tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943733918054533772024-02-20T19:02:39.789-08:00Sieves the DaySieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-50736038158025080862011-06-14T11:58:00.000-07:002011-06-14T12:26:00.770-07:00Northeastern Releases 2011-12 scheduleWith the good news piling up of late for Northeastern - Jamie Oleksiak confirming that he plans to return to Boston next year, regardless of where he's drafted later this month, Greg Cronin not leaving, Vinny Saponari coming on board and bringing former Dubuque Fighting Saints teammate John Gaudreau with him, providing the offensive spark an already defensively-sound team desperately needs to compete in Hockey East - the Huskies have released their 2011-12 schedule, which features a Black Friday date at Michigan and two at Notre Dame the following weekend.<br />
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The Huskies start their conference schedule much the way that they ended it last year - with a challenge. Seven of their first 10 conference games are against fellow Hockey East quarterfinalists in, as the Huskies will face off with UMass, UNH, Maine, Merrimack and Boston College to begin their season.<br />
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For the complete Northeastern schedule, please see below. It can also be viewed online <a href="http://www.gonu.com/schedule.aspx?path=mhockey">here</a>.<br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="background: black; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: #aa0303; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;">DATE<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="background: black; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: #aa0303; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;">OPPONENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="background: black; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: #aa0303; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;">LOCATION<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="background: black; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: #aa0303; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-transform: uppercase;">TIMES/RESULTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10/2/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ST. FRANCIS XAVIER (scrimmage)</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10/7/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MASSACHUSETTS</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10/14/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NEW HAMPSHIRE</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10/16/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Maine<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Orono, Maine<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10/21/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Merrimack<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">North Andover, Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10/22/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BOSTON COLLEGE</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10/29/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at New Hampshire<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Durham, N.H.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11/4/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Merrimack<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">North Andover, Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11/5/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MERRIMACK</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11/11/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Boston College<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut Hill, Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11/12/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Amherst, Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11/18/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PROVIDENCE</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11/19/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">VERMONT</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11/25/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ann Arbor, Mich.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12/2/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Notre Dame<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">South Bend, Ind.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 16;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12/3/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Notre Dame<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">South Bend, Ind.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 17;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12/10/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">UMASS LOWELL</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 18;"> <td style="background: maroon; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12/30/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: maroon; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">vs Minnesota / Princeton / Niagara</span></i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: maroon; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Minneapolis, Minn.</span></i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: maroon; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TBA<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 19;"> <td style="background: maroon; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12/31/2011<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: maroon; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">vs Minnesota / Princeton / Niagara</span></i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: maroon; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Minneapolis, Minn.</span></i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: maroon; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TBA<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 20;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/7/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">UNDER-18 U.S. NATIONAL TEAM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (scrimmage)</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 21;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/13/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BOSTON UNIVERSITY</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 22;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/14/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Boston College<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chestnut Hill, Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 23;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/20/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at UMass Lowell<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lowell, Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 24;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/21/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">UMASS LOWELL</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 25;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/27/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Vermont<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Burlington, Vt.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 26;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1/28/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Vermont<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Burlington, Vt.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 27;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2/3/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MASSACHUSETTS</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 28;"> <td style="background: red; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2/6/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: red; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">vs Boston College</span></i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: red; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TD Garden</span></i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: red; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TBA<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 29;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2/10/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at New Hampshire<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Durham, N.H.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 30;"> <td style="background: red; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2/13/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: red; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">vs Boston University / Harvard</span></i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: red; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TD Garden</span></i><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: red; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TBA<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 31;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2/17/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PROVIDENCE</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 32;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2/18/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Providence<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Providence, R.I.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 33;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2/24/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MAINE</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 34;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2/25/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">MAINE</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 35;"> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3/2/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at Boston University<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Boston, Mass.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: #CC8282; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 36; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3/3/2012<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 151.4pt;" width="202"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">BOSTON UNIVERSITY</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 103.45pt;" width="138"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Matthews Arena</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="background: white; padding: 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt; width: 1.5in;" width="144"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: page; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: .05pt; mso-element-top: -1.0in; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-56251140628561101022011-06-14T11:50:00.000-07:002011-06-14T12:00:53.911-07:00Merrimack Releases 2011-12 home schedule<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">With star forward Stephane da Costa gone to the ranks of the NHL, many would imagine the year ahead to be a re-building year for Merrimack.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Not so. Consider it, instead, a re-stocking year.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Merrimack, which brings in a glut of young talent to replace da Costa and its talented exiting senior class, released its home schedule today. The slate features dates with Union and Army, as well as Connecticut.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The Warriors have home series with Northeastern, Maine, Providence and UNH scheduled in 2011-12.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Expect the rest of their schedule to be available within the next couple weeks. The entire home schedule is available below. It can also be viewed online <a href="http://www.merrimackathletics.com/sports/mice/2011-12/schedule">here</a>.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div align="center"><table border="1" cellpadding="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-bottom-color: black; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: black; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: black; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: black; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1pt; width: 505px;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td colspan="3" style="background: #27547D; border: none; padding: 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">October</span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">15<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Sat<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Army</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">21<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Fri<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Northeastern</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">22<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Sat<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Connecticut</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td colspan="3" style="background: #27547D; border: none; padding: 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">November</span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Fri<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Northeastern</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td colspan="3" style="background: #27547D; border: none; padding: 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">December</span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Sat<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Providence</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">7<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Wed<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Vermont</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">17<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Sat<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Union</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td colspan="3" style="background: #27547D; border: none; padding: 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">January</span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">13<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Fri<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Maine</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">14<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Sat<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Maine</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">20<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Fri<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">New Hampshire</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">29<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Sun<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Providence</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15;"> <td colspan="3" style="background: #27547D; border: none; padding: 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">February</span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 16;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Fri<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Boston U.</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 17;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">11<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Sat<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">New Hampshire</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 18;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">18<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Sat<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Boston College</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 19;"> <td colspan="3" style="background: #27547D; border: none; padding: 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.75pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">March</span></b><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 20; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">3<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Sat<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border: none; padding: 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;">Massachusetts</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> *</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-7862197445844851552011-06-08T13:13:00.000-07:002011-06-08T13:13:42.174-07:00Providence announces 2011-12 scheduleProvidence coach Nate Leaman released his team's 2011-12 schedule today. The Friars start with a tough month as they welcome conference favorite Boston University to Schneider Arena on October 14th to open their schedule, followed by UMass the next night.<br />
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The next weekend, they face off with defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth at home, before heading to Maine for a two-game set the last weekend of the month.<br />
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Providence also faces perennial CCHA contender Miami on November 25th at the Denver Cup Classic.<br />
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The full schedule can be seen below.<br />
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<tr bgcolor="#000000"><td align="center" style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;" width="100%"><div class="compositetitle" style="color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center;">2011-2012 SCHEDULE</div><div class="evt-prompt" id="selection-prompt" style="color: white; display: block; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: italic; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 427px;"></div></td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="#000000" style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://graphics.fansonly.com/graphics/spacer-000000.gif" width="1" /></td></tr>
</tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="schedtable" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><tbody>
<tr bgcolor="#cccccc" class="event-table-headings"><td class="head-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px;">Date</td><td class="head-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px;">Opponent / Event</td><td class="head-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px;">Location</td><td class="head-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px;">Time / Result</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#000000"><td colspan="4" style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://graphics.fansonly.com/graphics/spacer.gif" width="1" /></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1364941" title="2011,9,14,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/14/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Boston University *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1364944" title="2011,9,15,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/15/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Massachusetts *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1364947" title="2011,9,21,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/21/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Minnesota Duluth</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1364949" title="2011,9,22,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/22/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Minnesota Duluth</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1364966" title="2011,9,28,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/28/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Maine *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Orono, Maine</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="event-listing" id="1364969" title="2011,9,29,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/29/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Maine *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Orono, Maine</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1364972" title="2011,10,04,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/04/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Vermont *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1364975" title="2011,10,05,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/05/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Vermont *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1364979" title="2011,10,11,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/11/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Alabama-Huntsville</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1364983" title="2011,10,12,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/12/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Alabama-Huntsville</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cccccc"><td align="center" class="tournament-heading" colspan="4" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; color: black; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Denver Cup Classic</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1365221" title="2011,10,25,23,59,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/25/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Miami (Oh)</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Denver, Col.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">TBA</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1365223" title="2011,10,26,23,59,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/26/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Princeton</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Denver, Col.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">TBA</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;" width="100%"><div class="tour-bdr" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; height: 1px; width: 427px;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://graphics.fansonly.com/graphics/spacer.gif" width="100%" /></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1364991" title="2011,11,02,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">12/02/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Merrimack *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1365030" title="2011,11,03,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">12/03/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Merrimack *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">North Andover, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1365031" title="2011,11,06,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">12/06/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Boston College *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Chestnut Hill, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1365004" title="2011,11,10,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">12/10/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. New Hampshire *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1365037" title="2011,11,29,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">12/29/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Russian National Team #</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cccccc"><td align="center" class="tournament-heading" colspan="4" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; color: black; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">26th Annual Mayor's Cup</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1365035" title="2012,0,01,16,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/01/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Brown</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I. (Schneider Arena)</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">4:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;" width="100%"><div class="tour-bdr" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; height: 1px; width: 427px;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://graphics.fansonly.com/graphics/spacer.gif" width="100%" /></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1365009" title="2012,0,07,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/07/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Massachusetts *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1365032" title="2012,0,15,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/15/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Vermont *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Burlington, Vt.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">TBA</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1370979" title="2012,0,20,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/20/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Boston University *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Boston, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1365012" title="2012,0,21,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/21/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Boston University *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1365013" title="2012,0,24,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/24/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. UMass-Lowell *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1365017" title="2012,0,29,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/29/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Merrimack *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">North Andover, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">TBA</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1365018" title="2012,1,03,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/03/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at New Hampshire *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Durham, N.H.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="event-listing" id="1365019" title="2012,1,04,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/04/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. New Hampshire *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1365020" title="2012,1,10,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/10/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Maine *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1365021" title="2012,1,11,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/11/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Massachusetts *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Amherst, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="event-listing" id="1365022" title="2012,1,17,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/17/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Northeastern *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Boston, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="event-listing" id="1365023" title="2012,1,18,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/18/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Northeastern *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Boston, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1365025" title="2012,1,24,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/24/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Boston College *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1365026" title="2012,1,25,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/25/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Boston College *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Chestnut Hill, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1365027" title="2012,2,02,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">03/02/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. UMass-Lowell *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1365029" title="2012,2,03,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">03/03/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at UMass-Lowell *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Lowell, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-47882713653003487002011-05-17T11:18:00.000-07:002011-05-17T11:30:05.177-07:00BU Announces 2011-12 ScheduleBoston University, which brings back the greatest percentage of its total offense from 2010-11, has released its 2011-12 men's hockey schedule. The schedule features an early-season tilt with rival UNH, and also sees Denver come to town two weeks before Halloween.<br />
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The Terriers renew acquaintances with Cornell at Madison Square Garden the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the third edition of Red Hot Hockey, and BU plays at Notre Dame on New Year's Eve day. The entire schedule can be viewed below.<br />
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="schedtable" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #111111; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><tbody>
<tr bgcolor="#666666" class="event-table-headings"><td class="head-text" style="color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px;">Date</td><td class="head-text" style="color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px;">Opponent / Event</td><td class="head-text" style="color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px;">Location</td><td class="head-text" style="color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px;">Time / Result</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#000000"><td colspan="4" style="color: #111111; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://graphics.fansonly.com/graphics/spacer.gif" width="1" /></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362747" title="2011,9,01,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/01/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. St. Francis Xavier ^</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362748" title="2011,9,08,20,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/08/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. New Hampshire *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">8:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362749" title="2011,9,14,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/14/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Providence *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362752" title="2011,9,15,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/15/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Denver</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362755" title="2011,9,22,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/22/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Holy Cross</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362758" title="2011,9,28,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/28/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Massachusetts *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Amherst, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362759" title="2011,9,29,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">10/29/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Massachusetts *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362760" title="2011,10,05,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/05/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at UMass-Lowell *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Lowell, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362761" title="2011,10,11,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/11/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Merrimack *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362762" title="2011,10,13,23,59,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/13/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Boston College *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Chestnut Hill, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">TBA</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362763" title="2011,10,18,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/18/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Vermont *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362764" title="2011,10,19,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/19/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. New Hampshire *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362765" title="2011,10,26,20,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">11/26/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Cornell</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">8:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362766" title="2011,11,02,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">12/02/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Boston College *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Chestnut Hill, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362767" title="2011,11,03,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">12/03/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Boston College *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362768" title="2011,11,08,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">12/08/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at New Hampshire *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Durham, N.H.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362769" title="2011,11,10,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">12/10/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Maine *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Orono, Maine</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362772" title="2011,11,31,23,59,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">12/31/11</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Notre Dame</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">South Bend, Ind.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">TBA</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362777" title="2012,0,04,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/04/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Harvard</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Allston, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362778" title="2012,0,07,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/07/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Merrimack *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362779" title="2012,0,08,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/08/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. U.S. National U18 Team ^</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362781" title="2012,0,13,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/13/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Northeastern *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Boston, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362782" title="2012,0,20,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/20/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Providence *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362783" title="2012,0,21,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/21/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Providence *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Providence, R.I.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362784" title="2012,0,27,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/27/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Maine *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362785" title="2012,0,28,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">01/28/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Maine *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362787" title="2012,1,03,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/03/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Merrimack *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">North Andover, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362793" title="2012,1,06,23,59,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/06/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Harvard - Beanpot First Round</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">T.D. Garden (Boston, Mass.)</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">TBA</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362790" title="2012,1,10,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/10/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Massachusetts *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362791" title="2012,1,13,23,59,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/13/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Boston College/Northeastern - Beanpot</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">T.D. Garden (Boston, Mass.)</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">4:30/7:30 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362794" title="2012,1,17,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/17/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at UMass-Lowell *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Lowell, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362795" title="2012,1,18,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/18/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. UMass-Lowell *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362796" title="2012,1,24,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/24/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Vermont *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Burlington, Vt.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="" id="1362797" title="2012,1,25,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">02/25/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Vermont *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Burlington, Vt.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#d1d1d1" class="" id="1362798" title="2012,2,02,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">03/02/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">vs. Northeastern *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Agganis Arena</td><td class="row-text" style="color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#f1f1f1" class="tr-hilite" id="1362799" style="background-color: #777777; cursor: pointer;" title="2012,2,03,19,00,00" valign="TOP"><td class="row-text" style="color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">03/03/12</td><td class="row-text" style="color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">at Northeastern *</td><td class="row-text" style="color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">Boston, Mass.</td><td class="row-text" style="color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px;">7:00 p.m. ET</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-83916982460797234432011-04-23T20:53:00.000-07:002011-04-24T20:20:25.486-07:00Comings and Goings: Northeastern rumored to add Saponari, lose CroninIn a surprisingly busy off-season evening, Northeastern has added Atlanta Thrashers' prospect and former BU forward <b>Vinny Saponari</b> to its roster, but is also losing head coach <b>Greg Cronin</b> to the professional ranks, according to a report in the Fargo-Moorhead (ND) Forum.<br />
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It's been an interesting few months for Cronin, who was suspended by the school for recruiting violations involving text messaging for the final three weeks of the regular season, but was reinstated in time for the Huskies' run to the Hockey East semi-finals.<br />
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Cronin - perhaps bolstered by a possible deal elsewhere - was <a href="http://huntnewsnu.com/2011/04/mens-hockey-cronin-upset-with-reids-early-exit-to-cali/">very vocal about his thoughts</a> on first-year player <b>Brodie Reid</b>'s leaving school early to sign a two-way deal with the San Jose Sharks earlier this week.<br />
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Cronin, who took over as coach at Northeastern in 2005, is 73-88-21 at Northeastern, and 93-101-23 as a collegiate head coach, going 20-13-2 as interim head coach at Maine from 1995-7. He spent two years as head coach of the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers from 2003-5, going 88-61-16-5.Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-46674795681538002612011-04-13T08:46:00.000-07:002011-04-13T08:46:59.424-07:00Hockey East Class of 2011: How Did They Fare?<div style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ECHL, AHL and NHL regular seasons have all come to a close, and with the seasons ending, so too are many Hockey East 2011 alums done playing for the season. </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of all the alums, former Northeastern captain <b>Tyler McNeely</b> impressed the most during a brief stint in the AHL, netting five goals, recording four assists and finishing with a plus-nine rating in ten games for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Both <b>Stephane Da Costa</b> (Merrimack) and <b>Matt Campanale</b> (UNH) donned NHL sweaters, but neither registered a point during their play with Ottawa and the New York Islanders, respectively. </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>John Muse</b> impressed in his lone start with the Portland Pirates, stopping 33 of 35 shots in an overtime win. Former teammate <b>Cam Atkinson</b> played in five games for Springfield, scoring three goals and adding two assists. </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Former BU captain <b>Joe Pereira</b> played a single game with the Worcester Sharks before being traded to Bridgeport, where he scored five points in ten games. </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hockey East player of the year <b>Paul Thompson</b> played in four games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, tallying three points and a plus-four rating. </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.27223211829550564" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.echl.com/">ECHL</a></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UMass - F Chase Langeraap (SC) 8 GP, 2-0=2, +2</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merrimack - F Joe Cucci (SC) 2 GP, 0-0=0, Even</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vermont - F Josh Burrows (BKR) 7 GP, 1-0=1, +5</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.theahl.com/">AHL</a></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br />
</b></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BC - F Cam Atkinson (SPFLD) 5 GP, 3-2=5, +2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BC - F Jimmy Hayes (RFD) 7 GP, 0-0=0, Even</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BC - F Joe Whitney (POR) 1 GP, 0-1=1, +1</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BC - G John Muse (POR) 1-0-0, 1.85 GA, .943 Sv %</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BU - F Joe Pereira (WOR) 1 GP, 0-0=0, Even; (BPT) 10 GP, 2-3=5, +1</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BU - D David Warsofsky (PRV) 10 GP, 0-3=3, +3</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine - F Tanner House (OKC) 6 GP, 1-4=5, +3</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine - F Gustav Nyquist (GRP) 8 GP, 1-3=4, +1</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine - D Jeff Dimmen (POR) 7 GP, 0-1=1, -4</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine - D Mike Banwell (ALB) 4 GP, 0-1=1, -5</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine - D Josh Van Dyk (ABB) 1 GP 0-0=0, Even</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UMass - G Paul Dainton (SPFLD) 2-2-0, 2.63 GA, .912</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sv %</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merrimack - F Chris Barton (BPT) 1 GP, 0-0=0, Even</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern - F Wade MacLeod (SPFLD) 9 GP, 1-2=3, -5</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern - F Tyler McNeely (BPT) 10 GP, 5-6=11, +9</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH - D Matt Campanale (BPT) 5 GP, 0-0=0, Even</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH - F Paul Thompson (WBS) 6 GP, 1-2=3, +4</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH - F Mike Sislo (ALB) 3 GP, 0-0=0, -5</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vermont - D Kevan Miller (PRV) 6 GP, 0-0=0, +2</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.nhl.com/">NHL</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merrimack - F Stephane Da Costa (OTT) 4 GP, 0-0=0, -1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH - D Matt Campanale (NYI) 1 GP, 0-0=0, Even</span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-15503857048589174972011-04-08T11:17:00.000-07:002011-04-08T11:17:10.260-07:00Reid Departs Northeastern, Signs With San JoseBrodie Reid, Northeastern's fourth-leading scorer (11-17=28) in 2010-11, has left school to sign with the NHL's San Jose Sharks, according to a source familiar with the player.<br />
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Reid's departure means that the Huskies have now lost their four leading scorers from last season after <b>Wade MacLeod</b>, <b>Tyler McNeely</b> and <b>Steve Silva </b>all graduated.<br />
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The freshman from Delta, British Columbia had a stellar second-half of the season, piquing the Sharks' interest.<br />
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San Jose currently sits at second in the Western Conference with 103 points. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-58990879939655266762011-04-08T08:42:00.000-07:002011-04-08T08:43:58.066-07:00UNH's Matt Campanale Becomes Second Hockey East 2011 Alum to Make NHL debut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLgCxKWrHfpLb26RNjGmlsDpt20pXcKgpZwE6T1_P8C-f-pc7IRTW_Hn71BDYxjlr-bT6vieV1w8sWPW0A8HVqtWQTnz0kLgSBWwVv-KDXeIv7f6zwbjv5NMrek2LVgcKiw5nEn-BuqI/s1600/5596775415_0683b32dbc_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLgCxKWrHfpLb26RNjGmlsDpt20pXcKgpZwE6T1_P8C-f-pc7IRTW_Hn71BDYxjlr-bT6vieV1w8sWPW0A8HVqtWQTnz0kLgSBWwVv-KDXeIv7f6zwbjv5NMrek2LVgcKiw5nEn-BuqI/s320/5596775415_0683b32dbc_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Matt Campanale skates as a member of the New York Islanders for the first time at TD Garden. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i>Photo courtesy Scott Slingsby.</i></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><br />
<span id="internal-source-marker_0.42403967143036425" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Playing at the University of New Hampshire, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matt Campanale</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was no stranger to quality talent. The top forward line - comprised of Hockey East player of the Year </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paul Thompson</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, captain </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Sislo </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and Washington Capitals prospect </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phil DeSimone</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - on the 2010-11 Wildcats put up 148 points combined, 53 of them goals and 13 of those, game-winners. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So it was all but certain that when UNH’s season ended - some would say abruptly, some would say later than expected - with a 2-1 loss to Notre Dame in the NCAA Northeast Regional Final just ten days ago, there would be a Wildcat soon trading in his UNH Blue and White for different colors and a shot at NHL glory. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just, nobody expected Campanale would be it. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thompson signed an entry-level deal with Pittsburgh to a substantial amount of fanfare - after all, such an injury-depleted team could use Thompson’s hands to help boost their offense. Sislo followed by signing with the Devils, which snuck under the radar, but gave the former captain as much a chance as anyone to make an NHL roster before April. And Campanale quietly signed an amateur tryout offer with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, AHL affiliate of the flailing New York Islanders. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In two games with Bridgeport, Campanale didn’t register a point, notching only one shot on goal and two penalty minutes. After practice on April 5th, he got a phone call from the Islanders front office. He figured he was heading back home to Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. But the Islanders had different plans for the blue-liner who led his alma mater in plus-minus at plus-25 and was second on the team in blocked shots with 48. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He wasn’t heading back to Pennsylvania. He was heading to Boston, to the TD Garden, to the same sheet of ice that he’d last played on 17 days earlier as a Wildcat in the Hockey East semifinals, only this time, he was going to do it as an NHLer. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“When I got the call, I was really excited; when I found out it was Boston, I was thrilled,” Campanale said after the Isles’ 3-2 defeat. “My entire family was here, and I’m not sure how many New Hampshire people were coming up, but it was probably a decent amount.” </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By anyone’s standards, it wasn’t a glowing debut - the former UNHer logged only 8:21 of ice time and didn’t register a shot, getting on the score sheet only for a delay of game penalty with 11:26 remaining in the game. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Everyone was telling me to get on the score sheet somehow,” Campanale quipped after the game.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“It was a lot of fun, but it’s an extremely high level, even compared to the AHL,” he said, admitting that he couldn’t quite get away with the things he was used to in college because the size and strength of the opposition at the NHL level was so different. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Even on familiar ice, Campanale knew it wasn’t the same game. “[The atmosphere was] a lot different, actually,” he said when asked how his first NHL game compared to the last time he played on Garden ice. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the Islanders’ having lost 578 man-games to injury on the season, Campanale may get to see time in their last two games, Friday versus Pittsburgh and Saturday at Philadelphia. If he does, it’s safe to say he’ll relish the offseason and look forward to future tilts with, say, Florida. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not that he isn’t relishing this chance, right now.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“It’s definitely something that nobody expected, but it was exciting that I got the opportunity and I’m just really happy to be here.”</span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-3304654711148173972011-04-04T09:52:00.000-07:002011-04-04T11:26:02.281-07:00Checking in on the Hockey East Class of 2011Now that the flurry of post-post-season comings and goings are over, it's time to see how the Hockey East class of 2011 is faring in their post-collegiate careers.<br />
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Since his season ended - perhaps prematurely - at the hands of Notre Dame, <b>Stephane Da Costa</b> is the only Hockey East-er to head straight to the NHL. Playing for the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, Da Costa recorded a shot, but no points and was a minus-one in the Sens' 4-2 loss to the suddenly frisky Toronto Maple Leafs.<br />
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Other HEA alums who are poised to see time at the NHL level in the next season include reigning conference player of the year <b>Paul Thompson</b>, who has three point (1-2) in three games for the Wilkes-Barre Penguins and is a plus-four - a surprise for a player who didn't do much back-checking as a student-athlete. His former linemate <b>Mike Sislo</b> signed a two-year, entry-level deal with the New Jersey Devils on Sunday; while Sislo will finish the season at AHL Albany this year, he could compete for time in a Devils roster full of holes next season.<br />
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Former Boston College standout <b>Cam Atkinson</b> has played in two games with AHL Springfield (MA), and is 2-2=4 in those games with a plus-one rating. His former teammate <b>Jimmy Hayes</b> has played three games for the Rockford IceHogs - AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks - but is yet to register a point and is a minus-one in those games. Don't be thrown by the AHL's website saying that he's playing D for Rockford - he's still on the right wing.<br />
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Ex-Maine Black Bear <b>Gustav Nyquist</b> has 1-2=3 totals through four games with Detroit Red Wings' affiliate Grand Rapids, and has a plus-one rating as well.<br />
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Below are the stats for all Hockey East 2011 alums through their first few days/weeks as professionals:<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UMass - F Chase Langeraap (SC) - 8 GP, 2-0=2, +2</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merrimack - F Joe Cucci (SC) - 2 GP, 0-1=1, Even</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vermont - F Josh Burrows (BKR) - 7 GP, 1-0=1, +5</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BC - F Cam Atkinson (SPFLD) 2 GP, 2-2=4, +1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BC - F Jimmy Hayes (ROC) 3 GP, 0-0=0, -1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BU - F Joe Pereira (WOR)- 1 GP, 0-0=0</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BU - D David Warsofsky (PRV) - 7 GP, 0-1=1, +1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine - F Tanner House (OKC) 3 GP, 1-1=2, +1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine - F Gustav Nyquist (GRP) 4 GP, 1-2=3, +1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine - D Jeff Dimmen (POR) 2 GP, -1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine - D Mike Banwell (ALB) 1 GP, 0-0=0, -1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UMass - G Paul Dainton (SPFLD)- 1-2-0, 2.71, .923</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merrimack - F Chris Barton (BPT) - 1 GP</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern - F Tyler McNeely (BPT) - 6 GP, 2-1=3, +4</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern - F Wade MacLeod (SPFLD)- 5 GP, 1-0=1, -1</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH - D Matt Campanale (BPT) - 1 GP</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH - F Paul Thompson (WBS) - 3 GP, 1-2=3, +4</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vermont - D Kevan Miller (PRV) 3 GP, 0-0=0, Even</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merrimack - F Stephane Da Costa (OTT) - 1 GP, -1</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Signings</b></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merrimack Captain D Adam Ross - ECHL’s Victoria Salmon Kings</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH Captain F Mike Sislo - NHL New Jersey Devils (assigned to Albany)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine D Josh Van Dyk - NHL Edmonton Oilers (assigned to Abbotsford, has not yet played)</span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-24170781563548134042011-03-31T09:21:00.000-07:002011-03-31T09:21:52.829-07:00Hockey East: Stephane Da Costa Signs with Ottawa SenatorsThe saga is over.<br />
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Merrimack sophomore forward <b>Stephane Da Costa</b> has signed with the Ottawa Senators. His contract is a two-year entry-level deal, likely to be laden with the same incentives that the contracts <b>Tyler Seguin</b> and <b>Taylor Hall</b> signed last off-season, making it worth up to 3.95 million dollars annually.<br />
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The all-Hockey East talent is slated to play in the NHL beginning on Saturday when the Sens face the Toronto Maple Leafs. Playing in the NHL at all this season will knock one year off of his contract, so he'll be under contract next season and will then be a restricted free agent.<br />
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Da Costa, who scored 90 points in 67 games as a Warrior, was one of the biggest forces behind the success of Merrimack over the past two seasons, a span which saw them make the NCAA Tournament for the first time as an affiliated school, earn their first-ever national ranking (as high as 4th in February), host two Hockey East quarterfinals and make it to their first-ever conference championship game.<br />
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He will be a big part of a rebuilding Ottawa squad that includes familiar face <b>Bobby Butler</b>, who graduated from UNH in 2010.<br />
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Merrimack fans will get one more chance to see Da Costa in Boston before the summer arrives, as Ottawa comes to face the Boston Bruins next Saturday, April 9th in a 1 PM matinee showdown.Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-52225958360327779602011-03-30T08:33:00.000-07:002011-03-30T08:33:55.380-07:00New England D-I Men's Hockey Awards AnnouncedFor those of you left with a bitter taste in your mouth after Merrimack was all but snubbed in the Hockey East annual awards department, your justice has been delivered. The 2010-11 New England Hockey Awards - voted on by coaches and media alike - have been announced today, and the Warriors are well-represented. So, too, is Yale, but nobody really cares.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Ryan Rondeau, Sr. (Yale)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Brian Dumoulin, So. (Boston College)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Blake Kessel, Jr. (New Hampshire)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Danny Biega, So. (Harvard)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Karl Stollery, Jr. (Merrimack)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><b><i>Forwards </i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Cam Atkinson, Jr. (Boston College)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Gustav Nyquist, Jr. (Maine)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Paul Thompson, Sr. (New Hampshire)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Stephane Da Costa, So. (Merrimack)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Andrew Miller, So. (Yale)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">Brian O’Neill, So. (Yale)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"><b><u>2010-11 New England Hockey Awards</u></b><br />
Clark Hodder Award – Division I Coach of the Year<br />
Mark Dennehy (Merrimack)<br />
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Leonard Fowle Award – Most Valuable Player<br />
Paul Thompson, Sr., F (New Hampshire)<br />
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George C. Carens Award – Rookie of the Year<br />
Charlie Coyle, Fr., F (Boston University)<br />
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Herb Gallagher Award – Best Forward<br />
Paul Thompson, Sr., F (New Hampshire)<br />
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Bob Monahan Award – Best Defenseman<br />
Brian Dumoulin. So., D (Boston College)<br />
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Paul Hines Award – Most Improved Player<br />
Ryan Rondeau, Sr., G (Yale)<br />
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Frank Jones Award – Best Defensive Forward<br />
Tanner House, Sr., F (Maine)<br />
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Joe Tomasello Award - Unsung Hero Award<br />
Mike Daly, Jr., D (Holy Cross)<br />
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Parker/York Award – Contribution to New England Hockey<br />
Jim Logue (Boston College)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;">The site hasn't been updated yet, but to view past award winners, check out </span><a href="http://www.newenglandallstars.com/">http://www.newenglandallstars.com/</a>.Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-24317070674872432622011-03-30T08:15:00.000-07:002011-03-30T08:55:34.658-07:00Hockey East: Where Do They Go From Here?<div style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.9394485200755298" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Of Hockey East’s top 15 scorers in 2010-11, only two - Maine’s </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brian Flynn </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spencer Abbott</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - will be returning to school in the fall of 2011. With a large crop of offensive talent having graduated and the cornerstones of a strong junior class - BC’s </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cam Atkinson </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jimmy Hayes</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and Maine’s </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gustav Nyquist</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> among them - cashing in their NHL paychecks (and let’s not forget all-world sophomore </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stephane Da Costa</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Merrimack, either), the teams that succeed in the conference next year are going to be those who get a lot of production from their youngsters. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The top 25 returning scorers are as follows:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spencer Abbott, Maine 17-23=40</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brian Flynn, Maine 20-16=36</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alex Chiasson, BU 14-20=34</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ryan Flanigan, Merrimack 16-18=34</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brian Dumoulin, BC 3-30=33</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David Vallorani, Lowell 12-19=31</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jesse Todd, Merrimack 17-14=31</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Riley Wetmore, Lowell 14-16=30</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Collins, Merrimack 14-16=30</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pat Mullane, BC 8-21=29</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Daniel Hobbs, UMass 12-16=28</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chris Connolly, BU 10-18=28</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sebastian Stalberg, Vermont 9-19=28</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brodie Reid, Northeastern 11-17=28</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Corey Trivino, BU 8-20=28</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">T.J. Syner, UMass 9-18=27</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Karl Stollery, Merrimack 6-21=27</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blake Kessel, UNH 5-22=27</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Charlie Coyle, BU 7-19=26</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paul Carey, BC 13-13=26</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stevie Moses, UNH 14-12=26</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adam Clendening, BU, 5-21=26</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michael Pereira, UMass 12-13=25</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sahir Gill, BU 6-19=25</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chris Kreider, BC 11-13=24</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By school:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BU (6) 50-117=167</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merrimack (4) 53-69=122</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BC (4) 35-77=112</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UMass (3) 33-47=80</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine (2) 37-49=76</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lowell (2) 26-35=61</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH (2) 19-34=53</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vermont (1) 9-19=28</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern (1) 11-17=28</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Providence (0)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strangely, Northeastern - despite returning only one top-25 scorer - is in some of the best shape of all the schools. Merrimack will be a different team without Da Costa, BC will be a much younger team that will have to work harder to open the ice for guys like Kreider and Mullane, and while BU could be a threat, the way they mailed it in a few weeks ago leaves a lot of question marks. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A look at the total offense each team has lost:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BC (5) 75-93=168</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH (6) 55-105 = 160</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine (6) 51-87=138</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merrimack (8) 36-94=130</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern (5) 48-74=122</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Providence (7) 34-57=91</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vermont (7) 29-43=72</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lowell (5) 16-24=40</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BU (2) 22-21=41</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UMass (7) 16-16=32</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The picture becomes clearer. Is there any reason why BU shouldn’t walk to a Beanpot and Hockey East title? If there is, it’s either UMass or UNH, two schools which proved that they can get offense from underclassmen without any problem. But the effect of losing players isn’t just felt in points. UNH’s Sislo-DeSimone-Thomspon line was the best the league had last year; Northeastern’s line of Wade MacLeod, Steve Silva and Tyler McNeely was one of the reasons the Huskies had such a strong second half. While BC announced the promotion of Tommy Cross from Assistant Captain to full-fledged team leader earlier this week, both of those teams are losing their captains (UNH, it seems, will name Kessel its captain for 2011-12 sooner than later). </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Of course, there’s still time for underclassmen to sign with agents and depart. There are very strong and very talented recruiting classes coming to Vermont, Boston College and UNH - more on those at a later date. There’s the chance that coaching staffs may recognize their offensive deficiencies and change their game to stymie opponents and try to win a bevy of 2-1 games. But that’s hardly par for the course in Hockey East. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BC will still be good. UNH will still be good. Providence will again be awful, as they rebuild from the loss of nearly 50% of their offense and their coach. Lowell should improve under new leadership. UMass, Northeastern and Vermont are the wild cards. BU should be great. Maine will likely slip a bit. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But this is all on paper. The same paper on which Boston College should have thumped Colorado College. The same paper where UNH had no chance against Miami. The same paper where Merrimack couldn’t be ranked in the top-five nationally if everyone else let them six months ago. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That’s the problem with an extended offseason. There’s always too much time to think.</span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-35327725684680452952011-03-27T20:33:00.000-07:002011-03-27T20:33:41.875-07:00Notre Dame Defeats UNH, Hockey East Not Represented in Frozen Four For First Time In Six Years<div style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.5881557469256222" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Of the four teams in the Northeast Regional, Notre Dame traveled the farthest to get to Manchester, NH this weekend. Unlike the other three teams, they’re the only one that’ll be making another trip after this one. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After dispatching Merrimack in overtime on Saturday night, the Fighting Irish jumped out to an early 1-0 lead and held on, beating nearly-homestanding UNH 2-1 to secure a berth in the Frozen Four in two weeks in St. Paul, Minnesota. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“It’s more fun when there’s a great atmosphere - we’ve played well on the road all year, but we didn’t want to think too far ahead,” said sophomore goaltender </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Johnson</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - who stopped 37 of 38 UNH attempts - “we just wanted to worry about the process and not worry about anything that we couldn’t control.”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the Wildcats jumped on Notre Dame early, outshooting the visitors ten to two, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stephen Johns</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> blasted a shot from the point, which made its way through a cluttered UNH defense that wound up screening UNH goaltender </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matt Di Girolamo</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> just 7:26 into the first period. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It looked like nobody would score again, but after a UNH chance by </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">John Henrion </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">was denied, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Billy Maday</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> got a pass on his backhand and beat Di Girolamo high on the blocker side from about five feet out with only five seconds remaining in the second period. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Di Girolamo, who was run over by </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ben Ryan</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> just seconds into the second frame, was very slow to get to his feet, but skated off the pain. The sophomore from Ambler, PA recovered to have one of his better games of the year, stopping 36 shots to keep UNH in it. Di Girolamo - who started every game of the season and postseason in net for the Wildcats, finished the season with the most saves in the nation. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“He’s proven all year from day one, people asked when we got to the tourney if he could handle the pressure in the playoffs, he was terrific again tonight.” said UNH coach Dick Umile. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ryan was whistled for charging the goalie, but UNH’s power play wasn’t able to convert, going 0-for-3 on the night and finishing the season on an 0-for-19 slump.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Wildcats started the third period sluggish, but finally generated some opportunities towards the middle of the period, and captain </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Sislo</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> finally found the back of the net at the 13:37 mark to give the UNH hope, but they weren’t able to convert when </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David Gerths</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> went for hooking at 15:57 and a </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Beck</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> tripping penalty at 18:16 sealed their fate as they weren’t able to get the puck out of the zone to get a chance with the clock winding down. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Johnson - who controlled nearly every UNH shot he faced - credited the team in front of him for the backcheck, keeping the defense on the blue line and allowing him to see every puck. “They got sticks in passing lanes, deflected pucks and blocked them as well. All the credit goes to them; we couldn’t have won without them.”</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Notre Dame will face the University of Minnesota-Duluth, which upset number-one seed Yale in the East regional to earn its berth in the Frozen Four. Michigan and North Dakota - teams which have gone a combined 24-1-1 in their last 26 games - make up the other national semifinal.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After winning the last three national championships, this will be the first year in which Hockey East isn’t represented in the Frozen Four since 2005, when Minnesota, North Dakota, Denver and Colorado College were the national semifinalists. </span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-65885593053647361832011-03-22T09:41:00.000-07:002011-03-22T09:41:05.191-07:00NCAA Men's Hockey Tournament 2011: Bracket Challenge<div style="color: #101010; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Haven't gotten enough bracketology yet? Has your March Madness basketball bracket crashed and burned? Here's another chance to score big!</div><div style="color: #101010; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">This year, <a href="http://somethingsbruin.net/">Something's Bruin</a> is partnering up with our sister site, <a href="http://sievestheday.blogspot.com/" style="color: #efae00; text-decoration: none;">Sieves the Day</a>, to bring you our first ever bracket challenge.</div><div style="color: #101010; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong>HOW TO PLAY:</strong></div><div style="color: #101010; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1. Download yourself a copy of <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/icehockey-men/d1/2011" style="color: #efae00; text-decoration: none;">this bracket</a>. Fill it out. Boom.<br />
2. Make sure you're following both <a href="http://twitter.com/something_bruin" style="color: #efae00; text-decoration: none;">@something_bruin</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/sievestheday" style="color: #efae00; text-decoration: none;">@sievestheday</a> on twitter.<br />
3. Tweet your bracket at us, along with your pick for tournament MVP.<br />
4. Profit!<br />
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<strong>POINTS SYSTEM:</strong></div><div style="color: #101010; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">You're awarded:<br />
1 point for correctly selecting a winning team in the first round<br />
2 points for second round teams<br />
4 points for third round teams (Frozen 4 round)<br />
8 points for correctly selecting the champion<br />
+10 for a completely correct Frozen 4 selection<br />
+10 for correct pick of the Tourney MVP<br />
DOUBLE POINTS FOR UPSETS. For example, if you select Air Force and they beat Yale in the first round, since AF was a 16-seed and Yale was a 1, you get two points instead of one.</div><div style="color: #101010; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong>PRIZES:</strong></div><div style="color: #101010; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">First place wins a pair of tickets to the first home game of the 2011 season, college hockey team of their choice.<br />
Second place wins a t-shirt, college hockey team of their choice.</div><div style="color: #101010; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Also infinite bragging rights! So get picking!</div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-12631767432809112442011-03-19T11:54:00.000-07:002011-03-19T11:54:25.284-07:002011 Hockey East Playoffs: Merrimack Looks To Beat BC, Win First Conference Championship<div style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.5657423320226371" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was a Friday night in late October when Boston College defenseman </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Tommy Cross</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> got tangled up fending up a Merrimack forward and found himself down on the ice. The result was a sprained knee, which sidelined Cross for two months.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The result of the game - the first of three between Merrimack and BC on the season - was a 3-2 Eagles win. It was the last time that Merrimack - which went 2-1 in the season series against each of the teams that finished above it (BC, New Hampshire and Boston University) in Hockey East - would lose to the Eagles. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Saturday night at TD Garden, Merrimack will play in its first conference championship in its 21 years at the Division-I level, while Boston College has a chance to even the season series and, more importantly, take home its tenth Lou Lamorello Trophy as champion of the Hockey East tournament. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cam Atkinson</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> leads BC with 4-1=5 totals against Merrimack this season, while </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stephane Da Costa</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> leads Merrimack with 1-4=5 totals against the Eagles. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Da Costa, who returned three weeks ago from a knee injury of his own, has re-ignited a Merrimack offense that struggled through five games without him, scoring only ten goals - a far cry from the 5.2 goals per game that they averaged with him in the lineup in 2011. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meanwhile, Cross has stabilized the blue line for BC, providing a consistent threat to go both ways with an ability to shoot the puck and a fearlessness when it comes to getting deep and working in the cycle with the Eagles’ forwards. His return has been welcomed by </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">John Muse</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who - despite owning a school-record 16 postseason wins - has relied on his offense to keep him in games, rather than the other way around. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the other end, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe Cannata</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> suffered a few butterflies early in his first-ever appearance at TD Garden Friday night, where he muffed the first puck he saw - a dump attempt that was deflected off a Merrimack stick - and watched it go into the net behind him. The goal was overturned as UNH was ruled offsides, and Cannata only let one puck past him the rest of the night. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The title game will feature two teams that can score at will, but are also very adept at shutting opposing teams down - BC is first overall in scoring offense and defense, while Merrimack sits second in the conference in both categories. They’re one-two on the power play and one-three on the power play, and one-two in special teams overall. Muse and Cannata are first and second in goals against and in wins on the season, and both teams have five players in the top 25 of conference scoring. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s fitting that the two most statistically complete teams in the conference are playing one game to decide who hoists the conference trophy. Boston College will go for its seventh straight win on TD Garden ice when they lace up the skates on Saturday, but don’t expect Merrimack’s lack of experience to factor in; the Warriors didn’t look at all like rookies on Saturday night when they played their first game in 13 seasons in Boston.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s BC’s game to lose, but they’re up against a team they’ve already lost to twice this season. And perhaps more importantly, a team that doesn’t have any interest in what they should or shouldn’t do, but only what they accomplish. </span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-73465697761287168852011-03-18T21:15:00.000-07:002011-03-18T21:15:38.986-07:002011 Hockey East Playoffs: Merrimack Edges UNH To Advance To First-Ever Conference Title Game<div style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.13717311061918736" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BOSTON, MA - Merrimack College joined Hockey East in 1990. 21 years later, they’re finally going to their first conference championship. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An early error by </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe Cannata</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was overturned, and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elliott Sheen</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> scored twice for the Warriors, who knocked off two-seed UNH with a 4-1 win Friday night. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A dump by </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blake Kessel</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> hit a Merrimack defenseman’s stick and hopped over Cannata’s glove and into the Merrimack net only 24 seconds in, but the Wildcats were ruled offsides on the play and the goal was overturned. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Good thing I’m not a shortstop,” Cannata deadpanned after the game, acknowledging that he started a little slow, but that the goal being disallowed didn’t do much to help. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some seven minutes later, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stevie Moses</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> scored the only goal his team would tally, getting the puck in the slot and blasting it over Cannata’s shoulder.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Three minutes later, a listless attack by UNH’s </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Sislo</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was thwarted by Merrimack’s </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ryan Flanigan</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who picked off the puck and started a two-man shorthanded break with </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stephane Da Costa</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. After Da Costa drew two UNH defenders, he fired the puck over to Flanigan who beat </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matt Di Girolamo</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> with a snipe over his glove. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sheen scored what would turn out to be the game-winner on a deflection of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brendan Ellis’</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> shot from the point at 16:15 of the first period. Ellis would assist on </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Collins’ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">goal 14 minutes into the third, and Sheen capped off the scoring by potting an empty-net short-handed goal with only seven seconds remaining. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Of Merrimack’s first trip to the conference championship game, Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy said that his players and administration deserve all the praise. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“When I first got here, I was worried that my assistant coaches’ names weren’t going to be announced correctly pre-game,” said Dennehy, who’s turned the program around from a perennial bottom-dweller to sudden national title contender in a matter of six years. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merrimack will face top seed Boston College, which defeated Northeastern, 5-4, earlier Friday night. </span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-47361564596647161082011-03-18T17:21:00.000-07:002011-03-18T17:21:54.769-07:00Hockey East Playoffs: BC Puts Northeastern On Ice, Advances To 6th Final In 7 Years<div style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.7212665216065943" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern vs. Boston College</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BOSTON, MA - Boston College overcame an early deficit, shaky goaltending, some questionable calls and a late charge by Northeastern to advance to their 15th Hockey East championship and their sixth in seventh years. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Senior captain </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tyler McNeely</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> opened the scoring for Northeastern at 13:48 of the first period when he knocked a puck into BC’s Joe Whitney and into the Boston College net. The Huskies had numerous chances when </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">John Muse</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> wasn’t able to control rebounds early on, but weren’t able to extend their lead. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Boston College senior </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brian Gibbons</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> responded with a goal of his own at 16:05 of the first, and after one the two teams were tied, despite Northeastern having controlled play in the BC end for much of the period. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They weren’t able to sustain the energy in the second, however, as a series of bad penalties led to BC power play goals by </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kevin Hayes</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tommy Cross</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and a third goal by </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Steven Whitney</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which the sophomore from Reading, MA scored on the backhand, reaching across his body while being taken to the ice by Northeastern’s </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jamie Oleksiak</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The shot crossed up Huskies netminder </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chris Rawlings</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who watched the puck soar above his left shoulder. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rawlings was pulled in favor of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clay Witt</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> after the second period, and Northeastern responded how they’ve always responded in front of the freshman goalie all season long: with vigor and energy. Despite allowing another goal to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pat Mullane</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, the Huskies drew three Eagles penalties in 3:16. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Garrett Vermeersch</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> scored on a 6-on-3 advantage after Greg Cronin pulled Witt for the extra attacker and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wade MacLeod</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> scored his second goal of the game with just 1:03 to play to make it a one-goal game. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BC’s power play finished 3-for-6 on the night, while Northeastern went 2-for-9. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Huskies weren’t able to get the equalizer, however, and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Muse</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- who stopped 33 shots on the night - earned his school-best 16th postseason win. </span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-21375980909923463552011-03-16T11:19:00.000-07:002011-03-16T11:19:48.881-07:00Hockey East All-Rookie Team AnnouncedHockey East has announced its All-Rookie team, and BU and Northeastern are the big winners. Each school had two student-athletes make the list, while Maine, UMass, BC and Merrimack each had one. Below is the list:<br />
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G: <b>Dan Sullivan</b>, Maine (York, Pa.)<br />
D:<b> Anthony Bitetto</b>, Northeastern (Island Park, N.Y.)<br />
D: <b>Adam Clendening</b>, Boston University (Wheatfield, N.Y.)<br />
F: <b>Bill Arnold</b>, Boston College (Needham, Mass.)<br />
F: <b>Charlie Coyle</b>, Boston University (East Weymouth, Mass.)<br />
F: <b>Mike Collins</b>, Merrimack (Boston, Mass.)<br />
F: <b>Michael Pereira</b>, Massachusetts (West Haven, Conn.)<br />
F: <b>Brodie Reid</b>, Northeastern (Delta, B.C.)<br />
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Both Pereira and Coyle were unanimous selections.Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-52518997520641395412011-03-14T15:37:00.000-07:002011-03-14T15:45:25.965-07:00Weekly Honors - And Your Semi-Finalists Are..<b>Merrimack's</b> Ryan Flanigan is one of two <b>Athletic Republic Co-Players of the Week</b> after leading the Warriors to a win with two goals and three assists for a six point weekend, ending with a +7 rating overall this weekend against Maine. On Saturday he managed three asists and one goal.<div><b>BC's</b> Jimmy Hayes is the second Co-Player of the Week after scoring four out of eight goals (hat trick included) during BC's weekend sweep over UMass. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Northeastern's</b> Brody Reid is the <b>Pro Ambitious Rookie of the Week</b> after notching a point in every game during the quarterfinals. On Sunday he had a career-high of three points after two goals and one assist. So far in the post-season, the freshman has managed to score three goals and two assists.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>UNH's</b> Matt Di Girolamo is the <b>Pure Hockey Defensive Player of the Week</b> after he stopped 56 out of 60 goals in a sweep over UVM in the Hockey East quarterfinals. For the weekend, Di Gi achieved a 2.00 GAA and .9333 sv%.</div>Shelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408248033234235906noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-51016821105564852502011-03-13T18:40:00.000-07:002011-03-13T18:40:44.434-07:00Northeastern Upsets BU, Hockey East Semi-Finals Set<div style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.7684183132369071" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern 5 at Boston University 4 - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern wins series, two games to one</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BOSTON, MA - Northeastern netminder </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chris Rawlings</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was pulled just six shots into Friday’s 5-2 loss to the Terriers. In the series’ deciding game, he stayed on the ice for the entire game, and helped fend off a late Terrier charge to send BU packing and the Huskies on to the Hockey East semi-finals. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visiting Northeastern got two goals from </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brodie Reid</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Steve Silva</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wade MacLeod</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cody Ferriero </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">also tallied for the Huskies, who needed every goal they got as BU mounted a late charge, scoring twice in the final 1:22 to make it a game.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The third period featured six goals, three of which were scored on the power play and one by MacLeod with an empty net. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matt Nieto</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alex Chiasson</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Justin Courtnall</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wade Megan </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">scored for BU, but Rawlings made 31 saves to earn the win. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern’s power play went 2-for-6, while BU was 3-for-6 with the man advantage. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things got chippy in the postgame handshake line, and Northeastern’s team had to be escorted off the ice before they could reconcile their differences with BU, who they’d played their last five games against. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the win, Northeastern will face Boston College in a rematch of the Beanpot championship Friday night at TD Garden in the 5 PM game. UNH and Merrimack will face off at 8. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern will head to the Hockey East semi-finals for the second time in three years, and will go as the only team needing wins to be ensured a berth in the NCAA tournament. </span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-19352219065592169172011-03-12T19:23:00.000-08:002011-03-12T19:23:48.633-08:00Hockey East Playoffs: March Sweeps - BC, UNH, Merrimack Advance In Two Games<div style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.08464663452468812" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Boston College</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>UMass </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Boston College wins series, 2 games to zero</i></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br />
</i></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CHESTNUT HILL, MA - Thanks to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jimmy Hayes</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, Boston College has some accessories to add to their 2011 hardware. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hayes registered a hat trick, scoring first for the Eagles, potting the game-winner and registering an empty-net goal with 23 seconds to go as regular-season champion Boston College swept UMass out of the quarterfinal round of the Hockey East playoffs. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe Whitney</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> had the other goal for BC, which advances to the conference semifinals for the seventh straight season. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chase Langeraap</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> opened the scoring for the Minutemen only 21 seconds in, giving UMass hope with its second strong start in as many nights, but it wasn’t to be for Toot Cahoon’s squad. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">John Muse</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> made 18 saves to preserve the win for the Eagles, who went 1-for-5 on the man advantage, while UMass wasn’t able to convert on their five man-advantage chances.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>New Hampshire</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Vermont </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>UNH wins series, 2 games to zero</i></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br />
</i></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DUHRAM, NH - It had been a long two seasons for Dick Umile, whose UNH teams hadn’t advanced past the quarterfinal round of the Hockey East playoffs since 2008. A year after winning the opening game of a series with Vermont before falling 1-0 in the next two, they left nothing to chance.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After UVM’s </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ben Albertson</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> opened the scoring at 3:49 of the second period, the Wildcats answered with three straight goals. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Austin Block </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">scored on a partially screened breakaway at 17:14, and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stevie Moses</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> tipped </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brett Kostolansky</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s blast from the right point 42 seconds later to give second-seeded UNH a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paul Thompson</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> extended the lead to 3-1 on a wicked wrister at 9:06 of the third, but Vermont came back to tie it at three with less than four minutes to go. UNH captain </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Sislo</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> responded, scoring his 13th goal with exactly three minutes remaining.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Despite going 0-for-8 on the power play, UNH outshot Vermont 39 to 28. The Catamounts were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matt Di Girolamo </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">stopped 25 shots for the win. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Merrimack </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">6, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Maine </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Merrimack wins series, 2 games to zero</i></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br />
</i></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ANDOVER, MA - Mark Dennehy’s squad celebrated its second home playoff series the right way this time, skating Maine out of the building as the Warriors advanced to Boston for just the second time in team history.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carter Madsen</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> recorded a hat trick for Merrimack, which also got goals from </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Collins</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ryan Flanigan</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jeff Velleca</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Flanigan added three assists for his first career four-point night.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jeff Dimmen</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brian Flynn</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> scored for Maine, which struggled to find an answer for Merrimack’s aggressive forecheck. After not allowing five goals once all season, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dan Sullivan</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> let five pucks past him for the second straight night, before giving way to </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shawn Sirman</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in the third period. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Despite the teams being whistled for a combined 66 penalty minutes, Merrimack had only three power play chances. They converted on one of them, while Maine’s vaunted power play attack was held quiet on their four opportunities. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe Cannata</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> made 29 saves to earn the win for Merrimack, which hasn’t played in the Hockey East quarterfinals since 1998. </span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-58126649598504995372011-03-11T19:18:00.000-08:002011-03-11T19:18:09.888-08:00Home Cooking: All Higher Seeds Win On First Full Night Of Hockey East Playoffs<div style="background-color: transparent;"><i><span id="internal-source-marker_0.9059965121559799" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Boston College</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>UMass</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1</span></i></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CHESTNUT HILL, MA - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jimmy Hayes </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">showed up at just the right time. After the Minutemen outshot the Hockey East regular season champs 6-1 through the first ten minutes of the game, Hayes beat UMass goaltender </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paul Dainton</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They wouldn’t look back.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cam Atkinson </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">scored his league-leading 28th goal of the year just 14 seconds into the second period, and by the time UMass’ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Daniel Hobbs</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> scored a power play goal at 11:52 of the middle frame, the Minutemen were already down 3-0 and BC cruised to a 4-1 victory at Conte Forum. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">John Muse</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> stopped 26 shots to preserve the win for Boston College, which moved a win away from its seventh straight appearance in the Hockey East semifinals. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dainton stopped 31 shots for UMass, but it wasn’t enough as Toot Cahoon’s squad couldn’t find the depth to skate with BC or the offense to make up for it.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UMass had eight opportunities with the man advantage, but was only able to convert once. BC went 1-for-6 on the power play. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Minutemen and Eagles face off at 7 PM Saturday night at Conte Forum with UMass’ season on the line. </span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>New Hampshire</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 3,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> Vermont</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1</span></i></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br />
</i></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DURHAM, NH - </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stevie Moses</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> nearly registered more shots himself than his entire team did a week earlier, recording 10 attempts on net, and closing the scoring off a beautiful feed from </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Borisenok</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> early in the third period to cap a 3-1 Wildcats win. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Despite being outshot 14-4 in the first period, UNH took an early lead on </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paul Thompson</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s 27th goal of the season at 4:23. It seemed as though that might be the game-winner for a long time, as </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matt Di Girolamo</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was superb against a solid Catamounts attack. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The lone Vermont goal came when </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sebastian Stalberg</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - who had a great chance in the first on a wrap-around that Di Girolamo sprawled backwards with his arm over his head to glove away - was able to pry lose a rebound and put the puck between the UNH goaltender’s legs. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH was successful on its only power play chance when </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phil DeSimone</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> scored the game’s second goal with four seconds remaining in a </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dan Lawson</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> tripping penalty. Vermont went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Di Girolamo stopped 32 Vermont shots to earn the win in his first career Hockey East playoff game. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH and Vermont go at it again Saturday night as the Wildcats look to avenge last season’s early playoff exit when they beat the Cats 7-4 on Friday night but lost successive 1-0 decisions on Saturday and Sunday and were unable to advance in the Hockey East tournament. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>at <b>Boston University</b> 5, <b>Northeastern</b> 2</i></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br />
</i></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BOSTON, MA - BU spotted Northeastern an early lead when </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brodie Reid </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">scored his ninth goal of the year at 3:25 of the first period, but pushed back to even the series and extend their season for at least one more game, winning a 5-2 decision at Agganis Arena.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe Pereira</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> tallied twice for the Terriers, including an empty-net goal with just 35 seconds remaining, and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matt Nieto</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kevin Gilroy</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ryan Ruikka</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> added markers for BU, which struggled to find any offense in a 4-2 loss to Northeastern on Thursday night. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Jamie Oleksiak</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> also scored for Northeastern, making it a 3-2 game after two periods, but BU was too much for the Huskies in the third. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clay Witt</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who has faced BU in three of the five games that he’s played this season, made 29 saves in relief of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chris Rawlings</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who allowed three of the six shots he saw to go by him. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kieran Millan</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> made 30 saves to earn the win for BU, which needs to at least advance to the Hockey East semifinals to have a chance at playing in the NCAA tournament. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Despite drawing ten Northeastern penalties, BU was only able to convert on one power play. Northeastern went 1-for-7 with the extra man. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The series will pause briefly as Agganis Arena hosts the America East Men’s Basketball Championship on Saturday before resuming Sunday night at 7 PM with both team’s seasons on the line.</span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Merrimack </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Maine </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4</span></i></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><i><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><br />
</i></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ANDOVER, MA - The Black Bears jumped out to a 2-0 lead nearly halfway through the action, and it looked like the Warriors were going to suffer a similar fate to the one they experienced two weeks ago in Orono. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Three unanswered goals later, Merrimack was in charge and held off multiple attempts at a comeback to take a 1-0 series advantage. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gustav Nyquist</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> scored his 50th career goal for Maine to open the scoring, and added two assists later to finish with three points. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Robby Dee </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">scored twice for the Black Bears and added an assist as well.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While Maine held </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe Cucci </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mike Collins</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> pointless on the night, Merrimack found its scoring from lower down the lineup chart. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elliott Sheen</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> scored twice and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ryan Flanigan</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> added a goal and an assist, as the Warriors’ third line contributed three goals and two assists on the night. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dan Sullivan</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - who’d been strong in net recently for Maine - gave up five goals on 24 shots. It was the first time Sullivan had given up five goals all season, though he was pulled twice in games in which he gave up three goals in a period. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Black Bears lost despite going 3-for-5 on the power play and holding Merrimack to only three man-advantage chances, which they converted one of. </span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Joe Cannata</b> stopped 20 Maine shots to earn the win.<b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The series continues Saturday night, presumably with Maine’s season on the line. Saturday’s game will be televised on NESN and starts at 7:30 PM. </span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-5207406575752989732011-03-10T11:05:00.001-08:002011-03-10T11:05:36.238-08:00Hockey East Playoffs: Quarterfinals Picks<div style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.042447732063010335" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Boston College over UMass in two games</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You don’t need to know much about this series. Simply look at the history; BC swept UMass this year. BC’s won two of the last three national titles. BC swept UNH last weekend. Boston College has won eight of its last ten games, 11 of its last 13 and 18 of 22. UMass, meanwhile, hasn’t won in twelve games. They’ve earned three out of a possible 24 points. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sure, two of BC’s wins over UMass this year were by two goals, but that’s not nearly encouragement enough to think that the Minutemen could steal a game in this series. BC has their eyes on bigger prizes, for sure. But as long as they focus on this one, there isn’t much that can stop them. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH over UVM in three games</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UNH went 2-0-1 against Vermont this year. When they won, they won handily; 5-1 and 6-1. When they tied, they didn’t bother showing up. Which sounds a lot like what UNH normally does in March. There are no ties this time of year, so the Wildcats would be well-served to show up early and often and put an anemic Vermont offense in a position where it can’t catch up. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vermont’s defense isn’t stellar. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rob Madore</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s going to need to have the weekend of his career for the Cats to advance. Vermont’s D will have to have a spotlight on </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paul Thompson</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, who has 5-11=16 totals against the Cats in his career. But if they can keep the games low-scoring, doubt will creep into the minds of the home team and it could be their undoing. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the end of the day, this UNH team is too experienced and too hungry to lose this series, but they’ve experience enough heartbreaks to get shaken if they go down early in a game or lose Friday night. Whoever scores first will play a huge role in who wins these games. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northeastern over Boston University in three games</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes, they’ve played seven straight one-goal games. Yes, BU’s won five of them. Yes, BU’s 5-2 all-time against Northeastern in the Hockey East playoffs. Yes, BU was the hottest team in the conference before falling to the Huskies on Saturday night at Agganis. Yes, they’re 15-3-4 against Northeastern in the last five seasons. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But the emotional boost that Northeastern gets from the return of Greg Cronin will help. A lot. Enough, probably, to earn them game one of the series. BU’s been lackadaisical with a lead, but hasn’t shown much urgency when trailing, either. The Terriers have relied on their freshmen and junior </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alex Chiasson</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to get the job done this year, while the Huskies rely on their senior leadership to light the lamp and their young guys to keep the other team off the board. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kieran Millan</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has been suspect in big games. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chris Rawlings</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has risen to the occasion whenever called upon. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If Northeastern takes Thursday’s game one, expect BU to look a little like deer in headlights. And don’t expect them to respond well. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maine over Merrimack in three games</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Only one team in this series is playing for an NCAA tournament berth. It’s also the team that peaked at the right time of year. Maine proved that they can beat Merrimack by getting behind the forecheck, and don’t expect them not to do so again. Sure, Merrimack’s solid at home - 12-2-2 on the season. Sure, they get Stephane Da Costa back, and they’re 19-5-4 with him in the lineup. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But this comes down to goaltending, just like everything else at this time of year does. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Joe Cannata</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’s been a shell of himself the past few weeks, and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dan Sullivan</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has been hulking up for the playoffs. That, of course, can change. And change quickly and easily. And if it does, this is easily Merrimack’s series. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But you can’t predict that. And until you can, this is Maine’s series to lose. They have more post-season experience on the ice and on the bench than does Merrimack, and they have the ability to let Merrimack beat themselves, which is an upper hand that the Warriors don’t hold over Maine. </span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-5803699699046114682011-03-09T13:14:00.001-08:002011-03-09T13:19:08.305-08:00Blaise MacDonald Fired as Coach of Lowell<div style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.05697678867727518" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">According to a </span><a href="http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2011/03/09_breaking_macdonald_fired.php"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">post from College Hockey News</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, UMass Lowell Men’s Hockey Coach Blaise MacDonald is soon to be fired. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MacDonald, who led a very young RiverHawks team to a 4-21-2 record in Hockey East play, struggled with the reins of a team which lost 15 members of its 2009-10 squad. He came to Lowell from Niagara after turning that program around and replaced current Maine coach Tim Whitehead following the 2001 season.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He was </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">150-178-42 at Lowell, and didn’t lead the team to any NCAA tournament berths in his ten years there. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CHN also <a href="http://twitter.com/chnews/statuses/45593687400521728">tweeted</a> that Providence Head Coach Tim Army is likely to be relieved of his duties as well. </span></div>Sieves the Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17670277936483451049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794373391805453377.post-46028233994409033562011-03-07T15:31:00.000-08:002011-03-07T15:44:29.531-08:00Weekly HonorsThis week's <b>Pro Ambitious Player of the Week</b> goes (unsurprisingly) to BC F <b>Cam Atkinson</b> after notching three goals (one of them being a shorthanded goal) and four points during this weekend's sweep over UNH to bring BC the Hockey East Regular Season Championship title. At the end of the weekend, Atkinson totaled six shots on goal and a +3 rating. <div><br /></div><div>Merrimack's <b>Mike Collins</b> and Northeastern's <b>Clay Witt</b> are this week's <b>Pro Ambitions Co-Rookies of the Week</b>. Collins totaled five points over the weekend during the weekend's split against Providence. On Friday, he made three assists while on Saturday he had one goal on the powerplay and an assist. Back in Boston, Witt stopped an incredible 41 shots (new career-high) over the weekend for his third start and second victory on Saturday against UMass Lowell. </div><div><br /></div><div>UMass Amherst's <b>Paul Dainton</b> is this week's <b>Pure Hockey Defensive Player of the Week</b> after stopping a whopping 68 saves during the weekend series against Maine. On Saturday he stopped 32 shots for a 4-4 tie, which pushed Amherst into a spot for the playoffs, while on Saturday he stopped 21 shots in the second period alone. </div>Shelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17408248033234235906noreply@blogger.com0