TOP-SEEDED MEN'S HOCKEY ENTERTAINS VERMONT IN HE QUARTERFINALS

GAME NOTES
THE MATCHUP: The 10th-ranked University of New Hampshire men's hockey team plays host to 19th-ranked and eighth-seeded Vermont in a best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series. New Hampshire won the regular season series with UVM 2-0-1 with each of the last two games going to overtime. Puck drops at 7 p.m. at the Whittemore Center Friday, March 12, Saturday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14 (if necessary).This is the first Hockey East playoff meeting between the two teams since Vermont joined Hockey East in 2005-06.

SCOUTING THE NO. 19 CATAMOUNTS: No. 19 Vermont enters the Hockey East tournament as the eighth seed with a 15-12-7 overall record and a 9-11-7 mark in Hockey East play. The Catamounts captured the eighth and final playoff spot with a tie against UMass-Lowell in the regular season finale, edging out ninth-place Northeastern by a single point and finishing a point out of sixth place in the standings. UVM enters the postseason with a 2-1-1 mark over the past four games after going off a five-game winless streak (0-2-3) that included a loss and a tie, both in overtime, at New Hampshire on Feb. 19-20. Vermont has finished non-conference play 6-1-0 with impressive wins over Denver, Minnesota-Duluth, Yale and St. Lawrence, but struggled to its worse league record since joining Hockey East. Offensively, the Catamounts are led by senior forward Brayden Irwin, who has a team best 15 goals, 19 assists for 34 points. Defensively, Rob Madore is 11-10-7 with a 2.70 GAA and a .907 save percentage

LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET (FEB. 20, 2010): Mike Borisenok tied the score, 3-3, with 15:33 remaining in the game to lift UNH to a 3-3 tie with Vermont. UNH goaltender Brian Foster made 26 saves, including three in the extra session, and UVM counterpart Rob Madore stopped 20 shots in the first period as well as two in OT as part of his total of 39. UNH skated to a 2-0 lead in the first period behind a 22-8 shot advantage. Bobby Butler gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead at 10:37. He gathered an outlet pass from Phil DeSimone at the defensive blue line and quickly moved the puck through the neutral zone to Paul Thompson. Thompson skated from the right point and was denied by Madore at the slot, but Butler followed the play and scored off the rebound and the left doorstep.Greg Burke extended the advantage to 2-0 at 18:38. Brett Kostolansky corralled the puck in the neutral zone and found Burke skating along the left dashers. As he approached the half-boards, Burke fired a shot on net that deflected off Madore's arm inside the right post.The Catamounts rallied to take a 3-2 lead with three goals in the second period. The rally began at 2:46 on a goal by Sebastian Stalberg. Brayden Irwin carried the puck into the right circle and made a centering pass to Colin Vock. Foster stopped that initial shot from the slot, but Stalberg scored off the rebound at the left doorstep.

SERIES HISTORY VS. VERMONT: The Wildcats own the advantage in the all-time series vs. Vermont at 68-16-4 in 88 all-time meetings dating back to Dec. 14, 1963. UNH is 10-2-3 against the Catamounts since they became a member of Hockey East during the 2005-06 season. This year, the Wildcats won regular season series 2-0-1 with a 5-2 win up in Burlington, a 5-4 overtime win and a 3-3 overtime tie in the last two meetings (both at Whittemore Center). Coach Umile in his 20-year coaching career has registered a 24-6-3 mark against Vermont in 32 meetings. Overall, the Wildcats are 18-3-3 in the last 24 meetings with Vermont. Captain Peter LeBlanc is the leading active scorer against Vermont with 14 points in 12 games, while Brian Foster is 4-1-1 in seven all-time appearances against UVM.

SCORING LEADERS VS. THE CATAMOUNTS:
Player GP G-A-P
Peter LeBlanc 12 6-8-14
Bobby Butler 12 7-6-13
Paul Thompson 9 1-7-8
Phil DeSimone 9 1-5-6
Blake Kessel 6 3-2-5
Mike Sislo 9 1-4-5
Stevie Moses 6 0-4-4
Damon Kipp 6 2-2-4
Greg Manz 6 2-0-2
Nick Krates 8 1-1-2
Matt Campanale 7 1-1-2
Greg Burke 3 2-0-2
Austin Block 1 0-1-1
Dalton Speelman 3 0-1-1
Mike Borisenok 3 1-1-2
Mike Beck 2 0-0-0
Brett Kostolansky 3 0-1-1
John Henrion 2 0-0-0
Connor Hardowa 2 0-0-0
Kevin McCarey 2 0-0-0
Scott Pavelski 1 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
Foster 7/380:17 22 3.47 4-1-1 179 .890
Foster Game-by-Game vs. the Catamounts
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
1/5/07 11:58 N/D 2 0 2
1/30/09 60:00 W 24 2 26
3/6/09 58:24 L 29 6 35
3/7/09 63:44 W 31 5 36
12/6/09 60:00 W 28 2 30
2/19/10 61:25 W 39 4 43
2/20/10 64:46 T 26 3 27
Totals 380:17 4-1-1 179 22 201

SCORING LEADERS IN HE QUARTERFINALS
Player GP G-A-P
Bobby Butler 6 2-1-3
Mike Sislo 4 0-3-3
Peter LeBlanc 6 0-1-1
Phil DeSimone 4 0-0-0
Nick Krates 4 0-1-1
Paul Thompson 4 0-0-0
Damon Kipp 2 0-0-0
Steve Moses 2 0-0-0
Blake Kessel 2 0-0-0
Matt Campanale 2 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
Foster 2/117:17 6 3.06 0-2-0 46 .885
Foster Game-by-Game in HE Quarterfinals
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
3-13-09 58:13 L 24 5 29
3-14-09 59:04 L 22 1 23
Totals 117:17 0-2-0 46 6 52

SCORING LEADERS IN HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT
Player GP G-A-P
Bobby Butler 8 5-2-7
Peter LeBlanc 8 0-1-1
Mike Sislo 4 0-1-1
Nick Krates 4 0-1-1
Phil DeSimone 4 0-0-0
Paul Thompson 4 0-0-0
Damon Kipp 2 0-0-0
Steve Moses 2 0-0-0
Blake Kessel 2 0-0-0
Matt Campanale 2 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
Foster 2/117:17 6 3.06 0-2-0 46 .885
Foster Game-by-Game in HE Tournament
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
3-13-09 58:13 L 24 5 29
3-14-09 59:04 L 22 1 23
Totals 117:17 0-2-0 46 6 52

UNH VS. UVM IN THE HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT: UNH and UVM are meeting for the first time in the Hockey East tournament since Vermont's entry into Hockey East in 2005-06.

Preseason Coaches Poll vs. Actual Reg. Season Finish
Rk. Team (FPV)                 Rk. Team
1. Boston University (6)       1. New Hampshire
2. UMass-Lowell (2)             2. Boston College
3. Boston College (2)           3. Boston University
4. New Hampshire               4. Maine
Vermont                             5. UMass-Lowell
6. Northeastern                   6. Merrimack
7. Massachusetts                 7. Massachusetts
8. Maine                             8. Vermont
9. Providence                      9. Northeastern
10. Merrimack                     10. Providence

'CATS CAPTURE EIGHTH HOCKEY EAST REGULAR SEASON TITLE: New Hampshire captured 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 were close to a wire-to-wire leader having held its position in first place in Hockey East since Nov. 23, 2009.

UNH FINISHES HOCKEY EAST REGULAR SEASON UNBEATEN AT HOME; FIRST TIME SINCE 1999-00: For the first time since 1999-2000, UNH finished unbeaten at 9-0-4 at home in Hockey East play.
HOME HOCKEY EAST RECORDS SINCE 1999-00
2009-10 9-0-4   2008-09 9-2-2
2007-08 9-3-1   2006-07 9-3-1
2005-06 8-3-2   2004-05 8-3-0
2003-04 7-3-2   2002-03 10-2-0
2001-02 9-2-1   2000-01 7-2-3
1999-00 7-0-5

CARDIAC 'CATS: UNH has had a flare for the dramatic this season rallying from three goals down in the third on three occasions, playing in 11 overtime games including four of the last six and winning three games in overtime.

THIRD-PERIOD 'CATS; OUTSCORING OPPONENTS 12-1 IN LAST SEVEN GAMES: New Hampshire has outscored opponents 12-1 in the third period in the last seven games.
Date Opp. Score in 3rd
March 6 BC 0-1
March 5 BC 3-0
Feb. 27 NU 3-0
Feb. 26 NU 2-0
Feb. 20 UVM 1-0
Feb. 19 UVM 0-0
Feb. 12 PC 3-0
Record 3-1-3 12-1

20/20 IN LEAGUE PLAY FOR BUTLER; FIRST IN HOCKEY EAST SINCE JASON KROG 1998-99: Bobby Butler (21g, 20a) is the first player in Hockey East since Jason Krog (20g, 33a) to record 20 goals and 20 assists in league play in a single season. The last player to post 40 points in league play was Ben Eaves (42) in 2002-03. Butler is also the first player to have 20 goals in league play since Colin Hemingway had 23 goals in 2001-02.

SCORING IN TWO'S 27-STRAIGHT GAMES WITH TWO OR MORE GOALS: The Wildcat offense continues its remarkable run of two or more goals in every game since November a span of 27-straight games.

OT, QUITE POSSIBLE: UNH has played in a program-record tying 11 overtime games this season including the last two games against Vermont. UVM has been in eight overtime games including six since Jan. 30. Overall, three of the last four games between the two teams have gone to overtime with New Hampshire winning two of those contests.

WILDCAT DOMINANCE IN HE QUARTERFINALS: UNH has won 14-of-17 quarterfinal games in the last eight years. All Wildcat series wins until last year's series loss to Boston College. In those 17 contests, UNH has outscored its opponents 74-32. Senior captain Bobby Butler is the active leading scorer in the Hockey East quarterfinals with two goals and an assist for three points in six games.

PRODUCTIVITY FROM SOME UNLIKELY PLACES: Last weekend UNH found goals from some unlikely places as Mike Beck (1st), Kevin McCarey (2nd) and John Henrion (3rd) all scored. The trio combined for just three goals before last weekend.

DEJA VU FOR KESSEL; 'CATS: For the second-straight Friday night, Blake Kessel scored the game-tying goal late in the third period. Both nights, UNH erased a three-goal deficit to play to an overtime tie.

USCHO.com's PAIRWISE RANKINGS (March 8):
Record RPI
Rk Team PWR Rk W-L-T Win % Rk RPI
1 Denver 24 2 25-7-4 .7500 1 .5856*
2 Miami 23 1 24-5-7 .7639 2 .5831*
3 Wisconsin 22 5 22-9-4 .6857 3 .5683
4 Boston Coll. 21 6t 21-10-3 .6618 5 .5531
5t North Dakota 19 9t 20-11-5 .6250 4 .5541
5t Bemidji State 19 3 23-8-3 .7206 6 .5511
7t Alaska 17 9t 18-9-9 .6250 9 .5392
7t St. Cloud State 17 9t 20-11-5 .6250 7 .5507
9 Yale 16 4 19-7-3 .7069 8 .5460
10t New Hamp. 14 18 16-11-7 .5735 10 .5383
10t Cornell 14 8 17-8-4 .6552 11 .5357
12 Michigan State 12 13t 19-11-6 .6111 14 .5326
13 Ferris State 11 13t 19-11-6 .6111 12 .5345
14 No. Michigan 10 16 17-11-8 .5833 16 .5302
15 Minn.-Duluth 9 19 20-15-1 .5694 13 .5338
16t Neb.-Omaha 8 17 20-14-6 .5750 17 .5281
16t Vermont 8 22 15-12-7 .5441 18 .5266
16t Mass.-Lowell 8 20 18-14-4 .5556 19 .5221
16t Mass. 8 26t 18-16-0 .5294 24 .5185
20 Maine 5 28t 16-15-3 .5147 23 .5186
21t Colorado Coll. 4 23 18-15-3 .5417 15 .5316
21t Union 4 12 18-10-6 .6176 20 .5216
23t Boston Univ. 3 28t 16-15-3 .5147 25 .5184
23t Minnesota 3 32t 17-17-2 .5000 21 .5215
25 Michigan 1 21 21-17-1 .5513 22 .5202

'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.

WORKING OVERTIME; TIES PROGRAM RECORD WITH 11 OT'S: Friday night's overtime game was UNH's fourth in the last six game and 11th overtime game of the season. It marks the most overtime games in program history tying the mark set in 2002-03. The Wildcats are 3-1-7 in overtime this season, while the 2002-03 team was 2-2-7 in 11 OT games.

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.

THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine (March 8)
Rk. School, Pts. (FPV) LW Record WIP
1 Miami University, 497 (21) 2 24-5-7 22
2 University of Denver, 489 (13) 1 25-7-4 22
3 University of Wisconsin, 432 3 22-9-4 15
4 Boston College, 400 5 21-10-3 19
5 University of North Dakota, 366 7 20-11-5 22
6 Yale University, 336 6 19-7-3 22
7 St. Cloud State University, 307 4 20-11-5 11
8 Bemidji State University, 272 8 23-8-3 19
9 Cornell University, 236 9 17-8-4 22
10 New Hampshire, 181 10 16-11-7 7
11 Michigan State University, 165 11 19-11-6 17
12 University of Alaska, 154 13 18-9-9 7
13 Ferris State University, 82 14 19-11-6 13
14 Minnesota Duluth, 74 12 20-15-1 16
15 Colorado College, 29 15 18-15-3 19
Others receiving votes: University of Nebraska Omaha, 16; Northern Michigan University, 13; Union College, 13; Rochester Institute of Technology, 10; University of Massachusetts Lowell, 4; University of Vermont, 2; University of Maine, 1; University of Massachusetts, 1.

USCHO.com Div. I Men's Poll (March 8)
Rk. Team (First Place) Record Pts LW
1 Denver (26) 25- 7-4 976 1
2 Miami (24) 24- 5-7 972 2
3 Wisconsin 22- 9-4 881 3
4 Boston College 21-10-3 827 5
5 North Dakota 20-11-5 779 7
6 Yale 19- 7-3 732 6
7 St. Cloud State 20-11-5 703 4
8 Bemidji State 23- 8-3 644 8
9 Cornell 17- 8-4 587 9
10 Michigan State 19-11-6 528 11
11 New Hampshire 16-11-7 497 10
12 Alaska 18- 9-9 437 14
13 Ferris State 19-11-6 406 13
14 Minnesota-Duluth 20-15-1 367 12
15 Colorado College 18-15-3 261 15
16 Northern Michigan 17-11-8 205 19
17 Union 18-10-6 178 18
18 Nebraska-Omaha 20-14-6 170 20
19 Vermont 15-12-7 114 16
20 Mass.-Lowell 18-14-4 79 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Maine 47, RIT 36, Boston University 24, Michigan 22, Massachusetts 17, Minnesota 9, Colgate 2

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

UNH'S OFFENSE 10TH NATIONALLY: New Hampshire's offense ranks 10th in the country at 3.41 gpg including 16 games 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. Brian Foster 79 2,231
6. Ty Conklin 93 2,188
7. Todd Pearson 81 2,178
8. Bruce Gillies 71 2,140

SCORING BY CLASS: 2009-10 breakdown of scoring by class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P %.
Seniors: 41-40-81 35-20-25
Juniors: 41-71-112 35-35-35
Sophomores: 25-66-91 21-34-29
Freshmen: 9-25-34 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 %: .909 (5th)
Career Games: 81 (5th) Career Saves: 2,231 (5th)
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 1.38 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Bobby Butler 2nd/4th 0.74 gpg, 24 goals
Paul Thompson 46th 0.47 gpg
Assists Per Game:
Blake Kessel 21st 0.76 apg
Bobby Butler 51st 0.65 apg
Phil DeSimone 39th 0.68 apg
Power Play Goals:
Bobby Butler 47th 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 33pts. /1.00 ppg
Freshmen Scoring:
n/a
Goals Against Average:
Brian Foster 53rd 3.06 gaa
Save Percentage:
Brian Foster 45th .906
Winning Percentage:
Brian Foster 28th .561
Team
Scoring Offense 10th 3.41
Scoring Defense 39th 3.18
Scoring Margin 23rd 0.24
Penalty Minutes 58th 9.8
Power Play 41st 16.9
Penalty Kill 36th 80.7
Combined Special Teams 45th 48.0
Winnning Percentage 18th .574

Among the League Leaders: Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points Bobby Butler 2nd (47pts.) 1st(41 pts)
Paul Thompson 10th (34 pts.) 9th(29 pts.)
Blake Kessel 12th (33 pts.) 18th(24 pts.)
Peter LeBlanc 18th (31 pts.) 15th(25 pts.)
Phil DeSimone 15th (32 pts. 8th(30 pts.)
Goals Bobby Butler 1st (25 g) 1st (21 g)
Paul Thompson 9th (16 g) 5th (13 g)
Peter LeBlanc 15th (14 g) 8th (12 g)
Assists Blake Kessel 5th (25 a) 8th (18 a)
Bobby Butler 8th (22 a) 6th (20 a)
Phil DeSimone 6th (23 a) 5th (55 a)
PP Goals Bobby Butler 13th (6 ppg) 18th (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 3rd (4 gwg) 3rd (3 gwg)
Def. Scoring Blake Kessel 1st (33 pts) 3rd (24 pts)
GAA Brian Foster 9th (3.06) 5th (2.75)
Save % Brian Foster 7th (.906) 4th (.913)
Win % Brian Foster 5th (.561) 3rd (.654)
Saves Brian Foster 1st (972) 2nd (764)

***HOBEY BAKER/ALL AMERICA 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 FINISHES TIED WITH NYQUIST FOR HOCKEY EAST SCORING TITLE: Bobby Butler finished tied with Maine's Gustav Nyquist for the league's scoring title with 41 points. However, Butler ran away with the goal scoring category with 21 goals, three more than BC's Cam Atkinson, six more than the next closest player in Hockey East and nine goals ahead of Nyquist.

BUTLER'S 20/20 IN LEAGUE PLAY FIRST SINCE JASON KROG: Bobby Butler (21g, 20a) is the first player in Hockey East since Jason Krog (20g, 33a) to record 20 goals and 20 assists in league play in a single season. The last player to post 40 points in league play was Ben Eaves (42) in 2002-03. Butler is also the first player to have 20 goals in league play since Colin Hemingway had 23 goals in 2001-02.

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.

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
Bobby Butler 24-21-47 2009-10
Colin Hemingway 22-25-47 2002-03
Matt Fornataro 18-28-46 2007-08
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

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).