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From: "Bob Rothwell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 10:35 PM
Subject: PC, #10 Maine tie, 3-3


> ATTENTION SPORTS        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> February 16, 2002       Contact Bob Rothwell
>         (401) 865-2201
>
> PROVIDENCE HOCKEY TIES #10 MAINE, 3-3
> PC junior forward Devin Rask tallies hat trick for Friars
>
> PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's hockey team skated to a
3-3
> overtime tie with 10th-ranked Maine on Saturday, February 16 at PC's
> Schneider Arena. PC's Devin Rask scored all three goals for the Friars,
> completing his first hat trick of the year in the third period to give the
> Friars a 3-2 lead.
>         The Friars opened the scoring in the contest when Providence
junior
> co-captain Devin Rask (Parkside, Sask.) flipped a backhander between Maine
> goaltender Mike Morrison's right arm and the post for his 12th goal of the
> season. Rask's goal was set up by sophomore Cody Loughlean (Innisfail,
> Alta.) and Dominic Torretti (Ludlow, Mass.) as Torretti carried the puck
> into the offensive zone and Loughlean cycled the puck around the back of
the
> net to Rask.
>         Rask tallied again for the Friars at the 10:51 mark of the first
period, as
> he skated in on Morrison and beat the Black Bears' keeper with a quick
> wrist-shot through the pads. PC caught Maine on a line change, leading to
> Rask's second of the game and 13th of the season with assists going to
> freshmen David Carpentier (Faribault, Minn.) and Jeff Mason (Easthampton,
> Mass.).
>         PC and Maine skated through a scoreless second period, as the
Black Bears
> outshot the Friars, 12-3.
>         The third period was when the scoring began for real, as Maine
scored all
> three of their tallies in the final 20 minutes. Francis Nault got the
Black
> Bears on the scoreboard at the 8:53 mark of the third period when he
scored
> on the power play. The Friars' Peter Fregoe (Massena, N.Y.) was whistled
for
> hooking at the same time, giving Maine back-to-back man-advantage
> situations. Nault capitalized for the Bears less than 60 seconds later,
> beating PC goaltender Nolan Schaefer (Yellow Grass, Sask.) to tie the
score
> for Maine.
>         With just 1:29 remaining in the contest, Rask skated in on
Morrison for the
> Friars and was able to stuff his shot under the pads of the Maine
goaltender
> to give Providence what seemed like the game-winning goal. Loughlean fed
> Rask, collecting the puck off a Maine turnover in the neutral zone. Rask's
> heroics would not stand up, though, as Maine - with Morrison pulled in
favor
> of the extra attacker - scored 18 seconds later to once again knot the
> score, this time for good at 3-3. Neither team was able to score in
overtime.
>         Schaefer tied his career-high with 44 saves - the fourth time he
has
> recorded 44 stops this season - while Morrison made 23 saves as Maine
> outshot the Friars', 47-26.
>         Providence returns to action next weekend with a home-and-home
series with
> Boston University. The Friars' travel to BU to start the two-game series
on
> Friday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m.
>
> Saturday, February 16, 2002
> Schneider Arena, Providence, R.I.
> Maine (17-9-5/11-5-3)   0       0       0       --      0
> Providence College (13-15-4/8-10-2)     2       0       0       --      0
>
> Per     Time    Team    Goal Scorer  (Assists)
> 1       8:47    PC      Devin Rask (Cody Loughlean, Dominic Torretti)
> 1       10:51   PC      Devin Rask (David Carpentier, Jeff Mason)
> 3       8:53    ME      Francis Nault (Niko Dimitrakos) PPG
> 3       9:48    ME      Francis Nault (Niko Dimitrakos, Robert Liscak) PPG
> 3       18:31   PC      Devin Rask (Cody Loughlean)
> 3       18:49   ME      Lucas Lawson (Niko Dimitrakos, Martin Kariya)
>
> Saves:
> Mike Morrison (UM)      10      3       7       3       --      23
(64:50)
> Nolan Schaefer (PC)     16      12      14      2       --      44
(65:00)
>
> Attendance: 2,211 (Schneider Arena)
>
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