SEEDS
East West
#1 Boston University 28-6-3 #1 Michigan 28-7-1
#2 Maine 29-5-6 #2 Colorado College 30-11-1
#3 New Hampshire 22-9-4 #3 Minnesota 23-13-5
#4 Clarkson 23-9-4 #4 Wisconsin 23-14-4
#5 Lake Superior State 22-11-6 #5 Michigan State 25-11-3
#6 Denver 24-14-2 #6 RPI 18-13-4
MAINE PREVIEW
Overall Record: 29-5-6 (#3 in RPICH)
Hockey East Record: 15-3-6 (#1)
Coach: Shawn Walsh (11th year, 272-167-21)
Assistant Coaches: Grant Snandbrook, Greg Cronin, Guy Perron
Captain: Chris Imes
Assistant Captains: Jeff Tory, Dave MacIsaac, Brad Purdie
Key Players: Brad Purdie C, Tim Lovell C, Dan Shermerhorn C, Jeff Tory D,
Jacque Rodrigue D, Blair Allison G
Hockey East Tournament Scores: Maine 7, MassAmherst 4; Providence 7, Maine 3;
Maine 6, MassLowell 0
Notes: Chris Imes is the only player for Maine that has played in a NCAA
tournament before. After the team gets going, it is hard to stop them. Jacque
Rodrigue has one of the hardest shots in the country, and could blast one in
from the point.
NEW HAMPSHIRE PREVIEW
Overall Record: 22-9-4 (#5 in RPICH)
Hockey East Record: 14-6-4 (#3)
Coach: Dick Umile (5th year, 109-62-14)
Assistant Coaches: Brian McCloskey, Jim Tortorella
Captains: Eric Flinton, Kent Schmidtke
Key Players: Eric Flinton LW, Eric Royal C, Mike Sullivan C, Todd Hall D, Kent
Schmidtke D, Trent Cavicchi G
Hockey East Tournament Scores: Providence 3, New Hampshire 2 (OT)
Notes: Had an off week last weekend. They will look toward leadership from
Flinton and Schmidtke. They can score goals in bunches.
DENVER PREVIEW
Overall Record: 24-14-2 (#11 in RPICH)
WCHA Record: 18-12-2 (#3)
Coach: George Gwozdecky (1st year; 9th overall, 174-138-23)
Captain: Paul Koch
Assistant Captains: Brent Cary, Sean Ortiz
Key Players: Angelo Ricci F, Jason Elders F, Chris Kenady F, Craig McMillan D,
Kelly Hollingshead D, Sinuhe Wallinheimo G
WCHA Tournament Scores: Denver 5-5, Michigan Tech 4-2; Wisconsin 5, Denver 4;
Minnesota 5, Denver 4 (OT)
Notes: Has lost two in a row. Might have trouble bouncing back against a good
offensive team like New Hampshire. Will need good defense and some goals.
FIRST/SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE
East Regional @ Worcester, Massachusetts (BU host)
3/24/95 #6 Denver vs. #3 New Hampshire ESPN2
3/24/95 #5 Lake Superior State vs. #4 Clarkson NCAA Prod.
3/25/95 Denver/UNH vs. #2 Maine NCAA Prod.
3/25/95 LSSU/Clarkson vs. #1 Boston University ESPN2
West Regional @ Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin host)
3/24/95 #6 RPI vs. #3 Minnesota NCAA Prod.
3/24/95 #5 Michigan State vs. #4 Wisconsin ESPN2
3/25/95 RPI/Minn. vs. #2 Colorado College ESPN2
3/25/95 Mich.St./Wisconsin vs. #1 Michigan NCAA Prod.
Final Four @ Providence, Rhode Island (Providence host)
3/30/95 BU/LSSU/Clarkson vs. CC/RPI/Minn. ESPN
3/30/95 Mich./Mich.St./Wisc. vs. ME/Denver/UNH ESPN2
4/01/95 Semifinal winners ESPN
QUICK PREVIEWS
East
UNH/DU Season Series: DNP Scores: none
Clarkson/LSSU Season Series: DNP Scores: none
UNH-DU/ME Season Series: ME 3-1 vs. UNH, DNP DU Scores: ME 4, UNH 3; ME 6,
UNH 1; UNH 3, ME 2, ME 5, UNH 3
Clarkson-LSSU/BU Season Series: DNP Clarkson, DNP LSSU Scores: none
West
Minn/RPI Season Series: DNP Scores: none
Wisc/MichSt Season Series: MSU 1-0 Scores: MSU 3, Wisc 2
Minn-RPI/CC Season Series: CC 3-2 vs. Minn, DNP RPI Scores: Minn 3, CC 1;
CC 9, Minn 2; CC 4, Minn 3; Minn 7, CC 4; CC 5, Minn 4
Wisc-MSU/Mich Season Series: Mich 1-0 vs. Wisc, Mich 4-0 vs. MSU Scores:
Mich 7, Wisc 2; Mich 7, MSU 3; Mich 5, MSU 4; Mich 5, MSU 3;
Mich 7, MSU 1
OTHER NOTES:
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* I will try to get a Maine boxscore posted next week.
* If Maine wins, I will probably have a report similar to this next week
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Chris Sayles
GO MAINE BLACK BEARS, 1993 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
(and 1995 national champions to be)
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