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NEXT GAME
Southern Maine at Trinity
Friday, January 9 (7:00 p.m.)
At Hartford, Conn.
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Southern Maine Downs Framingham State 6-2
GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Koray Celik (Ile-bizzard, Quebec) stopped 22 of
24 shots and the University of Southern Maine got goals from six different
players en route to a 6-2 victory over winless Framingham State College in a
non-conference game Tuesday night at the USM Ice Arena.
The win levels the Huskies' overall record a 5-5. The Rams fall to 0-10-2
overall.
Sophomore Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) paced the Southern Maine offense with a
goal and two assists. Senior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) and sophomore Steve
Wiedler (Farmingville, N.Y.) each had a goal and an assist. Sophomore Jon Rutt
(Scarborough, Maine) chipped in a pair of assists.
Junior Josh Williams (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and freshman Corey Chaney
(Oxford, Mich.) scored power-play goals for Framingham State.
Senior Ben Loss (Wilmette, Ill.) and Gordon scored as the Huskies built a
2-0 lead in the opening period, out shooting the visiting Rams 12-6.
The margin grew to 5-0 in the middle period on goals by Joy and sophomores
Mike Carpenter (Minot, Maine) and Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario). Williams
snapped the run of USM goals with his power-play marker at 17:56.
Wielder tallied at short-handed goal at 13:32, but the Huskies gave it
right back nine seconds later as Chaney potted a power-play goal.
Celik had a strong second period making 11 of his 22 saves. FSC junior
Andy Joyce (Milford, Mass.) allowed four goals and made 11 saves before being
lifted in the second period. Sophomore Terence Sullivan (Shirley, Mass.) came
on to permit two more goals and make 16 saves.
Southern Maine returns to league play on Friday (7:00 p.m.) traveling to
Hartford, Conn., to play Trinity University. Framingham State will seek its
first win on Saturday (7:40 p.m.) when it host Becker College in ECAC Northeast
league play.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Framingham State (0-10-2) 0 1 1 2
Southern Maine (5-5-0) 2 3 1 6
1st Period: 1. SM, Ben Loss (Chris Travis, Zach Joy) 5:18 (pp); 2. SM, Dan
Gordon (Jon Rutt) 14:38.
2nd Period: 3. SM, Joy (Kyle Smith, Steve Wiedler) 0:45; 4. SM, Mike Carpenter
(Dan Rautenberg) 1:47; 5. SM, Paul Conter (Gordon, Rutt) 8:13 (pp); 6. FS,
Josh Williams (Jason Anderson) 17:56 (pp).
3rd Period: 7. SM, Wiedler (Joy) 13:32 (sh); 8. FS, Corey Chaney (Sean
Maguire) 13:41 (pp).
Shots on Goal: FS, 6-12-6 = 24 SM, 12-9-12 = 31
Power-play Opportunities: FS, 2 of 8 SM, 2 of 5
Goalies: FS, Andy Joyce (22:33, 15 shots, 11 saves), Terence Sullivan (37:27,
18-16) SM, Koray Celik (59:54, 24-22).
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Friday, January 2, 2009
Colby Downs Southern Maine 4-1
GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore goalie Cody McKinney (Weston, Fla.) stopped 31
of 32 shots as the Colby College Mules defeated the University of Southern Maine
Huskies, 4-1, in a non-league game Friday evening at the USM Ice Arena.
The win snapped a six-game winless streak (0-5-1) for the Mules, who
improve to 3-5-1 on the season, and was their first victory since November 22.
The Huskies slip to 4-5-0. The two teams will meet again January 30 in a
conference game at Colby.
The Mules jumped out to an early 2-0 lead as the trio of rookie Matt
Rappaport (Livingston, N.J.) and sophomores Billy Crinnion (Smithtown, N.Y.) and
Karl Burns (Mequon, Wis.) combined for two goals in the opening 7:31. Rappaport
scored at 2:51 with Burns and Crinnion assisting. Crinnion tallied what proved
to be the game-winning goal off assists from Burns and Rappaport.
Sophomore Brendan Shea (Smithfield, R.I.), playing in his first game of the
season, and sophomore Wil Hartigan (Arlington, Mass.) scored in the first 4:10
of the second period to push the Mules' lead to 4-0.
Southern Maine finally got on the board at 5:36 of the second when freshman
Dan Rautenberg slapped a shot past McKinney after senior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield,
Mass.) won a face-off.
McKinney did not allow another shot to cross the goal line, including
stopping 14 shots in the third period as USM out shot Colby, 14-7. USM rookie
goalie Koray Celik (Ile-bizzard, Quebec) finished with 24 saves.
Southern Maine will host Framingham State College on Tuesday (7:00 p.m.) in
another non-conference game. Colby travels to Saint Anselm College next Friday
night (7:00 p.m.)
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Colby (3-5-1) 2 2 0 4
Southern Maine (4-5-0) 0 1 0 1
1st Period: 1. C, Matt Rappaport (Karl Burns, Billy Crinnion) 2:51; 2. C,
Crinnion (Rappaport, Burns) 7:31.
2nd Period: 3. C, Brendan Shea (Michael Doherty, Michael Belliveau) 1:24; 4.
C, Wil Hartigan (Chris Buonomo, Dan Nelson) 4:10; 5. SM, Dan Rautenberg (Dan
Gordon) 5:36.
3rd Period: no scoring.
Shots on Goal: C, 9-12-7 = 28 SM, 5-13-14 = 32
Power-play Opportunities: C, 0 for 2 SM, 0 for 5
Goalies: C, Cody McKinney (60:00, 32 shots, 31 saves)
SM, Koray Celik (59:58, 28-24)
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Joy’s Two Goals Lift USM Past Salem State, 4-3
SALEM, Mass. -- Sophomore Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) scored his second goal
of the game with 4:56 remaining in regulation time to give the University of
Southern Maine a 4-3 victory over Salem State College in an Eastern College
Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men’s East ice hockey game played Friday night at the
Richard H. Rockett Ice Arena.
The victory lifts the Huskies to 4-4-0 overall and 3-2-0 in league. The
Vikings dropped their third straight game to fall to 3-4-0 overall and 1-4-0 in
league play.
Joy’s game-winning goal came just 1:16 after Salem State sophomore Mike
Genovese (Hingham, Mass.) tied the game at 3-3. Joy converted a set up from
freshman Cody Lockwood (Kamloops, B.C.) and junior Chris Travis (Scituate,
Mass.) for his sixth goal of the season.
Southern Maine grabbed a 1-0 lead at 4:24 of the first period when
sophomore Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) potted a power-play goal with an
assist from senior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.). Joy doubled the lead with his
first goal of the game at 13:21, assisted by Travis and Lockwood.
Salem State junior Chris MacInnis (Waltham, Mass.) cut the deficit in half
before the end of the period with a goal at 18:46. Sophomore Kevin Huinink
(Whitby,. Ontario) and senior David Pazzaglia (Oakdale, Conn.) drew the assists.
The Vikings got the only goal of the middle period when sophomore Justin
Fox (Whitby, Ontario) lit the lamp for his team-leading 11th goal of the season.
The power-play goal was set up by Huinink and junior Jeff Tellier (Chicopee,
Mass.).
Travis gave the Huskies a 3-2 lead at 8:30 of the third period with assists
going to senior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) and sophomore Mike Carpenter (Minot,
Maine). Genovese then tied the game at 13:48 with the Vikings’ second power-
play goal of the game, setting the stage for Joy.
Senior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) stopped 32 of 35 shots he
faced in the USM goal. Junior James Lacour (Silver Springs, Md.), making his
first collegiate start, finished the game with 23 saves.
Southern Maine is off for the next 21 days for end-of-the-semester exams
and the holidays. USM returns to action on January 2 (7:00 p.m.) when it hosts
Colby College in a non-conference game. Salem State will host in-state foe
Westfield State College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
At Salem, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (4-4-0; 3-2-0) 2 0 2 4
Salem State (3-4-0; 1-4-0) 1 1 1 3
1st Period: 1. SM, Paul Conter (Dan Gordon) 4:24 (pp); 2. SM, Zach Joy (Chris
Travis, Cody Lockwood) 13:21; 3. SS, Chris MacInnis (Kevin Huinink, David
Pazzaglia) 18:46.
2nd Period: 4. SS, Justin Fox (Jeff Tellier, Huinink) 18:20 (pp).
3rd Period: 5 SM, Travis (Kyle Smith, Mike Carpenter) 8:30; 6. SS, Mike
Genovese (Brett Noll) 13:48 (pp); 7. SM, Joy (Travis, Lockwood) 15:04.
Shots on Goal: SM, 6-12-9 = 27 SS, 13-11-11 = 35
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 1 of 3 SS, 2 of 6
Goalies: SM, Jamie Gilbert (35 shots, 32 saves) SS, James Lacour (27-23)
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
Middlebury Overcomes Southern Maine 5-4
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Ian Drummond (Del Mar, Calif.) scored with 29
seconds remaining in regulation to give nationally-ranked Middlebury College a
5-4, come-from-behind win over the University of Southern Maine in an ECAC East-
NESCAC inter-league game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
Unbeaten Middlebury, ranked third in this week's USCHO.com Division III
poll, squandered a one-goal lead heading into the third period and fell behind
4-3 before rallying for a pair of goals in the final three minutes to overcome
the upset-minded Huskies. Middlebury won its sixth straight game to improve to
6-0-0 overall and 4-0-0 in league play.
Southern Maine slips to 3-4-0 overall and 2-2-0 in league play with the
loss.
Drummond set up the tying goal by sophomore Ken Suchoski (Bear Creek
Township,. Pa.) at 17:31, then found himself at the corner of the net to stuff
the puck past USM senior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) for the game
winner with 29 seconds to play. Freshmen Charlie Strauss (Eagle River, Wis.)
and Martin Drolet (Lachine, Quebec) picked up the assists on Drummond's goal.
Southern Maine had rallied from the one-goal deficit at the start of the
final period as sophomore Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) tied the score at 3-3 with his
second goal of the game at 1:25 off a feed from senior Kyle Smith (Auburn,
Maine). Junior Chris Travis (Scituate, Mass.) put the home team ahead at 14:17
with his second goal of the season set up by Joy and sophomore Paul Conter
(Woodbridge, Ontario).
The teams traded goals in the first period as Middlebury sophomore Chaz
Svoboda (Verdun, Quebec) scored an unassisted goal at 6:00, and Southern Maine
junior Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) got the equalizer at 18:43.
Joy's first goal of the game in the opening minute of the second period put
USM up 2-1. Freshman Tom Cantwell (Saranac Lake, N.Y.) tied the score with his
first collegiate goal at 11:06, and junior John Sullivan (Delmar, N.Y.) gave
Middlebury a 3-2 lead with a power-play marker at 13:58.
Rookie goalie John Yanchek (Hillsborough, N.J.) posted 27 saves in the
Middlebury goal. Gilbert stopped 32 of 37 shots for Southern Maine.
Southern Maine will close out the first-semester portion of its schedule
next Friday (7:00 p.m.) with an ECAC East contest at Salem State College.
Middlebury returns home to play the USA Under-18 team tomorrow afternoon (4:00
p.m.) in an exhibition game.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Middlebury (6-0-0; 4-0-0) 1 2 2 5
Southern Maine (3-4-0; 2-2-0) 1 1 2 4
1st Period: 1. Mid, Chaz Svoboda (unassisted) 6:00; 2. SM, Pat Noonan (Dan
Gordon, Mike Carpenter) 18:43.
2nd Period: 3. SM, Zach Joy (Jon Rutt, Paul Conter) 0:58; 4. Mid, Tom Cantwell
(Charles Nerbak) 11:06; 5. Mid, John Sullivan (Martin Drolet, Svoboda) 13:58
(pp).
3rd Period: 6. SM, Joy (Kyle Smith) 1:25; 7. SM, Chris Travis (Joy, Conter)
14:17; 8. Mid, Ken Suchoski (Ian Drummond) 17:31; 9. SM, Drummond (Charlie
Strauss, Drolet) 19:31.
Shots on Goal: Mid, 10-14-13 = 37 SM, 13-6-12 = 31
Power-play Opportunities: Mid, 1 for 3 SM, 0 for 2
Goalies: Mid, John Yanchek (31 shots, 27 saves) SM, Jamie Gilbert (37-32)
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Southern Maine Scores Three Late Goals, Downs Williams 6-3
GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine men's ice hockey team
scored three goals in the final three minutes after squandering a two-goal lead
to defeat Williams College, 6-3, in an ECAC East-NESCAC inter-league game Friday
evening at the USM Ice Arena.
The win snapped a two-game losing slide for the Huskies and lifts their
record to 3-3-0 overall and 2-1-0 in league play. The Ephs dropped their second
straight after opening the season three wins to fall to 3-2-0 overall and 2-1-0
in league play.
Trailing 3-1 entering the third period, the Ephs got goals from sophomores
Matt Masucci (Winthrop, Mass.) at 6:21 and Ryan Young (Medford, Mass.) at 12:21
to tie the game.
USM went on a power play with 3:30 remaining in regulation and sophomore
Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) snapped off a 45-foot shot through a screen to
give the Huskies the lead again. USM went right back on the power play as a
delayed penalty called seconds before the Conter goal was assessed, and senior
Josh Giordani (Quincy, Mass.) tipped home a shot by classmate Kyle Smith
(Auburn, Maine) at 18:32 for a 5-3 advantage.
Sophomore Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) added an empty net goal in the
final minute to cap the Huskies' three-goal outburst.
Senior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) led Southern Maine's offense with a
pair goals and two assists. Conter and junior Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.)
each finished with a goal and two assists.
Young had two goals, including a short-handed tally in the second period,
and an assist to pace the Ephs attack. Masucci added a goal and an assist.
USM senior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) had an outstanding game
making 36 saves. Junior Marc Pulde (Lexington, Mass.) stopped 25 of 30 shots he
faced for Williams.
Southern Maine will be back in action Saturday afternoon (4:00 p.m.) when
it hosts nationally-ranked Middlebury College. Williams travels to Salem State
College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.).
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Williams (3-2-0; 2-1-0) 0 1 2 3
Southern Maine (3-3-0; 2-1-0) 1 2 3 6
1st Period: 1. SM, Dan Gordon (Pat Noonan, Eric Graham) 7:38.
2nd Period: 2. SM, Noonan (Paul Conter, Brock Backus) 3:27; 3. W, Ryan Young
(unassisted) 12:37 (sh); 4. SM, Gordon (Zach Joy, Conter) 17:13.
3rd Period: 5. W, Matt Masucci (Young) 6:21; 6. W, Young (Masucci, Brett
Haraguchi) 12:21; 7. SM, Conter (Gordon, Jon Rutt) 17:03 (pp); 8. SM, Josh
Giordani (Kyle Smith, Ben Loss) 18:32 (pp); 9. SM, Rutt (Gordon, Noonan)
19:17 (en).
Shots on Goal: W, 10-15-14 = 39 SM, 6-11-14 = 31
Power-play Opportunities: W, 0 for 5 SM, 2 for 5
Goalies: W, Marc Pulde (59:41, 30 shots, 25 saves) SM, Jamie Gilbert (59:56,
39-36)
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
(Courtesy of Babson College Sports Information)
Babson Blanks Southern Maine 5-0
BABSON PARK, Mass. -- Babson College erupted for a season-high five goals
and first-year goalie Andrew Peabody (Marblehead, Mass.) made 14 saves to earn
his first collegiate shutout as the host Beavers defeated the visiting
University of Southern Maine, 5-0, in the consolation game of the sixth annual
Babson Invitational Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament presented by Irving Oil on
Sunday afternoon.
With the win, Babson improved to 1-2-1 on the season. Southern Maine
dropped its second straight to slip to 2-3-0.
Babson wasted little time grabbing the lead, scoring just 13 seconds into
the contest. First-year Mike Hoban (Medfield, Mass.) took a pass from senior
Pat McLaughlin (Berlin, Mass.) and fired a shot from the right corner that went
in off the back of Southern Maine first-year goalie Koray Celik (Ile-Bizzzard,
Que.) at 0:13. The Beavers then made it 2-0 with a short-handed goal at 16:43 of
the period, as junior Chris Wood (Medford, Mass.) took a breakaway feed from
sophomore Terry Woods (Duxbury, Mass.) and beat Celik on the stick side.
The hosts continued to press the attack in the second period, mounting 15
shots to the Huskies’ four as part of a 33-14 shot advantage for the game.
However, the Beavers were kept off the board until the final three minutes of
the session, when a flurry of Southern Maine penalties led to a pair of power-
play goals. Wood scored the first off a feed from junior Jason Schneider
(Littleton, Mass.) for his second goal of the game at 17:27, and junior Shane
Farrell (West Warwick, R.I.) netted the second with 8.3 seconds left in the
period off a pass from Woods.
Junior Cory Griffin (Hingham, Mass.) would tack on another power-play score
at 15:01 of the third as Babson skated away with the 5-0 victory.
It was the first career shutout for Peabody, who made six saves in the
first period and four each in the second and third for a total of 14 stops.
Celik went the distance in net for Southern Maine, finishing with 28 saves.
At Babson Park, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (2-3-0) 0 0 0 0
Babson (1-2-1) 2 2 1 5
1st Period: 1. B, Mike Hoban (Pat McLaughlin) 0:13; 2. B, Chris Wood (Terry
Woods, Alex DiPietro) 16:43 (sh).
2nd Period: 3. B, C. Wood (Jason Schneider) 17:27 (pp); 4. B, Shane Farrell (T.
Woods, Casey Fazekas) 19:51 (pp).
3rd Period: 5. B, Corey Griffin (Fazekas, Liam Chatterton) 15:01 (pp).
Shots on Goal: SM, 6-4-4 = 14 B, 8-15-10 = 33
Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 7 B, 3 for 8
Goalies: SM, Koray Celik (33 shots, 28 saves) B, Andrew Peabody (14-14)
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
(Courtesy of Babson College Sports Information)
Manhattanville Bests Southern Maine 4-2 at Babson Invitational
BABSON PARK, Mass. -- Senior Kevin Maresco (Lynnfield, Mass.) scored one
goal and assisted two others to help lead the Manhattanville College Valiants to
a 4-2 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in the semifinal
round of the sixth annual Babson Invitational Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament
presented by Irving Oil on Saturday afternoon.
With the win, Manhattanville (3-2-1) advances to tomorrow’s championship
game at 4:00 p.m., while Southern Maine (2-2-0) will play in the Consolation
Game at 1:00 p.m.
Manhattanville got on the board late in the first period after Southern
Maine was whistled for a penalty with 58 seconds remaining in the period. On the
ensuing power play, Huskies’ senior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) made
a nice save on sophomore Mickey Lang’s (Hillsdale, N.J.) tipped shot in front,
but Maresco collected the rebound near the right post and tucked it in for the
game’s first goal at 19:49.2.
Southern Maine tied the game at 6:11 of the second, as sophomore Zach Joy
(Dover, N.H.) tipped a shot by classmate Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) past
Valiants’ sophomore goalie Sergiy Sorokolat (Kharkiv, Ukraine).
However, Manhattanville retook the lead just 16 seconds later, as junior
Dillon Henningson (Edmonton, Alberta) put back a rebound of Maresco’s shot at
16:27 to give his team a 2-1 advantage. The Valiants would tack on another goal
before the end of the period, as junior Matt Piegza (Chicago, Ill.) one-timed a
feed from Maresco inside the left post at 14:28 to give Manhattanville a 3-1
lead after two.
The Huskies pulled back to within one when junior Brett Kapteina (Stamford,
Conn.) scored off a rebound on a power play at 1:12 of the third to make it a 3-
2 contest. However, just seconds after a USM power play expired late in the
session, Manhattanville netted a huge insurance goal when junior Niklas
Berntsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) converted a breakaway pass from Piegza with 1:09
remaining, resulting in the 4-2 Valiants victory.
Gilbert kept Southern Maine close with a tremendous effort in net,
finishing with 40 saves. Sorokolat turned away eight shots in goal for
Manhattanville.
At Babson Park, Mass. 1 2 3 Final
Manhattanville (3-2-1) 1 2 1 4
Southern Maine (2-2-0) 0 1 1 2
1st Period: 1. Man, Kevin Maresco (Mickey Lang, Sasha Romanenko) 19:50 (pp).
2nd Period: 2. SM, Zach Joy (Jon Rutt) 6:11; 3. Man, Dillon Henningson
(Maresco, Niclas Wennerlof) 6:27; 4. Man, Matt Piegza (Maresco, Henningson)
14:28.
3rd Period: 5. SM, Brett Kapteina (Dan Gordon, Rutt) 1:12 (pp); 6. Man, Niklas
Berntsson (Piegza) 18:51.
Shots on Goal: Man, 18-12-14 = 44 SM, 2-3-5 = 10
Power-play Opportunities: Man, 1 for 7 SM, 1 for 5
Goalies: Man, Sergiy Sorokolat (59:46, 10 shots, 8 saves) SM, Jamie Gilbert
(59:52, 44-40)
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Southern Maine Blanks Plymouth State 6-0
Game Called in Third Period Due to Power Failure
GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) had two goals and
two assists to lead the University of Southern Maine past Plymouth State
University, 6-0, Tuesday in a non-conference men's game at the USM Ice Arena.
The win was the second straight for the Huskies who raised their record to
2-1. The Panthers dropped their third straight to fall to 1-3. The game was
called at 6:24 of the third period due to a power failure.
Southern Maine took the lead for good late in the first period when
sophomore Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) beat PSU junior goalie Aaron Runner
(Alpharetta, Ga.) with a 30-foot shot through a screen.
Gordon potted a 5-on-3 power-play goal with 13 seconds left in the period
to give USM a 2-0 advantage at the first break. Sophomore Jon Rutt
(Scarborough, Maine) and freshman Dan Rautenberg (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) drew
the assists.
Gordon pushed the margin to 3-0 with his second goal, set up by Rautenberg
and junior Ryan Jean (Randolph, Maine), at 4:54 of the second. Rutt scored his
first of the season at 10:21 off assists from Rautenberg and Gordon. Rautenberg
lit the lamp at 15:52, assisted by Gordon and freshman Chris LaCount (South
Easton, Mass.). Junior Patrick Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) got the final goal at
19:14.
Senior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) posted his second career
shutout for USM stopping all 13 shots he faced. Runner stopped 16 of 20 shots
before giving way to freshman Allen Schneider (Strongville, Ohio). Schneider
stopped 11 of 13 shots he faced.
Southern Maine returns to action this weekend at the Babson College
Invitational Tournament facing Manhattanville College in a first round game
Saturday (1:00 p.m.). Plymouth State will take on Tufts University on Saturday
(1:00 p.m.) in a first round game of the PAL/Stovepipe Tournament in Manchester,
N.H.
At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final
Plymouth State (1-3-0) 0 0 0 0
Southern Maine (2-1-0) 2 4 0 6
(Game called at 6:24 of 3rd Period - power failure)
1st Period: 1. SM, Paul Conter (Zach Joy, Eric Morgani) 15:32; 2. SM, Dan
Gordon (Jon Rutt, Dan Rautenberg) 19:47 (pp).
2nd Period: 3. SM, Gordon (Rautenberg, Ryan Jean) 4:54; 4. SM, Rutt
(Rautenberg, Gordon) 10:21 ()pp); 5. SM, Rautenberg (Gordon, Chris LaCount)
15:52; 6. SM, Pat Noonan (Kyle Smith, Chris Travis) 19:14.
3rd Period: no scoring.
Shots on Goal: PS, 4-9-0 =13 SM, 9-17-7 = 33
Power-play Opportunities: PS, 0 for 3 SM, 2 for 3
Goalies: PS, Aaron Runner (30:21, 20 shots, 16 saves), Allen Schneider (16:03,
13-11) SM, Jamie Gilbert (46:18, 13-13)
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Southern Maine Downs Saint Michael's 6-2
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Sophomore Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) set up
three goals as the University of Southern Maine defeated Saint Michael's
College, 6-2, in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men's East game
Saturday afternoon at Cairns Arena.
The win gives the Huskies a split of their weekend road trip to Vermont.
The Huskies dropped their season opener Friday night to preseason favorite and
defending league champion Norwich University, 4-2. The Purple Knights lost
their second straight game to slip to 0-2-0.
Southern Maine got goals from six different players, and 13 of the 18
skaters dressed picked up a point. Freshman Dan Rautenberg (Cape Elizabeth,
Maine) and senior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) were the only other multiple-
point scorers for USM as each had a goal and an assist.
The Huskies built a 3-0 lead in the opening period on goals by Gordon,
Rautenberg and senior Eric Morgani (Reading, Mass.). Rutt picked up an assist on
the first two goals.
Each team lit the lamp once in the middle period. Junior David Vorozilchak
(Clark Summit, Penn.) scored a power-play goal at 16:23 to put the Purple
Knights on the board. Just 25 seconds later, junior Chris Travis (Scituate,
Mass.) restored the Huskies three-goal advantage.
Southern Maine pushed the lead to 5-1 at 0:24 of the third period on a
power-play goal from junior Brett Kapteina (Stamford, Conn.) with Rutt picking
up his third assist. Senior Chris Healy (Salem, N.H.) scored a 6-on-4 power-
play marker for Saint Michael's at 7:28, and USM sophomore Zach Joy (Dover,
N.H.) closed the scoring at 17:39.
Senior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) picked up his first win of
the season for USM making 18 saves. Senior Tyler Bilton (Penticton, B.C.) was
busy in the Saint Michael's cage stopping 47 of 53 shots.
Southern Maine will play it home opener on Tuesday (4:00 p.m.) when it
hosts Plymouth State University for a non-conference game. Saint Michael's will
play next, also on Tuesday (7:00 p.m.), when it hosts Assumption College.
At South Burlington, Vt. 1 2 3 Total
Southern Maine (1-1-0) 3 1 2 6
Saint Michael's (0-2-0) 0 1 1 2
First Period: 1. SM, Dan Gordon (Jon Rutt, Dan Rautenberg), 4:21 2. SM,
Rautenberg (Gordon, Rutt), 15:24. 3. SM, Eric Morgani (Josh Giordani), 16:21.
Second Period: 4. SMC, David Vorozilchak (Zach Gieszler, Reave MacKinnon),
16:23. 5. SM, Chris Travis (Pat Noonan, Kyle Smith), 16:48.
Third Period: 6. SM, Brett Kapteina (Rutt, Ben Loss), 0:24. 7. SMC, Chris Healey
(Ryan Mero, John Burns), 7:28. 8. SM, Zach Joy (Matt Rowe, Paul Conter), 17:39.
Shots on Goal: SM, 14-22-17 = 53 SMC 4-10-6 = 20
Power-play Opportunities:
Goalies: SM, Jamie Gilbert (60:00, 20 shots, 18 saves) SMC, Tyler Bilton
(60:00, 53-47).
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Friday, November 21, 2008
Norwich Overcomes Southern Maine 4-2
NORTHFIELD, Vt. -- Sophomore Chad Anderson (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)
scored a power-play goal late in the second period to break a 2-2 tie and the
Norwich University Cadets went on to post a 4-2 victory over the University of
Southern Maine Huskies Friday night at Kreitzberg Arena in Northfield, Vt. The
game was the opening night of play in the Eastern College Athletic Conference
(ECAC) Men’s East league.
Southern Maine took a 2-1 lead in the first period after spotting Norwich
junior Eric Tallent (Garland, Texas) a power-play goal at 2:16. Rookie Dan
Rautenberg (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) tied the game 55 seconds after Tallent’s goal
with a power-play goal of his own set up by sophomore Jon Rutt (Scarborough,
Maine) and senior Ben Loss (Wilmette, Ill.).
Senior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) put USM ahead at 6:51 of the first
period off a set-up from Rutt and Rautenberg.
Norwich tied the game early in the second on a goal by sophomore Nick
DelGallo (Cranston, R.I.) at 1:39. Anderson broke the tie at 17:13 with his
extra-man goal off assists by juniors Craig Serino (Saugus, Mass.) and Steve
Coon (Berne, N.Y.).
Senior Nikita Kashirsky (Moscow, Russia) iced the victory for the Cadets
scoring an empty-net, power-play goal with 17 seconds remaining in the game.
USM senior goaltender Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) played well, making
23 saves, including 15 in the final period, before being lifted for the extra
attacker. Junior Ryan Klingensmith (Morton, Penn.) had 14 saves for Norwich.
Southern Maine travels to Saint Michael’s College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.)
for another ECAC Men’s East contest. Norwich will entertain Salem State
College, a 5-0 winner over Saint Michael’s, on Saturday (4:00 p.m.).
At Northfield, Vt. 1 2 3 Final
Southern Maine (0-1-0) 2 0 0 2
Norwich (1-0-0) 1 2 1 4
1st Period: 1. N, Eric Tallent (Nikita Kashirsky) 2:16 (pp); 2. SM, Dan
Rautenberg (Jon Rutt, Ben Loss) 3:11 (pp); 3. SM, Dan Gordon (Rautenberg, Rutt)
6:51.
2nd Period: 4. N, Nick DelGallo (Billy Kasper) 1:39; 5. N, Chad
Anderson (Craig Serino, Steve Coon) 17:13 (pp).
3rd Period: 6. N, Kashirsky
(Rico Piatelli, DJ Fimiani) (pp, en).
Shots on Goal: SM, 4-9-3 = 16 N, 6-5-16 = 27
Power Play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 5 N, 3 for 6
Goalies: SM, Jamie Gilbert (59:37, 26 shots, 23 saves) N, Ryan Klingensmith
(60:00, 16-14)
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Senior Ben Loss Named USM Men's Ice Hockey Captain
Senior Kyle Smith Tabbed as Assistant Captain
Huskies Open Season Friday Night at Norwich
GORHAM, Maine -- Veteran University of Southern Maine men's ice hockey
head coach Jeff Beaney announced this week that senior defenseman Ben Loss
(Wilmette, Ill.) has been named captain of the 2008-09 team as the Huskies
prepare for their season opener this Friday night at Norwich University.
Beaney also announced that senior wing Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) has been
tabbed as an assistant captain for the upcoming season.
The Huskies open their 31st varsity season, and 22nd under the direction of
Beaney, this weekend with a trip to Vermont to play defending league champion
Norwich on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and Saint Michael's College on Saturday (3:00
p.m.). Norwich is the preseason favorite to repeat according to the coaches
poll conducted earlier this month. Southern Maine was sixth in the preseason
poll while Saint Michael's checked in in tenth.
The Huskies have 19 players returning from last year's squad that posted a
14-9-3 overall record and an 8-8-3 mark in league play.
"I'm very excited for Ben. He has a lot of natural leadership abilities
and is well respected by his teammates and the coaching staff. He's very
organized and consistent in his approach to things on and off the ice,"
commented Beaney.
"Kyle has played every role for us - power play, penalty kill, regular
shift - and sacrifices (moving from right to left wing) for the good of the
team. Everyone likes him. He was in this role last year and will provide a
good complement to (Loss)," added Beaney.
Loss and Smith have been three-year regulars in the USM lineup. Loss
played wing and defense his rookie season before settling in as a regular on the
blue line in 2006-07. Smith has been a fixture at wing all three seasons. Both
were named to the ECAC Men's East All-Academic team last year.
The captain of the USM golf team this past fall season, Loss will be the
leader of the Huskies' youthful defense grouping playing in front of senior
goaltender Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine).
Loss, who had eight assists in 17 games played last season, will be joined on
the blue line by returnees Eric Graham (North Berwick, Maine), Ryan Jean
(Randolph, Maine), Mike Carpenter (Minot, Maine) and Paul Conter (Woodbridge,
Ontario), and four newcomers.
Smith was the Huskies' third leading scorer last season netting 13 goals,
including nine on the power play, and passing out 10 assists for 23 points. He
begins the season with 28 career goals and 27 assists in 75 games.
After this weekend's road trip, the Huskies will return to the USM Ice
Arena for their home opener on November 25 (4:00 p.m.) when they host Plymouth
State University in a non-league game. The Huskies close out November's
schedule playing in the Babson Invitational Tournament November 29-30.
Three games are on the schedule in the month of December before the Huskies
break for semester exams and the holidays. Williams College comes to the USM
Ice Arena on December 5 (7:00) and Middlebury College comes to town on December
6 (4:00 p.m.). The Huskies finish their December schedule with a trip to Salem
State College on December 12 (7:00 p.m.).
USM resumes play in January with non-league home games against Colby on
January 2 (7:00 p.m.) and Framingham State on January 6 (7:00 p.m.) before
getting back into league play with road games at Trinity College on January 9
(7:00 p.m.) and Wesleyan University on January 10 (3:00 p.m.).
The Huskies final non-league game of the schedule with Suffolk University
on January 13 (7:00 p.m.) kicks off a three-game homestand. Amherst College
comes to USM on January 16 (7:00 p.m.) and Hamilton College visits on January 17
(4:00 p.m.).
USM closes out January with four straight road games at Babson College on
January 23 (7:00 p.m.), the University of Massachusetts Boston on January 24
(3:00 p.m.), Colby College on January 30 (7:00 p.m.) and Bowdoin College on
January 31 (4:00 p.m.).
Southern Maine has six games on the February schedule, including four at
the USM Ice Arena. Skidmore College comes to USM on February 6 (7:00 p.m.) and
Castleton State College visits the next afternoon (4:00 p.m.). USM plays its
final two regular season road games at Connecticut College on February 13 (7:00)
and Tufts University on February 14 (4:00 p.m.). The regular season comes to a
close with home contests against New England College on February 20 (7:00 p.m.)
and Saint Anselm College on February 21 (4:00 p.m.).
The eight NCAA Division III teams in the league will advance to the
championship tournament with four quarterfinal games being played February 28.
The four winners will advance to the semifinals and finals at the highest
remaining seed March 7-8. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic
berth in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament.
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Norwich Voted Top Team in 2008-09 Preseason Poll
CAPE COD, Mass. -- Norwich University has been chosen by the coaches of
the ECAC Men's East Hockey League as the top team in the 2008-09 preseason poll,
earning eight first place and 95 overall votes.
The Cadets are coming off a 2007-08 campaign where they posted a 15-4-0
conference mark, good enough to win the ECAC Men's East regular season title.
Norwich skated to an overall record of 23-7-0, advancing to the 2008 NCAA Frozen
Four where they lost to eventual National Champions St. Norbert College.
Norwich returns Second Team All-Conference goalie David Thompson (Wainwright,
Alberta/Camrose Kodiaks) and forward Nikita Kashirsky (Moscow, Russia/Walpole
Jr. Stars) looking to improve upon his 42 points (20-22-42) from a year ago. The
2007-08 ECAC Men's East Coach of the Year, Mike McShane, will enter his 13th
season behind the bench of the Cadets.
The Beavers of Babson College earn the second place spot in the coaches'
poll with one first place and 85 total votes. The Beavers finished the 2007-08
season with a 17-6-3 mark (13-4-2 league). Casey Fazekas (Montreal, Que./West-
minster School) will return for Babson, coming off a year where he earned First
Team All-ECAC East honors.
Castleton State College finished in third place with one first place and 73
total votes. The Spartans finished last season with an 11-6-2 conference record
(13-11-2 overall). The Spartans top offensive player Brandon Heck (Forrestburg,
Alb./Winkler Flyers) will be back and looking to improve upon his 34 points (16-
18-34) from a year ago.
The fourth spot belongs to New England College. The Pilgrims ended last
season with a 10-6-3 conference mark (16-8-3 overall) advancing to the ECAC East
Semifinals game where they lost to Salem State. The Pilgrims will return a key
part of their scoring offense from a year ago, Mark Ehl (North Vancouver,
BC/Powell River Kings). Ehl led the Pilgrims with 41 points (23-18-41).
Coming in at number five is Salem State College who posted a 9-9-1 record
in the ECAC East (16-11-1 overall) during the 2007-08 season. The Huskies of
Southern Maine, ended last season 8-8-3 against league opponents, and 14-9-3
overall, and were voted into sixth place.
UMass Boston claims the seventh spot in the poll after a season where they
skated to a 5-12-2 league record (11-14-2 overall). Skidmore College ended last
season 4-14-1 in league play (7-17-2 overall) and were voted into the eighth
spot.
Rounding out the top ten are Saint Anselm College ninth and Saint Michael's
College tenth.
The ECAC East League will be settled on the ice beginning Friday, November
21 with a full weekend of games on tap.
2008-09 ECAC Men's East Preseason Coaches Poll
Rk. Team (1st Place Votes) Points
1. Norwich (8) 95
2. Babson (1) 85
3. Castleton State (1) 73
4. New England College 69
5. Salem State 65
6. Southern Maine 61
7. UMass Boston 35
8. Skidmore 25
Saint Anselm 25
10. Saint Michael's 19
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