Providence College Athletics

Saturday, October 1
Providence, RI
2:00 P.M.

Providence College

vs

Western Ontario

Providence College Men's Ice Hockey player Parker Ford celebrates with the bench after scoring in game against Merrimack.
Photo by: Stew Milne

No. 15 Men's Hockey Opens With A Pair Of Exhibitions Against Western Ontario And No. 7 Quinnipiac

9/30/2022 12:55:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

GAME COVERAGE
Matchup: No. 15 Providence (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) vs. Western Ontario (0-0-0) - Exhibition
Faceoff: 2 PM (Sat.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+ | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | Varsity Network App | Play-by-play: Mike DeMars
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter: @Friarshockey
 
Matchup: No. 15 Providence (0-0-0, 0-0-0 HEA) vs. No. 7 Quinnipiac (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) - Exhibition
Faceoff: 1:00 PM (Sun.) – M&T Bank Arena – Hamden, Conn.
U.S. Stream: ESPN+
International Stream: Stretch Internet
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | Varsity Network App | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: GoBobcats.com
Twitter: @Friarshockey
 
2022-23 Primer...
- The Friars welcome back their top-seven scorers from a season ago - Brett Berard (18-20-38), Nick Poisson (10-25-35), Parker Ford (13-14-27), Patrick Moynihan (11-14-25), Max Crozier (7-16-23), Riley Duran (10-9-19) and Jamie Engelbert (7-11-18).
- The team will welcome in 12 new faces into the fold for the 2022-23 season - transfer goaltender from Omaha Austin Roden and Minnesota Duluth defenseman Connor Kelley bring 95 games of combined NCAA hockey experience to the Friars. First-year players include: Austen May (D), Brady Berard (F), Chase Dafoe (F), Liam Valente (F), Bennett Schimek (F), Grant Porter (F), Jaroslav Chmelar (F), Philip Svedeback (G), John Driscoll (G) and Garrett Sundquist (D).
- The returning core played a key part in the Friars' high ranking in many major statistical catagories last season. The team finished in the top-15 in faceoff win percentage (6th, .538), scoring defense (7th, 2.16), power-play percentage (8th, .254), total power-play goals (8th, 35) and penalty-kill percentage (15th, .836).
 
Eighteen Current, Former and Future Friars Appear in NHL Development Camps
The Friars boasted 18 past, present and future players that appeared in NHL Development Camps back in July. Brady Berard* (NYR), Brett Berard (NYR), Michael Callahan (BOS), Max Crozier (TB), Riley Duran (BOS), Jamie Engelbert* (BOS), Taige Harding (CHI), Connor Kelley (CHI), Clint Levens* (PHI), Patrick Moynihan (NJ), Kohen Olischefski* (BUF), Nick Poisson* (VGK), Guillaume Richard (CBJ), Austin Roden* (ARZ), Jaxson Stauber (CHI), Philip Svedebäck (BOS), Tyce Thompson (NJ), Chase Yoder (PIT). * - camp invitee
 
Moyni On The Man-Up
Senior Patrick Moynihan is tied for third among all active NCAA players with 18 career power-play goals.
 
Crozier and Ford Named Captains
The Friars anointed seniors Max Crozier and Parker Ford as the team's co-captains for the 2022-23 season. Both players were alternate captains last season.
 
Crozier Among Returning Defensive Leaders
Max Crozier returns for year four as 10th among active NCAA defenseman in goals with 14 and is tied for fourth overall with eight career power-play goals.
 
Scoring Returns
The Friars rank fifth among NCAA schools with 86 goals returning from last season.
 
Young Bucks
Providence ices the sixth youngest roster in the NCAA with an average age of 21.1 years and has a combined 16 first and second year players out of a 29-player roster.
 
In The Show
Ten former Friars appeared in NHL games during the 2021-22 season: Noel Acciari (FLA), Kasper Bjorkqvist (PIT), Jacob Bryson (BUF), Brandon Duhaime (MIN), Jon Gillies (NJ), Mark Jankowski (BUF), Kevin Rooney (NYR), Brandon Tanev (SEA), Tyce Thompson (NJ) and Jake Walman (DET). Four of those players have joined different clubs over the summer - Acciari (STL), Gillies (ARZ), Jankowski (NSH) and Rooney (CGY).
 
Friars at the 2022 World Junior Championships
In addition to Nate Leaman and Theresa Feaster being a part of the U.S. National Junior team staff,  junior Brett Berard and sophomore Riley Duran each participated in the tournament for the U.S. Freshman Jaroslav Chmelar appeared in three games for Team Czechia.
 
Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 192-20-20 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
 
After 40
The Friars are 174-7-18 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
 
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
 

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