Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 03:43:01 +0001
From: Rick A McAdoo <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: UMass-Lowell at BC, 12/01/95, box
(Info from Game Summary Sheet and personal observation/
rink announcements (summary sheet had some apparent
errors, so I have substituted corrections/notes as appropriate)):
This game was the NESN/Prime Hockey East Game of the Week.
Friday, 12/01/95 At Kelley Rink, Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
UMASS-LOWELL. 1 3 1 - 5 4-2-0 HE 7-3-2 overall
BOSTON COLLEGE 2 1 3 - 6 2-4-1 HE (1-0 SO) 5-7-1 overall
Shots on goal: UML 13 15 11 - 39
BC 12 8 14 - 34
UMass-Lowell:
LW NEIL DONOVAN, JEFF DAW, BRENDAN CONCANNON
LW David Dartsch, Christian Sbrocca, Jon Mahoney
LW Shannon Basaraba, Marc Salsman, Ryan Sandholm
LW Ryan Golden, Mike Mulligan, Doug Nolan
D ED CAMPBELL, WIL TORMEY
D David Mayes, Chris Libett
D Mike Nicholishen, Dave Barozzino
G MARTIN FILLION, Craig Lindsay
Boston College:
LW Chris Masters, C Don Chase, RW Jamie O'Leary
LW DAVID HYMOVITZ, MARTY REASONER, MATT MULHERN
LW Brian Callahan, Clifton McHale, Toby Harris
LW Peter Masters, Ryan Mittleman
D Greg Callahan, Ken Hemenway
D Joe Harney, Brendan Buckley
D ANDY POWERS, TOM ASHE
D Brad Carlson
G GREG TAYLOR, Andy McLaughlin, Ari Shocket
PERIOD ONE
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UML - Tormey (hooking) 3:16
BC - Carlson (interference) 6:37
BC - Mulhern (holding) 8:59
UML - Donovan (cross-checking) 13:00
BC - Ashe (slashing) 13:00
BC1 David Hymovitz 10 (Reasoner) 4x4 13:15
(BC1 - announced as unassisted)
UML1 Christian Sbrocca 4 (Mayes) 4x4 14:18
BC2 Greg Callahan 1 (Chase) 17:15
PERIOD TWO
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BC3 David Hymovitz 11 (Reasoner) 0:46
(BC3 - listed on sheet as Reasoner from
Mulhern, but announced as Hymovitz from
Reasoner; announcement correct, I thought)
UML - Tormey (interference) 5:49
BC - Hymovitz (boarding) 5:49
(BC pen. came while waiting on delayed call
against UML's Tormey)
UML2 Christian Sbrocca 5 (unassisted) 4x4 6:32
(UML2 - BC scored own goal when defenseman
lost puck into own net after Taylor left
net on delayed penalty call against UML's
Mahoney. Goal credited to Sbrocca.)
UML - Mahoney (holding) 6:32
UML3 Brendan Concannon 7 (Campbell, Fillion)SHG 8:23
(UML3 - announced as assist by Campbell
only; knocked in by BC's Reasoner)
BC - Ashe (interference) 9:32
BC - Chase (interference) 10:30
TIMEOUT - BC (after killing 5x3) 12:31
BC - Chase (interference) 13:00
UML4 Jon Mahoney 6 (unassisted) 18:15
PERIOD THREE
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UML - Donovan (5 Min. cross-checking) 0:30
BC - C. Masters (hit after whistle) 4:48
UML - Campbell (hit after whistle) 4:48
BC - Hymovitz (hit after whistle) 4:48
BC4 Brian Callahan 6 (Reasoner) 4x4 5:05
BC - Chase (holding) 5:25
UML5 Neil Donovan 10 (Daw) PPG 5x3 5:43
BC - Reasoner (hooking) 7:04
UML - Salsman (interference) 10:33
BC5 Ken Hemenway 4 (Mittleman, O'Leary) PPG 12:32
BC6 Marty Reasoner 7 (Mulhern, Harney) 16:20
(announced as assist by Harney only)
TIMEOUT - UML 18:55
Power Plays: UML - 1 for 8, BC - 1 for 4
(these may not be correct?)
Penalties: UML - 7 (17 Min), BC - 11 (22 Min.)
Goalies: UML - Martin Fillion (59:16) - 10 7 11 - 28 saves
BC - Greg Taylor (60:00) - 12 12 10 - 34 saves
Three Stars: 1. BC Marty Reasoner (1G, 3A)
2. BC Greg Taylor (34 saves)
3. UML Christian Sbrocca (2G)
Attendance - 2867 (capacity 7884)
Referees - Jeff Bunyon, Jim Fitzgerald
Linesman - Paul Scleparis
I'm not sure exactly how power play opportunities are assigned
when there is a 5x4, then a penalty to make it 5x3, then back
to 5x4 when the first penalty is up. I don't think the listed
power play statistics are correct in any case.
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Date: Sat, 2 Dec 1995 03:55:30 +0001
From: Rick A McAdoo <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: UMass-Lowell at BC, 12/01/95, comments
Friday, 12/01/95 At Kelley Rink, Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA
UMASS-LOWELL. 1 3 1 - 5 4-2-0 HE 7-3-2 overall
BOSTON COLLEGE 2 1 3 - 6 2-4-1 HE (1-0 SO) 5-7-1 overall
(Full box posted to list INFO-HOCKEY-L.)
Boston College used strong penalty killing and another stellar
game by goalie Greg Taylor to mount a come-from-behind 6-5
Hockey East win over visiting UMass-Lowell Friday night.
The game was rather sloppy at times, with four 4-on-4 goals,
two power play goals, and a shorthanded goal. One of the
UMass-Lowell goals was accidentally scored by the BC defense
into an empty net after goalie Taylor had gone to the bench
for another skater on a delayed penalty call. The River Hawks
had numerous good chances against Taylor but could not get
many past him, and the BC defense was able to clear most
rebound opportunities. BC freshman Marty Reasoner was named
the game's number one star for a 1 goal, 3 assist effort (there
is some inconsistency in the game scoring as summarized and
announced; viewers on the NESN/Prime broadcast may have better
information); Taylor and UML's Christian Sbrocca were number
two and three. (Personally, I would have put Taylor as the
number one star -- if he had not been in the nets, I think
Lowell would have won this game by 2 or 3 goals.)
This was BC's third victory in a row after a slow 2-7-1 start to the
season, and only UML's second Hockey East loss. BC again went with 7
defensemen, a strategy that has paid off in the 3 wins, and got solid play
from most of the team despite some defensive lapses. UML had good efforts
by the first two lines, but showed some lack of punch in the 3rd and 4th
lines.
The first period featured back-and-forth play, with BC carrying
a slight edge. Both teams killed penalties before BC's Hymovitz
opened the scoring by slapping home his own rebound while
falling down in front of the net (4-on-4 goal). Sbrocca came
right back on the same 4-on-4, hammering a high slapper past
Taylor from the top left circle. Dartsch missed a backhand
effort 15 seconds later, and Taylor made two great stops on
a Jeff Daw shot and the rebound. Greg Callahan made it 2-1 BC
by finishing off a 3-on-2 break with a high slap shot that
appeared to glance off Fillion's glove.
BC continued to play the deep forechecking game that has been
productive the last few games, and quickly opened the second
period when Reasoner sent a hard low shot in from the top left
circle that Hymovitz deflected at the goal mouth for a 3-1 lead.
Penalties at the 5:49 mark led to another 4-on-4 situation (the
UML penalty was called first, and BC took a penalty during the
delayed call.)
The play that turned the momentum in the game came next, when
UML's Mahoney was called for a delayed penalty. BC's Taylor
left the net, heading for the bench for another skater, when
a BC defenseman lost control of the puck at the BC blue line.
UML players watched joyfully as the puck slid through the zone
and off the left post into the empty net for the 2nd UML goal
(Sbrocca received credit.) Though BC had the subsequent power
play, it was Lowell that seemed to come to life. Taylor had
to stop a break by Donovan after a BC defenseman had fallen,
then Concannon evened the score at 3 with a shorthanded goal
at 8:23. Ed Campbell carried the puck up the left side on a
2-on-1 break, passing to a streaking Concannon at the right
side. Unfortunately for BC's Reasoner, his backchecking effort
with his stick deflected the puck into the open right side of
the net.
UMass-Lowell dominated most of the remainder of the period,
helped by several BC penalties. (2 of them on Don Chase for
interference with the goaltender, as he went crashing through
the crease in search of goals. As noted on HOCKEY-L a couple
of weeks ago, the HE refs are pretty strict about running into
the goalie, even if it is helped by a timely push by the
defense.) Taylor made numerous stops, including a couple of
sparkling glove saves in a 5-on-3 situation. Late in the
period Jon Mahoney put UML up 4-3 when he pulled the puck loose
behind the BC net, skated behind from right to left and wrapped
one in the far side.
BC had early power play chances in the third period after UML's
Donovan took a 5-minute major for cross-checking from behind,
and Fillion made some good pad saves. A goalmouth scrum at
4:48 led to several penalties, and BC started its comeback when
Brian Callahan was sent in from the left corner on a pass from
Reasoner; the 4-on-4 goal made it 4-4. BC's Chase took another
penalty right after that, and eventually Lowell regained the
lead on a 5-on-3 power play goal. Neil Donovan tried to push
the puck across the goal to a wide-open teammate; as goalie
Taylor slid to block the teammate, a BC player deflected the
pass right to the net where Donovan batted it in.
The small but more-vocal-than-usual crowd was doing its best to
spark another BC comeback, and a UML penalty provided the
opportunity. Defenseman Ken Hemenway came clear in front on a
feed by O'Leary and wristed one past Fillion for a 5-5 tie.
Taylor continued to make big saves after that goal, and BC got
the game winner from Marty Reasoner at the 16:20 mark. Lowell
got several more chances but Taylor's work and some strong
forechecking preserved the BC win.
BC has shown much stronger skating and forechecking in the past
two weeks, and goalie Taylor is playing as well as he has in the
past two years. The result is obvious. While tonight's game
was not as sharply played as Tuesday night against Harvard, with
some defensive breakdowns and bad penalties, overall the team
has been much more effective. The top two lines have found a
productive scoring touch, the third (checking) line of Brian
Callahan, Clifton McHale, and Toby Harris has played extremely
well, and the extra defenseman has provided fresh legs at
opportune moments. The penalty-killing unit has killed 36 of
42 opportunities in the last 6 games (85.7%).
UMass-Lowell fans have enjoyed a strong start from the River
Hawks, but probably are a little disappointed in tonight's game.
I thought their defense gave up the puck a bit too easily along
the boards and allowed too many good openings in front for BC
skaters. Sbrocca again had a strong game against BC, as he
often seems to do. To their credit, Lowell did not take many
penalties (their former nemesis), and the top two lines got many,
many good scoring chances. Taylor is playing well, however, and
they couldn't get much past him. (Only one 5-on-5 goal, two
UML goals were actually put in by BC players, and a third was
deflected to an open UML forward by the defense.)
BC's Marty Reasoner padded his top HE freshman stats with a goal
and 3 assists tonight (7-9-16), and David Hymovitz leads BC with
11 goals (11-7-18). UML's Donovan scored his 10th of the season
(10-6-16). Same two teams meet tomorrow night at Lowell's Tully
Forum in Billerica, MA.
I sympathize with Kurt; we didn't win the 50-50 drawing either. This was
the first time I remember seeing a 50-50 at a BC game, and it was being
held as a fundraiser by the sailing team! The other nice aspect to
tonight's win is that the student section started to make some noise;
they have been markedly absent in the last three years. The crowd wasn't
large (about average 2900), but the game was exciting and BC has been
showing some solid play of late. The fans seem reasonably pleased and
hopeful for the future. We will see how they perform tomorrow night;
recent BC history usually shows a letdown on the Saturday games.
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Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 19:01:53 +0001
From: Rick A McAdoo <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: BC at UMass-Lowell, 12/02/95, box
(Info from my game notes and Boston Herald box score, all unofficial):
Saturday, 12/02/95 At Tully Forum, Billerica, MA
BOSTON COLLEGE 2 0 1 - 3 2-5-1 HE (1-0 SO) 5-8-1 overall
UMASS-LOWELL 3 3 2 - 8 5-2-0 HE 8-3-2 overall
UMass-Lowell:
LW Neil Donovan, Jeff Daw, Brendan Concannon
LW David Dartsch, Christian Sbrocca, Jon Mahoney
LW Shannon Basaraba, Marc Salsman, Bill Riga
LW Ryan Golden, Mike Mulligan, Doug Nolan
D Anthony Cappelletti, Wil Tormey
D David Mayes, Chris Libett
D Mike Nicholishen, Dave Barozzino
G Martin Fillion, Craig Lindsay
Boston College:
LW Chris Masters, C Don Chase, RW Jamie O'Leary
LW David Hymovitz, Marty Reasoner, Matt Mulhern
LW Brian Callahan, Clifton McHale, Toby Harris
LW Peter Masters, Ryan Mittleman
D Greg Callahan, Ken Hemenway
D Joe Harney, Brendan Buckley
D Andy Powers, Tom Ashe
D David Wainwright
G Greg Taylor, Andy McLaughlin
PERIOD ONE
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BC - Hymovitz (slashing) ?:??
BC - Harris (unsportmanlike ?) ?:??
UML - Barozzino (holding) ?:??
BC1 Toby Harris 1 (B. Callahan, G. Callahan) 10:32
UML - Mahoney (high-sticking) 12:14
UML1 Jon Mahoney 7 (Dartsch) 14:22
BC - P. Masters (interference) 14:42
UML - Salsman (tripping) 15:07
BC2 Tom Ashe 2 (Mittleman) 4x4 15:19
UML2 Jon Mahoney 8 (Sbrocca, Barozzino) 4x4 15:50
UML3 Marc Salsman 3 (Tormey, Barozzino) 19:21
PERIOD TWO
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UML4 Brendan Concannon 8 (Donovan, Mayes) 0:55
BC - Ashe (trip) 2:45
BC - B. Callahan (unsportsmanlike) 9:16
BC - Buckley (hooking) 9:57
UML5 Jeff Daw 6 (Sbrocca, Concannon) PPG 5x3 10:15
BC - TIMEOUT 10:15
BC - Reasoner (tripping) 15:29
BC - Harris (slashing) 16:49
UML6 Jon Mahoney 9 (Libett, Barozzino) PPG 17:32
UML - Basaraba (hooking) 19:17
PERIOD THREE
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UML - Dartsch (holding) 2:58
BC - P. Masters (tripping) 6:21
UML7 C. Sbrocca 6 (Mahoney, Nicholishen) PPG 7:47
UML - Mulligan (interference) 8:04
UML - Golden (hit from behind) 10:04
BC3 Ken Hemenway 5 (Reasoner, O'Leary) PPG 10:09
BC - Harris (holding) 11:06
UML - Mulligan (holding) 11:06
UML - Golden (unsportsmanlike) 11:06
BC - Buckley (delay of game) 13:39
UML8 Neil Donovan 11(Salsman, Nicholishen) PPG 15:05
UML - Salsman (holding) 16:25
Power Plays: UML - 4 for 10, BC - 1 for 9
Penalties: UML - 10 (20 Min), BC - 11 (22 Min.)
Goalies: UML - Martin Fillion (60:00) - 25 saves
BC - Greg Taylor (60:00) - 23 saves
Referees - Scott Leavitt, Tim Benedetto
Linesman - Tuell
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Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 19:06:31 +0001
From: Rick A McAdoo <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: BC at UMass-Lowell, 12/02/95, comments
BOSTON COLLEGE 2 0 1 - 3 2-5-1 HE (1-0 SO) 5-8-1 overall
UMASS-LOWELL 3 3 2 - 8 5-2-0 HE 8-3-2 overall
(complete box posted to list INFO-HOCKEY-L).
UMass-Lowell gained a weekend split with a dominant win at home over
Boston College. Jon Mahoney's hat trick sparked a powerful attack
that scored 4 power play goals against the Eagles. The River Hawks
outskated and outplayed BC in this one, scoring 6 unanswered goals
in the middle part of the game to put it away. BC, who had won 3
games in a row including Friday's 6-5 triumph, played a poor game
(one of their worst of the season.)
We arrived late, so I had to listen to the first few minutes on the
radio; several penalties, but no goals. Toby Harris's first goal of
the season for BC started the scoring at 10:32. Christian Sbrocca,
who skated around the BC defense all evening, hit a post after a
nice feed but it did not go in. After UML killed off a Jon Mahoney
penalty, Mahoney came out of the box to collect a clean breakaway
pass at the blue line, and tapped in his own rebound to tie it.
BC's Tom Ashe's high shot scored above Fillion's glove on a 4-on-4
situation at 15:19, but Mahoney got his second of the evening 31
seconds later into a wide-open net after collecting a return pass
from Sbrocca on a nice setup. Salsman gave Lowell a 3-2 lead late
in the first by beating a BC defenseman wide to the right, sweeping
to the front of the net, and sliding the puck through Greg Taylor.
This goal was typical of the BC defensive play all night, where
they either would not or could not stop Lowell forwards from
flying to the net. UML was skating well and BC was not.
Brendan Concannon's "cannon" shot from the left point beat Taylor
cleanly at 0:55 of the second, and Lowell completely dominated the
period from that point. BC took several penalties trying to catch
the speedier UML players, and Lowell finally capitalized during a
5-on-3 when Jeff Daw slid the puck through the 5-hole after a
pretty passing combination from Concannon to Sbrocca to Daw. BC
took at timeout at this point but it was to no avail, as Lowell
continued to press the attack. More BC penalties led to another
power-play goal, as Mahoney got his hat trick at 17:32. (This goal
took place at the other end of the ice, and I believe it was actually
scored by a BC player trying to deflect a pass away from the front
of the goal. This would be 3 goals in 2 nights for Lowell actually
scored by BC deflections.)
I hoped BC would come out for the third period with some fire, to
have a chance at coming back, but it was obvious from the start of
the period that they did not have the energy or emotion to lift
themselves. The third period was more even, but Lowell still got
most of the good opportunities. UML's 3rd ppg of the night came
from Sbrocca who popped in a beautiful return pass on a give-and-
go with Mahoney. BC got one back just 5 seconds into a power play
as Ken Hemenway blasted one from the point. More Lowell pressure
led to a delay of game penalty on BC's Buckley for deliberately
dislodging the net, and they closed out the scoring when a hard
shot trickled through Taylor's pads to lie loose in the crease,
where it was swept home by Donovan.
This game showed the UMass-Lowell team that has been successful so
far this year, as they shut down the top lines for BC and mounted
great offensive pressure on Taylor. BC fans have to be disappointed
in the poor showing after a tough win Friday night. The freshmen
played like freshmen Saturday (even Reasoner), Taylor was only so-so,
and the defense was BAD. I thought O'Leary and Harris showed some
life, and just about no one else. Still, it is early in the year,
and BC hasn't yet learned how to put 2 really good games back-to-back
in the same weekend. The team is young, and should continue to grow
over the course of the season; they aren't far from being fully
competitive in Hockey East, but must improve the goals-against to
have chances to steal some upset wins. If they played the rest of
the season the way they played at Harvard last week, I would be
happy -- that game showed how well the team can play defense when
they work hard.
We wondered after this game how Lowell could have been tied by Air
Force, when UML has some powerful offensive firepower. Our guess
was that Lowell overlooked this independent opponent (the games were
at Air Force), and in Division I, only the very top teams can get
away with that on any night. Lowell fans were excited about the
games next weekend, when UML hosts Maine Friday and Saturday night.
BC next plays Friday 12/8 at home against UNH and Saturday at UNH.
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