Completed Event: Men's Ice Hockey versus Vermont on February 7, 2026 , Win , 6, to, 1
Men's Ice Hockey
vs Vermont
Final
6
-
1
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, December 10
Providence, RI
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
9-4-5, 6-1-5
2
vs
3
Merrimack
13-4-0, 9-2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Providence | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Photo by: Lydia Vigneau
No. 10/11 Men's Hockey Edged By No. 11/10 Merrimack, 3-2
12/10/2022 9:52:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Nick Poisson and Bennett Schimek scored to erase a 2-0 deficit but an early third period goal led No. 11/10 Merrimack to a 3-2 win over the No. 10/11 Providence College men's hockey team on Saturday night (Dec. 10) at Schneider Arena.
RECORDS
No. 10/11 Providence (9-4-5, 6-1-5 HEA) | No. 11/10 (13-4-0, 9-2-0 HEA)
SCORE
No. 10/11 Providence – 2 | Merrimack – 3
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 12 saves, 3 goals against
Zachary Borgiel (MC) – 24 saves, 2 goals against
NOTES
- Merrimack jumped out to an early lead just 52 seconds into the game on a one-timer from Slava Demin off a faceoff win.
- The Friars went to work on the power play after Matt Capponi was called for tripping but Providence couldn't equalize despite landing six shots on goal during the man-advantage.
- Merrimack took a 2-0 lead at 7:44 after a giveaway behind the Providence net led to a Ryan Leibold shorthanded goal.
- Nick Poisson answered at 10:30 with a shorthanded goal to cut the Warrior lead to 2-1. Austen May lobbed a pass up to Riley Duran for an odd-man rush, Duran slipped a behind-the-back pass to Poisson who beat Borgiel under the crossbar.
- Merrimack re-gained the lead at 3:53 of the third period as Jordan Seyfert beat Svedebäck with a backhander on the short side.
- Providence scrambled to find the equalizer in the closing minutes, but Borgiel and the Warriors closed out the contest with timely saves and shot blocks.
- The Friars suffer their first loss in 12 Hockey East games to begin the season (6-1-5).
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Poisson, Schimek (2)
Assists: Duran (2)
Points: Duran (2)
Shots: Crozier, May (4)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/4
Merrimack – 0/6
SHOTS
Providence – 26
Merrimack – 15
UP NEXT
The Friars will be idle until Dec. 30-31 when they begin the second half of the 2022-23 season at the Ledyard Bank Classic in Hanover, N.H. Providence will face-off against Yale on Dec. 30 before matching up against either Merrimack or Dartmouth on Dec. 31.
RECORDS
No. 10/11 Providence (9-4-5, 6-1-5 HEA) | No. 11/10 (13-4-0, 9-2-0 HEA)
SCORE
No. 10/11 Providence – 2 | Merrimack – 3
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 12 saves, 3 goals against
Zachary Borgiel (MC) – 24 saves, 2 goals against
NOTES
- Merrimack jumped out to an early lead just 52 seconds into the game on a one-timer from Slava Demin off a faceoff win.
- The Friars went to work on the power play after Matt Capponi was called for tripping but Providence couldn't equalize despite landing six shots on goal during the man-advantage.
- Merrimack took a 2-0 lead at 7:44 after a giveaway behind the Providence net led to a Ryan Leibold shorthanded goal.
- Nick Poisson answered at 10:30 with a shorthanded goal to cut the Warrior lead to 2-1. Austen May lobbed a pass up to Riley Duran for an odd-man rush, Duran slipped a behind-the-back pass to Poisson who beat Borgiel under the crossbar.
- Merrimack re-gained the lead at 3:53 of the third period as Jordan Seyfert beat Svedebäck with a backhander on the short side.
- Providence scrambled to find the equalizer in the closing minutes, but Borgiel and the Warriors closed out the contest with timely saves and shot blocks.
- The Friars suffer their first loss in 12 Hockey East games to begin the season (6-1-5).
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Poisson, Schimek (2)
Assists: Duran (2)
Points: Duran (2)
Shots: Crozier, May (4)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/4
Merrimack – 0/6
SHOTS
Providence – 26
Merrimack – 15
UP NEXT
The Friars will be idle until Dec. 30-31 when they begin the second half of the 2022-23 season at the Ledyard Bank Classic in Hanover, N.H. Providence will face-off against Yale on Dec. 30 before matching up against either Merrimack or Dartmouth on Dec. 31.
Team Stats
MER
PRV
Shots
15
26
PPG
0
1
SHG
1
1
Penalties
4
6
Penalty Mins
8
12
Faceoffs Won
23
32
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
Players Mentioned
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