PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence College men’s hockey team is ranked No. 8
in the nation, according to the latest US College Hockey Online Poll and
the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll released on Monday,
November 20, 2000.
The 7-2-3 Friars posted a 0-0-2 record last week. On November 24,
PC tied then ninth-ranked Colorado College, 1-1, at Colorado Springs World
Arena. On November 25, the Friars tied the Denver Pioneers, 3-3, at
Magness Arena in Denver Colo.
Last weekend, senior J.J. Picnic (Fort Lee, N.J.) tallied his
eighth goal of the season in the Friars' 1-1 tie versus Colorado. Freshman
Mike Robinson (Biggar Sakatchewan), freshman Stephen Wood (Sudbury, Mass.)
and senior Matt Libby (Saco, Maine) each scored one goal in the Friars' 3-3
tie at Denver. Sophomore Nolan Schaefer (Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan) and
senior Boyd Ballard (Weyburn, Saskatchewan) have shared the Friars’
goaltending duties. This season, the duo have combined for a 2.04 goals
against average and a .938 save percentage.
The Friars will return to action Friday, December 1, versus HOCKEY
EAST rival Merrimack College at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, December 2, PC will
travel to Merrimack's Volpe Complex for the second game of the
home-and-home series.
US COLLEGE HOCKEY ONLINE MAGAZINE POLL
School (first) W-L-T Pts Last
1. Michigan State (38) (10-1-2) 598 1
2. North Dakota (2) (10-2-4) 527 3
3. Boston College (11-3-0) 483 4
4. New Hampshire (10-3-1) 424 7
5. Michigan (10-3-2) 448 5
6. Western Michigan (10-1-2) 416 6
7. Minnesota (9-3-2) 391 2
8. Providence College (7-2-3) 282 8
9. Colorado College (8-3-1) 267 10
10.St. Cloud (8-3-1) 280 9
11.Union (6-1-1) 160 13
12.Maine (5-4-3) 70 NR
13.Harvard (4-2-1) 92 NR
14.Northern Michigan (7-4-4) 120 11
15.Yale (5-3-0) 66 14
USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Poll
School (first) W-L-T Pts Last
1. Michigan State (14) (10-1-2) 265 2
2. North Dakota (3) (10-2-4) 240 4
3. Boston College (1) (11-3-0) 235 3
4. Michigan (10-3-2) 207 7
5. New Hampshire (10-3-1) 196 5
6. Western Michigan (10-1-2) 185 6
7. Minnesota (9-3-2) 167 1
8. Providence College (7-2-3) 127 8
9. St. Cloud (8-3-1) 123 10
10. Colorado College (8-3-1) 119 8
11.Union (6-1-1) 70 13
12.Northern Michigan (7-4-4) 48 NR
13. Harvard (4-2-1) 45 NR
14.Maine (5-4-3) 44 11
15.Yale (5-3-0) 32 15
M.J. Connors
Providence College
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