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1 For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 w w w. H o c k e y E a s t O n l i n e. c o m MEN S WEEKLY RELEASE Pete Souris Director of Public Relations Hockey East Association 591 North Ave #2 Wakefield, MA Office: (781) Cell: (603) psouris@hockeyeastonline.com Weekly Release #13 NORTHEASTERN AND VERMONT TRIUMPH HOLIDAY TOURNAMENTS ~Boston University starts New Year with win vs. UMass; Maine wins Florida College Classic~ Wakefield, Mass. - Maine, Northeastern and Vermont all won their respective holiday tournaments last week, while Boston University started on the new year on a high note with a 7-3 victory against Massachusetts on Saturday afternoon at Agganis Arena in Boston. Athletic Republic Co-Player of the Week Colby Cohen (Villanova, Pa.) totaled a career-high four points and two goals in the Terriers victory on Saturday. Junior Zach Cohen (Schaumburg, Ill.) also had a three-point (2g,1a) night for BU. The Black Bears opened the week with a 6-6 tie vs. Princeton and then a 3-2 victory over No. 3 ranked Colorado College in the Florida College Classic Championship Game. Sophomore forward Gustav Nyquist (Malmo, Sweden), who was named to the FCC All-Tournament Team, tallied five points (1g,4a) in the two games at Germain Arena. Northeastern opened the Dartmouth Tournament with a convincing 7-0 win vs. host Dartmouth College on Saturday with freshman goalie Chris Rawlings (North Delta, B.C.) notching 60 saves on the weekend, including 32 in his second career shutout vs. the Big Green. NU defeated UMass-Lowell in the championship game by a 2-1 score with a 28-save effort for Rawlings. The River Hawks Carter Hutton (Thunder Bay, Ont.) set the school s career shutout record with on Saturday night vs. Holy Cross in the 3-0 victory, surpassing former UML goalie Cam McCormick. Hutton stopped 55-of-57 shots on the weekend for a.964 save percentage. He was named to the Dartmouth All-Tournament Team for his efforts on the weekend. Vermont won the Catamount Cup Championship with a pair of victories over Alabama- Huntsville (4-3) and No. 14 Minnesota-Duluth (5-2) on Saturday and Sunday. Junior forward Justin Milo (Edina, Minn.) registered a four-point (2g,2a) for the Catamounts, en route to Athletic Republic Co-Player of the Week honors. Senior forward Ben Smith (Avon, Conn.) became the second active Hockey East studentathlete to register 100 career points on Friday night vs. St. Lawrence at the Denver Cup. The Eagles were also edged by No. 2 Denver (4-3) in the final day of play on Saturday at Magness Arena H E A S T A N D I N G S Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def. 1. New Hampshire (46) 2.92 (35) 2. Boston College (43) 2.50 (30) 3. Maine (40) 2.58 (31) 4. Massachusetts (37) 3.18 (35) 5. UMass-Lowell (34) 2.90 (29) 6. Vermont (27) 3.45 (38) 7. Northeastern (25) 3.00 (36) 8. Merrimack (35) 3.60 (36) Boston University (32) 3.42 (34) 10. Providence (19) 3.10 (31) ATHLETIC REPUBLIC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK COLBY COHEN BOSTON UNIVERSITY Junior Defenseman; Villanova, Pa Cohen set career highs in goals (2) and points (4) to lead the Terriers to a 7-3 win over No. 15 Massachusetts on Saturday. He also boasted a game-best +3 rating. ATHLETIC REPUBLIC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK JUSTIN MILO VERMONT Junior Forward; Edina, Minn. Milo scored two goals and had two assists on the weekend on the way to leading Vermont to the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup title. RECENT RESULTS Friday, January 1 Denver Cup at Magness Arena (Denver, Col.) St. Lawrence 5 vs. No. 5 Boston College 2 Saturday, January 2 at Boston U. 7, No. 15 UMass 3 * Dartmouth Tournament Northeastern 7 at Dartmouth 0 No. 12 UMass-Lowell 3 vs. Holy Cross 0 Catamount Cup (at Burlington, Vt.) at Vermont 4, Alabama Huntsville 3 Denver Cup at Magness Arena (Denver, Col.) at No. 2 Denver 4, No. 5 Boston College 3 Badger Classic at Kohl Center (Madison, Wis.) at No. 7 Wisconsin 5, Merrimack 4 Sunday, January 3 Dartmouth Tournament Northeastern 2 vs. No. 12 UMass-Lowell 1 Catamount Cup (at Burlington, Vt.) at Vermont 5, No. 14 Minnesota-Duluth 2 Badger Classic at Kohl Center (Madison, Wis.) No. 11 Ferris State 5 vs. Merrimack 1 No. 4 Cornell 5 at UNH 2 UPCOMING GAMES Friday, January 8 Boston U. vs. No. 8 Boston College * (at Fenway Park, 7:30pm, NESN, NHL Network) No. 14 UMass-Lowell at UNH * Saturday, January 9 Massachusetts at UNH * No. 14 UMass-Lowell at Northeastern * (7:30pm, NESN) Merrimack at Maine * (WABI-TV) Sunday, January 10 Massachusetts at Northeastern * (8pm, ESPNU) * denotes Hockey East Game All Games are EST PURE HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK CARTER HUTTON UMASS-LOWELL Senior Goaltender; Thunder Bay, Ont. Hutton stopped 55-of-57 shots (.964 save%) on the weekend, including a 32-save shutout of Holy Cross. He broke the school record with nine career shutouts and was named to the Dartmouth All-Tournament Team. PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK CHRIS RAWLINGS NORTHEASTERN Freshman Goaltender; North Delta, B.C. Rawlings made 60 saves on the weekend. He notched his second-career shutout vs. Dartmouth, 7-0. He earned the Tournament MVP for his superb play. BOSTON COLLEGE BOSTON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY of MAINE UNIVERSITY of MASSACHUSETTS UMASS-LOWELL MERRIMACK COLLEGE UNIVERSITY of NEW HAMPSHIRE NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE UNIVERSITY of VERMONT

2 National Category Leaders Points Per Game GP G-A-P P/GM 1 James Marcou Massachusetts JR F Gustav Nyquist (DET) Maine SO F Cory Conacher Canisius JR F Casey Wellman Massachusetts SO F Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO F Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR F Brendan Smith (DET) Wisconsin JR D Stephane Da Costa Merrimack FR F Blake Gallagher Cornell SR F Colin Greening (OTT) Cornell SR F Brian O'Neill Yale SO F Matt Read Bemidji State JR F Rhett Rakhshani (NYI) Denver SR F Bobby Butler New Hampshire SR F Chase Polacek Rensselaer JR F Corey Tropp (BUF) Michigan State JR F Austin Smith (DAL) Colgate SO F Mark Olver (COA) Northern Michigan JR F Mario Valery-Trabucco Union SR F Thomas Dignard Yale SR D Brandon Wong Quinnipiac SR F Rob Bordson Minnesota Duluth JR F Chris Moran Niagara SR F Nick Johnson Sacred Heart SR F Dave Jarman Sacred Heart SR F Goals Against Average Minutes GA GAA 1 Cody Reichard Miami SO 759: Pat Nagle Ferris State JR 511: Dan Bakala Bemidji State SO 913: Mike Johnson Notre Dame FR 794: Drew Palmisano Michigan State SO 1007: Carter Hutton UMass Lowell SR 657: Marc Cheverie (FLA) Denver JR 882: Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR 671: Taylor Nelson Ferris State SO 684: Brett Bennett (PHO) Wisconsin JR 538: Kain Tisi St. Lawrence SR 418: Connor Knapp (BUF) Miami SO 467: Corey Milan Union JR 602: Brad Eidsness (BUF) North Dakota SO 1089: Ben Scrivens Cornell SR 844: Thomas Tysowsky Holy Cross FR 1018: Dan Dunn (WSH) St. Cloud State JR 481: Joe Howe Colorado College FR 1095: Brad Phillips (PHI) Notre Dame JR 478: Kenny Reiter Minnesota Duluth SO 468: Bryan Hogan Michigan JR 1175: Riley Gill Western Michigan SR 908: John Faulkner Nebraska-Omaha SO 903: Scott Greenham Alaska SO 1101: Nick Maricic Yale FR 373: Points Per Game (Defensemen) GP G-A-P P/GM 1 Brendan Smith (DET) Wisconsin JR D Thomas Dignard Yale SR D Nick Schaus UMass Lowell SR D Blake Kessel (NYI) New Hampshire SO D Brad Hunt Bemidji State SO D Kevin Shattenkirk (COA) Boston University JR D Carl Hudson Canisius SR D Erik Gustafsson Northern Michigan JR D Will O'Neill (ATL) Maine SO D Mike Schreiber Union SR D Patrick Wiercioch (OTT) Denver SO D Justin Braun (SJS) Massachusetts SR D Carl Sneep (PIT) Boston College SR D Jeff Petry (EDM) Michigan State JR D Ben Youds Minnesota State JR D Nate Prosser Colorado College SR D Zach Redmond (ATL) Ferris State JR D Joe Sova Alaska SO D Dan Ringwald RIT SR D Brendon Nash Cornell SR D Save Percentage Saves GA Save % 1 Pat Nagle Ferris State JR Cody Reichard Miami SO Dan Bakala Bemidji State SO Mike Johnson Notre Dame FR Carter Hutton UMass Lowell SR Marc Cheverie (FLA) Denver JR Drew Palmisano Michigan State SO Riley Gill Western Michigan SR Taylor Nelson Ferris State SO Kain Tisi St. Lawrence SR Dan Dunn (WSH) St. Cloud State JR Cameron Talbot Alabama-Huntsville JR Chris Noonan Niagara SO Joe Howe Colorado College FR Ben Scrivens Cornell SR Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR Alex Beaudry Providence SO Ryan Zapolski Mercyhurst JR Dan Clarke Quinnipiac SO Jay Clark Army JR Points Per Game (Freshmen) GP G-A-P P/GM 1 Stephane Da Costa Merrimack F Andy Taranto Alaska F Brandon Pirri (CHI) Rensselaer F Jordan George Bemidji State F Louis Leblanc (MON) Harvard F Andrew Miller Yale F Derek Grant (OTT) Michigan State F Danny Kristo (MON) North Dakota F Kyle Flanagan St. Lawrence F Chris Zaires Brown F Eric Delong Sacred Heart F Nik Yaremchuk Alaska F Craig Smith (NSH) Wisconsin F Jordan Samuels-Thomas (ATL) Bowling Green F Rylan Schwartz Colorado College F Adam Shemansky Maine F Jerry D'Amigo (TOR) Rensselaer F Curtis McKenzie (DAL) Miami F Chris Brown (PHO) Michigan F Garrett Vermeersch Northeastern F Winning Percentage W-L-T Win % 1 Cody Reichard Miami SO Marc Cheverie (FLA) Denver JR Dan Bakala Bemidji State SO Taylor Nelson Ferris State SO Dan Dunn (WSH) St. Cloud State JR Scott Darling (PHO) Maine SO Joe Howe Colorado College FR Pat Nagle Ferris State JR Nevin Hamilton UMass Lowell SR Scott Gudmandson Wisconsin JR Brett Bennett (PHO) Wisconsin JR Keith Kinkaid Union FR Andrew Braithwaite Merrimack SR Alan Reynolds Princeton JR Nick Maricic Yale FR Brady Hjelle Minnesota Duluth SO Dan Clarke Quinnipiac SO Corey Milan Union JR Drew Palmisano Michigan State SO Ben Scrivens Cornell SR Connor Knapp (BUF) Miami SO

3 National Category Leaders Goals Per Game GP G G/GM 1 Casey Wellman Massachusetts SO F Blake Gallagher Cornell SR F Broc Little Yale JR F Corey Tropp (BUF) Michigan State JR F Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR F Rhett Rakhshani (NYI) Denver SR F Blair Riley Ferris State SR F Blake Geoffrion (NSH) Wisconsin SR F Cody Omilusik Army JR F Cory Conacher Canisius JR F Bobby Butler New Hampshire SR F Sean Backman Yale SR F Brian Day (NYI) Colgate JR F Dan Bartlett Princeton SR F Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR F Chase Polacek Rensselaer JR F Stephane Da Costa Merrimack FR F Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO F Ryan Olidis Niagara SR F Nick Johnson Sacred Heart SR F Gustav Nyquist (DET) Maine SO F Brandon Wong Quinnipiac SR F Jason Walters Union SR F Matt Read Bemidji State JR F Tanner House Maine JR F Assists Per Game GP A A/GM 1 James Marcou Massachusetts JR F Chris Moran Niagara SR F Rob Bordson Minnesota Duluth JR F Brendan Smith (DET) Wisconsin JR D Gustav Nyquist (DET) Maine SO F Derek Stepan (NYR) Wisconsin SO F Colin Greening (OTT) Cornell SR F Thomas Dignard Yale SR D Austin Smith (DAL) Colgate SO F Nick Schaus UMass Lowell SR D Dave Jarman Sacred Heart SR F Louke Oakley Clarkson SO F Andrew Miller Yale FR F Erik Gustafsson Northern Michigan JR D Kevin Shattenkirk (COA) Boston University JR D Ben Youds Minnesota State JR D Jack Connolly Minnesota Duluth SO F Brian O'Neill Yale SO F Andy Taranto Alaska FR F Cory Conacher Canisius JR F David McIntyre (NJD) Colgate SR F Blake Kessel (NYI) New Hampshire SO D Matt Read Bemidji State JR F Brad Hunt Bemidji State SO D Vincent Scarsella Canisius JR F Stephen Schultz Colorado College JR F Tyler Ruegsegger (TOR) Denver SR F Mark Olver (COA) Northern Michigan JR F Power Play Goals GP PPG/G PPG 1 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR ˇ Blake Geoffrion (NSH) Wisconsin SR F Casey Wellman Massachusetts SO F Brandon Wong Quinnipiac SR F Chase Polacek Rensselaer JR F Calle Ridderwall Notre Dame JR F Blake Gallagher Cornell SR F Adam Shemansky Maine FR F Brendan Smith (DET) Wisconsin JR D Jacques Lamoureux Air Force JR F Tommy Wingels Miami JR F Tony Mosey St. Cloud State JR F Chad Nehring Lake Superior JR F Corey Tropp (BUF) Michigan State JR F Players Tied With 5 Game-Winning Goals GP GWG 1 Casey Wellman Massachusetts SO F 18 4 Justin Fontaine Minnesota Duluth JR F 19 4 Brandon Wong Quinnipiac SR F 19 4 Tommy Wingels Miami JR F 20 4 Corey Tropp (BUF) Michigan State JR F Players Tied With 3 Shorthanded Goals GP SHG/G SHG 1 Mike Gurtler Mercyhurst JR F David Warsofsky (STL) Boston University SO D Aaron Volpatti Brown SR F Mike Testwuide Colorado College SR F Mike Hull Army SO F Mike Atkinson Quinnipiac SR F Matt Read Bemidji State JR F Jesse Martin (ATL) Denver JR F Blair Riley Ferris State SR F Joe Hartman Miami FR D Tony Lucia (SJS) Minnesota SR F Players Tied With 1

4 National Team Leaders TEAM SCORING SCORING OFFENSE GP Goals G/GM 1 Yale Wisconsin Maine Quinnipiac Union Boston College Bemidji State Colorado College Cornell Massachusetts Minnesota Duluth Canisius Ferris State Merrimack New Hampshire Michigan State UMass Lowell Denver Colgate North Dakota Sacred Heart Miami Mercyhurst Alaska Boston University Lake Superior Vermont RIT Minnesota State Michigan Bentley Brown Rensselaer St. Lawrence St. Cloud State Niagara Northern Michigan Harvard Army Robert Morris Air Force Northeastern Clarkson Minnesota Nebraska-Omaha Princeton Providence Dartmouth Ohio State Notre Dame Alaska Anchorage Alabama-Huntsville Holy Cross Western Michigan Bowling Green Michigan Tech American International Connecticut TEAM DEFENSE SCORING DEFENSE GP Goals G/GM 1 Miami Bemidji State Ferris State Notre Dame Michigan State North Dakota Wisconsin UMass Lowell Cornell Colorado College Michigan Alaska Minnesota State Union St. Cloud State RIT Quinnipiac Lake Superior Western Michigan Denver Northeastern Providence Northern Michigan Yale Holy Cross Minnesota Duluth Nebraska-Omaha Air Force Minnesota Alabama-Huntsville Boston College Mercyhurst Army Rensselaer Maine Massachusetts Vermont St. Lawrence Brown Ohio State Canisius Bentley Niagara Princeton Boston University Merrimack Bowling Green New Hampshire Sacred Heart Dartmouth Colgate Alaska Anchorage Clarkson Harvard American International Connecticut Robert Morris Michigan Tech

5 National Team Leaders POWER PLAY POWER PLAY Totals SHA PP% 1 Maine 34/ Cornell 18/ Massachusetts 22/ Quinnipiac 23/ Colorado College 29/ UMass Lowell 22/ North Dakota 27/ Merrimack 20/ Union 19/ Minnesota Duluth 28/ Harvard 11/ Lake Superior 23/ Ferris State 28/ Wisconsin 25/ Boston College 20/ Alaska 21/ Yale 18/ Princeton 15/ Rensselaer 23/ Sacred Heart 16/ Air Force 19/ Miami 21/ Denver 22/ Boston University 21/ Bemidji State 19/ St. Lawrence 19/ Northern Michigan 18/ Notre Dame 24/ St. Cloud State 21/ RIT 17/ Northeastern 20/ Michigan State 21/ Colgate 17/ Michigan 20/ Minnesota State 20/ Bentley 17/ Canisius 19/ Clarkson 18/ Nebraska-Omaha 18/ Niagara 12/ Holy Cross 15/ Vermont 13/ Army 17/ Providence 10/ New Hampshire 12/ Michigan Tech 13/ Robert Morris 14/ Minnesota 12/ American Int'l 9/ Dartmouth 8/ Bowling Green 12/ Mercyhurst 15/ Connecticut 9/ Western Michigan 11/ Alab-Huntsville 9/ Brown 7/ Ohio State 10/ Alaska Anchorage 10/ PENALTY KILL PENALTY KILL Totals SHF PK% 1 Air Force 83/ Ferris State 99/ Notre Dame 95/ Michigan 97/ Miami 102/ Cornell 67/ Boston College 78/ Denver 87/ Lake Superior 86/ North Dakota 91/ Quinnipiac 78/ Alab-Huntsville 83/ St. Cloud State 74/ Nebraska-Omaha 96/ Colorado College 87/ Minnesota State 103/ Wisconsin 88/ Alaska 60/ Army 76/ RIT 68/ Michigan State 93/ Bemidji State 86/ Alaska Anchorage 96/ UMass Lowell 68/ Merrimack 87/ Brown 72/ Boston University 84/ Western Michigan 83/ Providence 64/ Holy Cross 77/ Bentley 89/ Northern Michigan 96/ Mercyhurst 91/ Minnesota 78/ Vermont 76/ Niagara 60/ Canisius 83/ Princeton 55/ Minnesota Duluth 87/ Yale 52/ Maine 80/ Massachusetts 53/ Sacred Heart 74/ American Int'l 63/ Rensselaer 89/ Bowling Green 82/ Connecticut 82/ Colgate 71/ New Hampshire 57/ Clarkson 79/ Harvard 42/ Northeastern 61/ Union 61/ Robert Morris 68/ Dartmouth 51/ St. Lawrence 81/ Ohio State 75/ Michigan Tech 69/

6 Hockey East Overall Scoring Leaders Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 James Marcou UM JR F / Gustav Nyquist ME SO F / DET 3 Casey Wellman UM SO F / Bobby Butler UNH SR F / Stephane Da Costa MC FR F / Nick Schaus UML SR D / Brian Flynn ME SO F / Brian Gibbons BC JR F / Blake Kessel UNH SO D / NYI Will Ortiz UM SR F / Kevin Shattenkirk BU JR D / COA Paul Thompson UNH JR F / Brayden Irwin UVM SR F / David Vallorani UML SO F / Tanner House ME JR F / Cam Atkinson BC SO F / CBJ Chris Barton MC JR F / Kory Falite UML SR F / Will O'Neill ME SO D / ATL 20 Ben Smith BC SR F / Robby Dee ME JR F / EDM Peter LeBlanc UNH SR F / CHI Justin Braun UM SR D / SJS Adam Shemansky ME FR F / Paul Worthington UML SR F / Scott Campbell UML JR F / Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Nick Schaus UML SR D / Blake Kessel UNH SO D / NYI 3 Kevin Shattenkirk BU JR D / COA 4 Will O'Neill ME SO D / ATL 5 Justin Braun UM SR D / SJS 6 Carl Sneep BC SR D / PIT 7 Matthew Irwin UM SO D / Mark Fayne PC SR D / NJD Josh Van Dyk ME JR D / Colby Cohen BU JR D / COA Pat Bowen MC SR D / Jake Newton NU FR D / E Daniel New PC SO D / Damon Kipp UNH SO D / Jeff Dimmen ME JR D / Maury Edwards UML JR D / Jeremy Dehner UML SR D / Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Stephane Da Costa MC FR F / Adam Shemansky ME FR F / Garrett Vermeersch NU FR F / Jake Newton NU FR D / E Pat Mullane BC FR F / Alex Chiasson BU FR F / DAL Steven Whitney BC FR F / David Pacan UVM FR F / CHI 9 Brandon Brodhag MC FR F / Chris McCarthy UVM FR F / Aaron Jamnick PC FR F / Max Nicastro BU FR D / DET Matt Mangene ME FR F / E Riley Wetmore UML FR F / Rocco Carzo UM FR F / E Alex Velischek PC FR D / E PIT Brian Dumoulin BC FR D / CAR

7 Hockey East Overall Scoring Leaders Goal Scoring GP G GPG 1 Casey Wellman UM SO F Bobby Butler UNH SR F Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Stephane Da Costa MC FR F Kory Falite UML SR F Tanner House ME JR F Ben Smith BC SR F Cam Atkinson BC SO F Will Ortiz UM SR F Adam Shemansky ME FR F Zach Cohen BU SR F Chris Barton MC JR F Paul Thompson UNH JR F Paul Worthington UML SR F Brian Gibbons BC JR F Robby Dee ME JR F Kyle MacKinnon PC JR F Matt Bergland PC SO F Brayden Irwin UVM SR F David Vallorani UML SO F Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 James Marcou UM JR F Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Nick Schaus UML SR D Kevin Shattenkirk BU JR D Brian Flynn ME SO F Blake Kessel UNH SO D Joe Cucci MC JR F Justin Braun UM SR D Will O'Neill ME SO D Stephane Da Costa MC FR F Brian Gibbons BC JR F Casey Wellman UM SO F Bobby Butler UNH SR F Josh Van Dyk ME JR D Jimmy Hayes BC SO F Pat Bowen MC SR D Phil DeSimone UNH JR F Brayden Irwin UVM SR F David Vallorani UML SO F Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 Casey Wellman UM SO F Adam Shemansky ME FR F Ben Smith BC SR F Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Tanner House ME JR F Stephane Da Costa MC FR F Tyler McNeely NU JR F Carl Sneep BC SR D Cam Atkinson BC SO F Zach Cohen BU SR F Robby Dee ME JR F Matthew Irwin UM SO D Bobby Butler UNH SR F Brian Flynn ME SO F Scott Campbell UML JR F Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 James Marcou UM JR F Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Casey Wellman UM SO F Brian Flynn ME SO F Will O'Neill ME SO D Stephane Da Costa MC FR F Joe Cucci MC JR F Kevin Shattenkirk BU JR D Robby Dee ME JR F Justin Braun UM SR D Adam Shemansky ME FR F Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 David Warsofsky BU SO D Nick Bonino BU JR F Kyle Solomon ME SO F T.J. Syner UM SO F David de Kastrozza ME SR F Wade MacLeod NU JR F Brian Gibbons BC JR F Eric Gryba BU SR D Kevin Shattenkirk BU JR D Kevin Swallow ME SR F Matt Mangene ME FR F David Strathman NU SR D Peter LeBlanc UNH SR F Bobby Butler UNH SR F Phil DeSimone UNH JR F Kevan Miller UVM JR D Paul Worthington UML SR F Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Casey Wellman UM SO F Colby Cohen BU JR D Justin Milo UVM JR F Tanner House ME JR F Colin Wright UML FR D Wade MacLeod NU JR F Ben Smith BC SR F Matt Bergland PC SO F Spencer Abbott ME SO F Bobby Butler UNH SR F David Pacan UVM FR F Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Adam Shemansky ME FR F Ben Holmstrom UML SR F Maury Edwards UML JR D David Vallorani UML SO F Plus-Minus GP +/- 1 Nick Schaus UML SR D Bobby Butler UNH SR F Brayden Irwin UVM SR F Jeremy Dehner UML SR D Blake Kessel UNH SO D Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Ryan Hegarty ME SO D Josh Van Dyk ME JR D Justin Milo UVM JR F Wahsontiio Stacey UVM JR F Stevie Moses UNH SO F Hat Tricks GP HT 1 Stephane Da Costa MC FR F 15 1 Matt Bergland PC SO F 17 1 Casey Wellman UM SO F 18 1 David Vallorani UML SO F 19 1

8 Hockey East Overall Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Carter Hutton UML SR : Alex Beaudry PC SO : Nevin Hamilton UML SR 8 481: Scott Darling ME SO : PHO 5 Chris Rawlings NU FR : John Muse BC JR : Paul Dainton UM JR : Rob Madore UVM SO : Andrew Braithwaite MC SR 7 378: Brian Foster UNH SR : FLA 11 Kieran Millan BU SO : COA 12 Joe Cannata MC SO : Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Carter Hutton UML SR : Alex Beaudry PC SO : Chris Rawlings NU FR : Paul Dainton UM JR : Nevin Hamilton UML SR 8 481: Scott Darling ME SO : PHO 7 Andrew Braithwaite MC SR 7 378: Rob Madore UVM SO : John Muse BC JR : Brian Foster UNH SR : FLA 11 Joe Cannata MC SO : Kieran Millan BU SO : COA Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Brian Foster UNH SR Paul Dainton UM JR Chris Rawlings NU FR Scott Darling ME SO Alex Beaudry PC SO Rob Madore UVM SO Carter Hutton UML SR Joe Cannata MC SO John Muse BC JR Kieran Millan BU SO Nevin Hamilton UML SR Andrew Braithwaite MC SR Mike Spillane UVM SR Parker Milner BC FR Justin Gates PC SO Grant Rollheiser BU SO Dan Meyers UM SR Matt DiGirolamo UNH SO Bryan Mountain NU FR Dave Wilson ME SR Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Carter Hutton UML SR Mike Spillane UVM SR 7 2 Chris Rawlings NU FR Rob Madore UVM SO 13 1

9 Hockey East Overall Team Stats TEAM OFFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Maine Boston College Massachusetts Merrimack New Hampshire UMass Lowell Boston University Vermont Northeastern Providence TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 UMass Lowell Northeastern Providence Boston College Maine Massachusetts Vermont Boston University Merrimack New Hampshire POWER PLAY Team Totals SHA PP % 1 Maine 34/ Massachusetts 22/ UMass Lowell 22/ Merrimack 20/ Boston College 20/ Boston University 21/ Northeastern 20/ Vermont 13/ Providence 10/ New Hampshire 12/ PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Boston College 78/ UMass Lowell 68/ Merrimack 87/ Boston University 84/ Providence 64/ Vermont 76/ Maine 80/ Massachusetts 53/ New Hampshire 57/ Northeastern 61/ PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM PIM/G 1 Boston University Maine Merrimack Northeastern Boston College Massachusetts Vermont Providence UMass Lowell New Hampshire SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Providence Boston University Massachusetts UMass Lowell Maine Boston College Vermont New Hampshire Merrimack Northeastern SCORING BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 Maine Massachusetts UMass Lowell Boston College New Hampshire Merrimack Vermont Boston University Northeastern Providence GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 UMass Lowell Northeastern Providence Boston College Massachusetts Vermont Maine Boston University Merrimack New Hampshire SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Maine Boston College Boston University UMass Lowell Massachusetts Northeastern Merrimack New Hampshire Vermont Providence

10 Hockey East Conference Scoring Leaders Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Bobby Butler UNH SR F / James Marcou UM JR F / Paul Thompson UNH JR F / Gustav Nyquist ME SO F / DET 5 Casey Wellman UM SO F / Stephane Da Costa MC FR F / Nick Schaus UML SR D / Brian Gibbons BC JR F / Phil DeSimone UNH JR F / WSH Blake Kessel UNH SO D / NYI 11 Kevin Shattenkirk BU JR D / COA Brian Flynn ME SO F / E 13 Will Ortiz UM SR F / Ben Smith BC SR F / Cam Atkinson BC SO F / CBJ Carl Sneep BC SR D / PIT Jimmy Hayes BC SO F / TOR Will O'Neill ME SO D / ATL 19 Chris Auger UML SR F / CHI Paul Worthington UML SR F / E David Vallorani UML SO F / Justin Braun UM SR D / SJS Peter LeBlanc UNH SR F / CHI Players Tied With 9 Points Defenseman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Nick Schaus UML SR D / Blake Kessel UNH SO D / NYI 3 Kevin Shattenkirk BU JR D / COA 4 Carl Sneep BC SR D / PIT Will O'Neill ME SO D / ATL 6 Justin Braun UM SR D / SJS 7 Colby Cohen BU JR D / COA Damon Kipp UNH SO D / Mark Fayne PC SR D / NJD Matthew Irwin UM SO D / Jeremy Dehner UML SR D / Daniel New PC SO D / Tommy Cross BC SO D / BOS Jeff Dimmen ME JR D / Max Nicastro BU FR D / E DET Freshman Scoring GP G-A-P PPG PIM PP SH GW HT +/- NHL 1 Stephane Da Costa MC FR F / Alex Chiasson BU FR F / DAL Adam Shemansky ME FR F / Pat Mullane BC FR F / Brandon Brodhag MC FR F / Garrett Vermeersch NU FR F / E 7 Chris McCarthy UVM FR F / Matt Mangene ME FR F / Steven Whitney BC FR F / Max Nicastro BU FR D / E DET 11 Rocco Carzo UM FR F / Kyle Bigos MC FR D / E EDM Jake Newton NU FR D / Brian Dumoulin BC FR D / CAR 15 7 Players Tied With 4 Points

11 Hockey East Conference Scoring Leaders Goal Scoring GP G GPG 1 Bobby Butler UNH SR F Casey Wellman UM SO F Ben Smith BC SR F Paul Thompson UNH JR F Paul Worthington UML SR F Will Ortiz UM SR F Cam Atkinson BC SO F Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Adam Shemansky ME FR F Brandon Brodhag MC FR F Alex Chiasson BU FR F Kyle MacKinnon PC JR F Carl Sneep BC SR D Tanner House ME JR F Peter LeBlanc UNH SR F Mike Sislo UNH JR F Kyle Kraemer NU SR F Assist Scoring GP A APG 1 James Marcou UM JR F Nick Schaus UML SR D Kevin Shattenkirk BU JR D Brian Flynn ME SO F Phil DeSimone UNH JR F Blake Kessel UNH SO D Stephane Da Costa MC FR F Brian Gibbons BC JR F Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Bobby Butler UNH SR F Justin Braun UM SR D Jimmy Hayes BC SO F Will O'Neill ME SO D Paul Thompson UNH JR F Joe Cucci MC JR F Damon Kipp UNH SO D Power Play Goals GP G GPG 1 Casey Wellman UM SO F Ben Smith BC SR F Adam Shemansky ME FR F Brandon Brodhag MC FR F Alex Chiasson BU FR F Tyler McNeely NU JR F Carl Sneep BC SR D Corey Trivino BU SO F Jeff Dimmen ME JR D Bobby Butler UNH SR F Mike Sislo UNH JR F Power Play Points GP G-A-P PPG 1 James Marcou UM JR F Casey Wellman UM SO F Joe Cucci MC JR F Brian Flynn ME SO F Kevin Shattenkirk BU JR D Carl Sneep BC SR D Will O'Neill ME SO D Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Brian Gibbons BC JR F Stephane Da Costa MC FR F Justin Braun UM SR D Colby Cohen BU JR D Shorthanded Goals GP G GPG 1 David Warsofsky BU SO D Kyle Solomon ME SO F T.J. Syner UM SO F Matt Mangene ME FR F Kevan Miller UVM JR D Eric Gryba BU SR D Kevin Swallow ME SR F Bobby Butler UNH SR F Phil DeSimone UNH JR F David Strathman NU SR D Game-Winning Goals GP G GPG 1 Colby Cohen BU JR D David Vallorani UML SO F Casey Wellman UM SO F Wade MacLeod NU JR F Ben Smith BC SR F Spencer Abbott ME SO F Adam Shemansky ME FR F Bobby Butler UNH SR F Brett Carriere ME SR D Justin Bonitatibus MC SR F Justin Milo UVM JR F David Boehm UM SO F Brandon Brodhag MC FR F John Henrion UNH FR F Kory Falite UML SR F Ben Holmstrom UML SR F Scott Campbell UML JR F Chris Barton MC JR F Kyle Bigos MC FR D Greg Manz UNH JR F Matt Bergland PC SO F Alex Velischek PC FR D Edwin Shea BC SO D Will Ortiz UM SR F Brian Keane UM JR F Michael Marcou UM SO D Colin Vock UVM SR F Chris McCarthy UVM FR F David Pacan UVM FR F Matt Price BC SR F Brian Gibbons BC JR F Pat Mullane BC FR F Steven Whitney BC FR F Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Will O'Neill ME SO D Peter LeBlanc UNH SR F Phil DeSimone UNH JR F Stevie Moses UNH SO F Blake Kessel UNH SO D David Strathman NU SR D Alex Tuckerman NU SO F

12 Plus-Minus GP +/- 1 Blake Kessel UNH SO D Bobby Butler UNH SR F Paul Thompson UNH JR F Phil DeSimone UNH JR F Nick Schaus UML SR D Brian Dumoulin BC FR D Gustav Nyquist ME SO F Mike Beck UNH JR D Brayden Irwin UVM SR F Stevie Moses UNH SO F Connor Hardowa UNH FR D Hat Tricks GP HT 1 David Vallorani UML SO F 10 1 Casey Wellman UM SO F 11 1

13 Hockey East Conference Goaltending Leaders Goals Against Average GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Scott Darling ME SO : PHO 2 John Muse BC JR 9 546: Alex Beaudry PC SO 9 540: Nevin Hamilton UML SR 5 303: Carter Hutton UML SR 5 300: Brian Foster UNH SR : FLA 7 Rob Madore UVM SO 8 437: Paul Dainton UM JR : Chris Rawlings NU FR : Kieran Millan BU SO 9 519: COA 11 Joe Cannata MC SO 7 395: Andrew Braithwaite MC SR 4 200: Mike Spillane UVM SR 5 227: Save Percentage GP Minutes GA GAA Record SO Saves Save % NHL 1 Scott Darling ME SO : PHO 2 Alex Beaudry PC SO 9 540: Carter Hutton UML SR 5 300: Nevin Hamilton UML SR 5 303: Chris Rawlings NU FR : Paul Dainton UM JR : John Muse BC JR 9 546: Brian Foster UNH SR : FLA 9 Andrew Braithwaite MC SR 4 200: Rob Madore UVM SO 8 437: Joe Cannata MC SO 7 395: Mike Spillane UVM SR 5 227: Kieran Millan BU SO 9 519: COA Saves GP SVS/G Saves 1 Paul Dainton UM JR Brian Foster UNH SR Chris Rawlings NU FR Scott Darling ME SO Alex Beaudry PC SO John Muse BC JR Kieran Millan BU SO Rob Madore UVM SO Joe Cannata MC SO Carter Hutton UML SR Nevin Hamilton UML SR Andrew Braithwaite MC SR Mike Spillane UVM SR Grant Rollheiser BU SO Parker Milner BC FR Bryan Mountain NU FR Shawn Sirman ME FR Matt DiGirolamo UNH SO Justin Gates PC SO Adam Kraus BU JR Shutouts GP Shutouts 1 Mike Spillane UVM SR 5 1 Chris Rawlings NU FR 10 1

14 Hockey East Conference Team Stats TEAM OFFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 New Hampshire Boston College Merrimack UMass Lowell Massachusetts Maine Boston University Vermont Northeastern Providence TEAM DEFENSE Team Games Goals G/GM 1 Boston College Maine UMass Lowell New Hampshire Northeastern Providence Massachusetts Boston University Vermont Merrimack POWER PLAY Team Totals SHA PP % 1 Massachusetts 16/ Maine 18/ UMass Lowell 13/ Merrimack 13/ Boston College 14/ Providence 8/ Boston University 14/ New Hampshire 9/ Northeastern 11/ Vermont 6/ PENALTY KILL Team Totals SHF PK % 1 Boston College 51/ Merrimack 52/ Maine 57/ Boston University 61/ Providence 37/ Vermont 49/ UMass Lowell 34/ Massachusetts 29/ Northeastern 46/ New Hampshire 34/ PENALTY MINUTES Team Games PIM PIM/G 1 Maine Northeastern Merrimack Boston University Massachusetts Vermont Boston College UMass Lowell Providence New Hampshire SHOTS ON GOAL Team Games SOG SOG/G 1 Boston University Providence Massachusetts Boston College New Hampshire UMass Lowell Maine Merrimack Vermont Northeastern SCORING BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 New Hampshire Boston College Maine Massachusetts Boston University Merrimack UMass Lowell Vermont Northeastern Providence GOALS ALLOWED BY PERIOD Team 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1 UMass Lowell Boston College Maine Providence Massachusetts New Hampshire Merrimack Northeastern Vermont Boston University SPECIAL TEAMS NET Team PPF SHA PP NET PPA SHF SH NET ST NET 1 Maine Massachusetts Boston College UMass Lowell Boston University Merrimack New Hampshire Providence Northeastern Vermont

15 HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS Matt Campanale, UNH (Jr., D, Chester Springs, Pa.) Tallied his first collegiate goal and added an assist factoring in both UNH goals on Sunday. Zach Cohen, BU (Sr., F, Schaumburg, Ill.) Tallied two goals as part of a career-best three-point effort in BU s 7-3 win over No. 15 Massachusetts on Saturday. Stephane Da Costa, MC (Fr., F, Paris, France) Netted a goal and an assist in a 5-4 loss to #7 Wisconsin Saturday. Kory Falite, UML (Sr., F, Billerica, Mass.) Collected three points (2g,1a) in a weekend split with Holy Cross and NU. He was named to the Dartmouth All-Tournament Team. Brian Foster, UNH (Sr., G, Pembroke, N.H.) Stopped 38 shots including 18 in the second period on Sunday vs. Cornell. Brian Gibbons, BC (Jr., F, Braintree, Mass.) Scored one goal in each of BC s two Denver Cup games, including an unassisted shorthanded tally against the Pioneers. Gustav Nyquist, Maine (So., F, Malmo, Sweden) Had a goal and four assists in the Florida College Classic. Named to the FCC All-Tournament Team. Tanner House, Maine (Jr., F, Cochrane, Alb.) Potted two goals and one assists in Maine s win and tie vs. Princeton and Colorado College. Brayden Irwin, UVM (Sr., F, Toronto, Ont.) Scored a goal and had two assists on the weekend on the way to being named to the Catamount Cup All-Tournament Team. James Marcou, UMass (Jr., F, Kings Park, N.Y.) Upped his scoring streak to 10 games after posting assists in each of UMass three games this week. Kevan Miller, UVM (Jr., D, Los Angeles, Calif) Was named to the Catamount Cup All-Tournament Team and helped hold UMD scoreless for the first 54 minutes in on Sunday Kevin Shattenkirk (Jr., D, New Rochelle, N.Y.) Matched a career high with three assists in Saturday s 7-3 win over UMass. Karl Stollery, MC (So., D, Camrose, Alb.) Netted a goal and an assist in a 5-4 loss to #7 Wisconsin Saturday. Alex Tuckerman, NU (So., F, Orleans, Mass.) Scored a pair of powerplay goals and notched an assist over the course of the Ledyard National Bank Classic weekend. Josh Van Dyk, Maine (Jr., D, Woodstock, Ont.) Scored a goal and added three assists for the Black Bears in week. Colin Vock, UVM (Sr., F, Orlando, Fla.) Notched a goal and had two assists on the weekend on the way to being named to the Catamount Cup All-Tournament Team. Casey Wellman, UMass (So., F, Brentwood, Calif.) scored three goals and added two assists in UMass 1-2 week. The 26th Annual HOCKEY EAST Championship Tournament March 19-20, 2010 at the TD Garden, Boston, Mass. CAREER FIRSTS/MILESTONES/WHO s HOT? Cam Atkinson, BC (Greenwich, Conn.) Though his six-game scoring streak (6-2-8) came to an end against Denver, has eight goals in the last 10 games Matt Campanale, UNH (Chester SPRINGS, PA.) Scored his first collegiate goal on Sunday vs. Cornell Kevin Czepiel, UMASS (Holyoke, Mass.) Scored his first collegiate goal in the loss to Bentley Tickets are ONSALE NOW!!!! To purchase tickets call (800) , visit or the TD Banknorth Garden Box Office Carter Hutton, UML (Thunder Bay, Ont.) Broke Cam McCormick s program record for career shutouts, earning his ninth against Holy Cross on Friday Klas Leidermark, MAINE (Gavle, Sweden) Recorded his first career assist on Dec. 29 against Princeton Maine s power play Is clicking at a nation-best 29.8 percent (34 of 114) James Marcou, UMASS (Kings Park, N.Y.), Casey Wellman (Brentwood, Calif.) Have combined for 32 points in the last 10 games. Of Wellman s 16 goals this season, Marcou has assisted on 14 including all 8 power play goals HOCKEY EAST THREE STARS AWARD At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the Three Stars of The Game are selected. Here are this season s leaders to date: Rk. Name Cl. Pos. School 1. Bobby Butler Sr. F New Hampshire 2. Gustav Nyquist So. F Maine 3. Scott Darling So. G Maine Justin Milo Jr. F Vermont 5. Alex Beaudry So. G Providence Brian Gibbons Jr. F Boston College Paul Thompson Jr. F New Hampshire David Vallorani So. F UMass-Lowell Stevie Moses, UNH (LEOMINSTER, MASS.) Has six assists in the last four games for New Hampshire Gustav Nyquist (Malmo, Sweden) Has 12 goals and 18 assists for 30 points. His point totals are second in the nation and he is also second in the nation in points per game Will Ortiz, UMASS (Framingham, Mass.) Has a career-best nine goals this season including six in the last seven games Ben Smith, BC (Avon, Conn.) Tallied his 100th point (50g,50a) on a first-period assist in the team s 5-2 loss to St. Lawrence Sebastian Stålberg, UVM (Gothenburg, Sweden) Scored the first goal of his career in a 5-2 win over No. 12 Minnesota-Duluth in the championship game of the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup Josh Van Dyk (Woodstock, Ont.) Scored his first career goal against Princeton in the Florida College Classic

16 TEAM NOTES Boston College: St. Lawrence s 5-2 win over BC broke the Eagles five-game win streak, seven-game unbeaten streak and an 11-game unbeaten streak (9-0-2) against the Saints dating back to Dec. 29, 1982 St. Lawrence forward Jake Klancher attempted a penalty shot against BC freshman goaltender Parker Milner (Pittsburgh, Pa.); Milner saved the first penalty shot attempt against BC since Nov. 7, 2009 against Northeastern Sophomore defenseman Tommy Cross (Simsbury, Conn.) was named to the Wells Fargo Denver Cup All-Tournament Team BC s penalty kill went 11-for-11 in two Denver Cup games, improving the team s kill rate to 87.6 percent Brian Gibbons (Braintree, Mass.) shorthanded goal against Denver marked BC s first shorthanded goal of the season BC played each Denver Cup game without freshman forward Chris Kreider (Boxford, Mass.), who is competing for the United States at the World Junior Championships Sophomore forward Tommy Atkinson (Greenwich, Conn.) saw action in his second and third career contests BC will play its next 15 games in the state of Massachusetts before traveling to Durham to face New Hampshire on March 5 BC alum Brooks Orpik has been selected to the 23-man United States hockey team that will compete at the XXI Olympic Winter Games. Boston University: The Terriers returned from a three-week break in their schedule and scored a season-high seven goals in Saturday s 7-3 rout of No. 15 Massachusetts BU is now against the Minutemen at Agganis Arena Junior Colby Cohen has scored the game-winning goal in three of BU s five victories this season Junior Nick Bonino (Unionville, Conn.) has scored a goal in five of the last six contests after going without a goal in his first six games of the year All nine of freshman Alex Chiasson s points this season have come in conference play Sophomore David Warsofsky (Marshfield, Mass.) and Team USA will face Canada in the gold-medal game at the World Junior Championships on Tuesday. Warsofsky will become the 11th Terrier to earn a medal in the tournament and the first since Dan LaCouture and Tom Poti were part of the 1997 silver-medal team Friday s game at Fenway Park against Boston College will be the 36th outdoor game in program history and the first since an 8-4 win over Tufts at MIT Rink on Jan. 5, Maine: The University of Maine men s ice hockey team won the 2009 Florida College Classic, defeating #3 Colorado College 3-2 in the title game Maine s Gustav Nyquist (Malmo, Sweden) and Tanner House (Cochrane, Alb.) were each named to the Florida College Classic All- Tournament Team Maine goalie Scott Darling (Lemont, Ill.) was named the Shawn Walsh Most Valuable Player Maine is unbeaten in eight straight games with a mark of over that span It is the longest unbeaten streak for Maine since starting the season with a record of Maine recorded an undefeated December, posting a record of in the month It is the first time that Maine has been undefeated in December since the season when Maine also posted a record of Maine s win over #3 Colorado College was the fourth win for the Black Bears over a team ranked in the top 10 this season Maine also defeated Boston University, Vermont and UMass Lowell when they were ranked in the top-10 Sophomore forward Gustav Nqquist (Malmo, Sweden) has extended his scoring streak to a season-best eight games Maine has scored 10 power play goals in its last 20 power play opportunities. Massachusetts: Jon Quick became the fourth UMass player to ever be selected to the Winter Olympics (Thomas Pock, Austria, 2002; Justin McCarthy, USA, 1924; John Lyons, USA, 1924) A win on Saturday at New Hampshire would give UMass its first Hockey East series win of the season The win over Union gave UMass its most wins in the first calendar half of a season (11) UMass win over Union was its first when trailing going into the third period (1-7) The seven goals allowed at Boston University were the most this season UMass has struggled over the last seven games going just 2-5 with 2.7 goals per game and a 6-for-30 (20%) power play conversion while opponents are averaging 4 goals per game and have a 9-for-27 (33.3%) power play conversion. UMass-Lowell: The River Hawks were runners-up in the Ledyard Bank Classic hosted by Dartmouth College this weekend, dropping a 2-1 decision in the finals to Northeastern In the tournament s opening round, UMass Lowell defeated Holy Cross, 3-0 Senior goaltender Carter Hutton earned his ninth career shutout, breaking the program record previously held by Cam McCormick ( ). Hutton stopped all 32 shots he faced and blanked the Crusaders on five power play chances Maury Edwards (Rocky Rapids, Alb.) opened the scoring with the game-winning power play goal near the midpoint of the first period Hutton stopped 23-of-25 shots and had his scoreless streak of nearly 130 minutes snapped For the weekend, Falite and Hutton were both named to the Ledyard Bank Classic All-Tournament Team With an assist on Sunday, Nick Schaus (Buffalo, NY) extended his team-lead with 19 points on four goals and 15 assists UML will play twice next weekend, traveling to New Hampshire on Friday and Northeastern on Saturday The River Hawks rematch with the Huskies will be broadcast live on NESN, starting at 7:30 p.m. Merrimack: Playing in the 21st and final Badger Hockey Showdown, Merrimack played in front of an announced crowd of 13,962, the largest in school history The Warriors played Wisconsin for the first time ever and Ferris State for the second time and the first since moving to Division I Merrimack finishes the regular season 3-4 against non-conference teams, going 3-0 at home and 0-4 on the road Head Coach Mark Dennehy played in the first-ever Badger Holiday Showdown when he attended Boston College before coaching in the final year of the tournament Stephane Da Costa (Paris, France), who was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Month for the third straight month, saw his point streak snapped at 11 games, the longest in Merrimack s history since joining Division I. Da Costa continues to lead all rookies in the country in points per game and all Hockey East rookies in points with twenty-one the Merrimack power play has goals in 13 of the last 15 games and ranks sixth nationally Merrimack s combined special teams continues to be second nationally, behind Cornell The Warriors, who are in the midst of a seven-game, 49-day road trip, return to Hockey East action on Saturday at the University of Maine. New Hampshire: Sunday afternoon s 5-2 loss to Cornell snapped a four-game winning streak and seven-game unbeaten streak. A streak which spanned 50 days going back to an overtime loss at UMass on Nov. 13 Brian Foster stopped 38 shots including 18 in the second period Junior Matt Campanale tallied a goal and an assist factoring in both UNH goals on Sunday. It was the junior s first collegiate goal The loss was just the second home loss of the season and the first since the home opener on Oct. 16, 2009 UNH is at home and will continue its span of three-straight games at the Whitt when it plays host to UMass-Lowell on Friday night and UMass on Saturday night The Wildcats are in their last seven games against Hockey East foes and still sit in first place in Hockey East with an mark Sunday s game marked the return of seniors Nick Krates and Brian Foster. Foster had missed the last game with a knee injury, while Krates had missed 10-straight and 11 of 13 with a high-ankle injury Sophomore forward Stevie Moses has six assists in the last four games for New Hampshire. Northeastern: Northeastern won the Ledyard National Bank Classic with a 2-1 win over #12 UMass Lowell in the championship game preceding by a 7-0 trouncing of Dartmouth in the first round of the tournament. The victory marks the Huskies first tournamen championship since winning the Badger Showdown on Dec , 2008 when NU defeated Bowling Green an Colgate in Madison, Wisc. Freshman Chris Rawlings surrendered only one goal in both tournament games, bearing Tournament MVP honors. Rawlings earned his second-career shutout over host-dartmouth in the first round of the tournament. The North Delta, British Columbia stopped 60 combined shots over the weekend. Sophomore Alex Tuckerman joined freshman Jake Newton as part of the Ledyard National Bank All-Tournament team. Tuckerman dialed up a powerplay goal in both outings while Newton s game-winner sent the Huskies to the championship. Both skaters had three-points over the course of the tournament with each registering a goal and an assist against Dartmouth. In the first game of the tournament against the Big Green, seven different Huskies attacked the net. Northeastern s seven-goal triumph marks the largest margin of victory under head coach Greg Cronin s tenure. The Huskies tabulated 42 shots in the contest, marking a season-best. Providence College: Providence College is in the midst of a 30- day break and will return to action against Boston College on Tuesday, January 12 in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Through 17 games this season, junior Kyle MacKinnon (Walnut, Calif.) already has a career-high seven goals this season He is also one point shy of equaling his career mark of 13 points which he set during the campaign. MacKinnon has scored four goals in the last five games, including two against No. 19 UNH on December 11 The Friars have posted an record in the month of January in the last two seasons. Vermont: The Catamounts finished the regular season with a 6-1 non-league mark Vermont is in its last 17 non-conference games The Catamounts are against ranked opponents this season Junior Justin Milo (Edina, Minn.) has 14 points in 12 games Vermont s 5-2 win over Minnesota-Duluth on Sunday gave the Catamounts their third Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup title in the last five years Vermont is under head coach Kevin Sneddon in the Catamount Cup Freshman Sebastian Stålberg (Gothenburg, Sweden) scored his first career goal in Sunday s 5-2 win over Duluth Stålberg became the 16th different Catamount to score a goal this season Vermont is in its last 92 games when scoring first Senior Colin Vock (Orlando, Fla.) has a six-game point streak and has recorded nine points in that stretch Vermont has jumped to ninth in the latest Pairwise Ratings entering this week Former Catamount and current Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas 97 was named to the U.S. Olympic Team last Friday following Boston s 2-1 overtime win against Philadelphia in the Winter Classic at Fenway Park.

17 HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY AWARDS HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK Week Player (School) Oct. 12 James Marcou (Massachusetts) Oct. 19 Stephane Da Costa (Merrimack) Oct. 26 Matt Bergland (Providence College) Nov. 2 David Warsofsky (Boston University) Nov. 9 Brian Gibbons (Boston College) Nick Schaus (UMass-Lowell) Nov. 16 Bobby Butler (New Hampshire) Chris Connolly (Boston U.) Nov. 23 Chris Auger (UMass-Lowell) Nov. 30 Tanner House (Maine) Casey Wellman (Massachusetts) Dec. 7 David Vallorani (UMass-Lowell) Dec. 14 Brian Flynn (Maine) Dec. 21 Brian Roloff (Vermont) Jan. 5 Colby Cohen (Boston University) Justin Milo (Vermont) PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Week Player (School) Oct. 12 Garrett Vermeersch (Northeastern) Oct. 19 Chris McCarthy (Vermont) Oct. 26 Dalton Speelman (New Hampshire) Nov. 2 Brandon Brodhag (Merrimack) Adam Shemansky (Maine) Nov. 9 Chris Rawlings (Northeastern) Nov. 16 David Boehm (Massachusetts) Nov. 23 Pat Mullane (Boston College) Nov. 30 Alex Velischek (Providence College) Dec. 7 Parker Milner (Boston College) Dec. 14 Steven Whitney (Boston College) Dec. 21 Tobias Nilsson-Roos (Vermont) Jan. 5 Chris Rawlings (Northeastern) PURE HOCKEY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Week Player (School) Oct. 12 Alex Beaudry (Providence College) Oct. 19 Paul Dainton (Massachusetts) Oct. 26 Karl Stollery (Merrimack) Nov. 2 Alex Beaudry (Providence College) Nov. 9 Mike Spillane (Vermont) Nov. 16 Mike Spillane (Vermont) Nov. 23 Brian Foster (New Hampshire) Nov. 30 Scott Darling (Maine) Dec. 7 Scott Darling (Maine) Brian Foster (New Hampshire) Dec. 14 Paul Dainton (Massachusetts) Dec. 21 Rob Madore (Vermont) Jan. 5 Carter Hutton (UMass-Lowell) PLAYER OF THE MONTH Month Player (School) Oct. James Marcou (Massachusetts) Nov. Bobby Butler (New Hampshire) Dec. Gustav Nyquist (Maine) PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE MONTH Month Player (School) Oct. Stephane Da Costa (Merrimack) Nov. Stephane Da Costa (Merrimack) Dec. Stephane Da Costa (Merrimack) BAUER GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH Month Player (School) Oct. Alex Beaudry (Providence College) Nov. Paul Dainton (Massachusetts) Dec. Brian Foster (New Hampshire) DATES IN HOCKEY EAST HISTORY Jan. 2, 1998: Martin LaRoche scores three times in 1:40 in a 5-3 win over Niagara, setting the school record for fastest three goals in a game for Merrimack. Jan. 8, 1988: Senior Jon Morris becomes the third player in school history with 200 career points when he scores a goal against Colorado College. Jan. 8, 2005: Blaise MacDonald earns his 150th career coaching victory in a 2-1 win over Northeastern. Jan. 9, 2007: Associate Head Coach David Lassonde was named the 11th recipient of the prestigious Terry Flanagan Award, given annually to an assistant coach that has a superior body of work in his coaching career. DIVISION I MEN S NATIONAL POLLS USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men s College Hockey Poll Rk. School (FPV) LR Record 1. Miami, 509 (33) Denver, 477 (1) Colorado College, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Yale, Cornell, Boston College, Michigan State, Bemidji State, Quinnipiac, Ferris State, Minnesota-Duluth, UMass-Lowell, St. Cloud State, 27 NR USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Div. I Men s Poll Minneapolis, Minn. Rk. Team (FPV) Record Pts. LW 1. Miami (45) Denver (5) Colorado College Wisconsin North Dakota Yale Boston College Cornell Michigan State Bemidji State Ferris State Quinnipiac Minnesota-Duluth UMass.-Lowell St. Cloud State Massachusetts Union Maine NR 19. Vermont NR 20. Alaska

18 Boston College (7-3-2 HEA) 4 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER W, U.S. UNDER-18 TEAM W, at Vermont* (ESPNU) L, at Notre Dame W, MERRIMACK* W, at Merrimack* L, at New Hampshire* (NESN) T, 4-4 OT 7 NORTHEASTERN* W, VERMONT* W, VERMONT* L, at Maine* W, at Maine* T, 3-3 OT 27 CLARKSON W, at Massachusetts* W, at Boston University* W, at Harvard W, at Providence* W, vs. St. Lawrence & L, vs. Denver & L, vs. Boston U.* (NESN) 7:30pm (at Fenway Park) 12 PROVIDENCE* 7pm 15 MAINE* 7pm 22 BOSTON U.* (NESN) 7:30pm 23 at UMass-Lowell* 7pm 29 PROVIDENCE* 7pm 1 vs. Harvard (BP) 5pm 5 at Massachusetts* (NESN) 7:30pm 8 vs. BU/Northeastern (BP) 5/8pm 12 at UMass-Lowell* 7pm 13 UMASS-LOWELL* 7pm 19 at Northeastern* 7pm 21 NORTHEASTERN* (ESPNU) 3pm 23 MERRIMACK * 7pm 26 MASSACHUSETTS* 7pm 5 at New Hampshire* (NESN) 7:30pm 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7pm (BP) Beanpot Tournament Home games in CAPS * denotes Hockey East game Boston University (3-7-2 HEA) 3 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER T, 2-2 OT 10 U.S UNDER-18 TEAM W, at Massachusetts* L, NOTRE DAME (ESPNU) L, MICHIGAN W, at UMass-Lowell* W, 5-4 OT 31 UMASS-LOWELL* L, at Northeastern* L, at Maine* L, at Merrimack* L, MERRIMACK* W, at New Hampshire* L, NEW HAMPSHIRE * T, 3-3 OT 24 at Harvard W, 6-5 OT 28 vs. Cornell (MSG) T, VERMONT* T, BOSTON COLLEGE* L, RENSSELAER L, MASSACHUSETTS* (ESPNU) W, vs. Boston College *(NESN) 7:30pm (at Fenway Park) 15 at Providence* (NESN) 7:30pm 16 MERRIMACK* 7pm 22 at Boston College* (NESN) 7:30pm 23 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7pm 29 MASSACHUSETTS* 7pm 1 vs. Northeastern (BP, NESN) 8pm 5 at UMass-Lowell* 7pm 8 vs. BC/Northeastern (BP) 5/8pm 12 MAINE* (NESN) 7:30pm 13 MAINE* 7pm 19 at Providence* 7pm 20 PROVIDENCE * 7pm 26 at Vermont* (NESN) 7:30pm 28 at Vermont* (ESPNU) 3pm 5 NORTHEASTERN* 7pm 6 at Northeastern* 7pm (BP) Beanpot Tournament Maine (7-4-1 HEA) 9 at Union L, at Union L, MICHIGAN ST. (WABI-TV) L, MICHIGAN ST. (WABI-TV) W, at Massachusetts* L, at New Hampshire* L, VERMONT* (WABI-TV) W, BOSTON UNIVERSITY* W, at Northeastern* W, at Northeastern* L, BOSTON COLLEGE* L, BOSTON COLLEGE* T, 3-3 OT 27 at UMass-Lowell * W, vs. St. Lawrence W, PROVIDENCE* (WABI-TV) W, PROVIDENCE* W, NORTHEASTERN* W, vs. Princeton# T, 6-6 OT 30 vs. Colo. Coll./Cornell# W, NEW BRUNSWICK PPD 9 MERRIMACK* (WABI-TV) 7pm 15 at Boston College* 7pm 16 at Providence* 7pm 23 U.S UNDER-18 TEAM 7pm 29 at Vermont* 7pm 30 at Vermont* 7pm 5 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7pm 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE* (WABI-TV) 7pm 12 at Boston U.* (NESN) 7:30pm 13 at Boston University* 7pm 19 UMASS-LOWELL* 7pm 20 UMASS-LOWELL* (WABI-TV) 7pm 26 at Merrimack* 7pm 27 at Merrimack* 7pm 5 MASSACHUSETTS* 7pm 6 MASSACHUSETTS* (WABI-TV) 7pm # - Florida College Classic Massachusetts (6-5-0 HEA) 3 NEW BRUNSWICK (Exh.) L, RENSSELAER W, BOSTON UNIVERSITY* W, MAINE* W, at Providence* (COX-TV) W, PROVIDENCE* L, NIAGARA W, at Niagara W, NEW HAMPSHIRE* W, 4-3 OT 14 NEW HAMPSHIRE* L, at Yale W, 4-3 OT 24 at Vermont* W, at Quinnipiac (NESN) L, 4-5 OT 4 BOSTON COLLEGE* L, at UMass-Lowell* L, MERRIMACK* W, vs. Union# W, vs. Bentley L, at Boston U.* (ESPNU) L, at New Hampshire* 7pm 10 at Northeastern* (ESPNU) 8pm 15 UMASS-LOWELL* 7pm 16 at UMass-Lowell* 7pm 23 VERMONT* 7pm 24 VERMONT* (ESPNU) 3pm 29 at Boston Unviversity* 7pm 30 at Providence* (COX-TV) 7pm 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* (NESN) 7:30pm 12 NORTHEASTERN* 7pm 13 at Northeastern* 7pm 19 at Merrimack* 7pm 20 MERRIMACK* (NESN) 7:30pm 26 at Boston College* 7pm 5 at Maine* 7pm 6 at Maine* 7pm UMass-Lowell (5-4-1 HEA) 4 ACADIA W, vs. St. Lawrence % W, vs. Nebraska-Omaha % L, COLGATE W, NORTHEASTERN* W, BOSTON U.* L, 4-5 OT 31 at Boston University* W, at Vermont* T, 3-3 OT 8 NEW HAMPSHIRE* (ESPNU) W, at Alabama-Huntsville W, at Alabama-Huntsville W, MERRIMACK* W, at Providence* L, MAINE* L, at New Hampshire* L, MASSACHUSETTS* W, PRINCETON W, PRINCETON L, vs. Holy Cross$ W, vs. Northeastern $ L, at New Hampshire* 7pm 9 at Northeastern* (NESN) 7:30pm 15 at Massachusetts* 7pm 16 MASSACHUSETTS* 7pm 22 MERRIMACK* 7pm 23 BOSTON COLLEGE* 7pm 29 at Northeastern* 7pm 5 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7pm 6 at Merrimack* 7pm 12 BOSTON COLLEGE* 7pm 13 at Boston College* 7pm 19 at Maine* 7pm 20 at Maine* 7pm 27 at Providence* 7pm 26 PROVIDENCE* 7pm 5 VERMONT* 7pm 6 VERMONT* 7pm % - Ice Breaker Tournament ( $ - Dartmouth Tournament

19 Merrimack (4-5-0 HEA) 9 at North Dakota (FCS) L, at North Dakota (FCS) L, HOLY CROSS W, ARMY W, VERMONT* W, UCONN W, at Boston College L, BOSTON COLLEGE* W, BOSTON UNIVERSITY* W, at Boston University* L, at UMass-Lowell* L, NEW HAMPSHIRE* L, NORTHEASTERN* W, at Northeastern* L, at Massachusetts* L, vs. Wisconsin% 8pm 3 vs. Ferris State/Yale% 5pm 9 at Maine* 7pm 16 at Boston University* 7pm 22 at UMass-Lowell* 7pm 23 PROVIDENCE* 7pm 29 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7pm 30 at NEW HAMPSHIRE 7pm 5 MERRIMACK* 7pm 6 UMASS-LOWELL* 7pm 12 at Vermont* 7pm 13 at Vermont* 7pm 19 MASSACHUSETTS* 7pm 23 at Boston College* 7pm 20 at Massachusetts* (NESN) 7:30pm 26 MAINE* 7pm 27 MAINE* 7pm 5 at Providence* 7pm 6 PROVIDENCE* 7pm % - Badger Classic Home games in CAPS * denotes Hockey East games New Hampshire (8-2-2 HEA) 3 ACADIA (Exh.) W, at Resselaer L, MIAMI L, MIAMI T, 5-5 OT 23 NORTHEASTERN* (NESN) W, MAINE* W, at Wisconsin L, at Wisconsin L, BOSTON COLLEGE* (NESN) T, 4-4 OT 8 at UMass-Lowell* (ESPNU) L, at Massachusetts* L, 3-4 OT 14 at Massachusetts* W, BOSON UNIVERSITY* W, at Boston University* T, 3-3 OT 28 at Merrimack* W, UMASS-LOWELL* W, at Vermont* (ESPNU) W, at Providence* W, CORNELL (ESPNU) L, UMASS-LOWELL* 7pm 9 MASSACHUSETTS* 7pm 16 vs. Dartmouth (VWA) 7pm 22 at Providence* 7pm 23 at BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7pm 29 at Merrimack* 7pm 30 MERRIMACK* 7pm 5 at Maine* (WABI-TV) 7pm 6 at Maine* 7pm 12 PROVIDENCE* 7pm 19 VERMONT* (NESN) 7:30pm 20 VERMONT* 7pm 26 at Northeastern* 7pm 27 NORTHEASTERN* 7:30pm 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* (NESN) 7:30pm 6 at Boston College* 7pm Northeastern (4-7-1 HEA) 3 ST. THOMAS (Exh.) W, at Colorado College L, at Colorado College W, BENTLEY W, at New Hampshire* (NESN) L, at UMass-Lowell* L, BOSTON UNIVERSITY* W, at Boston College* L, MAINE* L, MAINE* W, PROVIDENCE* W, at Providence* T, 3-3 OT 27 VERMONT* L, at Merrimack* L, MERRIMACK* W, at Maine* L, vs. Dartmouth$ W, vs. UMass-LowelL $ W, UMASS-LOWELL* (NESN) 7:30pm 10 MASSACHUSETTS* (ESPNU) 8pm 15 at Vermont* 7pm 16 at Vermont* 7pm 19 PROVIDENCE* 7pm 29 UMASS-LOWELL* 7pm 1 vs. Boston U. (BP, NESN) 8pm 5 at Merrimack* 7pm 8 vs. BC/Harvard (BP) 5/8pm 12 at Massachusetts* 7pm 13 MASSACHUSETTS* 7pm 19 BOSTON COLLEGE* 7pm 21 at Boston College* (ESPNU) 3pm 26 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7pm 27 at New Hampshire* 7pm 5 at Boston University* 7pm 6 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7pm Providence (2-7-1 HEA) 9 NEW BRUNSWICK L, HOLY CROSS (COX-TV) W, at Notre Dame W, at Notre Dame L, at Bowling Green W, at Bowling Green W, MASSACHUSETTS* (COX-TV) 7pm 31 at Massachusetts* L, at Vermont* L, BROWN (Mayor s Cup) W, at Northeastern* L, NORTHEASTERN* (COX-TV) T, 3-3 OT 24 UMASS-LOWELL* W, at Dartmouth L, at Maine* L, at Maine* L, NEW HAMPSHIRE* (COX-TV) L, BOSTON COLLEGE* (COX-TV) L, at Boson College* 7pm 15 BOSTON U. * (NESN) 7:30pm 16 MAINE* (COX-TV) 7pm 19 at Northeastern* 7pm 22 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7pm 23 at Merrimack* 7pm 29 at Boston College* 7pm 30 MASSACHUSETTS* (COX-TV) 7pm 5 VERMONT* 7pm 6 VERMONT* (COX-TV) 7pm 12 at New Hampshire* 7pm 19 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 7pm 20 at Boston University* 7pm 26 at UMass-Lowell* 7pm 27 UMASS-LOWELL* 7pm 5 MERRIMACK* 7pm 6 at Merrimack* 7pm Vermont (4-5-2 HEA) 4 NEW BRUNSWICK L, 2-3 OT 9 at Denver L, at Denver W, BOSTON COLLEGE* (ESPNU) W, at Merrimack* L, at Maine* L, UMASS-LOWELL* T, 3-3 OT 8 PROVIDENCE* W, at Boston College* L, at Boston College* W, MASSACHUSETTS* L, at Northeastern* W, YALE W, at Boston University* T, NEW HAMPSHIRE* (ESPNU) L, ST. LAWRENCE W, DARTMOUTH W, W, W, NORTHEASTERN* 7pm 16 NORTHEASTERN* 7pm 23 at Massachusetts* 7pm 24 at Massachusetts* (ESPNU) 3pm 29 MAINE* 7pm 30 MAINE* 7pm 5 at Providence* 7pm 6 at Providence* 7pm 12 MERRIMACK* 7pm 13 MERRIMACK* 7pm 19 at New Hampshire* (NESN) 7:30pm 20 at New Hampshire* 7pm 26 BOSTON U.* (NESN) 7:30pm 28 BOSTON U.* (ESPNU) 3pm 5 at UMass-Lowell* 7pm 6 at UMass-Lowell* - Catamount Cup