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Providence College Athletics
Friday, January 25
Providence, R.I.
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
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Northeastern
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No. 14 Men's Hockey Clashes with No. 8 Northeastern in Top-15 Match-Up This Weekend
1/24/2019 12:25:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Providence and Northeastern will kick off the home-and-home series on Friday night at Schneider Arena.
FOLLOW THE FRIARS (13-7-4, 6-5-1 HEA)
Matchup: No. 14 Providence College vs. No. 8 Northeastern University (15-5-1, 9-3-1 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Fri.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
TV: NBC Sports Boston, TSN | Play-by-play: Mike Logan, Color: Sonny Watrous
Stream: Friars.com
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Charlie Bergeron
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
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Matchup: No. 14 Providence College vs. No. 8 Northeastern University (15-5-1, 9-3-1 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Sat.) – Matthews Arena – Boston, Mass.
TV: NESN Plus | Play-by-play: Rob Rudnick, Color: Chris Donovan
Stream: Stretch Internet
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
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TALKING POINTSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â
- Providence dropped a road game at Boston College for the second time in eight days after a 4-1 setback to the Eagles last Saturday in Chestnut Hill.
- Similar to last weekend, the Eagles jumped out early as Michael Kim cashed in on the power play just 3:16 into the game.
- The Friars surrendered their second shorthanded goal to the Eagles this season at 12:30 of the first on David Cotton's 14th goal of the season.
- Hawkey kept the Friars in the game in the second period, including a sprawling save on Cotton's shorthanded breakaway.
- Just moments after Hawkey's save, Jason O'Neill got the Friars on the board with his third goal of the season to cut the BC lead to 2-1.
- The Eagles struck twice in the first 7:48 of the third period as Chris Grando and Chris Brown gave the Eagles a 4-1 lead. Brown's goal came via a penalty shot.
- Josh Wilkins' NCAA-long 13-game point streak ended on Saturday night.
- The Friars dropped to 2-3-1 in the month of January.
- Jacob Bryson has totaled five assists over his last three games.
- O'Neill has registered three points (1-2-3) over the past two contests.
- Providence allowed its fifth shorthanded goal of the season on Saturday night.
- The Friars dropped three straight Hockey East contests for the first time since January-February 2014.
- The No. 14 ranking in the national polls is the lowest for the Friars since Jan. 30, 2017 when they fell to No. 15 in both polls.
                                                  TALE OF THE TAPE
Providence (NCAA Rank)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2018-19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Northeastern (NCAA Rank)
        3.46 (7th)                            Goals Per Game                                 3.38 (52nd)
       2.17 (10th)            Goals Against Average                 2.14 (9th)
        34.0 (5th)                            Shots Per Game                  32.4 (11th)
25-109 (.229) (12th)             Power Play              16-89 (.180) (33rd)
102-119 (.857) (T-9th)            Penalty Kill               58-69 (.841) (17th)
       .506 (28th)                 Faceoff %                     .507 (27th)
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SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHEASTERN
• The teams will faceoff for the 158th and 159th times this weekend beginning on Friday night at Schneider Arena.
• The Friars and Huskies met three times last season and all three games required overtime as Providence claimed the season series, 2-0-1, which included a overtime win in the Hockey East semifinals last March.
• Overall, Providence is unbeaten against Northeastern in the last four meetings (3-0-1). The last five meetings have been decided by one goal or less.
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SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• The eighth-ranked Huskies enter the weekend coming off a split of a two-game series against No. 1 UMass last weekend. After dropping a 6-1 decision in Amherst, Northeastern claimed a 2-1 overtime victory against the Minutemen at Matthews Arena last Saturday.
• Freshman Tyler Madden paces the Huskies in scoring with 20 points (8-12-20) in 18 games played. Senior Brandon Hawkins also checks in with 20 points (7-13-20), while juniors Grant Jozefek (10-9-19) and Jeremy Davies (5-14-19) and sophomore Zach Solow (11-6-17) round out the top five in scoring.
• In goal, sophomore Cayden Primeau is 13-4-1 with a 2.37 GAA and .922 save percentage in 18 games played this season.
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LEANING ON THE TOP LINE
Providence's top line of Kasper Björkqvist-Josh Wilkins-Jack Dugan have combined for 72 points on 27 goals and 45 assists in 24 games.
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KOOPMAN TWINS JOIN THE ROSTER FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER
Marblehead, Mass. natives Matt and Kyle Koopman will join the program for the second semester. Matt totaled eight goals and 17 assists with Waterloo (USHL) while Kyle tallied eight assists with West Kelowna (BCHL) prior to joining the Friars.
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DUHAIME NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Junior Brandon Duhaime notched Hockey East Player of the Month honors for December after leading all Hockey East players with eight points over four games (1-7-8). It was the first monthly recognition for Duhaime.
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PUCKS ON NET
The Friars lead all NCAA schools with a +277 shots on goal margin. Overall, Providence has outshot opponents by an average of 11.54 shots per game. Their 22.46 shots on goal allowed per game ranks second overall in the NCAA.
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ELEVEN GAMES TO AIR ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON
Providence College Athletics announced that NBC Sports Boston, the broadcast home of the Boston Celtics will televise 11 men's hockey home games during the 2018-19 season. Eight of the 11 games will be shown live, while the remaining three games with be tape delayed following the conclusion of Celtics coverage.
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ALL GAMES TO AIR LIVE ON NEWSRADIO 104.7 FM
Beginning with the 2018-19 hockey season, all Friars men's hockey games, in addition to all pregame and postgame network programming will be carried live on NewsRadio 104.7 FM. The agreement also includes 10 editions of the Nate Leaman Coaches Show that will air throughout the season. Mike Logan, who is entering his 24th season as the voice of the Friars, will call all the live action this season on 104.7 FM. Logan also will host the Nate Leaman Coaches show on 104.7 FM.
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JAY O'BRIEN EARNS SILVER AT 2019 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Freshman Jay O'Brien earned the silver medal at the 2019 World Junior Championships after Finland defeated the United States in the gold medal game last Saturday. He is the third Friar to earn a medal at the World Junior Championships while being enrolled at Providence College (Jon Gillies - Gold, 2013 & Erik Foley - Gold, 2017).
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A PUCK HAWK IN NET
Goaltender Hayden Hawkey recorded his fourth shutout of the season against Merrimack on Dec. 7. His 61 career wins are tied for second all-time at Providence and he sits four wins shy of breaking the program record of 64 (Mario Proulx '84). His .646 winning percentage currently ranks first all-time in program history, while his 12 shutouts are one shy of tying Jon Gillies for the program record.
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SCHNEIDER SUCCESS
The current group of seniors have dominated at Schneider Arena over the last three-plus seasons, going 45-9-7 over that span (.795).
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THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The Friars are 141-13-15 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
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AFTER 40
The Friars are 130-5-12 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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UP NEXT
The Friars will host Vermont next weekend for a two-game series beginning Friday night (Feb. 1) at Schneider Arena.
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For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
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Matchup: No. 14 Providence College vs. No. 8 Northeastern University (15-5-1, 9-3-1 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Fri.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
TV: NBC Sports Boston, TSN | Play-by-play: Mike Logan, Color: Sonny Watrous
Stream: Friars.com
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Charlie Bergeron
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
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Matchup: No. 14 Providence College vs. No. 8 Northeastern University (15-5-1, 9-3-1 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Sat.) – Matthews Arena – Boston, Mass.
TV: NESN Plus | Play-by-play: Rob Rudnick, Color: Chris Donovan
Stream: Stretch Internet
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter:Â @Friarshockey
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TALKING POINTSÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â
- Providence dropped a road game at Boston College for the second time in eight days after a 4-1 setback to the Eagles last Saturday in Chestnut Hill.
- Similar to last weekend, the Eagles jumped out early as Michael Kim cashed in on the power play just 3:16 into the game.
- The Friars surrendered their second shorthanded goal to the Eagles this season at 12:30 of the first on David Cotton's 14th goal of the season.
- Hawkey kept the Friars in the game in the second period, including a sprawling save on Cotton's shorthanded breakaway.
- Just moments after Hawkey's save, Jason O'Neill got the Friars on the board with his third goal of the season to cut the BC lead to 2-1.
- The Eagles struck twice in the first 7:48 of the third period as Chris Grando and Chris Brown gave the Eagles a 4-1 lead. Brown's goal came via a penalty shot.
- Josh Wilkins' NCAA-long 13-game point streak ended on Saturday night.
- The Friars dropped to 2-3-1 in the month of January.
- Jacob Bryson has totaled five assists over his last three games.
- O'Neill has registered three points (1-2-3) over the past two contests.
- Providence allowed its fifth shorthanded goal of the season on Saturday night.
- The Friars dropped three straight Hockey East contests for the first time since January-February 2014.
- The No. 14 ranking in the national polls is the lowest for the Friars since Jan. 30, 2017 when they fell to No. 15 in both polls.
                                                  TALE OF THE TAPE
Providence (NCAA Rank)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2018-19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Northeastern (NCAA Rank)
        3.46 (7th)                            Goals Per Game                                 3.38 (52nd)
       2.17 (10th)            Goals Against Average                 2.14 (9th)
        34.0 (5th)                            Shots Per Game                  32.4 (11th)
25-109 (.229) (12th)             Power Play              16-89 (.180) (33rd)
102-119 (.857) (T-9th)            Penalty Kill               58-69 (.841) (17th)
       .506 (28th)                 Faceoff %                     .507 (27th)
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SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTHEASTERN
• The teams will faceoff for the 158th and 159th times this weekend beginning on Friday night at Schneider Arena.
• The Friars and Huskies met three times last season and all three games required overtime as Providence claimed the season series, 2-0-1, which included a overtime win in the Hockey East semifinals last March.
• Overall, Providence is unbeaten against Northeastern in the last four meetings (3-0-1). The last five meetings have been decided by one goal or less.
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SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• The eighth-ranked Huskies enter the weekend coming off a split of a two-game series against No. 1 UMass last weekend. After dropping a 6-1 decision in Amherst, Northeastern claimed a 2-1 overtime victory against the Minutemen at Matthews Arena last Saturday.
• Freshman Tyler Madden paces the Huskies in scoring with 20 points (8-12-20) in 18 games played. Senior Brandon Hawkins also checks in with 20 points (7-13-20), while juniors Grant Jozefek (10-9-19) and Jeremy Davies (5-14-19) and sophomore Zach Solow (11-6-17) round out the top five in scoring.
• In goal, sophomore Cayden Primeau is 13-4-1 with a 2.37 GAA and .922 save percentage in 18 games played this season.
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LEANING ON THE TOP LINE
Providence's top line of Kasper Björkqvist-Josh Wilkins-Jack Dugan have combined for 72 points on 27 goals and 45 assists in 24 games.
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KOOPMAN TWINS JOIN THE ROSTER FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER
Marblehead, Mass. natives Matt and Kyle Koopman will join the program for the second semester. Matt totaled eight goals and 17 assists with Waterloo (USHL) while Kyle tallied eight assists with West Kelowna (BCHL) prior to joining the Friars.
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DUHAIME NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE MONTH
Junior Brandon Duhaime notched Hockey East Player of the Month honors for December after leading all Hockey East players with eight points over four games (1-7-8). It was the first monthly recognition for Duhaime.
Â
PUCKS ON NET
The Friars lead all NCAA schools with a +277 shots on goal margin. Overall, Providence has outshot opponents by an average of 11.54 shots per game. Their 22.46 shots on goal allowed per game ranks second overall in the NCAA.
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ELEVEN GAMES TO AIR ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON
Providence College Athletics announced that NBC Sports Boston, the broadcast home of the Boston Celtics will televise 11 men's hockey home games during the 2018-19 season. Eight of the 11 games will be shown live, while the remaining three games with be tape delayed following the conclusion of Celtics coverage.
Â
ALL GAMES TO AIR LIVE ON NEWSRADIO 104.7 FM
Beginning with the 2018-19 hockey season, all Friars men's hockey games, in addition to all pregame and postgame network programming will be carried live on NewsRadio 104.7 FM. The agreement also includes 10 editions of the Nate Leaman Coaches Show that will air throughout the season. Mike Logan, who is entering his 24th season as the voice of the Friars, will call all the live action this season on 104.7 FM. Logan also will host the Nate Leaman Coaches show on 104.7 FM.
Â
JAY O'BRIEN EARNS SILVER AT 2019 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Freshman Jay O'Brien earned the silver medal at the 2019 World Junior Championships after Finland defeated the United States in the gold medal game last Saturday. He is the third Friar to earn a medal at the World Junior Championships while being enrolled at Providence College (Jon Gillies - Gold, 2013 & Erik Foley - Gold, 2017).
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A PUCK HAWK IN NET
Goaltender Hayden Hawkey recorded his fourth shutout of the season against Merrimack on Dec. 7. His 61 career wins are tied for second all-time at Providence and he sits four wins shy of breaking the program record of 64 (Mario Proulx '84). His .646 winning percentage currently ranks first all-time in program history, while his 12 shutouts are one shy of tying Jon Gillies for the program record.
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SCHNEIDER SUCCESS
The current group of seniors have dominated at Schneider Arena over the last three-plus seasons, going 45-9-7 over that span (.795).
Â
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The Friars are 141-13-15 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
Â
AFTER 40
The Friars are 130-5-12 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
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UP NEXT
The Friars will host Vermont next weekend for a two-game series beginning Friday night (Feb. 1) at Schneider Arena.
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For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
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