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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
7:00 P.M.
Providence College Athletics
Friday, January 12
Chestnut Hill, MA / Conte Forum
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
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Boston College
Photo by: Lydia Vigneau
No. 9 Men's Hockey Game Notes vs. No. 1 Boston College
1/11/2024 1:53:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
GAME COVERAGE
Matchup: No. 9 Providence (10-5-2, 4-3-2 HEA) vs. No. 1 Boston College (13-3-1, 6-2-1 HEA)
Faceoff: 7 PM (Fri.) – Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Play-by-play: Eric Gallanty | Color: Luis Sanchez
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: BCEagles.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
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Faceoff: 7 PM (Sat.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Play-by-play: Mike Logan | Color: Sonny Watrous
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Mancuso
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
Last Time Out…
- 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.
- 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 captured the Mayor's Cup for the seventh time in eight seasons.
- Svedebäck earned his third-career shutout and second of the year.
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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 389 career victories as a Division I head coach.
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Friars vs. No. 1-ranked Teams Under Leaman
Providence faces off against top-ranked Boston College this weekend in just the fifth and sixth games against the consenus No. 1 team in the nation under Nate Leaman. Providence swept then No. 1 Merrimack on Dec. 2-3, 2011 and fell 3-1 to No. 1 Union in the 2014 NCAA East Regional Final. The Friars last faced the top-ranked squad at the 2021 Ice Breaker Tournament, where they dropped a 5-2 decision to Minnesota State on Oct. 15, 2021.
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Lockdown Defense
Philip Svedebäck has been one of the top goaltenders this year, allowing an average of 2.01 goals per game, good for 5th-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 17 games played, Nick Poisson (5-10-15) and Jaroslav Chmelar (5-9-14) pace the Friars in points on the season while Tanner Adams (4-8-12) and Chase Yoder (6-6-12) 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 have posted at least five goals this, 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 (13-4-1, 8-1-1 HEA), who sit in first place with 25 points, and both Boston College (13-3-1, 6-2-1 HEA) and Maine (13-3-2, 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 Eagles…
- No. 1 Boston College (13-3-1, 6-2-1 HEA) enters the two-game series with the Friars after over a month off from regular season play, where they last defeated Providence, 5-4, on Dec. 9 at Conte Forum.
- Through 17 games this season, forward Cutter Gauthier (13-10-23) paces the Eagles in goals with 13, followed by forward Ryan Leonard (10-7-17) with 10 scores. Forwards Oskar Jellvik (9-8-17) and Will Smith (8-15-23) follow up with nine and eight goals respectively.
- Forward Gabe Perreault (5-20-23) paces the Eagles in assists this season with 20.
- Freshman goaltender Jacob Fowler has shouldered all 17 starts in net for the Eagles this season, boasting a 13-3-1 record alongside a 2.16 goals against average (11th-best across the NCAA this season) and a .925 save percentage (5th-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 20-of-69 extra attacker opportunities, good for 29.0% and fifth-best across the NCAA. On defense, the Eagles' penalty-kill unit has been successful on 59-of-64 shorthanded sequences, good for a 92.2% kill rate and best across the NCAA.
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Series History vs. Boston College (PC trails 54-122-17, .324)
The weekend's home-and-home series will conclude the three-game regular season set between the two schools. It will also mark the 194th and 195th meetings all-time. Providence will aim to snap a four-game winless skid against the Eagles (0-1-3).
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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 (10-5-2, 4-3-2 HEA) vs. No. 1 Boston College (13-3-1, 6-2-1 HEA)
Faceoff: 7 PM (Fri.) – Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Play-by-play: Eric Gallanty | Color: Luis Sanchez
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: BCEagles.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
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Faceoff: 7 PM (Sat.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Play-by-play: Mike Logan | Color: Sonny Watrous
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike Mancuso
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
Last Time Out…
- 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.
- 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 captured the Mayor's Cup for the seventh time in eight seasons.
- Svedebäck earned his third-career shutout and second of the year.
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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 389 career victories as a Division I head coach.
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Friars vs. No. 1-ranked Teams Under Leaman
Providence faces off against top-ranked Boston College this weekend in just the fifth and sixth games against the consenus No. 1 team in the nation under Nate Leaman. Providence swept then No. 1 Merrimack on Dec. 2-3, 2011 and fell 3-1 to No. 1 Union in the 2014 NCAA East Regional Final. The Friars last faced the top-ranked squad at the 2021 Ice Breaker Tournament, where they dropped a 5-2 decision to Minnesota State on Oct. 15, 2021.
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Lockdown Defense
Philip Svedebäck has been one of the top goaltenders this year, allowing an average of 2.01 goals per game, good for 5th-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 17 games played, Nick Poisson (5-10-15) and Jaroslav Chmelar (5-9-14) pace the Friars in points on the season while Tanner Adams (4-8-12) and Chase Yoder (6-6-12) 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 have posted at least five goals this, 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 (13-4-1, 8-1-1 HEA), who sit in first place with 25 points, and both Boston College (13-3-1, 6-2-1 HEA) and Maine (13-3-2, 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 Eagles…
- No. 1 Boston College (13-3-1, 6-2-1 HEA) enters the two-game series with the Friars after over a month off from regular season play, where they last defeated Providence, 5-4, on Dec. 9 at Conte Forum.
- Through 17 games this season, forward Cutter Gauthier (13-10-23) paces the Eagles in goals with 13, followed by forward Ryan Leonard (10-7-17) with 10 scores. Forwards Oskar Jellvik (9-8-17) and Will Smith (8-15-23) follow up with nine and eight goals respectively.
- Forward Gabe Perreault (5-20-23) paces the Eagles in assists this season with 20.
- Freshman goaltender Jacob Fowler has shouldered all 17 starts in net for the Eagles this season, boasting a 13-3-1 record alongside a 2.16 goals against average (11th-best across the NCAA this season) and a .925 save percentage (5th-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 20-of-69 extra attacker opportunities, good for 29.0% and fifth-best across the NCAA. On defense, the Eagles' penalty-kill unit has been successful on 59-of-64 shorthanded sequences, good for a 92.2% kill rate and best across the NCAA.
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Series History vs. Boston College (PC trails 54-122-17, .324)
The weekend's home-and-home series will conclude the three-game regular season set between the two schools. It will also mark the 194th and 195th meetings all-time. Providence will aim to snap a four-game winless skid against the Eagles (0-1-3).
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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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