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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
7:00 P.M.
Providence College Athletics
Friday, November 30
Providence, R.I.
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
vs
New Hampshire
Photo by: Stew Milne
No. 10 Men's Hockey Primed for Home-and-Home Clash with New Hampshire
11/29/2018 11:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
The home-and-home series begins Friday night at Schneider Arena.
FOLLOW THE FRIARS (7-4-2, 4-2-0 HEA)
Matchup: No. 10 Providence College vs. University of New Hampshire (2-6-4, 1-3-2 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Fri.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
Stream: Friars.com
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
Matchup: No. 10 Providence College vs. University of New Hampshire (2-6-4, 1-3-2 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Sat.) – Whittemore Center – Durham, N.H.
Stream: UNHWildcats.com
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: UNHWildcats.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
TALKING POINTSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â
- After dropping the series opener last Friday, Providence rebounded to salvage a 4-4 tie in game two of its series at No. 7 Denver last weekend.
- The teams exchanged goals just seven seconds apart in the first period as Jack Dugan netted his sixth goal of the season right before Cole Guttman knotted the game off the ensuing faceoff.
- The Friars controlled play in the second but each team found the back of the net twice in the middle stanza.
- Providence opened up a 3-1 lead with a pair of goals 2:19 apart.
- Josh Wilkins finished off a rebound for his fourth goal of the season at 3:28, followed by Kasper Björkqvist's team-high seventh goal of the season to give the Friars a two-goal cushion. Six of Björkqvist's seven goals this season have come in six Hockey East games, which is tied for first in that category.
- Greg Printz re-gained the lead for the Friars at 4:34 of the third period with his sixth goal of the season and second of the weekend. The sophomore now has scored in three-consecutive games and in four of his last five, including a career-long five-game point streak (4-1-5).
- Jacob Bryson recorded a career-high three assists on Saturday night and is one of 12 NCAA defensemen to average over a point per game this season (3-11-14, 13 GP). He leads all Hockey East defensemen with 1.33 points per game in league play.
- Each team had good chances to end things, but it was Hayden Hawkey who robbed Jared Lukosevicius with a remarkable glove save in the final half minute of overtime.
- Hawkey posted a season-high 34 saves in the effort.
- Dugan has posted five goals and seven assists in six Hockey East games this season. He leads all NCAA freshmen in scoring with 16 points.
- Providence ranks second nationally in shots on goal margin (+164) and shots on goal margin per game (12.62). The Friars had a season-high 80 shot attempts against the Pioneers on Saturday night.
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                                                TALE OF THE TAPE
Providence (NCAA Rank)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2018-19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UNH (NCAA Rank)
        3.62 (T-9th)             Goals Per Game                     2.25 (T-46th)
        2.15 (10th)           Goals Against Average               2.75 (T-27th)
        35.2 (3rd)              Shots Per Game             27.0 (47th)
15-66 (.227) (12th)                        Power Play           8-36 (.222) (13th)
64-75 (.853) (12th)                        Penalty Kill          41-51 (.804) (35th)
       .530 (14th)                               Faceoff %                .447 (54th)
SERIES HISTORY VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Providence and New Hampshire will face off for the 167th and 168th times in the team's home-and-home series this weekend.
• The teams split the season series last season, with the home team winning both times. Providence claimed a 5-2 win on Dec. 1, 2017 before the Wildcats rebounded to shutout the Friars, 1-0, the following night in Durham.
• All-time, the Friars are 38-33-9 at home and 23-54-6 on the road against New Hampshire.
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SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• The Wildcats are coming off an unbeaten weekend against No. 19 Miami last week, tying the RedHawks 3-3 on Friday night and defeating them 4-1 on Saturday night.
• The attack is led by defenseman and Florida Panthers prospect Max Gildon, who has 11 points (2-9-11) in 11 games this season. Fellow sophomore Charlie Kelleher also has a team-high 11 points (1-10-11) this season. Senior Ara Nazarian leads in goals with five.
• In goal, sophomore and San Jose Sharks prospect Mike Robinson has started in eight of 12 games thus far with a 2.44 GAA and .918 save percentage. Freshman Ty Taylor has posted a 3.38 GAA and .874 save percentage in four starts this season.
• Head Coach Mike Souza is in his first season at the helm of the Wildcats (2-6-4, 1-3-2 HEA) after taking over for the legendary Dick Umile, who retired at the end of the 2017-18 season.
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DUGAN NAMED HOCKEY EAST ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
Freshman Jack Dugan was named Hockey East Rookie of the Month for October after posting seven points in six games. He was the first Friar rookie to earn the honor since Anthony Florentino in March of 2014.
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BALANCED SCORING
Fifteen different players have scored the Friars' 47 goals through 13 games. Overall, 19 players have recorded at least one point this season.
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LEAMAN THREE SHY OF 300 CAREER WINS
Head Coach Nate Leaman sits three wins shy of 300 wins as a Division I Head Coach. 159 of his 297 career wins have come at Providence.
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MARK ADAMS TO BE HONORED ON FRIDAY NIGHT
The program will welcome the Adams family for ceremonial puck drop prior to Friday night's game. Former Friar defenseman "Roo" Adams passed away suddenly in September at the age of 27. All money raised from "Chuck-a-Puck" on Friday night will go to the Mark "Roo" Adams Scholarship Fund created in his memory to financially assist student-athletes with summer school.
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 ELEVEN GAMES TO AIR ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON
Providence College Athletics announced that NBC Sports Boston, the broadcast home of the Boston Celtics will televise 11 men's hockey home games during the 2018-19 season. Eight of the 11 games will be shown live, while the remaining three games with be tape delayed following the conclusion of Celtics coverage.
ALL GAMES TO AIR LIVE ON NEWSRADIO 104.7 FM
Beginning with the 2018-19 hockey season, all Friars men's hockey games, in addition to all pregame and postgame network programming will be carried live on NewsRadio 104.7 FM. The agreement also includes 10 editions of the Nate Leaman Coaches Show that will air throughout the season. Mike Logan, who is entering his 24th season as the voice of the Friars, will call all the live action this season on 104.7 FM. Logan also will host the Nate Leaman Coaches show on 104.7 FM.
DUGAN'S KNACK FOR WINNERS
Three of freshman Jack Dugan's six goals this season have been game-winning goals. All three game-winning goals have come in Hockey East games this season.
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YOUNG TOPS HOCKEY EAST IN PLUS/MINUS
Junior defenseman Spenser Young tops all Hockey East players with a +12 rating, including a +10 rating in six league games.
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BJORKQVIST, BRYSON, AND DESHARNAIS LEAD THE FRIARS
Juniors Kasper Björkqvist and Jacob Bryson were named captains for this season, while senior defenseman Vincent Desharnais was named an alternate captain.
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SCHNEIDER SUCCESS
The current group of seniors have dominated at Schneider Arena over the last three-plus seasons, going 44-8-5 over that span (.816).
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THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The Friars are 134-12-14 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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AFTER 40
The Friars are 126-5-11 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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UP NEXT
The Friars conclude the first half of the regular season at Merrimack next Friday (Dec. 7). The game can be seen live on NESN and TSN Direct in Canada.
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For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
Matchup: No. 10 Providence College vs. University of New Hampshire (2-6-4, 1-3-2 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Fri.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
Stream: Friars.com
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
Matchup: No. 10 Providence College vs. University of New Hampshire (2-6-4, 1-3-2 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Sat.) – Whittemore Center – Durham, N.H.
Stream: UNHWildcats.com
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: UNHWildcats.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
TALKING POINTSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â
- After dropping the series opener last Friday, Providence rebounded to salvage a 4-4 tie in game two of its series at No. 7 Denver last weekend.
- The teams exchanged goals just seven seconds apart in the first period as Jack Dugan netted his sixth goal of the season right before Cole Guttman knotted the game off the ensuing faceoff.
- The Friars controlled play in the second but each team found the back of the net twice in the middle stanza.
- Providence opened up a 3-1 lead with a pair of goals 2:19 apart.
- Josh Wilkins finished off a rebound for his fourth goal of the season at 3:28, followed by Kasper Björkqvist's team-high seventh goal of the season to give the Friars a two-goal cushion. Six of Björkqvist's seven goals this season have come in six Hockey East games, which is tied for first in that category.
- Greg Printz re-gained the lead for the Friars at 4:34 of the third period with his sixth goal of the season and second of the weekend. The sophomore now has scored in three-consecutive games and in four of his last five, including a career-long five-game point streak (4-1-5).
- Jacob Bryson recorded a career-high three assists on Saturday night and is one of 12 NCAA defensemen to average over a point per game this season (3-11-14, 13 GP). He leads all Hockey East defensemen with 1.33 points per game in league play.
- Each team had good chances to end things, but it was Hayden Hawkey who robbed Jared Lukosevicius with a remarkable glove save in the final half minute of overtime.
- Hawkey posted a season-high 34 saves in the effort.
- Dugan has posted five goals and seven assists in six Hockey East games this season. He leads all NCAA freshmen in scoring with 16 points.
- Providence ranks second nationally in shots on goal margin (+164) and shots on goal margin per game (12.62). The Friars had a season-high 80 shot attempts against the Pioneers on Saturday night.
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                                                TALE OF THE TAPE
Providence (NCAA Rank)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2018-19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UNH (NCAA Rank)
        3.62 (T-9th)             Goals Per Game                     2.25 (T-46th)
        2.15 (10th)           Goals Against Average               2.75 (T-27th)
        35.2 (3rd)              Shots Per Game             27.0 (47th)
15-66 (.227) (12th)                        Power Play           8-36 (.222) (13th)
64-75 (.853) (12th)                        Penalty Kill          41-51 (.804) (35th)
       .530 (14th)                               Faceoff %                .447 (54th)
SERIES HISTORY VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Providence and New Hampshire will face off for the 167th and 168th times in the team's home-and-home series this weekend.
• The teams split the season series last season, with the home team winning both times. Providence claimed a 5-2 win on Dec. 1, 2017 before the Wildcats rebounded to shutout the Friars, 1-0, the following night in Durham.
• All-time, the Friars are 38-33-9 at home and 23-54-6 on the road against New Hampshire.
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SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• The Wildcats are coming off an unbeaten weekend against No. 19 Miami last week, tying the RedHawks 3-3 on Friday night and defeating them 4-1 on Saturday night.
• The attack is led by defenseman and Florida Panthers prospect Max Gildon, who has 11 points (2-9-11) in 11 games this season. Fellow sophomore Charlie Kelleher also has a team-high 11 points (1-10-11) this season. Senior Ara Nazarian leads in goals with five.
• In goal, sophomore and San Jose Sharks prospect Mike Robinson has started in eight of 12 games thus far with a 2.44 GAA and .918 save percentage. Freshman Ty Taylor has posted a 3.38 GAA and .874 save percentage in four starts this season.
• Head Coach Mike Souza is in his first season at the helm of the Wildcats (2-6-4, 1-3-2 HEA) after taking over for the legendary Dick Umile, who retired at the end of the 2017-18 season.
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DUGAN NAMED HOCKEY EAST ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
Freshman Jack Dugan was named Hockey East Rookie of the Month for October after posting seven points in six games. He was the first Friar rookie to earn the honor since Anthony Florentino in March of 2014.
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BALANCED SCORING
Fifteen different players have scored the Friars' 47 goals through 13 games. Overall, 19 players have recorded at least one point this season.
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LEAMAN THREE SHY OF 300 CAREER WINS
Head Coach Nate Leaman sits three wins shy of 300 wins as a Division I Head Coach. 159 of his 297 career wins have come at Providence.
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MARK ADAMS TO BE HONORED ON FRIDAY NIGHT
The program will welcome the Adams family for ceremonial puck drop prior to Friday night's game. Former Friar defenseman "Roo" Adams passed away suddenly in September at the age of 27. All money raised from "Chuck-a-Puck" on Friday night will go to the Mark "Roo" Adams Scholarship Fund created in his memory to financially assist student-athletes with summer school.
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 ELEVEN GAMES TO AIR ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON
Providence College Athletics announced that NBC Sports Boston, the broadcast home of the Boston Celtics will televise 11 men's hockey home games during the 2018-19 season. Eight of the 11 games will be shown live, while the remaining three games with be tape delayed following the conclusion of Celtics coverage.
ALL GAMES TO AIR LIVE ON NEWSRADIO 104.7 FM
Beginning with the 2018-19 hockey season, all Friars men's hockey games, in addition to all pregame and postgame network programming will be carried live on NewsRadio 104.7 FM. The agreement also includes 10 editions of the Nate Leaman Coaches Show that will air throughout the season. Mike Logan, who is entering his 24th season as the voice of the Friars, will call all the live action this season on 104.7 FM. Logan also will host the Nate Leaman Coaches show on 104.7 FM.
DUGAN'S KNACK FOR WINNERS
Three of freshman Jack Dugan's six goals this season have been game-winning goals. All three game-winning goals have come in Hockey East games this season.
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YOUNG TOPS HOCKEY EAST IN PLUS/MINUS
Junior defenseman Spenser Young tops all Hockey East players with a +12 rating, including a +10 rating in six league games.
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BJORKQVIST, BRYSON, AND DESHARNAIS LEAD THE FRIARS
Juniors Kasper Björkqvist and Jacob Bryson were named captains for this season, while senior defenseman Vincent Desharnais was named an alternate captain.
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SCHNEIDER SUCCESS
The current group of seniors have dominated at Schneider Arena over the last three-plus seasons, going 44-8-5 over that span (.816).
Â
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The Friars are 134-12-14 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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AFTER 40
The Friars are 126-5-11 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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UP NEXT
The Friars conclude the first half of the regular season at Merrimack next Friday (Dec. 7). The game can be seen live on NESN and TSN Direct in Canada.
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For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
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