Monday, February 14, 2000
 
MAINE SWEEPS INTO PLAYOFFS; FOX TO AIR BC/UNH
BC Eagles Soar into Beanpot Final Against Boston University
 
LAWRENCE, MA - Boston College goaltender Scott Clemmensen has fueled a
recent resurgence by the Boston College Eagles, collecting both his second
and third consecutive shutouts this past week, for which he has been named
Hockey East Player of the Week. Clemmensen 's string of successful outings
has given him the all-time record for shutouts at Boston College (9), and
tied him for the Hockey East regular season career shutout record (6). In
1997-98, Clemmensen set an NCAA shutout record by playing 254:23 without
allowing a goal, a record he is looking to challenge for a second time.
 
Tonight, the Boston College Eagles will face off against arch nemesis
Boston University in what is sure to be a memorable Beanpot Championship.
The Terriers will look to extend an eleven-game unbeaten streak against the
Eagles in the Beanpot, a streak which includes six straight title-game
victories over Boston College.
 
The University of Maine finds itself back above the .500 mark in league
play with two decisive victories over UMass Amherst this weekend. The Black
Bears were once again paced by Hockey East scoring leader Cory Larose who
netted 2-3-5 in two games to remain atop the field in the race for the
regular season scoring title.
 
FOX Sports Net announced yesterday that it will air Sunday's match-up
between nationally ranked Boston College and New Hampshire for the first of
three wildcard games to be broadcast in the coming weeks.
 
KOHO Player of the Week:
SCOTT CLEMMENSEN, Boston College - (JR G, Urbandale, IA) collected both his
second and third consecutive shutouts with 6-0 and 8-0 wins this past week.
 
Rookie of the Week:
KRYS KOLANOS, Boston College - (FR F, Calgary, AB) erupted for 5-3-8 in two
games, including a hat trick against Northeastern in the Beanpot last Monday.
 
Hockey East Honor Roll:
BRIAN GIONTA, Boston College - (JR, F, Rochester, NY) posted 3-0-3 in two
games last week.
 
JACK BAKER, Boston University - (SO, F, South Boston, MA) posted a hat
trick in round I of the Beanpot to finish with 3-1-4 on the week.
 
PAT AUFIERO, Boston University - (SO, D, Winchester, MA) scored 0-3-3 in
Beanpot win over Harvard.
 
RICKY DiPIETRO, Boston University - (FR, G, Winthrop, MA) notched second
career shutout with 4-0 win over Harvard.
 
CORY LAROSE, University of Maine - (SR, F, Campbellton, NB) posted 2-3-5 in
two wins over UMass Amherst.
 
MICHAEL SCHUTTE, University of Maine - (FR, D, Burlington, ON) scored 0-3-3
in two games.
 
DARCY KING, UMass Amherst - (SO, F, Barrie, ON) registered 2-1-3 in two
games against Maine.
 
ED McGRANE, UMass Lowell - (FR, F, Hamilton, ON) posted two goals against
BU to finish with 2-1-3 on the week.
 
BRAD ROONEY, UMass Lowell - (JR, F, St. Catherines, ON) registered 2-1-3
against Merrimack Sunday.
 
SANDY COHEN, Merrimack College - (SR, F, Whitby, ON) registered two goals
against UMass Lowell Sunday.
 
MIKE SOUZA, University of New Hampshire - (SR, F, Wakefield, MA) posted
2-1-3 against Providence.
 
LANNY GARE, University of New Hampshire - (FR, F, Vernon, BC) posted first
career two-goal game against Northeastern.
 
BOBBY DAVIS, Northeastern University - (SR, F, Woodhaven, MI) scored 1-1-2
to lead the Huskies over UNH.
 
FERNANDO PISANI, Providence College - (SR, F, Edmonton, AB) scored 1-2-3
against UNH on Saturday.
 
DEVIN RASK, Providence College - (FR, F, Parkside, SK) scored first
two-goal game of his career against UNH on Saturday.
 
Hockey East Notes:
BOSTON COLLEGE has won six games in a row and eight of their last nine
going into their Feb. 14 matchup with BU in the Beanpot final. Dating back
to a Nov. 30 win over Northeastern, BC is 14-2-1 in its last 17 games. BC
has four shutouts during their six-game streak. The Eagles have outscored
their opponents 32-4 during that stretch...BOSTON UNIVERSITY will be going
after its sixth straight Beanpot and 23rd overall when they take on BC in
the Beanpot title game tonight. With the win over UMass/Lowell, the
Terriers remained unbeaten in the millennium. Since their first game of
2000January 8th vs. BC, the Terriers are 7-0-4 in the millennium. The
Terriers remained unbeaten at home this year with their 5-3 win over
UMass/Lowell. They are now 10-0-3 at Walter Brown Arena during the
1999-2000 season...UNIVERSITY OF MAINE posted its first back-to-back
victories since winning the Denver Cup back on New Year's Day. This weekend
Maine will face UMass Lowell in Lowell for two games. The Black Bears have
not lost to the River Hawks since Nov. 23, 1996. Maine is 9-0-1 in the last
ten meetings between the two schools...UMASS AMHERST has scored four power
play goals in the past three games, breaking out of an 0 for 20 slump prior
to the game vs. UMass Lowell on the 6th of Feb. Freshman Tim Turner
(Saginaw, MI) stands alone as the most prolific freshman scorer at UMass
since the Minutemen joined Hockey East. Turner now has 21 points (5g, 16a),
surpassing the previous record of 16 held by teammate Kris Wallis. Turner
has been hot lately, collecting 13 points in the past 10 games, including
two power play goals vs. UMass Lowell on Feb. 6. Junior Markus Helanen
(Vantaa, FINLAND) has moved up into second place all time on the UMass
saves chart. Helanen passed former career leader Dana Redmond for second
overall on Feb. 4 vs. BU. Helanen now has 1629 saves in his three seasons
at UMass. Senior Jeff Blanchard (Stouffville, ON) moved into the all-time
top ten scoring list at UMass on Saturday night vs. Maine. Blanchard's
assist in the third period gave him 80 points for his career, tying him for
10th all-time with Russ Kidd '66...UMASS LOWELL senior Craig Brown
(Winnipeg, MAN) was presented his trophy for as a Hockey Humanitarian
Finalist on Sunday vs. Merrimack. Lowell and Merrimack have played 77 times
and there are only three ties all-time. It was the second overtime game vs.
Merrimack this season. Yorick Treille (So, F, Grenoble, FRANCE) and Kevin
Kotyluk (So, D, Golden, BC) finished with 11 points last year to lead
rookies, this season rookies Ed McGrane, Josh Reed and Ron Hainsey all have
11 points or more. Chris Bell (Sr, F, Chase, BC), Kevin Bertram (Sr, D,
Nanaimo, BC) and John Campbell (Sr, F, Westboro, MA) rank tied for 16th in
games play at UML with 135. The River Hawks had their biggest crowd of the
season Sunday at 4,323...MERRIMACK COLLEGE Merrimack ran its overtime
streak to six straight games (a school record) and has played a Merrimack
College Division I record eight overtime games this season. The eight
overtime games are the second highest in school history (1984-85, 10
overtime games). The four goals the Warriors scored in the first period are
the highest in a single period this season while the six total goals are
also the highest scoring output recorded by Merrimack this season. The six
goals are the highest Merrimack scoring output since 11/27/98 (Yale, W
6-3)...UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE lost its first back-to-back games since
the 1997-98 season when the Wildcats lost two straight to Maine in the
Hockey East Quarterfinals on March 13-14. The back-to-back losses were also
the first in a row in junior goaltender Ty Conklin's career. Senior
co-captain Mike Souza (Wakefield, MA) surpassed UNH head coach Dick Umile
on the all-time UNH scoring list. Before the weekend, the two were tied for
25th on the all-time list with 144 career points, but Souza's three-point
effort against Providence moved him into sole possesion of 24th with 147
career points. UNH needs just one more win to reach 20 wins for the seventh
time in the last 10 years...NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY held New Hampshire
scoreless on six power play attempts. The Huskies' penalty killing unit was
a perfect 18-for-18 against the Wildcats this season. In fact,
Northeastern's shorthanded unit has allowed just three goals in the last 56
man-down situations, a span of 11 games. Northeastern is 10-1-1 at home,
but only 2-7-4 on the road. Last year, the Huskies were 7-8-2 on the road,
but struggled to 3-11-1 at home...PROVIDENCE COLLEGE head coach Paul Pooley
earned his 100th career win in the Friars 4-3 victory over New Hampshire on
Saturday and joins former Friar coaches Lou Lamoriello and Mike McShane as
the only coaches to have achieved the 100 win mark while at PC. Junior
netminder Boyd Ballard (Weyburn, SK) recorded 32 saves in the win against
UNH, marking the seventh time in 18 starts he has recorded 30 or more saves
this year. Providence will next face Boston University in a home-and-home
series this weekend with the hope of closing in on a playoff berth. The
teams have met once already this year, and BU took the victory by a score
of 3-2. nranked opponent in the remainder of the season will be UMass Lowell.
 
 
 
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