MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY 2017-18 MEN’S HOCKEY GAME NOTES 2013-14 ATLANTIC HOCKEY ASSOCIATION REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION SIX-TIME NCAA PARTICIPANT (1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2005) • NCAA DIVISION II RUNNERS-UP (1993, 1995) GAMES #7 & 8 Mercyhurst LAKERS (2-2-2, 1-1-2 Atlantic Hockey) vs. #17 Penn State NITTANY LIONS THE SERIES vs. PENN STATE Mercyhurst trails all-time series, 0-1-0 GF: 0 (4-4-0, 2-2-0 Atlantic Hockey) GA: 7 Home: 0-1-0 (GF: 0 - GA: 7) AT PEGULA ICE ARENA (University Park, Pa.) Away: 0-0-0 (GF: 0 - GA: 0) Friday, November 3, 2017 - 7:05 PM Neutral: 0-0-0 (GF: 0 - GA: 0) Saturday, November 4, 2017 - 7:05 PM 2017-18 MERCYHURST SCHEDULE Oct. 13 at Holy Cross * T, 1-1 (OT) THE GAMES Oct. 14 at Holy Cross * T, 4-4 (OT) The Mercyhurst men’s ice hockey team will visit 17th-ranked for a two- game non-conference series on Nov. 3-4. Oct. 20 FERRIS STATE L, 2-3 Oct. 21 FERRIS STATE W, 4-1 The Lakers are coming off a weekend in which they split an Atlantic Oct. 27 at Bentley * L, 3-4 Hockey series with Bentley. Mercyhurst suffered its first conference loss of the season on Friday, 4-3, before earning its first win on Oct. 28 at Bentley * W, 2-0 Saturday, 2-0. Nov. 3 at #17 Penn State 7:00 PM Nov. 4 at #17 Penn State 7:00 PM Last weekend, the Nittany Lions split with Michigan in Big Ten action. Penn State defeated the Wolverines on Friday, 5-4 in overtime, and Nov. 10 CANISIUS * 7:05 PM then suffered a 5-2 loss on Saturday. Nov. 11 CANISIUS * 7:05 PM Nov. 25 at #7 Wisconsin 7:05 PM THE COACHES Nov. 26 at #7 Wisconsin 5:05 PM Rick Gotkin (Brockport State ‘82) is in his 30th season as head coach for Mercyhurst. He is the longest-tenured NCAA Division I coach at Dec. 1 SACRED HEART * 7:05 PM one school. Gotkin owns a 527-389-86 record, ranking 22nd all-time Dec. 2 SACRED HEART * 7:05 PM in NCAA career wins and eighth among active coaches (all divisions). Dec. 8 at American International * 7:05 PM He is the only hockey coach to guide teams to the NCAA Tournament at all three levels, totaling six NCAA appearances and five league Dec. 9 at American International * 7:05 PM championships. Dec. 16 at Robert Morris * 7:05 PM Dec. 17 ROBERT MORRIS * 4:05 PM Guy Gadowsky (Colorado College ‘89) is in his sixth season as head coach for Penn State, where he now has a 89-84-12 record. Having Dec. 29 ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY * 7:05 PM also been head coach at Alaska-Fairbanks and Princeton, he is in his Dec. 30 ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY * 7:05 PM 18th year and owns a 262-282-49 record. Jan. 5 at #19 Air Force Academy * 7:05 PM Jan. 6 at #19 Air Force Academy * 7:05 PM Jan. 12 NIAGARA * 7:05 PM Jan. 13 NIAGARA * 7:05 PM Jan. 19 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL * 7:05 PM Jan. 20 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL * 7:05 PM 2017-18 ATLANTIC HOCKEY ASSOCIATION STANDINGS Jan. 26 at Army West Point * 7:05 PM CONFERENCE OVERALL PTS W-L-T Pct. W-L-T PCT Jan. 27 at Army West Point * 7:05 PM Niagara 6 3-0 1.000 4-2 0.667 Feb. 9 HOLY CROSS * 7:05 PM Holy Cross 6 2-0-2 0.750 3-1-2 0.667 Army West Point 6 3-3 0.500 3-3 0.500 Feb. 10 HOLY CROSS * 7:05 PM Rochester Technology 4 2-0 1.000 3-2-1 0.583 Canisius 4 2-2 0.500 2-2-1 0.500 Feb. 16 at Robert Morris * 7:05 PM Mercyhurst 4 1-1-2 0.500 2-3-2 0.429 Robert Morris 4 2-3 0.400 2-5 0.286 Feb. 17 ROBERT MORRIS * 7:05 PM Bentley 4 1-3-2 0.333 1-3-2 0.333 Feb. 23 at Rochester Institute of Technology * 7:05 PM Air Force Academy 2 1-1 0.500 5-2-1 0.688 American International 2 0-2-2 0.250 1-5-2 0.250 Feb. 24 at Rochester Institute of Technology * 7:05 PM Sacred Heart 0 0-2 0.000 2-4 0.333 SEASON LEADERS NOTES 17-18 AH AWARD WINNERS PLAYER OF THE WEEK GAMES PLAYED Fifteen players tied with 4 LAST TIME OUT - Mercyhurst at Bentley - Oct. 27-28, 2017 The Lakers split a two-game Atlantic Hockey series with GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK GOALS Taylor Best 3 Bentley, losing 4-3 and then winning 2-0. Matthew Whittaker 3 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Derek Barach 2 Bentley 4, Mercyhurst 3 (Friday) Jonathan Charbonneau 2 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jack Riley 2 Les Lancaster had a goal and an assist while Jonathan ASSISTS Charbonneau and Kane Elliot scored Mercyhurst’s other goals. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH Joseph Duszak 5 James Anderson had two assists while Jeremy Wu and Joseph Les Lancaster 5 Derek Barach 3 Duszak had one assist each for the Lakers. GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH Jack Riley 3 Five players tied with 2 Charlie Marchand, Kyle Schmidt, Luke Santerno and Connor ROOKIE OF THE MONTH POINTS Brassard scored for Bentley. Brassard’s goal was the game- Les Lancaster 6 Derek Barach 5 winner. Taylor Best 5 Jack Riley 5 Joseph Duszak 5 The Lakers went 1-for-7 on the power play while the Falcons went 3-for-5. PENALTIES Nathan Ferriero 5 Jack Riley 4 Mercyhurst goaltender Brandon Wildung saved 39 out of 43 Jeremy Wu 4 Derek Barach 2 shots on net while Jayson Argue stopped 34 out of 37 shots Jonathan Charbonneau 2 for Bentley. PENALTY MINUTES Nathan Ferriero 13 Mercyhurst 2, Bentley 0 (Saturday) Jack Riley 8 Jeremy Wu 8 Mercyhurst goaltender Brandon Wildung recorded a 24-save Derek Barach 4 shutout while the Lakers scored two power-play goals. Jonathan Charbonneau 4 USCHO.COM POLL - Oct. 30 POWER-PLAY GOALS # TEAM RECORD PTS LAST Matthew Whittaker 3 Taylor Best and Jack Riley scored for Mercyhurst while 1 Denver (42) 4-0-2 991 1 Derek Barach 2 Matthew Whittaker, Joshua Lammon and Joseph Duszak had 2 Saint Cloud State (8) 5-0-0 952 2 Taylor Best 2 assists. 3 Harvard 1-0-0 900 3 Two players tied with 1 4 North Dakota 5-2-1 775 4 SHORTHANDED GOALS 5 Minnesota 5-3-0 759 7 None Mercyhurst went 2-for-5 on the power play while Bentley went 6 Providence 5-2-0 689 11 0-for-7. 7 Wisconsin 6-3-0 654 5 GAME-WINNING GOALS 8 Minnesota-Duluth 4-2-2 621 10 Derek Barach 1 Taylor Best 1 In net for Bentley, Jayson Argue saved 28 out of 30 shots on 9 Minnesota State 5-2-0 605 12 10 Notre Dame 4-3-1 515 8 GAME-TYING GOALS net. 11 Quinnipiac 3-1-1 459 13 12 Boston University 3-4-1 436 6 SHOTS 13 Clarkson 4-3-1 422 9 Les Lancaster 24 GRANDPA RILEY Derek Barach 17 Laker redshirt-senior Jack Riley is 25 years old -- easily the 13 New Hampshire 5-1-1 422 14 Jonathan Charbonneau 17 15 Northeastern 4-2-1 268 20 Jack Riley 16 oldest player on the team and the second-oldest player in 16 Ohio State 5-1-2 220 NR Zach Todd 16 all of NCAA Division I. He trails only American International’s 17 Penn State 4-4-0 194 15 18 Cornell 2-0-0 133 NR BLOCKED SHOTS Dominic Racobaldo, who is older than Riley by 57 days. Patrick Piacentini 11 19 Air Force Academy 5-2-1 108 18 Joseph Duszak 10 20 Michigan Tech 4-4-1 95 16 Zach Todd 10 POWERED-UP POWER PLAY Nathan Ferriero 5 The Lakers are off to a blistering start on the power play Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State 97, Michigan Les Lancaster 5 67, Cornell 65, Bemidji State 45, Colorado College Jeremy Wu 5 in 2017-18. They are 11 of 34, connecting on the man- advantage at a 32.4-percent clip. That is the best figure in 11, Omaha 10, Northern Michigan 4, Vermont 3, PLUS/MINUS RATING Army West Point 2. Kane Elliot +2 Atlantic Hockey and fourth-best in all of NCAA Division I. Michael Verboom +2 Derek Barach +1 Taylor Best +1 Matthew Whittaker has led the Mercyhurst power play with Jonathan Charbonneau +1 three goals while Derek Barach and Taylor Best have two Joseph Duszak +1 tallies each. Whittaker is tied for the AHA lead in power-play USA TODAY POLL - Oct. 30 FACEOFF WINS goals while sitting tied for fifth in the nation. # TEAM RECORD PTS LAST Joshua Lammon 72 (.558) Derek Barach 64 (.441) 1 Denver (34) 4-0-2 510 1 Michael Verboom 47 (.461) Defenseman Les Lancaster has five power-play assists this 2 Saint Cloud State 5-0-0 472 2 Jack Riley 15 (.469) 3 Harvard 1-0-0 435 3 Nathan Ferriero 11 (.333) season, tying for the league lead in power-play points. 4 Minnesota 5-3-0 384 7 5 North Dakota 5-2-1 338 4 Mercyhurst, which had two games in which they recorded 6 Providence 5-2-0 327 10 three power-play goals last year, now has a four-PPG game and 7 Wisconsin 6-3-0 271 5 8 Minnesota-Duluth 4-2-2 258 11 a three-PPG game in a six-game-old season.