UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT 2011-12 MEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES Media Contact: Alastair Ingram Office: 802.656.1109 Athletic Communications • www.UVMathletics.com Cell: 339.927.0097 97 Spear St. • 205 Patrick Gym • Burlington, VT 05405 Email: [email protected] Press Box Phone: 802.656.4193 • Fax: 802.656.8328 Twitter: @UVMmhockey GAME #8 GAME INFORMATION 2011-12 schedule Vermont Catamounts (1-5-1, 0-4-1 HEA) @ TELEVISION Overall: 1-5-1 NESN #16 Boston University Terriers (4-4-1, 3-3-1 HEA) Hockey East: 0-4-1 PxP: Tom Caron Agganis Arena (6,300) • Boston, Mass. Home: 0-2-1 Analyst: Craig Janney Friday, November 18, 2011 • 7:05 p.m. Away: 1-3-0 Neutral: 0-0-0 RADIO TEAM COMPARISON WVMT-AM 620 OCTOBER (1-3-0) PxP: Alastair Ingram 2011-12 STATISTICS (NCAA RANK) 14 U.S. UNDER-18, Exh. (CaTV) L, 2-1 Analyst: Bob Snow VERMONT BU 21 at #8 Minnesota (NESN/FSN) L, 6-0 Overall 1-5-1 4-4-1 (NHL.com) 23 at #8 Minnesota (NESN/FSN) W, 5-4 League (Place) 0-4-1 (10th) 3-3-1 (T-4th) 28 #9 MERRIMACK + (CaTV) L, 4-1 INTERNET Home 0-2-1 3-2-0 29 #9 MERRIMACK + (WCAXtra) L, 4-2 SportsJuice.com Away 1-3-0 1-2-1 Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 NOVEMBER (0-2-1) 4 at Providence + L, 5-2 WEBSTREAM Goals/Game 2.14 (48) 3.44 (13) None 5 at Providence + (COX) L, 5-1 GAA 4.57 (57) 3.22 (43) 12 NEW HAMPSHIRE + (WCAXtra) T, 4-4 Power Play 12.8% - 6/47 (44) 14.0% - 7/50 (41) LIVE STATS 18 at #16 Boston University + (NESN) 7:05 pm GoTerriers.com Penalty Kill 64.7% - 22/34 (T-57) 83.1% - 49/59 (25) 19 at Northeastern + 8:00 pm Penalty Min. 15.9 (13) 23.8 (1) 22 UMASS AMHERST + (WCAXtra) 7:05 pm COACHING STAFFS Goals Leader Brickley - 4 (T-36) Nieto - 7 (T-9) 25 COLGATE (CaTV) 7:05 pm VERMONT Assists Leader Reynolds/Franzon - 4 (N/A) Coyle - 9 (T-3) 27 DARTMOUTH (CaTV) 4:00 pm Head Coach: Points Leader Stålberg - 6 (N/A) Nieto - 12 (T-20) Kevin Sneddon (9th yr) DECEMBER Harvard ‘92 GAA Leader Vazzano - 3.61 (69) Millan - 3.11 (54) 2 MAINE + (CaTV) 7:05 pm Vermont: 131-133-47 SV% Leader Vazzano - .886 (61) Millan - .904 (T-44) 3 MAINE + (WCAXtra) 7:05 pm Overall: 181-232-65 7 at Merrimack + 7:00 pm FAST FACTS 17 ST. LAWRENCE (WCAXtra) 7:05 pm Associate Head Coach: • Rob Madore trails Tom Draper '87 by 33 saves for third on the all-time 27 RUSSIAN ALL-STARS, Exh. (CaTV) 7:05 pm John Micheletto (9th yr) career saves list at Vermont. Madore has 2,773 career stops and is behind Dartmouth ‘88 29 LAKE SUPERIOR ST. % (WCAXtra) 7:05 pm only Draper, Joe Fallon '08 (2,907 SV), and Tim Thomas '97 (3,950 SV). 30 FERRIS STATE % (WCAXtra) 7:05 pm Assistant Coach: Joey Gasparini (3rd yr) • H.T. Lenz is coming off his first career multi-goal game last Saturday JANUARY Vermont ‘06 4 at Maine + 7:00 pm against New Hampshire, including a shorthanded tally in the second 7 vs. UMass Amherst + & (NESN) 4:00 pm Assistant Coach: period and the game-tying goal with 1:20 left in the third period. 13 UMASS LOWELL + (CaTV) 7:05 pm Terry Lovelette (18th yr) 15 PROVIDENCE + (CaTV) 4:00 pm • Freshmen Mike Montagna, Kyle Mountain, and Nick Luukko all picked Johnson State ‘98 20 at UMass Amherst + 7:00 pm up their first career points with an assist against the Wildcats. 27 NORTHEASTERN + (CaTV) 7:05 pm BOSTON UNIVERSITY 28 NORTHEASTERN + (WCAXtra) 7:05 pm Head Coach: • The Catamounts are averaging 31 shots per game over their last three Jack Parker (39th yr) contests and have posted at least 14 shots in one period of all three. FEBRUARY Boston University ‘68 3 at UMass Lowell + 7:00 pm BU: 857-445-113 LAST TIME OUT VS. UNH 4 at UMass Lowell + (NESN) 7:00 pm Overall: 857-445-113 Saturday: Vermont 4, New Hampshire 4 (OT) 10 BOSTON COLLEGE + (NSBSN) 7:30 pm 17 at New Hampshire + (WBIN) 7:00 pm Associate Head Coach: With 1:20 left in regulation and Rob Madore pulled for an extra skater, Mike Bavis (14th yr) H.T. Lenz hopped onto the ice and scored his second goal of the game 18 at New Hampshire + 7:00 pm Boston University ‘93 to help Vermont earn a 4-4 tie with rival New Hampshire. Lenz notched 24 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + (NBCSN) 7:30 pm his first goal shorthanded in the second period and gave Vermont a 3-1 25 BOSTON UNIVERSITY + (CaTV) 7:05 pm Assistant Coach: Buddy Powers (3rd yr) lead at the time. Rob Madore made a season-high 36 saves for the MARCH Boston University ‘75 Catamounts as UVM took a season-low four penalties on the night. 2 at Boston College + (CBSSN) 7:30 pm 3 at Boston College + (CBSSN) 7:00 pm Goaltender Coach: 9-11 HEA Quarterfinals @ TBA Mike Geragosian (12th yr) RECENT MEETINGS 16-17 HEA Championships $ (NESN/NBCSN) TBA Vermont has lost just once at Agganis Arena since 2007 and is 2-1-3 in UMass Lowell ‘75 23-25 NCAA Regionals TBA its last six trips to play Boston University on the road. Six of the last OFFICIALS nine meetings between BU and Vermont have been decided by a goal or APRIL Referee: Jeff Bunyon less, and last year’s 4-2 loss at Gutterson Fieldhouse included an empty- 5-7 NCAA Frozen Four ! TBA Referee: Ryan Sweeney net goal. The Catamounts and Terriers battled in an epic NCAA Semifinal Linesman: Chris Aughe matchup at the 2009 Frozen Four as BU outlasted UVM 5-4 in D.C. Home games in ALL CAPS Linesman: Bob Bernard + Hockey East game % Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup (Burlington, Vt.) SCORING IN BUNCHES & Frozen Fenway 2012 - Fenway Park (Boston, Mass.) Three different Catamounts have already posted multi-goal games this @ Campus locations season. Connor Brickley and Sebastian Stalberg each scored twice in $ TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) Vermont’s 5-4 upset win over No. 8 Minnesota on October 23. H.T. Lenz ! St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Fla.) tallied two goals in Saturday night’s 4-4 tie with New Hampshire. All times are EST and subject to change due to TV HockeyEastOnline.comHockeyEastOnline.com - HockeyHockey EastEast StandingsStandings http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/men/standings.phpht //www.hockeyeastonlinene.com/men/st ngs.php STANDINGS & POLLS • WEEKEND NOTES HALFWAY TO 100 FOR STALBERG 2011-12 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS Junior forward Sebastian Stalberg posted the 50th point of his career in the 2011-20122011-2012 HOCKEYHOCKEY EASTEAST STANDINGSSTANDINGS home opener with a power play goal against No. 9 Merrimack. He leads all active HockeyHockey EastEast OverallOverall GP WWL L TTPtsGF Pts GF GA WL TGFGA Catamounts in scoring and was named the Hockey East Co-Player of the Week 11ge BostonBoston CollegeColle 97201432229720143222 99304530 3 0 45 30 on October 24. 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He has already 10 VermontVermont 504111022504111022 11511532 5 1 15 32 scored the Catamounts’ first goal of the game three times this season, and his StandingsStanandinlgsas Paget two have come less than four minutes into the first period. AgainstAgaAgainst thethe Rest NatioNNationalational PollsPolls USCHO.COM/CBS SPORTS POLL (as of 11/14/11) MADORE’S 100 & 6,000 MILESTONE HOCKEYOCKEY EASTEAST HEAD-TO-HEADHEAD-TO-HEAD Senior goaltender Rob Madore played in his 100th career game in Vermont’s RK TEABCM (1ST BUPLACE) MERE UMACORD UMLPTS MC LA UNHST WK NUsea PCson op UVMUeVTnMer at W-L-TWN-Lo-. 8 Minnesota (Oct. 21). On Nov. 4, he passed Tom Draper BC1 Minn---esota 0-1-00(-021-00) 1-0-01-00- 10 1-1-01--2-12--0 2 2-0-0-00-0 963 0-0-00 -00- 1-0-01-00- 1 2-0-02-0- 0-0-00-00-0 0 0-0-0-00- 7-2-07-2- ‘87 for third all-time in program history for games played by a goalie with 103. BU2 Mer1-0-01r-0im-0 ack ( ---25) 0-0-00-10- 0 8- 1-0-110-0-0--1 0 0-1-0-01-0 949 0-1-00 -01- 1-0-01-00- 6 0-0-00-0- 0-1-00-01-0 0 0-0-0-10- 3-3-13-3- ME 0-1-00-1-0 0-0-00----00-0 --- 0-0-00-0-0- 0 0-2-0-02-0 0-1-00-01- 0-1-00-01- 1-0-01-0- M 2-0-02a-00d-o0 re w0 0-0-0e-0n0-t over 3-5-03t-5h-e 6,000 minute mark in his career at Minnesota on Oct.