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Men's Hockey Ranked In Two National Polls
12/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Dec. 5, 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's hockey team is ranked 15th in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll and 19th in the USCHO.com/CSTV Poll, which were released on Monday, December 5. It marks the first time since November 3, 2003 that the Friars have been ranked in a national poll.
The Friars (8-6-1, 7-2-1 Hockey East) are currently in first place of the Hockey East standings. PC is coming off a pair of wins over the weekend. On Friday, December 2, the Friars defeated No. 7 Maine, 4-2, at Schneider Arena. The win was PC's first victory over a ranked opponent this season. The following night, the Friars recorded their first non-conference victory of the season with a 5-1 triumph over Brown in the 20th Annual Mayor's Cup.
PC is led by senior Torry Gajda (Westfield, Mass.) who has a team-high 17 points on nine goals and eight assists. In goal, sophomore Tyler Sims (Fort Worth, Texas), who earlier today was named Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week, has posted an 8-5-1 record, a 2.33 goals against average and a .921 save percentage.
The Friars are back in action on Thursday, December 8, when they host Boston University at Schneider Arena at 7:00 p.m.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey PollDecember 5, 2005Rank Team (First place votes) Record Pts.1. Wisconsin (34) 13-1-2 5102. Miami (Ohio) 11-2-1 4623. Vermont 11-3-1 4444. North Dakota 10-5-1 3565. Colorado College 12-5-1 3347. Michigan 9-5-1 2896. Boston College 7-4-1 2888. Minnesota 7-5-4 2839. New Hampshire 8-5-3 19810. Denver 8-6-2 187 Maine 9-5-0 18712. Colgate 10-2-3 16913. Cornell 8-3-1 15714. St. Lawrence 11-5-0 10415. Clarkson 9-4-1 31 Providence College 8-6-1 31
USCHO.com/CSTV Poll Division I Men's PollDecember 5, 2005Rank Team (First place votes) Record Pts.1. Wisconsin (40) 13-1-2 8002. Miami (Ohio) 11-2-1 7273. Vermont 11-3-1 7224. Colorado College 12-5-1 6065. North Dakota 10-5-1 5816. Boston College 7-4-1 5387. Michigan 9-5-1 5258. Minnesota 7-5-4 5229. Cornell 8-3-1 44910. Maine 9-5-0 42211. Denver 8-6-2 41012. New Hampshire 8-5-3 40913. Colgate 10-2-3 40214. St. Lawrence 11-5-0 34715. Harvard 7-4-1 18616. Clarkson 9-4-1 18417. Bemidji State 9-3-0 11818. Boston University 5-6-2 10219. Providence College 8-6-1 8120. Nebraska-Omaha 9-6-0 80
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