Pete Souris MEN’S Director of Public Relations Hockey East Association WEEKLY 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 PRESS Office: (781) 245-2122 Cell: (603) 512-1166 Great Hockey. Guaranteed. RELEASE [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2008 WEEKLY RELEASE #17 PROVIDENCE TAKES THREE MORE POINTS IN LEAGUE PLAY ~BU, UNH, NU, UML, UVM earn wins; 56th Beanpot opens Monday~ WAKEFIELD, Mass. -- No. 13 Providence College gained ground on New Hampshire and Boston College atop the RECENT RESULTS league standings, as it took three points over the weekend. The Friars downed No. 9 Boston College, 3-2 on Friday night at Conte Friday, February 1 Forum and then tied Merrimack, 1-1, on Saturday night at Lawler Arena in North Andover. No. 13 Providence 3 at No. 9 Boston College 2 * Junior defenseman Matt Taormina (Washington Township, Mich.) scored the game-winner for the Friars in the third period No. 7 New Hampshire 5 at Vermont 1 * against the Eagles, while senior goalie Tyler Sims (Fort Wayne, Ind.) made 36 stops in the victory. Sophomore goalie Andrew at No. 14 Northeastern 1, Massachusetts 0 * Brathwaite (Kingston, Ont.) turned away a career-high 50 shots on Saturday for the Warriors. at UMass-Lowell 3, Maine 2 * No. 7 New Hampshire earned a 5-1 win at Vermont on Friday night, creating a three-point cushion ahead of the Eagles. at Boston University 4, Merrimack 1 * Senior Matt Fornataro (Calgary, Alb.) scored two goals for the Wildcats, including the game-winner, while classmate Kevin Regan (South Boston, Mass.) earned his 14th win of the season in goal. UVM freshman blueliner Kyle Medvec (Burnsville, Md.) tallied his Saturday, February 2 first career goal on Friday night vs. the Wildcats. at Massachusetts 5, Maine 3 * The Catamounts picked up a 3-2 win against UMass-Lowell on Sunday afternoon at Gutterson Fieldhouse. Senior goalie Joe No. 13 Providence 1 at Merrimack 1 OT * Fallon (Bemidji, Minn.) stopped 31 shots, including 14 shots by the River Hawks in the second period. Sophomore Viktor Stålberg (Gothenburg, Sweden) scored the game clinching goal for UVM. UMass-Lowell opened the weekend with a 3-2 win against the Black Bears at Tsongas Arena on Friday night. Sophomore forward Ben Holmstrom (Colorado Springs, Colo.) had a four-point weekend Sunday, February 3 (1g,3a) for the River Hawks, while Jonathan Maniff (Revere, Mass.) had the game-winning goal with 23 seconds left in regulation at Vermont 3, UMass-Lowell 2 * on Friday vs. the Black Bears. Senior Wes Clark (Oakville, Ont.) totaled both goals for the Black Bears on Friday vs. UML. Boston University and Northeastern headed into the Beanpot on a winning note with victories on Friday. The Huskies shut UPCOMING GAMES out UMass, 1-0 at Matthews Arena on a goal by sophomore forward Randy Guzior (Lemont, Ill.) and a 22-save effort from Brad Monday, February 4 Thiessen (Aldergrove, B.C.). The Terriers downed Merrimack, 4-1, at Agganis Arena. Freshman Nick Bonino (Unionville, Conn.) had Beanpot Tournament at TD Banknorth Garden two points (1g,1a) in the game, while Brett Bennett (Williamsville, N.Y.) registered his seventh win of the season. (Boston, Mass.) Freshman forward James Marcou (Kings Park, N.Y.) scored three points (1g,2a) in the 5-3 win over Maine on Saturday night Northeastern vs. Harvard (5 pm, NESN) at the Mullins Center. Junior goalie Ben Bishop (Des Peres, Mo.) made 49 saves for the Black Bears in the losing cause. Boston University vs. Boston College (8pm, NESN) Tonight’s opening round of the 56th annual Beanpot Tournament features three Hockey East schools at the TD Banknorth Garden, with Northeastern and ECAC foe Harvard pairing off in the first match up at 5 p.m., while Boston Friday, February 8 College and Boston University meet in the nightcap (8 p.m.). Both games will be televised live on NESN. Vermont at Providence (CN8) * Boston College at Massachusetts * 2007-08 STANDINGS Boston University at UMass Lowell * Northeastern at Merrimack * Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Offense Defense New Hampshire at Maine * (WABI-TV) 1. New Hampshire 17 12 4 1 25 16-7-1 86 (3.58) 64 (2.67) 2. Boston College 18 8 4 6 22 12-6-7 91 (3.64) 58 (2.32) Saturday, February 9 3. Providence 17 9 5 3 21 12-9-3 73 (3.04) 62 (2.58) New Hampshire at Maine * (WABI-TV) 4. Northeastern 18 9 7 2 20 12-8-3 61 (2.65) 61 (2.65) Vermont at Providence * (COX-TV) 5. UMass-Lowell 18 7 7 4 18 12-9-4 72 (2.88) 58 (2.32) 6. Boston University 18 7 8 3 17 8-13-4 85 (3.40) 83 (3.32) Vermont 17 6 6 5 17 7-10-7 57 (2.38) 80 (3.33) 8. Massachusetts 18 5 8 5 15 10-9-6 70 (2.80) 63 (2.52) * Hockey East game 9. Maine 17 4 10 3 11 8-13-3 56 (2.33) 72 (3.00) All Games Eastern Standard Time (EST) 10. Merrimack 18 4 12 2 10 10-12-2 56 (2.33) 69 (2.88) (Rankings in composite schedule and release are CCM/RBK PRO AMBITIONS PURE HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK MATT TAORMINA - PROVIDENCE JAMES MARCOU - MASSACHUSETTS ANDREW BRATHWAITE - MERRIMACK JUNIOR DEFENSEMAN; WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, MICH. FRESHMAN FORWARD; KINGS PARK, N.Y. SOPHOMORE GOALTENDER; KINGSTON, ONT. Taormina scored the game winner at No. 9 Boston College Marcou tied a career-high with three points (1g,2a) in Brathwaite stopped a career-high 50 shots in a 1-1 tie with with 4:27 left in the third period on Friday night at Conte UMass’ win over Maine on Saturday night at the Mullins Providence College Saturday night and made 28 saves in Forum and assisted on the lone PC goal in a 1-1 tie at Center. He scored UMass’ first goal of the game and had the the loss to the Terriers on Friday. He totaled 78 saves in two Merrimack on Saturday night. primary assist on Chase Langeraap’s game-winning goal. games over the weekend. 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 Brett Bennett, BU (So., G, Williamsville, N.Y.) Stopped 17 of the 18 shots he faced to help BU earn a 4-1 win over Merrimack. Nick Bonino, BU (Fr., F, Unionville, Conn.) Bonino tallied a goal and added an assist in the Terriers’ 4-1 victory against Merrimack. Wes Clark, ME (Sr., F, Oakville, Ont.) Scored both of Maine’s goals in 3-2 loss to UMass Lowell on Friday night. Greg Collins, PC (So., F, Hingham, Mass.) Tallied one goal and one assist against Boston College on Friday. Kory Falite, UML (So., F, Billerica, Mass.) Had three points on two goals and an assist over the weekend. Joe Fallon, UVM (Sr., G, Bemidji, Minn.) Turned away 31 shots, including 14 in the second period, in a 3-2 win over No. 16 UMass-Lowell on Sunday. Matt Fornataro, UNH (Sr., F, Calgary, Alberta) Scored a pair of goals including the game-winner in Friday night’s 5-1 win over Vermont. Chris Higgins, BU (Jr., F, Lynnfield, Mass.)Higgins scored the game-winning goal against Merrimack with a nifty between-the-legs backhand. Ben Holmstrom, UML (So., F, Colorado Springs, Colo.) Totaled a team-high four points on a goal and three assists on the weekend. Jonathan Maniff, UML (So., F, Revere, Mass.) Scored two goals, including the game-winner against Maine Friday night. Paul Dainton, UMass (Fr., G, Genelle, B.C.) Made 44 combined saves in the two games with a 2.02 GAA and .917 save percentage vs. NU and Maine. Cory Quirk, UMass (Jr., F, Brockton, Mass.) Recorded three points on a goal and two assists on the weekend against NU and the Black Bears. Kevin Regan, UNH (Sr., G, South Boston, Mass.) Stopped 19 shots en route to his seventh-straight Hockey East win in a 5-1 win over Vermont on Friday night. Tyler Sims, PC (Sr., G, Fort Wayne, Ind.) Made 36 saves in PC’2 3-2 win at BC. Also stopped 17 shots in a 1-1 tie at Merrimack. Brad Thiessen, NU (So., G, Aldergrove, B.C.) Posted his second shutout of the season with 22 saves as the Huskies beat No. 15 UMass, 1-0, on Friday night. CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO’S HOT? The 24th Annual HOCKEY EAST Nolan BOIKE, ME (Arlington, MASS.) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT Registered his first collegiate goal on Saturday at UMass MARCH 21-22, 2008 P.J. Fenton, UMASS (Longmeadow, MASS.) Had two points on the weekend (1g, 1a) giving him 14 points in the last 11 games at the TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Mass. KEVIN KESSLER, UMASS (R-FR., D, MARSHFIELD, MASS.) Scored his first career goal against Maine on Saturday GREG MANZ, UNH (WAYNE, PA.) Posted his first collegiate goal for the ‘Cats on Friday vs. UVM KYLE Medvec, UVM (Burnsville, MINN.) Scored the first goal of his career against New Hampshire on Friday MIKE Sislo, UNH (SUPERIOR, WISC.) Notched his first collegiate goal in UNH’s 5-1 win over Vermont CORY QUIRK, UMASS (BROCKTON, MASS.) TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!!! Played in his 100th career game over the weekend REESE Wisnowski, UVM (East Middlebury, VT.) To purchase tickets call (617) 931-2000 Scored the second goal of his career and his first since he notched the game winner at visit www.ticketmaster.com or Niagara on Oct.