Completed Event: Men's Ice Hockey at #17 Maine on January 31, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 2 , (OT)
Men's Ice Hockey
at #17 Maine
Final
3
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2
(OT)
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, February 28
Durham, NH / Whittemore Center
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
22-9-2, 17-5-1
3
at
2
New Hampshire
14-17-1, 8-13-1
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2
3
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Providence
0
1
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3
New Hampshire
0
1
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2
No. 6 Men's Hockey Downs New Hampshire, 3-2, Clinches Outright Hockey East Regular Season Title
2/28/2026 10:58:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Friars earned their first-ever outright Hockey East Regular Season Championship
DURHAM, N.H. –The No. 6 Providence College men's hockey defeated New Hampshire, 3-2 on Saturday (Feb. 28), to clinch the outright Hockey East Regular Season Championship for the first time in program history. Michael Simpson made 27 saves including 16 in the third period to close out the win for Providence.
RECORDS
No. 6 Providence (22-9-2, 17-5-1 HEA) | New Hampshire (14-17-1, 8-13-1 HEA)
SCORE
New Hampshire – 2 | Providence – 3
VENUE
Whittemore Center – Durham, N.H.
GOALIES
Michael Simpson (PC) – 27 saves, 2 goals against
Kyle Chauvette (UNH) – 33 saves, 3 goals against
NOTES
- The Friars outshot the Wildcats by a 16-4 margin in the first period as Providence came out of the gate strong in the opening 20 despite not finding the back of the net.
- Providence finally broke though at 16:15 of the second period as Julius Sumpf one-timed a feed from Graham Gamache on a shorthanded break to give the Friars a 1-0 lead. Quinn Mantei also earned an assist on the play.
- New Hampshire responded on a power-play goal by Alex Carr just 13 seconds later to tie the game at 1-1.
- The Friars held a 25-11 shot advantage after 40 minutes of play.
- With the Friars on the kill, Will Elger beat Chauvette over the glove for his ninth goal of the season, the second shorthanded goal of the game to give the Friars a 2-1 lead.
- John Mustard extended the lead to 3-1 with his team-high 15th goal of the season just 2:59 later.
- Simpson stood tall in the third, making several key stops in the final 20 minutes for his second win of the season.
- The Wildcats cut the deficit to 3-2 with an extra attacker with 1:35 to play in regulation, but the Friars closed out the final 95 seconds to seal the win.
- Providence extended its program-record road winning streak to nine games and set the program record for Hockey East wins in a season with 17.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Sumpf, Elger, Mustard (1)
Assists: Mantei, Gamache, McCoy, Rybakov, Adams (1)
Points: Eight players (1)
Shots: Adams (5)
POWER PLAYS
UNH – 1/6
Providence – 0/2
SHOTS
UNH – 29
Providence – 36
FACEOFFS
UNH – 22-of-46 (.478)
Providence – 24-of-46 (.522)
UP NEXT
The Friars conclude the 2025-26 regular season at home next Saturday (March 7) against UConn. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Team Stats
PC
UNH
Shots
36
29
PPG
0
1
SHG
2
0
Penalties
6
3
Penalty Mins
12
6
Faceoffs Won
24
22
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
1
Players Mentioned
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