Providence College Athletics

Friday, February 20
Burlington, VT / Gutterson Fieldhouse
7:00 P.M.

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20-8-2, 15-4-1

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Will Elger skates with the puck in a game against UConn
Photo by: Foley Photography

No. 7 Men's Hockey Defeats Vermont On The Road, 5-2

2/20/2026 11:28:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Nate Leaman recorded his 300th win at Providence on Friday.

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The No. 7 Providence College men's hockey team earned a 5-2 victory over Vermont on Friday (Feb. 20) at Gutterson Fieldhouse. With the win, Head Coach Nate Leaman recorded his 300th victory at Providence College.

RECORDS

No. 7/6 Providence (20-8-2, 15-4-1 HEA) | Vermont (12-18-0, 7-13-0 HEA)

 

SCORE

Providence – 5 | Vermont – 2

VENUE

Gutterson Fieldhouse – Burlington, Vt.

GOALIES

Jack Parsons (PC) – 25 saves, 2 goals against

Axel Mangbo (UVM) – 8 saves, 2 goals against

Aidan Wright (UVM) – 17 saves, 2 goals against

NOTES

- Vermont got on the board first at the 4:12 mark of the opening period as Colin Kessler split the Friar defense and beat Parsons to the glove side.

- John Mustard netted his team-high 13th goal of the season with a power-play strike at 9:04 of the first period on assists from Julius Sumpf and Will Elger.

- Elger gave the Friars a 2-1 lead with a shorthanded tally at 14:55, marking the Friars' third shorthanded goal of the season.

- Jonathan Fauchon connected with Roger McQueen with a highlight-reel centering pass to open the second period scoring at 1:11. McQueen became the fourth Friar to hit double-digits in goals this season.

- Kale McCallum extended the Providence lead to 4-1 at 6:55 with his fifth goal of the season.

- Vermont responded with a goal from Sebastian Tornqvist to cut the Friar lead to 4-2.

- Tanner Adams sealed the game late in the third with an empty-net goal, his 11th goal of the season to finished off the scoring.

- Jack Parsons finished the night with 25 saves to improve to 11-3-0 this season.

- Providence improves to 11-3-1 on the road this season and has won 11 of its last 12 games.

- The Friars posted their ninth 20-win season under Nate Leaman.

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Mustard, Elger, McQueen, McCallum, Adams (1)

Assists: Seven players (1)

Points: Mustard, Elger (2)

Shots: Mustard, McQueen, Gamache (4)

POWER PLAYS

Vermont – 0/3

Providence – 1/1

SHOTS

Vermont – 27

Providence – 30

FACEOFFS

Vermont – 32-of-43 (.744)

Providence – 11-of-43 (.256)

UP NEXT

The Friars and Catamounts will finish their season series on Saturday (Feb. 21) beginning at 7:30 p.m.