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1 Great Hockey. Guaranteed. PRESS RELEASE Noah Smith Director of Media Relations Hockey East Association 591 North Ave #2 Wakefield, MA Phone: (781) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 23, 2006 WEEKLY RELEASE #16 BC BUILDS LEAD WITH BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS UMass Matt Anderson caps dramatic win at UNH with overtime goal As expected, not very many goals were scored in this past weekend s series between Boston College and Vermont. The two hottest goaltenders in Hockey East were going head-to-head, and BC s Cory Schneider came away the victor, shutting out Vermont in back-to-back games. That makes it five shutouts in league play for Schneider this season, a new Hockey East record. The Eagle offense was led by Brian Boyle and Chris Collins, who each had a hand in all five BC goals against Vermont goaltender Joe Fallon in the two-game series. BC has now won eight straight league games, and boasts an eight-point lead in the Hockey East standings. Boston University has won five straight, thanks to a weekend sweep of Merrimack. Kenny Roche notched a hat trick and one assist to lead Friday s 5-3 win. John Curry did the honors Saturday by stopping all 20 shots he faced in the rematch. Rookie Brandon Yip had five assists on 10 BU goals on the weekend. Despite a sub-.500 record, UMass continues to put the heat on ranked teams and did it again with a spirited split vs. UNH. Goaltender Gabe Winer stopped 75 of 80 shots faced against the Wildcats, but was edged by Jeff Pietrasiak s 27 saves in Friday s 3-1 UNH victory, the last goal an empty-netter. Winer got the win Saturday when teammate Matt Anderson capped a four-point weekend with a goal with just four ticks left in overtime. Providence and Maine swapped wins in Orono as the Friars tagged the Black Bears with a 4-0 shutout Friday, only to drop a 5-2 decision in the rematch. PC s Torry Gajda set up two scores in each contest. Northeastern continued to claw for points with its fifth tie of the season Saturday at Lowell, as goaltender Adam Geragosian stopped all 12 shots in the third period and five in overtime. At the other end, Peter Vetri was equally spectacular, totalling 63 saves on 66 shots in the two game series, gaining a win and a tie. GP W L T Pts Overall HE Offense HE Defense Boston College GPG 1.41 GAPG New Hampshire GPG 2.25 GAPG Providence GPG 2.12 GAPG Boston University GPG 2.59 GAPG Maine GPG 2.27 GAPG Vermont GPG 1.87 GAPG UMass Lowell GPG 3.56 GAPG Massachusetts GPG 3.07 GAPG Northeastern GPG 3.24 GAPG Merrimack GPG 3.62 GAPG CCM / RBK HOCKEY PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Matt Anderson, UMass (Jr. F; West Islip, NY) Scored two (including an OT winner) and set up two of UMass five goals in a split vs. UNH. Cory Schneider, BC(So. G; Marblehead, MA) Stopped all 55 shots he faced over back-toback shutouts vs. fifth-ranked Vermont. HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS SUPERSKILLS HOCKEY ROOKIE OF THE WEEK CHRIS HIGGINS Boston University Freshman Forward; Lynnfield, MA Had one goal, two assists and a +3 rating vs. Merrimack Saturday and totalled four points in the sweep. RECENT RESULTS Friday, January 20 Providence 4, at Maine 0 * at Boston College 2, Vermont 0 * UMass Lowell 2, at Northeastern 1 * Boston University 5, at Merrimack 3 * New Hampshire 3, at Massachusetts 1 * Saturday, January 21 at Maine 5, Providence 2 * at Boston College 3, Vermont 0 * at UMass Lowell 2, Northeastern 2 (OT) * at Boston University 5, Merrimack 0 * Massachusetts 4, at UNH 3 (OT) * UPCOMING GAMES Friday, January 27 Boston U. at Boston College (NESN) * Maine at Northeastern * UMass Lowell at Massachusetts * New Hampshire at Providence * Merrimack at Vermont * Saturday, January 28 Boston College at UMass Lowell (CN8) * Massachusetts at Boston University * Maine at Northeastern * Merrimack at Vermont * * Hockey East game Games start at 7pm EST unless indicated 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 HONOR ROLL Brian Boyle, BC (Jr. F; Hingham, MA) Had a hand in all five BC goals in a sweep of Vermont, scoring one and asetting up four others. Chris Collins, BC (Sr. F; Fairport, NY) Had a goal in each game and added three assists in a weekend sweep of Vermont. John Curry, BU (Jr. G; Shorewood, MN) Notched a 20-save shutout Saturday vs. Merrimack. Torry Gajda, PC (Sr. F; Westfield, MA) Set up two Friar goals in each game of a split at Maine. Adam Geragosian, NU (Jr. G; No. Andover, MA) - Stopped 30 of 32 shots faced, including five in OT, to preserve a 2-2 tie at Lowell. Peter MacArthur, BU (So. F; Clifton Park, NY) Had both game-winning goals and added two assists in a sweep of Merrimack. Greg Moore, Maine (Sr. F; Lisbon, ME) Scored a goal and added two assists in a 5-2 win vs. Providence. Jeff Pietrasiak, UNH (Sr. G; Shrewsbury, MA) Stopped all but one of 28 shots faced in a 3-1 win at UMass Friday. Kenny Roche, BU (Jr. F; South Boston, MA) Had a hat trick and an assist to dominate a 5-3 win at Merrimack Friday. Tyler Sims, PC (So. G; Fort Worth, TX) Stopped all 20 shots he faced in a 4-0 win at Maine Friday. Peter Vetri, UML (So. G; Windham, NH) Stopped 63 of 66 shots faced over two games vs. NU, including 36 of 37 in Friday s 2-1 win. Chase Watson, PC (Jr. F; Media, PA) Led a 4-0 win Friday at Maine with a goal and two assists. Gabe Winer, UMass (Sr. G; Stoughton, MA) Faced 40 shots each night vs. UNH, totalling 75 saves in the split. Brandon Yip, BU (Fr. F; Maple Ridge, BC) Totalled five assists on 10 BU goals in a two-game sweep of Merrimack. LEADING SCORERS (League games only) Player, School Cl GP G A Pts 1 Chris Collins, BC Sr Daniel Winnik, UNH Jr Jacob Micflikier, UNH Jr Torry Gajda, PC Sr Chase Watson, PC Jr Peter MacArthur, BU So Brett Hemingway, UNH Jr Brian Boyle, BC Jr Josh Soares, Maine Jr Torrey Mitchell, UVM So Brandon Yip, BU Fr Brian Yandle, UNH (D) Sr LEADING SCORERS (All games) Player, School Cl GP G A Pts 1 Chris Collins, BC Sr Torry Gajda, PC Sr Daniel Winnik, UNH Jr Torrey Mitchell, UVM So Jacob Micflikier, UNH Jr Chase Watson, PC Jr Brett Hemingway, UNH Jr Brady Leisenring, UVM Sr Brian Boyle, BC Jr Greg Moore, Maine Sr Brian Yandle, UNH (D) Sr Josh Soares, Maine Jr LEADING GOALTENDERS (League games only) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1 Cory Schneider, BC So Matt Lundin, Maine So Joe Fallon, UVM So Jeff Pietrasiak, UNH Sr Tyler Sims, PC So John Curry, BU Jr Kevin Regan, UNH So Gabe Winer, UMass Sr Ben Bishop, Maine Fr Doug Jewer, NU Fr LEADING GOALTENDERS (All games) Player, School Cl GP Min W L T GAA SP 1 Matt Lundin, Maine So Joe Fallon, UVM So Cory Schneider, BC So Tyler Sims, PC So Jeff Pietrasiak, UNH Sr John Curry, BU Jr Ben Bishop, Maine Fr Gabe Winer, UMass Sr Kevin Regan, UNH So Jon Quick, UMass Fr

3 TEAM STATISTICS (League games only) TEAM OFFENSE GP G GPG 1.Maine Boston University Boston College Providence New Hampshire UMass Lowell Vermont Massachusetts Northeastern Merrimack TEAM DEFENSE GP GA GAPG 1.Boston College Vermont Providence New Hampshire Maine Boston University Massachusetts Northeastern UMass Lowell Merrimack POWER PLAY GP PPG Att SHGA Pct 1.Maine New Hampshire Vermont Providence Boston University Massachusetts Northeastern UMass Lowell Boston College Merrimack PENALTY KILL GP OPPG Att SHG Pct 1.Boston College Maine Providence Vermont Boston University Northeastern Merrimack New Hampshire UMass Lowell Massachusetts PENALTY MINUTES GP P PiM PMPG 1.Vermont Massachusetts Providence Boston University Maine New Hampshire Boston College Merrimack UMass Lowell Northeastern TEAM STATISTICS (All games) TEAM OFFENSE GP G GPG 1.Boston College Providence Maine Boston University New Hampshire UMass Lowell Vermont Massachusetts Northeastern Merrimack TEAM DEFENSE GP GA GAPG 1.Vermont Boston College Maine Providence Boston University New Hampshire Massachusetts Northeastern Merrimack UMass Lowell POWER PLAY GP PPG Att SHGA Pct 1.Maine Vermont Providence New Hampshire UMass Lowell Massachusetts Boston University Boston College Merrimack Northeastern PENALTY KILL GP OPPG Att SHG Pct 1.Maine Vermont New Hampshire Boston University Providence Boston College Northeastern Merrimack Massachusetts UMass Lowell PENALTY MINUTES GP P PiM PMPG 1.Vermont Massachusetts Boston University Providence Maine New Hampshire UMass Lowell Boston College Merrimack Northeastern

4 TEAM NOTES Boston College: BC has killed all 25 opponent power plays over the last five games... BC has eight straight wins in league play, the most for any Hockey East team since Maine and UNH did it in the season. The Eagles have outscored their opponents 31-6 in that span... Chris Collins 14 goals in league play matches the total of last year s Hockey East leaders. Boston University: BU has won five straight games and seven of the last eight... Freshmen accounted for eight of the 12 points versus Merrimack Saturday... After scoring five or more goals on just three previous occasions this season, BU has five goals in each of its last three games. University of Maine: Maine has posted a win in each game following the last eight shutouts it has suffered... Despite giving up three power play goals on the weekend to the Friars, Maine still has the nation's best penalty kill at 91.9 percent... Maine has four players with 20+ points this season. University of Massachusetts: UMass win at UNH s Whittemore Center was their first there since March 2, 2001, and just the second all-time. UMass Lowell: Danny O Brien registered his second straight game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory at Northeastern Friday. He has five goals and seven points over his last four games... Rookie Mark Roebothan was a factor in two of UML s four goals on the weekend, setting up the game-winning goal on Friday and scoring the first marker on Saturday... Defenseman Cleve Kinley missed the first game of his collegiate career Saturday due to an injury sustained Friday. Merrimack College: Sophomore Derek Pallardy notched his first career goal, one assist and a +2 rating Friday vs. BU... Merrimack rallied from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game on Friday night. It marked the second time they have overcome a two-goal deficit to tie a game this season. WHO S HOT Cory Schneider, BC (So. G; Marblehead, MA) Has won his last seven games, posting a 0.43 GAA and.984 save percentage. Has three straight shutouts and a shutout streak of 217:49. BC s Brian Boyle, Chris Collins and Stephen Gionta Accounted for all five goals vs. Vermont this weekend and have combined for eight goals and 10 assists over the last thre games. BU s Peter MacArthur, Kenny Roche and Brandon Yip Over the past four games, the trio has collectively produced nine goals and 15 assists. UMass Power Play Clicking at 35.7 percent over the past seven games after struggling at only 9.1 percent over the first 15 games. ITECH THREE STAR LEADERS At the conclusion of each Hockey East game, the ITECH Three Stars of The Game are selected. The player earning the most points over the course of the season will be honored at season s end. The leaders to date: Name Cl Pos School Chris Collins Sr F BC Joe Fallon So G UVM Torry Gajda Sr F PC Jacob Micflikier Jr F UNH Cory Schneider So G BC Tyler Sims So G PC Peter Vetri So G UML University of New Hampshire: Seven of UNH's last 11 games are on the road and nine of those are vs. nationally ranked opponents... Jacob Micflikier needs two points to become the 63rd player in UNH history with 100 career. Northeastern University: NU was not whistled for any penalties in the first period of Saturday's game at UMass Lowell, marking just the second time this season that that has happened... NU's last five goals have been scored by freshmen. Freshmen have scored 20 of NU's 40 goals this season... The Huskies recently ended a scoring drought of 211:05, their longest since the season. Providence College: The Friars recorded their first ever shutout victory at Alfond Arena on Friday. It was Tyler Sims third of the season, tying the Providence record shared by Mario Proulx and Nolan Schaefer... Senior defenseman James Pemberton's six goals this season is one more than he had in his first three seasons combined... The Friars have scored 25 power-play goals this season, three more than all of last season. University of Vermont: UVM s two losses at BC are the team s first back-to-back losses of the season. BC defeated the Catamounts in all three meetings this season, despite being outshot twice. Vermont s last win over Boston College was Nov. 1, Vermont is this season when its opponent scores first... The Catamounts 30 penalty minutes on Saturday was a season high. The 2006 Hockey East CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT March 17-18, 2006 at the TD Banknorth Garden Tickets on sale NOW at the TD Banknorth Garden and at all Ticketmaster outlets (617) Ticketmaster.com

5 Boston College ( HE) 14 at Michigan L at Bowling Green W at Northeastern T MAINE L PROVIDENCE W vs. New Hampshire! W at Vermont W HARVARD L NORTHEASTERN W MERRIMACK W BOSTON UNIVERSITY W at Boston University L MASSACHUSETTS W at Massachusetts W vs. Ferris State * T vs. Princeton * W NORTHEASTERN W at Providence W MERRIMACK W at Merrimack W VERMONT W VERMONT W BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7pm 28 at UMass Lowell 7pm 3 at Massachusetts 7pm 6 vs. Northeastern (B) 5pm 10 PROVIDENCE 7pm 13 vs. BU / Harvard (B) 5/8pm 17 at Maine 8pm 18 at Maine 7pm 23 UMASS LOWELL 7pm 25 at UMass Lowell 7pm 2 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:30pm 4 at New Hampshire 7pm! at Manchester, NH * Wells Fargo Denver Cup at Denver (B) Beanpot at TD Banknorth Garden Boston University ( HE) 15 UMASS LOWELL W RENSSELAER L at UMass Lowell L VERMONT W at Maine W NEW HAMPSHIRE L at Massachusetts L at Providence T at Harvard T DENVER W COLORADO COLLEGE L at Boston College L BOSTON COLLEGE W at Providence L at Dartmouth W MERRIMACK W PROVIDENCE L at Northeastern W MAINE W MAINE W at Merrimack W MERRIMACK W at Boston College 7pm 28 MASSACHUSETTS 7pm 3 at UMass Lowell 7pm 6 vs. Harvard (B) 8pm 10 MASSACHUSETTS 7pm 13 vs. BC / Northeastern (B) 5/8pm 17 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7pm 18 at New Hampshire 7pm 24 at Vermont 7pm 25 at Vermont 7pm 3 at Northeastern 7pm 4 NORTHEASTERN 7pm (B) Beanpot at TD Banknorth Garden Maine (8-7-0 HE) 7 vs. Air Force ^ W at Colorado College ^ L DENVER W DENVER W ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE W ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE W at Boston College W at Massachusetts W MERRIMACK W BOSTON UNIVERSITY L at UMass Lowell W at New Hampshire L VERMONT L at Providence L vs. Brown! W NORTHEASTERN W vs. Minnesota Duluth * L vs. Northeastern * W UMASS LOWELL W UMASS LOWELL W at Boston University L at Boston University L PROVIDENCE L PROVIDENCE W at Northeastern 7pm 28 at Northeastern 7pm 3 NEW HAMPSHIRE 8pm 4 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7pm 10 at Vermont 8pm 11 at Vermont 7pm 17 BOSTON COLLEGE 8pm 18 BOSTON COLLEGE 7pm 24 at Merrimack 7pm 25 at Merrimack 7pm 3 MASSACHUSETTS 7pm 4 MASSACHUSETTS 7pm ^ IceBreaker Invitational at Colorado College! at Portland, ME * Florida College Classic at Estero, FL Massachusetts (6-9-0 HE) 14 at St. Lawrence L at Clarkson W HOLY CROSS L NEW HAMPSHIRE L MAINE L at Providence L PROVIDENCE L at Northeastern L BOSTON UNIVERSITY W at Vermont W COLORADO COLLEGE W DENVER L MERRIMACK W at Boston College L BOSTON COLLEGE L vs. Bowling Green * L vs. Army * W MERRIMACK W at Merrimack W at UMass Lowell L NEW HAMPSHIRE L at New Hampshire W UMASS LOWELL 7pm 28 at Boston University 7pm 3 BOSTON COLLEGE 7pm 4 at UMass Lowell 7pm 10 at Boston University 7pm 11 at Providence 7pm 17 VERMONT 7pm 18 VERMONT 7pm 24 at Northeastern 7pm 25 NORTHEASTERN 7pm 3 at Maine 7pm 4 at Maine 7pm * Toyota UConn Hockey Classic at Connecticut UMass Lowell (6-9-1 HE) 7 at Colgate L RENSSELAER W at Boston University L at Providence L PROVIDENCE L BOSTON UNIVERSITY W UNION L at Merrimack W MAINE L at New Hampshire L NEW HAMPSHIRE W at St. Lawrence L at Vermont L at New Hampshire L DARTMOUTH W vs. Canisius * W at Minnesota * L at Maine L at Maine L MASSACHUSETTS W at Providence W at Northeastern W NORTHEASTERN T at Massachusetts 7pm 28 BOSTON COLLEGE 7pm 3 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7pm 4 MASSACHUSETTS 7pm 10 at Northeastern 7pm 17 at Merrimack 7pm 18 MERRIMACK 7pm 23 at Boston College 7pm 25 BOSTON COLLEGE 7pm 3 VERMONT 7pm 4 VERMONT 7pm * Dodge Mariucci Classic at Minnesota + indicates overtime Home games in CAPS Hockey East games in bold

6 Merrimack ( HE) 14 at Bowling Green W at Michigan L CONNECTICUT W CONNECTICUT L PROVIDENCE L at Rensselaer W UMASS LOWELL L at Maine L VERMONT L at Boston College L NEW HAMPSHIRE W at Northeastern T NORTHEASTERN T at Massachusetts L at Wayne State L at Wayne State L at Boston University L at Massachusetts L MASSACHUSETTS L at Boston College L BOSTON COLLEGE L BOSTON UNIVERSITY L at Boston University L at Vermont 7pm 28 at Vermont 7pm 3 NORTHEASTERN 7pm 10 at New Hampshire 7pm 11 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7pm 17 UMASS LOWELL 7pm 18 at UMass Lowell 7pm 24 MAINE 7pm 25 MAINE 7pm 3 PROVIDENCE 7pm 4 at Providence 7pm + indicates overtime Home games in CAPS Hockey East games in bold New Hampshire (9-4-3 HE) 14 vs. Ferris State ^ W at Nebraska-Omaha ^ L NORTH DAKOTA L NORTH DAKOTA T at Massachusetts W vs. Boston College! L at Northeastern W NORTHEASTERN W at Boston University W MAINE W UMASS LOWELL W at UMass Lowell L NORTHEASTERN T at Merrimack L at Vermont T at St. Lawrence W HARVARD L UMASS LOWELL W NIAGARA L VERMONT W VERMONT T at Yale W vs. Dartmouth! W at Massachusetts W MASSACHUSETTS L at Providence 7pm 3 at Maine 8pm 4 at Maine 7pm 10 MERRIMACK 7pm 11 at Merrrimack 7pm 17 at Boston University 7pm 18 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7pm 24 at Providence 7pm 25 PROVIDENCE 7pm 2 at Boston College 7:30pm 4 BOSTON COLLEGE 7pm ^ Maverick Stampede at Nebraska-Omaha! at Manchester, NH Northeastern ( HE) 14 at North Dakota L at North Dakota L BOSTON COLLEGE T at Rensselaer L VERMONT L NEW HAMPSHIRE L at New Hampshire L MASSACHUSETTS W PROVIDENCE L at Boston College L at New Hampshire T MERRIMACK T at Merrimack T at Maine L vs. Cornell * L vs. Maine * L at Boston College L BOSTON UNIVERSITY L at Vermont L at Vermont L UMASS LOWELL L at UMass Lowell T MAINE 7pm 28 MAINE 7pm 3 at Merrimack 7pm 6 vs. Boston College (B) 5pm 10 UMASS LOWELL 7pm 13 vs. BU / Harvard (B) 5/8pm 16 PROVIDENCE 7pm 17 at Providence 7pm 24 MASSACHUSETTS 7pm 25 at Massachusetts 7pm 3 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7pm 4 at Boston University 7pm * Florida College Classic at Estero, FL (B) Beanpot at TD Banknorth Garden Providence ( HE) 14 at Clarkson L at St. Lawrence L UMASS LOWELL W at UMass Lowell W at Merrimack W at Boston College L MASSACHUSETTS W at Massachusetts W at Vermont L at Northeastern W BOSTON UNIVERSITY T vs. Nebraska-Omaha ^ L at Rensselaer ^ L MAINE W BROWN # W BOSTON UNIVERSITY W COLGATE * W SACRED HEART * W at Boston University W BOSTON COLLEGE L UMASS LOWELL L at Maine W at Maine L NEW HAMPSHIRE 7pm 3 VERMONT 7pm 4 VERMONT 7:30pm 10 at Boston College 7pm 11 MASSACHUSETTS 7pm 16 at Northeastern 7pm 17 NORTHEASTERN 7pm 24 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7pm 25 at New Hampshire 7pm 3 at Merrimack 7pm 4 MERRIMACK 7pm ^ Bank of America Tournament at Rensselaer # Mayor s Cup * Holiday Tournament at Providence Vermont (7-6-2 HE) 14 vs. Michigan Tech ^ W at Alaska-Anchorage ^ W MINNESOTA DULUTH W MINNESOTA DULUTH W at Niagara W at Niagara W at Northeastern W at Boston University L PROVIDENCE W BOSTON COLLEGE L at Merrimack W MASSACHUSETTS L at Maine W NEW HAMPSHIRE T UMASS LOWELL W ST. LAWRENCE L DARTMOUTH * W CLARKSON * W at New Hampshire L at New Hampshire T NORTHEASTERN W NORTHEASTERN W at Boston College L at Boston College L MERRIMACK 7pm 28 MERRIMACK 7pm 3 at Providence 7pm 4 at Providence 7:30pm 10 MAINE 8pm 11 MAINE 7pm 17 at Massachusetts 7pm 18 at Massachusetts 7pm 24 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7pm 25 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7pm 3 at UMass Lowell 7pm 4 at UMass Lowell 7pm ^ Nye Frontier Classic at Alaska-Anchorage * TD Banknorth / Sheraton Catamount Cup

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