals in less ...... Matt Benning. eight assists. than a minute in the second period and received ...... Mike McMurtry 23 saves from Ryan Ruck to complete the weekend ...... John Stevens Matt Morris and Rob McGovern have split time sweep of Connecticut at Matthews Arena, 4-1. between the pipes this season for Maine. Morris is ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 6-9-3 on the year with a 3.35 goals against aver- After a scoreless first period, NU went on a five- Address...... 111 Matthews Arena age and .906 save percentage, while McGovern minute power play. There, the Huskies potted a pair ....238 St. Botolph St. / Boston, Mass. 02115 is 2-11-3 with a 2.65 goals against and .911 save of goals in 53 seconds from Garret Cockerill and Contact...... Matt Houde (@matt_houde) percentage. Nolan Stevens to take a 2-0 lead and never looked Email...... [email protected] back. Sam Kurker and Kevin Roy also scored for Office Phone...... (617) 373-4154 Northeastern. Cell Phone...... (978) 766-2423 2015-16 Hockey East Standings Awards and Honors ----- Hockey East ------Overall----- Walter Brown Award - Nominee GP W L T Pts GF GA W L T GF GA • Zach Aston-Reese 1 Boston College 20 14 1 5 33 87 41 23 4 5 130 60 2 Providence 20 14 3 3 31 61 38 23 5 4 107 65 Warrior Player of the Week 3 Notre Dame 20 14 4 2 30 67 37 18 7 7 105 71 • Nolan Stevens - February 15 4 Boston University 20 11 5 4 26 72 53 18 9 5 110 83 UMass Lowell 20 11 5 4 26 54 33 20 7 5 101 59 Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month 6 NORTHEASTERN 20 8 8 4 20 63 52 14 13 5 96 79 • Adam Gaudette - January 7 Vermont 20 6 11 3 15 47 60 12 18 3 72 88 8 New Hampshire 20 4 10 6 14 52 64 10 16 6 101 106 Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week 9 Merrimack 20 3 10 7 13 44 69 9 16 7 82 96 • Ryan Ruck - December 21 / February 22 10 Connecticut 20 4 12 4 12 40 65 9 19 4 75 103 • Adam Gaudette - January 25 Maine 20 5 13 2 12 38 65 8 20 6 67 110 12 Massachusetts 20 2 14 4 8 43 91 8 20 4 78 129

2 2015-16 Northeastern Hockey Game 33: vs. Maine / February 26, 2016 3 Stat Comparison Most Juniors And Seniors In The NCAA Category NU Maine Northeastern enters the 2015-16 season with 12 Goals 96 67 juniors and five seniors on its roster. It’s tied for Goals per game 3.00 1.97 first in the nation, and first in Hockey East, for Goals allowed per game 2.47 3.24 most upperclassmen on a team. Assists 176 108 Assists per game 5.50 3.18 Points 272 175 Points per game 8.50 5.15 Northern Michigan - 16 Northern

Shots 990 1107 Minnesota Duluth - 16 Shot percentage 9.7% 6.1% Michigan State - 17 Shots per game 30.94 32.56 Michigan Tech - 16 Shots allowed per game 24.78 33.74 - 17 Northeastern Providence - 16 PPG / opportunities 28/137 16/125 Quinnipiac - 17 Power play percentage 20.4% 12.8% Clarkson - 16 Penalty kill / opportunities 88/110 119/149

Shorthanded goals 2 5 Yale - 16 Penalties 131 188 Penalty Minutes 287 446 Shot blocks 399 416 Faceoff wins 934 1031 Faceoff losses 957 1085 Faceoff percentage 49.4% 48.7% Plus / minus +11 -29 Game Notes Ruck earns rookie of the week honors The Ruck stops here After backstopping Northeastern to a weekend Freshman netminder Ryan Ruck made his col- sweep of Connecticut, freshman goaltender Ryan legiate debut on Oct. 17 at Bentley, making six Ruck was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the saves in relief of Derick Roy in the third period. Ruck Week, Hockey East announced on Monday. arrived at Northeastern after playing for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL for two seasons, Ruck went 2-0-0 last weekend with a 1.50 goals posting a 3.17 goals against average and a .903 against average and .929 save percentage. On save percentage in 33 games in 2014-15. Friday at UConn, he stopped 16-of-18 shots in a 5-2 victory before following that up with a 23 Ruck followed that up with a 21 save effort at Min- stop performance in the series finale at Matthews nesota on Oct. 23, including an early candidate Arena on Saturday night. This marks the second for save of the year, which was the No. 2 play on On This Date: February 26 weekly honor of the season for the Coto de Caza, SportsCenter’s Top Plays of the night. Calif. native, who also earned rookie of the week • The Huskies earned their second ever win accolades on Dec. 21. Overall, Ruck is 12-10-4 The rookie has a 2.20 goals against average and against Boston University 6-2 in 1943. on the season with a 2.20 goals against average .914 save percentage in 28 games this season, and and .914 save percentage. His two shutouts on the was named the Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week • Northeastern doubled up MIT 12-6 in 1955. year are already tied for eighth on Northeastern’s on two occasions this season. career shutout list. • NU picked up an 8-3 win at Dartmouth in Over the last 15 games, Ruck is 12-1-2 with a 1.52 1964. We’re coming home goals against average and .937 save percentage. His .867 winning percentage in his last 15 games • In 1972, Northeastern earned a 6-3 win Including last Saturday’s game vs. Connecticut, is tied for second in the nation in that span, and against Colgate. NU will play the final three games of the regular season at home. The Huskies are one of two teams has allowed two goals or fewer in each of his last in the country who will finish the regular season 13 starts, the third fewest in the nation in that span, with at least three games at home (Michigan including two shutouts. State, four). ZAR named Walter Brown Award nominee Special teams The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston on Feb. 1 the During Northeastern’s recent run of success, its 23 semifinalists for the 64th Walter Brown Award, performance on special teams has been the dif- presented annually to the best American-born ference. On the power play, the Huskies started college hockey player in New England. Junior the year 11-of-79 (13.9%) in the first 17 games forward Zach Aston-Reese is one of 14 Hockey of the season, which ranked 47th in the nation in East players included on the list. that span. In the 15 games since, the power play unit is operating at a 29.3% clip (17-of-58), which The nation’s oldest nationally-recognized col- A Northeastern Win Would ... is fourth in the country. lege hockey honor, the Walter Brown Award was established in 1953 by the members of the 1933 • Be the 925th victory in program history. The Huskies have scored a power play goal in six Massachusetts Rangers, the first American team straight games, including a season-best 3-of-7 ever to win the World Championship Tournament. • Make the Huskies unbeaten in 15 of their last performance on Saturday against Massachusetts. Brown coached the Rangers to the title in Prague, 16 games (13-1-2), tied for the best stretch in Overall, they are 15th in the country with a 20.4% Czechoslovakia, that year as the team defeated program history (12-1-3; 2014-15). success rate (28-of-137) and they are one of 16 Canada 2-1 in overtime in the championship game. teams with at least 25 power play goals this season. • Extend NU’s conference unbeaten streak to Aston-Reese leads the Huskies with 30 points (10 10 games (9-0-1), the longest such streak since The penalty killing, meanwhile, has responded with goals, 20 assists) in 32 games this season. The joining Hockey East. some of its best hockey of the year. It allowed 14 Staten Island, New York has points in 14 of his last power play goals (45-of-59; 76.3%) in the first 17 19 games (eight goals, 13 assists), and has had • Secure a conference record of .500 or better games, ranked 52nd of 60 teams. Over the last 15 point streaks of three games or longer on three for the third straight season, the first time that’s games, though, the PK unit has surrendered only occasions this season. happened since joining Hockey East. eight goals (43-of-51; 84.3%).

4 2015-16 Northeastern Hockey Game 33: vs. Maine / February 26, 2016 5 Game Notes PairWise Rankings Line 7-8-9 Shuffling the deck Team Record RPI Mike McMurtry has five goals and 13 assists in his Looking to spark their club, Jim Madigan and the 1 Quinnipiac 23-2-7 .5970* last 15 games, including a career-long nine-game NU coaching staff have utilized 43 different line 2 St. Cloud State 25-6-1 .6087* point streak from Dec. 6 to Jan. 23. Freshman combinations at forward through 32 games this 3 Boston College 23-4-5 .5909 Adam Gaudette has also been hot of late, and has season. Five Huskies have already made their 4 North Dakota 24-5-3 .5904* five goals and 12 assists in his last 13 games, while collegiate debuts (Jon Barry, Adam Gaudette, linemate Dylan Sikura has points in nine of his last Lincoln Griffin, Patrick Schule, Eric Williams) while 5 Providence 23-5-4 .5879 11 games (seven goals, four assists). Sam Kurker has made his Northeastern debut after 6 Michigan 19-4-5 .5776* transferring from Boston University. NU is 13-3-4 7 Yale 18-5-4 .5712* Johnny on the spot when Nolan Stevens, John Stevens and Zach 8t Denver 17-8-5 .5690 John Stevens is third on the team with 25 points Aston-Reese are assembled on a line together, 8t Notre Dame 18-7-7 .5615 this season (eight goals, 17 assists), and has been tallying 24 goals and 39 assists. 8t Boston University 18-9-5 .5601 on a hot streak ever since February of last season. 11 Nebraska-Omaha 18-11-1 .5555* Dating back to the 2015 Beanpot semifinal vs. Take me to your leader Boston College, Stevens has 38 points (11 goals, One of the biggest storylines of the 2015-16 12 Harvard 15-8-4 .5546 27 assists) in 43 games. Stevens has eight goals season is senior captain Kevin Roy, who returns 13 UMass Lowell 20-7-5 .5479* in 31 games this season after tallying four in all of for his senior season on Huntington Avenue. 14 Cornell 13-8-6 .5387 the 2014-15 campaign (36 games). He is 20th in career scoring at Northeastern (59 15 Penn State 19-9-4 .5340 goals, 79 assists, 139 points). He also ranks tied 16t Minnesota 16-13-0 .5359 Points from the point for 26th all-time in career goals and tied for 19th 16t Miami 13-14-3 .5288 Northeastern has received significant production in career assists. He is currently tied for fourth in 16t Michigan Tech 17-8-5 .5285 from its defensemen in the offensive end of the the nation among active skaters in career points, 19 Rensselaer 16-12-6 .5282 ice so far this season. NU is tied for ninth in the sixth in assists and tied for eighth among active country in goals from defensemen (18) this season. players in career goals. 20 St. Lawrence 16-12-4 .5276 21t Dartmouth 14-12-1 .5256 Garret Cockerill leads all blueliners with seven Last season, the Lac-Beauport, Quebec native 21t Northeastern 14-13-5 .5239 goals this season, and recorded his first career became the 21st player in program history to re- 23t Robert Morris 19-9-4 .5258 three-point night on Feb. 12 at UMass. It was the cord 100 career points in three seasons or less. He 23t Minnesota State 15-10-7 .5218 first three-point night for a Northeastern defense- logged 44 points to become the first Husky since 25 Minnesota-Duluth 11-14-5 .5162 man since Matt Benning against Connecticut on 1993-94 to log at least 40 points in consecutive 26 Clarkson 16-13-3 .5189 Feb. 13, 2015. seasons. For his efforts, he was named a CCM Second Team All-American, First Team Hockey 27t Bowling Green 17-11-6 .5147 Should Cockerill score another goal, it would be East All-Star and was a candidate for the Hobey 27t Union 12-11-9 .5098 the most goals in a season for an NU defense- Baker Award. 29 Northern Michigan 15-11-6 .5046 man since Jake Newton scored nine during the 30 Air Force 16-11-5 .5027 2009-10 season. Roy is one of eight returning All-Americans, and 31 Ferris State 14-11-6 .5020 the first Northeastern player since Rob Cowie in 32t Holy Cross 16-11-5 .4983 (A)ston-Reese 1990 to be named an All-American and return for 32t Bemidji State 14-13-5 .4910 Prior to the Nov. 20-21 set with Providence, head the following season. 34 Vermont 12-18-3 .4881 coach Jim Madigan named Zach Aston-Reese as an assistant captain. Aston-Reese joins Matt On Feb. 8 at the Beanpot, Roy’s first period assist 35 New Hampshire 10-16-6 .4851 Benning, Mike McMurtry and John Stevens as moved him into the top-25 of all-time Beanpot 36 Western Michigan 8-19-3 .4831 Huskies who will wear an ‘A’ this season. scoring with 12 points (seven goals, five assists). 37 Mercyhurst 15-13-4 .4822 He is the first player since Boston College’s Steven 38 Ohio State 9-17-2 .4784 Shots, shots, shots Whitney to reach the top-25. 39 Merrimack 9-16-7 .4757 The Huskies haven’t been afraid to fire the puck on 40t RIT 14-12-6 .4740 goal in 32 games this season, peppering oppos- Perfect January’s in the NCAA 40t Wisconsin 6-15-7 .4695 ing netminders with 30.94 shots per game. At the Northeastern was one of only three schools in the other end of the ice, Northeastern is holding op- nation (D-I) to have both its men’s and women’s 42 Michigan State 9-20-3 .4662 ponents to just 24.78 shots per game, the second hockey teams post unbeaten records during the 43 Brown 5-16-6 .4596 fewest in the nation. NU has held opponents to month of January. The Huskies combined to go 44t Connecticut 9-19-4 .4636 19 shots on goal or fewer in six games this year, 16-0-1 during the month with the women posting 44t Sacred Heart 12-16-4 .4589 going 5-1-0. a 10-0-0 mark and the men registering a 6-0-1 44t Alaska-Anchorage 11-16-3 .4588 record. 47 Colgate 8-22-2 .4582 Winner winner, chicken dinner 48t Army 9-13-8 .4569 Freshman Lincoln Griffin has four goals and four Only Quinnipiac (11-0-4) and Boston College (11- 48t Massachusetts 8-20-4 .4566 assists on the season, including three game-win- 0-3) can also boast unbeaten January’s between ning goals, which is tied for fourth in the nation in the men’s and women’s programs this season. 50 Lake Superior 11-19-4 .4548 game-winning goals among rookie skaters. Should 51t Bentley 11-16-5 .4540 Griffin finish the year with the team-lead in GWG, 51t Maine 8-20-6 .4531 it would be the third time in the last four seasons 53 Colorado College 6-23-1 .4505 that a rookie has led the team in game-winners. 54 Canisius 10-17-5 .4491 55 Alaska 8-18-4 .4440 56 Princeton 5-20-2 .4396 By The Numbers 57 Alabama-Huntsville 6-19-5 .4293 58 Niagara 5-21-6 .4104 59 Arizona State 3-22-0 .4039 Ryan Ruck has al- Current Hockey East 60 American International 6-27-3 .3929 lowed two goals or unbeaten streak fewer in each of his (8-0-1), the longest in last 13 starts. program history. *Team’s RPI has been adjusted to remove 2 9 negative effect from defeating weak op- ponent.

4 2015-16 Northeastern Hockey Game 33: vs. Maine / February 26, 2016 5 USCHO.com Poll Game Notes

No. Team (FPV) Record Pts LW Road warriors Wicked smaht 1 Quinnipiac (32) 23-2-7 963 1 The Huskies logged some serious windshield time The talent U.S. college hockey players display on 2 Boston College (11) 23-4-5 944 2 during the regular season season. NU has visited the rink is matched by their performance in the 3 St. Cloud State (7) 25-6-1 914 3 Minneapolis (1,392 miles each way), South Bend classroom. Hockey leads all NCAA Division I men’s 4 North Dakota 24-5-3 849 4 (893 miles each way), Belfast (nearly 3,000 miles sports with a 92% graduation rate, as measured 5 Providence 23-5-4 813 5 each way), and Canton (364 miles), among others, by the NCAA, enjoyed the best score of any men’s 6 Michigan 19-4-5 737 6 since October. sport in the latest NCAA Academic Progress Rate. 7 Yale 18-5-4 682 8 8 Denver 17-8-5 609 10 Northeastern will conclude the regular season At Northeastern, the Huskies enjoyed their most 9 Boston University 18-9-5 596 9 having traveled 12,488 miles, according to the successful semester in the classroom in more 10 Notre Dame 18-7-7 589 7 New England Hockey Journal, after trips to New than 10 years last spring. As a whole, the depart- 11 UMass Lowell 20-7-5 524 11 Hampshire, Merrimack, UMass Lowell, UMass and ment recorded a 3.19 grade point average, had 12 Harvard 15-8-4 449 13 UConn to end the regular season. 52 student-athletes earned “Top Dog” honors for 13 Nebraska-Omaha 18-11-1 370 12 posting grade point averages of 3.8 or above. In 14 Michigan Tech 17-8-5 328 14 In its last eight true road games, Northeastern is addition, 25 student-athletes recorded a perfect 15 Penn State 19-9-4 279 15 6-0-2 and outscoring its opponents by 2.50 goals 4.0 GPA in the spring, and 111 student-athletes 16 Cornell 13-8-6 263 16 per game. The Huskies haven’t lost a true road were named to the Dean’s List. 17 Rensselaer 16-12-6 169 17 game since Nov. 20 at No. 1/1 Providence. 18 Minnesota State 15-10-7 118 19 Like father, like sons 19 St. Lawrence 16-12-4 111 18 All tied up Brother John and Nolan Stevens learned the game 20 Minnesota 16-13-0 75 NR The 2-2 tie at No. 8 UMass Lowell on Feb. 5 was of hockey from one of the game’s best teachers: Northeastern’s fifth tie of the season. That’s tied John Stevens. The elder Stevens is a two-time Receiving votes: Bowling Green 38, Robert for the fifth most draws in program history and Stanley Cup Champion with the Los Angeles Morris 29, Dartmouth 15, Northeastern 14, tied for the 17th most in the nation this season. In Kings, where he currently serves as the associate Clarkson 10, Miami 8, Union 4. three of those games (at Notre Dame, at Boston head coach. College and at UMass Lowell), the Huskies came from behind in the third period to level the score He was previously the head coach of the Philadel- and earn a point in the league standings. phia Flyers and played parts of five seasons with USA Today Poll Philadelphia and Hartford, making his sons two of Welcome to the show more than 30 players in college hockey who are No. Team (FPV) Record Pts LW Northeastern fans saw four familiar faces suit up for sons of former NHL players. 1 Quinnipiac (25) 23-2-7 497 1 their teams when the 2015-16 season got under- 2 Boston College (8) 23-4-5 472 2 way in October: Josh Manson (2011-14), Anthony Matthews Arena: a wonder of the hockey world 3 St. Cloud State (1) 25-6-1 450 3 Bitetto (2010-12), Jamie Oleksiak (2010-11) and Sports Illustrated released its Seven Wonders 4 North Dakota 24-5-3 405 4 Joe Vitale (2005-09). of the Hockey World: Places a fan must visit on 5 Providence 23-5-4 377 5 August 24. Among them is Northeastern’s historic 6 Michigan 19-4-5 343 6 NU’s most recent representative, Josh Manson, Matthews Arena. Matthews is one of two arenas in 7 Yale 18-5-4 302 8 agreed to a two-year contract with the Anaheim the United States including on the exclusive list, 8 Denver 17-8-5 238 10 Ducks this summer, and impressed the franchise joining the Lake Placid Olympic Center in Lake 9 Boston University 18-9-5 237 9 during a brief 28-game stint last season in which Placid, New York. 10 Notre Dame 18-7-7 230 7 he tallied three assists before turning heads even 11 UMass Lowell 20-7-5 159 12 more during preseason camp this fall. When she opened in 1910, the arena brochure 12 Harvard 15-8-4 148 13 boasted, “It is the most complete home of sport 13 Nebraska-Omaha 18-11-1 91 11 “In the summer, I wanted to do my best to earn a in America – the largest, most complete and most 14 Michigan Tech 17-8-5 46 14 spot,” Manson told reporter. “Everyday, I’m going elaborate temple erected for the devotees of sport 15 Penn State 19-9-4 38 15 to work and keep my roster spot. I think that’s the in the world.” best way to keep your worth ethic up and not take Receiving votes: Cornell 36, St. Lawrence 5, anything for granted. Starting at the end of this Matthews is the world’s oldest multi-purpose Minnesota State 2, Northeastern 2, Minne- year through camp, I wanted to put my best foot athletic building and houses the world’s oldest sota 1, Rensselaer 1. forward and make the choice difficult for them.” artificial ice sheet, and the oldest rink in college hockey. The second oldest is Princeton’s Baker Familiar face at the helm Rink, which opened 13 years later in 1923. Jim Madigan is back for his fifth season as head Huskies In The Polls coach at Northeastern. He is the 10th head coach The road ahead in program history, and was 57-67-17 (.465) in his Northeastern will remain at home next weekend for Date USCHO.com USA Today first four seasons behind the bench. the first round of the Hockey East playoffs against Preseason RV RV an opponent to be determined. The best-of-three Oct. 12 RV RV During his tenure, the Huskies have reached the series gets underway on Friday night at 7 p.m. from Oct. 19 - - - - Beanpot ch