Brion O’Connor Director of Public Relations MEN’SMEN’S Hockey East Association 591 North Ave – #2 PRESSPRESS Wakefield, MA 01880 Phone: (781) 245-2122 Great Hockey. Guaranteed. RELEASERELEASE Cell: (978) 609-7224 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JANUARY 29, 2007 RELEASE #32 UNH ASCENDS TO NO. 1; BC COLLECTS TWO WINS Huskies, Maine split; UMass, BU earn three points, MC-UVM all tied Late-game heroics by Boston University and Bos- by freshman Teddy Purcell to gain the weekend split. MB) got the tying strike, and Thomas Fortney popped ton College on Saturday helped the Beantown Thiessen was again superb, recording 32 saves in in the game-winning goal a minute later. UNH’s Kevin schools maintain their second and third place stand- the loss, and freshman Chad Costello got NU’s only Regan was solid, with 32 saves, while PC’s Tyler Sims ings in Hockey East, while the league’s top team - goal to garner three points on the trip. kept the Friars close, also making 32 saves. UNH - was voted No. 1 in the country. In Amherst, the Minutemen jumped out to a 3-0 lead Both BC and BU had busy weeks, starting with a against the Terriers on strikes by Alex Berry, Justin RECENT RESULTS rescheduled tilt last Wednesday, which the Terriers Braun and Cory Quirk, chasing Curry from the nets. Wednesday, January 24 won on the Eagles home ice, 4-1, behind senior goalie However, BU’s Karson Gillespie (Mankota, SK) shut Boston University 4, at Boston College 1 * John Curry (Shorewood, MN). BC returned the favor the door from that point on, and BU clawed back on on Friday, riding the stellar goaltending of Cory two goals by Kevin Schaeffer, and a power-power Friday, January 26 Schneider to a 5-2 victory at Agganis Arena in NESN’s tally by Chris Higgins. Gillespie finished with 12 saves, Boston College 5, at Boston U. 2 * weekly Hockey East telecast. On Saturday, the while UMass goalie Jon Quick (Hamden, CT) had 30 Northeastern 6, at Maine 1 * Eagles roared backed from a 3-1 deficit at home saves on the night. The tie gave the Minutemen three Massachusetts 6, at UMass Lowell 3 * % against UMass Lowell, winning 4-3 on a last-minute points on the weekend, after they blitzed UML for Vermont 1, at Merrimack 1 * OT goal by senior Brian Boyle, his second of the game. three late goals in a 6-3 win on Friday. The River Hawks built their lead on second-period In North Andover, Merrimack senior Jim Healey put goals by Jeremy Hall, Ian Schaser and Nick Monroe, on a goaltending clinic, stopping 77 of 79 shots in Saturday, January 27 but BC’s Joe Rooney and Matt Greene were able to two games against Vermont, preserving a pair of 1-1 at Boston College 4, UMass Lowell 3 * get the Eagles within one before the end of the stanza. ties and two points for the Warriors. On Friday, Boston University 3, at Massachusetts 3 * OT The win enabled BC to capture four league points. Merrimack’s Mike Vaskivuo scored his first collegiate at Maine 2, Northeastern * OT At Orono, Northeastern stunned the home fans with goal to offset an ealier strike by UVM. On Saturday, Vermont 1, at Merrimack 1 * OT a convincing 6-1 win on Friday, as captain Mike Mor- Vermont came from behind, when Catamount Ryan at New Hampshire 2, Providence 1 * ris (Braintree, MA) got a goal and an assist, and fresh- Gunderson (Bensalem, PA) tied the game after John man Greg Costa tallied twice. NU goalie Brad Goebel (Parma, OH) gave Merrimack an early lead. UPCOMING GAMES Theissen had 29 saves. Undaunted, the Black Bears Also on Saturday, UNH rebuffed a feisty Providence Friday, February 2 and goalie Ben Bishop came ready to play on Satur- squad, winning 2-1 after Cody Wild had given the Merrimack at Northeastern (7:30pm) * NESN day, and edged the Huskies 2-1 on an overtime strike Friars a 1-0 lead. UNH’s Jacob Micflikier (Winnipeg, Massachusetts at Boston College * UMass Lowell at Boston University * Providence at Vermont * 2006-07 HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS Maine vs. UNH (7pm - Manchester, NH) * CSTV Team GP W L T Pts Overall Goals Goals Against Saturday, February 3 New Hampshire 17 14 2 1 29 19-4-1 70 (97) 29 (47) Maine at New Hampshire * NHPTV Boston University 20 10 4 6 26 13-5-7 52 (66) 36 (46) UMass Lowell at Massachusetts * Boston College 19 11 7 1 2314-9-1 58 (71) 46 (59) Providence at Vermont * CN8 Vermont 17 9 4 4 22 14-8-4 37 (64) 31 (46) Massachusetts 17 9 6 2 20 12-8-4 42 (68) 40 (58) Monday, February 5 Maine 17 9 7 1 19 16-7-2 50 (90) 44 (60) Beanpot Tournament at Boston, MA (5/8pm) Boston University vs. Northeastern NESN Northeastern 20 6 10 4 16 9-12-4 46 (66) 53 (66) Boston College vs. Harvard NESN Providence 17 5 11 1 11 6-17-1 33 (43) 46 (73) Merrimack 18 3132 8 3-18-4 20 (29) 55 (80) * Hockey East game UMass Lowell 18 2 14 2 6 3-19-5 34 (57) 62 (90) % Hannaford Kids Club event All games Eastern Standard Time CCM/RBK HOCKEY SUPERSKILLS HOCKEY PURE HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK PLAYERS OF THE WEEK JIM HEALEY - Merrimack CHAD COSTELLO – Northeastern BRAD THIESSEN - Northeastern Senior Goaltender; Holyrood, NF Freshman Forward; Johnston, IA Freshman Goaltender; Aldergrove, BC Stopped 77 of 79 shots (for a .975 save per- Scored the game-winning goal and added Stopped 60 of 63 shots over two games to centage) in mirror 1-1 ties with visiting Ver- an assist in NU’s 6-1 win over Maine on Fri- help the Northeastern Huskies gain a week- mont, allowing the Warrirosr to claim two day night, and scored NU’s lone goal in a 2- end split with the Maine Black Bears at Al- points on the weekend. 1 overtime loss on Saturday. fond Arena in Orono. 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 Teddy Purcell, Maine (Fr. F; St. John’s, NF) – Scored the game-winner in overtime on Saturday night against Northeastern. Kevin Jarman, UMass (Sr. F; Aurora, ON) – Scored a pair of goals in UMass’ come-from-behind win over UMass Lowell. Chris Higgins, BU (So. F; Lynnfield, MA) – Had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 road win over BC and also scored in BU’s 3-3 tie at UMass. Kevin Regan, UNH (Jr. G; South Boston, MA) – Notched 32 saves on Saturday in the 2-1 victory against the Friars Ben Holmstrom, UML (Fr. F; Colorado Springs, CO) – Scored two goals, including his first career power play marker, against UMass Friday night and added an assist Saturday at Boston College for a three-point weekend. Kevin Schaeffer, BU (Sr. D; South Huntington, MA) – Tallied twice in 3-3 draw at UMass after getting an assist in BU’s 4-1 win over BC. Alex Berry, UMass (So., F, Danvers, MA) – Scored UMass’ fifth goal vs. the River Hawks and its first vs. BU. Pete MacArthur, BU (Jr. F; Clifton Park, NY) – Scored a pair of first-period goals to lift the Terriers to a 4-1 victory at BC. Thomas Fortney, UNH (So. F; Webster Groves, MO) – Scored the game-winner on Saturday night against Providence. Nathan Gerbe, BC (So. F; Oxford, MI) – Led BC to a 2-1-0 week with at least one point in three games, tallying a team-high four points. Tyler Sims, PC (Jr. G; Grand Blanc, MI) – Recorded 32 saves in a 2-1 loss to UNH on Saturday. Brian Boyle, BC (Sr. F; Hingham, MA) – Senior forward scored three goals in BC’s 2-1-0 week. Chris Capraro, UMass (Sr. F; Medford, MA) – Capped off UMass’ three point weekend with three points of his own. He was 1-1-2 vs. Lowell and had a helper vs. the Terriers. LEADING SCORERS (League games only) LEADING SCORERS (All games) Player, School Cl GP G A Pts Player, School Cl GP G A Pts 1 Trevor Smith, UNH So 17 11 1324 1 Trevor Smith, UNH So 24 15 17 32 2 Brian Boyle, BC Sr 19 11 12 23 2 Teddy Purcell, Maine Fr 25 1318 31 3Matt Fornataro, UNH Jr 17 8 14 22 3Matt Fornataro, UNH Jr 24 10 19 29 Pete MacArthur, BU Jr 20 10 12 22 Josh Soares, Maine Sr 25 14 15 29 5 Josh Soares, Maine Sr 17 11 10 21 5 Torrey Mitchell, UVM Jr 26 10 18 28 6 Joe Rooney, BC Sr 19 8 12 20 6 Jacob Micflikier, UNH Sr 22 6 21 27 Kenny Roche, BU Sr 20 7 1320 7 Joe Rooney, BC Sr 24 10 16 26 8 Jacob Micflikier, UNH Sr 15 3 15 18 Michel Léveillé, Maine Sr 25 13 1326 Torrey Mitchell, UVM Jr 17 7 11 18 9 Brian Boyle, BC Sr 24 12 1325 Teddy Purcell, Maine Fr 17 5 1318 Brett Hemingway, UNH Sr 24 9 16 25 11 Jerry Pollastrone, UNH So 17 6 11 17 11 Benn Ferriero, BC So 24 12 12 24 Benn Ferriero, BC So 19 8 9 17 12 Pete MacArthur, BU Jr 25 11 12 23 Chad Costello, NU Fr 20 9 8 17 Chris Higgins, BU So 25 10 1323 14 Brett Hemingway, UNH Sr 17 7 9 16 Dean Strong, UVM So 26 12 11 23 Nathan Gerbe, BC So 18 8 8 16 15 Mike Radja, UNH Jr 18 14 8 22 16 Mike Radja, UNH Jr 12 9 5 14 Chris Capraro, UMass Sr 20 6 16 22 Mike Morris, NU Sr 15 5 9 14 Jerry Pollastrone, UNH So 24 8 14 22 Brayden Irwin, UVM Fr 15 4 10 14 18 Cory Quirk, UMass So 24 10 11 21 Bryan Ewing, BU Jr 16 6 8 14 Kenny Roche, BU Sr 24 7 14 21 Michel Léveillé, Maine Sr 17 9 5 14 LEADING GOALTENDERS (League games only) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1 Joe Fallon, UVM Jr 16 9439 4 31.59 .930 2 Kevin Regan, UNH Jr 15 891 131 1 1.75 .939 3John Curry, BU Sr 18 1126 9 4 5 1.81 .933 4 Jon Quick, UMass So 17 1015 9 6 2 2.19 .929 5 Cory Schneider, BC Jr 19 1149 11 7 1 2.30 .917 Ben Bishop, Maine So 17 991 9 7 1 2.30 .916 7 Brad Thiessen, NU Fr 19 1165 6 9 4 2.37 .920 8 Jim Healey, MC Sr 10 608 1 7 2 2.47 .919 9 Tyler Sims, PC Jr 15 919 5 9 1 2.55 .905 10 Carter Hutton, UML Fr 10 579 2 6 2 2.80 .886 LEADING GOALTENDERS (All games) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1 Joe Fallon, UVM Jr 23136213 7 3 1.59 .931