www.HockeyEastOnline.com Pete Souris Assistant Commissioner MEN’S for Public Relations Hockey East Association WEEKEND 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 PREVIEW Office: (781) 245-2122 Cell: (603) 512-1166 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2010 WEEKEND PREVIEW #1 NORTHEASTERN BATTLES WITH PC AND TOP RANKED EAGLES; MAINE HOSTS UML ~BU in IceBreaker; UNH heads to Miami; UVM hosts DU; UMass plays at Minny~ Northeastern at Providence (Fri.), vs. Boston College (Sat.) RECENT RESULTS • PC will open its 60th season on Friday, the Friars are 35-24 all-time in home openers. Saturday, October 2 • The Huskies won the season series last year vs. PC, 2-0-1. • BC returns Cam Atkinson (East Greenwich, Conn.), who led the nation with 30 goals in 09-10. at No. 14 Boston U. 9, Toronto 3 (Exh.) St. Francis Xavier 3 at No. 8 UNH 3 OT (Exh.) UMass-Lowell at No. 7 Maine (Fri.) at Alfond Arena New Brunswick 4 at UMass 3 OT (Exh.) • The Black Bears won the season series last year, 2-1-0 and advanced to the Garden with a 2-1 Acadia 3 at Northeastern 2 (Exh.) series win vs. the River Hawks in the HEA quaterfinals last March. • 2010 Hobey Hat Trick finalist Gustav Nyquist (Malmo, Sweden) posted 61 points (19g) in his Sunday, October 3 sophomore year. at No. 7 Maine 5, Acadia 1 (Exh.) • Tim Whitehead has a record of 199-126-36 in his 10th season as head coach of the Black Bears. at No. 1 Boston College 8, Toronto 0 (Exh.) He needs just one wins to reach 200 career wins at Maine. Whitehead has 275 career victories. at UMass-Lowell 3, St. Francis Xavier 0 (Exh.) New Brunswick 3 at Vermont 2 (Exh.) Massachusetts at Minnesota; Two-Game Series (Fri., Sat.) • The Gophers won the only meeting between the two teams, 1-0, on Oct. 15, 2004 at the Nye Frontier Classic in Alaska. This will be the first time UMass has played in Mariucci Arena. UPCOMING GAMES • Paul Dainton (Genelle, B.C.) is the eighth goalie in program history to be named captain. Friday, October 8 Northeastern at Providence * No. 8 UNH at No. 3 Miami; Two-Game Series (Fri.-CBS College Sports, Sat.) UMass-Lowell at No. 7 Maine * • The Wildcats and Red Hawks have four wins apiece in nine all-time meetings. Massachusetts at Minnesota (8pm) • Junior blueliner Blake Kessel (Verona, Wis.) has five points (2g) in two career games vs. Miami. No. 8 UNH at No. 3 Miami (7:30pm, CBSCS) No. 11 Denver at Vermont No. 11 Denver at Vermont; Two-Game Series (Fri., Sat.) • The Catamounts won the last meeting with Denver, a 6-4 win on Oct. 10, 2009 in Colorado. Ice Breaker Tournament (at St. Louis, Mo.) • Jack Downing (New Canaan, Conn.; 21 pts.) and Sebastian Stålberg (Gothenburg, Sweden;19) No. 14 Boston U. vs. No. 13 Wisconsin are the ‘Cats leading returning scorers from a season ago. (9:30pm) No. 14 Boston University vs. Wisconsin at Ice Breaker Tournament (Fri., Sun.) Saturday, October 9 • The Terriers compete in the Ice Breaker for the second time in three years and for the fourth time No. 1 Boston College at Northeastern * overall. BU won the Ice Breaker in 2008 with wins over North Dakota (5-1) and Michigan St. (2-1). Massachusetts at Minnesota (8pm) • BU owns a 8-6-0 al-time record vs. the Badgers in 14 lifetime meetings. The last meeting between No. 8 UNH at No. 3 Miami the two teams came Dec. 30, 2000, a 3-2 BU loss in Badger Showdown Championship Game. No. 11 Denver at Vermont Connecticut at No. 7 Maine Connecticut at Maine (Sat.) • Maine owns a 2-0-0 all-time record vs. UConn with the last meeting coming Nov. 29, 1978. Merrimack at Niagara Merrimack at Niagara (Sat.) Sunday, October 10 • The Warriors return National Rookie of the Year Stephane Da Costa (Paris, France), who recorded Ice Breaker Tournament (at St. Louis, Mo.) a league-high 45 points (16g) among rookies in his first season at Merrimack. No. 14 Boston U. vs. Holy Cross/Notre Dame (1/4pm) ALL TIMES EST, 7PM, unless noted 2010-2011 HEA STANDINGS * denotes conference game Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. 1. Boston College 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) The 27th ANNUAL HOCKEY EAST Boston University 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Maine 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) MARCH 18-19, 2011 Massachusetts 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) UMass-Lowell 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) Merrimack 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) TICKETS GO ONSALE DECEMBER 4, 2010 Northeastern 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) at the TD Garden Box Office Providence 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) or by calling 800-745-3000 or Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0.00 (0) 0.00 (0) 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.