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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, December 9
Chestnut Hill, MA / Conte Forum
4:30 P.M.
Providence College
at
Boston College
No. 9/10 Men's Hockey Closes Out First Half At No. 2/3 Boston College On Saturday
12/7/2023 2:18:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Friars and Eagles meet for the first of three matchups this season.
GAME COVERAGE
Matchup: No. 9/10 Providence (9-4-2, 4-2-2 HEA) vs. No. 2/3 Boston College (12-3-1, 5-2-1 HEA)
Faceoff: 4:30 PM (Sat.) – Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TV: NESN/TSN2
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Play-by-play: Eric Gallanty | Color: Jonny Lazarus
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: John Leahy
Live Stats: BCEagles.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
Last Time Out…
- Preceding a weekend without action, the Friars are coming off a series split with No. 13 Arizona State (11-3-2), dropping their first contest 4-3 in overtime on Friday, Nov. 24 while emerging victorious 2-1 on Sunday, Nov. 26 in Tempe.
- The Sun Devils opened the scoring deep in the first period on Friday, as Alex Young broke through on a wrist shot to give Arizona State the 1-0 lead.
- Midway through the second period, Austen May capitalized on the power-play, lighting the lamp to give the forward his first goal of the season and the Friars the 1-1 tie. Nick Poisson and Jaroslav Chmelar found him on the effort.
- The Friars took a 2-1 lead just four and a half minutes later, as freshman Hudson Malinoski took the feed from Nick Poisson to tally his fifth score on the season.
- Arizona State's Young tallied his second goal of the night just over two minutes later, tying the game at 2-2.
- Late in the second period, Graham Gamache redirected a shot from May into the back of the net, giving the Friars the 3-2 advantage.
- Arizona State's Tyler Gratton knotted the game at the 7:33 mark in the third period, leveling the game at 3-3.
- In the overtime period, Arizona State's Dylan Jackson converted on a breakaway opportunity during a delayed penalty call to bring about the 4-3 final.
- Following a scoreless first period, Arizona State was the first to strike for the Sun Devils in Sunday's competition, as Dylan Jackson's shot caught a defender before ricocheting into the net to give the home team the 1-0 advantage.
- Later in the period, Jamie Englebert won the puck on the forecheck before beating ASU's Semptimphelter, giving the forward his third goal of the season and the Friars the 1-1 tie.
- With just over two minutes remaining in the middle frame, forward Riley Duran beat Semptimphelter on the five-hole to break the stalemate and give the Friars the 2-1 lead. Graham Gamache and Taige Harding found Duran on the score.
- Philip Svedebäck and Providence's penalty-kill unit stood tall in the third period, killing a 6-on-4 opportunity for the Sun Devils in the waning minutes of the third period en route to Sunday's 2-1 final.
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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 1.94 goals per game, good for eighth-fewest among qualifying netminders this season. Svedebäck also boasts a 1.47 GAA and .930 save percentage over eight Hockey East games this season.
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Stock Watch
Through 15 games played, Jaroslav Chmelar (5-9-14) paces the Friars with 14 points on the season. Nick Poisson (3-9-12) immediately follows with 12 points on the year while Tanner Adams (4-7-11) rounds out the top three in points with 11.
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Special Teams
Providence boasts one of the strongest penalty kill units across the NCAA this season, ranking as the seventh-most efficient unit with an 88.2% kill rate on extra-attacker opportunities.
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Quality Check
Following the weekend split at Arizona State, the Friars boast a 4-4-1 overall record along with a 1-2-1 conference record on the 2023-24 season when against ranked opponents. The Friars will compete in their fifth-straight game against a ranked opponent when they face-off against No. 2/3 Boston College on Saturday.
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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
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Leading the Pack
Through eight conference matchups, Providence (9-4-2, 4-2-2 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 (12-3-1, 5-2-1 HEA) and Maine (8-3-1, 5-2-1 HEA), who are tied at second place in the conference with 16 points each.
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Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 211-23-23 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 Eagles…
- No. 2/3 Boston College (12-3-1, 5-2-1 HEA) enters their matchup with Providence following a split series with Northeastern University, dropping their home game on Friday (Dec. 1) 5-3 and taking Saturday's (Dec. 2) game 3-1 on the road.
- Through 16 games this season, forward Cutter Gauthier (12-8-20) paces the Eagles in goals with 12, followed by forward Ryan Leonard (10-7-17) with 10 scores and forwards Will Smith (7-15-22) and Oskar Jellvik (7-8-15) with seven goals each. Fifteen different Eagles have found the back of the net this season, including nine multiple-goal scorers. Boston College is tied with North Dakota for the seventh-most goals across the NCAA this season with 60 scores.
- Forward Gabe Perreault (4-19-23) paces the Eagles in assists this season with nineteen, followed by Will Smith (7-15-22) with 15 and Cutter Gauthier (12-8-20), Oskar Jellvik (7-8-15), and Eamon Powell (1-8-9), who all have eight assists this year. Twenty different Eagles have tallied assists this year, including 17 players with multiple assists.
- Gabe Perrault (4-19-23) leads the Eagles in total points this season at twenty-three, followed by Will Smith (7-15-22) with 22 points and Cutter Gauthier (12-8-20) with 20 points. Twenty-one different Eagles have recorded a point this season, including 19 players with multiple points, six players with at least 10 points, and three players with over 20 points.
- Freshman goaltender Jacob Fowler has shouldered all sixteen starts in net for the Eagles this season, boasting a 12-3-1 record alongside a 2.04 goals against average (12th-best across the NCAA this season) and a .929 save percentage (7th-best).
- Boston College boasts one of the strongest special teams units across the country this season. On offense, their power-play unit has converted on 17-of-65 extra attacker opportunities, good for 26.2% and sixth-best across the NCAA. On defense, the Eagles' penalty-kill unit has been successful on 58-of-62 shorthanded sequences, good for a 93.5% kill rate and best across the NCAA.
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Series History vs. Boston College (PC trails 54-121-17, .325)
Saturday's matchup with Boston College marks the first of three meetings between the Friars and Eagles this season, with a home-and-home weekend series scheduled in January. Boston College and Providence last met in December of the 2022-23 season where the two teams traded road shootout wins. Overall, the teams have gone to the shootout in three-consecutive meetings.
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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. 9/10 Providence (9-4-2, 4-2-2 HEA) vs. No. 2/3 Boston College (12-3-1, 5-2-1 HEA)
Faceoff: 4:30 PM (Sat.) – Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TV: NESN/TSN2
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Play-by-play: Eric Gallanty | Color: Jonny Lazarus
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: John Leahy
Live Stats: BCEagles.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
Last Time Out…
- Preceding a weekend without action, the Friars are coming off a series split with No. 13 Arizona State (11-3-2), dropping their first contest 4-3 in overtime on Friday, Nov. 24 while emerging victorious 2-1 on Sunday, Nov. 26 in Tempe.
- The Sun Devils opened the scoring deep in the first period on Friday, as Alex Young broke through on a wrist shot to give Arizona State the 1-0 lead.
- Midway through the second period, Austen May capitalized on the power-play, lighting the lamp to give the forward his first goal of the season and the Friars the 1-1 tie. Nick Poisson and Jaroslav Chmelar found him on the effort.
- The Friars took a 2-1 lead just four and a half minutes later, as freshman Hudson Malinoski took the feed from Nick Poisson to tally his fifth score on the season.
- Arizona State's Young tallied his second goal of the night just over two minutes later, tying the game at 2-2.
- Late in the second period, Graham Gamache redirected a shot from May into the back of the net, giving the Friars the 3-2 advantage.
- Arizona State's Tyler Gratton knotted the game at the 7:33 mark in the third period, leveling the game at 3-3.
- In the overtime period, Arizona State's Dylan Jackson converted on a breakaway opportunity during a delayed penalty call to bring about the 4-3 final.
- Following a scoreless first period, Arizona State was the first to strike for the Sun Devils in Sunday's competition, as Dylan Jackson's shot caught a defender before ricocheting into the net to give the home team the 1-0 advantage.
- Later in the period, Jamie Englebert won the puck on the forecheck before beating ASU's Semptimphelter, giving the forward his third goal of the season and the Friars the 1-1 tie.
- With just over two minutes remaining in the middle frame, forward Riley Duran beat Semptimphelter on the five-hole to break the stalemate and give the Friars the 2-1 lead. Graham Gamache and Taige Harding found Duran on the score.
- Philip Svedebäck and Providence's penalty-kill unit stood tall in the third period, killing a 6-on-4 opportunity for the Sun Devils in the waning minutes of the third period en route to Sunday's 2-1 final.
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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 1.94 goals per game, good for eighth-fewest among qualifying netminders this season. Svedebäck also boasts a 1.47 GAA and .930 save percentage over eight Hockey East games this season.
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Stock Watch
Through 15 games played, Jaroslav Chmelar (5-9-14) paces the Friars with 14 points on the season. Nick Poisson (3-9-12) immediately follows with 12 points on the year while Tanner Adams (4-7-11) rounds out the top three in points with 11.
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Special Teams
Providence boasts one of the strongest penalty kill units across the NCAA this season, ranking as the seventh-most efficient unit with an 88.2% kill rate on extra-attacker opportunities.
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Quality Check
Following the weekend split at Arizona State, the Friars boast a 4-4-1 overall record along with a 1-2-1 conference record on the 2023-24 season when against ranked opponents. The Friars will compete in their fifth-straight game against a ranked opponent when they face-off against No. 2/3 Boston College on Saturday.
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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
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Leading the Pack
Through eight conference matchups, Providence (9-4-2, 4-2-2 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 (12-3-1, 5-2-1 HEA) and Maine (8-3-1, 5-2-1 HEA), who are tied at second place in the conference with 16 points each.
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Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 211-23-23 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 Eagles…
- No. 2/3 Boston College (12-3-1, 5-2-1 HEA) enters their matchup with Providence following a split series with Northeastern University, dropping their home game on Friday (Dec. 1) 5-3 and taking Saturday's (Dec. 2) game 3-1 on the road.
- Through 16 games this season, forward Cutter Gauthier (12-8-20) paces the Eagles in goals with 12, followed by forward Ryan Leonard (10-7-17) with 10 scores and forwards Will Smith (7-15-22) and Oskar Jellvik (7-8-15) with seven goals each. Fifteen different Eagles have found the back of the net this season, including nine multiple-goal scorers. Boston College is tied with North Dakota for the seventh-most goals across the NCAA this season with 60 scores.
- Forward Gabe Perreault (4-19-23) paces the Eagles in assists this season with nineteen, followed by Will Smith (7-15-22) with 15 and Cutter Gauthier (12-8-20), Oskar Jellvik (7-8-15), and Eamon Powell (1-8-9), who all have eight assists this year. Twenty different Eagles have tallied assists this year, including 17 players with multiple assists.
- Gabe Perrault (4-19-23) leads the Eagles in total points this season at twenty-three, followed by Will Smith (7-15-22) with 22 points and Cutter Gauthier (12-8-20) with 20 points. Twenty-one different Eagles have recorded a point this season, including 19 players with multiple points, six players with at least 10 points, and three players with over 20 points.
- Freshman goaltender Jacob Fowler has shouldered all sixteen starts in net for the Eagles this season, boasting a 12-3-1 record alongside a 2.04 goals against average (12th-best across the NCAA this season) and a .929 save percentage (7th-best).
- Boston College boasts one of the strongest special teams units across the country this season. On offense, their power-play unit has converted on 17-of-65 extra attacker opportunities, good for 26.2% and sixth-best across the NCAA. On defense, the Eagles' penalty-kill unit has been successful on 58-of-62 shorthanded sequences, good for a 93.5% kill rate and best across the NCAA.
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Series History vs. Boston College (PC trails 54-121-17, .325)
Saturday's matchup with Boston College marks the first of three meetings between the Friars and Eagles this season, with a home-and-home weekend series scheduled in January. Boston College and Providence last met in December of the 2022-23 season where the two teams traded road shootout wins. Overall, the teams have gone to the shootout in three-consecutive meetings.
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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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