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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Friday, November 24
Tempe, AZ / Mullett Arena
9:00 P.M.
Providence College
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Arizona State
Photo by: Lydia Vigneau
No. 9 Men's Hockey Heads West For Road Series At No. 13 Arizona State
11/22/2023 1:39:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Friars and Sun Devils will battle at Mullett Arena on Friday and Sunday.
GAME COVERAGE
Matchup: No. 9 Providence (8-3-2, 4-2-2 HEA) vs. No. 13 Arizona State (9-2-1)
Faceoff: 9 PM (Fri.) – Mullett Arena – Tempe, Ariz.
Stream: Pac-12
Play-by-play: Dylan Pescatore
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: TheSunDevils.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
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Matchup: No. 9 Providence (8-3-2, 4-2-2 HEA) vs. No. 13 Arizona State (9-2-1)
Faceoff: 4 PM (Sun.) – Mullett Arena – Tempe, Ariz.
TV: PAC-12 Arizona
U.S. Stream: Pac-12
Play-by-play: Matt McConnell | Color: Dominic Garcia
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: TheSunDevils.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
Last Time Out…
-Â The Friars are coming off a pair of losses to conference opponent No. 15 Massachusetts (8-3-1, 4-2-1 HEA), dropping the first contest 3-2 on Thursday at home and falling in overtime 2-1 on Saturday in Amherst.
- Defenseman Luke Krys opened the scoring in Thursday's affair for the Friars, beating Massachusetts' Michael Hrabal top shelf to give Providence the 1-0 lead midway through the first frame.
- Just over ten minutes into the second period, the Minutemen responded off the stick of forward Cam O'Neill, deadlocking the match at 1-1.
- Late in the second period, Chase Yoder put the Friars back on top, converting off a feed from Nick Poisson and Jaroslav Chmelar to give the senior his fifth goal of the year and the Friars the 2-1 advantage.
- The Minutemen found the equalizer just over seven minutes into the third period, as blueliner Ryan Ufko fired one through traffic, ringing the post before knotting the game at 2-2.
- With less than a minute to play, four Minutemen raced the length of the ice in a 4-on-1 attack, culminating in the game-winning goal from Lucas Mercuri and bringing about Thursday's final 3-2 decision.
- In Saturday's contest, neither team broke through in the first 20 minutes, keeping the score deadlocked at 0-0. The Friars carried a 14-7 shot advantage into the first intermission.
- The Friars offense put it together in the second period, as forward Graham Gamache tallied his first collegiate goal at the 8:28 mark, giving Providence the 1-0 advantage.
- Massachusetts' Jack Musa scored the tying goal late in the third period off a redirect from Lucas Vanroboys, knotting the game at 1-1.
- In the sudden death extra period, UMass' Ryan Ufko beat Philip Svedebäck to the post, winning it for the Minutemen, 2-1.
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Fifteen Current, Former and Future Friars Appear in NHL Development Camps
The Friars boasted 15 past, present and future players that appeared in NHL Development Camps back in July. Riley Duran (BOS), Philip Svedebäck (BOS), Taige Harding (CHI), Connor Kelley (CHI), Braiden Clark* (CBJ), Guillaume Richard (CBJ), Nick Poisson* (CBJ), Brett Berard (NYR), Jaroslav Chmelar (NYR), Luke Krys* (NYR), Chase Yoder (PIT), Max Crozier (TBL), Hudson Malinoski (TOR), Tanner Adams* (VGK), Parker Ford (WPG). * - camp invitee
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Leaman Hits Milestone
Head Coach Nate Leaman earned his 249th career victory at Providence on Nov. 11, passing Lou Lamoriello as the program's winningest head coach all-time. Leaman sits at 387 career victories as a Division I head coach.
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Changing of the Guard
The Friars have appointed Cam McDonald and Chase Yoder as co-captains and Craig Needham and Nick Poisson as alternate captains for the 2023-24 season.
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Lockdown Defense
Philip Svedebäck has been one of the top goaltenders this year, allowing an average of 1.86 goals per game, good for sixth-fewest among qualifying netminders this season. Svedebäck also boasts a .917 save percentage this season, tied for 22nd-best with North Dakota's Ludvig Persson.
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Stock Watch
Through thirteen games played, Jaroslav Chmelar (5-8-13) paces the Friars with thirteen points on the season. Trailing him is Tanner Adams (4-7-11) with eleven points, followed by Chase Yoder (5-5-10) and Nick Poisson (3-7-10), who both have ten points registered on the 2023-24 campaign.
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Success Up Top
The Friars have scored 42 goals this season, good for 12th-best across the NCAA through 13 games played. Seventeen different Friars have registered a goal, including ten players who have tallied multiple goals this season.
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Special Teams
Providence boasts one of the strongest penalty kill units across the NCAA this season, tied with Western Michigan and Wisconsin as the ninth-most efficient unit with an 88.1% kill rate on extra-attacker opportunities.
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Quality Check
Following this weekend's pair of defeats to No. 15 Massachusetts, the Friars boast a 3-3-1 overall record along with a 1-2-1 conference record on the 2023-24 season when against ranked opponents. This weekend, the Friars have two road dates with non-conference opponent No. 13 Arizona State.
- No. 5/4 Michigan (10/7/23) - 4-2 W
- No. 5/4 Michigan (10/8/23) - 5-4 L
- No. 2/2 Denver (10/20/23) - 4-2 W
- No. 15/16 New Hampshire (11/3/23) - 1-1 T (1-0 SOW)
- No. 15/16 New Hampshire (11/4/23) - 2-0 W
- No. 15/15 Massachusetts (11/16/23) - 3-2 L
- No. 15/15 Massachusetts (11/18/23) - 2-1 OTL
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Leading the Pack
Through eight conference matchups, Providence (8-3-2, 4-2-2 HEA) sits in second place in the Hockey East standings with 15 points registered, trailing only Boston University (8-3-1, 5-1-1 HEA), who sit in first place with 17 points. Immediately trailing the Friars are Boston College (9-2-1, 4-1-1 HEA) and New Hampshire (6-2-1, 4-1-1 HEA), who are tied at third place in the conference with 13 points each.Â
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Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 211-22-23 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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After 40
The Friars are 190-9-20 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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Scouting the Sun Devils…
-Â No. 13 Arizona State (9-2-1) enters their matchup with Providence following a pair of home victories against Alaska Anchorage, winning Friday (Nov. 17) 4-3 and taking Sunday's (Nov. 19) game 3-0.
- Through twelve games this season, forward Matthew Kopperud (7-5-12) paces the Sun Devils in goals with seven, followed by forwards Lukas Sillinger (5-11-16), Dylan Jackson (5-4-9), and Tyler Gratton (5-3-8), who are all tied at second-most with five goals each. Sixteen different Sun Devils have found the back of the net this season, including ten multiple-goal scorers.
- Senior forward Lukas Sillinger (5-11-16) leads the Sun Devils in assists this season with 11, followed by blueliner Tim Lovell (3-8-11) with eight assists, and both Brian Chambers (1-7-8) and Anthony Dowd (1-7-8), who each have seven assists on the year. Twenty-one different Sun Devils have tallied assists this year, including fourteen players with multiple assists.
- Lukas Sillinger (5-11-16) leads the Sun Devils in total points this season with sixteen, followed by Matthew Kopperud (7-5-12) with twelve and Tim Lovell (3-8-11) with eleven. Twenty-two Sun Devils have recorded a point this season, including fifteen players with multiple points this season.
Arizona State has started both of their goaltenders this season, with a majority of starts going to sophomore netminder TJ Semptimphelter. In nine starts this year, Semptimphelter has posted a 7-2-0 record to go along with a 2.64 goals against average and a .905 save percentage. Sophomore goaltender Gibson Homer has posted a 2-0-1 record through three starts this season, alongside a 2.23 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.
- Arizona State is tied with three other schools for eighth-most goals in the NCAA this season with 43 scores registered. The Sun Devils also boast the fourth-best power-play unit this season, converting on 29.1% of extra attacker opportunities.
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Series History vs. Arizona State (1-0-0, 1.000)
This weekend's matchup with Arizona State marks the second meeting all-time between the Sun Devils and Friars and the first since the 2017-18 season. The Friars boast a 1-0-0 all-time record against Arizona State, with their last meeting coming six seasons ago on Dec. 29, 2017, where the Friars emerged victorious in a 6-0 defeat of the Sun Devils in at the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh.
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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. 9 Providence (8-3-2, 4-2-2 HEA) vs. No. 13 Arizona State (9-2-1)
Faceoff: 9 PM (Fri.) – Mullett Arena – Tempe, Ariz.
Stream: Pac-12
Play-by-play: Dylan Pescatore
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: TheSunDevils.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
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Matchup: No. 9 Providence (8-3-2, 4-2-2 HEA) vs. No. 13 Arizona State (9-2-1)
Faceoff: 4 PM (Sun.) – Mullett Arena – Tempe, Ariz.
TV: PAC-12 Arizona
U.S. Stream: Pac-12
Play-by-play: Matt McConnell | Color: Dominic Garcia
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: TheSunDevils.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
Last Time Out…
-Â The Friars are coming off a pair of losses to conference opponent No. 15 Massachusetts (8-3-1, 4-2-1 HEA), dropping the first contest 3-2 on Thursday at home and falling in overtime 2-1 on Saturday in Amherst.
- Defenseman Luke Krys opened the scoring in Thursday's affair for the Friars, beating Massachusetts' Michael Hrabal top shelf to give Providence the 1-0 lead midway through the first frame.
- Just over ten minutes into the second period, the Minutemen responded off the stick of forward Cam O'Neill, deadlocking the match at 1-1.
- Late in the second period, Chase Yoder put the Friars back on top, converting off a feed from Nick Poisson and Jaroslav Chmelar to give the senior his fifth goal of the year and the Friars the 2-1 advantage.
- The Minutemen found the equalizer just over seven minutes into the third period, as blueliner Ryan Ufko fired one through traffic, ringing the post before knotting the game at 2-2.
- With less than a minute to play, four Minutemen raced the length of the ice in a 4-on-1 attack, culminating in the game-winning goal from Lucas Mercuri and bringing about Thursday's final 3-2 decision.
- In Saturday's contest, neither team broke through in the first 20 minutes, keeping the score deadlocked at 0-0. The Friars carried a 14-7 shot advantage into the first intermission.
- The Friars offense put it together in the second period, as forward Graham Gamache tallied his first collegiate goal at the 8:28 mark, giving Providence the 1-0 advantage.
- Massachusetts' Jack Musa scored the tying goal late in the third period off a redirect from Lucas Vanroboys, knotting the game at 1-1.
- In the sudden death extra period, UMass' Ryan Ufko beat Philip Svedebäck to the post, winning it for the Minutemen, 2-1.
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Fifteen Current, Former and Future Friars Appear in NHL Development Camps
The Friars boasted 15 past, present and future players that appeared in NHL Development Camps back in July. Riley Duran (BOS), Philip Svedebäck (BOS), Taige Harding (CHI), Connor Kelley (CHI), Braiden Clark* (CBJ), Guillaume Richard (CBJ), Nick Poisson* (CBJ), Brett Berard (NYR), Jaroslav Chmelar (NYR), Luke Krys* (NYR), Chase Yoder (PIT), Max Crozier (TBL), Hudson Malinoski (TOR), Tanner Adams* (VGK), Parker Ford (WPG). * - camp invitee
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Leaman Hits Milestone
Head Coach Nate Leaman earned his 249th career victory at Providence on Nov. 11, passing Lou Lamoriello as the program's winningest head coach all-time. Leaman sits at 387 career victories as a Division I head coach.
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Changing of the Guard
The Friars have appointed Cam McDonald and Chase Yoder as co-captains and Craig Needham and Nick Poisson as alternate captains for the 2023-24 season.
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Lockdown Defense
Philip Svedebäck has been one of the top goaltenders this year, allowing an average of 1.86 goals per game, good for sixth-fewest among qualifying netminders this season. Svedebäck also boasts a .917 save percentage this season, tied for 22nd-best with North Dakota's Ludvig Persson.
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Stock Watch
Through thirteen games played, Jaroslav Chmelar (5-8-13) paces the Friars with thirteen points on the season. Trailing him is Tanner Adams (4-7-11) with eleven points, followed by Chase Yoder (5-5-10) and Nick Poisson (3-7-10), who both have ten points registered on the 2023-24 campaign.
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Success Up Top
The Friars have scored 42 goals this season, good for 12th-best across the NCAA through 13 games played. Seventeen different Friars have registered a goal, including ten players who have tallied multiple goals this season.
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Special Teams
Providence boasts one of the strongest penalty kill units across the NCAA this season, tied with Western Michigan and Wisconsin as the ninth-most efficient unit with an 88.1% kill rate on extra-attacker opportunities.
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Quality Check
Following this weekend's pair of defeats to No. 15 Massachusetts, the Friars boast a 3-3-1 overall record along with a 1-2-1 conference record on the 2023-24 season when against ranked opponents. This weekend, the Friars have two road dates with non-conference opponent No. 13 Arizona State.
- No. 5/4 Michigan (10/7/23) - 4-2 W
- No. 5/4 Michigan (10/8/23) - 5-4 L
- No. 2/2 Denver (10/20/23) - 4-2 W
- No. 15/16 New Hampshire (11/3/23) - 1-1 T (1-0 SOW)
- No. 15/16 New Hampshire (11/4/23) - 2-0 W
- No. 15/15 Massachusetts (11/16/23) - 3-2 L
- No. 15/15 Massachusetts (11/18/23) - 2-1 OTL
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Leading the Pack
Through eight conference matchups, Providence (8-3-2, 4-2-2 HEA) sits in second place in the Hockey East standings with 15 points registered, trailing only Boston University (8-3-1, 5-1-1 HEA), who sit in first place with 17 points. Immediately trailing the Friars are Boston College (9-2-1, 4-1-1 HEA) and New Hampshire (6-2-1, 4-1-1 HEA), who are tied at third place in the conference with 13 points each.Â
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Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 211-22-23 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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After 40
The Friars are 190-9-20 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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Scouting the Sun Devils…
-Â No. 13 Arizona State (9-2-1) enters their matchup with Providence following a pair of home victories against Alaska Anchorage, winning Friday (Nov. 17) 4-3 and taking Sunday's (Nov. 19) game 3-0.
- Through twelve games this season, forward Matthew Kopperud (7-5-12) paces the Sun Devils in goals with seven, followed by forwards Lukas Sillinger (5-11-16), Dylan Jackson (5-4-9), and Tyler Gratton (5-3-8), who are all tied at second-most with five goals each. Sixteen different Sun Devils have found the back of the net this season, including ten multiple-goal scorers.
- Senior forward Lukas Sillinger (5-11-16) leads the Sun Devils in assists this season with 11, followed by blueliner Tim Lovell (3-8-11) with eight assists, and both Brian Chambers (1-7-8) and Anthony Dowd (1-7-8), who each have seven assists on the year. Twenty-one different Sun Devils have tallied assists this year, including fourteen players with multiple assists.
- Lukas Sillinger (5-11-16) leads the Sun Devils in total points this season with sixteen, followed by Matthew Kopperud (7-5-12) with twelve and Tim Lovell (3-8-11) with eleven. Twenty-two Sun Devils have recorded a point this season, including fifteen players with multiple points this season.
Arizona State has started both of their goaltenders this season, with a majority of starts going to sophomore netminder TJ Semptimphelter. In nine starts this year, Semptimphelter has posted a 7-2-0 record to go along with a 2.64 goals against average and a .905 save percentage. Sophomore goaltender Gibson Homer has posted a 2-0-1 record through three starts this season, alongside a 2.23 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.
- Arizona State is tied with three other schools for eighth-most goals in the NCAA this season with 43 scores registered. The Sun Devils also boast the fourth-best power-play unit this season, converting on 29.1% of extra attacker opportunities.
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Series History vs. Arizona State (1-0-0, 1.000)
This weekend's matchup with Arizona State marks the second meeting all-time between the Sun Devils and Friars and the first since the 2017-18 season. The Friars boast a 1-0-0 all-time record against Arizona State, with their last meeting coming six seasons ago on Dec. 29, 2017, where the Friars emerged victorious in a 6-0 defeat of the Sun Devils in at the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh.
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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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