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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Friday, October 19
Providence, R.I.
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
3-1-0, 1-0-0HEA
7
vs
2
Connecticut
1-2-0, 0-1-0HEA
1
2
3
F
UConn
0
1
1
2
Providence
1
3
3
7
Photo by: Ken Jancef
No. 5 Men's Hockey Skates Past UConn, 7-2
10/19/2018 10:35:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Three Friars recorded three points on Friday night.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Scott Conway, Jack Dugan, and Tyce Thompson each tallied three points as the No. 5 Providence College men's hockey team opened Hockey East play with a 7-2 win over UConn on Friday night at Schneider Arena. The win marked the program's 1,000th victory all-time.
SCORE
No. 5 Providence - 7 | UConn - 2
RECORDS
Providence – 3-1-0 (1-0-0 HEA) | UConn – 1-2-0 (0-1-0 HEA)
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) - 24 saves
Adam Huska (UC) - 32 saves
NOTES
- Providence got on the board first as freshman Michael Callahan notched his first career goal as he wired a wrist shot over the shoulder of Huska. Jack Dugan and Spenser Young assisted on the play.
- The Friars held a 14-10 edge in shots and killed off both of UConn's power plays in the opening period.
- Josh Wilkins extended the lead to 2-0 on the power with his first strike of the season. Wilkins beat Huska from the high slot with Kasper Björkqvist providing the screen out front.
- The Huskies responded 4:01 later as Karl El-Mir got the visitors on the board with a power play goal
- Freshman Jack Dugan cashed in on the power play 2:37 later with his first collegiate goal off a nice feed from Tyce Thompson, who recorded his first career point on the play.
- Björkqvist extended the lead to 4-1 at 16:28 of the second period as Davis Bunz's point shot deflected off of the captain's body.
- After UConn's Alexander Payusov cashed in on the power play early in the third period to cut the score to 4-2, the Friars answered with three unanswered goals to close out the game.
- Scott Conway, Jacob Bryson and Shane Kavanagh finished the scoring for the Friars.
- Eleven players found the scoresheet for Providence on Friday night.
- Conway led the team with seven shots on goal.
- Hayden Hawkey made 24 saves to improve to 3-1-0 this season.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (Providence) – 7:56/1st – EV – Michael Callahan (Dugan, Young) – Wrist shot from the top of the circle over the shoulder of Huska.
2-0 (Providence) – 4:00/2nd – PP – Josh Wilkins (Bryson, Conway) – Shot from the high-slot through a screen.
2-1 (UConn) – 8:01/2nd – PP – Karl El-Mir (Kondelik) – Shot from the slot off the far post and in.
3-1 (Providence) – 10:38 – PP – Jack Dugan (Thompson, Mirageas) – Cross-ice pass from Thompson to Dugan at the bottom of the circle for a one-timer.
4-1 (Providence) – 16:28 – EV – Kasper Björkqvist (Bunz, Thompson) – Shot from the point by Bunz and the rebound deflected in off the body of Björkqvist.
4-2 (UConn) – 2:09 – PP – Alexander Payusov (Kondelik, Wisocky) – One-timer from the far circle.
5-2 (Providence) – 10:40 – PP – Scott Conway (Bjorkqvist, Dugan) – Wrist shot under the crossbar from the bottom of the slot.
6-2 (Providence) – 19:01 – EN – Jacob Bryson (Conway) – Empty net goal from the defensive blue line.
7-2 (Providence) – 19:18 – EV – Shane Kavanagh (Thompson) – Snap shot from the high slot through traffic.
POWER PLAYS
Providence - 3/4
UConn - 2/8
SHOTS
Providence - 39
UConn - 26
UP NEXT
The Friars travel down to Bridgeport, Conn, tomorrow night to face off against Sacred Heart at 7 p.m.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
SCORE
No. 5 Providence - 7 | UConn - 2
RECORDS
Providence – 3-1-0 (1-0-0 HEA) | UConn – 1-2-0 (0-1-0 HEA)
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) - 24 saves
Adam Huska (UC) - 32 saves
NOTES
- Providence got on the board first as freshman Michael Callahan notched his first career goal as he wired a wrist shot over the shoulder of Huska. Jack Dugan and Spenser Young assisted on the play.
- The Friars held a 14-10 edge in shots and killed off both of UConn's power plays in the opening period.
- Josh Wilkins extended the lead to 2-0 on the power with his first strike of the season. Wilkins beat Huska from the high slot with Kasper Björkqvist providing the screen out front.
- The Huskies responded 4:01 later as Karl El-Mir got the visitors on the board with a power play goal
- Freshman Jack Dugan cashed in on the power play 2:37 later with his first collegiate goal off a nice feed from Tyce Thompson, who recorded his first career point on the play.
- Björkqvist extended the lead to 4-1 at 16:28 of the second period as Davis Bunz's point shot deflected off of the captain's body.
- After UConn's Alexander Payusov cashed in on the power play early in the third period to cut the score to 4-2, the Friars answered with three unanswered goals to close out the game.
- Scott Conway, Jacob Bryson and Shane Kavanagh finished the scoring for the Friars.
- Eleven players found the scoresheet for Providence on Friday night.
- Conway led the team with seven shots on goal.
- Hayden Hawkey made 24 saves to improve to 3-1-0 this season.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (Providence) – 7:56/1st – EV – Michael Callahan (Dugan, Young) – Wrist shot from the top of the circle over the shoulder of Huska.
2-0 (Providence) – 4:00/2nd – PP – Josh Wilkins (Bryson, Conway) – Shot from the high-slot through a screen.
2-1 (UConn) – 8:01/2nd – PP – Karl El-Mir (Kondelik) – Shot from the slot off the far post and in.
3-1 (Providence) – 10:38 – PP – Jack Dugan (Thompson, Mirageas) – Cross-ice pass from Thompson to Dugan at the bottom of the circle for a one-timer.
4-1 (Providence) – 16:28 – EV – Kasper Björkqvist (Bunz, Thompson) – Shot from the point by Bunz and the rebound deflected in off the body of Björkqvist.
4-2 (UConn) – 2:09 – PP – Alexander Payusov (Kondelik, Wisocky) – One-timer from the far circle.
5-2 (Providence) – 10:40 – PP – Scott Conway (Bjorkqvist, Dugan) – Wrist shot under the crossbar from the bottom of the slot.
6-2 (Providence) – 19:01 – EN – Jacob Bryson (Conway) – Empty net goal from the defensive blue line.
7-2 (Providence) – 19:18 – EV – Shane Kavanagh (Thompson) – Snap shot from the high slot through traffic.
POWER PLAYS
Providence - 3/4
UConn - 2/8
SHOTS
Providence - 39
UConn - 26
UP NEXT
The Friars travel down to Bridgeport, Conn, tomorrow night to face off against Sacred Heart at 7 p.m.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
Team Stats
UCONN
PC
Shots
26
39
PPG
2
3
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
9
Penalty Mins
12
18
Faceoffs Won
37
35
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
7
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
3
+/-
+3
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
1
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