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Providence College Athletics
Saturday, December 30
Providence, RI / Meehan Auditorium
7:00 P.M.
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No. 10/11 Men's Hockey Battles Brown In 37th Mayor's Cup on Saturday
12/29/2023 11:47:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
GAME COVERAGE
Matchup: No. 10/11 Providence (9-5-2, 4-3-2 HEA) vs. Brown (4-7-1, 2-5-0 ECAC) – 37th Mayor's Cup
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Sat.) – Meehan Auditorium – Providence, R.I.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: BrownBears.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
Last Time Out…
- The No. 9/10 Providence College men's hockey team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a third period lead, but No. 2/3 Boston College responded with three-consecutive goals for a 5-4 victory on Saturday (Dec. 9) at Conte Forum.
-Â The Friars' penalty kill went to work early in the first period, killing a long Eagles man-advantage after losing Jaroslav Chmelar to a major penalty and game misconduct.Â
- The Friars and Eagles skated to a scoreless result through the first frame, with Boston College leading the shot count 11-8.
- Providence's power-play unit went to work on a long Eagles penalty-kill early in the second period, but came up unsuccessful.
- Boston College's power-play broke through just under seven minutes into the second period, as Will Smith beat Svedebäck blocker-side on a one-timer from the circle to give the Eagles the 1-0 lead. Gabe Perrault and Cutter Gauthier notched assists on the power-play goal.
- Just over two minutes later, Boston College's power-play doubled the lead for the Eagles off a Gabe Perreault backhanded shot in the slot. Eamon Powell and Ryan Leonard fed Perrault on the goal.
- The Friars' offense broke through late in the second period, as Nick Poisson tipped a Guillaume Richard shot from the point to cut the lead to 2-1. Brady Berard also registered an assist on the play.
- Following a Boston College turnover in the neutral zone, Jamie Engelbert found the equalizer for the Friars early in the third period, beating Jacob Fowler for his fourth of the season. Bennett Schimek and Brady Berard fed him on the goal.
- Just over four minutes later, the Friars took their first lead of the evening on the power play, as Austen May scored a one-timer from Tanner Adams in the high-slot, giving the sophomore blue-liner his second goal of the season and the Friars the 3-2 lead. Luke Krys also registered an assist on the play.
- Boston College responded 31 seconds later, as Cutter Gauthier picked up a drop pass from Drew Fortescue at the face-off circle before beating Svedebäck and tying the game at 3-3.
- The Eagles retook their lead on the power-play with 2:20 to go in the third period, as Oskar Jellvik went top shelf from the face-off circle for his eighth score on the season, giving Boston the 4-3 advantage. Feeding Jellvik on the score was Jacob Bengtsson and Lukas Gustafsson.
- Just over a minute later, Andre Gasseau found Jellvik in the slot, where he pulled Svedebäck out of position to net his second score of the game, giving the Eagles the 5-3 lead. Also assisting on the play was Cutter Gauthier.
- With nine seconds to go and an extra attacker on the ice, defenseman Connor Kelley found Nick Poisson alone on the blue-line, where he notched his second of the game, bringing about the final 5-4 score. Chase Yoder registered an assist on the face-off win.
- Ten different Friars tallied points in the loss, headlined by a pair of goals from Nick Poisson and a pair of assists from Brady Berard.
- Defenseman Luke Krys paced the Friars in shots, leading the way with five pucks on net. Following him was Austen May, who tallied four shots and Riley Duran, who ended with three shots on net.
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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 388 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 2.13 goals per game, good for 11th-fewest among qualifying netminders this season. Svedebäck also boasts a 1.85 GAA and .917 save percentage over nine Hockey East games this season.
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Stock Watch
Through 16 games played, Jaroslav Chmelar (5-9-14) and Nick Poisson (5-9-14) pace the Friars with 14 points on the season while Tanner Adams (4-8-12) rounds out the top three in points.
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Balanced Attack
Twenty Friars have registered at least one point this season with 18 scoring at least one goal. Five players are tied for the team-lead in goals with five, while Nick Poisson, Jaroslav Chmelar, Tanner Adams, Chase Yoder and Luke Krys have registered at least 10 points in the first half.
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Quality Check
At the conclusion of the first half, the Friars boast a 4-5-1 overall record when against ranked opponents.
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- 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) - 4-3 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
- No. 13/13 Arizona State (11/24/23) - 4-3 OTL
- No. 13/13 Arizona State (11/26/23) - 2-1 W
- No. 2/3 Boston College (12/9/23) - 5-4 L
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Leading the Pack
Through nine conference matchups, Providence (9-4-2, 4-3-2 HEA) sits in fourth place in the Hockey East standings with 15 points registered. The Friars are currently trailing Boston University (11-4-1, 7-1-1 HEA), who sit in first place with 23 points, and both Boston College (13-3-1, 6-2-1 HEA) and Maine (10-3-1, 5-2-1 HEA),with 19 and 16 points respectively.
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Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 211-24-23 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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After 40
The Friars are 191-10-20 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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Scouting the Bears…
- Brown will faceoff against Merrimack on Friday night before hosting the Friars on Saturday. They enter the weekend at 4-7-1 overall and 2-5-0 in ECAC play. The Bears last played on Dec. 9, where they dropped a 4-1 decision to Northeastern on home ice.
- Max Scott paces the Bears in scoring with 14 points on four goals and 10 assists. Ryan St. Louis boasts a team-high nine goals and has added in three assists for a total of 12 points.
- In goal, Lawton Zacher and Tyler Shea have shared duties in between the pipes for the Bears. Zacher is 2-3-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .911 save percentage while Shea is 2-4-0 with a 3.60 GAA and .893 save percentage.
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Series History vs. Brown (PC leads 54-47-3, .534)
Saturday's matchup with Brown marks the 37th Annual Mayor's Cup contest between the two crosstown schools. The Bears are the reigning Mayor's Cup champions after a 3-2 victory over the Friars at Schneider Arena on Nov. 26, 2022. Prior to that, Providence had won the previous six meetings between the teams. Providence has outscored Brown by a 15-1 margin over the last three contests played at Meehan Auditorium. This will be the 105th all-time meeting between Brown and Providence.
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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. 10/11 Providence (9-5-2, 4-3-2 HEA) vs. Brown (4-7-1, 2-5-0 ECAC) – 37th Mayor's Cup
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Sat.) – Meehan Auditorium – Providence, R.I.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: BrownBears.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
Last Time Out…
- The No. 9/10 Providence College men's hockey team rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a third period lead, but No. 2/3 Boston College responded with three-consecutive goals for a 5-4 victory on Saturday (Dec. 9) at Conte Forum.
-Â The Friars' penalty kill went to work early in the first period, killing a long Eagles man-advantage after losing Jaroslav Chmelar to a major penalty and game misconduct.Â
- The Friars and Eagles skated to a scoreless result through the first frame, with Boston College leading the shot count 11-8.
- Providence's power-play unit went to work on a long Eagles penalty-kill early in the second period, but came up unsuccessful.
- Boston College's power-play broke through just under seven minutes into the second period, as Will Smith beat Svedebäck blocker-side on a one-timer from the circle to give the Eagles the 1-0 lead. Gabe Perrault and Cutter Gauthier notched assists on the power-play goal.
- Just over two minutes later, Boston College's power-play doubled the lead for the Eagles off a Gabe Perreault backhanded shot in the slot. Eamon Powell and Ryan Leonard fed Perrault on the goal.
- The Friars' offense broke through late in the second period, as Nick Poisson tipped a Guillaume Richard shot from the point to cut the lead to 2-1. Brady Berard also registered an assist on the play.
- Following a Boston College turnover in the neutral zone, Jamie Engelbert found the equalizer for the Friars early in the third period, beating Jacob Fowler for his fourth of the season. Bennett Schimek and Brady Berard fed him on the goal.
- Just over four minutes later, the Friars took their first lead of the evening on the power play, as Austen May scored a one-timer from Tanner Adams in the high-slot, giving the sophomore blue-liner his second goal of the season and the Friars the 3-2 lead. Luke Krys also registered an assist on the play.
- Boston College responded 31 seconds later, as Cutter Gauthier picked up a drop pass from Drew Fortescue at the face-off circle before beating Svedebäck and tying the game at 3-3.
- The Eagles retook their lead on the power-play with 2:20 to go in the third period, as Oskar Jellvik went top shelf from the face-off circle for his eighth score on the season, giving Boston the 4-3 advantage. Feeding Jellvik on the score was Jacob Bengtsson and Lukas Gustafsson.
- Just over a minute later, Andre Gasseau found Jellvik in the slot, where he pulled Svedebäck out of position to net his second score of the game, giving the Eagles the 5-3 lead. Also assisting on the play was Cutter Gauthier.
- With nine seconds to go and an extra attacker on the ice, defenseman Connor Kelley found Nick Poisson alone on the blue-line, where he notched his second of the game, bringing about the final 5-4 score. Chase Yoder registered an assist on the face-off win.
- Ten different Friars tallied points in the loss, headlined by a pair of goals from Nick Poisson and a pair of assists from Brady Berard.
- Defenseman Luke Krys paced the Friars in shots, leading the way with five pucks on net. Following him was Austen May, who tallied four shots and Riley Duran, who ended with three shots on net.
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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 388 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 2.13 goals per game, good for 11th-fewest among qualifying netminders this season. Svedebäck also boasts a 1.85 GAA and .917 save percentage over nine Hockey East games this season.
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Stock Watch
Through 16 games played, Jaroslav Chmelar (5-9-14) and Nick Poisson (5-9-14) pace the Friars with 14 points on the season while Tanner Adams (4-8-12) rounds out the top three in points.
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Balanced Attack
Twenty Friars have registered at least one point this season with 18 scoring at least one goal. Five players are tied for the team-lead in goals with five, while Nick Poisson, Jaroslav Chmelar, Tanner Adams, Chase Yoder and Luke Krys have registered at least 10 points in the first half.
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Quality Check
At the conclusion of the first half, the Friars boast a 4-5-1 overall record when against ranked opponents.
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- 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) - 4-3 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
- No. 13/13 Arizona State (11/24/23) - 4-3 OTL
- No. 13/13 Arizona State (11/26/23) - 2-1 W
- No. 2/3 Boston College (12/9/23) - 5-4 L
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Leading the Pack
Through nine conference matchups, Providence (9-4-2, 4-3-2 HEA) sits in fourth place in the Hockey East standings with 15 points registered. The Friars are currently trailing Boston University (11-4-1, 7-1-1 HEA), who sit in first place with 23 points, and both Boston College (13-3-1, 6-2-1 HEA) and Maine (10-3-1, 5-2-1 HEA),with 19 and 16 points respectively.
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Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 211-24-23 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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After 40
The Friars are 191-10-20 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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Scouting the Bears…
- Brown will faceoff against Merrimack on Friday night before hosting the Friars on Saturday. They enter the weekend at 4-7-1 overall and 2-5-0 in ECAC play. The Bears last played on Dec. 9, where they dropped a 4-1 decision to Northeastern on home ice.
- Max Scott paces the Bears in scoring with 14 points on four goals and 10 assists. Ryan St. Louis boasts a team-high nine goals and has added in three assists for a total of 12 points.
- In goal, Lawton Zacher and Tyler Shea have shared duties in between the pipes for the Bears. Zacher is 2-3-1 with a 2.63 GAA and .911 save percentage while Shea is 2-4-0 with a 3.60 GAA and .893 save percentage.
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Series History vs. Brown (PC leads 54-47-3, .534)
Saturday's matchup with Brown marks the 37th Annual Mayor's Cup contest between the two crosstown schools. The Bears are the reigning Mayor's Cup champions after a 3-2 victory over the Friars at Schneider Arena on Nov. 26, 2022. Prior to that, Providence had won the previous six meetings between the teams. Providence has outscored Brown by a 15-1 margin over the last three contests played at Meehan Auditorium. This will be the 105th all-time meeting between Brown and Providence.
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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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