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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
7:00 P.M.
Providence College Athletics
Friday, January 19
Providence, RI
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
12-6-2
2
vs
0
Alaska Anchorage
6-14-2
1
2
3
F
Alas. Anchorage
0
0
0
0
Providence
0
2
0
2
Photo by: Lydia Vigneau
No. 9 Men's Hockey Blanks Alaska-Anchorage, 2-0
1/19/2024 9:40:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Philip Svedebäck stopped all 15 shots he faced on Friday.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Bennett Schimek and Nick Poisson scored second period goals while Philip Svedebäck earned his third shutout of the season as the No. 9 Providence College men's hockey team blanked Alaska-Anchorage, 2-0, on Friday night (Jan. 19) at Schneider Arena.
RECORDS
Alaska Anchorage (6-13-2) | No. 9 Providence (12-6-2)
SCORE
Alaska Anchorage – 0 | Providence – 2
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 15 saves, 0 goals against
Jared Whale (UAA) – 32 saves, 2 goals against
NOTES
- The Friars outshot the Seawolves by a 14-4 margin in the first period but the teams remained scoreless after 20 minutes.
- Providence struck for a pair of goals 2:12 apart in the second period to take a 2-0 lead.
- Bennett Schimek snuck a shot through the five-hole of Jared Whale off a rush for his fourth goal of the season and second in as many games. Taige Harding and Austen May earned the assists on the play.
- After UAA's Brett Bamber was assessed a five-minute major for boarding, Nick Poisson fired a shot off the post and in for his sixth of the season to increase the lead to 2-0. Hudson Malinoski and Guillaume Richard assisted on the play.
- The Seawolves had a push in the third period, holding a 7-4 shot advantage over the Friars but Svedebäck was up to the task to keep the visitors off the board in the third period.
- Svedebäck posted his third shutout of the season and fourth of his career in the win.
- The game marked Alaska-Anchorage's first visit to Schneider Arena since 1990.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: B. Schimek, Poisson (1)
Assists: Harding, Malinoski, May, Richard (1)
Points: Six players (1)
Shots: Poisson, Malinoski, Richard (4)
POWER PLAYS
Alaska Anchorage – 0/2
Providence – 1/3
SHOTS
Alaska Anchorage – 15
Providence – 34
UP NEXT
The Friars will host the Seawolves for game two of the weekend series on Saturday (Jan. 20) as the program will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Schneider Arena.
Team Stats
UAA
PRO
Shots
15
34
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
2
Penalty Mins
7
4
Faceoffs Won
17
25
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
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