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Men's Hockey Ranked Eighth In The Nation
11/28/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
Nov. 28, 2000
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 Last1. Michigan State (38) (10-1-2) 598 12. North Dakota (2) (10-2-4) 527 33. Boston College (11-3-0) 483 44. New Hampshire (10-3-1) 424 75. Michigan (10-3-2) 448 56. Western Michigan (10-1-2) 416 67. Minnesota (9-3-2) 391 28. Providence College (7-2-3) 282 89. Colorado College (8-3-1) 267 1010. St. Cloud (8-3-1) 280 911. Union (6-1-1) 160 1312. Maine (5-4-3) 70 NR13. Harvard (4-2-1) 92 NR14. Northern Michigan (7-4-4) 120 1115. Yale (5-3-0) 66 14
USA TODAY/American Hockey Magazine Poll
School (first) W-L-T Pts Last1. Michigan State (14) (10-1-2) 265 22. North Dakota (3) (10-2-4) 240 43. Boston College (1) (11-3-0) 235 34. Michigan (10-3-2) 207 75. New Hampshire (10-3-1) 196 56. Western Michigan (10-1-2) 185 67. Minnesota (9-3-2) 167 18. Providence College (7-2-3) 127 89. St. Cloud (8-3-1) 123 1010. Colorado College (8-3-1) 119 811. Union (6-1-1) 70 1312. Northern Michigan (7-4-4) 48 NR13. Harvard (4-2-1) 45 NR14. Maine (5-4-3) 44 1115. Yale (5-3-0) 32 15
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