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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
7:00 P.M.
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, December 30
Providence, RI / Meehan Auditorium
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
10-5-2
3
at
0
Brown
4-9-1
1
2
3
F
Providence
0
0
3
3
Brown
0
0
0
0
No. 10/11 Men's Hockey Captures Mayor's Cup With 3-0 Win Over Brown
12/30/2023 11:24:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Friars scored three times in the third period on Saturday.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Third period goals by Chase Yoder, Taige Harding and Craig Needham along with a 15-save shutout from Philip Svedebäck paced the No. 10/11 Providence College men's hockey team to a 3-0 win over Brown in the 37th Mayor's Cup on Saturday (Dec. 30) at Meehan Auditorium.
RECORDS
Brown (4-9-1, 2-5-0 ECAC) | No. 10/11 Providence (10-5-2, 4-3-2 HEA)
SCORE
Brown – 0 | Providence – 3
VENUE
Meehan Auditorium – Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 15 saves, 0 goals against
Lawton Zacher (BRN) – 35 saves, 2 goals against
NOTES
- The Bears and Friars skated through the opening 20 minutes scoreless with each team having one power-play opportunity.
- Providence held a 12-5 advantage in shots after one period of play.
- The Friars continued the pressure in the second period but couldn't find the back net after a 13-7 shot advantage in the middle frame.
- Craig Needham appeared to score midway through the period but the net was knocked off the pegs before the puck crossed the goal line.
- Svedebäck stood tall late in the period as he denied Ryan Shostak's breakaway bid to keep the game scoreless.
- The Friars finally broke through at 8:22 of the third period as Chase Yoder notched his sixth goal of the season to give Providence a 1-0 lead. Nick Poisson and Guillaume Richard earned the assists.
- Taige Harding added insurance just 1:37 as his shot popped up into the air and landed in the back of the net for a 2-0 lead. Austen May earned the assist on the play.
- Craig Needham sealed the game with an empty-net goal, his second of the year to give the Friars a 3-0 lead with 1:58 remaining.
- Providence captures the Mayor's Cup for the seventh time in eight seasons.
- Svedebäck earns his third-career shutout and second of the year.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Yoder, Harding, Needham (1)
Assists: May (2)
Points: May (2)
Shots: Richard, Malinoski, Berard, Yoder (4)
POWER PLAYS
Brown – 0/2
Providence – 1/4
SHOTS
Brown – 15
Providence – 38
UP NEXT
The Friars will host Simon Fraser University (B.C.) in an exhibition game next Sunday afternoon (Jan. 7) before resuming the regular season at Boston College on Jan. 12.
Team Stats
PC
BRN
Shots
43
15
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
4
Penalty Mins
4
8
Faceoffs Won
31
28
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
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