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Mike McMillan - American International (Senior, Forward, Sault
Ste Marie, Ontario) - Finish the week with three points including a
goal and two assists. Recorded two points at Brown, netting
AIC’s first goal of the game and dishing out the assist on
the other, and then assisted on the Yellow Jackets second goal of
the night at Quinnapiac.
Everett Sheen - Holy Cross (Junior, Forward, Lethbridge, Alberta)
- Sheen scored Holy Cross’ goal as the Crusaders tied No. 7
Quinnipiac, 1-1. He scored his team-best eighth goal of the season
to even the game at 1-1 at 3:12 of the second period. For the
season, he also leads the team with 13 points. Sheen has recorded
34 goals and 28 assists for 62 career points.
Ryan Zapolski - Mercyhurst (Junior, Goaltender, Erie, Pa.) -
Zapolski continued his hot play as he led the Lakers to a 1-0-1
record against Air Force this past weekend at Cadet Arena. The
third-year netminder made a combined 85 saves and held the Falcons
scoreless on eight power-play opportunities. On Friday, he set a
new career-high with 49 saves as both teams skated to a 3-3 draw.
The next day he made 21 of his 36 stops in the third period,
leading the Lakers to a 3-1 victory. Zapolski is now 9-8-2 on the
season and 6-0-1 in his last seven starts.
Nick Johnson - Sacred Heart (Senior, Forward, Windsor, Conn.) -
Posted a Goal and an assist in the Pioneers 4-1 win in Hanover, NH
over Dartmouth...Scored the Pioneers third goal of the first period
with 3:09 remaining on a highlight reel 1 vs. 1 goal...Now has 10
goals on the season, tying him for fourth in Atlantic Hockey...He
assisted in SHU’s second goal of the game earlier in the
period as the Pioneers converted on the power play to take a 2-1
lead.
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each and every week.
Air Force: Air Force’s 10-game unbeaten, tied as the longest
in the nation, ended with a 3-1 loss to Mercyhurst Saturday...AFA
is 6-1-4 in the last 11...Falcons are tied for first place in AHA
with Mercyhurst...Mercyhurst and Air Force have played 14 times and
the series is dead even at 6-6-2...In six games played at Air
Force, Mercyhurst is 4-1-1 vs. the Falcons...The 10-game unbeaten
streak was the longest since a 13-game winning streak at the
beginning of the 2008-09 season...Air Force killed all 12 opponent
power plays in the series...The Falcon penalty kill is at 90.7
percent to rank third in the nation...In the 18 games this season,
the Falcons have held the opponent without a PPG 14 times...AFA has
killed 15 straight opponent power plays and 51 of the last 54...The
Falcon power play was 0-for-8 in the MC series and the unit fell to
17th in the nation at 20.9...Entering the series, AFA had scored at
least one PPG in 14 of the 16 games, but were held without one in
both Laker games...Jacques Lamoureux and Derrick Burnett each have
six-game scoring streaks...Jeff Hajner and Lamoureux each had one
goal and one assist in the MC series to lead Air Force
20.9...Derrick Burnett leads the team with 14 assists in 18 games
to rank 25th in then nation...Jacques Lamouruex ranks sixth in the
nation with six power-play goals...Lamoureux ranks 19th in the
nation with 23 points (11-12-23) and 23rd with 11 goals...Lamoureux
is second in the league in points and third in goals...Air Force is
now off until Jan. 2-3 at Sacred Heart...Matt Fairchild is 20th in
the nation with two game-winners
American International: The Yellow Jackets went 0-2-0 in
non-conference action during the week losing 5-2 at Brown and
No.7/8 Quinnipiac. With the loses AIC falls to 2-14-1 so far this
season. In Tuesdays 5-3 loss at Brown, the Bears stepped out to a
3-0 lead in the first period, as sophomore Jack Maclellan,
classmate Jeff Buvinow, and senior Aaron Volpatti each netted goals
in the first 10-minutes. Senior Mike McMillan put AIC on the board
in the 11th-minute when he found the back of the net with an assist
from junior Mike Little. Junior Tom Mele cut the Bears lead to 3-2
when he lit the lamp three-minutes later, on the power-play.
Classmate Steve McLeod and McMillan were credited with the assists.
With less than three-minutes remaining in the period, junior Harry
Zolnierczyk increase the Brown lead to 4-2 when he netted an
unassisted goal. After a scoreless second period, the Bears added a
goal late in the third for the 5-2 victory. Senior Dan Ramirez made
32 saves for the Yellow Jackets. In Saturdays loss, In the first
period, Quinnipiac got out to a 3-0 lead as senior Mike Atkinson,
classmate Jean-Marc Beaudoin, and Brandon Wong each tallied a goal.
Sophomore Nielsson Arcibal got the AIC on the board when he lit the
lamp early in the second period with assists from junior McLeod and
McMillan. The Bobcats then found the back of the net twice more to
take a 5-1 lead heading into the third period. Mele netted a goal
midway through the third with assists from seniors Josh Froese and
Chris Campanale. Junior goaltender Ramirez made 27 saves in the
loss. Next up, AIC takes a three-week break for the Holidays and
returns after the New Year with a weekend series at Mercyhurst
beginning on January 8.
Army: The Black Knights, idle since sweeping Sacred Heart, return
to action Jan. 2 at home against Union.
Connecticut: UConn is off until December 29 when they host the
Toyota UConn Classic in Storrs featuring AHA foe Bentley, No. 18
Union and No. 15 Massachusetts. The Huskies will begin the second
half of their schedule on December 29 against Bentley at 7:15
p.m.
Holy Cross: The Crusaders only allowed one goal as they tied No. 7
Quinnipiac, 1-1. Quinnipiac entered the game with the
nation’s third ranked offense with 4.07 goals per game. Holy
Cross is now 4-5-2 in its last 11 games against ECACHL opponents.
The Crusaders return to action on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 2-3,
when they compete at the Ledyard National Bank Classic hosted by
Dartmouth. Holy Cross will play No. 9 UMass Lowell on Saturday at
4:00 p.m., while on Sunday the Crusaders will play either Dartmouth
or Northeastern. Six of Holy Cross’ last seven goals have
been scored on the power play. All three of the Crusaders’
three goals against Yale were on the man-advantage and all three of
Holy Cross’ three goals over two games versus RIT were on the
power play. The Crusaders are 6-18 (.333) over the last four games
while on the power play. Tysowsky stopped 23 of 24 shots for a .958
save percentage and a 0.92 goals against average versus Quinnipiac.
For the season he has a .913 save percentage and a 2.20 goals
against average. Freshman Rob Linsmayer and sophomore Mike Daly
lead the team with seven assists. Daly’s seven assists is a
career-best. Junior Everett Sheen is first on the team with eight
goals and 13 points. Senior Brodie Sheahan has 20 career power play
goals which are tied for sixth on the all-time Holy Cross Division
I list, while his 35 overall goals are 10th on the school’s
Division I career goals list. His 35 goals, 50 assists and 85
points are the most by any current Crusader. The Crusaders are
1-4-4 at home so far this season. Last season Holy Cross went 7-8-2
at the Hart Center. Holy Cross has a 295-187-32 (.605) all-time
record at the Hart Center since it started playing there in
1975-1976. Holy Cross will host the 2010 NCAA Men’s Hockey
Division I Northeast Regional. The dates are Saturday and Sunday,
March 27-28 at the DCU Center in Worcester. The semifinals will be
at 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on March. 27, while the finals will be
at 5:30 p.m. on March 28. All three games will be on ESPNU. Holy
Cross held the event for the first time two years ago.
Mercyhurst: Mercyhurst extended its unbeaten streak to eight games
as the Lakers went 1-0-1 at Air Force this past weekend…Both
teams skated to a 3-3 tie on Friday before Mercyhurst prevailed 3-1
on Saturday…Junior Ryan Zapolski combined for 85 saves and
held the Falcons scoreless on eight power-play opportunities. He
stopped a career-high 49 shots on Friday to mark his sixth 40-plus
save game of his career and third against Air Force…Junior
Brandon Coccimiglio scored his team-leading 10th goal of the season
in the 3-1 win. He now has 21 points on the season and is one point
shy of tying his career-high of 22…With the victory on
Saturday, head coach Rick Gotkin improves to 393-261-51 at
Mercyhurst…The Lakers have the next three weeks off before
they return to ice against 12th-ranked Minnesota Duluth in the
first game of the 2010 Catamount Cup Tournament. Depending on the
outcome, the Lakers could face either Vermont or Alabama-Huntsville
the very next day.
Rochester Institute of Technology: RIT had its national-best
10-game unbeaten streak snapped by visiting Niagara on Saturday,
3-2 before a sellout crowd at Ritter Arena. It was RIT’s
first loss in 49 days (Oct. 24 at Air Force). RIT out-shot Niagara
32-24. But could not convert in seven attempts with the
man-advantage. Seniors Brent Alexin and Stevan Matic scored for
RIT. Matic’s goal was RIT’s second shorthanded tally of
the year. Both shorthanded goals have come in losses. Goaltender
Jared DeMichiel allowed more than two goals in a game for the first
time since Oct. 24 at Air Force, a span of 10 games. The Tigers
also had their eight-game home winning streak snapped. RIT is 2-6-3
all-time against Niagara, and 0-4-1 since 2005. The Tigers
haven’t defeated Niagara since Feb. 8, 1997. The Tigers fell
to third place in the AHA standings, one point behind Mercyhurst
and Air Force. The Tigers have four games in hand on Mercyhurst,
and two in hand on Air Force. RIT is off until Jan. 1-2, 2010, when
they travel west to play a pair of games at Minnesota State. RIT
leads the all-time series between the two schools, 3-1-0, and
played all four games when Minnesota State was previously Mankato
State University. It will be the first meeting between the schools
since Dec. 6, 1986. RIT advanced against Mankato State in the 1983
NCAA Division II Quarterfinals en route to winning the National
Championship.
Sacred Heart: Sacred Heart snapped a seven game winless streak and
a five game skid with a 4-1 victory over Dartmouth Sunday
afternoon...Sacred Heart scored four unanswered goals in the first
period to take control of a game in which neither team found the
back of the net in the final 40 minutes...SHU spread their offense
around as Matt Gordon (Lynnfield, MA), Erik Boisvert
(Drummondville, QC), Nick Johnson (Windsor, CT), and Tommy
Castonguay (Rimouski, QC) each posted a goal...Freshman goaltender
Steven Legatto (Kelowna, BC) made 35 saves in his third win of the
season and appears to have won the starting job in goal after
splitting time in net to start the year...The Pioneers finish a
grueling nine game road trip 2-6-1 as they return to the ice again
after the winter holidays with an eight game home stand...SHU
finishes their non conference schedule with a 2-3-1 record against
ECAC opponents.
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