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Friday, June 1, 2001

For Immediate Release
Tony Coates and Tina West Attend NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference

	GORHAM, Maine  --  University of Southern Maine student-athletes Tony 
Coates (Goose Bay, Newfoundland) and Tina West (Gorham, Maine) were among the 
300 student-athletes from across the nation that participated in the fifth 
annual NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference.
	Coates and West were selected from among a total of 1,084 nominees 
submitted by NCAA member institutions that participate in the CHAMPS/Life Skills 
Program.  They attended the conference that was held May 28-June 1, 2001, at 
Disney's Wide World of Sports (r) Complex and the Coronado Springs Resort in 
Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
	The conference featured "challenging and thought-provoking activities that 
will enable the student-athletes to become change agents at the colleges and 
universities and in their cities," according to an NCAA press release.  The 
student-athletes were involved daily in group discussions about critical issues 
and joined in team-building exercises and leadership-development games during 
the five-day conference.
	Criteria for selection to the conference include the student-athletes' 
demonstrated ability and strong desire to be a leader and potential to benefit 
significantly from a leadership-development exercise.  In order to be eligible, 
applicants must be in good academic standing and must have athletics eligibility 
remaining in the following academic year.
	Coates is a three-year member of the Huskies men's ice hockey team.  Last 
season (2000-01), he had six goals and six assists in 25 games.  He was the 
Huskies' leading scorer during the 1999-2000 season.  He has led the team in 
power play goals in each of his three seasons.  During his career, he has 25 
goals and 36 assists in 75 games.
	West is a three-year member of the women's soccer and softball teams.  She 
served as a tri-captain of the softball team this past spring.  During the 
recent softball season, West batted .333 (9 for 27) with five runs scored, six 
RBI and three stolen bases.  Last fall, she played in all 20 soccer games, 
starting 14, and had one goal and one assist from her outside defender position.

       Past NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference Participants from USM
  2001   Tony Coates, Ice Hockey, and Tina West, Softball and Women's Soccer
  2000   Kevin Faria, Men's Track and Field and Soccer
  1999   Michelle Cloutier, Softball
  1998   Kim Cochrane, Field Hockey, and Michael McCullum, Baseball
  1997   Heather Gilmour, Field Hockey, and Ed Pike, Men's Ice Hockey

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Saturday, February 24, 2001

ECAC East Tournament
Vikings Get By Huskies 5-2

	SALEM, Mass.  --  Sophomore Scott Cooper (Quincy, Mass.) scored three 
goals and picked up an assist for a four-point night to lead the second seeded 
Salem State College Vikings to a 5-2 win over the seventh seeded University of 
Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC East first round playoff game at the Richard 
H. Rockett Arena Saturday night.
	The win extended the Vikings unbeaten string to six games (5-0-1) and 
moves them into next weekend's semifinal round.  The site and Salem's next 
opponent will be determined by the results of other first round games.  Salem 
State, which advances to the final four for the 17th time in its 40-year 
history, is 16-5-4 overall.  Southern Maine ended its season with a ten-game 
winless streak, finishing 5-19-2 overall.
	Cooper gave the Vikings a 1-0 lead less than two minutes into the game, 
and added a pair of insurance goals in the final period.  He also picked up an 
assist on junior Dan Haugh's (South Boston, Mass.) second period goal that 
proved to be the game winner.
	Southern Maine junior John Lauziere (Lewiston, Maine) scored both Husky 
goals.  His first period power-play goal tied the game at 1-1, and his second 
goal pulled USM back within one (3-2) early in the third period.  Lauziere 
finished the season leading the Huskies with 12 goals.
	Seniors Darren Roche (Corner Brook, Nfld.) and Dan Drozdzik (Chicago, Ill) 
were credited with the assists on Lauziere's power-play goal.  Freshmen Alex 
Dandenault (Bromont, Quebec) and Scott Irwin (Mississauga, Ontario) set up the 
third period marker.
	Senior Rob Miller (Morristown, N.J.) had Salem's other goal and an assist.  
Sophomore Anthony Scaparotti (Medford, Mass.) had four assists for the Vikings.
	Junior goalie Jason Tuck (Bangor, Maine) had 33 saves for the Huskies 
before being lifted in the final minute in favor of the extra attacker.  
Sophomore Kaleb Christenson (International Falls, Minn.) made 30 stops for the 
Vikings.

Summary                    1   2   3   Final
Southern Maine  (5-19-2)   1   0   1     2
Salem State  (16-5-4)      1   2   2     5
1st Period - 1. Sal, Scott Cooper 11 (Jay McCabe, Anthony Scaparotti)  1:38;  2. 
SM, John Lauziere 11 (Darren Roche, Dan Drozdzik) (pp) 19:49.  2nd Period - 3. 
Sal, Rob Miller 4 (Charlie Pero, Adam Hackett) (pp) 4:31; 4. Sal, Dan Haugh 2 
(Scaparotti, S. Cooper) 18:45.  3rd Period - 5. SM, Lauziere 12 (Alex 
Dandenault, Scott Irwin) 4:10; 6. Sal, S. Cooper 12 (Scaparotti, David Paris) 
8:28; 7. Sal, S. Cooper 13 (Miller, Scaparotti) (en) 19:41.
Goalies:  SM, Jason Tuck (37 shots, 33 saves)   Sal, Kaleb Christenson (32 
shots, 30 saves)

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Thursday, February 22, 2001

ECAC Div. III Hockey Playoffs Begin This Weekend
ECAC East

Game:  #7 University of Southern Maine  versus  #2 Salem State College
Date & Time:  Saturday, February 24,  7:00 p.m.
Site:  Richard H. Rockett Arena, Salem, Mass.
Records:  Southern Maine (5-18-2; 2-14-1 ECAC)  Salem State (15-5-4; 10-5-2 ECAC)
All-time Series Record:  Salem State leads 6-0-1
2000-2001 Results:  Salem State won 6-1, at Salem, November 21
Players to Watch:  Southern Maine -- Darren Roche, Sr., D (4g, 11a); John 
Lauziere, Jr., F (10g, 4a); Brett DePetrillo, Sr., F (6g, 8a); Brian Aceto, So., 
F (5g, 8a); Tony Coates (6g, 6a); Jason Tuck, Jr., G (4.69 GAA, .853 SV%, 0-6-
1);  Ian Penney, Jr., D (2g, 6a).    Salem State -- Greg LeColst, Fr., F (10g, 
17a); Jay McCabe, Jr., F (11g, 13a); Scott Cooper, So., F (10g, 13a); David 
Cooper, Sr., F (8g, 15a); Rob Miller, Sr., D (3g, 19a); Kaleb Christenson, So., 
G (2.16 GAA, .926 SV%, 11-4-4); Adam Hackett, Jr., F (13g, 8a); Nick Stauder, 
Jr., D (6g, 9a).
Notes:  Salem State, making its 29th appearance in the ECAC tournament in the 
last 30 years, comes into this first round game unbeaten in its last five games 
(4-0-1).  The Vikings finished the regular season as the league's second highest 
scoring team (4.29 goals per game) and the top defensive club (2.29 goals 
allowed per game).  Salem was ranked third in power play percentage (20.5%, 16 
for 78) and second in penalty killing (87.2%, 82 of 94).  Southern Maine enters 
the game riding a nine-game winless streak (0-8-1).  The Huskies were ranked 
last in scoring offense (1.94 goals per game) and seventh in defense (5.06 goals 
allowed per game).  USM's power play was ranked eighth (13.3%, 11 for 83) and 
the penalty killing was ninth (68.5%, 63 of 92).  Special teams will be critical 
as the two teams finished second and third in penalty minutes per game (Salem 
State - 19.8 pim, Southern Maine - 16.1 pim).

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Saturday, February 17, 2001

Huskies Drop Regular Season Finale

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Senior forward Sean Smith (Ottawa, Ont.) had two goals 
and an assist to lead the visiting Hamilton College Continentals (10-12-1) to a 
6-2 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies (5-18-2) in ECAC hockey 
action Saturday at the USM Ice Arena.
	This was the last regular season game for both teams as Hamilton finishes 
the season 10-12-1 and 10-7-0 in the conference. Southern Maine drops to 5-18-2 
and 2-14-1 in conference play.
	Hamilton used a two-minute, three-goal surge late in the first period to 
take control of the game. Sophomore forward Tom Paolini (Rochester, N.Y.) netted 
the first goal of the period at the 17:46 mark.  Smith and freshman forward Tom 
Ditzer (Fulton, N.Y.) were credited with the assists. Just 18 seconds later, 
senior forward Cory Dorzek (Shawville, Que.) scored his third goal of the season 
for the Continentals.  Hamilton closed out the period when Smith scored his 
first of the night at the 19:42 mark.
	The Continentals extended their lead to 4-0 on a power play when Smith 
scored his tenth goal of the season at 7:50 of the middle period on a rebound 
after Huskies junior goaltender Jason Tuck (Bangor, Maine) saved a shot from the 
point. The lead increased to 5-0 just 25 seconds later when Aubuchon slid home a 
pass from Ditzer.
	Senior goaltender Mike Kaufman's (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) bid for a shutout 
was ruined when sophomore forward Bobby Sloper (Concord, N.H.) scored Southern 
Maine's first goal of the night at the 4:26 mark.  Hamilton's final goal came at 
14:53 when Ditzer netted his sixth goal of the campaign.  Southern Maine closed 
out the scoring for the game when junior forward John Lauziere (Lewiston, Maine) 
scored a short-handed goal with just 53 seconds remaining.
	Both goaltenders were busy as Hamilton's Kaufman made 23 saves. Tuck 
turned away 35 shots for the Huskies.
	The Huskies will be seeded seventh in the opening round of the ECAC East 
tournament that begins next Saturday.

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Friday, February 16, 2001

Huskies, Thoroughbreds Skate to 2-2 Tie

	GORHAM, Maine  --  The University of Southern Maine Huskies and the 
Skidmore College Thoroughbreds skated to a 2-2 tie Friday night in an ECAC East 
game at the USM Ice Arena.
	The tie extended the Huskies winless streak to eight games (0-7-1).  USM 
is 5-17-2 overall record and 2-13-1 mark in ECAC play.  Skidmore is 8-13-1 
overall and 5-10-1 in league play.
	Southern Maine grabbed a 1-0 lead when junior John Lauziere (Lewiston, 
Maine) stole a pass at the Thoroughbred blue line, skated in alone on starting 
junior goalie Jon Olson (Highland, N.Y.) and beat him with a backhand move for 
his ninth goal of the season.  Junior defenseman Ian Penney (Anchorage, Alaska) 
doubled the Huskies lead with a power-play goal, assisted by Lauziere, at 16:24.
	The Thoroughbreds tied the game in the middle period with a pair of power-
play goals.  Junior Chris Dunn (Kent, Conn.) cut the deficit in half with the 
first marker at 7:22 when he one-timed a shot from the top of the left wing 
circle past USM junior goalie Jason Tuck (Bangor, Maine).  Sophomore Joe Hooker 
(Kennett Square, Penn.) tied the game at 11:40 when he beat Tuck after taking a 
pass from sophomore Michah Deary (West Tisbury, Mass.).
	Tuck finished the game with 20 saves.  Olson had six saves in the first 
period before being lifted in favor of freshman Steve Belew (Houston, Texas).  
Belew played the rest of the way and made 15 saves without allowing a goal.
	Southern Maine closes the regular season Saturday afternoon when the 
Huskies host Hamilton College for a 4:00 p.m. game.  Skidmore will travel to 
Salem State College on Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. game.

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Saturday, February 10, 2001

Babson Explodes in Second Period, Beats USM 8-2

	WELLESLEY, Mass.  --  The Babson College Beavers exploded for six goals in 
the second period on the way to an 8-2 victory over the University of Southern 
Maine Huskies in an ECAC East game Saturday afternoon.
	The win improved the Beavers overall mark to 13-6-4, and 7-5-3 in ECAC 
play.  Southern Maine dropped its seventh straight game to fall to 5-17-1 
overall and 2-13-0 in ECAC games.
Babson grabbed a 2-0 lead in he first period on goals by freshman Eric Tkacz 
(Enfield, Conn.) and senior Jason Savageau (Manchester, N.H.).
	The flood gates opened up in the second period as Babson added four more 
tallies before USM got on the board.  Freshmen Steve Whitney (Attleboro, Mass.) 
and Rob Harvey (Fredericton, N.B.) scored power-play goals in the first 5:25 to 
make it 4-0.  Senior Rob Winslow (Marblehead, Mass.) scored a pair of goals 46 
seconds apart midway through the period to increase the lead to 6-0.
	USM senior captain Darren Roche (Corner Brook, Nfld.) put the Huskies in 
the board at 14:58 with his fourth goal of the season, set up by sophomore Brian 
Aceto (Gorham, Maine) and junior Andrew Gardner (Buffalo, N.Y.).
	Harvey and sophomore John Lobisser (Bellingham, Mass.) scored for Babson 
before the end of the period to make it 8-1.
	Senior Dan Drozdzik (Chicago, Ill.) scored his first goal of the season 
for USM in the final period.
	Babson used three goaltenders in the game.  Junior starter Greg Berard 
(Woonsocket, R.I.) played the first two periods and made 10 saves.  Freshman 
Jason Hart (Millburn, N.J.) and sophomore Ben Johnson (Pembroke, Mass.) split 
the final period and combined for eight saves.  Junior Jason Tuck (Bangor, 
Maine) and freshman Stephen Beams (Richmond, Vt.) combined to make 30 saves for 
USM.

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Friday, February 9, 2001

Fontas Goal in OT Lifts Beacons Past Huskies, 3-2

	BOSTON, Mass.  --  Senior defenseman Mark Fontas (Acton, Mass.) scored a 
power-play goal at 2:23 of overtime to give the University of Massachusetts 
Boston Beacons a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over the University of Southern 
Maine Huskies in an ECAC East game Friday night at the Clark Athletic Center.
	The win moved the Beacons into sole possession of sixth place in the East 
standings with a  2-10-2 league record and an overall mark of 4-13-3.  Southern 
Maine dropped its sixth straight game to fall to 2-12-0 in ECAC play and 5-16-1 
overall.
	UMB came back from a 2-0 deficit in the third period on goals by senior 
Tom Leyne (Lexington, Mass.) at 4:12 and freshman Joe Walsh (Kingston, Mass.) at 
17:43 to force the game into the extra session.
	Fontas scored his fifth goal of the season on a slap shot from the top of 
the right wing circle that beat USM junior goalie Jason Tuck (Bangor, Maine) 
over the shoulder.  Leyne and freshman Michael O'Sullivan (Dorchester, Mass.) 
drew the assists.
	Southern Maine scored the only goal of the first period when junior wing 
Andrew Gardner (Buffalo, N.Y.) found the net for his third goal of the season at 
6:32, set up by sophomore Brian Aceto (Gorham, Maine) and junior Ian Penney 
(Anchorage, Alaska).  After a scoreless second period, Gardner doubled the Husky 
lead at 2:18 of the third period with his second goal of the night, assisted by 
senior Brett DePetrillo (Bradford, mass.) and junior Tom Bannister (Arlington, 
Mass.).
	Junior goalie Jason Gardner (Lynnfield, Mass.) made 27 saves for the 
Beacons.  Tuck finished the night with 32 saves.
	UMass Boston will host Salem State College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.).  
Southern Maine travels to Babson College on Saturday (4:00 p.m.).

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Saturday, February 3, 2001

CARR LEADS LORD JEFFS OVER HUSKIES, 6-0

	GORHAM, Maine  --Junior forward Greg Carr (Hanover, Mass.) scored two 
goals and added an assist to lead the visiting Amherst College Lord Jeffs to a 
6-0 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in ECAC hockey action 
Saturday at the USM Ice Arena.
	The win improves the Lord Jeffs' overall record to 12-3-3 and their ECAC 
record to 8-2-3. The Huskies fall to 2-11-0 in the conference and 5-15-1 
overall. 
	Junior forward Dave Moore (Randolph, Mass.) scored what proved to be the 
game winner for Amherst at the 6:37 mark of the first period.  He was assisted 
by freshmen defenders Josh Hoffman (Ambler, PA) and John McNicholas (Lake 
Forest, Ill.). Amherst scored another goal to close out the period when junior 
forward Bob Miele (Woburn, Mass.) finished a 3-on-2 break with 2:13 remaining.
	During a scoreless second period, neither team was able to capitalize on 
power play chances. Amherst went 0-2 while Southern Maine went 0-3.
	McNicholas opened the scoring in the third period on an unassisted goal at 
the 4:44 mark. Carr then netted his first 61 seconds later. Carr's second came 
at 8:20 on an assist from Miele and senior forward Greg DiNardo (North Reading, 
Mass.). Senior defender Jim Smith (Rochester, MN) ended the scoring, netting his 
team-leading eleventh goal of the season at the 11:22 mark.
	Senior goaltender Nick Rieser (Northfield, Ill.) turned away 13 shots to 
post his first shutout of the season for the Lord Jeffs. His counterpart, junior 
Jason Tuck (Bangor, Maine), made 21 saves.
	Neither team was successful with their power-play opportunities. Amherst 
finished  0 for 4, while Southern Maine went 0 for 6. The Huskies could only 
manage three shots in the final period and were outshot 27-13 for the game.
	Southern Maine returns to action next Friday (February 9) when they travel 
to the University of Massachusetts Boston.  Amherst hosts Bowdoin College and 
Colby College next weekend.

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Friday, February 2, 2001

Bantams Defeat Huskies, 5-2

	GORHAM, Maine  --  The Trinity College Bantams got goals from five 
different players to defeat the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 5-2, in an 
ECAC Division III men's college hockey game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.
	The Bantams improved their overall record to 12-4-2, and 9-2-1 in ECAC 
play.  Trinity will play at Salem Sate College Saturday afternoon.  Southern 
Maine dropped its fourth straight game to fall to 5-14-1 overall and 2-10-0 in 
ECAC games.  The Huskies will host Amherst College at 4:00 p.m. Saturday.
	Trinity scored the first four goals of the game to build an insurmountable 
lead.  The Bantams went up 1-0 when freshman Colin Wilson-Murphy (Southboro, 
Mass.) collected his first collegiate goal, set up by rookie Daniel Gyllstrom 
(Hudson, Mass.), at 2:12.  Junior defenseman Brian Fenwick (Birmingham Mich.) 
made it 2-0 at 17:55 with a power-play goal.
	Junior Mathew Greason (Bridgton, Maine) got another power-play goal for 
the Bantams 40 seconds into the second period to make it 3-0.  Freshman Kevin 
Dmochowsky (Cedarburg, Wis.) lit the lamp at 14:19 for the Bantams.
	Southern Maine finally got on the board at 15:24 when junior Tony Coates 
(Goose Bay, Nfld.) tucked a backhand shot into the net for a power-play goal.
	The Huskies made things interesting in the third period when freshman 
Chris Santiano (North Reading, Mass.) got his first collegiate goal at 2:54, 
making it 4-2.  Freshman Steven LaBrie (Springfield, Mass.) restored the Bantams 
three-goal lead with his team's third power-play goal of the game at 16:10.
	Junior Geoffrey Faulkner (Westerville, Ohio) made 17 saves for the 
Bantams.  Junior Jason Tuck (Bangor, Maine) had 30 saves for USM.  Tuck also was 
credited with an assist on the Huskies' first goal.  Trinity outshot Southern 
Maine, 35-19, for the game.

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Saturday, January 27, 2001

Panthers Blank Undermanned Huskies, 6-0

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Freshman Kevin Cooper (Mississauga, Ontario) scored a 
pair of goals 1:17 apart late in the second period to ignite a four-goal 
outburst and propel the Middlebury College Panthers to a 6-0 victory over the 
undermanned University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC Division III men's 
hockey game Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 1,455 at Kenyon Arena.
	The win was the fifth straight for Middlebury which improved to 14-2-1 
overall and 10-1-0 in ECAC play.  Southern Maine, which dressed only 13 skaters 
for the game, dropped to 5-13-1 overall and 2-9-0 in ECAC games.
	Scoreless through the first 34 minutes, the Panthers exploded for four 
goals in a span of 4:01 late in the second period.  Cooper finally put the puck 
past USM junior Jason Tuck (Bangor, Maine) for a power play goal at 14:01.  
Cooper potted his second of the game just 1:17 later to give the Panthers a 2-0 
lead.
	Before the period was finished, freshman Adam Foote (New Hartford, N.Y.) 
added a pair of goals at 16:50 and 18:21.  The latter goal came on the power 
play.
	Middlebury added a couple more goals in the final period by sophomore 
Milan Sloboda (Mississauga, Ontario) and senior Scott Goldman (Doylestown, Pa.).
	Tuck, making his first collegiate start for the Huskies, finished the game 
with 32 saves, 21 coming in the second period when the Panthers outshot the 
Huskies, 25-5.  Freshman Marc Scheuer (Pt. Claire, Quebec) needed to make just 
11 saves to post his fourth shutout of the season for Middlebury.
	Southern Maine returns home next weekend to host Trinity College on Friday 
(February 2) night (7:00 p.m.) and Amherst College on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.  
Middlebury will travel to the state of Maine to play Bowdoin College on Friday 
(7:00 p.m.) and Colby College on Saturday (4:00 p.m.)

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Friday, January 26, 2001

Cadets Bomb Huskies, 10-2

	NORTHFIELD, Vt.  --  Freshman Chris Petracco (Weston, Ontario) scored 
three goals for his first career hat trick, and senior Keith Aucoin (Chelmsford, 
Mass.) added two goals and two assists, as the Norwich University Cadets pounded 
the University of Southern Maine Huskies 10-2 in an ECAC East game Friday night.
	The win improved the Cadets overall mark to 10-7-1 and 7-2-1 in the 
league.  Southern Maine dipped to 5-12-1 overall and 2-8-0 in ECAC play.  
Norwich will host Salem State Saturday afternoon in a showdown between the 
East's top two team while Southern Maine travels to Middlebury.
	After freshman Phil Aucoin (Chelmsford, Mass.) put the Cadets in the lead 
just 1:49 into the game, Petracco scored twice in the first period, giving the 
hosts a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes.  Keith Aucoin picked up assists on both 
Patracco goals.
	Norwich put the game away with four more unanswered goals in the second 
period.  Sophomore Tova Crnilovic (Scarborough, Ontario) and freshman Matt 
Schmidt (Markham, Ontario) scored power play goals 60 seconds apart to make it 
5-0, and Keith Aucoin got the first of his two lamp lighters 18 seconds after 
Schmidt's goal.  Junior Keith Maurice (Barre, Vt.) scored an unassisted goal 
late in the period.
	Freshman Aaron Lee (Napanee, Ontario) and Keith Aucoin made it 9-0 in the 
first 5:09 of the final period.  The Huskies finally broke through against 
Norwich junior goalie Ziga Ivanic (Ljubljana, Slovenia) at 11:58 when sophomore 
Brian Aceto (Gorham, Maine) netted his fifth goal of the season.  Petracco 
recorded his third goal at 18:01, and USM junior John Lauziere (Lewiston, Maine) 
got the final goal of the night at 19:53.
	Ivanic finished the game with 20 saves while USM rookie netminder Tim 
MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.) finished with 27 saves.

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Saturday, January 20, 2001

Bryant Hat Trick Leads Pilgrims Past Huskies, 4-0
Aiello Gets 100th Career Point, Thompson Gets Shutout

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Junior forward Pat Bryant (West Sand Lake, N.Y.) scored 
once in each period for a hat trick to lead the New England College Pilgrims to 
a 4-0 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC East game 
Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena.
	The win gave the Pilgrims a split of their two-game weekend road trip.  
NEC, which lost Friday night at Salem State, 3-0, improved to 11-7-0 overall and 
4-6-0 in the conference.  Southern Maine had its two-game winning streak 
stopped, falling to 5-11-1 overall and 2-7-0 in ECAC games.
	Senior Ralph Aiello (Toronto, Ontario), who would pick up his 100th career 
point later in the game, put the Pilgrims on the board with what proved to be 
the game winning goal at 12:52 of the opening period.  It was his team-leading 
15th goal of the season.  Senior Martin Ene (Onsala, Sweden) and freshman Dario 
D'Andrea (Vaudreuil, Quebec) picked up the assists.
	Bryant got the first of his three goals in the first period when he 
converted a pass from Aiello for a power play goal at 18:23.
	Aiello picked up his 100th career point in the second period when he 
threaded a pass through traffic to an uncovered Bryant at the far post for 
another power play goal at 4:17.
	Bryant completed his hat trick, set up by Aiello and Ene, at 11:18 of the 
third period. Bryant now has 12 goals on the season.
	Junior Ryan Thompson (Flagstaff, Ariz.) picked up his second shutout of 
the season by turning aside 24 shots.  USM rookie netminder Tim MacIntosh 
(Hudson, N.H.) also kicked out 24 shots.
	Southern Maine hits the road next weekend to play defending league and 
national champion Norwich University on Friday (January 26) and Middlebury 
College on Saturday.  New England College will host Bowdoin College on Friday 
night and Colby College Saturday afternoon.

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Friday, January 19, 2001

Huskies Come From Behind to Beat Hawks, 5-3

	GORHAM, Maine  --  The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored four 
unanswered goals to overcome a two-goal deficit and defeat the visiting Saint 
Anselm College Hawks, 5-3, in an ECAC East men's ice hockey game Friday night at 
the USM Ice Arena.
	The win was the second straight for the Huskies who entertain New England 
College on Saturday afternoon.  USM improves to 5-10-1 overall and 2-6-0 in ECAC 
play.  Saint Anselm, winless in its last four games (0-3-1), slipped to 4-9-2 
overall and 1-7-1 in the league.  The Hawks travel to Salem State College for a 
Saturday afternoon contest.
	Trailing 3-1 late in the second period, the Huskies scored three times in 
a span of 4:46 to take a 4-3 lead after 40 minutes.
	Freshman Alex Dandenault (Bromont, Quebec) scored his fourth of the season 
at 15:13 with a nifty move in front.  Junior John Lauziere (Lewiston, Maine) 
tied the game at 17:04 as he tucked a backhand around Hawks junior goalie Andrew 
Zoppo (Needham, Mass.).  Junior Tony Coates (Goose Bay, Newfoundland) gave USM 
the lead with just six seconds left in the period, scoring his fifth of the 
season while the Huskies enjoyed a five-on-three advantage.
	Sophomore Bobby Sloper (Concord, N.H.) scored the only goal of the third 
period for the Huskies, converting on another five-on-three advantage.
	Saint Anselm grabbed a quick 1-0 lead when senior Nick Solis (Tewksbury, 
Mass.) beat USM rookie goalie Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.) at 1:44.  USM got 
even when sophomore Brian Aceto (Gorham, Maine) scored his fourth goal in the 
last three games at 16:59.  Senior Brett DePetrillo (Bradford, Mass.), who 
played two seasons at Suffolk University before transferring to USM in 1999,  
picked up an assist for the 100th point of his collegiate career.
The tie lasted one minute as Hawks junior Ted McNaught (Gorham, Maine) scored 
the first of his two goals on the night.  McNaught's second goal of the game at 
12:24 of the middle period made it 3-1.
	MacIntosh settled down after giving up the early goal to finish with 19 
saves.  Zoppo also was credited with 19 saves.

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Wednesday, January 17, 2001

Brian Aceto Named ECAC East Player of the Week
Derek Klowak Named to the Weekly Honor Roll

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Sophomore right wing Brian Aceto (Gorham, Maine) of the 
University of Southern Maine Huskies men's ice hockey team has been selected as 
the Eastern College Athletic College (ECAC) East Player of the Week for the week 
of January 8-14.  The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon by the ECAC office 
in Centerville, Mass.
	The ECAC also announced that freshman defenseman Derek Klowak (Burlington, 
Ontario) had been named to the weekly honor roll.
	Aceto was a bright spot over weekend for the Huskies tallying three goals 
and an assist as USM split a pair of road games.  In Friday night's game at 
Wesleyan University, Aceto netted a goal and an assist in the Huskies 7-2 loss.  
The next afternoon against Connecticut College, the 5-foot-9 winger scored twice 
in the third period, including the game winning goal, to help the Huskies come 
from behind to defeat the Camels, 4-2.  The game winner was the first of his 
career.
	Klowak had two goals and an assist in the two games.  He scored USM's 
first goal in the game at Connecticut College and set up the tying goal early in 
the third period.  He had USM's second goal in the Wesleyan game.
	"Brian obviously has been working very hard, and it finally paid off.  He 
took advantage of the opportunities that came his way last weekend.  He's more 
comfortable now that he's move back to his more natural position (right wing) 
after helping the team get through a short-handed situation on the (left wing) 
side," commented head coach Jeff Beaney.
	"Derek has been getting better with every practice and game.  He's making 
the adjustments to this level of play, and he's really beginning to understand 
what he's able to do on the ice."
	With the four-point weekend, Aceto moved up into the seventh spot on the 
Huskies scoring list with seven points on three goals and four assists.  Klowak 
is in sixth spot with two goals and seven assists for nine points.
	Southern Maine will host a pair of games this weekend at the USM Ice 
Arena.  On Friday evening, the Huskies will take on the Saint Anselm College 
Hawks starting at 7:00 p.m.  Saturday afternoon USM will battle the New England 
College Pilgrims.  The opening face-off is set for 4:00 p.m.

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Saturday, January 13, 2001

Third Period Rally Lifts Huskies Past Camels

	NEW LONDON, Conn.  --  Sophomore Brian Aceto (Gorham, Maine) scored a pair 
of third period goals to lift the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies 
to a 4-2, come-from-behind victory over the Connecticut College Camels in an 
ECAC Division III men's ice hockey game Saturday afternoon at Dayton Arena.
	The win snapped a five-game winless streak (0-4-1) and was the first 
league win for the Huskies.  Southern Maine is 4-10-1 overall and 1-6-0 in ECAC 
play.  Connecticut College dropped to 4-5-1 overall and 2-3-1 in the league.
	Trailing 2-1 heading into the final period, the Huskies tied the game on 
senior Darren Roche's (Corner Brook, Newfoundland) power play goal, assisted by 
senior Dan Drozdzik (Chicago, Ill.) and freshman Derek Klowak (Burlington, 
Ontario) at 6:25.
	Aceto gave the Huskies their first lead with the eventual game winner at 
10:03 set up by junior Andrew Gardner (Buffalo, N.Y.) and freshman Ryan St. Cyr 
(St. Albans, Vt.).  Aceto added an insurance goal at 15:37 off helpers from 
Gardner and senior Brett DePetrillo (Bradford, Mass.).
	Conn. College took the early lead at 14:18 of the first period when junior 
Matt Coleman (Canton, Mass.) scored an unassisted short-handed goal.  The Camels 
out-shot the Huskies in the opening 20 minutes, 15-7.
	Klowak tied the game for the Huskies at 8:06 of the middle period.  Junior 
Brian Frederick (Toms River, N.J.) regained the lead for the Camels at 18:53 
with a power play goal.
	Southern Maine rookie goalie Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.) picked up his 
first win since December 9 by making 32 saves.  Sophomore Rob Houston (North 
Andover, Mass.) made 27 saves for the Camels.
	Southern Maine returns home next weekend to host Saint Anselm College and 
New England College on Friday and Saturday, respectively.  Conn. College will 
travel to Bowdoin and Colby next weekend.

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Friday, January 12, 2001

Cucinatti Nets Hat Trick as Wesleyan Downs Southern Maine, 7-2

	MIDDLETOWN, Conn.  --  Senior forward Steve Cucinatti (Winchester, Mass.) 
scored three goals and an assist as the Wesleyan University Cardinals downed the 
University of Southern Maine Huskies, 7-2, in an ECAC Division III game Friday 
night.
	The win got the Cardinals back to .500 overall at 6-6-1.  It was their 
second win against five losses in league play.  Southern Maine dropped its 
fourth straight game to fall to 3-10-1 overall.  The Huskies are winless (0-6-0) 
in league games.
	Freshman Tom Joncas (Branford, Conn.) put the Cardinals on the board first 
at 9:43 of the first period.  Cucinatti made it 2-0 at 13:34 with the first of 
his three markers.
	Sophomore Brian Aceto (Gorham, Maine) pulled the Huskies within one at 
15:37 with his second goal of the season set up by freshman Ryan St. Cyr (St. 
Albans, Vt.).
	Cucinatti netted two more goals before the end of the period to make it  
4-1 after 20 minutes of play.
	Freshman defenseman Derek Klowak (Burlington, Ontario) got one back for 
USM with a power play goal at 10:32 assisted by St. Cyr and Aceto.
	Junior Jeff Mercier (Cumberland, Maine) and Joncas scored for Wesleyan to 
give the Cardinals a 6-2 lead after two periods.  Sophomore Dave Hogan 
(Litchfield, N.H.) added a power play goal late in the third period for the 
final score.
	Sophomore Brian Maynes (Germantown, Md.) had four assists and junior Zach 
Antonucci (Melvin Village, N.H.) had three for Wesleyan.
	Freshman Jim Panczykowski (Buffalo, N.Y.) made 25 saves for Wesleyan.  
Freshman Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.) played the first two periods for USM 
making 20 saves before giving way to junior Jason Tuck (Bangor, Maine).  Tuck 
made eight saves in the final period.
	Southern Maine will travel to New London, Conn., on Saturday to play an 
afternoon game at Connecticut College.  Wesleyan will entertain Salem State 
College Saturday afternoon.

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Saturday, January 6, 2001

Mohawks Rally to Beat Huskies, 4-3

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Junior Justin Porter (Alexandria, Va.) and sophomore 
Jarred Conte (Pittsburgh, Pa.) scored goals 32 seconds apart in the third period 
to rally the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Mohawks past the University 
of Southern Maine Huskies, 4-3, in an ECAC East game Saturday afternoon at the 
USM Ice Arena.
	The win gave the Mohawks a split of their two-game weekend road trip, and 
improved their overall record to 3-8-0.  It was their first win in league play 
after five defeats.  Southern Maine, winless in its last four games (0-3-1), 
dropped to 3-9-1 overall.  The Huskies remain winless (0-5-0) in league play.
	Mass. College rallied three times from one-goal deficits before Conte's 
first collegiate goal put the Mohawks into the lead with 6:20 to play in 
regulation.  Porter's second goal of the season, coming on a low shot through a 
screen from the right point that banked in off the post, tied the game at 13:08.
	Conte, a transfer from Elmira College who played his first two collegiate 
games this weekend, netted the game winner when he lifted a USM defenseman's 
stick and stuffed the rebound of sophomore Scott MacDonald's (Abington, Mass.) 
shot past the Huskies' freshman goalie, Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.).
	Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead with the only goal of the first period when 
junior Tony Coates (Goose Bay, Labrador, Nfld.) scored his fourth of the season 
at 18:07.
	The Mohawks tied the game at 8:43 of the middle period when senior Scott 
Connolly (Medway, Mass.) beat MacIntosh off a feed from sophomore Tom Schlegel 
(Ocean Township, N.J.).  Freshman Scott Irwin (Mississauga, Ontario) regained 
the lead for USM with a power play goal at 19:57.
	Senior Tom Garman (Lancaster, Pa.) got the Mohawks back even with his 
third goal of the season at 4:54 of the third period.  USM junior defenseman Ian 
Penney (Anchorage, Alaska) gave the Huskies their final lead with a power play 
goal at 7:24.
	Mass. College junior goalie Phil Roache (Hanover, Md.) had 27 saves, 
including 12 in the final period.  MacIntosh finished with 21 saves for the 
Huskies.

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Friday, January 5, 2000

Moss Nets Hat Trick to Lead Ephmen Past Huskies, 6-1

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Senior center Bobby Moss (North Reading, Mass.) scored 
three goals to lead the Williams College Ephmen to a 6-1 victory over the 
University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC game Friday evening at the USM 
Ice Arena.
	The win snapped a two-game losing skid for the Ephmen, and leveled their 
overall record at 4-4-0.  Williams is 3-2-0 in league play.  Southern Maine 
dropped to 3-8-1 overall and remained winless in league play at 0-4-0.
	After a scoreless first period, Moss put the visitors on the board at 1:17 
of the second when he knocked a rebound past USM freshman goalie Tim MacIntosh 
(Hudson, N.H.) from the left wing circle.  Junior Andrew Beasley (Tewksbury, 
Mass.) made it 2-0 at 10:02 with the first of his two goals.
	Senior Brett DePetrillo (Bradford, Mass.) cut the deficit in half for the 
Huskies with his sixth goal of the season at 13:06.  Moss restored the Ephmen's 
two-goal lead with his second goal of the period at 17:45.
	Williams put the game away in the final period scoring three goals in a 
span of 32 seconds midway through the period.  Beasley lit the lamp at 10:10 to 
ignite the outburst.  Moss completed his trick 20 seconds later with a power 
play goal.  Senior defenseman Eric Demment (Etna, N.H.) ended the scoring at 
10:42.
	Sophomore goalie Michael Aroesty (Rochester, N.Y.) stopped 18 of the 19 
shots he faced for Williams.  MacIntosh had 27 saves before being lifted for 
junior Jason Tuck (Bangor, Maine).  Tuck stopped the only shot on goal that he 
faced.
	Williams will travel to Salem State College on Saturday for a 3:00 p.m. 
game.  Southern Maine will try to get into the win column in league play when it 
hosts Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.  Game time is 4:00 p.m.

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Sunday, December 17, 2000

Tory Jacobs Leads Johnson and Wales Past Southern Maine, 6-3
Huskies Unbeaten Streak Stopped at Four

	PROVIDENCE, R.I.  --  Senior Tory Jacob (Milford, Conn.) scored a pair of 
goals and passed out two assists to lead the Johnson and Wales University 
Wildcats to a 6-3 victory over the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies 
in a non-conference game late Saturday night.
	The win was the third straight, and ninth in the last 10 games, for the 
Wildcats who are 9-3-0 overall.  Southern Maine had its four-game unbeaten 
string (3-0-1) snapped and fell to 3-7-1 overall.  The game was the Huskies' 
last non-conference contest of the season.  USM was 3-4-1 in non-conference 
games this season.
	Jacob ignited a three-goal first period for the Wildcats with his first 
goal of the night, and ninth of the season, at 7:03.  Just 1:50 later, senior 
Bill Saltzman (Medway, Mass.) made it 2-0 with his seventh goal of the season.  
Rookie Chris Thunman (Stockholm, Sweden) completed the Wildcats' scoring in the 
opening period with his eighth goal at 14:19.
	The two clubs traded a pair of goals in the middle period.  USM finally 
got on the board when junior Andrew Gardner (Buffalo, N.Y.) scored an unassisted 
goal 23 seconds into the period.  Jacob picked up his second of the game, and 
the eventual game winner, at 3:57.  Junior Ethan Burnes (Barre, Vt.) pulled the 
Huskies within two (4-2) at 8:32.  Freshman Steven Harris (West Haven, Conn.), 
set up by Jacob, restored the three-goal margin at 11:46.
	Sophomore Scott Graham (Westminster, Col.) for JWU and USM junior Tony 
Coates (Goose Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland) lit the lamp in the final period.
	Senior goalie Scott Jacob (Milford, Conn.) made 37 saves for the Wildcats, 
including 29 over the final two periods when the Huskies out-shot the hosts, 
32-16.  Freshman Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.) made 16 saves for Southern Maine.
	USM, which is off for exams and the holidays, returns to action January 5 
when it hosts Williams College.  JWU will play in the Times-Argus Invitational 
Tournament at Norwich University on Dec. 29-30.

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Tuesday, December 12, 2000

Lauziere Rescues Tie for Huskies Against Beacons

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Junior John Lauziere (Lewiston, Maine) scored with 5:48 
left in regulation to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a 1-1 tie 
against the undermanned University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons in a non-
conference game at the USM Ice Arena Tuesday night.
	The tie extended the Huskies unbeaten string to four games (3-0-1) and 
left them with a 3-6-1 overall record heading into their final game before exams 
at Johnson and Wales University on Saturday.  UMass Boston, which dressed only 
12 skaters, is winless in its last five games.  The Beacons are 1-5-1 overall.  
They are off until Dec. 28-29 when they host the annual Codfish Bowl tournament.  
UMB will play New Hampshire College in the first round.
	Lauziere, last week's ECAC East Player of the Week, batted in a rebound 
after UMB junior goalie Jason Gardner (Lynnfield, Mass.) had stopped Huskies' 
sophomore Brian Aceto (Gorham, Maine) in close.  Aceto and junior Ethan Burnes 
(Barre, Vt.) were credited with the assists.  The goal was Lauziere's sixth in 
the last four games.
	Gardner was brilliant all night long for the Beacons. The 6-foot-3, 222-
pounder consistently frustrated USM shooters, keeping the Huskies at bay for 54 
minutes until Lauziere found a hole. Gardner finished the game with 46 saves.  
	UMass Boston took a 1-0 lead at 16:10 of the first period when senior 
Kenny Goetz (Newtown, Pa.) beat USM rookie netminder Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, 
N.H.) from the right wing circle.  Seniors Mike Bertoni (Franklin, Mass.) and 
Andrew Coleman (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) picked up the assists.
	MacIntosh was credited with 16 saves on the night.  Southern Maine out-
shot UMass Boston 47-17.

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Monday, December 11, 2000

John Lauziere Named ECAC East Player of the Week

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Junior forward John Lauziere (Lewiston, Maine) of the 
University of Southern Maine Huskies men's ice hockey team has been selected as 
the ECAC East Player of the Week for the week of December 4-10.  Steve Hagwell, 
ECAC assistant commissioner in charge of hockey, made the announcement Monday 
afternoon.
	Lauziere, a third-year forward, had seven points on five goals and two 
assists in three games last week.
	Against Plymouth State College, he scored the goal that tied the game at 
2-2 midway through the second period. The Huskies went onto a 4-2 win.
	In the Huskies' 6-3 win over Salve Regina University, the 5-foot-9, 180-
pound speedster set up a short-handed goal that gave USM the lead for good, and 
added two insurance goals in the final period for the first multi-goal game of 
his career.
	Lauziere picked up his second multi-goal game in as many nights, including 
scoring the game winner with less than six minutes to play, in the Huskies' 3-2 
win at Framingham State.  He also assisted on USM's first goal.
	With his seven-point week, Lauziere has moved to the top of the Huskies' 
scoring list with five goals and three assists for eight points in nine games.
	The Huskies, winners of their last three game and 3-6-0 overall, have two 
non-conference contests this week.  The University of Massachusetts Boston comes 
to the USM Ice Arena on Tuesday (December 12) for a 7:00 p.m. game.  USM 
finishes the first-semester portion of its schedule traveling to Providence, 
R.I., on Saturday to play Johnson and Wales University.
	USM returns to conference play after the holidays when it hosts Williams 
College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on January 5-6.

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Saturday, December 9, 2000

Lauziere, Huskies Edge Rams, 3-2

	FRAMINGHAM, Mass.  --  Junior John Lauziere (Lewiston, Maine) scored two 
goals, including the game winner with 5:26 left in regulation, and an assist to 
lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies a 3-2 victory over the Framingham 
State College Rams in a non-conference men's college hockey game Saturday night 
at Loring Arena.
	The win was the third straight for the Huskies who improved to 3-6-0 
overall.  Framingham State dropped its third straight to fall to 3-7-0 overall.
	Lauziere got the game winning tally after the Huskies squandered a two-
goal lead in the third period.  Lauziere, who had two goals in USM's win Friday 
night against Salve Regina, lit the lamp for the game winner at 14:34 off 
assists from freshman Derek Klowak (Burlington, Ontario) and junior Ethan Burnes 
(Barre, Vt.).
	Framingham State had erased the Huskies' lead on goals by sophomore Jason 
Bastien (McMurray, Pa.) at 1:12 and senior Steve Militello (Gloucester, Mass.) 
at 12:18.  Militello's goal came while the Rams enjoyed the man advantage.  
Senior Ryan Dubb (Cheshire, Conn.) picked up an assist on each goal.
	Senior Brett DePetrillo (Bradford, Mass.) gave Southern Maine an early 1-0 
lead when he scored at 1:12 of the first period, set up by Lauziere and senior 
Darren Roche (Corner Brook, Newfoundland).  The Huskies out-shot the Rams, 11-5, 
in the period, but FSC senior goalie Anthony Cusumano (Gloucester, Mass.) kept 
the Huskies at bay.
	Lauziere made it 2-0 at 15:27 of the middle period as he beat Cusumano for 
his fourth goal of the season.  Freshman Scott Irwin (Mississauga, Ontario) and 
junior Andrew Gardner (Buffalo, N.Y.) picked up the assists.
	USM rookie netminder Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.) was credited with 21 
saves.  Cusumano finished the game with 24 saves.
	USM hosts UMass Boston in its next game on Tuesday night starting at 7:00 
p.m.  Framingham State is off until January 6 when it hosts Westfield State 
College.

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Friday, December 8, 2000

Huskies Comeback to Beat Seahawks, 6-3

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Juniors Ethan Burnes (Barre, Vt.) and Tom Bannister 
(Arlington, Mass.) scored a pair of short-handed goals 18 seconds apart late in 
the second period to help the University of Southern Maine Huskies overcome a 
two-goal deficit and go onto post a 6-3 victory over the Salve Regina University 
Seahawks in a non-conference game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena.
	The win was the Huskies' (2-6-0) second straight after opening the season 
with six consecutive losses.  Salve Regina dropped its second straight game to 
fall to 6-6-0 on the season.
	Burnes tied the game at 2-2 with his short-handed goal at 18:42 of the 
second period.  He was sent in alone on the Seahawks junior goalie, Matt Arnold 
(Duxbury, Mass.), and beat him with a wrist shot from about 20 feet out.  
Bannister put the Huskies ahead 18 second later with another short-handed goal 
set up by junior John Lauziere (Lewiston, Maine).
	Senior Darren Roche (Corner Brook, Newfoundland) got what proved to be the 
game winner at 4:40 of the third period when his 65-foot blast broke off 
Arnold's stick and went into the net.
	Ryan Park (Dublin, Ohio) pulled the Seahawks with one with his second goal 
of the game at 6:42, but Lauziere added a pair of insurance goals in the final 
eight minutes to ice the victory.
	Salve Regina took a 2-0 lead in the first period despite being outshot 
15-5.  Park lit the lamp at 11:35, and senior Brian Hannafin (Medford, Mass.) 
doubled the lead at 18:58 while the teams were playing four aside.
	Junior Tony Coates (Goose Bay, Labrador,  Newfoundland) got the Huskies on 
the board at 11:22 of the middle period with a power play goal.
	Arnold finished the game with 41 saves for Salve Regina while freshman Tim 
MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.) was credited with 13 stops for the Huskies.  USM 
outshot the Seahawks 47-16.

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Tuesday, December 5, 2000

USM Huskies Snap Losing Skid, Beat PSC Panthers 4-2

	GORHAM, Maine  --  The University of Southern Maine Huskies scored four 
unanswered goals to overcome a two-goal deficit on the way to posting a 4-2 
victory over the visiting Plymouth State College Panthers in a non-conference 
game Tuesday evening at the USM Ice Arena.
	The win snapped the Huskies' six-game losing streak and improved their 
overall record to 1-6-0.  The Panthers fall to 1-4-1 overall.
	After the Huskies killed off a two-man, 1:58 short-handed situation to 
open the third period, senior forward Brett DePetrillo (Bradford, Mass.) 
finished off a pretty three-pass combination with a quick wrist shot past PSC 
freshman goalie Mike Mansson (Wilson, Wy.) to give the Huskies their first lead 
of the night, 3-2, at 3:03.  The goal, coming on the power play, was 
DePetrillo's fourth of the season.  Juniors Tony Coates (Goose Bay, 
Newfoundland) and Ian Penney (Anchorage, Alaska) picked up the assists on the 
play.
	Southern Maine added an insurance goal at 10:57 when sophomore Bobby 
Sloper (Concord, N.H.) lifted a backhand shot over Mansson.  Coates picked up 
his second assist of the night.
	Plymouth  State took a 1-0 lead with the only goal of the first period 
despite being outshot 14-7.  Senior Matt McPhee (Plymouth, N.H.) tapped home the 
rebound of his own shot for his second goal of the season.  McPhee's first shot 
was stopped by USM rookie netminder Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.), but McPhee was 
able to get a stick on the rebound and push it across the line.
	The Panthers doubled their lead 49 second into the second period as 
freshman Garrett Dionne (Clarence, N.Y.) scored his second goal.
	Freshman Scott Irwin (Mississauga, Ontario) put the Huskies on the board 
at 2:06 with his team-leading fifth goal of the season.  Junior John Lauziere 
(Lewiston, Maine) tied the game at 2-2 at 10:36 when he redirected senior Darren 
Roche's (Corner Brook, Newfoundland) shot between Mansson's legs.
	Mansson finished the night with 35 saves.  MacIntosh was credited with 17 
saves.  USM outshot the Panthers 39-19.
	Southern Maine will host Salve Regina University in its next game Friday 
night.  Plymouth State travels to upstate New York to play Fredonia State and 
Buffalo State this weekend.

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Saturday, December 2, 2000

Polar Bears Rally Past Huskies, 5-3

	BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Sophomore Sean Starke (Montreal, Quebec) scored two 
goals and dished out an assist to help the Bowdoin College Polar Bear men's ice 
hockey team rally for a 5-3 ECAC victory over the University of Southern Maine 
Huskies Saturday afternoon at the Dayton Arena.
	The win snaps a three-game winless streak for the Polar Bears and improves 
their record to 3-2-1 on the season while Southern Maine remains winless at 
0-6-0.
	USM took a 1-0 lead with less than two minutes remaining in the first 
period as freshman Scott Irwin (Mississauga, Ontario) converted a feed from 
junior Ian Penney (Anchorage, Alaska).
	Bowdoin tied the game just before the end of the first period when Starke 
picked off a clearing attempt and banged home a shot from in front of the net 
with 16 seconds left in the period.
	The Huskies regained the lead midway through the second period when senior 
Brett DePetrillo (Bradford, Mass.) flipped a rebound past the Polar Bears' 
sprawling senior Colin Robinson (Mason, N.H.) on the power play for a 2-1 edge.
	Just over two minutes later, the Polar Bears again knotted the game as 
Starke one-timed a pass from junior Mike Carosi (Warwick, R.I.) past Huskies' 
freshman goalie Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.) while on the power play.
	The Polar Bears took their first lead of the game with 59 seconds left in 
the second period when sophomore defenseman Chad Hart (Waterville, Maine) ripped 
a slapshot from the blue line past MacIntosh to the glove side.
	Senior Jason Brace (St. Albans, Vt.) stepped up for USM to tie the game at 
3-3 as he tapped in a rebound from a bid by sophomore Pat Murray (Moncton, N.B.) 
with 7:30 remaining.
	Bowdoin tallied the game-winner thirty-seven seconds after Brace's goal, 
when junior Andy McNerney (Edina, Minn.) wristed home a rebound off sophomore 
Ryan Seymour's (Fredericton, N.B.) shot.  Sophomore Adam Mantin (Wyckoff, N.J.) 
scored a short-handed, empty-net goal with five seconds remaining for the 5-3 
final.
	MacIntosh and Robinson each recorded 25 saves on the afternoon.
	Southern Maine hosts Plymouth State College in a non-league contest at 
7:00 p.m. on Tuesday (December 5) in its next action.  Bowdoin hosts Colby 
College on Tuesday in a 7:00 p.m. conference tilt.

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Friday, December 1, 2000

Colby Overcomes Southern Maine 3-2

	WATERVILLE, Maine  --  Senior Marc McEwen (Littleton, Col.) scored with 
3:10 left in regulation to snap a 2-2 deadlock and lift the Colby College White 
Mules to a 3-2, come-from-behind victory over the University of Southern Maine 
Huskies in an ECAC Division III game at Alfond Arena Friday night.
	The win improved the White Mules overall record to 4-1-0 and 3-0-0 in ECAC 
league play.  Southern Maine remained winless on the season dropping to 0-5-0 
overall and 0-2-0 in league play.
	McEwen potted his second goal of the season off assists from junior James 
LaLiberty (Waterville, Maine) and freshman Nick Meintel (Yarmouth, Maine).  The 
goal came just seconds after Southern Maine had killed off a Colby power play.
	After a scoreless first period, Southern Maine jumped out to a 2-0 lead in 
the second period on goals by freshman Scott Irwin (Mississauga, Ontario) and 
senior Brett DePetrillo (Bradford, Mass.).  Irwin scored his third of the season 
at 12:30 converting a pass from freshman Derek Klowak (Burlington, Ontario).  
DePetrillo lit the lamp at 17:58 off assists from Klowak and junior Tony Coates 
(Goose Bay, Newfoundland).
	Colby finally put the puck behind USM freshman goalie Tim MacIntosh 
(Hudson, N.H.) when senior Steve Cunningham (Hamilton, Ontario), playing in his 
first game of the season, scored a power play goal at 1:58 of the third period.  
LaLiberty and Meintel drew the assists.
	Junior Mike Higgins (Weymouth, Mass.) tied the game at 11:13 off a feed 
from LaLiberty.
	Sophomore goalie J.D. Hadiaris (Saco, Maine) finished with 10 saves for 
Colby.  MacIntosh had 32 saves for USM.
	Southern Maine travels to Brunswick, Maine, on Saturday to play the 
Bowdoin College Polar Bears.  The opening face-off is set for 4:00 p.m.  Colby 
will host Salem State College on Saturday, also at 4:00 p.m.

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Sunday, November 26, 2000

Sixth Annual Manchester PAL Stovepipe Tournament
at Tri-Town Arena, Hooksett, N.H.

Final Round Results
Consolation     New Hampshire College    7        Southern Maine    4

Championship    SUNY-Oswego              9        Saint Anselm      3

All-Tournament Team:  Scott Proulx, F, New Hampshire College; Ted McNaught, F, 
Saint Anselm; Mike Lukajic, F, Oswego; Derek Kern, F, Oswego; Nate Elliott, D, 
Oswego; Tyson Gajda, G, Oswego.
Tournament MVP:  Derek Kern, Oswego

First Round Results
Game One        SUNY-Oswego          6        Southern Maine           4
Game Two        Saint Anselm         8        New Hampshire College    3


Proulx Leads Penmen Comeback Past Huskies

	HOOKSETT, N.H.  --  Led by senior Scott Proulx's (Bedford, N.H.) two goals 
and one assist, the New Hampshire College Penmen overcame a three-goal deficit 
and went onto post a 7-4 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in 
the consolation game of the sixth annual Manchester PAL Stovepipe Tournament at 
the Tri-Town Arena Sunday afternoon.
	The win improved the Penmen's overall record to 4-1-1.  Southern Maine 
remained winless on season at 0-4-0.
	Southern Maine built a 3-0 lead in the first period on goals by freshman 
Scott Irwin (Mississauga, Ontario), freshman Alex Dandenault (Bromont, Quebec) 
shorthanded, and senior captain Darren Roche (Corner Brook Newfoundland) while 
on the power play.
	Proulx ignited a four-goal second period outburst for the Penmen with a 
power play goal at 1:58.  Goals by junior Brian Favreau (Manchester, N.H.) and 
senior Chuck Croteau (Wellington, Fla.) 34 seconds apart tied the game at 3-3.
	Dandenault's second goal of the game at 9:37 gave the Huskies a 4-3 lead, 
but that edge last just eight minutes until junior Steve Acropolis (Brick, N.J.) 
got the Penmen even at 4-4.
	Senior Dan Roy (Methuen, Mass.) got what proved to be the game winner at 
5:15 of the third period.  Proulx added an insurance goal at 6:48 and set up the 
final goal by junior Nick Ianniello (Brick, N.J.) at 12:33.
	Freshman goalie Brian Holland (Bordentown, N.J.) kicked out 21 shots in 
his first collegiate start for the Penmen.  Freshman Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, 
N.H.) made 31 saves for USM.
	Sophomore Pat Murray (Moncton, N.B.) had a pair of assists for the 
Huskies.  Senior Rich Miller (Morristown, N.J.) and freshman Chris Wingren (E. 
Greenwich, R.I.) each had a pair of helpers for the Penmen.

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Saturday,  November 25, 2000

Oswego Downs Southern Maine to Advance to Manchester PAL Cup Title Game

	HOOKSETT, N.H.  --  Senior Derek Kern (Kings Park, N.Y.) scored a pair of 
goals and set up two others as the SUNY-Oswego Lakers downed the University of 
Southern Maine Huskies, 6-4, in a first round game of the sixth annual 
Manchester PAL Cup tournament being played at Tri-Town Arena Saturday afternoon.
	The win lifted the Lakers into Sunday's championship game against the 
winner of the Saint Anselm College-New Hampshire College game.  Oswego raised 
its overall record to 6-2-0 with the victory.  Southern Maine, the defending 
tournament champion, dropped to 0-3-0 on the season and plays the loser of the 
Saint Anselm-NHC game Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
	Southern Maine built a 2-0 lead in the first 16 minutes of play on goals 
by freshman Scott Irwin (Mississauga, Ontario) and senior Brett DePetrillo 
(Bradford, Mass.).  Freshman Mike Lukajic (Oakville, Ontario), set up by Kern, 
cut the deficit in half for the Lakers in the final minute of the period.
	The Lakers outscored the Huskies in the middle period to take a 5-3 lead.  
Kern and Lukajic netted goals in the first 8:30 to give the Lakers a 3-2 edge.  
Sophomore Bobby Sloper (Concord, N.H.) tied the game at 3-3 just 31 seconds 
after Lukajic's power play goal.
	Senior John Sullivan (Suffern, N.Y.) put Oswego ahead for good at 17:31, 
and senior Joe Pecoraro (Carpentersville, Ill.) increase the lead to two in the 
final minute of the period.
	Kern's second goal of the game in the opening minute of the third period 
pushed the Lakers' lead to 6-3.  Sloper's second goal of the season, coming on 
the power play at 17:02, was the final tally of the game.
	Senior Steve Cavallaro (New Hyde Park, N.Y.), who plays on the line with 
Kern and Lukajic, had three assists.  The trio combined for four goals and five 
assists.
	Oswego outshot USM, 42-17, in the game.  Freshman Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, 
N.H.) made 36 stops for the Huskies while sophomore Joe Lofberg (Suffern, N.Y.) 
had 13 saves for the Lakers.

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Tuesday, November 21, 2000

Vikings Overcome Huskies, 6-1

	SALEM, Mass.  --  Charlie Pero scored a pair of second period goals and an 
assist to lead the Salem State College Vikings to a 6-1 victory over the 
University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC East ice hockey game Tuesday 
night at the Richard H. Rockett Ice Arena.
	The Vikings scored six unanswered goals over the final 40 minutes of play 
to overcome the Huskies' 1-0 first period lead.  Junior Tony Coates (Goose Bay, 
Newfoundland) scored the Huskies' marker with just eight second left in the 
first period.

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Saturday, November 18, 2000

Young, Sheehan Lead Corsairs By Huskies, 4-2

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Junior forward Sean Young (Waltham, Mass.) scored a 
pair of goals and an assist, and freshman forward Shawn Sheehan (Medford, Mass.) 
added a goal and two assists, to lead the visiting University of Massachusetts 
Dartmouth Corsairs to a 4-2 victory over the University of Southern Maine 
Huskies in a non-conference game at the USM Ice Arena Saturday afternoon.
	The win evened the Corsairs' overall record at 2-2-0.  The game was the 
season-opener for the Huskies.
	Young gave the visitors a 1-0 lead at 6:18 of the first period off assists 
from Sheehan and sophomore Mike Bill (Mound, Minn.).  Young made it 2-0 early in 
the second period set up by Sheehan and freshman Chris Dussault (Billerica, 
Mass.).
	Junior Andrew Gardner (Buffalo, N.Y.) got the Huskies on the board at 5:56 
of the second period converting from freshman Alex Dandenault (Bromont, Quebec) 
and junior Russ Chapman (Lewiston, Maine).
	Freshman Dan Bliss (Medway, Mass.) got what proved to be the game winner 
from sophomore Matt Cruikshank (York, Maine) at 11:31.  It was the first goal of 
the season for Bliss.
	The teams traded goals in the final period as Dandenault got the Huskies 
within one with his first collegiate goal at 3:05.  Sheehan iced the game 
potting a length-of-the-rink, shorthanded goal into the empty net.
	Freshman Ryan Grant (Burlington, Mass.) kicked out 31 shots for the 
Corsairs, including 15 in the second period when USM had a 16-9 edge in shots on 
goal.  Rookie Tim MacIntosh (Hudson, N.H.) stopped 22 shots for the Huskies.
	The inability to convert on the power play hurt the Huskies as they were 0 
for 5 with the man advantage and surrendered a shorthanded tally.

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Wednesday, November 8, 2000

Roche, Penney Named Men's Ice Hockey Captains at USM

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Senior Darren Roche (Corner Brook, Newfoundland) and 
junior Ian Penney (Anchorage, Alaska) of the University of Southern Maine men's 
ice hockey team have been named captains for the upcoming 2000-2001 season.  
Veteran head coach Jeff Beaney made the announcement.
	Southern Maine opens its season with a non-conference game on November 18 
against the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth at the USM Ice Arena.  The 
Huskies begin conference play at Salem State College on November 21.  USM is 
coming off an 11-13-2 season and a fourth place finish in the ECAC East league.
	Roche was named captain for the second straight season.  Penney will wear 
the "A" as an alternate captain for the first time.
	A 5-foot-11, 220-pound defenseman, Roche enjoyed his finest offensive 
season last winter scoring four goals and four assists.  He had one power play 
goal and two game winning goals, and served 32 minutes in penalties.  Roche has 
five goals and 17 assists in his three seasons with the Huskies.
	A 6-foot-4, 225-pound defenseman, Penney scored four goals and seven 
assists last season.  He also had two game winning goals, and had 34 minutes in 
penalties.  Penney has accumulated five goals and 13 assists in two seasons.
	The remainder of the Huskies' 2000-2001 schedule is as follows:  Nov. 25-
26, at Manchester (NH) PAL Tournament;  Dec. 1, at Colby (7:00);  Dec. 2, at 
Bowdoin (4:00);  Dec. 5, Plymouth State (7:00);  Dec. 8, Salve Regina (7:00);  
Dec. 9, at Framingham State (7:30);  Dec. 12, at UMass Boston (7:00);  and Dec. 
16, at Johnson and Wales (8:00).
	Also Jan. 5, Williams (7:00);  Jan. 6, Massachusetts College (4:00);  Jan. 
12, at Wesleyan (7:00);  Jan. 13, at Connecticut College (4:00);  Jan. 19, Saint 
Anselm (7:00);  Jan. 20, New England College (4:00);  Jan. 26, at Norwich 
(7:00);  and Jan. 27, at Middlebury (4:00).
	The final month's schedule includes Feb. 2, Trinity (7:00);  Feb. 3, 
Amherst (4:00);  Feb. 9, at UMass Boston (7:00);  Feb. 10, at Babson (4:00);  
Feb. 16, Skidmore (7:00); and Feb. 17, Hamilton (4:00).
	The ECAC East tournament will begin with quarterfinal round games on 
February 24.  The semifinals and championship game will be held March 2-3.


USM Men's Ice Hockey Captains since 1985
Season       Captain(s)
1985-1986    Peter Gosselin, Ed Harding
1986-1987    Peter Gosselin, Ed Harding
1987-1988    Peter Gosselin, Ed Harding
1988-1989    Lee Veilleuz
1989-1990    Rob Chadwick, Bob Hippern
1990-1991    Rob Chadwick
1991-1992    Dean Gardner, Nick Grass
1992-1993    Lance Allaire, P.J. Lampasona
1993-1994    David Flacco
1994-1995    Lyle Marelli, Nick Kakasenko, Roger Landry
1995-1996    Ed Pike
1996-1997    Ed Pike
1997-1998    Ed Pike (C);  Jason Struble (A), Derek Merrill (A)
1998-1999    Jason Leveille (C)
1999-2000    Darren Roche (C);  Jarrod Guimond (A)
2000-2001    Darren Roche (C);  Ian Penney (A)

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