No. 16 Men's Hockey Game Notes vs. Maine

GAME COVERAGE
Matchup: No. 16 Providence College (4-4-2, 4-4-2 HEAM) vs. Maine (1-4-1, 1-4-1 HEAM)
Faceoff: 3:30 PM (Fri.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
TV: NESN | Play-by-play: Mike Logan; Color: Sonny Watrous
Stream: CollegeSportsLive.com (Outside New England) | NESN.com (Inside New England)
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Play-by-play: Charlie Bergeron
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter: @Friarshockey

Faceoff: 4:30 PM (Sat.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
TV: NESN | Play-by-play: Mike Logan; Color: Sonny Watrous
Stream: CollegeSportsLive.com (Outside New England) | NESN.com (Inside New England)
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Play-by-play: Mike Mancuso
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter: @Friarshockey

Last Time Out
-Ty Amonte secured an early lead for the Terriers with a re-direct off a shot by David Farrance. Ferrance followed up Amonte's goal less than a minute later on the power play. Jay O'Brien netted another power-play goal 2:21 later to give the Terriers a 3-0 lead.
-Uula Ruikka put the Friars on the board on a 5-on-3 power play with 7:36 remaining in the opening stanza. Ruikka was assisted by Michael Callahan and Parker Ford on his second goal of the season.
-Tyce Thompson followed Ruikka's lead with a goal 40 seconds later, also on the power play bringing the score to 3-2. Thompson was assisted by Ben Mirageas and Jason O'Neill on the play.
-BU's Logan Cockerill rounded out an action packed first with a breakaway goal shorthanded, sending the Terriers into the first intermission with a 4-2 lead.
-Craig Needham put the Friars back within a goal, 4-3, 4:23 into the middle stanza. Needham rushed down the left wing and wired a shot to the top right corner.
-Boston University responded with the game-winning goal three minutes later by Markus Boguslavsky after he tipped home a shot from Alex Vlasic.
-Providence's Matt Koopman scored the final Friars goal of the night with assists by Craig Needham and Ben Mirageas with 5:44 to go in the second period. The goal was Koopman's third of the season and served as Mirageas' third assist of the night.
-The final period was scoreless at 5-4 until Boston's Logan Cockerill put in an empty-netter with 1.5 seconds to go.
- Senior defenseman Ben Mirageas posted his first career three-assist game in the loss.

World Juniors Success
- The 2021 World Junior Championship concluded on Tuesday night as the United States, led by Head Coach Nate Leaman, downed previously undefeated Canada, 2-0. Friars Director of Hockey Operations Theresa Feaster became the first female member of a WJC coaching staff and first to win a gold medal. Student-athletes Brett Berard and Patrick Moynihan had successful performances in the tournament as Berard posted one goal, four assists and a +8 rating while Moynihan chipped in with two assists and a +1 rating. They became the fourth and fifth members of the program to win a gold medal at the tournament.

Three Current and Future Friars Drafted
Forwards Brett Berard and Chase Yoder were both selected on day two of the 2020 NHL Draft in October. Berard was selected by the New York Rangers in the fifth round (134th overall), while Yoder was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the sixth round (170th overall). Future Friar Riley Duran was taken by the Boston Bruins in the sixth round (182nd overall).

Meet the New Guys
Providence welcomed in a seven-member incoming class for this season - four freshmen and three transfer student-athletes. The freshmen are: Brett Berard, Nick Poisson, Uula Ruikka and Chase Yoder. Sophomore Jaxson Stauber is a transfer from Minnesota State, while Matt Tugnutt and Anton Martinsson are graduate transfers from Sacred Heart and Alaska Fairbanks, respectively.

A Shorthanded Weapon
Graduate transfer Matt Tugnutt is the nation's active career leader in shorthanded goals with five.

Spreading Out the Points
Twenty-one different Friars had at least one point last season. Through six games in 2020-21, 13 players have recorded at least one point.

Stauber Backstops The Friars
Since becoming eligible on Dec. 13, Jaxson Stauber has posted a 1.98 GAA and a .915 save percentage in eight games, stopping 173-of-189 shots.

Returning Production
Providence ranks sixth in the nation with 84 goals returning this season. The 82% of returning goals ranks fourth nationally. The Friars also return 76% of their points from last season, which also ranks sixth.

Youth Movement
The Friars have the 10th youngest roster in the NCAA this season (average age of 21 years, 181 days). Freshman Brett Berard is the fifth youngest player on an NCAA roster this year.

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.

Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 167-18-18 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.

After 40
The Friars are 153-6-17 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.

Scouting the Black Bears
The Black Bears enter this weekend's series coming off their first win of the season, a 4-3 victory at Vermont last Saturday. The Maine power play checks in second nationally with a 32.1% success rate through six games. Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup leads the team in scoring with eight points on two goals and six assists. Seniors Emil Westerlund and Eduards Tralmaks each have a team-high three goals through six games. In net, Canucks prospect Matthew Thiessen has posted a 4.54 GAA and a .872 save percentage

Series History vs. Maine (PC trails 57-66-7, .465)
Maine claimed the last matchup between the schools, 1-0 win up at Alfond Arena in the final game before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the remainder of the season. Providence won both games played at Schneider Arena last season and have won 12 in a row against the Black Bears on home ice dating back to 2010.

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

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Players Mentioned

Brett Berard

Michael Callahan

Parker Ford

Matt Koopman

Anton Martinsson

Ben Mirageas

Patrick Moynihan

Craig Needham

Jay O'Brien

Jason O'Neill

Nick Poisson

Uula Ruikka

Jaxson Stauber

Tyce Thompson

Matt Tugnutt

Chase Yoder

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