Brion O’Connor Director of Public Relations PRESS Hockey East Association PRESS 591 North Ave – #2 RELEASERELEASE Wakefield, MA 01880 Phone: (781) 245-2122 Great Hockey. Guaranteed. Cell: (978) 609-7224 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 16, 2005 WEEKLY RELEASE #4 HUSKIES, CATAMOUNTS BATTLE TO A STANDOFF Weekend nets mixed results for HE, despite two wins over U-18 team Northeastern spoiled Vermont’s homecoming, as the Catamounts were returning to the Gutterson Fieldhouse for their first game since a weekend sweep of national powers RECENT RESULTS Colgate and Miami last week. The Huskies clawed from behind twice, with NU freshman Friday, October 13 David Strathman knotting the game, 2-2, on a power play strike in the third period. at Massachusetts 3, Sacred Heart 2 Vermont’s Joe Fallon (Bemidji, MN) and NU’s Brad Thiessen (Aldergrove, BC) then shut at Maine 7, Bemidji State 1 the door in overtime, and each team secured a point. UMass Lowell 3, at Minnesota-Duluth 3 at Boston College 5, U.S. U-18 Team 4 (exh.) Boston University also managed a tie, 4-4, against RPI, after battling back from a 3-1 Clarkson 6, at Providence 1 deficit. Terrier sophomore Chris Higgins (Lynnfield, MA) notched two goals to lead BU. In at Alaska-Anchorage 6, Merrimack 2 & Orono, Maine continued its winning ways, taking a pair from visiting Bemidji State, 7-1 and 6-3. UMass garnered three of a possible four points when the Minutemen beat Saturday, October 14 Northeastern 2, at Vermont 2 * Sacred Heart, 3-2, and then tied Clarkson, 3-3. Providence bounced back from a 6-1 loss Boston University 4, at Rensselaer 4 to Clarkson on Friday with a 4-2 victory over St. Lawrence. at Maine 6, Bemidji State 3 At Minnesota-Duluth on Friday, UMass Lowell freshman goaltender Carter Hutton stood at Providence 4, St. Lawrence 2 on his head to help capture a point with a 3-3 tie. The River Hawks ran out of steam the at Massachusetts 3, Clarkson 3 next night, eventually falling to the Bulldogs, 7-3. A bright spot for Coach Blaise at Minnesota-Duluth 7, UMass Lowell 3 at New Hampshire 7, U.S. U-18 Team 1 (exh.) MacDonald was the play of Jason Tejchma (Muskegon, WI), who rang up a goal and an Colorado College 5, Merrimack 0 & assist on Friday, and two goals on Saturday. Merrimack College dropped two games in the Nye Frontier Classic, 6-2 to host Alaska-Ankorage and 5-0 to Colorado College. UPCOMING GAMES In exhibitions, Hockey East squads took two from the U.S. Under-18 National team, Friday, October 20 though the youngsters gave the top-ranked Boston College Eagles everything they could Northeastern at Boston University * handle on Friday before bowing 5-4 in overtime. The next night, in Durham, the UNH Notre Dame at Boston College Wildcats caught the U-18 squad on the rebound, and handled them easily, 7-1. Michigan Tech at Vermont Bowling Green at Providence Maine at North Dakota (8:30pm) 2006-07 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS New Hampshire at Colorado College (9:30pm) UMass Lowell vs. Northern Michigan (5pm) % Team GP W L T Pts Overall Offense/All Defense/All Saturday, October 21 Boston College 1 1 0 0 2 1-0-0 5.00 GPG 2.00 GAPG Boston University at Merrimack * Vermont 1 0 0 1 1 2-0-1 4.00 GPG 1.50 GAPG Michigan Tech at Vermont Bowling Green at Boston College Northeastern 2 0 1 1 1 0-1-1 2.00 GPG 3.50 GAPG Notre Dame at Providence (7:30pm) Boston University 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-1 4.00 GPG 4.00 GAPG Union at Northeastern Maine at North Dakota (8pm) Maine 0 0 0 0 0 3-0-0 5.33 GPG 1.66 GAPG New Hampshire at Colorado College (9pm) Massachusetts 0 0 0 0 0 1-0-1 3.00 GPG 2.50 GAPG UMass Lowell vs. Niagara/Neb-Omaha (5/8pm) % Merrimack 0 0 0 0 0 0-2-0 1.00 GPG 5.50 GAPG New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 - - * Hockey East game & Nye Frontier Classic at Alaska-Anchorage Providence 0 0 0 0 0 1-1-0 2.50 GPG 4.00 GAPG % Mutual of Omaha Stampede at Neb-Omaha UMass Lowell 0 0 0 0 0 0-1-1 3.00 GPG 5.00 GAPG Games start at 7pm EST unless indicated CCM/RBK HOCKEY SUPERSKILLS HOCKEY PURE HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK PLAYER OF THE WEEK BRIAN BOYLE – Boston College DAVID STRATHMAN – Northeastern CARTER HUTTON – UMass Lowell Senior Forward; Hingham, MA Freshman Defenseman; Tempe, AZ Freshman Goaltender; Thunder Bay, ON Tallied four points on two goals and two Scored the third-period, game-tying goal In his first varsity start, recorded 38 saves assists in the Hockey East opener against against 9th-ranked Vermont, on the road, - many spactacular - to preserve a 3-3 tie Northeastern, securing Coach Jerry to garner a point for Coach Greg Cronin’s for the River Hawks against Minnesota- York’s 750th career win, 5-2. Huntington Hounds. Duluth at the Bulldogs’ home rink. 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 HONOR ROLL • John Curry, BU (Sr. G; Shorewood, MN) – Made 33 saves to help BU earn a come-from-behind tie against RPI, 4-4. • Ryan Simpson, PC (Fr. G; Bow, NH) – Stopped 22 of 24 St. Lawrence shots to get the win, 4-2. • Jason Tejchma, UML (Sr. F; Muskegon, WI) – Had a goal and an assist in 3-3 tie against Bulldogs on Friday, and two goals in rematch. • Jon Rheault, PC (Jr. F; Deering, NH) – Scored twice, including a short-handed gamewinner, against St. Lawrence on Saturday. • Jerry Pollastrone, UNH (So. F; Revere, MA) – Registered two goals and two assists to power the Wildcats over the U.S. Under-18 National team, 7-1, on Saturday. • Bret Tyler, Maine (Jr. D; Maynard, MA) – Had six assists, all on power play tallies, in weekend sweep of Bemidji State. Tyler leads the Black Bears and Hockey East in scoring. • Justin Mills, MC (Sr. F; Edgerton, AB) – Named to the Nye Frontier Classic All-Tournament Team, after finishing the two games +1, despite the Warriors being outscored 11-2. • Wes Clark, Maine (Jr. F; Oakville, ON) – Three goals in two weekend wins, more than doubling career totals. • Cory Quirk, UMass (So. F; Brockton, MA) – Had a goal and two assists in leading UMass to a win and a tie. • Chris Higgins, BU (So. F; Lynnfield, MA) – Three points, including two goals and an assist, to help clinch 4-4 tie against RPI. • Teddy Purcell, Maine (Fr. F; St. John’s, NF) – Scored two goals on Saturday to nail down second win against Bemidji State. LEADING SCORERS (All Games) COLLEGIATE FIRSTS Player, School Cl GP G A Pts David Strathman, NU (Fr. D; Tempe, AZ) 1 Bret Tyler, Maine Jr 3066 First goal, 10/14/06 at Vermont 2 Dean Strong, Vermont So 3235 Martin Nolet, UMass (Fr. D; Quebec City, QB) Keenan Hopson, Maine Jr 3145 First goal, 10/13/06 vs. Sacred Heart 4 Brian Boyle, BC Sr 1224 Dan Meyers, UMass (Fr. G; Vorhees, NJ) Jason Tejchma, UML Sr 2314 First win, 10/13/06 vs. Sacred Heart Peter Lenes, UVM So 2224 Wes Clark, Maine Jr 3314 Carter Hutton, UML (Fr. G; Thunder Bay, ON) Matt Duffy, Maine So 3224 First point, 10/13/06, 3-3 tie vs. Minn.-Duluth Michel Léveillé, Maine Sr 3134 Randy Guzior, NU (Fr. F; Lemont, IL) Torrey Mitchell, UVM Jr 3134 First goal, 10/10/06 at Boston College Ryan Gunderson, UVM Sr 3044 12 Brock Bradford, BC So 1213 Ryan Simpson, PC (Fr. G; Bow. NH) Chris Higgins, BU So 1213 First win, 10/14/06 vs. St. Lawrence Jason Lawrence, BU So 1033 Jeremy Dehner, UML (Fr. D; Madison, WI) Jon Rheault, PC Jr 2213 First goal, 10/13/06 at Minn.-Duluth Mark Roebothan, UML So 2213 Teddy Purcell, Maine (Fr. F; St. John’s, NF) Cory Quirk, Mass So 2123 First goal, 10/6/06 vs. Minnesota Jeremy Hall, UML Sr 2123 Jeremy Dehner, UML Fr 2033 Zach Sill, Maine (Fr. F; Colchester Country, NS) First goal, 10/14/06 vs. Bemidji State LEADING GOALTENDERS (All Games) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1 Joe Fallon, UVM Jr 3 185 2 0 1 0.97 .961 2 Ben Bishop, Maine So 3 171 3 0 0 1.75 .933 3 Cory Schneider, BC Jr 3 60 1 0 0 2.00 .917 Dan Meyers, UMass Fr 1 60 1 0 0 2.00 .900 Ryan Simpson, PC Fr 1 60 1 0 0 2.00 .917 6 Jon Quick, UMass So 1 65 0 0 1 2.77 .900 7 Brad Thiessen, NU Fr 1 125 0 1 1 3.36 .889 8 John Curry, BU Sr 1 65 0 0 1 3.69 .892 9 Tyler Sims, PC Jr 1 55 0 1 0 4.35 .833 10 Andre Brathwaite, MC Fr 2 80 0 1 0 4.50 .850 TEAM STATISTICS (All Games) TEAM NOTES TEAM OFFENSE Boston College: BC’s 5-2 victory over Northeastern marked Team GP G GPG Coach Jerry York’s 750th career win ... BC improved to 10- —————————————————————————————————————— 3-0 in season-opening games under York ..