DATE:   November 11, 2001
CONTACT:        Bob Rothwell — (401) 865-2201

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE HOCKEY NOTES
(4-5-0 OVERALL/3-3-0 HOCKEY EAST)
LAST WEEK: The Friars split a pair of contests with Northeastern, losing,
3-1, at Schneider Arena on Friday and winning, 5-3, at Matthews on
Saturday. Junior Doug Wright (Kamsack, Sask.) scored for PC on Friday while
sophomore defenseman Stephen Wood (Sudbury, Mass.) and Jon DiSalvatore
(South Windsor, Conn.) scored on Saturday.

SCHAEFER SOLID IN GOAL: Junior goaltender Nolan Schaefer (Yellow Grass,
Sask.) stopped a total of 74 shots this weekend in a split with
Northeastern. Sheafer made a career-high 44 saves in Friday night’s 3-1
loss to Northeastern and made 30 saves on Saturday in the 5-3 victory.
Schaefer also contributed his second assist of the season when he assisted,
with Chris Chaput, on DiSalvatore’s empty net goal. On the weekend,
Schaefer stopped 74 of 79 shots, posting a 0.937 save percentage, a 2.50
goals against average and 120 minutes. Schaefer also picked up his first
victory of the season away from PC’s Schneider Arena. Schaefer has started
all nine contests in goal this season, posting a 3.10 goals against
average, a .904 save percentage and a 4-5-0 record. Schaefer has logged
541:07 minutes this season of a possible 544:05. Schaefer has played all
but 2:58, when he left the net against Michigan, UMass Lowell, UMass
Amherst and Northeastern for an extra attacker. Last season, Schaefer
earned All-American and Second Team All-HOCKEY EAST honors, posting a
15-8-2 record, a 2.47 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.

FOUR SCORES AND SEVEN YEARS AGO ...: PC’s Jon DiSalvatore became the most
recent Friars to score four goals in a game when he did so on Saturday,
November 10 at Northeastern. The last time a PC player scored four goals in
a game was on December 10, 1994 against Northeastern when Dennis Burke
scored four goals in a 10-3 win by Providence. DiSalvatore scored his goals
on the power play, shorthanded, even strength and and empty netter.

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Friars scored their sixth power-play goal of the season
on Saturday when Jon DiSalvatore tallied on a blast from the top of the
slot. The Friars have now converted on six-of-51 (0.118) man-advantage
tries. PC’s opponents have scored eight power play goals and the Friars
have foiled 47-of-55 (0.855) of their opponents power-play chances. The
Friars are led by senior Peter Fregoe (2 pp goals), junior Devin Rask (2 pp
goals) and Jon DiSalvatore (1 pp goal) while DiSalvatore has scored two
shorthanded goals, and Rask and Drew Omicioli have one shorthanded goal each.

PROVIDENCE-BOSTON COLLEGE SERIES: The Friars and Eagles have met a total of
127 times with BC leading the series, 81-39-7. The Friars and Eagles last
met on March 17 in the HOCKEY EAST Championship game at FleetCenter, where
BC won, 5-3. Providence has won just one of the last six meetings. In games
in Providence, BC leads, 32-21-5, while they also lead the games played in
Boston, 47-15-2.

PROVIDENCE-NEW HAMPSHIRE SERIES: The Friars and Wildcats have met a total
of 106 times with UNH leading the series, 52-44-10. In games played in
Providence, the Friars lead, 27-18-6, while games in New Hampshire, UNH
leads, 31-17-4.

FRIARS HISTORY IN THE HOCKEY EAST: The Friars have an all-time record of
182-210-44 (0.468) in HOCKEY EAST league competition. Last year the Friars
had their best record in HOCKEY EAST play since the inaugural 1984-85
season when PC went 15-14-5 and won the HOCKEY EAST Championship. Last
year, PC went 13-8-3 and finished tied for second in the regular season –
Providence’s highest finish in league play ever. This season, PC is 3-3-0
in HOCKEY EAST games, with wins this season against UMass Amherst,
Merrimack and Northeastern. The Friars lost three league games, at UMass
Lowell, against UMass Amherst and Northeastern.