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: DECEMBER 1, 2003 CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS NOW ON SALE FleetCenter prepares for sellout crowds for semifinals and final In anticipation of the same unrivaled fan enthusiasm that has tested the FleetCenter’s capacity for its past five tournaments, the Hockey East Association is pleased to announce that tickets to the 2004 Hockey East Championship Tournament are now on sale. Championship tickets can be purchased in person at the FleetCenter box office, via phone through Ticketmaster (617-931- 2000), or online at HockeyEastOnline.com or Ticketmaster.com. The tournament semifinal games will take place on Friday, March 19th, and are scheduled to face-off at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The ticket prices of $15/$21* per seat in the balcony or $28 per seat in the loge include admission to both semifinal games. Winners of the semifinals will advance to the title game at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 20th, to determine the winner of the 2004 Lamoriello Trophy. Ticket prices will again be $15/$21* for balcony seats and $28 for loge. For both events, a $5 discount* on balcony seats will be available to groups of 15 or more people and to students with a valid ID from any Hockey East member institution. “Last year, we were pleased to see brisk December sales as many fans used tournament tick- ets as holiday gifts,” said Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna. “With the semifinal sellout last March — and our earliest on-sale date ever — we expect even better sales this holiday season.” The 2003 tournament was another classic as the University of New Hampshire successfully defended its first Hockey East Tournament title, defeating the Boston University Terriers, 1-0 in overtime, in the title game. A record crowd of 34,328 witnessed the two nights of FleetCenter action in 2003 and similar crowds are expected in 2004. League executives have strongly recommended that fans procure their tickets early for what promises to be one of the most exciting events of the 2003-04 college hockey season. *Under 2004 pricing, all loge seats are $28; balcony seats have a two-tiered pricing structure, with the first six rows priced at $21 and all other balcony seats priced at $15. Students may apply their $5 discount to all balcony seats while groups (15 or more people) may only apply their discounts for the $15 tickets. There are no discounts for loge seats. ### 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: DECEMBER 1, 2003 WEEKLY RELEASE #10 BACK-TO-BACK HAT TRICKS FOR BU BLUELINERS Boston College remains undefeated in Hockey East with 4-2 win vs. NU Trying to combat an average start to their 2003-04 season, the BU Terriers exploded for seven goals vs. Yale Sunday night en route to a 7-2 victory. Two BU defensemen (Ryan Whitney and Kevin Schaeffer) recorded hat tricks, an extremely rare occurrence at any level RECENT RESULTS in hockey. Schaeffer was a quick choice as Superskills Hockey Rookie of the Week, as he Tuesday, November 25 totalled five points over three games. The Terriers are exactly .500 at 4-4-4 through 12 games. UMass Lowell 5, at New Hampshire 4 * Across town, Boston College is off to a strong 9-2-3 start and is leading the league with an at Harvard 5, Boston University 2 undefeated 5-0-2 record. The Eagles knocked off both Dartmouth (4-1) and Northeastern (4- at Massachusetts 4, Vermont 2 at Boston College 4, Dartmouth 1 2) this past week, the latter coming in the face of a 2-0 deficit. BC’s penalty-killing unit was a at Providence 1, Brown 1 (OT) perfect 7-for-7 (now 59-for-65 on the season) and notched its fourth short-hander of the year (Mayor’s Cup) courtesy of Stephen Gionta. The goal came on a two-man disadvantage and catapulted BC’s comeback win over NU. Friday, November 28 Although UMass Lowell suffered a 2-1 loss to visiting RPI Friday, it only slightly dimmed Rensselaer 2, at UMass Lowell 1 at Boston University 2, Dartmouth 2 (OT) the glory of a 5-4 victory at UNH earlier in the week. The River Hawks jumped out to a 3-0 at Merrimack 4, Quinnipiac 1 lead and finished with the ‘W’ thanks to three goals and an assist from sophomore Elias at Nebraska-Omaha 7, Massachusetts 2 Godoy, Hockey East’s CCM Player of the Week. New Hampshire got back in the win column with a 4-3 triumph over RPI on Saturday. Saturday, November 29 at Boston College 4, Northeastern 2 * Massachusetts saw its seven-game road win streak come to an end in front of a hostile at New Hampshire 4, Rensselaer 3 crowd of 8,314 at Nebraska-Omaha on Friday. But the Minutemen rebounded with a hard- Quinnipiac 3, at Merrimack 2 earned 1-1 tie in the rematch on Saturday and finished the week at 1-1-1, having downed Massachusetts 1, at Nebraska-Omaha 1 (OT) Vermont earlier in the week. Defenseman Thomas Pöck continued his scoring consistency Sunday, November 30 with a point in each game, including the only goal in the 1-1 tie. Boston University 7, Yale 2 In other non-conference action, Providence skated to a 1-1 tie in the Mayor’s Cup vs. No. 14 Brown, the ECAC’s first-place squad. David Cacciola stopped all but one of 27 shots faced to improve his already impressive stats to a 1.68 GAA and a .945 save percentage. UPCOMING GAMES Meanwhile, Merrimack split a two-game set vs. visiting Quinnipiac. Casey Guenther got the Friday, December 5 4-1 win Friday, stopping 21 of 22 shots. Maine at Merrimack * Boston U. at Boston College (8pm - CSTV) * New Hampshire at Clarkson 2003-04 STANDINGS UMass Lowell at St. Lawrence Saturday, December 6 Team GP W L T Pts Overall HE Offense HE Defense Boston College at Providence * Maine at Merrimack * 4.00 GPG 2.00 GAPG Boston College 7 5 0 2 12 9-2-3 Vermont at Northeastern Maine 8 5 2 1 11 10-2-1 3.12 GPG 2.25 GAPG New Hampshire at St. Lawrence Massachusetts 8 5 2 1 11 9-3-2 2.62 GPG 2.50 GAPG UMass Lowell at Clarkson New Hampshire 8 5 2 1 11 9-3-1 4.00 GPG 2.75 GAPG Sunday, December 7 UMass Lowell 8 4 3 1 9 6-5-3 3.00 GPG 2.88 GAPG Massachusetts at Boston U. (1pm -FSNE) * Boston University 7 2 3 2 6 4-4-4 2.71 GPG 2.71 GAPG Providence 9 2 5 2 6 6-5-3 3.22 GPG 3.44 GAPG * Hockey East game Merrimack 9 1 5 3 5 4-9-3 1.78 GPG 3.33 GAPG Games start at 7pm unless indicated Northeastern 8 0 7 1 1 0-9-2 2.00 GPG 4.12 GAPG All times Eastern CCM HOCKEY SUPERSKILLS HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK OF THE WEEK ELIAS GODOY – UMass Lowell KEVIN SCHAEFFER – Boston Univ. STEPHEN GIONTA – Boston College Sophomore Forward; West Vancouver, BC Freshman Defenseman; So. Huntington, NY Sophomore Forward; Rochester, NY Registered his first career hat trick by Set up both Terrier goals Tuesday at Scored a 3-on-5 short-handed goal vs. scoring the game-winning goal with un- Harvard as a warm up to Sunday’s hat Northeastern and led a penalty kill that der four minutes remaining in a 5-4 win trick in a 7-2 victory over Yale. went 7-for-7 on the week. Finished +2 in at UNH. Also added one assist. each of two Eagle victories. HOCKEY EAST HONOR ROLL • Justin Aikins, UNH (Jr. F; Surrey, BC) – Scored a goal and added two assists over two games on the week. • David Cacciola, PC (Jr. G; Burlington, MA) – Stopped 26 of 27 shots in a 1-1 tie versus No. 14 Brown. • Keni Gibson, NU (Jr. G; Stittsville, ON) – Made 38 saves and stopped all four power play opportunities in a 4-2 loss at BC. • Casey Guenther, MC (So. G; Boissevain, MB) – Stopped 21 of 22 shots in a 4-1 win over Quinnipiac. • Jason Guerriero, NU (Jr. F; Manorville, NY) – Set up both NU goals in a 4-2 loss at Boston College Saturday. • Kevin Jarman, UMass (Fr. F; Aurora, ON) – Scored three power play goals over three games last week, including two in a 4-2 win over Vermont. • Ken Magowan, BU (Sr. F; Kelowna, BC) – Scored both BU goals in a 5-2 loss at Harvard and had a goal and an assist in a 7-2 win vs. Yale. • Thomas Pöck, UMass (Sr. D; Klagenfurt, Austria) – One point in each game, including UMass’ only goal in a 1-1 tie at Nebraska-Omaha. • Steve Saviano, UNH (Sr. F; Reading, MA) – Scored two goals and assisted on the game-winner in a 4-3 triumph over RPI. • Ryan Shannon, BC (Jr. F; Darien, CT) – Had the game-winning goal in each of two BC wins and added an assist in a 4-2 comeback win vs. NU. • Tony Voce, BC (Sr. F; Philadelphia, PA) – Scored a goal and added two assists over two Eagle wins.