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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Friday, December 7
North Andover, Mass. | Lawler Rink
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
9-4-3, 6-2-1
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Merrimack
4-11-1, 2-7-0
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Providence
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6
Merrimack
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Photo by: Rich Gagnon/Providence College
Duhaime, Wilkins Lead No. 10 Men's Hockey Past Merrimack, 6-0
12/7/2018 10:27:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Hayden Hawkey recorded his 12th career shutout on Friday night.
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Josh Wilkins and Brandon Duhaime each tallied a goal and two assists and Hayden Hawkey earned his 12th career shutout as the No. 10 Providence College men's hockey team finished off the first half of the season with a 6-0 win at Merrimack on Friday night. Providence enters the break at 9-4-3 (6-2-1 HEA) and in third place in the Hockey East standings.
SCORE
No. 10 Providence - 6 | Merrimack - 0
RECORDS
Providence – 9-4-3 (6-2-1 HEA) | Merrimack – 4-11-1 (2-7-0 HEA)
VENUE
Lawler Rink – North Andover, Mass.
GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) - 20 saves
Craig Pantano (MC) - 24 saves
NOTES
- The Friars jumped on the board early as Kasper Björkqvist notched his team-high eighth strike of the season just 3:27 into the game. Josh Wilkins and Jack Dugan came down on a 3-on-2 rush and Dugan threaded a pass to Björkqvist at the far post
- Providence struck again with just 46 remaining in the first period on Spenser Young's sixth tally of the season. With the Friars on the power play, Wilkins fed Brandon Duhaime at the near post and he centered a pass to Young who beat Pantano up high.
- Shots on goal after 20 minutes were 9-4 in favor of the Friars.
- The Friars continued the momentum through period two as they added a pair of goals to grab a 4-0 lead through 40 minutes.
- Greg Printz scored his seventh goal of the season and Wilkins added his fifth of the season just 1:36 later to give Providence a four-goal cushion.
- Goals by Scott Conway and Duhaime in the third period gave the Friars a 6-0 lead.
- Duhaime, Thompson and Wilkins each posted two assists on Saturday night.
- Providence won 31-of-61 faceoffs and out-attempted the Warriors 53-45.
- The Friars outscored the Warriors 20-7 over three games this season.
- The Friars are now unbeaten in their last four games (2-0-2).
- Hawkey's 12th career shutout sits one shutout shy of the program record (13, Jon Gillies).
- Duhaime recorded his first career three-point game and has five points over his last two games. It was the sixth career three-point outing for Wilkins and he extended his career-long point streak to six games (3-8-11).
- Seven players have reached the 10-point mark for the Friars through 16 games.
- Jay O'Brien recorded his first career assist and has points in his last two games.
- Young has a team-high +15 rating and leads the Friars with five power play goals.
- Nate Leaman recorded his 299th career win as a head coach.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (Providence) – 3:27/1st – EV – Kasper Björkqvist (Dugan, Wilkins) – Odd-man rush with Dugan feeding a cross-crease pass to Björkqvist for a one-timer.
2-0 (Providence) – 19:14/1st – PP – Spenser Young (Duhaime, Wilkins) – Young crashed down to the far post and Duhaime fed him at the top of the crease for the finish.
3-0 (Providence) – 5:53/2nd – EV – Greg Printz (O'Brien, Young) – Young fired a pass up the boards for O'Brien who chipped into the middle and Printz fired a shot off the crossbar and in.
4-0 (Providence) – 7:29/2nd – EV – Josh Wilkins (Duhaime) – Wilkins corralled the puck in the defensive zone and went coast-to-coast on the breakaway, beating Pantano over the glove.
5-0 (Providence) – 2:21/3rd – PP – Scott Conway (Thompson, Björkqvist) – Shot from the top of the left circle by Thompson and Conway puts back the rebound.
6-0 (Providence) – 15:14/3rd – EV – Brandon Duhaime (Thompson, Bunz) – Curl-and-drag at the top of the circles from Thompson right on the stick of Duhaime for the tap-in.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Six players (1)
Assists: Duhaime, Thompson, Wilkins (2)
Points: Duhaime, Wilkins (3)
Shots: Callahan, Wilkins (4)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 2/6
Merrimack – 0/2
SHOTS
Providence - 30
Merrimack - 20
UP NEXT
The Friars will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 29 at the Ledyard Bank Classic hosted by Dartmouth College. Providence will open the tournament against Brown before playing host Dartmouth the following night (Dec. 30).
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
SCORE
No. 10 Providence - 6 | Merrimack - 0
RECORDS
Providence – 9-4-3 (6-2-1 HEA) | Merrimack – 4-11-1 (2-7-0 HEA)
VENUE
Lawler Rink – North Andover, Mass.
GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) - 20 saves
Craig Pantano (MC) - 24 saves
NOTES
- The Friars jumped on the board early as Kasper Björkqvist notched his team-high eighth strike of the season just 3:27 into the game. Josh Wilkins and Jack Dugan came down on a 3-on-2 rush and Dugan threaded a pass to Björkqvist at the far post
- Providence struck again with just 46 remaining in the first period on Spenser Young's sixth tally of the season. With the Friars on the power play, Wilkins fed Brandon Duhaime at the near post and he centered a pass to Young who beat Pantano up high.
- Shots on goal after 20 minutes were 9-4 in favor of the Friars.
- The Friars continued the momentum through period two as they added a pair of goals to grab a 4-0 lead through 40 minutes.
- Greg Printz scored his seventh goal of the season and Wilkins added his fifth of the season just 1:36 later to give Providence a four-goal cushion.
- Goals by Scott Conway and Duhaime in the third period gave the Friars a 6-0 lead.
- Duhaime, Thompson and Wilkins each posted two assists on Saturday night.
- Providence won 31-of-61 faceoffs and out-attempted the Warriors 53-45.
- The Friars outscored the Warriors 20-7 over three games this season.
- The Friars are now unbeaten in their last four games (2-0-2).
- Hawkey's 12th career shutout sits one shutout shy of the program record (13, Jon Gillies).
- Duhaime recorded his first career three-point game and has five points over his last two games. It was the sixth career three-point outing for Wilkins and he extended his career-long point streak to six games (3-8-11).
- Seven players have reached the 10-point mark for the Friars through 16 games.
- Jay O'Brien recorded his first career assist and has points in his last two games.
- Young has a team-high +15 rating and leads the Friars with five power play goals.
- Nate Leaman recorded his 299th career win as a head coach.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (Providence) – 3:27/1st – EV – Kasper Björkqvist (Dugan, Wilkins) – Odd-man rush with Dugan feeding a cross-crease pass to Björkqvist for a one-timer.
2-0 (Providence) – 19:14/1st – PP – Spenser Young (Duhaime, Wilkins) – Young crashed down to the far post and Duhaime fed him at the top of the crease for the finish.
3-0 (Providence) – 5:53/2nd – EV – Greg Printz (O'Brien, Young) – Young fired a pass up the boards for O'Brien who chipped into the middle and Printz fired a shot off the crossbar and in.
4-0 (Providence) – 7:29/2nd – EV – Josh Wilkins (Duhaime) – Wilkins corralled the puck in the defensive zone and went coast-to-coast on the breakaway, beating Pantano over the glove.
5-0 (Providence) – 2:21/3rd – PP – Scott Conway (Thompson, Björkqvist) – Shot from the top of the left circle by Thompson and Conway puts back the rebound.
6-0 (Providence) – 15:14/3rd – EV – Brandon Duhaime (Thompson, Bunz) – Curl-and-drag at the top of the circles from Thompson right on the stick of Duhaime for the tap-in.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Six players (1)
Assists: Duhaime, Thompson, Wilkins (2)
Points: Duhaime, Wilkins (3)
Shots: Callahan, Wilkins (4)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 2/6
Merrimack – 0/2
SHOTS
Providence - 30
Merrimack - 20
UP NEXT
The Friars will return to action on Saturday, Dec. 29 at the Ledyard Bank Classic hosted by Dartmouth College. Providence will open the tournament against Brown before playing host Dartmouth the following night (Dec. 30).
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
Team Stats
PC
MER
Shots
30
20
PPG
2
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
9
Penalty Mins
10
29
Faceoffs Won
31
30
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
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