Men's Hockey Kicks Off Regular Season On Saturday Afternoon Against Maine

FOLLOW THE FRIARS (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEAM)
Matchup: No. 7/6 Providence College vs. University of Maine (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEAM)
Faceoff: 4:00 PM (Sat.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
TV: NESN (check local listings for availability) | Play-by-play: Mike Logan, Color: Sonny Watrous
Stream: NESNGo
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Play-by-play: Mike Mancuso
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter: @Friarshockey

TALKING POINTS

Season Openers
Under Nate Leaman, the Friars are 7-1 in regular season openers.

Captains Named
Senior Spenser Young and sophomore Michael Callahan were named captains for the 2019-20 season.

Friar Newcomers
Providence welcomes 13 newcomers for the 2019-20 season. The Friars will have 12 freshmen on the roster, the most ever under Coach Leaman. Additionally, the Friars welcome graduate transfer student Michael Lackey. He joins the program after four years at Harvard. During his time with the Crimson he posted 41 starts and a .908 save percentage.

Young Talent
Providence has an exceptionally young roster, with 66% of the team being underclassmen. The Friars' roster features 12 freshmen and seven sophomores.

Returning 20+ Point Scorers
Last season, Providence had eight players eclipse the 20-point mark. Three of those eight players return for 2019-20. Jack Dugan ranked second on the team in total point production (39) and led the Friars in assists (29). Tyce Thompson racked up 25 points during his rookie campaign. He buried eight goals and added 17 assists, which ranked fifth on the squad. Spenser Young returns to the blue line for his senior campaign after a 21-point season, which included eight goals and 13 assists.

Goaltending Battle
Friar standout goaltender and active NCAA wins leader Hayden Hawkey graduated last spring after 125 career games played. Providence's 2019-20 roster features four goaltenders, including graduate student Michael Lackey, junior Gabe Mollot-Hill, sophomore Jimmy Scannell and freshman Jake Kucharski. Lackey boasts the most experience, having played 42 career games, including 26 last season. Mollot-Hill has made seven appearances and made 54 total saves as a Friar. Scannell appeared for just 1:27 last season, making two saves in his debut.

Seeking Seven
Providence holds the nation's second longest-active NCAA appearance streak, having made a sixth-straight tournament appearance in 2018-19. Denver leads the pack with 12-straight appearances.

Frozen Four Run
Providence appeared in its fifth-ever Frozen Four last season. The Friars, who were the fourth seed in the East Regional, took down Minnesota State (6-3) and Cornell (4-0) to win the East Regional and advance. Providence fell to eventual NCAA Champion, Minnesota Duluth, 4-1.

Friars in the NHL on Opening Night
Providence had six alumni featured on NHL opening night rosters - Noel Acciari (Panthers), John Gilmour (Sabres), Mark Jankowski (Flames), Kevin Rooney (Devils), Tim Schaller (Canucks) and Brandon Tanev (Penguins).

Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 150-15-15 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.

After 40
The Friars are 136-5-12 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.

                                                   TALE OF THE TAPE
Providence (NCAA Rank)   2018-19         Maine (NCAA Rank)
3.17 (T-10th) Goals Per Game                              2.50 (T-42nd)
2.00 (T-5th) Goals Against Average 2.79 (29th)
34.0 (5th) Shots Per Game 30.6 (22nd)
38-170 (.224) (12th)                      Power Play 18-121 (.149) (49th)
147-169 (.870) (4th)                      Penalty Kill 135-159 (.849) (14th)
.510 (26th)                                     Faceoff % .500 (32nd)

SERIES HISTORY VS. MAINE
• The Friars and Black Bears will meet three times this season, with two contests taking place in Providence on Oct. 5 and Feb. 29. The Friars will visit Orono on March 6 to conclude the regular season.
• Providence's 18-game unbeaten and 15-game winning streaks against the Black Bears were snapped in the most recent meeting on Feb. 9, 2019 in a 3-1 loss at Alfond Arena.
• The Friars have a current 12-game winning streak at Schneider Arena against the Black Bears.

SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS
• Maine finished sixth in the 2018-19 Hockey East standings (11-9-4) and an overall record of 15-17-4.
• The Black Bears were picked to finish eighth in the league's Preseason Poll released on Sept. 26 with 39 points.
• Leading scorer Mitch Fossier (8-26-36) returns for his senior season, followed by Eduards Tralmaks and Tim Doherty who each posted 17 points last season.
• Maine lost 51 points combined between Brady Keeper and Chase Pearson who signed NHL contracts in the offeseason.
• Head Coach Red Gendron enters his seventh season at the helm with a 82-115-25 record.

FRIARS HOCKEY ON NESN
Beginning in the 2019-20 season, NESN and NESNplus will air more Hockey East games than ever before as the two entities further develop a relationship that began in 1984 when Hockey East and NESN were founded. The agreement secures television coverage for both men's and women's regular season contests, and extensive postseason coverage that will include both the men's and women's championship weekends. Games airing on NESN and NESNplus will be available exclusively on the networks and the NESNgo app within New England.

2019-20 Providence College Men's Hockey on NESN
Oct. 5 vs. Maine – 4 p.m.
Oct. 25 at Boston College – 7 p.m.*
Oct. 26 vs. UMass Lowell – 7 p.m.
Nov. 9 vs. Boston University – 7 p.m.
Jan. 17 vs. New Hampshire – 7 p.m.
Jan. 18 at New Hampshire – 7 p.m.
Feb. 7 at Massachusetts – 7 p.m.
Feb. 29 vs. Maine – 4:30 p.m.
* - NESNplus

For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.

Men's Hockey Kicks Off Regular Season On Saturday Afternoon Against Maine

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Players Mentioned

Michael Callahan

Jack Dugan

Hayden Hawkey

Jake Kucharski

Michael Lackey

Gabe Mollot-Hill

Jimmy Scannell

Tyce Thompson

Spenser Young

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