UMass Schedule / Results Minutemen face toughest weekend to date with tough home-and-home The No. 9 University of Massachusetts ice hockey team will face its stiffest challenge of the year tonight (Nov. 14) with a home matchup against No. 3-ranked Boston College. After the game with the Eagles, the Minutemen will conclude their regular-season serioes against Providence on Saturday night at Schneider Arena. Covering UMass UMass Media Relations Univ. of Massachusetts 255 Boyden Building Amherst, MA 01002 Phone: 413.545.2439 Fax: 413.545.1556 Chris Forman / Contact Date Opponent Time / Res. 10-3 St. Francis Xavier$........L, 2-7 10-9 / CONNECTICUT......W, 6-3 10-11 / at UMass Lowell^...W, 3-2 10-18 / ST. LAWRENCE......W, 5-1 10-24 / HOLY CROSS.......W, 2-1 10-31 14/15 PROVIDENCE^.......L, 2-6 11-1 14/15 at Providence^......W, 4-2 11-7 12/ at Merrimack^......W, 2-0 11-8 12/ MERRIMACK^......W, 5-3 11-14 9/3 BOSTON COLLEGE^...7:00 PM 11-15 at Providence^..........7:00 pm 11-21 MAINE^...............7:00 PM 11-25 VERMONT.............7:00 PM 11-28 at Nebraska-Omaha......8:00 pm 11-29 at Nebraska-Omaha......8:00 pm 12-7 at Boston U.^..........1:00 pm 12-11 NEW HAMPSHIRE^.......7:00 PM 12-13 at Harvard.............5:00 pm 12-27 vs. Dartmouth%........4:00 pm 12-28 at Vermont%...........7:00 pm 1-3 at UMass Lowell^.......2:00 pm 1-4 UMASS LOWELL^.......3:00 PM 1-10 at Quebec-Trois Rivieres$...TBA 1-16 at Maine^.............7:00 pm 1-17 at Maine^.............7:00 pm 1-29 NORTHEASTERN^........7:00 PM 1-31 MERRIMACK^..........7:00 PM 2-6 NEW HAMPSHIRE^.......7:00 PM 2-7 at New Hampshire^......7:00 pm 2-13 BOSTON COLLEGE^......7:00 PM 2-14 at Boston College^......7:00 pm 2-20 at Boston U.^..........7:00 pm 2-21 BOSTON U.^...........7:00 PM 3-5 at Northeastern^........7:00 pm 3-6 NORTHEASTERN^........7:00 PM 3-11 Hockey East Quarters.......TBD 3-12 Hockey East Quarters.......TBD 3-13 Hockey East Quarters.......TBD 3-14 Hockey East Quarters.......TBD 3-19 Hockey East Semifinals#....TBD 3-20 Hockey East Finals#........TBD A LL TIMES EASTERN. HOME GAMES IN BOLD, SMALLCAPS. $ Denotes exhibition game. ^ Denotes Hockey East Conference game. % Denotes Vermont Christmas Tourney. # Denotes games played at FleetCenter (Boston, Mass.) Numbers in front of opponent is UMass ranking / opponent ranking (USCHO.com) At stake for UMass There are a number of streaks on the line for the Minutemen in tonight s contest with Boston College: «The Minutemen can continue on their best start in Hockey East history with a win tonight. UMass is aiming for its fifth Hockey East win. In five of the previous nine years in Hockey East, UMass won five or fewer games all year in league play. «UMass can win its fourth straight league game, something never done before in nine previous seasons. UMass slapshots No. 9 Massachusetts won its first weekend sweep of Merrimack since 1995 with two convincing victories; 2-0 on Friday and 5-3 on Saturday. With the wins, the Minutemen were able to stay in first place in Hockey East for another week and enter the nation s top ten for the first time ever. «The Minutemen have held 12 straight foes to 30 shots or less. «UMass allowed only 24 shots in the two-game set last weekend. «Only one team has scored four or more goals so far this season. That was Providence on Halloween night with six. About Boston College... Boston College enters tonight s contest ranked No. 3 in both major polls, and are coming off a 2-2 tie with No. 2-ranked New Hampshire on Wednesday night. The Eagles opened the year 3-2-1, including a 1-0 home loss to unranked Notre Dame, but are 2-0-1 in the last three with 4-1 wins over UMass Lowell and Maine, before Wednesday s tie. Ben Eaves leads a balanced BC offense with nine points (3 g, 6 a), while Tony Voce and Patrick Eaves have eight themselves. Matti Kaltiainen has a.903 save percentage and a 1.97 GAA while playing all but 2:12 this season. Streaking... Team Streaks: Winning Streak...............3 (11/1/03-pres.) Unbeaten Streak..............3 (11/1/03-pres.) Losing Streak.............................0 Home Winning Streak........1 (11/8/03 to pres.) Road Winning Streak.........6 (3/1/03 to pres.) Home Losing Streak.......................0 Road Losing Streak........................0 Home Unbeaten Streak.......1 (11/8/03 to pres.) Road Unbeaten Streak........6 (3/1/03 to pres.) Games With A Goal..........12 (3/1/03 to pres.) Games With A PPGoal.......1 (11/8/03 to pres.) Games With 3+ Goals........1 (11/8/03 to pres.) Games Allowing 2 orfewer.................0 Games Not Allowing PPGoal................0 Media Opport u n i t i e s UMass players and coaches are made available to the media after games and during the week after practice. Please contact Chris Forman in the media relations off i c e for interviews and availability as soon as possible throughout the week. No interviews will be granted on game days until after the game. Games on radio All of UMass games can be heard on WRNX (100.9; Holyoke, Mass.) throughout the season. Tune in to hear Donnie Moorhouse (play-byplay), Brock Hines (color) and Matt Brady (intermission report). Coverage starts halfan-hour before the game with the UMass hockey pregame show. Tonight s Promotions Tricycle / Obstacle Race - Contestants will ride on tricycles weaving through an obstacle course. Winners will get an authentic Boston Bruins jersey autographed by the team. Individual Scoring Streaks: Thomas Pöck................4 games (4-3 7) Greg Mauldin................3 games (2-4 6) Mike Warner................3 games (3-1 4) Marvin Degon...............3 games (0-3 3) Chris Capraro................1 game (0-2 2) Stephen Werner...............1 game (1-0 1) Jeff Lang....................1 game (0-1 1) Obi Aduba...................1 game (0-1 1) Nick Kuiper..................1 game (0-1 1) Individual Scoring Streaks Snapped:* None * In the last game played.
Team Comparisons Massachusetts (7-1-0 / 4-1-0 Hockey East) Head Coach.................Don Cahoon Career Record...........222-233-43 (16+) UMass Record...............42-64-7 (3+) vs. Boston College.................1-7-1 Location.................Amherst, Mass. Enrollment......................22,812 Colors.........Maroon (PMS 201) & White Interim President........Dr. Jack M. Wilson Interim Ath. Director...........Thorr Bjorn Hockey Contact.............Chris Forman Phone Number..............413.545.5245 Fax Number................413.545.1556 Email..........cforman@admin.umass.edu Web site.......... 2003-04 Team Superlatives Most Goals..........6 vs. UConn (10-9-03) Shots..........36 vs. Providence (11-1-03) Fewest shots.....21 vs. Merrimack (11-7-03) Penalties.....14 vs. St. Lawrence (10-18-03) PIM.........28 vs. St. Lawrence (10-18-03) PP Goals.........2 vs. Providence (11-1-03) SH Goals.......1, 3x (MR vs. MC, 11-8-03) Goals allowed....6 vs. Providence (10-31-03) Shots allowed.24 (2x, MR vs. Prov.; 11-1-03) Fewest SA.....12, 2x (MR vs. MC, 11-8-03) Boston College (5-2-2 / 2-0-1 Hockey East) Head Coach...................Jerry York Career Record...........673-475-63 (31+) Boston College Record.....206-130-29 (9+) vs. UMass.......................23-4-1 Location..............Chestnut Hill, Mass. Enrollment......................14,500 Colors...................Maroon & Gold President........Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. Ath. Director.............Gene DiFillippo Hockey Contact..............Will Shapiro Phone Number..............617-552-1188 Fax Number................617-552-4903 Email...................shapirsi@bc.edu Web site...............www.bceagles.com 2003-04 Team Superlatives Most Goals.........5 vs. Vermont (10-4-03) Shots...41, 2x (MR vs. UM Lowell; 11-5-03) Few. shots....24 vs. North Dakota (10-18-03) Penalties...........19 vs. Maine (11-7-03) PIM...............54 vs. Maine (11-7-03) PP Goals.....2, 2x (MR vs. UND; 10-17-03) SH Goals.....1, 3x (MR vs. Maine; 11-7-03) Goals allowed..6 vs. North Dakota (10-17-03) Shots allowed.29 vs. Minn.-Duluth (10-10-03) Fewest SA........15 vs. Findlay (10-11-03) Team Comparisons Massachusetts Team Stats UMass Opp. Goals / game 3.6 2.2 Shots / game 27.4 19.4 Power plays 7-40 4-36 Power play %.175.111 Penalties / game 6.8 7.0 PIM / game 13.5 14.4 Score By Period 1 2 3 OT Tot. UMass 5 16 8 0 29 Opponents 5 8 5 0 18 Boston College Team Stats BC Opp. Goals / game 3.0 2.0 Shots / game 33.3 20.6 Power plays 8-55 3-45 Power play %.160.066 Penalties / game 7.6 8.6 PIM / game 16.9 18.9 Score By Period 1 2 3 OT Tot. Boston College 11 9 7 0 27 Opponents 1 4 13 0 18 NCAA Division I Team Rankings As of Nov. 10 Out of 58 Teams Category UMass BC Scoring offense 14 27 Scoring defense T-9 T-4 Scoring margin 7 T-10 Power play 35 33 Penalty mins. (least) T-13 T-40 Penalty kill T-10 1 Combined sp. teams 25 31 Winning percentage 2 12 Individual Leaders Scoring (2003-04) G A Pts. Pöck (UM) 7 7 14 Capraro (UM) 3 8 11 Mauldin (UM) 4 6 10 B. Eaves (BC) 3 6 9 Voce (BC) 5 3 8 P. Eaves (BC) 2 6 8 Shannon (BC) 3 4 7 Werner (UM) 2 4 6 Degon (UM) 0 6 6 Warner (UM) 3 2 5 Goaltending (2003-04) Winer (UM)....7-1-0, 2.29 GAA,.882 sv. % Kaltiainen (BC)..5-2-2, 1.97 GAA,.903 sv. % Series History Rank Date UM / BC Site Result 1-31-03 - / 6 A L, 0-9 1-3-03 - / 7 A W, 3-2 10-13-02 - / 9 H L, 0-6 2-1-02 - / - H L, 2-3 (ot) 1-7-02 - / 10 H L, 3-4 (ot) 12-1-01 - / 15 A L, 0-4 2-24-01 - / 2 H L, 3-6 2-23-01 - / 2 A T, 2-2 (ot) 10-29-00 - / 2 A L, 5-9 2-26-00 - / 5 A W, 5-1 2-25-00 - / 5 H L, 0-2 10-23-99 - / 1 H L, 1-4 2-5-99 - / 7 A L, 4-5 (ot) 1-29-99 - / 7 H L, 1-3 1-26-99 - / 7 A L, 1-7 3-4-98 - / 5 H L, 1-6 1-24-98 - / 6 A L, 3-6 11-2-97 - / - H L, 1-3 2-22-97 - / - H L, 2-3 1-24-97 - / - A L, 2-3 1-6-97 - / - A L, 4-5 3-1-96 - / - H L, 3-7 1-20-96 - / - H L, 3-5 1-19-96 - / - A L, 2-8 3-7-95 (1) - / - A W, 5-4 1-7-95 - / - H W, 5-3 1-6-95 - / - A L, 4-8 10-30-94 - / - A L, 2-4 1-19-39 - / - H L, 2-5 1-20-38 - / - H L, 3-6 2-1-21 - / - A L, 1-2 1-17-20 - / - A W, 5-4 Overall Record:.Boston College leads 26-5-1 Last 10 Games:...........BC leads 8-1-1 Longest UMass streak:..2 (1-7-95 to 3-7-95) Longest BCstreak:..14 (1-19-96 to 2-25-00) In Overtime:.............BC leads 3-0-1 In Amherst:.............BC leads 14-1-0 In Chestnut Hill:.........BC leads 12-4-1 UMass on This Date:...............0-1-1 Nov. 14, 1998 UMass 1, Maine 1... The Minutemen battled the fourth-ranked Black Bears to a 1-1 tie. The Minutemen went up 1-0 when Dean Stork netted a goal with assists credited to Jeff Turner and Jeff Blanchard at the 15:42 mark in the second period. However, Maine tied the game at 1-1 when David Cullen scored a power-play netter off a Steve Kariya feed at the 6:02 mark. UMass stayed in the game, thanks to a 43-save performance by Markus Helanen. Maine outshot the Minutemen, 44-19. Page 2 «Massachusetts Hockey News
Multi-Point Games 03-04 Career 2 3 4 5 T 2 3 4 5 T Thomas Pöck 5 1 - - 6 20 3-1 24 Chris Capraro 2 2 - - 4 4 3 - - 7 Greg Mauldin 3 - - - 3 13 9 - - 22 Stephen Werner 1 - - - 1 6 2 2-10 Mike Warner 1 - - - 1 5 - - - 5 Josh Hanson 1 - - - 1 3 - - - 3 Tim Vitek 1 - - - 1 3 - - - 3 Obi Aduba 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1 John Toffey 1 - - - 1 1 - - - 1 Matt Anderson - - - - - 6 1 1-8 Craig MacDonald - - - - - 4 - - - 4 Marvin Degon - - - - - 2-1 - 3 James Solon - - - - - 2 - - - 2 Jeff Lang - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Nick Kuiper - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Sean Regan - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Peter Trovato - - - - - 1 - - - 1 Multi-Goal Games 03-04 Career 2 3 Tot. 2 3 Tot. Thomas Pöck 2-2 4 1 5 Greg Mauldin 1-1 5 1 6 Josh Hanson 1-1 1-1 Chris Capraro 1-1 1-1 Mike Warner 1-1 1-1 Stephen Werner - - - 3-3 Matt Anderson - - - 2-2 Tim Vitek - - - 1-1 Craig MacDonald - - - 1-1 Multi-Assist Games 03-04 Career 2 3 T 2 3 T Chris Capraro 2 1 3 5 1 6 Thomas Pöck 2-2 8 1 9 Greg Mauldin 2-2 6 2 8 Stephen Werner 1-1 4 2 6 Obi Aduba 1-1 1-1 John Toffey 1-1 1-1 Matt Anderson - - - 5-5 Marvin Degon - - - 2 1 3 James Solon - - - 2-2 Mike Warner - - - 1-1 Nick Kuiper - - - 1-1 Josh Hanson - - - 1-1 Craig MacDonald - - - 1-1 2003-04 Individual Season Highs Points.......................3 (Three times) Goals.........................2 (Six times) Assists.......3, Chris Capraro (vs. UConn; 10-9) Shots.........7, Greg Mauldin (vs. UML; 10-11) PPGoals...2, Thomas Pöck (vs. Providence; 11-1) SH Goals.....................1 (Three times) Plus-minus..................+3 (Three times) Saves......22, Gabe Winer (vs. Providence; 11-1) Penalties........4, Nick Kuiper (vs. SLU; 10-18) Pen. Minutes.....8, Nick Kuiper (vs. SLU; 10-18) Recapping Merrimack (Game Two)... AMHERST, Mass. (Nov. 8) The No. 12 University of Massachusetts hockey team rallied from a 3-2 second-period deficit and scored the final three goals of the game to complete a weekend sweep of Merrimack, 5-3. The win improves UMass record to 7-1-0 overall and the Minutemen sit atop of Hockey East with a 4-1-0 conference mark. UMass came out firing on all cylinders and put three shots on Merrimack freshman goalie Jim Healey, who was seeing his first collegiate action, in the first two minutes. Marvin Degon (Millbury, Mass.) had two of the shots, one while streaking down the left side that nearly slipped through Healey's pads. The Minutemen went on the power play just four minutes into the contest, that turned into a prolonged four-minute advantage after another Merrimack penalty, but the Warriors' defense stood tall and ended UMass' extra-man threat. The Minutemen had three power plays all told in the first period, but couldn't push one across. Merrimack had a great opportunity to take an early lead on a 2-on-1 break but Gabe Winer (Stoughton, Mass.) made saves from in close on Steve Crusco and Justin Mills to keep the game scoreless. However, that was as close as Merrimack would get, firing only three shots on goal on Winer and the UMass defense. Merrimack opened the second period on its first power play of the game, but a Warriors' penalty killed it and the Minutemen went on their fourth power play of the evening, but couldn't get set up in the zone and Merrimack killed off yet another extra-man chance. After the Warriors went on the power play, but it was the Minutemen that capitalized on the Merrimack attack. Mike Warner (Waltham, Mass.) wristed a high shot after a Merrimack turnover in the UMass zone that trickled past Healey at the 5:42 mark, with an assist to Nick Kuiper (Beaconsfield, Quebec) and Thomas Pöck (Klagenfurt, Austria). The goal, Warner's first career shorthanded netter, set off an offensive explosion by both teams as the squads combined for seven goals in a 12-minute span. The Minutemen went up 2-0 just a minute later when Greg Mauldin (Holliston, Mass.) picked up a loose puck and slid a low shot that beat Healey to the far right post. After Merrimack tallied three goals in a three-minute span, including two on the power play, the Minutemen regained the lead when Mauldin tallied goal number two on a beautiful power-play netter at the 13:11 mark. Mauldin one-timed a Chris Capraro (Medford, Mass.) pass from the left slot to even the score at three. Degon also assisted on the goal. UMass then went up 4-3 when Stephen Werner (Chevy Chase, Md.) came out of the penalty box after a penalty and Pöck fed him with a length-of-the-ice pass. Werner took the pass, put a deke on Healey and slid the puck into the back of the wide-open net at the 17:09 mark for his second goal of the season. Jeff Lang (Westwood, Mass.) also assisted on the goal. The Minutemen had another excellent opportunity when they went on their seventh power play of the game early in the third period, and after having several good looks including a post shot by Degon, the Warriors stopped the attack again. However, shortly after killing off the Minuteman penalty, UMass went up 5-3 on Warner's second goal of the game. Warner blistered a shot past Healey after he had come out to cut off the angle. The puck caught him scrambling and past his outstretched pads for a 5-3 margin at the 16:49 mark, which was the final tally. The Minutemen outshot the Warriors 25-12 for the contest and Winer made nine saves to earn his seventh win of the season. Off the ice news... «The biggest news surrounding the UMass hockey team was the renegotiation of Head Coach Don Toot Cahoon s contract. The coach, in his fourth year at the helm at UMass, signed a four-year contract extension, good through the 2007-08 season. He will coach his 500th career game this weekend against Providence on Saturday night. He has a 222-233-43 career record. He won 19 games last season after winning only 16 combined the previous two seasons. Road warriors... «UMass set an ongoing school record with its sixth straight road win, dating back to last year, in Friday s 2-0 victory over Merrimack. All six of the wins have come against Hockey East teams, and three of them were against teams ranked in the top 15 nationally. The Minutemen have won all but one of the games by at least two goals. Defending home ice as well... «The Mullins Center is starting to turn into a strong home-ice advantage. The Minutemen are 15-8-0 at home since the start of last season, having won six of their last eight games in the Mullins Center. Over the last 10 games, the Mullins Center has posted four of the top 10 attendance figures and averaged over 3,600 fans through the turnstiles. Page 3 «Massachusetts Hockey News
UMass Inside the Numbers... Category Cahoon 02-03 03-04 Playing at home...........22-27-3 11-7-0 4-1-0 Playing on the road........17-34-3 8-8-0 3-0-0 Playing at a neutral site......3-3-1 0-2-1 0-0-0 Wearing black uniforms......3-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 Out-of conference dominance... «The Minutemen ran their out-of-conference unbeaten streak to 10 games in the Oct. 24, 2-1 win over Holy Cross. UMass hasn t lost an out of conference game in over a year (386 days to be exact). The last loss was a 3-2 overtime defeat to Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 27, 2002. UMass has outscored its non-conference foes 50-26 (5.00-2.60) during that span. vs. Hockey East opp........26-51-4 12-16-0 4-1-0 vs. CCHAopp.............0-4-1 0-1-1 0-0-0 vs. CHAopp...............2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. ECACopp..............9-3-1 5-0-0 1-0-0 vs. Atlantic Hockeyopp......5-0-1 2-0-0 2-0-0 vs. WCHAopp.............0-6-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. ranked opp.............10-41-4 5-12-1 1-1-0 vs. unranked opp...........32-23-3 12-3-0 6-0-0 UMass as a ranked team.....4-4-0 1-3-0 3-1-0 Scoring first..............28-15-6 9-3-1 6-0-0 Opponent scores first.......14-49-1 10-14-0 1-1-0 Leading after one period.....23-4-4 10-0-1 3-0-0 Trailing after one period.....11-42-0 7-10-0 1-1-0 Tied after one period........8-18-3 2-7-0 3-0-0 Leading after two periods....29-4-3 10-0-0 6-0-0 Trailing after two periods....6-47-1 4-11-0 0-1-0 Tied after two periods.......7-13-3 5-6-1 1-0-0 Game goes into overtime.....5-8-7 2-3-1 0-0-0 UMass outshoots opponent..30-20-4 15-9-0 7-0-0 Opponent outshoots UMass..12-43-2 4-8-0 0-1-0 Shots are even.............0-1-1 0-0-1 0-0-0 One-goal games............16-24 8-9 2-0 Two-goal games...........14-10 6-3 3-0 Three or more-goal games....12-30 5-5 2-1 UMass: 0-20 shots.........8-13-1 4-6-0 0-0-0 UMass: 21-30 shots........25-36-4 10-6-1 5-1-0 UMass: 31 or more shots....9-15-2 5-5-0 2-0-0 Opponents: 0-20 shots.......14-8-1 8-3-0 3-0-0 Opponents: 21-30 shots.....20-21-3 8-8-1 4-1-0 Opponents: 31 or more shots..8-35-3 3-6-0 0-0-0 UMass: more PIM.........21-32-2 9-7-0 2-0-0 Opponent: more PIM.......13-14-1 5-4-0 4-0-0 Even PIM................8-18-4 5-6-1 1-1-0 UMass in October..........8-8-1 1-2-0 4-1-0 UMass in November.......15-13-1 6-3-0 3-0-0 UMass in December........5-9-1 3-2-1 UMass in January..........8-16-2 4-5-0 UMass in February.........2-16-2 2-4-0 UMass in March...........4-2-0 3-1-0 UMass on Monday..........0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 UMass on Tuesday..........3-2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 UMass on Thursday.........4-1-1 3-0-0 1-0-0 UMass on Friday..........15-25-2 8-5-0 2-1-0 UMass on Saturday........15-25-3 4-7-1 4-0-0 UMass on Sunday..........5-10-0 3-5-0 0-0-0 UMass scores 0 goals.......0-14-0 0-6-0 0-0-0 UMass scores 1 goal........0-16-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 UMass scores 2 goals.......6-22-3 0-3-1 2-1-0 UMass scores 3 goals........6-8-3 2-4-0 1-0-0 UMass scores 4 goals.......15-1-1 6-1-0 1-0-0 UMass scores 5 goals.......10-2-0 7-0-0 2-0-0 UMass scores 6 or more goals.5-1-0 4-0-0 1-0-0 Opp. score 0 goals..........7-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Opp. score 1 goal...........6-2-0 0-1-0 2-0-0 Opp. score 2 goals.........10-4-4 7-3-1 2-0-0 Opp. score 3 goals.........14-21-2 9-4-0 2-0-0 Opp. score 4 goals.........3-11-1 2-4-0 0-0-0 Opp. score 5 goals.........1-10-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 Opp. score 6 or more goals...1-16-0 1-3-0 0-1-0 Page 4 «Massachusetts Hockey News Lucky number four... «The Minutemen are almost guaranteed victory when scoring at least four goals in a game. UMass is 4-0-0 this season when scoring four or more times and 21-1-0 since the start of last year when accomplishing the feat. Since Head Coach Don Cahoon took the reigns, the Minutemen are 30-4- 1 when netting at least four goals. Among the elite... «The Minutemen moved up three spots in the USCHO.com national poll after last weekend s sweep of Merrimack. UMass is now ranked a program-best ninth, placing it in unfamiliar territory and among the nation s elite programs. The Minutemen have the nation s second-best winning percentage with a 7-1-0 record (.875; only St. Cloud State at 7-0-1 is better), and rank in the top 15 in six of the eight team categories. Against ranked teams... «Despite struggling in the all-time annals against ranked hockey teams, the Minutemen are slowly starting to become giant-killers. Under Head Coach Don Cahoon, the Minutemen are 10-41-4 all-time against ranked teams, including 5-12-1 last season. However, UMass is 4-3-0 against ranked teams in the last seven games. Five of the seven games came against teams ranked in the top four of the country. Turning the tide... «In 2002-03, the Minutemen went 0-12-1 when scoring two or fewer goals in a game. Already this year, the UMass defense has stiffened up and the Minutemen are 2-1-0 when tallying two or fewer goals in a contest. The lone blemish on that mark is a 6-2 loss to Providence on Halloween night. UMass is 6-52-3 all-time under Head Coach Don Cahoon when tallying two or fewer goals. Red-hot November... «The saying that it takes a little while to get going can certainly ring true for the Minutemen. UMass has won five November games in a row and eight of the last nine during the second-to-last month of the year. Since the start of last year, UMass is 9-3-0 in November, with two of the losses coming by one goal. Specialty report... «The UMass power play has slowed down off its hot pace it set at the start of the season. Over the last five games, the Minutemen are only 3-of-23 (13.0 percent), after opening the season 4-of-17 (23.5 percent) in the first three games. However, the UMass penalty-kill unit is continuing at its torrid early-season pace. The Minutemen have allowed only four goals on 36 chances, with two of the goals coming last Saturday night against Merrimack. Prior to Saturday s win over the Warriors, UMass had stopped 28-of-30 power-play chances. Hold the lead... «The Minutemen continue to put the pressure on opponents when holding the lead. UMass has yet to lose a lead this season, and are a perfect 3-0-0 when leading after one period and 6-0-0 when ahead after two periods. Since the start of last season, the Minutemen are 13-0-1 when leading after the initial 20 minutes and 16-0-0 when up after two stanzas. It has been 52 games (2001-02 season) since UMass lost a game when leading after two periods. Stingy defense... «The UMass defensive effort has been very solid so far this year, holding seven of eight opponents to three or fewer goals. The lone blemish on that mark was a 6-2 loss to 14th-ranked Providence on Halloween night. Over last weekend, the Minutemen held Merrimack to a grand total of 24 shots, including only three in the first period of both games combined.
2003-04 MAS S AC H U S E TTS HOCKEY 03-04 Massachusetts Honors Terrific Thomas... Thomas Pöck Preseason INCHAll-American (2nd Team) Hockey East Honor Roll (10-13, 11-3) Hockey East DPOW (11-10) Runner-up for INCH Player of the Week (11-11) Chris Capraro Hockey East Player of the Week (10-20) Hockey East Honor Roll (10-27) Gabe Winer Hockey East Honor Roll (10-20, 10-27) UMass Athlete of the Week (10-29) Greg Mauldin Hockey East Honor Roll (11-10) «UMass senior defenseman Thomas Pöck has set the tone for a resurgent UMass hockey team. Since his switch from forward to defenseman last season, the Minutemen are 2515-1, and his scoring has erupted. He has moved into a tie for 15th on the school s all-time scoring list, thanks to his 14 points this season. He now has 75 career points (35 g, 40 a) and ranks tied for seventh on the school s Division I scoring list. He was named UMass first preseason All-America in school history when he was named a second-team selection by insidecollegehockey.com. He is currently the nation s leader among defenseman in points per game at 1.75 ggp, and is ninth among all players. Pöck has scored at least two points in six of the eight games so far this season and has tallied points in all but one contest this season. He needs just four points to tie Brad Norton as the top-scoring blueliner in school history. He played in his 100th career game last Friday and celebrated by becoming the 10th player in UMass Division I history to tally at least two goals in two straight games. He was named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week following his four-point weekend. Magnificent Mauldin... «Junior forward Greg Mauldin has led the Minutemen in scoring the last two seasons and is expecting another big season in 2003-04. He already ranks tied for 15th on the school s all-time scoring list and is tied for seventh on the school s Division I scoring list with 75 points. He was named an honorable mention All-Hockey East performer last season after ranking seventh in the league in scoring. Mauldin started last year slow, scoring just six points in the first 10 games, but finished 2002-03 by scoring 35 points in the last 27 games. He was the first Minuteman since 199697 to score 40 points in a season and was UMass first-ever finalist for the Walter Brown Award. He scored his first multi-point game of the season with two assists against Providence, and has scored at least two points in three straight games. Last year, he didn t have 10 points until his 12th game of the season. The two points against Merrimack on Saturday night marked his 22nd career multi-point game. Both of his points against Merrimack on Saturday came on goals, his first multi-goal game of the season. He and teammate, Thomas Pöck, give the Minutemen bona fide Hobey Baker candidates. Big-goal Capraro off to big start... «Chris Capraro is off to a great start in the 2003-04 season. The sophomore forward has scored 11 points (3 g, 8 a). He has scored three points in a game twice already this season after accomplishing the feat only once as a freshman. He has four multi-point games to his credit this year after dishing out two assists against Merrimack on Nov. 8. Last season, he didn t have 11 points until his 16th game of the year. Only five sophomores have scored more points than Capraro this year. Winer solid in net... «Winer is 7-1-0 with a 2.29 GAA and an.882 save percentage. He has won 12 of his last 15 starts, dating back to last season. In his seven wins this year, Winer has a 1.71 GAA and a.908 save percentage, while allowing only 12 goals in 420 minutes of action. Warner picking up the slack... «With sophomore Matt Anderson out for at least the first semester, someone has had to pick up the scoring slack, and that someone has become tri-captain Mike Warner. The senior forward has scored five points (3 g, 2 a), including his first career multi-goal game against Merrimack on Nov. 8. He has scored in three straight games, the second-longest streak of his career. Page 5 «Massachusetts Hockey News
UMass Ranking Chart... Week USCHO USA T. INCH PWR Pres. RV (18) RV (16) 8th 10/6 RV (22) RV (17) 8th 10/13 RV (18) RV (16) 9th 10/20 RV (16) 15th 9th 10/27 14th 13th 8th 11/3 12th 12th 10th 11/10 9th 9th 8th (Parentheses indicate place) Chart Climbing With The Minutemen... CAREER POINTS (SINCE 1993-94) Player # Years 1. Rob Bonneau 166 1993-97 -- 6. Jeff Blanchard 84 1996-2000 T7. Greg Mauldin 75 2001-pres. T7. Thomas Pöck 75 2000-pres. CAREER GOALS (SINCE 1993-94) Player # Years 1. Warren Norris 73 1993-97 -- 3. Tim Turner 47 1999-2003 4. Greg Mauldin 37 2001-pres. 5. Thomas Pöck 35 2000-pres. CAREER ASSISTS (SINCE 1993-94) Player # Years 1. Rob Bonneau 94 1993-97 -- 8. Toni Söderholm 42 1998-2002 9. Thomas Pöck 40 2000-pres. 10. Dennis Wright 39 1993-97 --. Greg Mauldin 38 2001-pres. CAREER GOALIE WINS (ALL-TIME) Player # Years 1. Pat Flaherty 38 1969-72 -- 3. Brian Regan 25 1994-98 T4. Gabe Winer 24 2002-pres. CAREER POINTS (ALL-TIME) Player # Years 1. Pat Keenan 180 1970-73 -- 14. Russ Kidd 80 1953-56 T15. Greg Mauldin 75 2001-pres. T15. Thomas Pöck 75 2000-pres. Player Notes (2003-04 Stats; Career Stats)... #2 Mike Warner...........................8 gp (3-2 5); 109 gp (16-16 32) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (2-1 3) On Road: 3 (1-1 2) Hockey East: 5 (3-1 4) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 48 (5-6 11) On Road: 56 (10-8 18) Hockey East: 74 (13-6 19) vs. BC: 7 (1-1 2) «Warner tallied his first point on the season with an assist on the game-winner against Holy Cross. «Tallied his first goal of 2003-04 with an empty-netter against Providence on Nov. 1. «Recorded first-ever multi-goal game and shorthanded goal against Merrimack on Nov. 8. «Scored 11 points (5 g, 6 a)in the last 14 games, dating back to last year. #3 Matt Fetzer................................3 gp (0-1 1); 23 gp (2-3 5) 2003-04 At Home: 2 (0-1 1) On Road: 1 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 2 (0-0 0) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 12 (1-1 2) On Road: 10 (1-1 2) Hockey East: 13 (0-1 1) vs. BC: 1 (0-0 0) «Fetzer set up UMass fourth goal of the game against St. Lawrence with his first assist of the year. «Against the Saints, scored his first point in last four games (a Jan. 25, 2003; against Northeastern). «Committed three penalties for six minutes in the victory over St. Lawrence. «Hasn t tallied a goal since Nov. 26, 2002, against Vermont, a span of 13 games. #4 James Solon...............................7 gp (0-1 1); 39 gp (1-8 9) 2003-04 At Home: 4 (0-0 0) On Road: 3 (0-1 1) Hockey East: 5 (0-1 1) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 20 (0-4 4) On Road: 16 (0-4 4) Hockey East: 27 (0-3 3) vs. BC: 2 (0-0 0) «Missed the Holy Cross game; first game he missed since Dec. 16, 2002 (played in 23 straight games). «Hasn t scored a goal in the last 24 games. «Scored five points (0 g, 5 a) in the last 13 contests. «Scored only one point in first eight games last season; one in seven games this season. #6 Peter Trovato............................8 gp (1-0 1); 79 gp (10-10 20) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (0-0 0) On Road: 3 (1-0 1) Hockey East: 5 (1-0 1) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 35 (4-5 9) On Road: 38 (5-4 9) Hockey East: 53 (7-6 13) vs. BC: 6 (0-0 0) «Trovato has appeared in every game (79) so far in his UMass career. «Scored first career short-handed goal (the game-winner) against UMass Lowell on Oct. 11. «Hasn t distributed an assist since Jan. 19, 2003, a span of 21 games. «A defensive forward, he has scored only three points (2-1 3) in the last 25 games. #7 Jeff Lang................................5 gp (1-1 2); 62 gp (4-10 14) 2003-04 At Home: 4 (1-1 2) On Road: 1 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 3 (0-1 1) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 26 (3-5 8) On Road: 30 (1-3 4) Hockey East: 42 (1-6 7) vs. BC: 5 (0-0 0) «Lang opened his junior year with a goal in the season-opener against UConn. «Has scored in six of his last 13 games (1-5 6). «Missed his first game in 23 contests against St. Lawrence on Oct. 18, 2003. «Has scored 14 points (4-10 14) in last 39 games, after going scoreless in first 23 career games. #9 Craig MacDonald..........................5 gp (0-0 0); 46 gp (7-8 15) 2003-04 At Home: 2 (0-0 0) On Road: 3 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 3 (0-0 0) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 20 (4-4 8) On Road: 21 (3-2 5) Hockey East: 30 (4-6 10) vs. BC: 3 (1-1 2) «McDonald recorded one shot against UConn in the season opener. «Recorded one shot against Providence on Nov. 1. «Has gone assistless in the last 12 games and scoreless in the last seven games. «Hasn t scored in Hockey East action since Nov. 1, 2002 (assist against PC); span of 10 league games. #10 Obi Aduba.................................4 gp (0-3 3); 4 gp (0-3 3) 2003-04 At Home: 4 (0-3 3) On Road: N / A Hockey East: 2 (0-1 1) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 4 (0-3 3) On Road: N / A Hockey East: 2 (0-1 1) vs. BC: N / A «Oduba was a big hit in his first career game, dishing out two assists against UConn. «Had one penalty for two minutes against St. Lawrence. «Broke a two-game scoring slump with an assist against Merrimack (Nov. 8). «Has scored in two of the four games in his UMass career. 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Head Coach Don Cahoon... Don Toot Cahoon enters his fourth season at the helm of the University of Massachusetts hockey program after a stellar 2002-03 season. Last year s team won the second-most games in school history posting a 19-17-1 record, advancing to the Hockey East Semifinals for the first time in school history and recording the highest Hockey East finish in school history. For his efforts, Cahoon was named Hockey East Coach of the Year and New England Coach of the Year. Cahoon accomplished all this with a group that consisted of only five juniors and seniors. The 2001-02 edition of the UMass hockey team was a young squad that earned eight wins throughout the season. However, the Minutemen were extremely competitive, appearing in 13 one-goal games. The 2001-02 team also captured Hockey E a s t s prestigious Charles E. Holt Te a m Sportsmanship Award for the first time in school history. In his first year with the Minutemen, he guided UMass to an 8-22-4 record, including seven Hockey East wins, which was the second most league wins in school history. Perhaps the most impressive statistic in Cahoon s three years have been the 20 Hockey East Academic All-Conference performers that have played under him, which is second behind Northeastern in Hockey East over that stretch. Cahoon s Coaching Record... RECORD AT LEHIGH Year W L T Pct. 1973-74 10 5 2.647 at Lehigh (1) 10 5 2.647 RECORD AT NORWICH Year W L T Pct. 1979-80 12 13 0.460 1980-81 18 11 1.617 1981-82 18 11 1.617 at Norwich (3) 48 35 2.576 RECORD AT PRINCETON Year W L T Pct. 1991-92 12 14 1.463 1992-93 9 17 3.362 1993-94 10 15 3.411 1994-95 18 13 4.571 1995-96 7 19 4.300 1996-97 18 12 4.588 1997-98 18 11 7.597 1998-99 20 12 2.618 1999-2000 10 16 4.400 at Princeton (9) 122 129 32.488 RECORD AT MASSACHUSETTS Year W L T Pct. 2000-01 8 22 4.294 2001-02 8 24 2.265 2002-03 19 17 1.537 2003-04 7 1 0.875 at UMass (3+) 42 64 7.403 TOTALS (16+) 222 233 43.489 #11 Josh Hanson.............................3 gp (2-1 3); 33 gp (7-7 14) 2003-04 At Home: 1 (2-0 2) On Road: 2 (0-1 1) Hockey East: 2 (0-1 1) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 12 (5-4 9) On Road: 19 (1-3 4) Hockey East: 24 (4-5 9) vs. BC: 2 (1-0 1) «Tallied a career best two goals in the victory over UConn. It was his first-ever multi-goal game. «Hanson has scored five points (3-2 5) in his last nine games. «Nine of his 14 career points have come at home. «Saw two-game scoring streak snap against Merrimack on Nov. 7. #12 Matt Anderson.........................0 gp (0-0 0); 36 gp (10-21 31) 2003-04 At Home: N / A On Road: N / A Hockey East: N / A vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 18 (4-13 17) On Road: 15 (6-8 14) Hockey East: 24 (5-12 17) vs. BC: 3 (0-2 2) «Anderson will likely miss the first semester after recovering from shoulder surgery. «Has scored points in eight of the last 12 games (2-8 10). «Dished out at least two assists in five games last season, and had eight multi-point games. «Went through a 11-game goalless streak (Jan. 17 - Feb. 22), but responded with goals in two of last three. #14 Greg Mauldin.........................8 gp (4-6 10); 77 gp (37-38 75) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (3-2 5) On Road: 3 (1-4 5) Hockey East: 5 (3-4 7) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 33 (18-19 37) On Road: 38 (15-16 31) Hockey East: 52 (23-28 51) vs. BC: 6 (2-3 5) «Mauldin tallied his first multi-goal game of the year with two netters against Merrimack on Nov. 8. «Has recorded three straight multi-point games (2-4 6). «Third time in his career that he has scored at least two points in three straight games. «Scored 75th career point with second-period netter against the Warriors in last outing. #15 John Luszcz...............................6 gp (0-2 2); 6 gp (0-2 2) 2003-04 At Home: 4 (0-2 2) On Road: 2 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 3 (0-1 1) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 4 (0-2 2) On Road: 2 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 3 (0-1 1) vs. BC: N / A «Luszcz saw his first game action in almost 18 months in the season-opening win over UConn. «Scored first career UMass point with first-period assist against Holy Cross. «Tallied assist against former team (Providence) on Halloween night. «Has missed the last two games with an injury. #16 Sean Regan...............................4 gp (0-0 0); 66 gp (2-3 5) 2003-04 At Home: 2 (0-0 0) On Road: 2 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 3 (0-0 0) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 28 (2-1 3) On Road: 32 (1-0 1) Hockey East: 45 (2-1 3) vs. BC: 6 (0-0 0) «Saw first action of the year against Holy Cross, after missing first three games with an injury. «Hasn t scored a Hockey East point since Feb. 2, 2002 (a stretch of 30 league games). «Has not scored in 27 games overall, dating back to Nov. 30, 2002. «Had a four-game shot streak snapped against Providence on Nov. 1. #17 Garrett Summerfield........................2 gp (0-0 0); 2 gp (0-0 0) 2003-04 At Home: 2 (0-0 0) On Road: N / A Hockey East: N / A vs. MC: N / A Career At Home: 2 (0-0 0) On Road: N / A Hockey East: N / A vs. MC: N / A «Saw his first action of the season against St. Lawrence; recorded no stats. «Played in second straight game against Holy Cross; totaled two shots. «Missed the first two, and the last four games with an injury. «Scored 84 points in two seasons with the Capital District Selects. #18 John Toffey................................4 gp (0-3 3); 4 gp (0-3 3) 2003-04 At Home: 3 (0-3 3) On Road: 1 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 3 (0-2 2) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 3 (0-3 3) On Road: 1 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 3 (0-2 2) vs. BC: N / A «Tallied first UMass point with an assist against Holy Cross. Also recorded three shots on goal. «Posted first multi-point game of UMass career with two assists against Providence. «Hasn t scored in the last two games he has played in. «Also selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. Page 7 «Massachusetts Hockey News
Hockey East Notes... Team HE Pts. Overall 1. Massachusetts 4-1-0 8 7-1-0 2. New Hampshire 3-0-1 7 6-1-1 3. Boston College 2-0-1 5 5-2-2 4. Maine 2-2-0 4 7-2-0 UMass Lowell 2-2-0 4 4-3-2 Providence 1-2-2 4 5-2-2 7. Merrimack 1-4-1 3 2-6-1 8. Boston U. 1-2-0 2 2-2-1 9. Northeastern 0-3-1 1 0-5-2 Hockey East Results November 7: Boston College 4, Maine 1 Massachusetts 2, Merrimack 0 Providence 2, Northeastern 2 (OT) New Hampshire 4, Boston University 0 November 8: New Hampshire 6, Maine 3 Massachusetts 5, Merrimack 3 November 11: UMass Lowell 5, Bentley 2 November 12: Boston College 2, New Hampshire 2 (OT) Hockey East Schedule November 14: Boston College at Massachusetts Boston University at Merrimack Northeastern at Maine New Hampshire at Providence November 15: Massachusetts at Providence Merrimack at Boston University November 16: UMass Lowell at Maine * All times EST. Hockey East games in bold. HE Players of the Week: CCM Player of the Week: - Mike Ayers, New Hampshire Superskills Rookie of the Week: - None selected Defensive Player of the Week: - Thomas Pöck, Massachusetts UMass Nominations CCM Player of the Week: - Greg Mauldin Superskills Rookie of the Week: - None Defensive Player of the Week: - Thomas Pöck #19 Stephen Werner.........................8 gp (2-4 6); 45 gp (18-26 44) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (2-3 5) On Road: 3 (0-1 1) Hockey East: 5 (2-1 3) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 23 (11-15 26) On Road: 19 (4-10 14) Hockey East: 29 (9-14 23) vs. BC: 3 (0-2 2) «Werner has tallied points in 11 of the last 16 contests (8 g, 10 a). «Posted first multi-point game of 2003-04 with two assists against St. Lawrence. «Saw a career-best four-game scoring streak end against Providence on Nov. 1. «Tallied second goal in 5-3 win over Merrimack, moving him tie for 50th on all-time scoring list. #20 Tim Vitek...............................8 gp (3-1 4); 71 gp (9-10 19) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (2-1 3) On Road: 3 (1-0 1) Hockey East: 5 (1-0 1) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 29 (6-6 12) On Road: 36 (3-4 7) Hockey East: 48 (6-6 12) vs. BC: 6 (0-1 1) «Has scored in three of the first eight games so far this season. «Tallied eight points (5 g, 3 a) in the last 22 games. «Had third career multi-point game in victory over St. Lawrence with a goal and assist. «A fast starter, scored 10 (5 g, 5 a) of his 19 points in the first eight games of each respective season. #21 PeterAlden...............................2 gp (0-0 0); 31 gp (0-2 2) 2003-04 At Home: 1 (0-0 0) On Road: 1 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 1 (0-0 0) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 14 (0-1 1) On Road: 15 (0-1 1) Hockey East: 20 (0-1 1) vs. BC: 3 (0-0 0) «Alden saw his first action of the season in the victory over UMass Lowell. «Played against Holy Cross; hasn t seen action in two straight games yet this season. «Has gone pointless in the last 26 games, dating back to Nov. 2, 2002. «A physical enforcer, Alden has committed only one penalty in the last 11 games. #22 Dominic Torretti............................2 gp (0-0 0); 2 gp (0-0 0) 2003-04 At Home: 1 (0-0 0) On Road: 1 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 1 (0-0 0) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 1 (0-0 0) On Road: 1 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 1 (0-0 0) vs. BC: N / A «Torretti saw his first action in over 18 months in the victory over UMass Lowell. «Missed most of the game against St. Lawrence with an injury. «Has sat out the last five games with the injury sustained against St. Lawrence. «Won the Brian Leetch Award for most valuable defenseman at Avon Old Farms in 1998-99. #23 Chris Capraro.........................8 gp (3-8 11); 43 gp (10-24 34) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (3-6 9) On Road: 3 (0-2 2) Hockey East: 5 (0-4 4) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 21 (7-12 19) On Road: 19 (3-11 14) Hockey East: 28 (5-16 21) vs. BC: 2 (1-0 1) «Scored the game-winning goal against Holy Cross; has three goals on five shots this season. «Scored three points (2 g, 1 a)against St. Lawrence; second time this season with three points. «Four of his 10 career goals are of the game-winning variety. «Has multi-point games in four of the five games he has scored in. #24 Dusty Demianiuk..........................3 gp (0-0 0); 35 gp (2-0 2) 2003-04 At Home: 1 (0-0 0) On Road: 2 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 2 (0-0 0) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 14 (0-0 0) On Road: 17 (2-0 2) Hockey East: 23 (1-0 1) vs. BC: 3 (0-0 0) «Demianiuk has played in 24 games after New Year s Day, but only 11 before, including three this year. «He has not scored a point at home in his career. «Has sat out five of the last six games. «His penalty against UMass Lowell, resulted in UMass game-winning shorthanded goal. #25 Marvin Degon...........................8 gp (0-6 6); 44 gp (2-20 22) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (0-3 3) On Road: 3 (0-3 3) Hockey East: 5 (0-4 4) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 22 (2-14 16) On Road: 19 (0-4 4) Hockey East: 29 (1-9 10) vs. BC: 3 (0-0 0) «Is now riding a three-game scoring streak, and has scored in six of eight games this season. «Has tallied 13 points (1 g, 12 a)in the last 15 games. «Hasn t scored a goal since Feb. 14, 2003, a span of 14 games. «Has scored in three straight road games to start this season, after scoring in only one as a freshman. 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National Polls... USCHO.com Rk. Team Rec. LW 1. North Dakota (33) 6-1-0 2 2. New Hampshire (4) 6-1-0 3 3. Boston College (1) 5-2-1 5 4. Maine 8-2-0 1 5. Michigan 7-1-0 4 6. Colorado College 6-1-1 6 7. St. Cloud State (2) 7-0-1 11 8. Denver 6-2-0 7 9. Massachusetts 7-1-0 12 10. Boston University 2-2-1 8 11. Cornell 2-1-1 15 12. Harvard 1-1-1 13 13. Minnesota-Duluth 4-4-1 9 14. Ohio State 7-4-0 14 15. Michigan State 6-3-1 Others receiving votes: Dartmouth 53, Providence 31, Minnesota 25, Notre Dame 21, Mercyhurst 13, Union 8, Brown 4, Clarkson 1, Quinnipiac 1, Wisconsin 1 USA Today / American Hockey Mag. Rk. Team Rec. PW 1. North Dakota (28) 6-1-0 2 2. New Hampshire (2) 6-1-0 3 3. Boston College 5-2-1 5 4. Maine 7-2-0 1 5. Michigan 8-2-0 4 6. Colorado College 6-1-1 6 7. St. Cloud State 7-0-1 11 8. Denver 6-2-0 7 9. Massachusetts 7-1-0 12 10. Boston University 2-2-1 8 11. Cornell 2-1-1 12. Harvard 1-1-1 14 13. Ohio State 7-4-0 13 14. Minnesota-Duluth 4-4-1 9 15. Michigan State 6-3-1 Others receiving votes: Dartmouth 36, Providence 25, Minnesota 17, Notre Dame 9, Mercyhurst 6, Brown 2, Quinnipiac 1, Union 1 INCH.com Power Rankings Rk. Team Rec. LW 1. North Dakota 6-1-0 1 2. New Hampshire 6-1-0 3 3. Boston College 5-2-1 5 4. Michigan 8-2-0 4 5. Maine 7-2-0 2 6. Colorado College 6-1-1 6 7. Denver 6-2-0 7 8. Massachusetts 7-1-0 10 9. St. Cloud State 7-0-1 16 10. Harvard 1-1-1 9 11. Boston University 2-2-1 8 12. Cornell 2-1-1 14 13. Dartmouth 2-0-1 15 14. Michigan State 6-3-1 19 15. Notre Dame 5-3-1 13 16. Minnesota-Duluth 4-4-1 11 UMass opponents in italics. The one otherpoll, the Pairwise Rankings, has not been released yet. #26 Mark Matheson............................7 gp (1-1 2); 7 gp (1-1 2) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (1-1 2) On Road: 2 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 4 (0-0 0) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 5 (1-1 2) On Road: 2 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 4 (0-0 0) vs. BC: N / A «Matheson netted first career goal against St. Lawrence, with a power-play goal in the first period. «Scored first career assist on UMass third goal of the game against UConn. «Hasn t scored in last five games, after opening his career with points in first two games. «Yet to take a penalty this season. #27 Stephen Jacobs............................7 gp (0-0 0); 24 gp (1-2 3) 2003-04 At Home: 4 (0-0 0) On Road: 3 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 5 (0-0 0) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 12 (0-2 2) On Road: 10 (1-0 1) Hockey East: 12 (0-0 0) vs. BC: 1 (0-0 0) «Jacobs has played in 13 of the last 15 games, after appearing in only 11 of his first 30 career games. «Recorded two shots on goal against St. Lawrence and Providence (Nov. 1). «Didn t take a penalty for the first time this season in the last outing against Merrimack. «Has committed 12 penalties for 35 minutes in the last 14 games. #29 Kevin Jarman..............................8 gp (1-0 1); 8 gp (1-0 1) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (1-0 1) On Road: 3 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 5 (1-0 1) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 5 (1-0 1) On Road: 3 (0-0 0) Hockey East: 5 (1-0 1) vs. BC: N / A «Tallied first career goal and was +1 against Providence. «Recorded a career-best three shots against Holy Cross. «Recorded one shot on goal and was +1 in UMass 6-3 win over Connecticut. «UMass third-highest draft pick ever, selected by Columbus in the 4th round in last summer s draft. #30 Tim Warner...............1 gp (0-0-0, 1.000, 0.00); 17 gp (3-8-0,.844, 4.77) 2003-04 At Home: 1 (1.000-0.00) On Road: N / A Hockey East: 1 (1.000-0.00) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 6 (.836-3.72) On Road: 8 (.816-5.73) Hockey East: 10 (.845-4.94) vs. BC: 2 (.831-5.42) «Saw first action (7:27) in the last 14 games in the loss to Providence on Halloween. «He allowed fewer than three goals only once in six appearances last season. «Made all three saves against Providence on Halloween night in relief action. «Has stopped over 30 shots four times in his career. #31 Gabe Winer..............8 gp (7-1-0,.883, 2.29); 39 gp (24-13-1,.873, 2.92) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (.851-2.87) On Road: 3 (.931-1.33) Hockey East: 5 (.857-2.67) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 20 (.866-3.02) On Road: 16 (.894-2.44) Hockey East: 25 (.882-2.81) vs. BC: 2 (.906-2.25) «Posted first career shutout with 12-save effort against Merrimack on Nov. 7. «Responded to tough outing the previous night with 22 saves in 4-2 victory against Providence (11-1). «Moved into tie for fourth on the UMass career wins list with 24 in 5-3 win over Merrimack (11-8). «Is 6-0-0 in the last six road games, posting a.921 save percentage and 1.83 GAA. #34 William Harper...................................First year at UMass 2003-04 At Home: N / A On Road: N / A Hockey East: N / A vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: N / A On Road: N / A Hockey East: N / A vs. BC: N / A «Harper played last season for the Connecticut Jr.Wolves (EJHL). «Excelled before that at Edina High School (Minn.), posting a 21-2-2 record with a 1.74 GAA. «Led the Hornets to a third-place finish in the state tournament. «Team had a combined record of 64-22-7 in his three seasons at Edina. #37 Nick Kuiper.............................8 gp (1-2 3); 89 gp (6-15 21) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (1-1 2) On Road: 3 (0-1 1) Hockey East: 5 (0-2 2) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 41 (3-7 10) On Road: 42 (2-6 8) Hockey East: 64 (2-12 14) vs. BC: 7 (0-0 0) «Kuiper has played in 89 of a possible 93 games in his tenure at UMass. «Started the year strong, scoring a goal against UConn. «Tallied an assist in 4-2 victory over Providence on Nov. 1. «Dished out second assist in the last three games against Merrimack on Nov. 8. #71 Thomas Pöck.........................8 gp (7-7 14); 101 gp (35-40 75) 2003-04 At Home: 5 (2-6 8) On Road: 3 (5-1 6) Hockey East: 5 (5-4 9) vs. BC: N / A Career At Home: 46 (20-22 42) On Road: 50 (14-16 30) Hockey East: 69 (19-18 37) vs. BC: 6 (1-0 1) «Scored UMass-season high two power-play goals in 4-2 victory over Providence. «Has had multi-point games in 7-of-last-10 games, and scored 19 points (8 g, 11 a) in last 11 games. «Leads the nation s blue-liners with seven goals and 14 points. «Has scored in seven of the eight games this year and 10-of-last-11. 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