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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Thursday, January 9
Springfield, MA
7:05 P.M.
Providence College
12-5-5, 6-4-2
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AIC
9-11-1, 9-4-1
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2
3
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Providence
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2
5
American Int'l
0
0
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0
Photo by: Scott Martin/Elite Prospects
Dugan, Thompson Pace No. 12 Men's Hockey Past AIC, 5-0
1/10/2020 12:06:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – NCAA scoring leaders Jack Dugan (four assists) and Tyce Thompson (two goals) powered the No. 12 Providence College men's hockey team past American International College, 5-0, on Thursday night at MassMutual Center.
SCORE
Providence – 5 | AIC - 0
RECORDS
No. 12 Providence – 12-5-5 (6-4-2 HEAM) | AIC – 9-11-1 (9-5-1 AHC)
VENUE
MassMutual Center – Springfield, Mass.
GOALIES
Michael Lackey (PC) – 20 saves; Gabe Mollot-Hill – 0 saves
Stefano Durante (AIC) – 36 saves; Jarrett Fiske – 0 saves
NOTES
- Providence carried play in the first period, outshooting the Yellow Jackets by a 16-2 margin.
- Tyce Thompson got the scoring started at 14:26 of the first period with his 16th tally of the season. Greg Printz earned the assist on the play.
- A pair of goals just 1:44 apart in the second period gave the Friars insurance at 3-0. Thompson's second of the night and NCAA-leading 17th of the season and Luke Johnson's second goal in three games rounded out the scoring in the middle period.
- Michael Callahan's fifth and Matt Koopman's third strikes of the year pushed the Friars' lead to 5-0.
- Dugan recorded his NCAA-leading 41st point with his fourth assist of the game on Matt Koopman's goal in the third period and his 14th multi-point game of the season.
- Tyce Thompson now has 12 multi-point games this season and 19 games of at least one point.
- Co-captain Michael Callahan recorded his sixth multi-point game of the season with a goal and assist and now has 21 points in 22 games this season.
- Michael Lackey stopped all 20 shots he faced as he and Gabe Mollot-Hill combined for Providence's third shutout of the season.
- With two assists, freshman Parker Ford registered his sixth multi-point game of the season.
- Providence scored first for the 20th time in 22 games this season.
- The Friars extended their unbeaten streak to six games with the win (4-0-2).
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 14:26/1st – SH – Tyce Thompson (Printz) – Printz rushed down the left wing and put a shot on goal from a bad angle. Thompson batted the rebound out of the air into the back of the net.
2-0 (PC) – 5:18/2nd – PP – Tyce Thompson (Dugan, Callahan) – One-timer from the left circle.
3-0 (PC) – 7:02/2nd – EV – Luke Johnson (Dugan, Ford) – Tip-in from the low slot off a feed from Dugan.
4-0 (PC) – 7:11/3rd – EV – Michael Callahan (Dugan, Ford) – Shot from the point through a screen.
5-0 (PC) – 13:17/3rd – EV – Matt Koopman (Dugan, Bunz) – Dugan fired a shot from the slot and Koopman finished the rebound at the top of the crease.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Thompson (2)
Assists: Dugan (4)
Points: Dugan (4)
Shots: Moynihan (7)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/6
AIC – 0/5
SHOTS
Providence – 41
AIC – 20
UP NEXT
The Friars return to action on Saturday for a 5 p.m. puck drop against UConn at Schneider Arena.
SCORE
Providence – 5 | AIC - 0
RECORDS
No. 12 Providence – 12-5-5 (6-4-2 HEAM) | AIC – 9-11-1 (9-5-1 AHC)
VENUE
MassMutual Center – Springfield, Mass.
GOALIES
Michael Lackey (PC) – 20 saves; Gabe Mollot-Hill – 0 saves
Stefano Durante (AIC) – 36 saves; Jarrett Fiske – 0 saves
NOTES
- Providence carried play in the first period, outshooting the Yellow Jackets by a 16-2 margin.
- Tyce Thompson got the scoring started at 14:26 of the first period with his 16th tally of the season. Greg Printz earned the assist on the play.
- A pair of goals just 1:44 apart in the second period gave the Friars insurance at 3-0. Thompson's second of the night and NCAA-leading 17th of the season and Luke Johnson's second goal in three games rounded out the scoring in the middle period.
- Michael Callahan's fifth and Matt Koopman's third strikes of the year pushed the Friars' lead to 5-0.
- Dugan recorded his NCAA-leading 41st point with his fourth assist of the game on Matt Koopman's goal in the third period and his 14th multi-point game of the season.
- Tyce Thompson now has 12 multi-point games this season and 19 games of at least one point.
- Co-captain Michael Callahan recorded his sixth multi-point game of the season with a goal and assist and now has 21 points in 22 games this season.
- Michael Lackey stopped all 20 shots he faced as he and Gabe Mollot-Hill combined for Providence's third shutout of the season.
- With two assists, freshman Parker Ford registered his sixth multi-point game of the season.
- Providence scored first for the 20th time in 22 games this season.
- The Friars extended their unbeaten streak to six games with the win (4-0-2).
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 14:26/1st – SH – Tyce Thompson (Printz) – Printz rushed down the left wing and put a shot on goal from a bad angle. Thompson batted the rebound out of the air into the back of the net.
2-0 (PC) – 5:18/2nd – PP – Tyce Thompson (Dugan, Callahan) – One-timer from the left circle.
3-0 (PC) – 7:02/2nd – EV – Luke Johnson (Dugan, Ford) – Tip-in from the low slot off a feed from Dugan.
4-0 (PC) – 7:11/3rd – EV – Michael Callahan (Dugan, Ford) – Shot from the point through a screen.
5-0 (PC) – 13:17/3rd – EV – Matt Koopman (Dugan, Bunz) – Dugan fired a shot from the slot and Koopman finished the rebound at the top of the crease.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Thompson (2)
Assists: Dugan (4)
Points: Dugan (4)
Shots: Moynihan (7)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/6
AIC – 0/5
SHOTS
Providence – 41
AIC – 20
UP NEXT
The Friars return to action on Saturday for a 5 p.m. puck drop against UConn at Schneider Arena.
Team Stats
PC
AIC
Shots
41
20
PPG
1
0
SHG
1
0
Penalties
7
7
Penalty Mins
14
17
Faceoffs Won
28
26
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+4
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
4
+/-
+2
Goals
2
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
+3
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
+3
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
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