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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.