Completed Event: Men's Ice Hockey versus Clarkson on October 10, 2026 , Win , 4, to, 0
Men's Ice Hockey
vs Clarkson
Final
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Saturday, October 31
Hamden, CT / M&T Bank Arena
12:00 P.M.
Providence College
5-1-0
1
at
5
Quinnipiac
5-2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Quinnipiac | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Photo by: Foley Photography
10/31/2026 3:08:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Friars suffer their first loss of the 2026-27 season.
HAMDEN, Conn. – The No. 5/6 Providence College men's hockey team was defeated for the first time in 2026-27, suffering a 5-1 setback at No. 10/9 Quinnipiac on Saturday (Oct. 31) at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Conn. Andrew Centrella scored the lone goal for the Friars on Saturday.
RECORDS
No. 5/6 Providence (5-1-0, 2-0-0 HEA) | No. 10/9 Quinnipiac (5-2-0, 0-0-0 ECAC)
SCORE
Quinnipiac – 5 | Providence – 1
VENUE
M&T Bank Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Jack Parsons (PC) – 28 saves, 5 goals against
Christian Kirsch (QU) – 30 saves, 1 goal against
NOTES
- Quinnipiac struck early at the 2:31 mark of the opening period as Andon Cerbone finished off a rebound from Dylan Edwards.
- Parsons denied Ethan Wyttenbach on a clean breakaway to keep the score a 1-0.
- A key penalty kill late in the period gave the Friars momentum, eventually knotting the game at 1-1 just a few minutes later.
- Andrew Centrella netted his second goal of the season as he deked a defender inside the blue line and fired a shot through a screen past Kirsch. Tanner Adams and Logan Sawyer earned assists on the play.
- The Bobcats surged to a 4-1 lead after two periods with three goals in a span of 4:12.
- Cerbone netted his second of the game followed by goals from Antonin Verreault and Jack Stockfish.
- A fifth Quinnipiac goal was wiped out after a Friars challenge for offsides.
- The Bobcats struck for their fifth goal of the game as Cerbone finished off the hat trick 34 seconds into the third period.
- The Friars' 11-game road winning streak dating back to last season was snapped on Saturday. It was the longest road winning in the NCAA since 1988.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Centrella (2)
Assists: Adams, Sawyer (1)
Points: Centrella, Adams, Sawyer (1)
Shots: Elger (5)
POWER PLAYS
Quinnipiac – 2/4
Providence – 0/5
SHOTS
Quinnipiac – 33
Providence – 31
FACEOFFS
Quinnipiac – 36-of-59 (.610)
Providence – 23-of-59 (.390)
UP NEXT
The Friars return to Hockey East action next week as they begin a home-and-home series against UConn starting on Thursday (Nov. 5) at Schneider Arena.
Players Mentioned
F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
D
/ Men's Ice Hockey
G
/ Men's Ice Hockey
F
/ Men's Ice HockeyTeam Stats
PVD
QUI
Shots
31
33
PPG
0
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
9
10
Penalty Mins
26
28
Faceoffs Won
23
36
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
0
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