www.HockeyEastOnline.com Pete Souris Assistant Commissioner for Public Relations MEN’S Hockey East Association 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 WEEKLY Office: (781) 245-2122 Cell: (603) 512-1166 RELEASE [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2011 WEEKLY RELEASE #24 BOSTON COLLEGE TAKES 10TH HEA TOURNAMENT TITLE IN SCHOOL HISTORY ~League attracts over 30,000+ fans to TD Garden for 27th annual Championship ~ RECENT RESULTS ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Friday, March 11 Hockey East Quarterfinals #13 CAM ATKINSON, BOSTON COLLEGE (Junior Forward; Greenwich, Conn.) at Boston College 4, Massachusetts 1 (Game 1) Registered three points, including two third-period goals, to lift BC over Merrimack for the at New Hampshire 3, Vermont 1 (Game 1) league championship on Saturday night en route to earning Bill Flynn tournament Most Valu- at Merrimack 5, Maine 4 (Game 1) able Player honors. at Boston U. 5, Northeastern 2 (Game 2) Saturday, March 12 Hockey East Quarterfinals at Boston College 4, Massachusetts 2 (Game 2) at New Hampshire 4, Vermont 3 (Game 2) PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK at Merrimack 6, Maine 2 (Game 2) #13 MIKE COLLINS, MERRIMACK (Freshman Forward; Boston, Mass.) Sunday, March 13 Picked up two goals and three points on the weekend in two games at the TD Garden, Hockey East Quarterfinals which included two points (1g,1a) in the Hockey East Finals on Saturday Northeastern 5 at Boston U. 4 (Game 3) night vs. the Eagles. Friday, March 18 Hockey East Semifinals (at TD Garden) Boston College 5 vs. Northeastern 4 Merrimack 4 vs. UNH 1 PURE HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Saturday, March 19 Hockey East Championship Game #4 TOMMY CROSS, BOSTON COLLEGE (Junior Defenseman; Simsbury, Conn.) Boston College 5 vs. Merrimack 3 Recorded three points (1g,2a) with four shots on goal and a +3 rating in a 5-4 win vs. UPCOMING GAMES Northeastern and earned All-Tournament honors for his efforts Friday, March 25 over the weekend for the Eagles. NCAA West Regionals No. 4 Colorado Coll. vs. No. 1 Boston College (9pm, ESPNU/ESPN3.com) HOCKEY EAST TEAM OF THE WEEK Saturday, March 26 NCAA Northeast Regionals BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES No. 4 UNH vs. No. 1 Miami The Eagles took home their league-record 10th Hockey East Championship on Saturday (4pm, ESPNU/ESPN3.com) night at the TD Garden in Boston with a 5-3 victory against Merrimack College in the 27th No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Merrimack annual Championship Tournament in front of 14,571 fans. BC downed Northeastern in (7:30, ESPN3.com) West Regional Final (9pm, ESPNU/ESPN3.com) the semifinals on Friday night by a 5-4 score to advance to its 15th Championship Game in school history as 16,003 fans took in the game on Causeway Street. Sunday, March 27 Northeast Regional Final 2010-2011 HEA STANDINGS (8pm, ESPNU/ESPN3.com) ALL TIMES EST Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. 1. Boston College * # 27 20 6 1 41 30-7-1 3.74 (101) 2.15 (58) 2. New Hampshire * # 27 17 6 4 38 21-10-6 3.33 (90) 2.19 (59) The 27th ANNUAL HOCKEY EAST 3. Boston University * # 27 15 6 6 36 19-12-8 2.81 (76) 2.48 (67) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT 4. Merrimack * # 27 16 8 3 35 25-9-4 3.30 (89) 2.48 (67) MARCH 18-19, 2011 5. Maine * 27 14 8 5 33 17-12-7 3.41 (92) 2.70 (73) 6. Northeastern * 27 10 10 7 27 14-16-8 2.70 (73) 2.56 (69) 7. Vermont * 27 6 14 7 19 8-20-8 2.22 (60) 3.15 (85) 8. Massachusetts * 27 5 16 6 16 6-23-6 2.52 (68) 3.26 (88) TICKETS ARE ONSALE NOW!!! 9. Providence 27 4 16 7 15 8-18-8 1.96 (53) 3.48 (94) at the TD Garden Box Office 10. UMass-Lowell 27 4 21 2 10 5-25-4 2.22 (60) 3.78 (102) or by calling 800-745-3000 or * clinched playoff berth, # clinched home ice for quarterfinal round at www.ticketmaster.com BOSTON COLLEGE • BOSTON UNIVERSITY • UNIVERSITY of MAINE • UNIVERSITY of MASSACHUSETTS • UMASS-LOWELL MERRIMACK COLLEGE• UNIVERSITY of NEW HAMPSHIRE • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE • UNIVERSITY of VERMONT HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS Joe Cannata, MC (Jr., G, Wakefield, Mass.) Led the Warriors to their first-ever HEA Championship Game with 30 saves in the 4-1 semifinal win vs. UNH. John Muse, BC (Sr., G, East Falmouth, Mass.) Was named to the All-Tournament Team for his play in Boston with 69 saves (.908 save%) in two games. Matt Di Girolamo, UNH (Jr., G, Ambler, Pa.) Stopped 31 shots on Friday against Merrimack at the TD Garden in the Hockey East semifinals. Ryan Flanigan, MC (Jr., F, Rochester, NY) Led the Warriors with three goals on the weekend, earning All-Tournament team honors. Brian Gibbons, BC (Sr., F, Braintree, Mass.) Registered three points (2g,1a) in wins over Northeastern and Merrimack; earned All-Tournament honors. Wade MacLeod, NU (Sr., F, Coquitlam, B.C.) Scored two goals and one assist in the semifinal contest against Boston College on March 18. Tyler McNeely, NU (Sr., F, Burnaby, B.C.) Registered a three-point outing with a goal and two assists in Friday’s semifinal contest against BC. Pat Mullane, BC (So., F, Wallingford, Conn.) Recorded a team-high four points (2g,2a) in wins (had one goal and one assist in each win). Elliott Sheen, MC (Jr., F, Lethbridge, Alta.) Tied a career-high with two goals in Merrimack’s 4-1 win over UNH. Steve Silva, NU (Sr., F, Tyngsboro, Mass.) Closed out his collegiate career with a personal best seven-game point streak, with assist in Friday’s game vs. BC. Karl Stollery, MC (Jr., D, Camrose, Alta.) Was named to the All-Tournament and had an assist on the weekend with two shots on goal for the Warriors. CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO’S HOT? Congratulations to the BRIAN DUMOULIN, BC (BIDDEFORD, MAINE) Has registered six points (1g,5a) in his Boston College Eagles current 5-game point streak on Winning Ryan FLANIGAN, MC (ROCHESTER, NY) their league-record Has goals in four straight and 11 points in six games. He was the leading scorer and goal scorer in the 2011 HEA tournament 10th Hockey East with nine points (5g,4a) in four games Tournament BRIAN GIBBONS, BC (BRAINTREE, MASS.) Extended his scoring streak to six games with nine points Championship (4g,5a) during that time. Gibbons has tallied at least one point in 34-of-38 games this winter STEVIE MOSES, UNH (LEOMINSTER, MASS.) Moses has goals in three-straight games for the Wildcats PAT MULLANE, BC (WALLINGFORD, CONN.) ARMY ROTC THREE STARS AWARD Is in the midst of a five-game point streak At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the “ Army ROTC with eight points (3g,5a) in that span Three Stars of The Game” are selected. Congratulations to UNH’s Paul Thompson for winning this year’s Army ROTC Three Stars Award. Here are the final 2010-2011 season leaders: JESSE TODD (CAMROSE, Alta.) Played in his 100th game on Friday night vs. UNH Rk. Name Cl. Pos. School 1. Paul Thompson Sr. F UNH 2. Kieran Millan Jr. G BU MERRIMACK COLLEGE WARRIORS 3. Cam Atkinson Jr. F BC Appeared in first-ever Hockey East Championship and 4. Wade MacLeod Sr. F NU selected to first NCAA Tournament since 1988 5. Brian Gibbons Sr. F BC 6. Chris Connolly Jr. F BU Chris Rawlings So. G NU TEAM NOTES Northeastern: Northeastern bowed out to Boston College in its seventh Hockey East semifinals, 5-4, on Friday, March 18 at the TD Garden. It marked Boston College: BC won its record 10th Hockey East tournament the Huskies second semifinals appearance in the last three years under title, including its eighth under Jerry York and fourth in the last five years. head coach Greg Cronin. Veteran Steve Silva closed out his tenure as a BC improved to 8-2 in league tournament championship games under York Husky with a career-best seven-game point streak while Wade MacLeod and and have captured back-to-back titles three times – 1998-99, 2007-08 and Tyler McNeely registered their 11th and eighth multi-point performance of 2010-11. York has guided Boston College to a 46-11-1 record in league the season, each accounting for three points. Silva, McNeely and MacLeod tournament action…With two wins, the Eagles captured their seventh and played all 38 games together this season as the top line and in their last 17 eighth straight victories heading into the NCAA Tournament and improve to games, each member of the trio scored at least one point in 10 of those 30-7-1 this winter...BC is 15-1-1 in its last 17 games and 21-2-1 in its last 24 outings. The three senior forwards all finished over 30 points this season, games...The 2010-11 team is the third team in school history to capture 30 marking the time a trio cracked 30 points, individually, since Jim Fahey, Chris wins in a season, joining the 2000-01 Eagles, who set a school record with Lynch, Mike Ryan and Jason Guerriero turned the trick in 2001-02. Since the 33 wins, and the 1986-87 team that captured 31 wins in 39 games...The turn of the calendar year, Northeastern’s 11-7-4 mark (.591) is the third-best team’s three seniors; Joe Whitney, Brian Gibbons and John Muse concluded total in Huskies history since the formulation of Hockey East.
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