Providence College Athletics

Saturday, December 29
Minneapolis, Minn
8:00 PM ET

Providence College

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Minnesota (Mariucci Classic)

Men's Hockey Defeated By Minnesota, 6-1

12/29/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Dec. 29, 2001

Box Score

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)

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