No. 16/15 Men's Hockey Game Notes vs. Alaska Fairbanks

GAME COVERAGE
Matchup: No. 16/15 Providence (8-6-2, 4-3-1 HEA) vs. Alaska Fairbanks (4-10-1
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Fri.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+ | Play-by-play: Mike Logan, Color: Mike Mancuso
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Mike DeMars
Live Stats: Friars.com
X: @Friarshockey

Faceoff: 5:00 PM (Sat.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+ | Play-by-play: Mike Logan, Color: Mike Mancuso
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Radio: 790 The Score | Varsity Network | Play-by-play: Adam LaFleur
Live Stats: Friars.com
X: @Friarshockey

Last Game
- Jonathan Fauchon, Roger McQueen and Julius Sumpf each tallied two points as the No. 16/17 Providence College men's hockey team defeated Brown, 4-2, in the annual Mayor's Cup game on Tuesday (Dec. 9) at Meehan Auditorium.
- The Bears opened the scoring 6:36 into the game as Matthew Desiderio finished off a backdoor pass from Andrew King.
- Providence responded just four minutes later as Jonathan Fauchon buried a Roger McQueen rebound on a delayed penalty for his fifth goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Julius Sumpf earned the secondary assist on the play.
- The Friars took the lead at 14:41 of the first period on Donovan McCoy's first collegiate goal, assisted by Sumpf and Fauchon.
- Roger McQueen extended the Providence lead to 3-1 with a power-play goal, his fifth of the season off a backdoor pass from Kale McCallum. Logan Sawyer also assisted on the play.
- Will Elger appeared to give the Friars a 4-1 lead but the goal was waived off due to goaltender interference.
- Brown's Alex Pineau made it a one-goal game at 3-2 with just 1.7 seconds left in the second period.
- With Shea pulled for an extra attacker, the Friars converted into an empty net for the 4-2 lead. After a shot block by Aleksi Kivioja, Tanner Adams was fouled on an empty net bid and was awarded a goal for his fourth tally of the season.
- Sumpf recorded his first career multi-point game with two assists, while Fauchon and McQueen registered their third multi-point games this season.
- Philip Svedeback has surrendered two or fewer goals in eight of the last 10 games.

Scouting the Nanooks:
- Alaska opens the second half coming off a pair of losses in their last appearance from Dec. 12-13 at Union. Prior to that, the Nanooks won the Adirondack Invitation in Lake Placid, N.Y. after victories over St. Lawrence and Clarkson.
- Former Friar Michael Citera paces the Nanooks in scoring with 15 points on seven goals and eight assists. Peyton Platter (3-6-9) and Nathan Rickey (1-6-7) round out the top-three in scoring. Another former Friar, Chase Dafoe ranks fourth on the team in scoring with five points on four goals and one assist.
- In goal, Lassi Lehti has posted a 2.59 GAA and .921 save percentage in 11 appearances this season. Calvin Vachon has registered a 3.59 GAA and .881 save percentage in five games this year.
- In his seventh season at the helm, Head Coach Erik Largen has posted a 69-102-14 record.

Series History vs. Alaska Fairbanks (3-0-0, 1.000)
- Providence and Alaska will meet for the fourth and fifth times this upcoming weekend at Schneider Arena.
- The teams last met during the Badger Showdown in Milwaukee, Wisconsin back in 1993, where the Friars came away with a 6-3 victory.
- The other two meetings came in 1991 at Schneider Arena as the Friars earned a two-game sweep over the Nanooks.
- Providence has outscored the Nanooks by 20-8 margin over three meetings.

Welcome, CHL'ers
Providence welcomes seven newcomers to the program with CHL experience due to the new NCAA rule change in the offseason: Donovan McCoy (Sudbury - OHL), Jonathan Fauchon (Rimouski - QMJHL), Beau Jelsma (Barrie - OHL), Kale McCallum (Val-d'Ors - QMJHL/U. of New Brunswick), Quinn Mantei (Brandon - WHL), Julius Sumpf (Moncton - QMJHL) and Roger McQueen (Brandon - WHL).

Nine Former Friars Make NHL Opening Night Rosters
Nine Providence College alums appeared on NHL rosters submitted for opening night - Jacob Bryson (BUF), Mark Jankowski (CAR), Jake Walman (EDM), Noel Acciari (PIT), Vincent Desharnais (SJ), Max Crozier (TB), Brandon Tanev (UTAH), Brandon Duhaime (WSH) and Parker Ford (WPG).

Svedeback Earns Weekly and Monthly Hockey East Accolades
Senior goaltender Philip Svedeback was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Week after stopping 67-of-71 shots in the series at Colorado College. He also was named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for November after posting a 1.86 GAA and a save percentage of .934. He logged a league-high 484:32 last month with totaling 214 saves over eight games played. In seven Hockey East games this season, he has posted a 4-2-1 record with a 1.84 GAA and .930 save percentage.

Friars By The Numbers
The Friars are the ninth tallest roster in the NCAA (6'1"), seventh youngest (21.1 years). Providence is just one of only three programs to have one senior on their roster. The Friars boasted the sixth-most NHL players that appeared in games during the 2024-25 season with 14 total.

The Saskatchewan Connection
Three members of this year's roster hail from Saskatchewan - Hudson Malinoski, Roger McQueen and Quinn Mantei. Malinoski and McQueen are childhood friends and played together with the Saskatoon Blazers AAA squad in 2021-22. Mantei and McQueen were teammates with the Brandon Wheat Kings from 2022-25.

Drafted Friars
Providence boasts seven drafted players on the 2025-26 roster: Tomas Machu (NYI - 2021), Hudson Malinoski (TOR - 2023), John Mustard (CHI - 2024), Julius Sumpf (CHI - 2025), Roger McQueen (ANA - 2025), Logan Sawyer (MTL - 2024) and Philip Svedeback (BOS - 2021). McQueen became the highest draft pick in program history after being selected 10th overall by the Anaheim Ducks in 2025. Friar commit Everett Baldwin was also selected in the 2025 NHL Draft, going to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the fifth round.

Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 242-24-28 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.

After 40
The Friars are 215-13-23 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.

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No. 16/15 Men's Hockey Game Notes vs. Alaska Fairbanks

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Players Mentioned

Tanner Adams

Will Elger

Jonathan Fauchon

Beau Jelsma

Aleksi Kivioja

Tomas Machu

Hudson Malinoski

Quinn Mantei

Kale McCallum

Donovan McCoy

Roger McQueen

John Mustard

Logan Sawyer

Julius Sumpf

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