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################################################################################ SEASON COMPLETED ################################################################################ Friday, March 7, 2008 Marshall, Conter Named to ECAC East All-Star Teams GORHAM, Maine -- Senior defenseman and team captain Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) of the University of Southern Maine men's ice hockey team was named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men's East All- Star second team that was announced Thursday evening by ECAC commissioner Rudy Keeling. Keeling also announced that freshman defenseman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) had been named to the All-Rookie team. The all-star first and second teams, the all-rookie team and the four major individual awards are voted upon by the league's head coaches. This is the fourth consecutive year that Marshall has been recognized by the league for his standout play. He was a member of the All-Rookie team in 2004-05, a second team all-star in 2005-06 and a first team all-star last season. Conter is the first USM rookie to find a spot on the All-Rookie team since Marshall and classmates Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) and Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) made the squad. Marshall played in all 26 games this season and collected 10 assists. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound rearguard set a school record this season for the most games played in a career, 106. He finished his distinguished career with seven goals and 59 assists for 66 points and had 132 minutes in penalties. Conter made an immediate impact on the USM offense from his blue line position scoring nine goals and passing out 11 assists for 20 points. He was tied for fourth on the team in points and tied for second in power-play goals with five. He was the top scoring rookie defenseman, and third overall, in the league. The Huskies finished the season with a 14-9-3 overall record and an 8-8-3 mark (fifth place) in league play. 2007-08 ECAC Men's East All-Conference Teams and Awards Player of the Year Rick Cleaver, Senior, Forward, Norwich University Goalie of the Year Ryan Donovan, Sophomore, University of Massachusetts Boston Rookie of the Year Justin Fox, Freshman, Forward, Salem State College Coach of the Year Mike McShane, Norwich University All-ECAC Men's East First Team Rick Cleaver Forward Senior Norwich University Mark Ehl Forward Sophomore New England College Nikita Kashirsky Forward Junior Norwich University Casey Fazekas Defense Sophomore Babson College Trevor Turner Defense Sophomore New England College Ryan Donovan Goalie Sophomore University of Massachusetts Boston All-ECAC Men's East Second Team Justin Fox Forward Freshman Salem State College Brandon Heck Forward Junior Castleton State College Brian Pouliot Forward Senior New England College Dane Marshall Defense Senior University of Southern Maine Travis Martel Defense Senior Castleton State College David Thompson Goalie Sophomore Norwich University ECAC Men's East All-Rookie Team Justin Fox Forward Freshman Salem State College Alex Mykolenko Forward Freshman Skidmore College Eric Tufman Forward Freshman University of Massachusetts Boston Paul Conter Defense Freshman University of Southern Maine Sylvain Messier Defense Freshman Norwich University Aaron Harvey Goalie Freshman New England College ################################################################################ Saturday, March 1, 2008 2008 ECAC Men's East Tournament Saturday, March 1 (at higher seeded team) G1 at #1 Norwich 8 #8 Skidmore 0 G2 #7 UMass Boston 4 at #2 Babson 1 G3 #6 Salem State 6 at #3 Castleton State 3 G4 at #4 N.E. College 5 #5 Southern Maine 2 Semifinals, Saturday, March 8 (at highest remaining seed) G5 #1 Norwich (20-6-0) vs. #7 UMass Boston (11-13-2) 3:00 G6 #4 N.E. College (16-7-3) vs. #6 Salem State (15-10-1) 6:00 Championship, Sunday, March 9 (at site of semifinals) G7 Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 5 3:00 ################################################################################ Saturday, March 1, 2008 New England College Rallies to Defeat Southern Maine 5-2 Pilgrims Score Four Unanswered Goals in the Third Period HENNIKER, N.H. -- The fourth-seeded New England College Pilgrims rallied in the third period with four unanswered goals to defeat the fifth-seeded University of Southern Maine Huskies, 5-2, in a first round playoff game in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men's East Tournament Saturday night at the Lee Clement Arena in Henniker, N.H. The victory moves the Pilgrims into next weekend's semifinals against sixth-seeded Salem State College, a 6-3 winner over third-seeded Castleton State College. The Pilgrims, riding a three-game winning streak, head into the semifinals with a 16-7-3 record. The semifinals and final will be hosted by top-seeded Norwich University next weekend. Southern Maine, which lost in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year, ends its season 14-9-3. USM is winless in its last 11 games (0-10-1), including three first round playoff losses, against NEC. Trailing 2-1 after two periods, the Pilgrims got the equalizer at 7:21 when freshman Johan Granath (Stockholm, Sweden) scored the first of his two goals. Granath gave the Pilgrims their first lead of the game with the eventual game- winning goal at 9:07 as he tallied a short-handed goal, set up by senior Brian Pouliot (Hooksett, N.H.). Sophomore Mark Ehl (North Vancouver, B.C.) gave the Pilgrims an insurance marker at 15:15 with his team-leading 22nd goal of the season coming on the power play. Pouliot closed out the scoring with an unassisted, short-handed goal into an empty net. Southern Maine grabbed a 1-0 late in the first period as junior Josh Giordani (Quincy, Mass.) lit the lamp off assists from rookie Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) and sophomore Ryan Jean (Randolph, Maine) at 16:27. Pouliot tied the game with the first of his two goals at 17:56. The Huskies scored the only goal of the second period with just 10 seconds left in the period. Sophomore Jordan Skinner (London, Ontario) netted the unassisted tally, his third of the season. Sophomore Ron Baia (West Haven, Conn.) picked up the win in goal for the Pilgrims making 30 saves. Junior Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) was very impressive for Southern Maine stopping 27 shots before leaving the game midway through the second period with an injury. Senior Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) came on to make 18 saves. New England College had a 50-32 edge in shots on goal, including a 21-10 advantage in the decisive final period. NEC picked up four special teams goals while holding USM's special teams off the scoresheet. At Henniker, N.H. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (14-9-3) 1 1 0 2 New England College (16-7-3) 1 0 4 5 1st Period: 1. SM, Josh Giordani (Zach Joy, Ryan Jean) 16:27; 2. NEC, Brian Pouliot (Mike Mullen) 17:56 (pp). 2nd Period: 3. SM, Jordan Skinner (unassisted) 19:50. 3rd Period: 4. NEC, Johan Granath (Per Thunberg, Trevor Turner) 7:21; 5. NEC, Granath (Pouliot) 9:07 (sh); 6. NEC, Mark Ehl (Mullen, Turner) 15:15 (pp); 7. NEC, Pouliot (unassisted) 19:23 (sh). Goalies: SM, Jamie Gilbert (32:53) 28 shots, 27 saves, Ryan Sullivan (27:04) 21-18 NEC, Ron Baia (60:00) 32-30 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 6 NEC, 2 for 8 Shots on Goal: SM, 10-12-10 = 32 NEC, 17-12-21 = 50 ################################################################################ Monday, February 25, 2008 2008 ECAC Men's East Tournament Saturday, March 1 (at higher seeded team) G1 #8 Skidmore (7-16-2; 4-14-1) at #1 Norwich (19-6-0; 15-4-0) 7:00 G2 #7 UMass Boston (10-13-2; 5-12-2) at #2 Babson (17-5-3; 13-4-2) 7:00 G3 #6 Salem State (14-10-1; 9-9-1) at #3 Castleton State (13-10-2; 11-6-2) 7:00 G4 #5 Southern Maine (14-8-3; 8-8-3) at #4 N.E. College (15-7-3; 10-6-3) 7:00 Semifinals, Saturday, March 8 (at highest remaining seed) G5 Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed tba G6 Second Highest Remaining Seed vs. Third Highest Remaining Seed tba Championship, Sunday, March 9 (at site of semifinals) G7 Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 5 tba ################################################################################ Saturday, February 23, 2008 Saint Anselm Defeats Southern Maine 4-2 MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The Saint Anselm College Hawks scored three unanswered goals in the third period, including a pair by senior Pat Forshner (Natick, Mass.), to overcome a 2-1 deficit and defeat the University of Southern Maine Huskies 4-2 in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men's East game Saturday afternoon at Sullivan Arena. The win was the fifth straight for the surging Hawks who improve to 10-10-3 overall and 5-10-3 in the league. The Huskies dropped their third straight game to slip to 14-8-3 overall and 8-8-3 in league play. Southern Maine took a 2-1 lead early in the third period when junior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) potted a power-play goal, assisted by junior Ben Loss (Wilmette, Ill.) and rookie Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario). The lead lasted 41 seconds as Forshner equalized for the Hawks at 3:27, set up by seniors Mike Foley (Medford, Mass.) and Colin Fitzpatrick (Westwood, Mass.). Forshner's second goal, coming at 5:59 off an assist from Foley, gave the Hawks their first lead of the game. Senior Matt Grazioso (Quincy, Mass.) gave the host side an insurance marker when he lit the lamp at 15:25. The Huskies drew first blood in the opening period as junior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) scored his team-leading 13th goal of the season at 5:46. Senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) and Loss picked up the assists. The assist for Stevens was his 98th career point. Saint Anselm tied the game at 17:34 as junior Brian Hartigan (Saugus, Mass.) put the puck in the net off assists from Grazioso and freshman Coleman Noonan (Norfolk, Mass.). The scoreless second period belong to the goalies as USM senior Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) and Saint Anselm junior Pat Gallagher (Framingham, Mass.) kept the offenses off the scoresheet. Gallagher, who finished the game with 32 saves, made 14 stops in the second period. Sullivan kicked out nine shots in the second period and finished the game with 28 saves. Saint Anselm has a make-up game with Salem State College on Sunday (4:30 p.m.). Southern Maine, which is locked into the fifth slot for the ECAC East tournament, has concluded its regular season schedule. At Manchester, N.H. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (14-8-3; 8-8-3) 1 0 1 2 Saint Anselm (10-10-3; 5-10-3) 1 0 3 4 1st Period: 1. SM, Kyle Smith (Mike Stevens, Ben Loss) 5:46; 2. St. A, Brian Hartigan (Matt Grazioso, Coleman Noonan) 17:34 (pp). 2nd Period: no scoring. 3rd Period: 3. SM, Dan Gordon (Loss, Paul Conter) 2:26 (pp); 4. St. A, Pat Forshner (Mike Foley, Colin Fitzpatrick) 3:27; 5. St. A, Forshner (Foley) 5:59; 6. St. A, Grazioso (Ryan Butler, Noonan) 15:25. Goalies: SM, Ryan Sullivan (60:00) 32 shots, 28 saves St. A, Pat Gallagher (60:00) 34-32 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 5 St. A, 1 for 8 Shots on Goal: SM, 8-14-12 = 34 St. A, 13-9-10 = 32 ################################################################################ Friday, February 22, 2008 (Courtesy of New England College Sports Information) New England College Gets Past Southern Maine 3-2 HENNIKER, N.H. -- Senior Brian Pouliot (Hooksett, N.H.) would score what would be the game-winner at the 9:11 mark in the third period to lift the New England College Pilgrims past the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 3-2, Friday evening in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men's East game. The win snaps a two-game losing streak for the Pilgrims as they improve to 14-7-3 overall and 9-6-3 in the ECAC East. The loss drops the Huskies to 14-7-3 overall and 8-7-3 in ECAC East action. The two teams would battle evenly through much of the first period as the Pilgrims would hold the edge in shots, out shooting the Huskies just 10-8. It would be Southern Maine that would strike first as sophomore Chris Travis (Scituate, Mass.) would score his 12th goal of the season assisted by senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) and junior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) with just under four minutes remaining in the first period. NEC would tie the game early in the second period as Pouliot would fire in a slap shot past USM junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine), assisted by sophomore Mark Ehl (N. Vancouver, B.C.), just 1:53 into the second period. The Pilgrims would take the lead at the 12:09 mark in the second as Ehl would score his team-leading 20th goal of the season sending the Pilgrims into the second intermission up 2-1. Southern Maine junior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) would take advantage of a Huskies' power play in the opening minutes of the third period to net his 12th goal of the season to tie the game at 2-2 at the 4:13 mark. NEC would continue to hold the edge in shots throughout the third period with the Pilgrims out shooting the Huskies a total of 42-21 on the evening. NEC's Pouliot would come up huge, scoring what would eventually become the game- winner at the 9:11 mark putting the Pilgrims up 3-2. The Huskies would have a power-play opportunity late in the period, but the Pilgrim defense would prove too tough holding on for the 3-2 victory. Picking up the win in goal for New England College was sophomore Ron Baia (West Haven, Conn.) who finished with 19 saves. Gilbert finished with an impressive 39 saves. Southern Maine will close the regular season on Saturday (3:00 p.m.) at Saint Anselm College. New England College will host Salem State College on Saturday (4:00 p.m.). At Henniker, N.H. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (14-7-3; 8-7-3) 1 0 1 2 New England College (14-7-3; 9-6-3) 0 2 1 3 1st Period: 1. SM, Chris Travis (Mike Stevens, Kyle Smith) 15:44. 2nd Period: 2. NEC, Brian Pouliot (Mark Ehl) 1:53; 3. NEC, Ehl (Jon Globke) 12:09. 3rd Period: 4. SM, Dan Gordon (Pat Noonan) 4:13 (pp); 5. NEC, Pouliot (Ehl, Trevor Turner) 9:11. Goalies: SM, Jamie Gilbert (59:19) 42 shots, 39 saves NEC, Ron Baia (60:00) 21-19 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 4 NEC, 0 for 7 Shots on Goal: SM, 8-8-5 = 21 NEC, 10-17-15 = 42 ################################################################################ Saturday, February 16, 2008 Connecticut College Downs Southern Maine 3-1 GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Brian Gallagher (Davidsonville, Md.) snapped a 1-1 tie with 7:45 left in regulation and the Connecticut College Camels went on to post a 3-1 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC East-NESCAC inter-league game Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena. The win was the fourth straight for the surging Camels who improve to 8-11-3 overall and 8-7-2 in league play. The Huskies, who had their fourth straight weekend split, slip to 14-6-3 overall and 8-6-3 in league games. Gallagher score what proved to be the game-winning goal at 12:15 of the third period when he poked home the rebound of a shot by junior Robbie Tesar (Lake Bluff, Ill.). USM junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) stopped Tesar's close in bid, but could not cover the rebound before Gallagher poked it into the net. Freshman Ryan Riffe (South Berwick, Maine), who picked up the other assist on the Gallagher goal, gave the Camels an insurance marker at 13:37 beating Gilbert from 30 feet out. Southern Maine had the edge in play in a scoreless first period, but Conn. College sophomore goalie Greg Parker (Trenton, Ontario) stopped 12 shots while Gilbert turned aside eight at the other end. Parker finished the game stopping 24 of 25 shots. Gilbert was credited with 23 saves before being pulled in the final minute in favor of the extra attacker. Conn. College broke the scoreless deadlock at 6:16 of the second period as junior Brett Moore (Medfield, Mass.) fired a shot over Gilbert's shoulder from the left wing circle. Gallagher and Tesar picked up the assists. Southern Maine tied the game seven minutes later on a power-play goal by freshman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) off assists from sophomore Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) and rookie Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine). Southern Maine takes to the road for the final weekend of the regular season traveling to New England College on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and Saint Anselm College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.). Conn. College plays its final two games at home hosting Babson College on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and the University of Massachusetts Boston on Saturday (3:00 p.m.). At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final Connecticut College (8-11-3; 8-7-2) 0 1 2 3 Southern Maine (14-6-3; 8-6-3) 0 1 0 1 1st Period: no scoring. 2nd Period: 1. CC, Brett Moore (Brian Gallagher, Robbie Tesar) 6:16; 2. SM, Paul Conter (Pat Noonan, Jon Rutt) 13:21 (pp). 3rd Period: 3. CC, Gallagher (Tesar, Ryan Riffe) 12:15; 4. CC, Riffe (Rob Campbell) 13:37. Goalies: CC, Greg Parker (59:41) 25 shots, 24 saves SM, Jamie Gilbert (59:00) 26-23 Power-play Opportunities: CC, 0 for 5 SM, 1 for 6 Shots on Goal: CC, 8-9-9 = 26 SM, 12-6-7 = 25 ################################################################################ Friday, February 15, 2008 Southern Maine Hangs On to Defeat Tufts, 6-5 GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) had two goals and an assist as the University of Southern Maine Huskies built a four-goal lead, then hung on for a 6-5 victory over the Tufts University Jumbos Friday night in an ECAC East/NESCAC inter-league game at the USM Ice Arena. The win improves the Huskies' record to 14-5-3 overall and 8-5-3 in league games. The Jumbos dropped their seventh straight game to fall to 6-14-1 overall and 4-11-1 in league play. With the score tied 2-2 late in the first period, Stevens scored the first of his two goals while the Huskies enjoyed a power play. The goal ignited a string of four straight goals by the Huskies, the last a short-handed tally by Stevens at 13:56 of the second period that made the score 6-2. The Jumbos kept coming to cut two off the lead before the end of the second period. Sophomore Myles Neumann (Chester Springs, Pa.) netted his first of the season at 15:40, and rookie Lindsay Walker (Castlegar, B.C.) scored on a power play at 18:24 to make it 6-4. Tufts pulled within one at 6:35 of the third period when junior Greg McCarthy (Medfield, Mass.) found the net firing home the rebound of a shot off the stick of senior Joe Cappellano (South Boston, Mass.). Tufts applied plenty of pressure down the stretch, pulling senior goalie Issa Azat (South Pasadena, Calif.) in the final minute for the extra attacker, but was unable to get the equalizer. For Southern Maine, junior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) had a one and two assists while sophomore Jordan Skinner (London, Ontario) dished off three assists. Sophomore Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) contributed a goal and an assist. McCarthy led Tufts with a goal and two assists, and sophomore Cory Korchin (Fountain Valley, Calif.) had two assists. Junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) was credited with 25 saves for Southern Maine to pick up his 10th win of the season. Azat stopped 31 shots for Tufts. Southern Maine will play its final regular season home game on Saturday (4:00 p.m.) when it hosts Connecticut College. Tufts will travel to Salem State College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.). At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final Tufts (6-14-1; 4-11-1) 2 2 1 5 Southern Maine (14-5-3; 8-5-3) 3 3 0 6 1st Period: 1. T, Jonathan Kestner (Mike Fitoussi) 10:46; 2. SM, Kyle Smith (Jordan Skinner, Mike Stevens) 12:59 (pp); 3. SM, Pat Noonan (Skinner, Dan Gordon) 15:01; 4. T, Greg O'Connell (Cory Korchin) 16:12; 5. SM, Stevens (Skinner, Smith) 18:04 (pp). 2nd Period: 6. SM, Chris Travis (Dane Marshall) 10:06 (pp); 7. SM, Paul Conter (Noonan, Josh Giordani) 11:11; 8. SM, Stevens (Smith) 13:56 (sh); 9. T, Myles Neumann (Korchin, O'Connell) 15:40; 10. T, Lindsay Walker (Andy Davis, Ross Gimbel) 18:24 (pp). 3rd Period: 11. T, Greg McCarthy (O'Connell, Joe Cappellano) 6:35 (pp). Goalies: T, Issa Azat (59:06) 37 shots, 31 saves SM, Jamie Gilbert (59:47) 30-25 Power-play Opportunities: T, 2 for 6 SM, 3 for 6 Shots on Goal: T, 10-10-10 = 30 SM, 16-14-7 = 37 ################################################################################ Saturday, February 9, 2008 Castleton State Blanks Southern Maine, 3-0 RUTLAND, Vt. -- Senior goaltender Jeff Swanson (Grand Haven, Mich.) stopped all 28 shots he faced to backstop the Castleton State College Spartans to a 3-0 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men's East game Saturday in Rutland, Vt. The Spartans, unbeaten in their last six games (5-0-1), moved within one point of the Huskies for the fourth and final home ice berth in the upcoming playoffs. The Spartans are 9-10-2 overall and 7-6-2 in the league. The Huskies, 3-5-2 in their last 10 games, slip to 13-5-3 overall and 7-5-3 in league play. There are two weeks remaining in the regular season. Sophomore Evan Romeo (Kanata, Ontario) gave Swanson and the Spartans the only goal they would need when he pounced on a rebound and put the puck behind USM junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) for a power-play goal at 8:59 of the first period. Gilbert stopped the initial shot taken by sophomore Steve Culbertson (Bowling Green, Ohio), but could not corral the rebound before Romeo put his shot into the net. After a scoreless second period, the Spartans got an insurance marker at 5:57 of the third period. Sophomore Kirk Bolduc (Lewiston, Maine) netted the goal potting the rebound of a shot by rookie Stuart Stefan (Delhi, Ontario). Freshman Omar Pacha (Boucherville, Quebec) closed out the scoring with an unassisted, empty-net goal at 18:53. The shutout was the first of the season, and third of his career, for Swanson. It is the first time USM has been shutout since February 18, 2006, when New England College prevailed 1-0, a span of 49 games. Gilbert finished the game with 39 saves. Southern Maine returns home next weekend for its final two regular season home games against Tufts University on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and Connecticut College on Saturday (4:00 p.m.). Castleton State travels to in-state rivals Saint Michael's College on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and Norwich University on Saturday (4:00 p.m.). At Rutland, Vt. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (13-5-3; 7-5-3) 0 0 0 0 Castleton State (9-10-2; 7-6-2) 1 0 2 3 1st Period: 1. CS, Even Romeo (Steve Culbertson, Jeff Alexander) 8:59 (pp). 2nd Period: no scoring. 3rd Period: 2. CS, Kirk Bolduc (Stuart Stefan, Brandon Heck) 5:57; 3. CS, Omar Pacha (unassisted) 18:53. Goalies: SM, Jamie Gilbert (59:01) 41 shots, 39 saves CS, Jeff Swanson (60:00) 28-28 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 4 CS, 1 for 4 Shots on Goal: SM, 8-10-10 = 28 CS, 16-12-14 = 42 ################################################################################ Friday, February 8, 2008 Southern Maine Knocks Off Skidmore, 5-2 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies received goals from five different players en route to a 5-2 victory over the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East game Friday night. The win was the second straight for the Huskies who improve to 13-4-3 overall and 7-4-3 in the league. The Thoroughbreds lost their second straight to fall to 6-12-2 overall and 3-10-1 in league play. Sophomore Chris Travis (Scituate, Mass.) open the scoring for USM with an unassisted goal at 9:05 of the first period. Freshman Brett Bandazian (Wyckoff, N.J.) equalized for Skidmore with a power-play goal at 10:51. Junior Matt Rowe (Newmarket, Ontario) gave USM the lead for good when he lit the lamp at 15:09. The Huskies had both goals in the second period to increase their lead to 4-1. Rookie Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) netted a goal at 4:55, and sophomore Ryan Jean (Randolph, Maine) found the net at 10:09. Skidmore cut the deficit by one at 6:43 when sophomore Anthony Ferri (Jersey City, N.J.) scored a short-handed goal. USM iced the decision with an empty-net goal at 19:03 from junior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.). For USM, junior Josh Giordani (Quincy, Mass.) and freshman Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) each had a pair of assists. Junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) won his ninth game of the season making 19 saves. Senior Ted Levine (New York, N.Y.) stopped 18 shots for Skidmore before being lifted with 1:20 to play for the extra attacker. Southern Maine travels to Rutland, Vt., on Saturday (4:00 p.m.) to play Castleton State College. Skidmore will host Salem State College on Saturday (4:00 p.m.) At Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (13-4-3; 7-4-3) 2 2 1 5 Skidmore (6-12-2; 3-10-1) 1 0 1 2 1st Period: 1. SM, Chris Travis (unassisted) 9:05. 2. Sk, Brett Bandazian (Tim Welsh, Steve Keady) 10:51 (pp); 3. SM, Matt Rowe (Jake Berube, Dan Falbo) 15:09. 2nd Period: 4. SM, Zach Joy (Jon Rutt, Josh Giordani) 4:55; 5. SM, Ryan Jean (Rutt, Giordani) 10:09. 3rd Period: 6. Sk, Anthony Ferri (Matt Czerkowicz) 6:43 (sh); 7. SM, Dan Gordon (Dane Marshall) 19:03 (en). Goalies: SM, Jamie Gilbert (60:00) 21 shots, 19 saves Sk, Ted Levine (58:40) 22-18, Stephen Munier (0:57) 0-0. Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 4 Sk, 1 for 7 Shots on Goal: SM, 12-7-4 = 23 Sk, 6-7-8 = 21 ################################################################################ Saturday, February 2, 2008 Southern Maine Downs Bowdoin 4-2 GORHAM, Maine -- Junior goaltender Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) stopped 39 shots to backstop the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 4-2 victory over the Bowdoin College Polar Bears in an ECAC East-NESCAC inter-league game between nationally-ranked teams Saturday afternoon at the USM Ice Arena. The win lifts the 14th-ranked Huskies to 12-4-3 overall, and 6-4-3 in league games. The ninth-ranked Polar Bears slip to 13-4-0 overall and 9-4-0 in league games. Bowdoin took a 1-0 lead in the opening period on a goal from senior Alden Cook (Stanhope, PEI) at 18:32. Gilbert kept the Huskies in the game making 15 saves as the Polar Bears out shot Huskies, 16-8, in the period. The Huskies exploded in the second period for three goals in a span of 1:54 to assume a 3-1 lead. Junior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) tied the score at 6:17. Freshman Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) put the Huskies ahead with a power-play goal 23 seconds later, and junior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) scored what proved to be the game winner at 8:11. Junior Matt Smith (Yarmouth, Maine) got one back for the Polar Bears at 16:04 during a two-man advantage. Junior Josh Giordani (Quincy, Mass.) gave Gilbert and the Huskies an insurance marker with a short-handed goal, set up by Rutt, at 4:10 of the third period. Bowdoin kept the pressure up pouring 13 shots in on Gilbert, but none found the net. Senior Paul DeCoster (Averill Park, N.Y.) made 21 saves for the Polar Bears before being lifted in favor of the extra attacker with two minutes to play. Southern Maine hits the road next weekend for road games at Skidmore College on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and Castleton State College on Saturday (4:00 p.m.). Bowdoin will be at home next weekend hosting Hamilton College on Friday (7:00 pm.) and Amherst College on Saturday (4:00 p.m.). At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final Bowdoin (13-4-0; 9-4-0) 1 1 0 2 Southern Maine (12-4-3; 6-4-3) 0 3 1 4 1st Period: 1. B, Alden Cook (Mike Corbelle, Ryan Leary) 18:32. 2nd Period: 2. SM, Dan Gordon (Chris Travis) 6:17; 3. SM, Jon Rutt (Gordon, Mike Stevens) 6:40 (pp); 4. SM, Kyle Smith (Jordan Skinner, Rutt) 8:11; 5. B, Matt Smith (Corbelle, Mike Westerman) 16:04 (pp). 3rd Period: 6. SM, Josh Giordani (Rutt) 4:10 (sh). Goalie Saves: B, Paul DeCoster (58:00) 21 SM, Jamie Gilbert (60:00) 39 Power-play Opportunities: B, 1 for 8 SM, 1 for 6 Shots on Goal: B, 16-12-13 = 41 SM, 8-10-7 = 25 ################################################################################ Friday, February 1, 2008 Colby Downs Southern Maine, 5-3 Mules Score Three Goals in Final Period to Overcome One-Goal Deficit GORHAM, Maine -- Freshman Bobby Sullivan (Darien, Conn.) had a goal and two assists to spearhead a three-goal third period as the Colby College overcame three one-goal deficits to defeat the University of Southern Maine Huskies, 5-3, in an ECAC East-NESCAC inter-league game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena. The victory was the third straight for the Mules who improve to 10-6-0 overall and 9-3-0 in league games. The Mules remain tied with in-state rival Bowdoin College for second place in the NESCAC standings. The Huskies, 1-4-2 in their last seven games, slip to 11-4-3 overall and 5-4-3 in league games. The Huskies fell into fourth place in the ECAC East standings. Trailing 3-2 entering the final period, the Mules made quick work of the Huskies' lead scoring a pair of goals in span of 22 seconds. Freshman Wil Hartigan (Arlington, Mass.) got the equalizer at 1:08, assisted by Sullivan. The Mules took their first lead of the game 22 ticks later when sophomore Matt Strickland (Leduc, Alberta) put a shot past USM junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine). Sullivan and junior Greg Valenski (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) picked up the assists. Colby rookie goalie Cody McKinney (Weston, Fla.) protected the lead with excellent saves on USM juniors Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) and Josh Giordani (Quincy, Mass.), and got some help from the post when senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) rang a shot off the steel. Sullivan put the issue to rest with his goal at 16:12, set up by Hartigan and Valenski. USM took a 2-1 lead in the first period as junior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) and sophomore Chris Travis (Scituate, Mass.) sandwiched a goal by Colby senior Arthur Fritch (South Boston, Mass.). The Mules tied the score at 2-2 midway through the second period when senior T.J. Kelley (Ridgefield, Conn.) tallied his 16th goal of the season. Freshman Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) gave USM its final lead at 12:10. McKinney finished the game with 31 saves, 25 coming over the final two periods. Gilbert stopped 12 shots for USM. Southern Maine will host nationally-ranked Bowdoin on Saturday (4:00 p.m.). Colby travels to Salem State College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.). At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final Colby (10-6-0; 9-3-0) 1 1 3 5 Southern Maine (11-4-3; 5-4-3) 2 1 0 3 1st Period: 1. SM, Dan Gordon (Eric Morgani, Zach Joy) 4:40; 2. C, Arthur Fritch (T.J. Kelley) 11:28 (pp); 3. SM, Chris Travis (Gordon) 14:59. 2nd Period: 4. C, Kelley (Billy Crinnion, Josh Reber) 9:45; 5. SM, Joy (Dane Marshall) 12:10. 3rd Period: 6. C, Wil Hartigan (Bobby Sullivan) 1:08; 7. C, Matt Strickland (Sullivan, Greg Valenski) 1:30; 8. C, Sullivan (Hartigan, Valenski) 16:12. Goalie Saves: C, Cody McKinney 31 SM, Jamie Gilbert (59:14) 12 Power-play Opportunities: C, 1 for 4 SM, 0 for 5 Shots on Goal: C, 5-5-7 = 17 SM, 8-16-10 = 34 ################################################################################ Saturday, January 26, 2008 Southern Maine Snaps Winless Skid, Downs UMass Boston 6-3 GORHAM, Maine -- Junior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) led the scoring parade as the 11th-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies snapped a five- game winless skid by defeating the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons, 6-3, in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East men's ice hockey game Saturday at the USM Ice Arena. The win was the Huskies' first since January 8 when they defeated Framingham State, 6-5. Since then, the Huskies had gone 0-3-2 prior to Saturday's victory. The Huskies are now 11-3-3 overall and 5-3-3 in the league. The Beacons dropped their second straight game to fall to 8-8-1 overall and 3-7-1 in the league. Gordon tied the game at 3-3 at 13:43 of the second on with a great individual effort. The junior forward picked up a pass from freshman Jon Rutt (Scarborough. Maine) in his own zone, skated down the right wing before cutting in and beating UMB sophomore goalie Ryan Donovan (Rexford, N.Y.) with a quick wrist shot for his seventh goal of the season. The Huskies scored twice in the next five minutes to take a 5-3 advantage into the locker room. Sophomore Chris Travis (Scituate, Mass.) tallied at 16:23, and senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) lit the lamp at 18:41. The teams traded goals in the first period as Rutt gave the Huskies an early lead before freshman Eric Tufman (Abington, Penn.) equalized for the Beacons with a power-play goal at 18:57. USM regained the lead on the opening seconds of the second period on a goal from junior Eric Morgani (Reading, Mass.). UMB responded with two goals in a span of 1:25 by freshman Matt Atsoff (Macomb, Mich.) and sophomore Anthony Casmano (Wheaton, Ill.) to take a 3-2 lead. Gordon finished the game with a goal and two assists to lead the USM offense. Travis, Rutt and Morgani each had a goal and an assist in the game as USM received goals from six different players. Senior Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) had two assists. Junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) stopped 21 shots, including 12 in the third period, in the USM goal. Donovan made 19 saves for UMB before being lifted early in the third period in favor of rookie Ray Monroe (Shrewsbury, Mass.) who had eight saves. Southern Maine returns to the ice on February 1 (7:00 p.m.) when it hosts Colby College. UMass Boston host Skidmore College in its next game on February 1 (7:00 p.m.). At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final UMass Boston (8-8-1; 3-7-1) 1 2 0 3 Southern Maine (11-3-3; 5-3-3) 1 4 1 6 1st Period: 1. SM, Jon Rutt (Zach Joy, Josh Giordani) 2:27; 2. UMB, Eric Tufman (John Galivan, Kris Kranzky) 18:57 (pp). 2nd Period: 3. SM, Eric Morgani (Dan Gordon) 0:29; 4. UMB, Matt Atsoff (Dennis Zak) 1:07; 5. UMB, Anthony Casmano (Russ Peterson) 2:32; 6. SM, Gordon (Rutt) 13:43 (pp); 7. SM, Chris Travis (Gordon, Morgani) 16:23; 8. SM, Mike Stevens (Jordan Skinner, Dane Marshall) 18:41. 3rd Period: 9. SM, Kyle Smith (Marshall, Travis) 0:37 (pp). Goalie Saves: UMB, Ryan Donovan (40:37) 19, Ray Monroe (19:23) 8 SM, Jamie Gilbert (60:00) 21 Power-play Opportunities: UMB, 1 for 6 SM, 2 for 8 Shots on Goal: UMB, 8-4-12 = 24 SM, 9-15-9 = 33 ################################################################################ Friday, January 25, 2008 Babson Downs Southern Maine, 5-4 GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Mike Venit (Ridley Park, Pa.) scored his second goal of the game with 5:46 remaining in regulation to give the Babson College Beavers a 5-4 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East ice hockey game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena. The win was the third straight for the 14th-ranked Beavers who improve to 11-3-2 overall and 7-2-1 in league play. The 11th-ranked Huskies, whose winless skid stretches to five games (0-3-2), fall to 10-3-3 overall and 4-3-3 in league games. Entering the third period down 4-3, the Beavers put the clamps on the Huskies offense, limiting the home side to just five shots on goal while putting 11 shots on target. Junior Pat McLaughlin (Berlin, Mass.) tied the game at 10:13 with the Beavers' third power-play goal of the game. Four minutes later, Venit, trailing the play through the left wing circle, took a perfect back door pass from McLaughlin cutting behind the net and beat USM senior goalie Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) to the short side post from 20 feet. Venit opened the scoring with his first goal at 6:45 of the first period. The Huskies equalized at 9:00 as junior Eric Morgani (Reading, Mass.) tapped in a feed from junior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.). The Huskies took a 2-1 edge at 16:10 when sophomore Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) potted the first of his two goals. Senior John Geverd (Hookset, N.H.) scored the first Babson power-play goal 25 seconds into the second period to tie the score. Southern Maine regained the lead with a power-play marker at 2:43 as Gordon beat Babson junior goalie Skylar Nipps (Orlando, Fla.) down low. Sophomore Shane Farrell (West Warwick, R.I.) got the Beavers second power- play goal at 13:32, off an assist from Venit, to tie game. The Huskies took their final lead when Noonan tallied his second goal 66 seconds later. A big key to the Beavers' victory came in the third period when they killed off a five-minute major penalty without allowing the Huskies a shot on goal. Sullivan finished the night making 29 saves. Nipps was credited with 17 saves. Southern Maine will look to snapped its winless skid Saturday afternoon (4:00 p.m.) when it hosts the University of Massachusetts Boston. Babson will try to extend its winning streak Saturday (3:00 p.m.) when it travels to Salem State College. At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final Babson (11-3-2; 7-2-1) 1 2 2 5 Southern Maine (10-3-3; 4-3-3) 2 2 0 4 1st Period: 1. B, Mike Venit (Shane Farrell, Pat McLaughlin) 6:45; 2. SM, Eric Morgani (Dan Gordon, Jordan Skinner) 9:00; 3. SM, Pat Noonan (Paul Conter, Ryan Sullivan) 16:10. 2nd Period: 4. B, John Geverd (Brad Baldelli, JT Balben) 0:25 (pp); 5. SM, Gordon (Kyle Smith) 2:43 (pp); 6. B, Farrell (Venit) 13:32 (pp); 7. SM, Noonan (Dane Marshall, Mike Stevens) 14:38. 3rd Period: 8. B, Pat McLaughlin (Casey Fazekas, Baldelli) 10:13 (pp); 9. B, Venit (McLaughlin, Farrell) 14:14. Goalie Saves: B, Skylar Nipps (60:00) 17 SM, Ryan Sullivan (59:26) 29 Power-play Opportunities: B, 3 for 7 SM, 1 for 3 Shots on Goal: B, 12-11-11 = 34 SM, 6-10-5 = 21 ################################################################################ Saturday, January 19, 2008 Hamilton Snaps Losing Skid, Beats Southern Maine 6-1 CLINTON, N.Y. -- Sophomore Jerome Wallace (Libertyville, Ill.) and rookie Joe Buicko (Altamont, N.Y.) each scored a pair of goals as the Hamilton College Continentals snapped an eight-game losing streak by defeating the eighth-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies, 6-1, in an ECAC East-NESCAC inter-league game Saturday afternoon at Russell Sage Rink in Clinton, N.Y. The Continentals had lost eight straight games since their only previous win of the season against Potsdam State on November 25, and the victory was their first in league play. The Continentals are now 2-10-1 overall and 1-7-1 in league games. The Huskies, winless in their last four games (0-2-2), fell for just the second time this season. The Huskies are 10-2-3 overall and 4-2-3 in the league. Southern Maine took the early lead with the lone goal of the first period. Junior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) scored a 5-on-4 power-play goal at 4:15, set up by seniors Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) and Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia). Hamilton would answer back with six straight goals over the final two periods to take the victory. Junior Kyle Roulston (Markdale, Ontario) tied the game at 4:34 of the second period with a 5-on-4 power-play goal. Wallace put the Continentals on top to stay with his first goal at 13:49. Buicko and senior Andrew Decristoforo (Manotick, Ontario) would light the lamp in the final three minutes of the period to make it 4-1. Buicko (6-on-4 power play) and Wallace (short handed) scored in the third period to account for the final tally. Sophomore goalie Ian Stearns (Fitchburg, Mass.) backstopped the Continental triumph making 28 saves. Junior Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) made 16 saves in two periods of action for the Huskies. Senior Tyler Ravlo (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) made 10 saves in the final period. Southern Maine will look to get back on track on Friday (7:00 p.m.) when it hosts Babson College in an ECAC East game. Hamilton looks to make two in a row on Tuesday (7:00 p.m.) when it travels to Elmira College for a non-conference game. At Clinton, N.Y. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (10-2-3; 4-2-3) 1 0 0 1 Hamilton (2-10-1; 1-7-1) 0 4 2 6 1st Period: 1. SM, Kyle Smith (Mike Stevens, Dane Marshall) 5:15 (pp). 2nd Period: 2. H, Kyle Roulston (Andrew Decristoforo, Joe Buteau) 4:34 (pp); 3. H, Jerome Wallace (Matt Mesi) 13:49; 4. H, Joe Buicko (Jonathan Peros) 17:22; 5. H, Decristoforo (Roulston, Buteau) 19:24 (pp). 3rd Period: 6. H, Buicko (Tom Chiappetta, Roulston) 0:26 (pp); 7. H, Wallace (Jake Davis) 6:57 (sh). Goalie Saves: SM, Jamie Gilbert (39:49) 16, Tyler Ravlo (20:00) 10 H, Ian Stearns (60:00) 28 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 11 H, 3 for 11 Shots on Goal: SM, 10-13-6 = 29 H, 12-8-12 = 32 ################################################################################ Friday, January 18, 2008 Southern Maine, Amherst Skate to 3-3 Tie AMHERST, Mass. -- Junior Joel Covelli (Carlisle, Ontario) scored his second goal of the game midway through the second period to give the Amherst College Lord Jeffs a 3-3 overtime tie with the visiting University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC East-NESCAC inter-league game Friday night in Amherst, Mass. The tie was the second straight for the nationally-ranked Huskies who are now 10-1-3 overall and 4-1-3 in league games. The Lord Jeffs, unbeaten in their last four games (3-0-1), are now 7-3-3 overall and 5-1-2 in league play. Covelli’s second goal of the night came unassisted at 10:52 of the second period. It was his eight goal of the season. From that point, USM junior Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) and Amherst rookie Cole Anderson (Eckville, Alberta) kept the game deadlocked. Gilbert finished the night with 38 saves, including 18 in the middle period when Amherst enjoyed a 19-6 advantage in shots on goal. Anderson registered 31 saves, including 17 in the third period when USM had a 17-8 edge in shots. Both netminders had three saves during the five-minute sudden-death overtime period. Southern Maine took a 1-0 lead in the first period when freshman Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) stuffed home a loose puck at 12:41. Amherst equalized at 14:29 as rookie Trip Wray (Walpole, Mass.) deflected a shot to light the lamp. Covelli's first goal of the game at 17:30 gave Amherst its only lead in the game. Joy scored his second of the period, and fifth of the season, just over a minute later to send the teams to the locker room knotted at 2-2. USM sophomore Jordan Skinner (London, Ontario) gave the visitors a 3-2 lead at 4:56 of the second period while the teams were play four aside. Southern Maine continues its two-game road trip traveling to Clinton, N.Y., on Saturday (3:00 p.m.) to play Hamilton College. Amherst will host Salem State College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.). At Amherst, Mass. 1 2 3 OT Final Southern Maine (10-1-3; 4-1-3) 2 1 0 0 3 Amherst (7-3-3; 5-1-2) 2 1 0 0 3 1st Period: 1. SM, Zach Joy (Josh Giordani) 12:41; 2. A, Trip Wray (Brendan Powers, Andrew Schremp) 14:29; 3. A, Joel Covelli (Jef Landers, Keith Nelson) 17:30 (pp); 4. SM, Joy (Dan Jordan, Jordan Skinner) 18:34. 2nd Period: 5. SM, Jordan Skinner (Mike Stevens) 4:56; 6. A, Covelli (unassisted) 10:52. 3rd Period: no scoring. Overtime: no scoring. Goalie Saves: SM, Jamie Gilbert 38 A, Cole Anderson, 31 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 0 for 3 A, 1 for 6 Shots on Goal: SM, 8-6-17-3 = 34 A, 11-19-8-3 = 41 ################################################################################ Saturday, January 12, 2008 Southern Maine, Wesleyan Play to 2-2 Tie GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore Sam Robinson (Winchester, Mass.) scored a power-play goal five seconds into the third period to give the Wesleyan University Cardinals a 2-2 overtime tie with the seventh-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies in an ECAC East-NESCAC inter-league game Saturday at the USM Ice Arena. The tie gave the Cardinals (4-5-1; 2-3-1) three out of a possible four points on the weekend. They defeated Salem State College, 3-2, Friday night. The Huskies (10-1-2; 4-1-2) were able to salvage one point in the standings with the draw after suffering their first loss of the season at the hands of Trinity College Friday night. Robinson took the opening face-off to start the third period, stepped around the USM center and let a shot go from the blue line that eluded USM senior goalie Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) to tie the game. From that point, Sullivan and Wesleyan junior goalie Mike Palladino (Litchfield, Conn.) slammed the door on every scoring bid to preserve the tie. Palladino came up with the save of the game in overtime when he stoned junior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) on a 2-on-1 with a left leg save. Sullivan finished the game with 28 saves while Palladino was credited with 29 stops. Wesleyan took an early 1-0 lead on a goal at 3:08 of the opening period by junior Brent Winship (Manhattan Beach, Calif.). Robinson picked up the lone assist on the play. Rookie forward Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) tied the game at 7:47, set up by freshman Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) and junior Josh Giordani (Quincy, Mass.). Southern Maine took its only lead of the game in the second period when freshman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) blasted a shot from 30 feet out past Palladino for a power-play goal. The Huskies hit the road next weekend to play at Amherst College on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and at Hamilton College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.). Wesleyan will be at home next weekend hosting Saint Anselm College on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and New England College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.). At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 OT Final Wesleyan (4-5-1; 2-3-1) 1 0 1 0 2 Southern Maine (10-1-2; 4-1-2) 1 1 0 0 2 1st Period: 1. W, Brent Winship (Sam Robinson) 3:08; 2. SM, Jon Rutt (Zach Joy, Josh Giordani) 7:47. 2nd Period: 3. SM, Paul Conter (Rutt) 14:00 (pp). 3rd Period: 4. W, Robinson (unassisted) 0:05 (pp). Overtime: no scoring. Goalie Saves: W, Mike Palladino 29 SM, Ryan Sullivan 28 Power-play Opportunities: W, 1 for 5 SM 1 for 4 Shots on Goal: W, 9-6-12-3 = 30 SM, 12-5-10-4 = 31 ################################################################################ Friday, January 11, 2008 Trinity Hands Southern Maine First Loss, 3-1 GORHAM, Maine -- Senior Ross Grubin (Newington, Conn.) broke a 1-1 tie with 12:41 to play to help the Trinity College Bantams defeat the seventh-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies, 3-1, in an ECAC East-NESCAC inter-league game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena. The win was the second straight for the Bantams who improve to 6-3-1 overall and 2-2-1 in league play. The Bantams, who have never lost to the Huskies, are now 12-0-1 in the 13-year history of the series. Southern Maine, off to the best start in school history, suffered its first loss in 12 games, falling to 10-1-1 overall and 4-1-1 league play. USM dropped out of a tie for first place and into third place in the ECAC East standings. Grubin came in hard off the right wing and lifted a 10-foot shot over the shoulder of USM junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) at 7:19 of the third period to break the deadlock. Freshman Justin Letizia (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and senior Matthew Crum (Clearwater, Fla.) picked up the assists. The goal was Grubin's first of the season. The Bantams iced the decision with an empty-net goal at 19:27 from sophomore Naoto Hamashima (Tokyo, Japan). After a scoreless period highlighted by the outstanding goaltending of Gilbert and Trinity sophomore David Murison (Woodstock, Vt.), the Bantams got on the board first as junior Riley Hicks (Calgary, Alberta) tallied a power-play marker at 13:28. Letizia and junior Tom Price (Milton, Mass.) drew the assists. The Huskies tied the game at the 17:00 mark when freshman Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) jammed in a rebound from a scrum in front of Murison. Senior Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) had the lone assist. Murison finished the night with 28 saves. Gilbert registered 35 stops before being pulled in favor of the extra attacker. Trinity's penalty killers did an excellent job, thwarting the Southern Maine power play on all eight short-handed situations. Southern Maine seeks to rebound from its first loss on Saturday (4:00 p.m.) when Wesleyan University, a 3-2 winner of Salem State College, comes to the USM Ice Arena. Trinity travels to Salem State on Saturday (3:00 p.m.). At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final Trinity (6-3-1; 2-2-1) 0 1 2 3 Southern Maine (10-1-1; 4-1-1) 0 1 0 1 1st Period: no scoring. 2nd Period: 1. T, Riley Hicks (Tom Price, Justin Letizia) 13:28 (pp); 2. SM, Jon Rutt (Dane Marshall) 17:00. 3rd Period: 3. T, Ross Grubin (Letizia, Matthew Crum) 7:19; 4. T, Naoto Hamashima (Regnars Alksnis) 19:27 (en). Goalie Saves: T, David Murison (60:00) 28 SM, Jamie Gilbert (59:34) 35 Power-play Opportunities: T, 1 for 5 SM, 0 for 8 Shots on Goal: T, 11-13-14 = 38 SM, 10-11-8 = 29 ################################################################################ Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Southern Maine Edges Framingham State, 6-5 FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Sophomore Chris Travis (Scituate, Mass.) scored two goals, including the game winner with 38 seconds remaining in regulation, to give the seventh-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies a 6-5 victory over the Framingham State College Rams in a non-conference men’s ice hockey game Tuesday night at Loring Arena in Framingham, Mass. The win was the sixth straight for the unbeaten Huskies and improved their overall record to 10-0-1. The Rams dropped their third straight game to fall to 1-12-0 overall. After FSC senior Nicholas Glum (Bellingham, Mass.) tied the score at 5-5 with an unassisted goal at 11:58, it appeared the game was headed for extra time when Travis tallied his second goal of the period to give the Huskies the victory. Senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) and junior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) picked up the assists. The Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by sophomore Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) and freshman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) in the first six minutes of play. Framingham State rallied to score the next three goals. Senior Jonathan Lamken (Wareham, Mass.) scored the Rams’ first goal at 8:32 of the first period, and sophomores Jason Anderson (Arden Hills, Minn.) and Joseph Mulvey (Marlboro, Mass.) lit the lamp 21 seconds apart early in the second period to give the upset-minded hosts a 3-2 lead. Freshman Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) and sophomore Jordan Skinner (London, Ontario) scored before the end of the second period to give the Huskies a 4-3 lead after two periods. Senior Tim Richard (Leominster, Mass.) tied the game for the Rams at 5:31 of the third before Travis netted his first goal at 9:45 to restore the USM lead. Senior Tyler Ravlo (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) made 31 saves in the USM goal to pick up his first win of the season. Sophomore Peter Dundovich (Philadelphia, Penn.) had 46 saves for Framingham State. Southern Maine returns home to host Trinity College on Friday night (7:00 p.m.). Framingham State travels to New York to play a two-game series at Brockport State Friday and Saturday. At Framingham, Mass. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (10-0-1) 2 2 2 6 Framingham State (1-12-0) 1 2 2 5 1st Period: 1. SM, Pat Noonan (Dan Gordon) 4:26; 2. SM, Paul Conter (Mike Stevens) 6:08; 3. FS, Jonathan Lamken (Jason Anderson,. Stephen Butler) 8:32. 2nd Period: 4. FS, Anderson (Brett Casavant) 4:13; 5. FS, Joseph Mulvey (unassisted) 4:34; 6. SM, Jon Rutt (Gordon, Conter) 5:54 (pp); 7. SM, Jordan Skinner (Eric Graham) 12:08. 3rd Period: 8. FS, Tim Richard (Butler) 5:31; 9. SM, Chris Travis (Stevens) 9:45 (pp); 10. FS, Nicholas Glum (unassisted) 11:58; 11. SM, Travis (Stevens, Kyle Smith) 19:22. Goalie Saves: SM, Tyler Ravlo 31 FS, Peter Dundovich 46 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 2 for 5 FS, 1 for 6 Shots on Goal: SM, 17-17-18 = 52 FS, 10-12-14 = 36 ################################################################################ Friday, January 4, 2008 (Courtesy of Colby Sports Information) Southern Maine Downs Colby, 4-3 WATERVILLE, Maine -- Senior center Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) scored a power-play goal with 3:23 left in regulation time to lift the nationally-ranked and unbeaten University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 4-3 win over the Colby College Mules in non-conference men's ice hockey play Friday night at Alfond Rink. The win was the fifth straight for the Huskies who improved to 9-0-1 overall. The Huskies are off to the best start in team history. Colby dropped its second straight non-conference game to slip to 4-4-0 overall. The two teams will meet again on February 1 in a league game at USM. Colby, which leads the New England Small College Athletic Conference with a 4-1 record, tied the game at 3-3 in the third period on a power-play goal by freshman Billy Crinnion (Smithtown, N.Y.) at 7:34 before Stevens netted the game winner nine minutes later. The Mules took their only lead at 1-0 when senior T.J. Kelley (Ridgefield, Conn.) tallied for his ninth goal of the season. Kelley is just one point away from 100 for his career with totals of 46 goals and 53 assists. The Huskies (9-0-1) scored the next three goals and all had assists from first-year forward Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine). USM went ahead 2-1 after one period on goals by rookie Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) at 9:13 and sophomore Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) on the power play at 12:30. The Huskies took a 3-1 lead when freshman Mike Hubbard (Reading, Mass.) scored at 7:56 of the second period, but the Mules cut the lead to one after two periods when senior Josh Reber (Edina, Minn.) scored at 14:11 on the power play. Southern Maine goalies Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) and Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) split time in the nets and combined for 28 saves. Freshman Cody McKinney (Weston, Fla.) stopped 22 shots for the Mules. The Huskies return to action on Tuesday (7:20 p.m.) playing their final non-conference game of the regular season schedule as they travel to Framingham State College. Colby will hit the road on Tuesday (7:35 p.m.) traveling to Curry College. At Waterville, Maine 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (9-0-1) 2 1 1 4 Colby (4-4-0) 1 1 1 3 1st Period: 1. C, T.J. Kelley (Billy Crinnion) 8:16; 2. SM, Zach Joy (Jon Rutt) 9:13; 3. SM, Pat Noonan (Rutt, Paul Conter) 12:30 (pp). 2nd Period: 4. SM, Mike Hubbard (Josh Giordani, Rutt) 7:56; 5. C, Josh Reber (Arthur Fritch, Joe Rothwell) 14:11. 3rd Period: 6. C, Crinnion (Fritch) 7:34; 7. SM, Mike Stevens (Chris Travis) 16:37 (pp). Goalie Saves: SM, Ryan Sullivan (29:30) 14, Jamie Gilbert (30:30) 14 C, Cody McKinney (59:30) 22. Power-play Opportunities: SM, 2 for 5 C, 2 for 5 Shots on Goal: SM, 9-13-4 = 26 C, 13-13-5 = 31 ################################################################################ Saturday, December 15, 2007 (Courtesy of Plymouth State University Sports Information) Southern Maine Overcomes Plymouth State 4-2 WATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. -- Senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) recorded a goal and an assist Saturday evening to lead the eighth-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 4-2, come-from-behind victory over the Plymouth State University Panthers in a non-conference men’s ice hockey game at the Waterville Valley Ice Arena. The Huskies are off to the best start in school history, extending their unbeaten string to nine games. The Huskies’ 8-0-1 overall record (.944 W-L pct.) surpasses the 1975-76 team (8-1-0) and 1999-2000 squad (7-0-2) for the best winning percentage through nine games. Plymouth State, winless in its last four games (0-3-1), lost its third straight to slide to 2-4-2 overall. In their last three games, the Panthers have lost 3-2 in overtime to Nichols College and dropped a pair of 4-2 decisions to Castleton State College and USM. Plymouth State started the game strong and scored the only two goals of the first period. Freshman Bryan Horrigan (Brookfield, Wis.) put the Panthers on the board six minutes into the game, and classmate Seth McQuade (Manchester, N.H.) made it 2-0 with a power-play goal at the 10:10 mark. It was the second goal of the season for both. Southern Maine got the two goals back in the second period. Freshman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ont.) broke the ice for the Huskies with a power-play goal at 1:45, and junior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) notched the equalizer at 13:13. USM dominated the middle frame in shots on goal, 12-3, and the game went to the third period tied at 2-2. Stevens, who assisted on Smith’s tying goal, wasted little time in the third frame to give the Huskies the lead, scoring the eventual game-winner just 41 seconds in. Junior Josh Giordani (Quincy, Mass.) added an insurance goal for the Huskies at the 5:15 mark to round out the scoring. PSU came back to have a 13-9 shot advantage in the third period, and USM finished with a 30-24 margin for the game. Junior Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) stopped 22 pucks to pick up the win for the Huskies, while senior Karl Helgesson (Lerum, Sweden) made 26 saves in the Panther goal. Southern Maine is off until January 4 (7:00 p.m.) when it journeys to Waterville, Maine, for a non-conference game at Colby College. Plymouth State resumes play on January 6 (8:35 p.m.) when it plays on the road against Becker College. At Waterville Valley, N.H. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (8-0-1) 0 2 2 4 Plymouth State (2-4-2) 2 0 0 2 1st Period: 1. PS, Bryan Horrigan (Bobby Dashner, Drew Erickson) 6:16; 2. PS, Seth McQuade (Kyle Tobin) 10:10 (pp). 2nd Period: 3. SM, Paul Conter (Eric Morgani, Chris Moore) 1:45 (pp); 4. SM, Kyle Smith (Mike Stevens, Dillon Duncan) 13:13. 3rd Period: 5. SM, Stevens (Chris Travis) 0:41; 6. SM, Josh Giordani (Zach Joy) 5:15. Goalie Saves: SM, Jamie Gilbert, 22 PS, Karl Helgesson, 26 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 5 PS, 1 for 3 Shots on Goal: SM, 9-12-9 = 30 PS, 8-3-13 = 24 ################################################################################ Saturday, December 8, 2007 Southern Maine Downs Suffolk, 7-4 Head Coach Jeff Beaney Gets Career Win #200 BOSTON -- Sophomore Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) and junior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) each had a pair of goals as the 10th-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Suffolk University Rams, 7-4, Saturday night in a non-conference men's ice hockey game at the Walter Brown Arena in Boston. With the victory, the Huskies extended their unbeaten string to eight games (7-0-1) and presented veteran head coach Jeff Beaney with his 200th career win. Beaney, in his 21st season behind the Huskies bench, now has a career mark of 200-279-26. Trailing 4-3 in the second period after junior Kyle Cook (Chino Hills, Calif.) scored to give the Rams the lead at 3:54, the Huskies tallied four unanswered goals to rally for the victory. Junior center Dan Gordan (Lynnfield, Mass.) tied the game at 12:44 when he stole the puck from a Suffolk defenseman and beat freshman goalie Jeff Rose (Collinsville, Conn.) on a breakaway. Five minutes later, rookie forward Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) scored what proved to be the game winner while the Huskies enjoyed a two-man advantage. Smith netted his second goal of the game before the end of the period to give USM a 6-4 lead after 40 minutes. Noonan's second goal of the game was the only goal of the final period. In a wild first period, junior John Rocchio (East Greenwich, R.I.) gave Suffolk a 1-0 lead when he converted a rare penalty shot at 6:05. Smith and Noonan scored power-play goals just over two minutes apart to give USM a 2-1 lead. Senior Dan Pencinger (Randolph, N.J.) scored a pair of goals to regain the lead for the Rams before rookie defenseman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) netted another USM power-play goal at 19:30 to send the teams to the locker rooms tied 3-3. Southern Maine converted six times on the power play in 15 opportunities while allowing one extra-man goal in seven short-handed situations. USM senior goalie Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) was credited with 13 saves to pick up his third win of the season. Rose made 46 saves before being lifted with 6:21 to play. Junior Mark Grignon (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) made two stops over the final six minutes. The Huskies play their final game of the first semester next weekend when they travel to Plymouth State University for a non-conference game on Saturday (6:00 p.m.). The Rams will play the University of Massachusetts Boston in the first round of the Codfish Bowl on December 28. At Boston, Mass. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (7-0-1) 3 3 1 7 Suffolk (7-4-0) 3 1 0 4 1st Period: 1. Suf, John Rocchio (penalty shot) 6:05; 2. SM, Kyle Smith (Ryan Fader, Mike Stevens) 12:40 (pp); 3. SM, Pat Noonan (Ben Loss) 14:49 (pp); 4. Suf, Dan Pencinger (Brian Smusz, Tim Dancey) 15:36; 5. Suf, Pencinger (Tom Coulstring) 18:04; 6. SM, Paul Conter (Chris Travis, Eric Morgani) 19:30 (pp). 2nd Period: 7. Suf, Kyle Cook (Dancey, Rocchio) 3:54 (pp); 8. SM, Dan Gordan (unassisted) 12:44; 9. SM, Jon Rutt (Paul Conter, Eric Morgani) 17:55 (pp); 10. SM, Smith (Stevens, Travis) 18:52 (pp). 3rd Period: 11. SM, Noonan (Rutt, Gordan) 11:06. Goalie Saves: SM, Ryan Sullivan 13 Suf, Jeff Rose (53:39) 46, Mark Grignon (6:21) 2 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 5 for 7 Suf, 1 for 7 Shots on Goal: SM, 15-23-17 = 55 Suf, 10-3-4 = 17 ################################################################################ Friday, December 7, 2007 Chris Travis Nets Hat Trick, Southern Maine Downs Salem State 7-3 GORHAM, Maine -- Sophomore wing Chris Travis (Scituate, Mass.) netted three goals and had an assist to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 7-3 victory over the Salem State College Vikings in an ECAC Men's East game Friday night at the USM Ice Arena. The win extends the 10th-ranked Huskies' unbeaten string to seven games, lifting their overall record to 6-0-1. The Huskies also moved into a three-way tie with Babson College and New England College for first place in the league with a 4-0-1 mark. The win was the 199th in the career of USM head coach Jeff Beaney who is in his 21st season behind the Huskies bench. The Vikings slip to 3-4-0 overall and 1-4-0 in the league. Travis ignited a four-goal, first-period outburst with his first two goals. He put the Huskies on the board at 4:21, and after sophomore Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) made it 2-0 at 12:19, Travis made it 3-0 with a power-play marker at 13:47. Sophomore Ryan Jean (Randolph, Maine) made it 4-0 with his first career goal at 15:04. Junior Dan Gordan (Lynnfield, Mass.) potted the Huskies' fifth straight goal 58 seconds into the second period before the Vikings got on the board. Sophomore Kevin Hughes (Natick, Mass.) fired a shot from the right wing board that handcuffed USM junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) at 3:55. Sophomore Chris MacInnis (Waltham, Mass.) cut the lead to 5-2 with the Vikings second goal at 15:17. USM senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) and Salem State sophomore Aaron Blades (Chino, Calif.) traded goals less than four minutes apart early in the third period before Travis finished off his hat trick at 7:17. Gilbert finished the game with 34 saves for the Huskies. Junior Ryan Hatch (Medway, Mass.) had 26 saves in 55 minutes of action, and rookie James Lacour (Silver Springs, Md.) had two saves in five minutes of play. Southern Maine will travel to Boston on Saturday (7:00 p.m.) to play Suffolk University in a non-league game at Walter Brown Arena. Salem State will host Framingham State College in a non-conference game on Monday (7:00 p.m.). At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final Salem State (3-4-0; 1-4-0) 0 2 1 3 Southern Maine (6-0-1; 4-0-1) 4 1 2 7 1st Period: 1. SM, Chris Travis (Mike Stevens, Ben Loss) 4:21; 2. SM, Pat Noonan (Dan Gordan) 12:19; 3. SM, Travis (Stevens, Dane Marshall) 13:47 (pp); 4. SM, Ryan Jean (Zach Joy, Josh Giordani) 15:04. 2nd Period: 5. Gordan (Eric Morgani, Paul Conter) 0:58; 6. SS, Kevin Hughes (unassisted) 3:55; 7. SS, Chris MacInnis (Justin Fox, Zach Doyen) 15:17. 3rd Period: 8. SM, Stevens (Jordan Skinner, Travis) 3:03 (pp); 9. SS, Aaron Blades (Bill Glynn, Hughes) 6:54; 10. SM, Travis (Stevens, Kyle Smith) 7:17. Goalie Saves: SS, Ryan Hatch (55:04) 26, James Lacour (4:56) 2 SM, Jamie Gilbert 34 Power-play Opportunities: SS, 1 for 4 SM, 2 for 5 Shots on Goal: SS, 14-12-11 = 37 SM, 12-12-11 = 35 ################################################################################ Tuesday, December 4, 2007 Jamie Gilbert Named ECAC East Goalie of the Week GORHAM, Maine -- Junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) of the nationally-ranked University of Southern Maine men's ice hockey team has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men's East Goalie of the Week for the period of November 26 through December 2. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon by the ECAC office located in Centerville, Mass. Gilbert, who transferred to USM this year from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was honored for his outstanding play in the Huskies' 3-1 victory over nationally-ranked Middlebury College this past Saturday. In that game (his only action during the week), Gilbert stopped 30 of 31 shots to post his third win in three starts this season. In his first three games with the Huskies, Gilbert has fashioned a 0.67 goals against average with a .970 save percentage and one shutout. Southern Maine, which cracked the Top 10 (#10) in the USCHO.com Division III Poll for the first time in the history of the poll, is 5-0-1 overall and 3-0-1 (7 points, tied for second place) in ECAC East games. USM will host Salem State College in an ECAC East game on Friday (7:00 p.m.) and play a non- conference game against Suffolk University at Walter Brown Arena in Boston on Saturday (7:00 p.m.). ################################################################################ Monday, December 3, 2007 Contact: Lee Urton Phone: 781-316-8869 E-mail: lee.urton@uscho.com USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll Minneapolis, Minn./December 3, 2007 Rk. Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Week 1. Elmira (9) 7-0-1 283 4 1. Plattsburgh (8) 11-1-0 283 3 3. St. Norbert (2) 7-1-1 245 5 4. Wisconsin-River Falls (1) 7-1-3 239 1 5. Wisconsin-Stout 10-1-1 195 8 6. Manhattanville 7-2-1 185 6 7. St. Thomas 6-1-1 173 10 8. Babson 6-0-1 171 9 9. Hobart 8-2-0 160 2 10. Southern Maine 5-0-1 109 14 11. Norwich 4-2-0 80 11 12. Bowdoin 4-1-0 73 14 13. Middlebury 3-2-1 59 7 14. New England College 4-0-1 41 NR 14. Oswego 5-3-2 41 12 Others Receiving Votes: Massachusetts-Dartmouth 23, Wisconsin-Superior 20, Bethel 15, Adrian 4, Milwaukee School of Engineering 1. ################################################################################ Saturday, December 1, 2007 Southern Maine Downs Middlebury 3-1 MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) stopped 30-of-31 shots to help the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeat the Middlebury College Panthers, 3-1, in an ECAC East-NESCAC inter-league game Saturday at Kenyon Arena in Middlebury, Vt. The win extended the Huskies' season-opening unbeaten streak to six games, lifting their overall mark to 5-0-1. It was the first time in nine tries that the Huskies have beaten the Panthers on the road, and the second straight year that the Huskies have prevailed against the Panthers. The Panthers, who have won eight NCAA Division III titles in the past 13 seasons and reached the championship game last season, had their two-game winning streak snapped to fall to 3-2-1 overall and 2-1-1 in league games. The game was a match-up of two teams ranked in the top 15 nationally in this week's USCHO.com Division III poll. Middlebury came into the game ranked seventh in this week's poll while Southern Maine was tied for 14th. The win was the Huskies second against a nationally-ranked team this season as they beat Norwich University in their season opener. Gilbert kept the Panthers at bay throughout the first period despite the Huskies being short-handed five times. The Panthers out shot the Huskies 11-3 in the opening 20 minutes, but were unable to dent Gilbert. USM's penalty killers did yeoman duty in the game killing all 10 Middlebury power plays. The Huskies played more than four straight minutes short handed, including 41 seconds down two men, in the first period. The Huskies also had to kill three power plays in the final period. Southern Maine broke the scoreless deadlock at 6:33 of the second period as junior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) converted a pass from senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) for a power-play goal. Smith picked up his second goal of the game 11 minutes later when he fired home the rebound of a shot taken by sophomore Chris Travis (Scituate, Mass.). Travis had been stopped on a breakaway attempt by Middlebury senior goalie Ross Cherry (Basking Ridge, N.J.), but Smith was in the right spot to follow up for his fifth goal of the season. The Huskies lead expanded to 3-0 midway through the third period as sophomore Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) picked up his second goal in as many games, set up by freshman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) and sophomore Ryan Jean (Randolph, Maine). Gilbert lost his bid for a shutout with 2:28 remaining as senior Samuel Driver (St. Albans, Vt.) beat him with a shot. The Huskies host Salem State College in their next game on Friday (7:00 p.m.). The Panthers will take nationally-ranked Plattsburgh State at home on Friday (7:00 p.m.). At Middlebury, Vt. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (5-0-1; 3-0-1) 0 2 1 3 Middlebury (3-2-1; 2-1-1) 0 0 1 1 1st Period: no scoring. 2nd Period: 1. SM, Kyle Smith (Mike Stevens, Jordan Skinner) 6:33 (pp); 2. SM, Smith (Chris Travis) 17:37. 3rd Period: 3. SM, Pat Noonan (Paul Conter, Ryan Jean) 10:26; 4. M, Samuel Driver (unassisted) 17:32. Goalie Saves: SM, Jamie Gilbert 30 M, Ross Cherry 17 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 7 M, 0 for 10 Shots on Goal: SM, 3-10-7 - 20 M, 11-9-11 = 31 ################################################################################ Friday, November 30, 2007 Stevens’ Late Goal Gains USM 4-4 Tie with Williams WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) scored an unassisted goal with 1:29 remaining in regulation time to give the unbeaten and nationally-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies a 4-4 overtime tie with the Williams College Ephmen in an ECAC East-NESCAC inter-league game Friday night. The tie leaves the Huskies with a 4-0-1 mark overall and a 2-0-1 record in league play. The Ephmen are 1-3-1 overall and 0-2-1 in league games. Southern Maine, which never led in the game, rallied from a 3-1 second period deficit to tie the game at 3-3 on junior Matt Rowe’s (Newmarket, Ontario) first goal of the season at 5:56 of the third period. Freshman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) and junior Dan Gordan (Lynnfield, Mass.) drew the assists. Williams regained the lead at 17:53 as sophomore Andrew Lepore (Clarence, N.Y.) scored his first of the season off an assist from senior Brandon Jackmuff (Woodbury, N.J.). The assist was one of three in the game for Jackmuff. Stevens spoiled the Ephmen’s bid for their first league win, tying the game 38 seconds later. The goal was his fourth of the season, equaling his total for the 2006-07 season. Williams grabbed a 2-0 lead in the opening period on goals by freshman Brian Malchoff (Avon, Conn.) at 2:37 and sophomore Alex Smigelski (Mt. Lakes, N.J.) at 11:05. USM got on the board before the end of the first period when sophomore Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) scored, assisted Conter and Gordan, at 18:00. Sophomore Owen Holm (Wayzata, Minn.) restored Williams’ two-goal lead at 6:31 of the middle period. Junior Eric Morgani (Reading, Mass.) scored a power- play goal for USM, one of two man-up goals for the Huskies, at 11:33 to cut the margin to one. Gordan and Noonan picked up the assists. Senior goalie Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) made 30 saves in goal for USM. Sophomore Marc Pulde (Lexington, Mass.) was busy in the Williams net stopping 46 shots. Southern Maine continues its weekend road trip traveling to Middlebury College on Saturday (4:00 p.m.). Williams will host Salem State College on Saturday (4:00 pm.). At Williamstown, Mass. 1 2 3 OT Final Southern Maine (4-0-1; 2-0-1) 1 1 2 0 4 Williams (1-3-1; 0-2-1) 2 1 1 0 4 1st Period: 1. W, Brian Malchoff (Brandon Jackmuff, Alex Smigelski) 2:37; 2. W, Smigelski (Jackmuff, Steve Bruch) 11:05; 3. SM, Pat Noonan (Dan Gordan, Paul Conter) 18:00. 2nd Period: 4. W, Owen Holm (Andrew Lepore, Ben Fields) 6:31; 5. SM, Eric Morgani (Gordan, Noonan) 11:33 (pp). 3rd Period: 6. SM, Matt Rowe (Conter, Gordan) 5:56 (pp); 7. W, Lepore (Jackmuff) 17:53; 8. SM, Mike Stevens (unassisted) 18:31. Overtime: no scoring. Goalie Saves: SM, Ryan Sullivan 30 W, Marc Pulde 46 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 2 for 7 W, 0 for 3 Shots on Goal: SM, 13-14-19-4 = 50 W, 11-6-14-3 = 34 ################################################################################ Sunday, November 25, 2007 USM Defeats Cortland State, 4-1, to Win Skidmore Invitational Tournament SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Junior Josh Giordani (Quincy, Mass.) and rookie Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) each had a goal and an assist to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies men's ice hockey team to a 4-1 victory over the Cortland State University Red Dragons Sunday afternoon in the championship game of the Skidmore College Invitational Tournament. The Huskies remain unbeaten on the season, improving to 4-0-0. This is the first time since the 1999-2000 season (2-0-2) that the Huskies have been unbeaten through four games, and the first time since the 1975-76 season that they have won their first four games. Cortland State, which advanced to the championship game by beating host Skidmore in a shootout after the teams played to a 1-1 tie, slips to 3-7-1 overall. In the consolation round game, Skidmore defeated Salve Regina University, 7-2. Giordani gave the Huskies an early lead that they would never relinquish when he scored his second goal of the season at 2:06 of the opening period. Joy and fellow rookie Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) picked up the assists. Junior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) increased the USM lead to 2-0 with what proved to be the game-winning goal at 15:36, assisted by sophomore Pat Noonan (Burlington, Mass.) and junior Eric Morgani (Reading, Mass.). Senior Justin Bodine (North Massapequa, N.Y.) got the Red Dragons on the board before the end of the first period with a power-play goal at 16:43. Joy tallied the only goal of the second period at 5:31, set up by Giordani. Senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.), the tournament MVP, closed out the scoring with a power-play tally, set up by junior Ben Loss (Wilmette, Ill.) and sophomore Jordan Skinner (London, Ontario), at 18:42 of the third period. USM junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) picked up his second win of the season making 16 saves. Junior Mike Mistretta (Buffalo, N.Y.) would stop 37 shots for Cortland State. Joining Stevens on the all-tournament team were USM senior defenseman Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia), Mistretta and Matt Nichols (Potsdam, N.Y.) of Cortland State, Phil McDavitt (Duxbury, Mass.) of Skidmore and Bryan Russell (Essex Jct., Vt.) from Salve Regina. Southern Maine returns to league play on Friday (7:00 p.m.) when it travels to Williamstown, Mass., to face Williams College. Cortland State hosts a SUNYAC game on Friday (7:00 p.m.) against Fredonia. At Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 1 2 3 Final Southern Maine (4-0-0) 2 1 1 4 Cortland State (3-7-1) 1 0 0 1 1st Period: 1. SM, Josh Giordani (Zach Joy, Jon Rutt) 1:06; 2. SM, Dan Gordon (Pat Noonan, Eric Morgani) 15:36; 3. CS, Justin Bodine (Justin Porpora) 16:34 (pp). 2nd Period: 4. SM, Joy (Giordani) 5:31. 3rd Period: 5. SM, Mike Stevens (Ben Loss, Jordan Skinner) 18:42 (pp). Goalie Saves: SM, Jamie Gilbert 16 CS, Mike Mistretta 37 Power-play Opportunities: SM, 1 for 9 CS, 1 for 5 Shots on Goal: SM, 17-15-9 = 41 CS, 4-7-7 = 17 ################################################################################ Saturday, November 24, 2007 Kyle Smith Scores Three Goals as USM Downs Salve Regina 3-2 Huskies Advance to Championship Game at Skidmore Invitational Tournament SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Junior forward Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) scored three power-play goals for his second career hat trick as the University of Southern Maine Huskies downed the Salve Regina University Seahawks, 3-2, Saturday in a first round game of the Skidmore College Invitational Tournament at the Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) City Rink. The win was the third straight for the undefeated Huskies and moves them into Sunday’s (4:00 p.m.) championship game against Cortland (NY) State University. Salve Regina falls to 3-3-1 and will play host Skidmore College in the consolation game (1:00 p.m.). Cortland and Skidmore played to a 1-1 overtime tie before Cortland advanced to the championship game by winning a shootout, 2-1. Smith, who had a hat trick during his freshman season against Saint Anselm College, netted the game-winning goal at 15:27 of the third period off assists from sophomore Jordan Skinner (London, Ontario) and senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.). The goal came less than a minute after the Seahawks had tied the game on a short-handed goal by junior Jake Pickard (Wellfleet, Mass.). Salve Regina, a member of the ECAC Northeast league, got on the board first when freshman Bryan Russell (Essex Jct., Vt.) potted an unassisted goal at 14:39 of the first period. Smith tied the score with 25 seconds remaining in the opening period with his first power-play goal, assisted by junior Eric Morgani (Reading, Mass.) and senior Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia). The lone goal of the second period came at 1:54 as Smith connected for his second man-advantage goal, set up by junior Ben Loss (Wilmette, Ill.) and sophomore Matt Lally (Natick, Mass.). Senior goalie Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) made 14 saves to collect his second win of the season for USM. Junior Chase Goodrich (Salisbury, Vt.) had 36 saves in a losing effort. In the opening game, rookie Jarrett Gold (East Setauket, N.Y.) scored for Cortland State in the first period and junior Phil McDavitt (Duxbury, Mass.) lit the lamp for Skidmore in the second for the only scoring in an eventual 1-1 tie. The teams went to a shootout after the five-minute overtime period failed to produce a winner with Cortland prevailing, 2-1, as Gold and Frank Rizzo (St. James, N.Y.) converted and goalie Mike Mistretta (Buffalo, N.Y.) stopped 2-of-3 Skidmore attempts. At Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 1 2 3 Final Salve Regina (3-3-1) 1 0 1 2 Southern Maine (3-0-0) 1 1 1 3 1st Period: 1. SR, Bryan Russell (unassisted) 14:39; 2. SM, Kyle Smith (Dane Marshall, Eric Morgani) 19:35 (pp). 2nd Period: 3. SM, Smith (Matt Lally, Ben Loss) 1:54 (pp). 3rd Period: 4. SR, Jake Pickard (Nathaniel Burns) 14:32 (sh); 5. SM, Smith (Jordan Skinner, Stevens) 15:27 (pp). Goalie Saves: SR, Chase Goodrich 36 SM, Ryan Sullivan 14 Power-play Opportunities: SR, 0 for 4 SM, 3 for 7 Shots On Goal: SR, 5-6-5 = 16 SM, 13-13-13 = 39 ################################################################################ Thursday, November 22, 2007 Paul Conter Named ECAC Men’s East Rookie of the Week GORHAM, Maine -- Rookie defenseman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario/Oak- ville) of the University of Southern Maine men’s ice hockey team has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men’s East Rookie of the Week for his outstanding play during the 2007-08 season’s opening weekend of play. In two games, the 6-foot, 190-pounder blue liner had three goals and two assists for five points in a pair of USM victories. He sits atop the USM scoring list. The ECAC also announced that junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) was named to the weekly honor for posting a shutout in his USM debut over St. Michael’s College. Against nationally-ranked Norwich University on opening night, Conter had a goal and two assists as the Huskies downed the Cadets for the first time since February 1996, 8-3. The win snapped a 12-game losing streak at the hands of the Cadets. The next afternoon against St. Michael’s College, Conter tallied two goals while Gilbert kicked out 18 shots in a 4-0 victory. Gilbert transferred to USM this year from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Huskies are off to a 2-0 start for the first time since the 1975-76 season. They will participate in the Skidmore College Tournament this Saturday (5:00 p.m.) and Sunday (1:00/4:00 p.m.). They play Salve Regina University in the first round of the tournament, and either host Skidmore or Cortland State (NY) on Sunday. ################################################################################ Saturday, November 17, 2007 Southern Maine Blanks St. Michael's 4-0 GORHAM, Maine -- Junior goalie Jamie Gilbert (Lewiston, Maine) turned aside 18 shots to backstop the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 4-0 shutout of the St. Michael's College Purple Knights in an ECAC Men's East game Saturday at the USM Ice Arena. The victory gave the Huskies a sweep of its season-opening games against Norwich University and St. Michael's. The Huskies downed nationally-ranked Norwich, 8-3, Friday night. It is the second straight year that the Huskies have blanked the Purple Knights by a 4-0 count. Gilbert, who transferred to USM from the University of Massachusetts Amherst this year, posted the shutout in his USM debut. Senior Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) gave Gilbert the only goal he would need early in the first period when he intercepted a pass deep in the St. Michael's zone, wheeled out in front of the net, held the puck as a St. Michael's defenseman slid past him and beat junior goalie Tyler Bilton (Penticton, B.C.) with a 20-foot wrist shot. That would be the only scoring in the first period as USM had a 13-5 advantage in shots on goal. Stevens netted a power-play goal at 1:52 of the second period to increase the lead. Junior Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) and sophomore Jordan Skinner (London, Ontario) picked up the assists. Freshman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario) scored the first of his two goals at 8:44 of the second when his shot from the top of the right wing circle eluded Bilton. Conter scored a power-play goal at 10:13 of the final period to close the scoring. Bilton played well despite being under pressure throughout the game making 33 saves. Southern Maine finished with a 37-18 edge in shots on goal. Southern Maine will play Salve Regina University in the opening round of the Skidmore Tournament on November 24 (5:00 p.m.). St. Michael's will travel to Worcester, Mass., on Tuesday (7:30 pm.) to face Assumption College. At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final St. Michael's (0-2-0; 0-2-0) 0 0 0 0 Southern Maine (2-0-0; 2-0-0) 1 2 1 4 1st Period: 1. SM, Mike Stevens (unassisted) 4:37. 2nd Period: 2. SM, Stevens (Kyle Smith, Jordan Skinner) 1:52 pp; 3. SM, Paul Conter (Ryan Jean) 8:44. 3rd Period: 4. SM, Conter (Pat Noonan) 10:13 pp. Goalie Saves: St. M, Tyler Bilton 33 SM, Jamie Gilbert 18 Power-play Opportunities: St. M, 0 for 6 SM, 2 for 7 Shots On Goal: St. M, 5-5-8 = 18 SM, 13-15-9 = 37 ################################################################################ Friday, November 16, 2007 Southern Maine Stuns Nationally-Ranked Norwich 8-3 GORHAM, Maine -- The University of Southern Maine Huskies received goals from seven players and a 22-save performance from senior goalie Ryan Sullivan (Newton, Mass.) to stun the nationally-ranked Norwich University Cadets, 8-3, Friday night in an ECAC Men's East game at the USM Ice Arena. The game was the season-opener for both squads. The win was the first for Southern Maine against Norwich since February 2, 1996, when USM downed Norwich, 6-5 in overtime, in Lewiston, Maine, and snapped a 12-game losing streak at the hands of Norwich. Norwich, the ECAC Men's East favorite according to the coaches preseason poll, came into the game ranked sixth in the nation among Division III teams in this week's USCHO.com poll. The Huskies grabbed the lead in the first minute of play and never looked back. Junior Dan Gordon (Lynnfield, Mass.) found the net for his first goal off an assist from freshman Paul Conter (Woodbridge, Ontario). Conter made it 2-0 at 5:03 with a shot from the blue line, assisted by junior Josh Giordani (Quincy, Mass.). Southern Maine kept up the pressure, scoring twice more within a span of 61 seconds midway through the period. Sophomore Jordan Skinner (London, Ontario) potted a power-play goal at 11:07, and rookie Zach Joy (Dover, N.H.) scored at 12:08, set up by Giordani and Conter. Freshman Sylvain Messier (St. Hyacinthe, Quebec) got the Cadets on the board with a power-play tally at 13:16, the Huskies got that one back before the end of the period when freshman Jon Rutt (Scarborough, Maine) scored at 18:57. Southern Maine expanded its lead to 8-1 in the second period as sophomore Chris Travis (Scituate, Mass.) scored two goals and Giordani tallied an unassisted goal. Senior Eric Lauriault (Gatineau, Quebec) scored twice in the final minute for Norwich to account for the final tally. Sullivan gave the Huskies the goaltending needed, particularly in the middle period when he stopped all nine Cadet shots. Junior Chance Gieni (Saskatoon, Sask.) started in goal for Norwich and made three saves before being lifted after USM's fourth goal. Sophomore David Thompson (Wainwright, Alberta) went the rest of the way and was credited with 15 saves. Southern Maine will host St. Michael's College Saturday (4:00 p.m.). Norwich travels to Salem State (Mass.) College on Saturday (3:00 p.m.). At Gorham, Maine 1 2 3 Final Norwich (0-1-0; 0-1-0) 1 0 2 3 Southern Maine (1-0-0; 1-0-0) 5 3 0 8 1st Period: 1. SM, Dan Gordon (Paul Conter) 0:53; 2. SM, Conter (Josh Giordani) 5:03; 3. SM, Jordan Skinner (Kyle Smith, Ben Loss) 11:07 pp; 4. SM, Zach Joy (Giordani, Conter) 12:08; 5. N, Sylvain Messier (Raphael Robitialle) 13:16 pp; 6. SM, Jon Rutt (Joy) 18:57. 2nd Period: 7. SM, Chris Travis (unassisted) 9:19; 8. SM, Travis (Smith, Mike Stevens) 11:30; 9. SM, Giordani (unassisted) 16:17. 3rd Period: 10. N, Eric Lauriault (Rick Cleaver, D.J. Fimiani) 19:26; 11. N, Lauriault (Cleaver, Dana Thibault) 19:36. Goalie Saves: N, Chance Gieni (12:08) 3, David Thompson (47:52) 15 SM, Ryan Sullivan 22 Power-Play Opportunities: N, 1 for 6 SM, 1-8 Shots On Goal: N, 5-9-11 = 25 SM, 10-12-4 = 26 ################################################################################ Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Dane Marshall Named USM Men's Ice Hockey Captain Kyle Smith, Mike Stevens to Serve as Assistant Captains Huskies Open Season This Weekend Hosting Norwich and St. Michael's GORHAM, Maine -- Veteran University of Southern Maine men's ice hockey head coach Jeff Beaney announced recently that All-ECAC East senior defenseman Dane Marshall (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) will wear the "C" as captain of the men's ice hockey team for the upcoming 2007-08 season. Beaney also announced that senior forward Mike Stevens (Dover, N.H.) and junior forward Kyle Smith (Auburn, Maine) would serve as assistant captains this season. Marshall served as an assistant captain last season while this is Stevens and Smith's first time wearing the "A." The Huskies open the 2007-08 season this weekend with a pair of home games at the USM Ice Arena. The Huskies will play ECAC East preseason favorite and defending regular season champion Norwich University in the season opener Friday night (7:00 p.m.), and St. Michael's College on Saturday (4:00 p.m.). Marshall is among the top defensemen in the east. He was named to the ECAC East All-Rookie team in 2004-05, and has been a member of the All-ECAC East team the past two years. He was a second team selection in 2005-06 and a first team honoree last season. He also was named to the New England Hockey Writers Association's ECAC East/NESCAC All-New England team last season. During the 2006-07 campaign, Marshall scored three goals and dished off 15 assists for 18 points in 26 games. Stevens also was an ECAC East All-Rookie team selection in 2004-05 and has become one of the top all-around players in the league. He had four goals and 22 assists for 26 points during the 2006-07 season. Smith is a hard-working winger and one of the team's best penalty killers. He had seven goals, including a team-leading two short-handed goals, and seven assists for 14 points in 24 games. All three players were named to the ECAC East All-Academic Team last season. "Marshall is the best returning defenseman in our league," commented Beaney, who begins his 21st season behind the Huskies' bench needing seven victories to reach 200 wins for his career. "He is very consistent at both ends of the ice, and will be a key to one of our power-play units again this season. His defensive zone play is often overlooked because he is such a contributor in the offensive end. "Stevens is one of the most creative players in the league and an excellent penalty killer. Smith has had two solid seasons, is an excellent penalty killer and should step up his offense this year," added Beaney. After this weekend's two home games, the Huskies will be on the road for four straight contests. The Huskies will face Salve Regina University in the first round of the Skidmore Tournament on November 24 (5:00 p.m.), and either Skidmore or Cortland State on November 25 (1:00/4:00 p.m.). The Huskies return to league play the following weekend traveling to Williams College on November 30 (7:00 p.m.) and Middlebury College on December 1 (4:00 p.m.). Southern Maine returns home for its only home game in December when it hosts Salem State College on December 7 (7:00 p.m.). USM closes the first semester portion of the 25-game schedule with a pair of non-league road games at Suffolk University of December 8 (7:00 p.m.) and Plymouth State University on December 15 (6:00 p.m.). The Huskies open the New Year with non-league road games at Colby College on January 4 (7:00 p.m.) and at Framingham State College on January 8 (7:20 p.m.). The Huskies return to the friendly confines of the USM Ice Arena with league games against Trinity College on January 11 (7:00 p.m.) and Wesleyan University on January 12 (4:00 p.m.). USM travels to Amherst College on January 18 (7:00 p.m.) and Hamilton College on January 19 (3:00 p.m.) before closing out the month of January with home contests against Babson College on January 25 (7:00 p.m.) and the University of Massachusetts Boston on January 26 (4:00 p.m.). The final month of the regular season opens with home games against Colby on February 1 (7:00 p.m.) and Bowdoin College on February 2 (4:00 p.m.). The Huskies travel to Skidmore on February 8 (7:00 p.m.) and Castleton State College on February 9 (4:00 p.m.). The final two regular season home games follow when USM hosts Tufts University on February 15 (7:00 p.m.) and Connecticut College on February 16 (4:00 p.m.). USM closes the regular season on the road traveling to New England College on February 22 (7:00 p.m.) and Saint Anselm College on February 23 (3:00 p.m.). The ECAC East championship tournament will begin with quarterfinal round games on March 1. The four winners will advance to the semifinals and final on March 8-9. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament. ################################################################################ Monday, November 12, 2007 (Courtesy of ECAC) Norwich Voted Top Team in 2007-08 Preseason Poll Southern Maine Picked for Sixth Place 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 2007-08 preseason poll, earning nine first place and 96 overall votes. The Cadets are coming off a 2006-07 campaign where they posted a 14-5-0 conference mark, good enough for a first place finish during the regular season. Norwich skated to an overall record of 20-8-0, earning a bid into the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship, dropping their quarterfinal game to eventual champion Oswego State. Norwich will be solid between the pipes with the return of the ECAC East's top goaltender from a year ago in David Thompson (Wainwright, Alberta/Camrose Kodiaks, AJHL). Thompson is coming off a stellar freshman year in which he led the league with a .739 winning percentage as well as a 1.95 GAA. The Cadets top offensive weapon, Rick Cleaver (Parksville, B.C./Salmon Arm, BCHL), will be back and looking to improve upon his 44 points (24-20-44) from a year ago. The Beavers of Babson College earned the second place spot in the coaches' poll totaling one first place and 81 total votes. The defending ECAC East Champions finished up the 2006-07 season with an 18-10-1 mark (11-7-1 league) earning a bid into the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship. Brad Baldelli (Northboro, Mass. /Salisbury School) will return for Babson, coming off a year where he led all Beaver's with 36 points (16-20-36). Finishing a close third with 80 total votes is New England College. The Pilgrims ended last season with a 13-5-1 conference record (17-10-1) advancing to the ECAC East Championship game before losing to Babson. The Pilgrims will return a key part of their scoring offense from a year ago in Mark Ehl (North Vancouver, BC/ Powell River Kings) who co-led the ECAC East in freshman scoring with 30 points (13-17-30). The fourth spot belongs to Castleton State College. The Spartans ended last season with an 11-4-4 conference mark (17-6-4 overall) advancing to the ECAC East Semifinals. Coming in at number five is Skidmore College which posted a 12-5-2 record in the ECAC East (16-8-2 overall) during the 2006-07 campaign. The Huskies of Southern Maine, ended last season 12-5-2 against league opponents, and 15-9-2 overall, and were voted into sixth place. Salem State claimed the seventh spot in the poll after a season where they skated to a 5-14-0 league record (9-17-0 overall), followed by Saint Anselm. The Hawk's ended last season with an 8-8-3 record in the conference (13-12-3 overall). Rounding out the top ten are UMass Boston, and Saint Michaels. The ECAC East League will be settled on the ice beginning November 16 with a full slate of games on tap. 2007-08 Division III East Coaches' Poll Rk Team (1st Place Votes) Points 1. Norwich (9) 96 2. Babson (1) 81 3. New England College 80 4. Castleton State 69 5. Skidmore 63 6. Southern Maine 56 7. Salem State 36 8. Saint Anselm 35 9. UMass Boston 25 10. Saint Michaels 10 ################################################################################

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