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Providence hockey defeated at minnesota, 6-1, in
championship game of mariucci classic

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. --  The Providence College men's hockey team was defeated
by the University of Minnesota, 6-1, in the championship game of the
Mariucci Classic at Mariucci Arena on Saturday, December 29.
        Minnesota opened a 3-0, first-period lead with the game's first goal just
1:00 minute into the contest and on the game's second shot. PC scored their
first goal at the 13:55 mark of the second period when senior forward Mark
Suderman (Regina, Sask.) fired a low shot past the Gopher goaltender to cut
Minnesota's lead to 3-1. Exactly 1:02 later, Minnesota's Johnny Pohl put the
Gophers back up by three goals at 4-1.
        Minnesota added a pair of goals in the third period and claimed the
Mariucci Classic title with the 6-1 victory over Providence.
        Providence's junior goaltender Nolan Schaefer (Yellow Grass, Sask.) tied
his career-high with 44 saves in the loss. Travis Weber made a total of 24
saves.

Providence College (8-9-1)      0       1       0       --      1
#2 Minnesota (13-2-3)   3       1       2       --      6

First period - UM, Tallackson (Pohl, Leopold), 1:00; UM, Wendell
(Smaagaard), 8:47; UM, Taffe (Pohl, Stevens), 16:42 - PP; Penalties - PC,
3-6; UM, 2-4.

Second period - PC, Suderman (Carpentier, Kelly), 13:55; UM, Pohl (Wendel,
DeMarchi), 14:57; Penalties - PC, 5-10; UM, 6-12.

Third period - UM, Pohl (Taffe, Martin), 4:18, PP; UM Stevens (MacKinnon,
Fleming), 14:14; Penalties - PC 2-4; UM, 1-2.

Saves - Schaefer, PC, 13-13-18--44 (60:00); Weber, UM, 5-15-3--24 (60:00).

Records - Providence College (8-10-1); Minnesota (14-2-3).

Attendance: 10,074 (Mariucci Arena)