#10 MEN'S HOCKEY SQUARES OFF AGAINST #5 BC; (FRI - 7:30 PM NESN) (SAT - 7 PM AT BC)
GAME
NOTES
THE MATCHUP: The 10th-ranked University of New Hampshire
men’s hockey team enters into a highly talked-about
home-and-home series with No. 5 Boston College. The Wildcats need
just a single point to capture its eighth regular season title and
third in the last four years, while the Eagles can capture the
title with a sweep this weekend. Friday’s game is senior
night at the Whitt as seniors Nick Krates, Brian Foster, Peter
LeBlanc and Bobby Butler will be honored. The game will also be
broadcast live on NESN with coverage beginning at 7 p.m and faceoff
at 7:30 p.m. (6:30 doors). Saturday night, the teams will conclude
the series at Conte Forum (7 p.m.).
SCOUTING THE EAGLES: No. 5 Boston College enters the
weekend with a 20-10-2 overall record and a 15-8-2 mark in Hockey
East play with 32 points. The Eagles can finish no lower than
second place and can move up to first place and capture the regular
season with a sweep of UNH. The Eagles have won four of their last
five games and are 7-2-0 since the calendar turned to February.
BC’s offense has scored six goals or more four times in those
seven wins in February and its offense ranks fourth nationally with
3.75 gpg. Last week, the Eagles captured a pair of home wins
defeating Merrimack 7-0 on Tuesday and downing UMass, 2-1 in
overtime on Friday night. The Eagle offense boosts three players
with 30-plus points including Brian Gibbons, who has 42 points on
15 goals and 27 assists. Cam Atkinson holds the team lead in goals
with 21 goals and 18 assists, while Atkinson and Gibbons’
linemate Joe Whitney has 30 points (12g, 18a).
SERIES HISTORY VS. BOSTON COLLEGE: The Wildcats hold the
advantage in the all-time series with the Eagles 62-58-11 in 131
all-time meetings dating back to Feb. 6, 1937. Last year, New
Hampshire went 2-1-0 in the regular season series with BC, but
dropped a pair of Hockey East quarterfinal games at Whittemore
Center. This year, UNH erased a 3-0 deficit to rally for a
4-4 tie on Nov. 6, 2009 at Whittemore Center. UNH has won five of
the last seven games in the regular season, while BC has won
seven-straight in the Hockey East playoffs against the Wildcats.
Coach Umile owns a 38-22-10 all-time record against BC and the
Wildcats own a 13-15-6 all-time record at Conte Forum and a 16-5-1
all-time record at the Whittemore Center.The ‘Cats have won
13 of the last 18 meetings at Towse Rink. Bobby Butler and Mike
Sislo are the active leading scorers against the Eagles with 10
points. Brian Foster is 2-3-1 with a 2.82 GAA and a .905 save
percentage, while Matt DiGirolamo is 0-1-0 in his only start
against the Eagles.
SCORING LEADERS VS. THE EAGLES:
Player GP
G-A-P
Bobby Butler 13 6-4-10
Mike Sislo 9 4-6-10
Peter LeBlanc 13 2-3-5
Phil DeSimone 10 3-1-4
Paul Thompson 10 1-2-3
Nick Krates 9 0-3-3
Blake Kessel 6 1-1-2
Brett Kostolansky 1 0-2-2
Stevie Moses 5 1-0-1
Damon Kipp 5 0-1-1
Matt Campanale 6 0-0-0
Mike Beck 2 0-0-0
Greg Burke 1 0-0-0
Mike Borisenok 1 0-0-0
Kevin McCarey 2 0-0-0
Dalton Speelman 1 0-0-0
Austin Block 1 0-0-0
John Henrion 1 0-0-0
Connor Hardowa 1 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min
GA GAA W-L-T
SV SV%
Foster 6/361:33
17 2.82 2-3-1
163 .905
DiGirolamo 1/58:47
7 7.15 0-1-0
29 .805
Foster Game-by-Game vs. the Eagles
Date Min
Res. Svs. GA
Shots
3-3-07
59:44 L 24
4 28
2-20-09
59:43 W 33
2 35
2-21-09
59:49 W 28
1 29
3-13-09
58:13 L 24
5 29
3-14-09
59:04 L 22
1 23
11-6-09
65:00 T 32
4 36
Totals
361:33 2-3-1
163 17 180
DiGirolamo Game-by-Game vs. the Eagles
Date Min
Res. Svs. GA
Shots
11-15-08
58:47 L 29
7 36
Totals
58:47 0-1-0
29 7 36
Last Time These Teams Met (Nov. 6, 2009): Bobby Butler
scored the game-tying goal with just under a minute to play,
lifting the Wildcats to a 4-4 overtime tie against No .16 Boston
College. Brett Kostolansky ignited the play as he played the puck
up to Phil DeSimone at the left circle, who found an open Butler in
the slot, as the forward buried the puck in the back of the net
with just 52.3 seconds remaining in regulation.For the Wildcats,
the score was just one of three unanswered goals UNH posted in the
final period. BC jumped out to a 3-0 lead and later led 4-1 thanks
to an eye-popping 4-5 performance on the power play. UNH’s
Brian Foster compiled 32 saves in the game, including 15 in the
first period and 10 in the third. Muse stopped 27 shots on net,
including 10 in the first period.
THREE-FOR-FOUR: UNH captured three out of four points for
the second-straight weekend, despite only leading for 4:50 during
the entire weekend.
FRIDAY NIGHT HOCKEY LIVE ON NESN: Friday night’s
widely-talked about match up between UNH and Boston College will
air live on NESN at 7:30 p.m. live from the Whittemore Center.
Prior to the start of the game, which could be for the
league’s regular season title. Tom Caron and Craig Janney
will call all the action.
THANK YOU SENIORS: UNH will honor its four-player senior
class of Nick Krates, Brian Foster and co-captains Peter LeBlanc
and Bobby Butler on Friday night before the game.
‘CATS A POINT AWAY FROM EIGHTH LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON
TITLE: New Hampshire is just one point away from its
eighth Hockey East regular season title and third in the last four
years. The ‘Cats capture the league’s regular season
title in 1991-92, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2006-07 and
2007-08. The Wildcats have held its position in first place in
Hockey East since Nov. 23, 2009.
CALL IT A COME BACK: Friday night, the Wildcats erased
leads of 3-0 and 4-2 to escape Matthews Arena with a 4-4 tie. Blake
Kessel scored the game-tying goal with 13.3 seconds. On Saturday
night, Dalton Speelman scored at 5:02 of the third period to tie
the game at 1-1 and just 12 seconds later Paul Thompson scored the
eventual game winner in New Hampshire’s 3-1 win.
LINE-2-WATCH; SECOND TO NONE:While much of the focus has
been on UNH’s top TBD line (Thompson, Butler, DeSimone),
UNH’s second line powered the offense on Friday night with
three goals and eight points on the night. The line has been red
hot with 31 points (11g, 20a - 3.875 ppg) over the last eight games
since it was assembled.
Since LINE-2 was formed
Player Goals
Assists
Points PPG
Sislo 3 10
13 1.63
LeBlanc 7 4
11 1.38
Moses 1 7
8 1.00
Totals 11 (1.38) 21
(2.63) 31
3.875
SCORING IN TWO’S: The Wildcat offense continues its
remarkable run of two or more goals in every game since November a
span of 26-straight games.
WORKING OVERTIME: Friday night’s overtime game was
UNH’s third-straight overtime game and 10th overtime game of
the season. It marks the first time since the 2002-03 season the
“Cats played in 10 or more overtime games. The Wildcats are
3-1-6 in overtime this season, while the 2002-03 team was 2-2-7 in
11 OT games.
15 WINS IN LEAGUE PLAY: UNH continues its success in
Hockey East capturing 15 wins in league play for the
fourth-straight season.
Since 2000 - 15+ Wins in Hockey East Play
Team Seasons
Longest Streak
UNH 7
4 (2006-present)
Boston Univ. 6
2 (two occasions)
Boston Coll. 6
2 (two occasions)
Maine 2
1 (2003-04, 2005-06)
UMass 1
(2006-07)
Northeastern 1
(2008-09)
Vermont 1
(2008-09)
TRAILING AFTER TWO: UNH erased a 1-0 third period lead
and capture its first win when trailing after two period. The
‘Cats are now 1-4-5 when trailing entering the third
period.
WELL-BALANCED SCORING; GOALS FROM ALL FOUR LINES:
Saturday night’s three goals came from three different lines,
while all four lines scored at least once over the weekend against
Northeastern.
‘CATS OWN NATION’S FOURTH-LONGEST UNBEATEN
STREAK: UNH has its third five-game unbeaten streak of the
season and are currently the fourth-longest active streak at five
games.
Current Unbeaten
Streak:
W- L- T
Games
Denver
10- 0- 0
10
Alaska
6- 0-
2 8
RIT
6- 0-
0 6
New
Hampshire 3- 0-
2 5
North Dakota
5- 0-
0 5
Dartmouth
3- 0-
2 5
‘CATS 10-1-3 WHEN ALLOWING UNDER 30 SHOTS: The
Wildcats are 10-1-3 when allowing 30 shots or less including
Saturday’s 3-1 win.
NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRST TO PUNCH ITS TICKET TO HOCKEY EAST
POSTSEASON; 22ND-STRAIGHT APPEARANCE: UNH clinched a
playoff spot for the 22nd-straight season. The Wildcats have
advanced to the postseason in Hockey East every year since
1989.
‘CATS CLINCH TOP TWO FINISH; IN SEARCH OF EIGHTH
LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON: UNH has ensured itself a top two
finish for the third time in the last four years and 10th time in
program history.
YEAR
FINISH YEAR
FINISH
2009-10 1 OR 2
2007-08
1
2006-07 1
2004-05
2
2002-03 1
2001-02
1
1999-00 2
1998-99
1
1996-97 1
1991-92
1
USCHO.com’s PAIRWISE RANKINGS (March 1):
Record
RPI
Rk Team PWR
Rk W-L-T
Win % Rk RPI
1 Denver 24
1
24-6-4 .7647
1 .5887*
2 Miami 23
2 24-5-7
.7639 2
.5847*
3 Wisconsin 22
5 21-8-4
.6970 3
.5712
4t St. Cloud State 19
9 20-10-4
.6471 4
.5581
4t Bemidji State 19
3 22-8-2
.7188 6
.5520
6t Boston Coll. 18
7 20-10-2
.6562 7
.5499
6t North Dakota 18
13t 18-11-5
.6029 5
.5526
8t Yale 17
4 19-7-3
.7069 8
.5458
8t Alaska 17
13t 16-9-9
.6029 11 .5358
10 New Hamp. 16
15 16-10-6 .5938
9 .5435
11 Cornell 13
8 17-8-4
.6552 12
.5356
12t Michigan St. 12
11t 19-11-6
.6111 14
.5335
12t Vermont 12
19 15-11-6
.5625 16 .5318
14t Minn.-Duluth 11
18 19-14-1
.5735 10 .5363
14t Ferris State 11
11t 19-11-6
.6111 13
.5353
16 No. Michigan 9
17 17-11-8
.5833 17 .5311
17 Maine 8
21 16-13-3
.5469 18 .5283
18t Neb.-Omaha 6
20 18-14-6
.5526 19 .5255
18t Union 6
10 18-10-6
.6176 20 .5222
20 Colorado Coll. 5
22t 17-14-3
.5441 15
.5321
21t Northeastern 4
24 16-14-2
.5312 21 .5204
21t Mass.-Lowell 4
22t 17-14-3
.5441 23
.5190
23 Boston Univ. 3
35 14-15-3
.4844 25 .5113
24 Minnesota 2
31t 16-16-2
.5000 22
.5201
25 Michigan 1
29 19-17-1
.5270 24 .5145
‘CATS CLINCH HOME-ICE FOR LEAGUE-BEST 14TH-STRAIGHT
SEASON:New Hampshire became the first in Hockey East to
clinch home-ice advantage for the Hockey East quarterfinals. The
Wildcats have hosted the quarterfinals for a league-best
14-straight seasons and have not had to travel for the first round
of the post season since 1995-96.
HOCKEY EAST TAKE NOTICE; NOT IN OUR HOUSE 9-0-3 AT THE
WHITT: UNH remains unbeaten against Hockey East foe
(9-0-3) at Whittemore Center this season. The ‘Cats last
Hockey East loss at Whittemore Center was Jan. 25, 2009 a 3-1 loss
to BU; they are 14-0-3 since that loss in league games at the
Whitt.
TO THIS POINT LAST YEAR: A comparison through 32 games
between this season and last season.
07-08 08-09
09-10
Record 22-7-3
18-9-5 16-10-6
HE Record 18-4-3
14-7-4 15-5-5
Goals scored 108
96 111
Goals scored/PG 3.40
3.00 3.47
Goals Allowed 74
88 102
Goals Allowed/PG 2.30
2.75 3.19
Shots 1055
1051 1053
Shots Allowed 1007
941 983
Power Play 18.5%
12.7% 16.7%
(29-157)
(22-173) (23-138)
Penalty Kill 87.2%
83.1% 80.0%
(143-164)
(138-166) (104-130)
Top 3 Scorers Fornataro van
Riemsdyk Butler
13-26-39
13-22-35
24-21-45
Radja
Butler
Thompson
18-21-39
7-18-25
16-18-34
van Riemsdyk
Sislo
Kessel
11-15-26
18-6-24
7-25-32
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine (March 1)
Rk. School, Pts. (FPV)
LW Record
WIP
1 University of Denver, 508
(32) 1 24-6-4
21
2 Miami University, 476 (2)
2 24-5-7
21
3 University of Wisconsin, 443
3 21-8-4 14
4 St. Cloud State University,
397 4 20-10-4
10
5 Boston College, 345
7 20-10-2
18
6 Yale University, 323
4 19-7-3
21
7 University of North Dakota,
318 8 18-11-5
21
8 Bemidji State University,
279 6 22-8-2
18
9 Cornell University, 231
9 17-8-4
21
10 New Hampshire, 217
10 16-10-6
6
11 Michigan State University,
146 13
19-11-6 16
12 Minnesota Duluth, 138
11 19-14-1
15
13 University of Alaska, 100
NR 16-9-9
6
14 Ferris State University, 54
14 19-11-6
12
15 Colorado College, 30
12 17-14-3
18
Others receiving votes: University of Maine, 26;
University of Vermont, 19; University of Nebraska Omaha, 9;
Rochester Institute of Technology, 8; Union College, 8; Northern
Michigan University, 4; University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1.
USCHO.com Div. I Men’s Poll (March 1)
Rk. Team
(First Place)
Record Pts LW
1
Denver
(48)
24-6-4 998
1
2
Miami
(2)
24-5-7 940
2
3
Wisconsin
21-8-4 907
3
4 St. Cloud
State
20-10-4 833
4
5 Boston
College
20-10-2 738 7
6
Yale
19-
7-3 723
5
7 North
Dakota
18-11-5 714 8
8 Bemidji
State
22-
8-2 671
6
9
Cornell
17-
8-4 601
9
10 New
Hampshire
16-10-6
544 11
11 Michigan
State
19-11-6 489 12
12
Minnesota-Duluth
19-14-1
457 10
13 Ferris
State
19-11-6 339 14
14
Alaska
16-
9-9 332
17
15 Colorado
College
17-14-3
252 13
16
Vermont
15-11-6 221 18
17
Maine
16-13-3 212 16
18
Union
18-10-6 183 15
19 Northern
Michigan
17-11-8
146 NR
20
Nebraska-Omaha
18-14-6
110 19
Others Receiving Votes: RIT 36, Mass.-Lowell 35,
Boston University 7, Colgate 6, Michigan 5, Northeastern 1
HERE IS UNH RANKED?: Here is a week-by-week look at the
‘Cats in the national polls and the HE standings:
Date USA TODAY USCHO
HE
9/28
RV N/A t-4th (pre)
10/5
N/A 16 t-4th (pre)
10/12 RV
RV t-4th (pre)
10/19 RV
RV N/A
10/26 RV
RV t-1st
11/2
NR RV t-2nd
11/9
NR RV t-3rd
11/16 NR
RV t-2nd
11/23 NR
RV t-1st
11/30 NR
RV 1st
12/7
RV 19 1st
12/14 RV
16 1st
12/21 RV
NP 1st
12/28 NP
NP 1st
1/4
RV RV 1st
1/11
RV 20 1st
1/18
RV 16 1st
1/25
12 13 1st
2/1
13 13 1st
2/8
15 15 1st
2/15
13 13 1st
2/22
10 11 1st
3/1
10 10 1st
40-POINT SCORERS SINCE 2000: Bobby Butler surpassed the
40-point mark. There have been 23 players to record 40 points since
2000 with Darren Haydar topping the list with 76 points in
2001-02.
Player G-A-P
Year
Darren Haydar 31-45-76
2001-02
Colin Hemingway 33-33-66
2001-02
Sean Collins 19-37-56
2004-05
Preston Callander 25-29-54
2004-05
Lanny Gare 22-29-51
2002-03
Steve Saviano 27-22-49
2003-04
Colin Hemingway 22-25-47
2002-03
Matt Fornataro 18-28-46
2007-08
Bobby Butler 24-21-45
2009-10
Sean Collins 20-25-45
2001-02
Jacob Micfliker 20-24-44
2004-05
Mike Radja 19-24-43
2007-08
Trevor Smith 21-22-43
2006-07
Jacob Micflikier 16-26-42
2005-06
Sean Collins 16-26-42
2003-04
Brett Hemingway 19-22-41
2005-06
Daniel Winnik 15-26-41
2005-06
Justin Aikins 10-31-41
2003-04
Darren Haydar 18-23-41
2000-01
Matt Fornataro 13-27-40
2006-07
Daniel Winnik 18-22-40
2004-05
James van Riemsdyk 17-23-40
2008-09
Lanny Gare 9-31-40 2001-02
WILDCAT AWARDS: Here is a list of awards that Wildcat
players have won to date this season:
Player Award
Date
Dalton Speelman HE Rookie of the
Week
10/26
Bobby Butler HE Co-Player of the
Week 11/16
Brian Foster HE Defensive Player of
Week 11/23
Bobby Butler HE Player of the
Month
Nov.
Brian Foster HE Defensive Player of
Week 12/7
Brian Foster HE Goalie of the
Month
Dec.
Bobby Butler HE Co-Player of the
Week 1/11
Brian Foster HE Defensive Player of
Week 1/11
Paul Thompson Co-MVP Battle for the RiverStone
IX 1/16
Blake Kessel Co-MVP Battle for the RiverStone
IX 1/16
Brian Foster HE Defensive Player of
Week 1/25
Brian Foster HE Goalie of the
Month
Jan.
Bobby Butler Walter Brown
Semifinalists 2/1
Blake Kessel Walter Brown
Semifinalists 2/1
Bobby Butler Frozen Four Skills Challenge
Nom. 2/1
Bobby Butler HE Player of the
Week
2/15
WILDCATS CAPTURE SIXTH SEASON SERIES OF 2009-10: UNH
captured the season series 2-0-1 against Northeastern. The Wildcats
have won six season series, tied one and lost one with one still to
complete in Hockey East play.
BUTLER MOVING INTO ELITE HOCKEY EAST COMPANY: Bobby
Butler’s 39 points in league play is the most since Chris
Collins (brother of former Wildcat Greg Collins) had 39 points in
2005-06. The last player to post 40 points in league play was Ben
Eaves (42) in 2002-03. Butler is the first player to have 20 goals
in league play since Colin Hemingway had 23 goals in 2001-02.
UNH’S OFFENSE 10TH NATIONALLY: New
Hampshire’s offense ranks 10th in the country at 3.47 gpg
including 16 games (50%) with four or more goals.
2,000 SAVES FOR FOSTER: Senior netminder Brian Foster is
just the eighth player in UNH history to register 2,000 career
saves.
RNK PLAYER
GAMES
SAVES
1. Kevin
Regan 112
3,235
2. Greg
Moffett 101
2,602
3. Mike
Ayers 101
2,532
4. Greg
Rota 78
2,282
5. Ty
Conklin 93
2,188
6. Todd
Pearson 81
2,178
7. Brian
Foster 79
2,162
8. Bruce
Gillies 71
2,140
SCORING BY CLASS: 2009-10 breakdown of scoring by
class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P
%.
Seniors: 40-38-78 36-20-26
Juniors: 40-66-106
36-34-35
Sophomores: 23-65-88
21-34-29
Freshmen: 8-25-33 7-13-11
KESSEL SECOND NATIONALLY IN DEFENSIVE SCORING: Blake
Kessel ranks second nationally in defensive scoring behind
Wisconsin’s Brendan Smith and his 25 assists is the best
total by a UNH defenseman since Steve O’Brien’s 27
assists and Jayme Filipowicz 30 assists in 1998-99.
20-plus assists for defenseman in single season since
1997-98
Year
Player
Assists
1998-99 Jayme
Filipowicz
30
1997-98 Jayme
Filipowicz
28
1998-99 Steve
O’Brien
27
2009-10 Blake
Kessel
25
2005-06 Brian
Yandle
24
2008-09 Kevin
Kapstad
23
2004-05 Brian
Yandle
22
2001-02 Garrett
Stafford
22
2000-01 Garrett
Stafford
21
FOSTER CLIMBING UNH RECORD BOOKS: After sitting the wings
behind Wildcat legendary netminder Kevin Regan, Brian Foster is
writing his name in the Wildcat goaltending record book.
Career GAA: 2.84 (5th) Career
Save %: .908 (5th)
Career Games: 79 (7th)
Career Saves: 2,162 (7th)
Career Wins: 38 (9th)
Wildcats Among National leaders: Below is a list of where
UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Bobby Butler 5th 1.41 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Bobby Butler 2nd/4th
0.75 gpg, 24 goals
Paul Thompson 33rd 0.50
gpg
Assists Per Game:
Blake Kessel 13th
0.81 apg
Bobby Butler 49th
0.66 apg
Phil DeSimone
57th 0.62
apg
Power Play Goals:
Bobby Butler 39th 6 ppg
Short-Handed Goals:
Bobby Butler 8th 2 shg
Mike Sislo
8th 2 shg
Peter LeBlanc 40th 1 shg
Phil DeSimone 40th 1 shg
Paul Thompson 40th 1 shg
Game-Winning Goal:
Bobby Butler 15th 4 gwg
Defensemen Scoring:
Blake Kessel
2nd/2nd 32pts. /1.03 ppg
Freshmen Scoring:
n/a
Goals Against Average:
Brian Foster 52nd 3.07 gaa
Save Percentage:
Brian Foster 46th
.905
Winning Percentage:
Brian Foster 24th .58
Team
Scoring Offense 10th
3.47
Scoring Defense 39th 3.19
Scoring Margin 22nd 0.28
Penalty Minutes 57th 10.1
Power Play 39th 16.7
Penalty Kill 38th
80.0
Combined Special Teams 47th
47.4
Winnning Percentage 15th
.594
***HOBEY BAKER CANDIDATE BOBBY BUTLER***
UNH ATHLETICS UNVEILS BUTLERFORHOBEY.COM: UNH athletic
department unveils the all-new ButlerforHobey.com. The sleek
interactive site, designed by Pack Network, is geared to raise
awareness and support for men’s hockey senior forward Bobby
Butler in his candidacy for college hockey’s greatest
individual honor, the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, given each year
to college hockey’s top player.
BUTLER SECOND NATIONALLY IN GOALS, FIFTH IN SCORING:
Bobby Butler ranks second in the nation in goals per game
at 0.80. In addition, his 1.41 ppg is good for fifth
nationally.
BUTLER’S GOT SKILLS: Bobby Butler is a nominee for
the 2010 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge team. Fans can log onto
http://www.ncaa.com/frozenfourskillschallenge/index.html.
BUTLER ONE OF 16 NOMINEES FOR 2010 HOCKEY HUMANITARIAN:
Bobby Butler was among a group of 18 college hockey players
nominated for the 2010 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey
Humanitarian Award. The award honors college hockey’s finest
citizen, someone who gives back to his or her community.
BUTLER, KESSEL NAMED SEMIFINALISTS FOR WALTER BROWN
AWARD: Bobby Butler and Blake Kessel were named
semifinalists for the 58th annual Walter Brown Award, presented
annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New
England. Butler and Kessel were among a group of 16 semifinalists
selected by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston, as announced by
president Steve Grogan on Feb. 1. In total 11 players from Hockey
East were selected. The Wildcats have a storied tradition in the
Walter Brown Award history that includes seven former Wildcats that
have earn the Walter Brown Award including Bob Miller (1977), Ralph
Cox (1979), Ty Conklin (2001), Mike Ayers (2003) Steve Saviano
(2004) and most recently Kevin Regan (2008).
Among the League Leaders: Where some of the Wildcats rank
in Hockey East.
Player All
Games HE Games
Points Bobby Butler
2nd (45pts.) 1st(39 pts)
Paul
Thompson 9th (34 pts.)
7th(29 pts.)
Blake
Kessel 12th (32
pts.) 15th(23 pts.)
Peter
LeBlanc 13th (31
pts.) 11th(25 pts.)
Phil
DeSimone 17th (29 pts. 9th(27
pts.)
Goals Bobby
Butler 1st (24 g) 1st (20
g)
Paul
Thompson 8th (16 g) 4th
(13 g)
Peter
LeBlanc 12th (14 g) 7th (12
g)
Assists Blake
Kessel 5th (25
a) 7th
(18 a)
Bobby
Butler 7th (21 a)
5th (19 a)
Phil
DeSimone 8th (20 a) 5th
(19 a)
PP Goals Bobby Butler 10th (6
ppg) 16th (4 ppg)
SH Goals Bobby Butler 2nd (2
shg) 1st (2 shg)
Mike
Sislo 2nd (2 shg) 1st (2
shg)
SH Points Bobby Butler 2nd (3
shp) 1st (3 shp)
Paul
Thompson 6th (2 shp) 3rd (2
shp)
GW Goals Bobby Butler 3th (4
gwg) 3rd (3 gwg)
Def. Scoring Blake Kessel 1st
(32 pts) 1st(23 pts)
GAA Brian Foster
9th
(3.07)
5th (2.73)
Save % Brian Foster
7th (.905) 5th (.912)
Win % Brian
Foster 4th
(.581)
2nd (.688)
Saves Brian
Foster 1st (903)
2nd (.695)
WHERE UNH IS RANKED IN HOCKEY EAST:
Overall HE games
Goals/per game 3.47/3rd
3.72/1st
GAA 3.19/7th 2.84/3rd
Power Play 16.9/9th
16.7/9th
Penalty Kill 80.0/6th
77.0/10th
Special Teams Net +4/4th
0/5th
1st Period Scoring
28/5th 24/4th
2nd Period Scoring
49/1st 37/1st
3rd Period Scoring 31/8th
29/3rd
Overtime Scoring
3/1st
3/1st
UNH HOCKEY ON TELEVISION: UNH will have 13 games
broadcast live on TV in 2009-10. NESN will air four games, while
three will air on ESPNU, while COX-TV and WABI will each broadcast
one.
DATE GAME
Channel RES.
Oct. 23 Northeastern
NESN W, 4-2
oct. 30 at wisconsin tvw
madison/wc L, 1-4
Oct. 31 at wisconsin
wisc-tv3/wc L, 1-6
Nov. 6 Boston College
NESN T, 4-4 (OT)
Nov. 8 AT Mass-Lowell
ESPNU L, 3-6
nov. 21 at boston univ.
nesn T, 3-3 (OT)
Dec. 6 at Vermont
ESPNU W, 5-2
Dec. 11 at Providence
Cox-TV W, 4-3
Jan. 3 Cornell
ESPNU L, 2-5
jan. 23 at boston univ.
nesn W, 4-1
Feb. 6 at Maine
WABI-TV L, 3-6
Feb. 19 Vermont
NESN T, 3-3
March 5 Boston
College NESN
WILDCATS PICKED FOURTH IN HOCKEY EAST POLL: UNH was
picked to finish tied for fourth in the Hockey East preseason
Coaches’ Poll, which was announced on Sept. 30 at the
league’s annual media day at Legends Restaurant at the TD
Garden.
2009-10 Hockey East Men’s Preseason Coaches Poll
Rk. Team (FPV)
Pts
1. Boston University (6)
84
2. UMass-Lowell (2) 79
3. Boston College (2) 76
4. New Hampshire
59
Vermont
59
6. Northeastern
57
7. Massachusetts
47
8. Maine
32
9. Providence
24
10. Merrimack
23
THE DICK UMILE ERA: Dick Umile, a five-time Hockey East
Coach of the Year, enters his 20th season as the head coach of the
UNH Wildcats. He earned his fourth Leonard Fowle New England Coach
of the Year award following the 2007-08 season. After signing a
long-term contract in 2008, Umile will conclude his coaching career
at his alma mater. During his time spent at UNH, Umile has molded
UNH hockey into one of the top programs in all of Division I
hockey, guiding the Wildcats to four Frozen Four appearances, 15
NCAA tournament appearances and 19 Hockey East championship
tournament showings in his 19-year career in Durham. In
addition, Umile has posted 17 20-victory campaigns over the span of
19 seasons, including a current streak of 13 20-win seasons. Umile
is now the winningest coach in the history of UNH hockey with 444
career victories. He surpassed legendary coach Charlie Holt on Feb.
16, 2005 in a 6-1 victory at Merrimack at Thom Lawler Arena in
North Andover, Mass. Umile ranks fourth among active NCAA coaches
with a .652 winning percentage and on the active victories list his
444 victories ranks eighth among NCAA coaches. He has been named
Coach of the Year a total of 10 times in his career, including New
England honors four times. Umile’s five Hockey East Coach of
the Year Awards is an all-time league best.Last season, Umile
directed the Wildcats to a 20-13-5 mark as they captured their
eighth-consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament. Umile guided the
Wildcats to 20+ wins in 13 straight years, the second longest
streak in the nation and five seasons more than its closest
competition; no other team in Hockey East has an active streak
longer than one season. After struggling through a 1-5-2 stretch in
November, New Hampshire went 14-4-2 to close out the regular season
and claimed third place in the league and home-ice in the Hockey
East quarterfinals for a Hockey East-best 13th straight season. The
crowning moment of the 2008-09 season was the Wildcats’ goal
with 0.1 seconds remaining to tie and eventually win 6-5 in
overtime in their NCAA Northeast Regional opening-round game
against perennial power North Dakota in front of UNH faithful at
Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.
THE PROGRAM’S HISTORY: UNH has appeared in
the NCAA Tournament 19 times in the 82-year history of the program,
including the nation’s second best streak at eight-straight
appearances. UNH has appeared in the Frozen Four seven times,
including national championship game appearances against Maine in
1999 and Minnesota in 2003. UNH earned Hockey East Tournament
titles in 2002 and 2003 and regular-season championships in 1997,
1999, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2008. The Wildcats won the ECAC
regular-season title in 1974 and the tournament championship in
1979. UNH has posted 30 seasons with 20-plus wins, including the
last 13 consecutive seasons.
‘CATS SELECTED IN THE NHL DRAFT: Five current UNH
players have been selected in the National Hockey League
draft...Greg Burke (Washington), Phil DeSimone (Washington), Brian
Foster (Florida), Blake Kessel (N.Y. Islanders) and Peter LeBlanc
(Chicago) have all been taken.
LISTEN LIVE ON THE INTERNET: UNHWildcats.com via Stretch
Internet Broadcast will carry all of the UNH men’s ice hockey
action again this season. If you can not attend Wildcat hockey, you
can still tune into the game from anywhere you can gain access to
the internet...Fans can get to the UNH men’s ice hockey
broadcast site by going to the men’s hockey schedule page at
www.unhwildcats.com.
