Scoring Leaders. Goals...Hampus Gustafsson (15) Assists... Brett Seney (21) Points... Brett Seney (31) PPG... Hampus Gustafsson (6)

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1 MERRIMACK COLLEGE MEN S ICE HOCKEY GAME #1 Merrimack College Warriors Colgate University Raiders (0-0-0, HEA) Friday, Oct. 6, :30 p.m. Class of 1965 Arena (2,222) Hamilton, N.Y. Webcast: Patriot League Network Audio: Merrimack Sports Network (John Leahy & Mike Machnik) (1-0-0, ECAC) Schedule/Results SETTING THE STAGE Fri (0-0-0 HEA) OCTOBER (0-0-0) 6 at Colgate...7:30 p.m. DROP THE PUCK The Merrimack College men s ice hockey team opens the season on the road with a two-game weekend series, as the Warriors head out to Hamilton, New York, to Sat. 7 at Colgate...7:30 p.m. Sat. 14 WISCONSIN p.m. Fri. 20 at Minnesota Duluth...8:30 p.m. Sat. 21 at Minnesota Duluth...8:30 p.m. battle Colgate University at the Class of 1965 Arena. Puck drop each night is 7:30 p.m. ALL-TIME VS. COLGATE Fri. 27 at Massachusetts *...7 p.m. Merrimack owns a all-time record against the Raiders, with the two teams Sat. 28 MASSACHUSETTS *...7 p.m. meeting for the second straight season this weekend. Fri. NOVEMBER (0-0-0) 3 at Boston College *... 7 p.m. Last year, the Warriors swept the two-game set at Lawler Rink on Homecoming Weekend by means of 4-3 and 5-2 victories. Sat. 4 BOSTON COLLEGE * p.m. Before that, the last time the two schools met was on Nov. 23, 2012, at Lawler Rink; Fri. 10 BENTLEY...7 p.m. Fri. 17 at Providence *... 7:15 p.m. they each battled to a 1-1 draw on that occasion, which marked the second straight 1-1 Sat. 18 PROVIDENCE *... 7 p.m. tie in as many years after doing likewise at Starr Rink on Dec. 10, Before then, Merrimack and Colgate had gone over a decade without facing each other DECEMBER (0-0-0) Fri. 1 at Northeastern *...7 p.m. (Nov. 23, Dec. 10, 2011); there also was about a 15-year gap in the series from Sat. 2 NORTHEASTERN *...7 p.m. Nov. 19, 1777 through Nov. 5, Fri. 8 ARMY...7 p.m. Merrimack holds an edge in the eight games played at Lawler Rink (5-2-1) but has Sun. 10 at New Hampshire *...4 p.m. Sat. 16 NORTHEASTERN *...4 p.m. conversely gone in eight games played at the prior home of the Raiders, Starr Fri. 29 at Denver...9 p.m. Rink. This year marks Merrimack s first time playing in the Class of 1965 Arena. Sat. 30 at Colorado College...8 p.m. JANUARY (0-0-0) Fri. 5 at Connecticut *...7 p.m. Sat. 6 at Providence *... 7 p.m. Sat. 13 CONNECTICUT *...7 p.m. Fri. 19 BOSTON U. *...7 p.m. Sat. 20 at Boston U. *... 7 p.m. Fri. 26 VERMONT *... 7 p.m. Sat. 27 VERMONT *... 7 p.m. FEBRUARY (0-0-0) Fri. 2 at Maine *... 7:30 p.m. Sat. 3 at Maine *...7 p.m. Tue. 6 at Massachusetts *...7 p.m. Fri. 16 NEW HAMPSHIRE *... 7 p.m. Sat. 17 BOSTON U. *...7 p.m. Fri. 23 UMASS LOWELL *... 7 p.m. Sat. 24 at UMass Lowell *...7 p.m. MARCH (0-0-0) 2-4 HEA Tourn. Opening Round %..TBA 9-11 HEA Tourn. Quarterfinals %...TBA Fri. 16 HEA Tourn. Semifinals ^...TBA Sat. 17 HEA Tourn. Championship ^...TBA * = Hockey East Game! = Homecoming Weekend % = HEA Tournament Opening Round/Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) ^ = TD Garden (Boston, Mass.) HOME GAMES AT LAWLER RINK IN CAPS ALL TIMES EASTERN AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE Media Relations Contact: Chris Aliano alianoc@merrimack.edu Phone: (O) // (C) HEA/National Rankings Scoring Offense: 2.43/game (11th/46th) Scoring Defense: 2.59/game (5th/19th) Power Play: 15.0% (11th/46th) Penalty Kill: 79.6% (11th/45th) Special Teams Net: -11/47.4% (10th/T-48th) Penalty Minutes: 12.2/game (7th/33rd) GETTING TO KNOW THE GATE Colgate finished last season with a record, including a mark in the ECAC en route to a 10th-place finish in the league standings. The Raiders took Princeton to three games in its opening round playoff series but ultimately lost, 2-1. The Raiders are already a game deep into their schedule after dispatching Niagara at home, 5-1, last weekend. The Raiders return just over 60 percent of their goals scored from the season, led by Jared Cockrell, who had six markers on the year. Overall, the lead returning scorer is Bobby McMann, a sophomore, who posted 19 points as a rookie thanks to 14 assists and five goals. Cockrell is right behind him on that list after finishing with 17 points overall as a rookie. Colton Point, a Dallas Stars draft pick, returns for his sophomore season after ending the season on a hot stretch a 2.07 GAA and.936 save percentage in his final six appearances. He finished the year with a 2.45 GAA and.918 SV% overall in nine starts. The Raiders struggled to put the puck in the net last season after averaging only 2.11 goals per game, the fifth-worst scoring average in the country. Colgate was slightly better defensively, ranking 38th (3.05). Colgate s special teams featured the nation s 35th-best power play (17.6) and 22nd-best penalty kill (83.3). Don Vaughan, entering his 25th year at the helm of the Raiders, is nine wins shy of 400 for his career after starting the season with a record. UP NEXT The Warriors and Raiders round out their weekend series on Saturday night back at the Class of 1965 Arena at 7:30 p.m. Next weekend, Merrimack welcomes the University of Wisconsin to campus for the first time in school history when it hosts the Badgers as part of Homecoming Weekend on Saturday (Oct. 21) night. Puck drop from Lawler Rink is set for 7 p.m Scoring Leaders Goals...Hampus Gustafsson (15) Assists... Brett Seney (21) Points... Brett Seney (31) PIM...Hampus Gustafsson (43) PPG... Hampus Gustafsson (6) SHG... Babcock/Gustafsson/Irvine (1) GWG... Brett Seney (6) +/-...Brett Seney (+10) SOG...Sami Tavernier (104) Goaltending Leaders GP...Collin Delia (21) GAA...Collin Delia (2.15)* Saves... Collin Delia (549) Save Pct... Collin Delia (.927)* Wins...Collin Delia (9) Shutouts...Collin Delia (3) Minutes... Drew Vogler (1201:38) * = (Min. 33% Team Minutes Played) 1

2 MERRIMACK COLLEGE MEN S ICE HOCKEY SERIES HISTORY VS. COLGATE FIRST MEETING:...Dec. 12, 1961 (A) (L, 6-2) LAST MEETING:...Oct. 22, 2016 (H) (W, 5-2) SERIES RECORD:... Merrimack leads, AT MERRIMACK:...Merrimack leads, AT COLGATE:...Merrimack trails, THIS :... Have not met PLAYOFF HISTORY:... Have not met Date Site Result 12/2/61...Hamilton, NY...L, 2-6 2/26/66...Hamilton, NY...W, /10/66...North Andover, MA...W, 3-1 2/17/68...Hamilton, NY...W, 3-2 2/5/69...Hamilton, NY...L, /4/70...Hamilton, NY...W, 5-4 2/13/70...North Andover, MA... L, /19/77...North Andover, MA...W, /5/93...North Andover, MA...W, 3-2 (OT) 10/28/94...Hamilton, NY...L, /27/96...Syracuse, NY...W, /1/96...Hamilton, NY...L, 3-7 1/11/98...North, Andover...L, /27/99...Syracuse, NY...L, /23/01...Syracuse, NY...W, /10/11...Hamilton, NY...T, 1-1 (OT) 11/23/12...North Andover, Mass...T, 1-1 (OT) 10/21/16... North Andover, Mass...W, /22/16... North Andover, Mass... W, 5-2 HEAD-TO-HEAD 90...Goals Shots %...Shot Percentage % Goals/Game Goals Allowed/Game Shots/Game Shots Allowed/Game PPG-Chances %... PP % % PK-Chances %... PK % % SHG (Scored/Allowed) Penalties-PIM PIM/Game Blocked Shots Faceoffs (W/L) %... Faceoff % % NOTES AND NOTABLES LAST YEAR AT LAWLER Merrimack swept Colgate in a two-game weekend series last October on Homecoming Weekend. The Warriors won the opener by a slim, 4-3 margin, before blowing the Raiders out by three goals in a 5-2 victory. Special teams helped Merrimack pick up the win in the opener after scoring a power play goal and a shorthanded goal early in the first and second periods, respectively. With the game tied at 2-2, Brett Seney broke the tie with the game-winner late in the second period before the Warriors added two late goals to pull away in last year s second game. BEST AGAINST THE RAIDERS No Warrior has seen more than two games worth of action against Colgate, and all of those games were played last year. Senior Jace Hennig and junior Ludvig Larsson each have three points in their careers against Colgate, as both have scored once and assisted twice in two games. Junior Drew Vogler is the only goaltender with experience playing Colgate in his career. He won both starts in A WRAP ON Merrimack enjoyed another successful season in that included 15 overall victories, a second consecutive seventh-place finish in the league standings, a home playoff series and several marquee victories against nationally ranked opponents along the way. Merrimack endured an up-and-down first half that was highlighted by a Homecoming Weekend sweep of Colgate, a victory over Cornell at home, the first-ever road win against perennial power Wisconsin, and a thorough victory against eventual NCAA Tournament participant Providence College. The second half of the season featured a trip to the Sunshine State to play in the Florida College Hockey Classic and an early victory against eventual Frozen Four participant Notre Dame before the Warriors caught fire with an eight-game unbeaten streak that was the second-longest of the Division I era. Merrimack not only swept top-ranked Boston University for the first time in a regular season series as members of Hockey East, but also took the season series against Boston College after a convincing road win at Conte Forum, marking the first time in program history that the Warriors took the regular season series against both BU and BC. Merrimack finished seventh in the league standings for the second year in a row, drawing the University of New Hampshire in the Hockey East Tournament s Opening Round for the second consecutive season, as well. And while Merrimack topped UNH, 4-0, in Game 1, the Wildcats would eventually win the series to stop the Warriors bid for a third straight appearance in the Hockey East Quarterfinals. 30 FOR SENEY Senior Brett Seney returns at the team leader in points after registering 31 as a junior (10g, 21a). Seney was also the first Warrior in four years to pass the 30-point threshold. The last Merrimack skater to post at least 30 points in a season was Mike Collins 14, who did so as part of a 38-point season that saw him earn All-America honors in Seney has led the team in scoring in each of his first three seasons; if he hits the 40-point threshold as a senior, he will become the first Warrior to do so since Stephane Da Costa put up 45 points in his sophomore season in

3 GAME #1 COLGATE (10/6/17) GENERAL INFORMATION Location: North Andover, Mass. Founded: 1947 Enrollment (Undergraduates): 3,191 Nickname: Warriors Colors: Navy Blue and Gold Conference: Hockey East Affiliation: NCAA Division I Home Rink: J. Thom Lawler Rink Capacity: 2,549 Dimensions: 200 x 85 President: Dr. Christopher E. Hopey Director of Athletics: Jeremy Gibson Athletic Dept. Phone: Athletic Dept. Fax: COACHING STAFF Head Coach/Associate Athletic Director: Mark Dennehy Alma Mater (Year), Season: Boston College (1991), 13th Season Career Coaching Record: (13 seasons) Record at Merrimack: (12 seasons) Hockey Office Phone: Associate Head Coach: Curtis Carr Alma Mater (Year), Season: Kent State (2003), Seventh Season Associate Head Coach: Bill Gilligan Alma Mater (Year), Season: Brown (1977), Fourth Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: John Carratu Alma Mater (Year), Season: Plymouth State (1992), Fifth Season Director of Hockey Operations Matt LaMalfa Alma Mater (Year) Merrimack (2012) Strength and Conditioning: Mike Kamal Athletic Trainer: Eric Manz TEAM INFORMATION Season 62nd Overall Record Division I Record (Since ): Hockey East Record (Since ): NCAA Tournament Appearances (DII): 4 ( , 79-80, 81-82, 83-84) NCAA Tournament Appearances (DI): 2 ( , ) National Championships: (DII) Record: , HEA (7th HEA) Postseason: HEA Opening Round (Lost to UNH, 2-1) Captain: Jared Kolquist Assistant Captains: Marc Biega Lettermen R/L: 21/4 Newcomers: 7 SPORTS MEDICINE Director of Sports Medicine/SWA: Birgid Hopkins Office Phone: (978) Asst. Athletic Trainer (MIH Trainer): Eric Manz ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Asst. Athletic Director/Communications (MIH Contact): Chris Aliano Office Phone: Cell Phone: alianoc@merrimack.edu Office Fax: Website: Mailing Address: 315 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA Facebook: Facebook.com/MerrimackWarriors Twitter Twitter Instagram Instagram FILLING THE VOID Collin Delia put together one of the best campaigns by a Merrimack goaltender in program history last year, finishing the season ranked 14th in goals-against average (2.15) and ninth in save percentage (.927). He played over 53 percent of the team s minutes and finished in 21 starts. Those numbers were even better from January 1 onward, when he ranked in the top-10 nationwide in both categories. Delia, however, signed a professional contract with the Chicago Blackhawks over the summer, concluding his career with a 2.48 GAA, a.912 SV% and a record in 55 starts over the course of three seasons. SMOKIN SAMI Few Warriors were hotter than Sami Tavernier down the stretch last season, as the then-freshman forward led the team with 13 points (5g, 8a) over his final 13 games. Before that point, Tavernier had only six points (3g, 2a) in the first 23 games of his collegiate career. During that 13-game surge, Tavernier posted a seven-game point streak that featured five goals and four assists. From Jan. 24 onward, Tavernier ranked sixth nationally (second in Hockey East) among all rookies in total scoring. POWER PLAY: A TALE OF TWO S Merrimack s power play was a tale of two seasons in In the first half, through 17 games, the Warriors were ranked 55th nationally with the man advantage, converting only 11 of its first 105 opportunities (10.5%). There was one point where Merrimack did not score a power play goal in eight straight games, going most of November and December without converting. But then, something clicked, as Merrimack scored at least one power play goal in 12 of its final 19 games. From Dec. 28 onward, Merrimack owned the 16th-best power play in the country, operating at 21.3 percent (16-75). MR. CLUTCH Brett Seney scored six of Merrimack s winning goals last season, the most among all Warriors. Seney finished the year two goals back of the nation s leader in game-winning goals, Jarid Lukosevicius of Denver. Among all active players nationwide, Seney is tied for second in career game-winning markers with 10. Landon Smith, Quinnipiac 11 Jarid Lukosevicius, Denver 10 Brett Seney, Merrimack 10 Gerry Fitzgerald, Bemidji State 9 ROAD WOES Merrimack finished with a losing record away from Lawler Rink for the fifth year in a row after going on the year. Included in that mark is a mark at neutral sites. Merrimack did, however, post its best league road record (4-4-3) since the That year, Merrimack went It took the Warriors seven games to post a road win last year, which was the longest time needed to win a road game since when the team started on the road. SPECIAL TEAMS STRUGGLES Merrimack finished in the bottom third nationally in both special teams categories in The Warriors concluded the year with the 46th-best power play (15.0) and ranked 45th on the penalty kill (79.66). The penalty kill allowed at least one goal in 26-of-37 games. 3

4 MERRIMACK COLLEGE MEN S ICE HOCKEY LOOKING FOR A RALLY Merrimack was just when allowing the opposition to score first last year. Since the start of the season, the Warriors have conceded the game s first goal 67 games and have just 10 wins in those games ( ,.231 winning percentage). Merrimack was also when trailing after the first period and when down after 40 minutes. THREE OR NOTHING Three has been the magic number, so to speak, in terms of Merrimack goals needed to win games over the last five years. Last season alone, Merrimack was when scoring three or more goals in any games compared to when scoring two time or fewer. Since the start of 2012, Merrimack is (.792) when scoring 3+ goals, compared to (.190) when being held to two goals or fewer. STRONG WITH THE LEAD Over the last four years, Merrimack has lost only seven games when scoring the first goal, which it has done in 46 games. Last year, the Warriors were when scoring first. Merrimack was when holding a second-period lead (9-1-1 w/ first-period leads) in A SURE THING Since the season, Merrimack is when holding a lead after two periods of play. The last time the team squandered a two-period lead and lost was on Nov. 30, 2013, at Yale; in that game, Merrimack had a 1-0 lead after 40 minutes before falling in overtime, 3-2. NO OFFENSE, BUT... Since finishing the season ranked fifth nationally in scoring offense averaging 3.67 goals per game, Merrimack has finished no higher than 35th in that category in any of the six seasons that have followed. Merrimack has been in the bottom third nationwide in scoring in five straight years, falling as low as 57th in (1.88). Last year, the Warriors ranked 46th with 2.43 goals per game. THERE S NO PLACE LIKE HOME Merrimack finished with a record at Lawler Rink this year (.525), marking the third straight season with a winning record at home and the eighth time in the last 10 years. Compared to other teams nationally, Merrimack has ranked 34th (.525), 28th (.605), 14th (.667), 42nd (.467) and 28th (.583) in home winning percentage since In the Mark Dennehy era, Merrimack is (.543) at home, including a mark (.635) since LARSSON-Y Senior Alfred Larsson was dominant on the dots last year, owning the third-best faceoff win percentage in Hockey East 19th-best mark nationally with a record (58.0%). REJECTIONS Merrimack posted double-digit block totals 19 times last year. The Warriors ranked 51st nationally and eighth in Hockey East averaging blocked shots per game last season. Jared Kolquist led all Warriors with 56 blocked shots last winter, 13 more of the next-closest skater SINGLE-GAME HIGHS/LOWS Merrimack Team Highs POINTS 18 at Boston College (2/10/17) GOALS 6 at Boston College (2/10/17) ASSISTS 12 at Boston College (2/10/17) SHOTS ON GOAL 46 vs. New Hampshire (3/5/17) SAVES 44 vs. New Hampshire (3/4/17) PENALTIES 12 vs. Colgate (10/21/16) PENALTY MINUTES 31 vs. Colgate (10/22/16) Opponent Team Highs POINTS 15 vs. UMass Lowell (12/10/16) GOALS 6 at New Hampshire (10/29/16) ASSISTS 10 vs. UMass Lowell (12/10/16) SHOTS ON GOAL 38 3x, MR: vs. Maine (2/17/17) SAVES 44 2x, MR: vs. New Hampshire (3/5/17) PENALTIES 16 vs. Sacred Heart (10/09/16) PENALTY MINUTES 40 vs. Sacred Heart (10/09/16) Merrimack Team Lows POINTS 0 4x, rec. vs. New Hampshire (3/4/17) GOALS 0 4x, rec. vs. New Hampshire (3/4/17) ASSISTS 0 4x, rec. vs. New Hampshire (3/4/17) SHOTS ON GOAL 17 at UMass Lowell (12/9/16) SAVES 12 vs. Northern Michigan (12/29/16) PENALTIES 1 at UMass Lowell (12/9/16) PENALTY MINUTES 2 at UMass Lowell (12/9/16) Opponent Team Lows POINTS 0 3x, rec. vs. New Hampshire (3/3/17) GOALS 0 3x, rec. vs. New Hampshire (3/3/17) ASSISTS 0 3x, rec. vs. New Hampshire (3/3/17) SHOTS ON GOAL 14 vs. Northern Michigan (12/29/16) SAVES 14 at Boston College (2/10/17) PENALTIES 2 2x, rec. vs. Notre Dame (1/14/17) PENALTY MINUTES 4 2x, rec. vs. Notre Dame (1/14/17) POINTS GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SAVES Individual Game Highs 5 Hampus Gustafsson at Boston College (2/10/17) 3 Hampus Gustafsson at Boston College (2/10/17) 3 Marc Biega at Boston College (2/10/17) 3 Brett Seney at Boston College (2/10/17) 3 Jared Kolquist vs. Boston University (1/24/17) 3 Alex Carle vs. Mercyhurst (11/4/16) 9 Sami Tavernier vs. Northeastern (1/21/17) 37 Collin Delia at Boston University (1/27/17) PENALTIES 3 Johnathan Kovacevic at Clarkson (10/14/16) PENALTY MINUTES 15 Hampus Gustafsson vs. Cornell (1/7/17) 15 Michael Babcock vs Colgate (10/22/16) rec. = most recent 4

5 GAME #1 COLGATE (10/6/17) PAIRWISE RANKINGS Team Record RPI 1 Denver Minnesota-Duluth Harvard * 4 Minnesota * 5 Western Michigan Massachusetts-Lowell Boston University Union * 9 Penn State * 10t Cornell t Notre Dame Providence Wisconsin St. Cloud State Ohio State North Dakota Omaha Air Force * 19t Vermont t Boston College St. Lawrence Quinnipiac Northeastern Bemidji State Canisius Clarkson Minnesota State MERRIMACK Miami Robert Morris Michigan Tech Princeton t Connecticut t Army t Yale Colorado College New Hampshire Holy Cross Bowling Green Michigan Dartmouth Bentley Sacred Heart Maine Arizona State RIT Ferris State Mercyhurst Northern Michigan Colgate Alaska Lake Superior Michigan State American International Rensselaer t Alabama-Huntsville t Alaska-Anchorage t Massachusetts Brown Niagara as of 2/27/17 (NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR ) IRON WARRIORS Junior Marc Biega is the only non-rookie Warrior to have appeared in every single game the team has played since his arrival (114). He and co-captain Jared Kolquist were the only players to play in all 37 games during the season. In addition to those two, seniors Jace Hennig (111) and Brett Seney (102) have also passed the century mark for career games played. GLOBAL GOALTENDERS Since , Merrimack s American netminders have spanned from the states of California, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Merrimack s Canadian tenders hailed from the provinces of Manitoba, Newfoundland and Ontario since then. Merrimack also had one goalie call Espoo, Finland, home since NEVER HAVE I EVER Merrimack has played all but two of the 60 DI schools in the country. The only two schools Merrimack has never faced off against are Michigan Tech, and Penn State. O CAPTAIN For the second straight season, defensemen Jared Kolquist and Marc Biega will lead the team as each are wearing a letter for the third straight season. Kolquist will serve as the team s lone captain for the second year in a row; he first was named an assistant captain midway through Kolquist was the first lone junior captain since 2014 graduate Jordan Heywood served a similar role as a junior in the campaign. Biega has now worn an A in each of the last three seasons. BIG BOYS Merrimack once again ranks among the tallest teams by average height in the country, good for sixth- tallest nationally, on average. Here s how they stack up against the rest of the country: * Maine * Arizona State * Cornell * Western Michigan * Bowling Green * Merrimack * Union * Connecticut * Rensselaer * Harvard IT S IN YOUR BLOOD Merrimack has plenty of familial ties to the National Hockey League, as two current Warriors have brothers currently skating for NHL franchises. * Marc Biega, Merrimack (Alex) * Easton Brodzinski, St. Cloud State (Jonny) * Alex Carle, Merrimack (Matt) * Ben Dalpe, Clarkson (Zac) * Nathan Ferriero, Mercyhurst (Benn) * Niklas Folin, UMass Lowell (Christian) * Michael Gilroy, Sacred Heart (Matt) * Joe Lappin, Arizona State (Nick) * Sam McCormick, Ohio State (Max) * Matt Miller, Ohio State (J.T.) * Fredrik Olofsson, Omaha (Gustav) * Eric Robinson, Princeton (Buddy) * Riley Simpson, Arizona State (Dillon) * Brendan van Riemsdyk, New Hampshire (James) * Nolan Vesey, Maine (Jimmy) * = Team s RPI has been adjusted to remove negative effect from defeating weak opponent. 5

6 MERRIMACK COLLEGE MEN S ICE HOCKEY MULTI-POINT PERFORMANCES Season/Career Totals #2 Ryan Cook... 0/0 #3 Aaron Titcomb... 0/1 Last:... 10/16/15 vs. Clarkson (0-3--3) #4 Marc Biega... 1/6 Last:... 2/10/17 at BC (0-3--3) #6 Alex Carle...2/3 Last:... 2/10/17 at BC (0-2--2) #7 Evan Bell... 0/0 #8 Johnathan Kovacevic...3/3 Last:...1/21/17 vs. Northesatern (1-1--2) #9 Jace Hennig...6/13 Last:...3/3/17 vs. New Hampshire (0-2--2) #10 Derek Petti... 0/1 Last:... 1/31/16 vs. Arizona State (2-3--5) #11 Tyler Irvine...2/2 Last:...1/14/17 vs. Notre Dame (1-1--2) #12 Ludvig Larsson...5/5 Last:... 2/18/17 at Connecticut (1-1--2) #13 Brett Seney...9/21 Last:... 2/14/17 at UMass (1-1--2) #14 Patrick Kramer... 0/0 #15 Jared Kolquist... 1/4 Last:... 1/24/17 vs. Boston University (0-3--3) #16 Laine McKay... 0/0 #17 Logan Coomes...1/1 Last:... 10/21/16 vs. Colgate (0-2--2) #18 Cole McBride... 0/0 #19 Michael Babcock... 2/4 Last:...2/10/17 at BC (1-1--2) #20 Simon Loof... 0/0 #21 Jeff Solow... 0/0 #22 Mathieu Tibbet... 1/7 Last:...11/4/16 vs. Mercyhurst (1-1--2) #23 Alfred Larsson... 0/0 #24 Tyler Drevitch... 0/0 #25 Sami Tavernier...3/3 Last:...2/14/17 at UMass (0-2--2) #27 Dominic Dockery... 0/0 #28 Jackson Bales... 0/0 40+ SAVE PERFORMANCES Season/Career Totals #29 Craig Pantano... 0/0 #31 Drew Vogler... 0/0 #34 Logan Halladay... 0/0 #2 RYAN COOK Dates Assists Points Assists Points #3 AARON TITCOMB Dates Assists Points Assists Points #4 MARC BIEGA Dates #6 ALEX CARLE Dates Assists Points Assists 3 games (4) Jan. 31-Feb. 12, 2016 Points 3 games (5) Jan. 31-Feb. 12, 2016 #7 EVAN BELL Dates #9 JACE HENNIG Dates #10 DEREK PETTI Dates #11 TYLER IRVINE Dates POINT STREAKS #12 LUDVIG LARSSON Dates #13 BRETT SENEY Dates #14 PATRICK KRAMER Dates Assists Assists Points Points Assists 2 games (2x) MR: March 4-6, 2016 Assists Points 3 games (4) Feb , 2016 Points #15 JARED KOLQUIST Dates #16 LAINE McKAY Dates #18 COLE McBRIDE Dates #19 MICHAEL BABCOCK Dates Assists Assists Points Points Goals 3 games (3) March 3-6, 2016 Assists 3 games (3) Feb , 2016 Assists Points 3 games (2x) MR: March 3-6, 2016 Points #20 SIMON LOOF Dates Assists Assists Points Points Assists Assists Points Points #21 JEFF SOLOW Dates Assists Assists Points Points Goals 2 games (2, 2x) MR: Feb , 2017 Assists 2 games (2) Oct , 2016 Assists Points 3 games (4) Feb , 2017 Points #22 MATHIEU TIBBET Dates Assists Assists Points Points Goals 3 games (3) Jan. 6-23, 2016 Assists 6 games (10) Jan. 31-Feb. 20, 2016 Assists 2 games (2x) MR: Nov. 4-5, 2016 Points 6 games (12) Jan. 31-Feb. 20, 2016 Points 2 games (4x) MR: Jan , 2017 #23 ALFRED LARSSON Dates Assists Points Assists Points #24 TYLER DREVITCH Dates Assists Assists Points Points Assists 3 games (2x) (4) MR: Feb , 2016 Assists Points 4 games (5) Feb , 2016 Points #25 SAMI TAVERNIER Dates Goals 3 games (3) Feb , 2017 Assists Assists Assists 3 games (4) Jan. 24-Feb. 3, 2017 Points Points Points 7 games (9) Feb. 10-March 3, 2017 Goals 3 games (3) Feb , 2017 Assists Assists Assists 3 games (4) Jan. 24-Feb. 3, 2017 Points Points Points 7 games (9) Feb. 10-March 3, 2017 #8 JOHNATHAN KOVACEVIC Dates #17 LOGAN COOMES Dates #27 DOMINIC DOCKERY Dates Assists Assists Assists Points Points Points Assists 5 games (5) Feb. 17-March 3, 2017 Assists Assists Points 6 games (6) Feb. 17-March 3, 2017 Points Points #28 JACKSON BALES Dates Assists Assists Assists Points Points Points Goals 2 games (3) Feb , 2017 Assists 3 games (4) Oct , 2016 Assists Assists Points 4 games (5) Oct , 2016 Points Points Streaks shown are the longest streaks in each statistical category for both this current season and for each players career. MR = most recent time frame for the longest such goal/assistant/point streak. Bold = Active season-long streak or new career-long streak set this year. Figure in parentheses indicate the most amount of each related statistic that was set during those streaks 6

7 GAME #1 COLGATE (10/6/17) HONOR ROLL SUMMARY CLASS-BY-CLASS STATISTICS BREAKDOWN Class Goals Assists Points Freshmen 0/0 0/0 0/0 Sophomores 0/19 0/38 0/57 Juniors 0/33 0/50 0/83 Seniors 0/95 0/163 0/258 TOTALS 0/147 0/251 0/398 Season/Career Totals Career Stats vs. Colgate Player GP Goals Assists Points Cook Titcomb Biega Carle Bell Kovacevic Hennig Petti Irvine L. Larsson Seney Kramer Kolquist McKay Coomes McBride Babcock Loof Solow Tibbet A. Larsson Drevitch Tavernier Dockery Bales Career Goaltending vs. Colgate Player GP GAA SV% Record Pantano Vogler Halladay Merrimack s Record When... Scores Assists 2+ Points Ryan Cook Aaron Titcomb Marc Biega Alex Carle Evan Bell Johnathan Kovacevic Jace Hennig Derek Petti Tyler Irvine Ludvig Larsson Brett Seney Patrick Kramer Jared Kolquist Laine McKay Logan Coomes Cole McBride Michael Babcock Simon Loof Jeff Solow Mathieu Tibbet Alfred Larsson Tyler Drevitch Sami Tavernier Dominic Dockery Jackson Bales Game-Winning Goals Breakdown Player Total Brett Seney Jace Hennig 0 2 (1) (1) Ludvig Larsson (1) -- 3 (1) Sami Tavernier Marc Biega (1) 2 (1) Alfred Larsson Michael Babcock Logan Coomes Jared Kolquist Derek Petti Mathieu Tibbet (1) 1 (1) Overtime goals in parentheses -- = Not on team that season The Last Goal For... #2 Ryan Cook...Never #3 Aaron Titcomb... 11/21/15 vs. Massachusetts #4 Marc Biega... 10/29/16 at. New Hampshire #6 Alex Carle...2/14/17 at Massachusetts #7 Evan Bell...Never #8 Johnathan Kovacevic...2/14/17 at Massachusetts #9 Jace Hennig...2/25/17 at Vermont #10 Derek Petti... 3/5/17 vs. New Hampshire #11 Tyler Irvine... 3/3/17 vs. New Hampshire #12 Ludvig Larsson...2/18/17 vs. Maine #13 Brett Seney...2/25/17 at Vermont #14 Patrick Kramer...Never #15 Jared Kolquist... 2/3/17 vs. Connecticut #16 Laine McKay...Never #17 Logan Coomes... 1/24/17 vs. Boston University #18 Cole McBride...Never #19 Michael Babcock...2/10/17 at Boston College #20 Simon Loof...Never #21 Jeff Solow...Never #22 Mathieu Tibbet...2/10/17 at Boston College #23 Alfred Larsson... 10/22/16 vs. Colgate #24 Tyler Drevitch...Never #25 Sami Tavernier... 3/3/17 vs. New Hampshire #27 Dominic Dockery...Never #28 Jackson Bales...Never The Last Shutout For... #29 Craig Pantano...Never #31 Drew Vogler... 2/27/16 vs. Vermont #34 Logan Halladay...Never 7

8 MERRIMACK COLLEGE MEN S ICE HOCKEY As of 10/5/17 The Last Time Merrimack... Defeated Boston College Feb. 10, BC, W, 6-3 Defeated Boston University Jan. 27, BU, W, 4-1 Defeated Connecticut Oct. 18, MC, W, 2-1 (OT) Defeated Maine Feb. 14, MC, W, 4-3 (OT) Defeated Massachusetts Feb. 14, UMass, W, 3-0 Defeated UMass Lowell Jan. 30, MC, W, 2-1 Defeated New Hampshire March 3, MC, W, 4-0 Defeated Northeastern March 7, NU, W, 2-1 (2OT) Defeated Notre Dame Jan. 14, W, 4-2 Defeated Providence Nov. 25, MC, W, 5-2 Defeated Vermont Feb. 25, UVM, W, 3-1 swept a HEA weekend series vs. Boston U. (H/A), 1/24-27/17 (3-1/4-1) swept in a HEA weekend series vs. Northeastern (A/H) 1/20-21/17 (4-1/4-2) Bold = season Merrimack vs. Hockey East in Team Record GF GA Home Road BC BU UConn Maine UMass UML UNH NU PC UVM Totals Merrimack vs. Non-Conference Opponents in Record GF GA Home Road Neutral NOTE: Hockey East totals include playoff/in-season tournament games Career Points Player GP G A Pts Seney Hennig Biega Kolquist Tibbet L. Larsson Petti Carle Kovacevic Tavernier Babcock Titcomb A. Larsson Irvine Coomes Drevitch Cook Kramer Vogler Pantano Solow McBride Career Goaltending Player GP GAA SV% W-L-T Vogler Pantano National Polls USCHO.com/CBS College Sports (Sept. 25, 2017) Team (FPV) Record Points Last Poll 1 Denver (48) Boston University Minnesota Harvard ( 1) UMass Lowell Minnesota Duluth ( 1) North Dakota Notre Dame St. Cloud State NR 10 Penn State Providence Wisconsin Boston College Quinnipiac Cornell Union Air Force Minnesota State NR 19 Ohio State Northeastern NR 20 Western Michigan Others receiving votes: Vermont 119, Michigan Tech 60, Bemidji State 52, Clarkson 45, Robert Morris 39, Miami 37, Michigan 24, St. Lawrence 18, Omaha 17, Bowling Green 16, Yale 11, Ferris State 5, Brown 1, Canisius 1, Dartmouth 1, New Hampshire 1. USA Today/USA Hockey (Oct. 2, 2017) Team Points FPV Last Record 1 University of Denver 510 (34) Boston University Minnesota Harvard University Providence College St Cloud State North Dakota Notre Dame UMass Lowell Wisconsin 186 T Penn State Minnesota Duluth 130 T Northeastern Quinnipiac Minnesota State Others receiving votes: Boston College 48, Clarkson 29, Ohio State 28, Cornell 28, Air Force 23, Miami 14, Western Michigan 7, Union 2. NATIONAL POLL Date USCHO USA 9/25 NR NR 10/2 NP NR 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/4 12/11 WEEKLY TRACKER Date USCHO USA 12/25 1/1 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 3/5 3/12 12/18 3/19 NR = Not ranked; RV = Receiving votes; NP = No poll that week 8

9 GAME #1 COLGATE (10/6/17) Situational Records Playing at home Playing on the road Playing at a neutral site vs. Hockey East opponents vs. AHA opponents vs. B1G opponents vs. ECAC opponents vs. NCHC opponents vs. WCHA opponents vs. DI Independent Schools Playing ranked* opponents Playing unranked* opponents As a ranked team* As an unranked* team st game of back-to-back games nd game of back-to-back games Non-successive games rd game in three nights Scoring first Opponent scores first Leading after one period Trailing after one period Tied after one period Leading after two periods Trailing after two periods Tied after two periods Overtime MER outshoots opponent Opponent outshoots MER Shots are even Recording 0-20 shots on goal Recording shots on goal Recording shots on goal Recording shots on goal Recording 50+ shots Surrendering 0-19 shots on goal Surrendering shots on goal Surrendering shots on goal Surrendering shots on goal Surrendering 50+ shots Game decided by one goal Game decided by two goals Game decided by three or more MER does not score MER scores one goal MER scores two goals MER scores three goals MER scores four goals MER scores five goals MER scores six or more goals Opponent does not score Opponent scores one goal Opponent scores two goals Opponent scores three goals Opponent scores four goals Opponent scores five goals Opponent scores 6+ goals MER scores no PPG MER scores 1 PPG MER scores 2 PPG MER scores 3 or more PPG MER scores a SHG MER allows a SHG MER has more penalty minutes Opponent has more penalty min Penalty minutes are even Playing in October Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March on Mondays on Tuesdays on Wednesdays on Thursdays on Fridays on Saturdays on Sundays * = ranked 1-20 or 1-15 in USCHO/USA Today polls The Last Time for Merrimack... TEAM scored exactly five goals vs. Providence, 11/25/16 (5-2 Win) scored exactly six goals at Boston College, 2/10/17 (6-3 Win) scored exactly seven goals vs. Clarkson, 10/16/15 (7-1 Win) scored exactly eight goals vs. Massachusetts, 10/23/93 (8-2 Win) scored exactly nine goals vs. Colgate (@ Syracuse Inv.), 11/23/01 (9-5 Win) scored exactly 10 goals vs. Arizona State, 1/31/16 (10-0 Win) scored more than 10 goals vs. UMass, 2/5/11 (11-2 Win) did not score/was shut out vs. New Hampshire, 3/4/17 (4-0 Loss) (HEA Tourn. OR) shut out an opponent vs. UNH, 3/3/17 (4-0 Win) (HEA Tourn. OR) scored exactly two power play goals vs. New Hampshire, 3/5/17 (5-2 Loss) (HEA Tourn. OR) scored exactly three PP goals vs. Mercyhurst, 11/4/16 (5-1 Win) scored exactly four PP goals vs. UMass, 2/5/11 (11-2 Win) scored five or more PP goals vs. Arizona State, 1/31/16 (5 PPG) (10-0 Win) scored a shorthanded goal at Boston U., 1/27/17 (4-1 Win) scored two shorthanded goals vs. New Hampshire, 3/18/11 (4-1 Win) (HEA TD Garden) scored two SH goals in a period vs. UMass Lowell, 11/20/10 (P1) (3-2 Win) scored three shorthanded goals Never since had 10+ power play opportunities vs. Sacred Heart, 10/9/16 (1-for-13) (2-1 Loss) went 20+ power plays without converting killed 20+ straight opposing power plays scored four goals in a single period scored five goals in a single period Nov. 5-Dec. 29, 2016 (9 Games, 37 PPC) Oct , 2015 (6 games, 20 PPC) vs. Arizona State, 1/31/16 (10-0 Win) (P2) vs. Providence, 11/25/16 (5-2 Win) (P3) totaled shots vs. New Hampshire, 3/5/17 (5-2 Loss) (HEA Tourn. OR) totaled shots vs. New Hampshire, 3/4/16 (50 shots) (3-2 OT Win) totaled 60+ shots Never since held to under 20 shots at Connecticut, 2/4/17 (19 shots) (2-2 Tie) overtime tie vs. Maine, 2/18/17 (4-4 Tie) overtime win at home vs. Maine, 2/17/17 (4-3 Win) overtime loss at home vs. Notre Dame, 11/14/14 (3-2) overtime win on the road at Northeastern, 3/7/15 (2-1, 2OT) (HEA Tourn. Opening Round) overtime loss on the road at Maine, 2/20/16 (3-2) was ranked #1 nationally Nov. 21-Dec. 5, 2011 (two-week span, both polls) was ranked in top-10 nationally Feb. 13, 2012 (#9 USCHO/USA Today) was ranked in top-20 nationally Dec. 14, 2015 (#20 USCHO) played a team ranked #1 vs./at #1/2 Boston U. (Jan , 2016) (3-1 Win/4-1 Win) win vs. team ranked #1 vs. #1/2 Boston University, 1/24/17 (3-1 Win) win at home against a ranked opponent at #1/2 Boston University, 1/27/17 (4-1 Win) win on the road against a ranked opponent at #15/17 Vermont, 2/25/17 (3-2 Win) scoreless tie at Vermont, 2/21/15 (0-0) consecutive overtime games vs. Maine (H/H), 2/17-18/17 (4-3 Win/4-4 Tie) consecutive ties vs. Connecticut (H/A), 2/3-4/17 (2-2/2-2) consecutive shutout wins vs. BC/vs. UMass Lowell, 11/19/99, 11/21/99 (2-0/2-0) consecutive shutout losses at Dartmouth/Cornell, 1/3/15, 1/8/15 (3-0/3-0) consecutive shutout ties never played in a shootout 10/31/14 vs. Liberty Invitational (2-2 Tie/Lost shootout, 2-0) INDIVIDUAL exactly two goals Jace Hennig vs. Maine (2/18/17) (4-4 Tie) exactly three goals/hat trick Hampus Gustafsson at Boston College, 2/10/17 (6-3 Win) natural hat trick Never since exactly four goals Alex Sikatchev vs Colgate, 11/23/01 (9-5 Win) exactly five goals Stephane Da Costa vs. Army, 10/17/09 (6-3 Win) more than five goals Never since exactly three assists exactly four assists exactly four points exactly five points more than five points had a line combine for 8+ points Marc Biega & Brett Seney at Boston College, 2/10/17 (6-3 Win) Mike Collins, vs. Mercyhurst, 10/19/13 (5-2 Win) Tyler Irvine vs. Providence, 11/25/16 (5-2 Win) Hampus Gustafsson at Boston College (3g, 2a), 2/10/17 (6-3 Win) Alex Sikatchev (6) vs. Colgate, 11/23/01 (9-5 Win) Seney/Gustafsson/Tavernier at Boston College, 2/10/17 (4g, 6a) (6-3 Win) scored multiple PP goals Chris LeBlanc vs. Arizona State (2), 1/31/16 (10-0 Win) scored a shorthanded goal Michael Babcock at Boston U., 1/27/17 (4-1 Win) scored multiple shorthanded goals Never since scored a 3-on-5 goal Chris Barton vs. UMass Lowell, 11/20/10 (3-2 Win) extra-attacker goal Derek Petti vs. Maine, 2/17/17 (4-3 OT Win) empty-net goal Tyler Irvine vs. UNH, 3/3/17 (4-0 Win) (HEA Tourn. Opening Round) overtime goal Jace Hennig vs. Maine, 2/17/17 (4-3 OT Win) goal w/ delayed penalty Brett Seney vs. Northern Mich., 12/29/16 (4-2 Win) (Fla. College Hockey Classic) made saves Collin Delia at Notre Dame, 1/16/16 (40 saves) (5-1 Loss) made 50+ saves Rasmus Tirronen at Boston U., 3/14/15 (50 saves) (5-0 Loss) shut out opponent at home Collin Delia vs. UNH, 3/3/17 (25 saves) (4-0 Win) (HEA Tourn. Opening Round) shut out opponent on road Collin Delia at Massachusetts, 2/14/17 (22 saves) (3-0 Win) combined shutout Delia (5 saves)/vogler (13)/Pantalone (3)vs. Arizona State, 1/31/16 (10-0 Win) point by a goalie Drew Vogler vs. Boston College, 2/13/16 (assist) (5-5 Tie) penalty shot allowed (home) Sam Marotta vs. Adam Chapie/UMass Lowell, 2/1/14 (4-0 Loss) penalty shot allowed (road) Collin Delia vs. Austin Cangelosi/Boston College, 2/12/16 (6-2 Loss) penalty shot saved Collin Delia vs. Zack LaRue at Massachusetts, 1/25/15 (4-1 Loss) penalty shot attempt (missed) Kyle Singleton vs. Thatcher Demko at Boston College, 1/21/15 (2-1 Loss) The Last Time for an Opponent... TEAM scored exactly six goals at New Hampshire, 10/29/16 (6-2 Loss) scored exactly seven goals at Notre Dame, 1/15/16 (7-2 Loss) scored exactly eight goals at Boston College, 2/11/05 (8-3 Loss) scored exactly nine goals at Michigan, 10/16/05 (9-2 Loss) scored exactly 10 goals New Hampshire, 1/5/02 (10-1 Loss) scored more than 10 goals at New Hampshire, 11/8/97 (11-4 Loss) scored two power play goals at Vermont, 2/24/17 (3-1 Loss) scored three or more power play goals vs. Northeastern, 1/21/17 (3) (4-2 Loss) scored a shorthanded goal vs. UMass Lowell, 12/10/16 (5-1 Loss) scored two shorthanded goals vs. Alaska Anchorage, 10/20/12 (Alaska Gold Rush Tourn.) (6-3 Loss) scored three or more shorthanded goals at Boston University, 3/14/15 (3) (5-0 Loss) scored four or more goals in a period at New Hampshire, 10/29/16 (P1) (6-2 Loss) had 10+ power play opportunities vs. Providence, 11/25/16 (2-10 PP) (5-2 Win) totaled shots at Notre Dame, 1/16/16 (45 shots) (5-1 Loss) totaled 50+ shots at Boston U., 3/14/15 (55 shots) (HEA Tourn. Quarterfinals) (5-0 Loss) totaled 60+ shots at Northeastern, 3/7/15 (64 shots) (HEA Tourn. Opening Round) (2-1 Win/2OT) held to under 20 shots vs. Cornell, 1/7/17 (18 shots) (1-0 Loss) INDIVIDUAL exactly three goals/hat trick Danny O Regan, at Boston U., 12/6/14 (4-2 Loss) natural hat trick Patrick Grasso, at New Hampshire, 10/29/16 (6-2 Loss) exactly three assists Ryan Fitzgerald, at Boston College, 2/10/17 (6-3 Win) exactly four assists Jack Eichel, at Boston U., 12/6/14 (4-2 Loss) exactly four goals Patrick Grasso, at New Hampshire, 10/29/16 (6-2 Loss) exactly four points Patrick Grasso, at New Hampshire, 10/29/16 (6-2 Loss) five or more points Chris Auger, at UMass Lowell, 11/21/09 (6-3 Loss) extra-attacker goal Joseph Masonius, vs. Connecticut, 2/3/17 (2-2 Tie) short-handed goal Tommy Panico, vs. UMass Lowell, 12/10/16 (5-1 Loss) empty-net goal Jason Salvaggio, vs. New Hampshire, 3/5/17 (5-2 Loss) (HEA Tourn. OR) 40+ saves Daniel Tirone, vs. New Hampshire, 3/5/17 (44 saves) (5-2 Loss) (HEA Tourn. OR) shut out Merrimack at home Daniel Tirone, vs. New Hampshire, 3/4/17 (44 saves) (4-0 Loss) (HEA Tourn. OR) shut out Merrimack on the road Jake Kielly, Clarkson, 10/14/16 (23 saves) (4-0 Loss) shut out Merrimack at neutral site Alex Leclerc, Colorado College, 12/28/16 (3-0 Loss) (FL CH Classic OR) shut out Merrimack on consecutive nights Sam Brittain, at Denver, 10/11-12/13 (25/28 saves) (1-0/4-0) point by a goalie Matt Morris, vs. Maine, 2/18/17 (assist) (4-4 Tie) Bold = season 9

10 MERRIMACK COLLEGE MEN S ICE HOCKEY MARK DENNEHY Head Coach 13th Season The and All-New England Coach of the Year, Mark Dennehy is in his 13th season at Merrimack team in In his more-than decade on campus, Dennehy has completely rebuilt the brand of Merrimack Warrior Hockey, elevating the program from an era that saw it struggle from a competitive standpoint into a Hockey East contender year in and year out The last two seasons have been some of Dennehy s most masterful behind the bench, as he and his coaching staff have led Merrimack to back-to-back seventh-place finishes in the league standings, which resulted in the Warriors earning home ice in the first round of the Hockey East Tournament in successive seasons. Merrimack has never hosted playoff series in back-to-back years since joining Hockey East prior to this recent run. Following an up-and-down first half of the season, Dennehy helped right the ship in the second half thanks to a historic eight-game unbeaten streak -- the second-longest such streak in the Division I era -- that propelled the Warriors to their eventual seventh-place finish in the league standings. Along the way, Merrimack made history with a series sweep of then-top-ranked Boston University, marking the first time ever that the Warriors swept BU in any regular season series in addition to their back-to-back topplings of a No. 1-ranked team. Shortly afterward, the Warriors secured a series victory against Boston College after defeating the Eagles on the road for the first time in nearly 20. Altogether, Merrimack secured series victories over both BC and BU for the first time ever as part of that impressive eight-game unbeaten streak last winter. Dennehy helped guide the Warriors to victories against four teams that eventually played in last year s NCAA Tournament, including eventual NCAA Frozen Four participant Notre Dame, as well as BU, Cornell and Providence. Merrimack also toppled perennial power Wisconsin on the road for the first time in school history, as well. The team finished overall on the season, with an mark in league play, marking their highest win total in Hockey East in four years. Dennehy also saw a number of accolades for his student-athletes at the conclusion of , with goaltender Collin Delia earning a spot on the Hockey East All-Star Third Team; he also earned All- New England accolades, while 2017 graduate Hampus Gustafsson was named the recipient of the Joe Tomasello Unsung Hero Award. Gustafsson was also named the program s first All-American in four years after earning CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team honors. Delia, meanwhile, signed a professional contract with the Chicago Blackhawks in the summer of 2017; he was also named a finalist for the presitgious Hockey Humanitarian Award. In , Dennehy s efforts helped the team start and finish the season strong en route to posting its highest finish in the league standings (seventh) in three years. Merrimack also advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Hockey East Tournament for the second year in a row and 20th time in school history. In , Dennehy led a team that was comprised of 10 freshmen to an eight-win improvement from the previous season. Merrimack soared out of the gate, posting a record in its first 17 games to account for the team s best record at the end of the first half since With 10 wins in 15 tries, Dennehy also led Merrimack to its second-quickest start to a 10-win season since joining Hockey East. Dennehy reached the 100-win milestone during the campaign, one that saw the Warriors contend from start to finish and was highlighted by the team occupying first place in Hockey East the latest into a season since the Warriors joined the conference. In , Dennehy s squad claimed yet another piece of history after earning its first-ever No. 1 national ranking in school history thanks to a start to the year. Merrimack was also ranked nationally every week for the first time ever, including an appearance in the top 10-for a span of 17 straight weeks. After falling in three games in the Hockey East Quarterfinals, Merrimack narrowly missed a second consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament. The highlight of Dennehy s coaching career with the Warriors came in , when Merrimack reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since while setting a Division I school record with 25 wins and reaching the Hockey East Championship for the first time ever. The Co-Hockey East Coach of the Year, Dennehy saw the fruits of his labors become a reality that winter as the Warriors won a then-division I program-record 16 games and qualified for the Hockey East Tournament for the first time since Hockey East expanded to 10 schools. After finishing sixth in the regular season, Merrimack then proceeded to win a playoff game for the first time since 1998 and defeated every Hockey East team at home and overall for the first time in the program s history. Heralded as one of the top recruiters in the country, Dennehy and his staff s efforts have gained nationwide respect and have kept Merrimack a perennially competitive member of Hockey East. In the classroom, Dennehy s student-athletes rank among the best in Hockey East, and no other school has come close in recent years. In , Merrimack once again led Hockey East with 21 All-Academic selections, marking the fourth straight season and the sixth time in the last nine years that the school topped Hockey East in all-academic picks. The team saw three players earn Top Scholar-Athlete honors -- the fourth straight season with at least one such accolade -- while 2017 graduate Hampus Gustafsson became the first player in league history to finish his career with a perfect 4.0 GPA and was the first student-athlete ever to earn Top Scholar-Athlete honors all four years. In the summer of 2017, Dennehy was on the coaching staff for the United States Under-17 Select Team, which claimed gold at the Five Nations Tournament in Ostrava, Czech Republic. THE DENNEHY FILE Full Name: Mark Dennehy Birthdate: Oct. 18, 1967 Hometown: Dorchester, Mass. Family: Wife Heather, Daughters, Kelsey, Kielan, Caroline Education: Boston College 91 COACHING HISTORY Head Coach Fairfield University (MAAC), Merrimack College (HEA), Pres. Assistant Coach Massachusetts (HEA), ; Princeton (ECAC), AWARDS & HONORS Bob Kullen HEA Coach of the Year ( ) N.E. Hockey Writers Assoc. Coach of the Year ( ; ) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Played at Boston College (HEA) DENNEHY COACHING RECORDS Year Team Overall Conf. Finish Fairfield th Merrimack th Merrimack th Merrimack th Merrimack T-9th Merrimack th Merrimack th Merrimack th Merrimack th Merrimack th Merrimack th Merrimack th Merrimack th Merrimack Total Dennehy was named the seventh head hockey coach in Merrimack College history on June 30, Dennehy came from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he worked with former UMass head coach Don Cahoon from While at UMass, Dennehy was a part of an award-winning coaching staff in the season under Cahoon s tutelage and was involved in all aspects of coaching the Minutemen, including recruiting, video analysis, fundraising, marketing, and on ice instruction. He was a part of one of the quickest rebuilding processes in the history of college hockey. The UMass team advanced to the finals of the 2003 Hockey East Tournament in just the third season under Cahoon and his staff. Prior to his position at UMass, Dennehy worked for Cahoon at Princeton from He helped the Tigers to three consecutive ECAC Final Five tournaments in Lake Placid. In , Dennehy contributed toward Princeton s first ever ECAC championship and only NCAA appearance in the long and distinguished history of the program. From there, he became the head coach at Fairfield University for the campaign before joining Toot again at UMass. A native of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Dennehy helped Boston College win three Hockey East regular season titles and played on the Hockey East Championship team and was a part of three NCAA qualifying teams, including the 1990 team that advanced to the Frozen Four at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. He then went on to play a season in Britain s elite league for the Ayr Raiders in Dennehy parlayed that into a tryout with the Fort Wayne Comets in the IHL before trading in his skates for a whistle. Dennehy resides in Andover, Massachusetts, with his wife Heather and three daughters, Kelsey, Kielan, and Caroline. 10

11 GAME #1 COLGATE (10/6/17) MERRIMACK COLLEGE MEN S ICE HOCKEY ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. D.O.B. S/C Hometown/Last Team 2 Ryan Cook So. D /6/95 R Lancaster, N.Y. / Aberdeen (NAHL) 3 Aaron Titcomb Sr. D /16/93 R Charlestown, Mass. / Islanders (USPHL) 4 Marc Biega (A) Sr. D /6/94 L Pointe-Claire, Quebec / Coquitlam (BCHL) 6 Alex Carle Jr. D /26/94 R Anchorage, Alaska / Lone Star (NAHL) 7 Evan Bell Fr. D /25/97 L Livonia, Mich. / Fargo (USHL) 8 Johnathan Kovacevic (WIN) So. D /12/97 R Grimsby, Ontario / Hawkesbury (CCHL) 9 Jace Hennig Sr. F /4/95 L Port Moody, British Columbia / Coquitlam (BCHL) 10 Derek Petti Jr. F /28/95 L Tewksbury, Mass. / Middlesex (Prep) 11 Tyler Irvine So. F /15/96 R Livonia, Mich. / Muskegon (USHL) 12 Ludvig Larsson Jr. F /2/95 L Malmo, Sweden / Lone Star (NAHL) 13 Brett Seney (NJD) Sr. F /28/96 L London, Ontario / Kingston (OJHL) 14 Patrick Kramer So. F /6/97 L Bridgewater, Mass. / Youngstown (USHL) 15 Jared Kolquist (C) Sr. D /22/93 L Hermantown, Minn. / Lincoln (USHL) 16 Laine McKay Fr. F /4/97 R Thunder Bay, Ontario / Markham (OJHL) 17 Logan Coomes So. F /16/96 L Northville, Mich. / Fairbanks (NAHL) 18 Cole McBride So. F /25/96 R Kindersley, Saskatchewan / Camrose (AJHL) 19 Michael Babcock Jr. F /1/95 L Northville, Mich. / Fargo (USHL) 20 Simon Loof Fr. D /29/96 R Ekjso, Sweden / Lone Star (NAHL) 21 Jeff Solow So. D /18/96 L Naples, Fla. / Amarillo (NAHL) 22 Mathieu Tibbet Sr. F /7/93 R Dover, Del. / Chilliwack (BCHL) 23 Alfred Larsson Sr. F /11/93 L Malmo, Sweden / Youngstown (USHL) 24 Tyler Drevitch So. F /1/95 R Middleborough, Mass. / Lone Star (NAHL) 25 Sami Tavernier So. F /25/97 R Morzine, France / Topeka (NAHL) 27 Dominic Dockery Fr. D /2/98 L Lockport, N.Y. / Youngstown (USHL) 28 Jackson Bales Fr. F /28/97 R Oakville, Ontario / Oakville (OJHL) 29 Craig Pantano Jr. G /4/95 L Bridgewater, Mass. / South Shore (USHPL) 31 Drew Vogler Jr. G /22/96 L Florissant, Mo. / Topeka (NAHL) 34 Logan Halladay Fr. G /17/96 L Cary, N.C. / Bloomington (USHL) Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Volunteer Goaltending Coach: Captains: Director of Hockey Operations: Strength and Conditioning: Athletic Trainer: Video Coordinator: Seniors (7) 4 Marc Biega 9 Jace Hennig 15 Jared Kolquist 23 Alfred Larsson 13 Brett Seney 22 Mathieu Tibbet 3 Aaron Titcomb Juniors (6) 19 Michael Babcock 6 Alex Carle 12 Ludvig Larsson 29 Craig Pantano 10 Derek Petti 31 Drew Vogler CLASS BREAKDOWN Mark Dennehy (Boston College 91), 13th Season Curtis Carr (Kent State 03), Seventh Season Bill Gilligan (Brown 77), Fourth Season John Carratu (Plymouth State 92), Fifth Season Jared Kolquist (C), Marc Biega (A) Matt LaMalfa (Merrimack 12), 10th Season Mike Kamal (Keene State 03), 11th Season Eric Manz (Minnesota Duluth 13), Third Season David Breen (Trinity 06), First Season Sophomores (9) 2 Ryan Cook 17 Logan Coomes 24 Tyler Drevitch 11 Tyler Irvine 8 Johnathan Kovacevic 14 Patrick Kramer 18 Cole McBride 21 Jeff Solow 25 Sami Tavernier Freshmen (6) 28 Jackson Bales 7 Evan Bell 27 Dominic Dockery 34 Logan Halladay 20 Simon Loof 16 Laine McKay Pronunciation Key #4 Marc BIEGA Bee-EH-gah #8 Johnathan KOVACEVIC Coe-vuh-SEV-ick #12 LUDVIG Larsson LOOD-vig #13 Brett SENEY SEE-nee #15 Jared KOLQUIST COAL-quist #20 Simon LOOF Simon (like Simon says) LEWF #21 Jeff SOLOW SO-low #22 MATHIEU TIBBET Matthew TIB-it #25 SAMI TAVERNIER Sammy Tuh-VERN-yay #31 Drew VOGLER VOE-gler #34 Logan HALLADAY HAL-uh-day EKJSO, Sweden MORZINE, France EE-ick-who MORE-zeen By Position Goaltenders 3 Defensemen 10 Forwards 15 11

12 MERRIMACK COLLEGE MEN S ICE HOCKEY GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN Alaska (1) 6 Alex Carle Missouri (1) 31 Drew Vogler British Columbia (1) 9 Jace Hennig Delaware (1) 22 Mathieu Tibbet Florida (1) 21 Jeff Solow France (1) 25 Sami Tavernier (Morzine) Massachusetts (5) 24 Tyler Drevitch 14 Patrick Kramer 29 Craig Pantano 10 Derek Petti 3 Aaron Titcomb Michigan (4) 19 Michael Babcock 7 Evan Bell 17 Logan Coomes 11 Tyler Irvine Minnesota (1) 15 Jared Kolquist New York (2) 2 Ryan Cook 27 Dominic Dockery North Carolina (1) 34 Logan Halladay Ontario (4) 28 Jackson Bales 8 Johnathan Kovacevic 16 Laine McKay 13 Brett Seney Quebec (1) 4 Marc Biega Saskatchewan (1) 18 Cole McBride Sweden (3) 20 Simon Loof (Ekjso) 12 Ludvig Larsson (Malmo) 23 Alfred Larsson (Malmo) Country Breakdown United States 17 Canada 7 France 1 Sweden 3 12