Pete Souris Assistant Commissioner for MEN’S Public Relations Hockey East Association MONTHLY 591 North Ave – #2 Wakefield, MA 01880 www.HockeyEastOnline.com RELEASE Office: (781) 245-2122 Cell: (603) 512-1166 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012 [email protected] BC’S PARKER MILNER TABBED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE MONTH IN MARCH ~ BC’s Johnny Gaudreau named Rookie of the Month; UML’s Doug Carr earns Goalie honor ~ Athletic Republic Player of the Month Mar. Opponent Result Min Svs GA 2 VERMONT W, 5-1 60:00 29 1 Parker Milner – Boston College 3 VERMONT W, 4-0 59:10 26 0 Junior Goaltender; Pittsburgh, Pa. 9 MASSACHUSETTS W, 2-1 60:00 25 1 10 MASSACHUSETTS W, 3-2 60:00 33 2 Milner went 8-0-0 with a 0.88 goals against average and 16 vs. Providence W, 4-2 60:00 27 2 a .971 save percentage. He recorded two shutouts and 17 vs. Maine W, 4-1 58:59 41 1 combined with Chris Venti on a third. Held opponents to 24 vs. Air Force W, 2-0 59:47 20 0 two goals or fewer in all eight games and held opponents to 25 vs. Minn.-Duluth W, 4-0 60:00 33 0 one goal or fewer six times. Milner was the first goaltender Totals 8-0-0 477:56 234 7 since Cory Schneider in 2006 to post back-to-back shutouts 0.88 GAA, .971 save percentage in the NCAA regionals. Runner-up: Garrett Noonan, BU (So., D, Norfolk, Mass.) 7GP, 9pts. (5g,4a) Hockey East Goaltender of the Month Mar. Opponent Result Min Svs GA 2 at Providence W, 5-1 60:00 23 1 Doug Carr – UMass-Lowell 8 PROVIDENCE L, 3-5 59:25 36 4 Sophomore Goaltender; Hanover, Mass. 9 PROVIDENCE W, 3-2 71:29 34 2 Carr went 3-3-0 in six starts for the River Hawks. Totaled 11 PROVIDENCE L, 0-1 58:46 35 1 a .932 save percentage and 2.27 goals against average, 23 vs. Miami W, 4-3 62:00 30 3 while backstopping UMass Lowell to its first NCAA Tourna- 24 vs. Union L, 2-4 59:19 35 3 ment win since 1996. Carr allowed two goals or less in Totals 3-3-0 370:49 193 14 three of his six starts. 2.27 GAA, .932 save percentage Runner-up: Dan Sullivan, Maine (So., York, Pa.) 4-3-0, 2.32 GAA, .923 save% Pro Ambitions Hockey Rookie of the Month Mar. Opponent Result G-A-P 2 VERMONT W, 5-1 0-0-0 Johnny Gaudreau – Boston College 3 VERMONT W, 4-0 0-1-1 Freshman Forward; Carneys Point, N.J. 9 MASSACHUSETTS W, 2-1 0-2-2 Gaudreau recorded a team-high 10 points (4g,6a) with a +8 10 MASSACHUSETTS W, 3-2 0-1-1 plus/minus rating in eight games. Gaudreau earned Hockey 16 vs. Providence W, 4-2 1-0-1 East playoff MVP honors with a tournament-high seven points 17 vs. Maine W, 4-1 2-1-3 (3g,4a) in four games. He also tallied two game-winning 24 vs. Air Force W, 2-0 0-0-0 goals and one power-play goal. Gaudreau tallied at least 25 vs. Minn.-Duluth W, 4-0 1-1-2 one point in six of eight games and notched multiple points Totals 8-0-0 4-6-10 three times. Runner-up: Zack Kamrass, UML (D, Atlanta, Ga.) 7GP, 7pts. (1g,6a) 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.