FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   November 20, 2000
Contact: Arthur Parks (401) 865-2759

PROVIDENCE'S PICINIC NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College senior forward J.J. Picinic of Fort
Lee, N.J. was named HOCKEY EAST Player of the Week on Monday, November 20.
It marked the first time in his career that Picinic has earned HOCKEY EAST
Player of the Week honors.
Picinic received his Player of the Week honor after registering three goals
and two assists and helping the Friars earn two wins against 10th-ranked
Northeastern University on November 17-18.  On November 17, he netted the
game-winning goal in the Friars' 3-1 victory over the Huskies.  The
following night, Picinic registered two goals and two assists in PC's 4-2
win at Northeastern.
Picinic is fourth on the team in scoring with nine points (seven goals, two
assists) in 10 games.  He  leads the league in game-winning goals with
three.   Picinic is having a career-best season with the Friars.  Entering
the 2000-01 season, he had tallied just two goals and eight assists in 40
career games.
Picinic is the son of John and Ana Picinic.  He is a 1997 graduate of the
Hotchkiss School.
Providence, 7-2-1, will return to action on Friday, November 24 against
Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colo. at 9:30 EST.


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