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Providence College Athletics
Friday, January 11
Chestnut Hill, Mass. | Conte Forum
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
at
Boston College
Photo by: Rich Gagnon/Providence College
No. 7/8 Men's Hockey Battles BC and BU This Weekend
1/10/2019 9:51:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Friars return to Hockey East play on Friday night in Chestnut Hill.
FOLLOW THE FRIARS (12-4-4, 6-2-1 HEA)
Matchup: No. 7/8 Providence College vs. Boston College (6-9-2, 6-1-2 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Fri.) – Conte Forum – Providence, R.I.
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: BCEagles.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
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Matchup: No. 7/8 Providence College vs. Boston University (6-8-3, 5-5-2 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Sat.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
TV: NBC Sports Boston (Tape Delayed) | Play-by-play: Mike Logan, Color: Sonny Watrous
Stream: Friars.com
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Charlie Bergeron
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
TALKING POINTSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â
- The Friars held leads of 2-0 and 3-1, but No. 16 Miami rallied in the third period to salvage a 3-3 tie at Schneider Arena last Saturday in game two of a weekend series.
- Scott Conway cashed in with a goal in his fifth-consecutive game at 5:35 of the first period, his ninth strike of the season to put the Friars up 1-0 on the power play.
- Ben Mirageas tallied his second goal of the season as his wrist shot through a screen beat Larkin to the glove side. It was his first goal since Nov. 3.
- Back-to-back penalties in the third period gave the RedHawks momentum and they cut the deficit in half on Ryan Siroky's goal at 5:58.
- Bryan Lemos responded just 13 seconds later for the Friars with his second goal of the season to regain the two-goal cushion at 3-1.
- Miami tied things up with 41.2 left on the clock as Gordie Green re-directed the tying goal past Hawkey with the extra attacker.
- Kasper Björkqvist's point streak was snapped at seven games.
- Josh Wilkins extended his career-long point streak to 10 games (4-12-16). He leads the Friars in scoring with 23 points overall. His point streak is tied for the longest active streak in the nation and the second-longest streak this season.
- Jack Dugan now has a career-long five-game point streak (1-5-6).
                                                  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 Boston Coll. (NCAA Rank)
        3.60 (7th)                            Goals Per Game                                 2.00 (53rd)
        1.95 (3rd)                   Goals Against Average                  2.59 (23rd)
        35.1 (5th)                            Shots Per Game                                 31.2 (18th)
 22-91 (.242) (9th)                          Power Play               9-54 (.167) (39th)
88-104 (.846) (14th)                      Penalty Kill               58-70 (.829) (22nd)
       .518 (23rd)                               Faceoff %                      .537 (7th)
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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 Boston Univ. (NCAA Rank)
        3.60 (7th)                            Goals Per Game                                 2.41 (49th)
        1.95 (3rd)                   Goals Against Average                  2.88 (33rd)
        35.1 (5th)                            Shots Per Game                                 32.1 (13th)
 22-91 (.242) (9th)                          Power Play             13-70 (.186) (T-27th)
88-104 (.846) (14th)                      Penalty Kill              52-65 (.800) (T-36th)
       .518 (23rd)                               Faceoff %                      .485 (41st)
SERIES HISTORY VS. BOSTON COLLEGE
• Providence and BC meet for the first of three meetings this year on Friday night in Chestnut Hill. The Friars will return to Kelley rink eight days later on Jan. 19.
• Providence took two of three meetings last season and snapped a four-game road losing streak against the Eagles with a 4-1 win on Jan. 12, 2018.
• Overall, the Friars are 5-13-2 in the last 20 meetings between the schools.
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SCOUTING THE EAGLES
• The Eagles have dropped three straight to start the second half of the season after losses to Notre Dame and Arizona State twice.
• All of Boston College's wins in 2018-19 have come in Hockey East play, where they are tied for first at 6-1-2 in league play.
• The Eagles are led in scoring by junior David Cotton, who ranks second in Hockey East with 11 goals. Julius Mattila (6-8-14) and reigning Hockey East Rookie of the Year Logan Hutsko (4-8-12) round out the top three in scoring.
• Junior Joe Woll has posted a 2.13 GAA and .927 save percentage in 16 starts this season.
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SERIES HISTORY VS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY
• The two teams will square off for the second of three meetings this season. The Friars will host the Terriers at Schneider Arena this Saturday (Jan. 12) and on Thursday, Feb. 28.
• The Friars claimed the first meeting of the year back on Oct. 26 at Agganis Arena by a score of 5-0. The teams met four times in 2017-18, with the Terriers claiming the last meeting in Hockey East Championship game by a 2-0 score.
• Overall, the Friars are 3-3-4 against the Terriers dating back to the 2015 National Championship Game.
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SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
• BU returned to action on Tuesday night and was able to salvage a 2-2 tie at Harvard. Matt Quercia and Joel Farabee notched goals for the Terriers on Tuesday.
• Farabee (5-7-12) is among four players with double-digit point totals for the Terriers this season - Dante Fabbro (3-10-13), Bobo Carpenter (9-3-12) and Patrick Curry (5-5-10).
• In goal, junior Jake Oettinger has posted a 2.54 GAA and .924 save percentage in 17 games this season.
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LEANING ON THE TOP LINE
Providence's top line of Kasper Björkqvist-Josh Wilkins-Jack Dugan have combined for 64 points on 22 goals and 42 assists in 20 games.
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KOOPMAN TWINS JOIN THE ROSTER FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER
Marblehead, Mass. natives Matt and Kyle Koopman will join the program for the second semester. Matt totaled eight goals and 17 assists with Waterloo (USHL) while Kyle tallied eight assists with West Kelowna (BCHL) prior to joining the Friars.
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DUHAIME NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Junior Brandon Duhaime notched Hockey East Player of the Month honors for December after leading all Hockey East players with eight points over four games (1-7-8). It was the first monthly recognition for Duhaime.
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JAY O'BRIEN EARNS SILVER AT 2019 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Freshman Jay O'Brien earned the silver medal at the 2019 World Junior Championships after Finland defeated the United States in the gold medal game last Saturday. He is the third Friar to earn a medal at the World Junior Championships (Jon Gillies - Gold, 2013 & Erik Foley - Gold, 2017).
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A PUCK HAWK IN NET
Goaltender Hayden Hawkey recorded his fourth shutout of the season against Merrimack on Dec. 7. His 60 career wins are tied for second all-time at Providence with Jon Gillies and he sits five wins shy of breaking the program record of 64 (Mario Proulx '84). His .662 winning percentage currently ranks first all-time in program history, while his 12 shutouts are one shy of tying Gillies for the program record.
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YOUNG TOPS HOCKEY EAST IN PLUS/MINUS
Junior defenseman Spenser Young tops all Hockey East players with a +18 rating, including a +13 rating in nine league games.
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SCHNEIDER SUCCESS
The current group of seniors have dominated at Schneider Arena over the last three-plus seasons, going 45-8-7 over that span (.808).
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THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The Friars are 140-12-15 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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AFTER 40
The Friars are 129-5-12 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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UP NEXT
The Friars visit cross-city rivals Brown University on Tuesday, Jan. 15 for the 33rd Mayor's Cup at Meehan Auditorium.
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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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Matchup: No. 7/8 Providence College vs. Boston College (6-9-2, 6-1-2 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Fri.) – Conte Forum – Providence, R.I.
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: BCEagles.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
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Matchup: No. 7/8 Providence College vs. Boston University (6-8-3, 5-5-2 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Sat.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
TV: NBC Sports Boston (Tape Delayed) | Play-by-play: Mike Logan, Color: Sonny Watrous
Stream: Friars.com
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Charlie Bergeron
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
TALKING POINTSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â
- The Friars held leads of 2-0 and 3-1, but No. 16 Miami rallied in the third period to salvage a 3-3 tie at Schneider Arena last Saturday in game two of a weekend series.
- Scott Conway cashed in with a goal in his fifth-consecutive game at 5:35 of the first period, his ninth strike of the season to put the Friars up 1-0 on the power play.
- Ben Mirageas tallied his second goal of the season as his wrist shot through a screen beat Larkin to the glove side. It was his first goal since Nov. 3.
- Back-to-back penalties in the third period gave the RedHawks momentum and they cut the deficit in half on Ryan Siroky's goal at 5:58.
- Bryan Lemos responded just 13 seconds later for the Friars with his second goal of the season to regain the two-goal cushion at 3-1.
- Miami tied things up with 41.2 left on the clock as Gordie Green re-directed the tying goal past Hawkey with the extra attacker.
- Kasper Björkqvist's point streak was snapped at seven games.
- Josh Wilkins extended his career-long point streak to 10 games (4-12-16). He leads the Friars in scoring with 23 points overall. His point streak is tied for the longest active streak in the nation and the second-longest streak this season.
- Jack Dugan now has a career-long five-game point streak (1-5-6).
                                                  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 Boston Coll. (NCAA Rank)
        3.60 (7th)                            Goals Per Game                                 2.00 (53rd)
        1.95 (3rd)                   Goals Against Average                  2.59 (23rd)
        35.1 (5th)                            Shots Per Game                                 31.2 (18th)
 22-91 (.242) (9th)                          Power Play               9-54 (.167) (39th)
88-104 (.846) (14th)                      Penalty Kill               58-70 (.829) (22nd)
       .518 (23rd)                               Faceoff %                      .537 (7th)
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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 Boston Univ. (NCAA Rank)
        3.60 (7th)                            Goals Per Game                                 2.41 (49th)
        1.95 (3rd)                   Goals Against Average                  2.88 (33rd)
        35.1 (5th)                            Shots Per Game                                 32.1 (13th)
 22-91 (.242) (9th)                          Power Play             13-70 (.186) (T-27th)
88-104 (.846) (14th)                      Penalty Kill              52-65 (.800) (T-36th)
       .518 (23rd)                               Faceoff %                      .485 (41st)
SERIES HISTORY VS. BOSTON COLLEGE
• Providence and BC meet for the first of three meetings this year on Friday night in Chestnut Hill. The Friars will return to Kelley rink eight days later on Jan. 19.
• Providence took two of three meetings last season and snapped a four-game road losing streak against the Eagles with a 4-1 win on Jan. 12, 2018.
• Overall, the Friars are 5-13-2 in the last 20 meetings between the schools.
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SCOUTING THE EAGLES
• The Eagles have dropped three straight to start the second half of the season after losses to Notre Dame and Arizona State twice.
• All of Boston College's wins in 2018-19 have come in Hockey East play, where they are tied for first at 6-1-2 in league play.
• The Eagles are led in scoring by junior David Cotton, who ranks second in Hockey East with 11 goals. Julius Mattila (6-8-14) and reigning Hockey East Rookie of the Year Logan Hutsko (4-8-12) round out the top three in scoring.
• Junior Joe Woll has posted a 2.13 GAA and .927 save percentage in 16 starts this season.
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SERIES HISTORY VS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY
• The two teams will square off for the second of three meetings this season. The Friars will host the Terriers at Schneider Arena this Saturday (Jan. 12) and on Thursday, Feb. 28.
• The Friars claimed the first meeting of the year back on Oct. 26 at Agganis Arena by a score of 5-0. The teams met four times in 2017-18, with the Terriers claiming the last meeting in Hockey East Championship game by a 2-0 score.
• Overall, the Friars are 3-3-4 against the Terriers dating back to the 2015 National Championship Game.
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SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
• BU returned to action on Tuesday night and was able to salvage a 2-2 tie at Harvard. Matt Quercia and Joel Farabee notched goals for the Terriers on Tuesday.
• Farabee (5-7-12) is among four players with double-digit point totals for the Terriers this season - Dante Fabbro (3-10-13), Bobo Carpenter (9-3-12) and Patrick Curry (5-5-10).
• In goal, junior Jake Oettinger has posted a 2.54 GAA and .924 save percentage in 17 games this season.
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LEANING ON THE TOP LINE
Providence's top line of Kasper Björkqvist-Josh Wilkins-Jack Dugan have combined for 64 points on 22 goals and 42 assists in 20 games.
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KOOPMAN TWINS JOIN THE ROSTER FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER
Marblehead, Mass. natives Matt and Kyle Koopman will join the program for the second semester. Matt totaled eight goals and 17 assists with Waterloo (USHL) while Kyle tallied eight assists with West Kelowna (BCHL) prior to joining the Friars.
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DUHAIME NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Junior Brandon Duhaime notched Hockey East Player of the Month honors for December after leading all Hockey East players with eight points over four games (1-7-8). It was the first monthly recognition for Duhaime.
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JAY O'BRIEN EARNS SILVER AT 2019 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Freshman Jay O'Brien earned the silver medal at the 2019 World Junior Championships after Finland defeated the United States in the gold medal game last Saturday. He is the third Friar to earn a medal at the World Junior Championships (Jon Gillies - Gold, 2013 & Erik Foley - Gold, 2017).
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A PUCK HAWK IN NET
Goaltender Hayden Hawkey recorded his fourth shutout of the season against Merrimack on Dec. 7. His 60 career wins are tied for second all-time at Providence with Jon Gillies and he sits five wins shy of breaking the program record of 64 (Mario Proulx '84). His .662 winning percentage currently ranks first all-time in program history, while his 12 shutouts are one shy of tying Gillies for the program record.
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YOUNG TOPS HOCKEY EAST IN PLUS/MINUS
Junior defenseman Spenser Young tops all Hockey East players with a +18 rating, including a +13 rating in nine league games.
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SCHNEIDER SUCCESS
The current group of seniors have dominated at Schneider Arena over the last three-plus seasons, going 45-8-7 over that span (.808).
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THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The Friars are 140-12-15 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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AFTER 40
The Friars are 129-5-12 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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UP NEXT
The Friars visit cross-city rivals Brown University on Tuesday, Jan. 15 for the 33rd Mayor's Cup at Meehan Auditorium.
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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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