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DURHAM, N.H. The 12th-ranked University of New Hampshire
men's hockey team competes in its ninth-straight NCAA tournament as
the third seed in the East Regional at Times Union Center in
Albany, N.Y. The Wildcats will square off against the second-seeded
and sixth-ranked Cornell University Big Red on Friday, March 26
(6:30 p.m.) live on ESPNU. The winner will advance to the regional
final game on Saturday, March (6:30 p.m.) live on ESPNU against the
winner of top-seeded Denver versus fourth-seeded RIT.
‘CATS SCRATCH INTO NCAA TOURNAMENT, NINE STRAIGHT NCAA
APPEARANCES: The NCAA Division I men’s hockey
selection committee announced live on ESPN2 on Sunday morning that
No. 12-ranked UNH will face seventh-ranked Cornell in the first
round of the NCAA tournament in the East Regional on Friday, March
26 (6:30 p.m.) at Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. The
Wildcats have qualified for the tournament in the last nine
seasons, the second-longest streak active streak in Division I
behind Michigan’s streak of 20 straight that was extended by
virtue of the Wolverines winning the CCHA title. This will mark the
‘Cats 20th appearance in the tournament and the 16th trip
under Umile’s guidance. UNH’s senior class becomes the
seventh class in school history to earn a berth in the NCAA’s
in all four seasons of competition. Overall, UNH has appeared in
seven Frozen Fours to go along with two national championship
appearances.
hobey BUTLER?, BUTLER NAMED TOP 10 FINALIST FOR HOBEY
BAKER: Bobby Butler became the seventh player in school
history to be named one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker
Memorial Award. Read more about Butler and his Hobey Baker campaign
at ButlerforHobey.com. Butler, UNH’s first Hobey Baker
finalist since Kevin Regan in 2008, is enjoying not only his best
season as a Wildcat, but arguably the greatest season by any
Wildcat forward in recent history. Butler ranks first in the nation
in goals with 27 and is sixth overall in scoring with 50 points
(1.35 ppg). Butler sits third in goals per game at 0.73, sixth in
points (50), ninth in short-handed goals (2) and 18th in game
winners (4).
BUTLER NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR, FIRST TEAM
ALL-STAR: Butler is the first position player to capture
the league’s top honor since BC’s Chris Collins,
brother of former Wildcat Greg Collins, did so in the 2005-06
season. Butler is the first Wildcat to earn the league’s
Player of the Year honors since Kevin Regan in 2008 and is the
seventh UNH player to win this award. Butler’s accolades
speak for themselves as he has garnered Player of the Week three
times this season and Player of the Month for November. Butler was
also a unanimous All-Hockey East selection.
DICK UMILE SHARES HOCKEY EAST COACH OF THE YEAR
HONORS: Umile earns Hockey East Coach of the Year for a
league-record sixth time, surpassing Boston University’s Jack
Parker. Umile guided the Wildcats, who were picked fourth in the
Hockey East Preseason Poll, to their eighth regular-season
championship including the third in the last four years. The
Wildcats led the Hockey East standings for an eye-popping 16
straight weeks, taking over the league lead Nov. 23, 2009 and never
relinquishing that position. UNH went unbeaten at home in Hockey
East play for the first time since the 1999-00 season and won the
regular season series with six of nine league foes. Umile helped
guide a team that lost 10 players, including Hockey East All Star
and leading scorer James van Riemsdyk, from last year’s squad
to its 22nd straight trip to the Hockey East playoffs and home-ice
advantage in the quarterfinals for a league-best 14th straight
season. After going just 2-6-2 over its first 10 games,
Umile’s Wildcats responded with a 10-1-2 mark over the next
13 games, including a 12-game unbeaten streak in Hockey East play.
Umile’s run in the regular season was capped by a dramatic
3-3 come-from-behind deadlock with Boston College that clinched the
league’s crown in front of the home fans on Senior Day at
Whittemore Center.
FOSTER AND KESSEL JOIN BUTLER ON HOCKEY EAST’S ALL-
STAR FIRST TEAM: Brian Foster and Blake Kessel were named
to the Hockey East All-Star First Team. Foster, a 2009 Hockey
East Honorable Mention selection, was a four-time Hockey East
Defensive Player of the Week and earned Goalie of the Month in
December and January. Hockey East’s ironman in net, Foster
played in 36 of 37 games and ranked first in Hockey East in saves
(1,077), minutes (2,18:04) and wins (16). In Hockey East play,
Foster was in the top five in every netminding category with a 2.75
GAA (5th), .913 save percentage (4th), .653 win percentage (3rd)
and 764 saves (2nd). Foster stopped a career-high 50 shots on March
14 against Vermont and allowed two goals or fewer on 15 occasions.
Foster’s 1,077 saves in 2009-10 is second behind All-American
Mike Ayers (1,139 - 2002-03) on UNH’s single-season saves
list. Kessel anchored a youthful Wildcat defense as a sophomore.
The blueliner ranks second in the nation in defensive scoring with
35 points. Kessel’s 26 assists are the most by a Wildcat
blueliner since Steve O’Brien (27) and Jayme Filipowicz (30)
in the 1998-99 season. In addition to his 26 assists, Kessel had a
knack for scoring big goals, including a pair of late game-tying
goals against Vermont and Boston College on back-to-back weekends
and a dramatic game-wining goal against Mass-Lowell in early
December. Kessel leads Hockey East in defensive scoring with 36
points and his 26 assists are fifth among all players in the
league. He dished out a career-high four assists in a win over
in-state rival Dartmouth College, earning co-MVP honors. In
addition, Kessel was recently named a semifinalist for the Walter
Brown Award.
NICE GUYS WIN AWARDS; NATION’S LEAST PENALIZED
TEAM: Hockey East proudly recognizes an entire team for
its sportsmanlike play with the Charles E. Holt Sportsmanship
Award, named after the former UNH coach. This award is given to the
team that receives the lowest average penalty minutes per game over
the course of regular season Hockey East play. The Team
Sportsmanship Award was established by the league’s directors
in 1992 and was renamed to honor Holt in 1998. The award is in the
form of a shadow box with etched glass depicting the image of New
Hampshire’s legendary coach. New Hampshire earns the award
bearing the name of its former coach for the fifth time in program
history and first time since the 1999-00 season. UNH’s 8.8
penalty minutes per game are the fewest ever for the winner of this
award. The Wildcats are the least penalized team in all of Division
I college hockey with just 9.6 pmpg.
BUTLER’S STAR PERFORMANCES EARN HIM HOCKEY EAST
THREE STARS AWARD: Butler was awarded the league’s
Three Stars Award, dominating all offensive players with 21 goals
in Hockey East play.
‘CATS SECOND LONGEST ACTIVE STREAK OF NCAA
APPEARANCES: With nine straight NCAA tournament
appearances, UNH is second on the list of active programs with NCAA
appearances.
Program Consecutive
Trips to the NCAA’s
Michigan 20
UNH 9
North Dakota 8
Miami 5
Denver 3
SCORING LEADERS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT:
Player GP
G-A-P
Bobby Butler 4 1-2-3
Peter LeBlanc 4 2-1-3
Mike Sislo 3 1-2-3
Phil DeSimone 3 1-0-1
Damon Kipp 2 0-1-1
Nick Krates 3 0-0-0
Paul Thompson 3 0-0-0
Greg Manz 2 0-0-0
Stevie Moses 2 0-0-0
Matt Campanale 2 0-0-0
Blake Kessel 2 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min
GA GAA W-L-T
SV SV%
Foster 2/119:23 7
3.51 1-1-0 61
.897
Foster’s Game-by-Game vs. in the
NCAA’s
Date Min
Res. Svs. GA
Shots
3-28-09 59:38
W 40 5
45
3-29-09 59:45
L 21 2
23
Totals
119:23 1-1-0
61 7 68
RECORDS AGAINST TEAMS IN THE NCAA’S: UNH is
3-7-4 against teams in the NCAA field.
Miami 0-1-1
Wisconsin 0-2-0
Boston College 0-1-2
Cornell 0-1-0
Vermont 3-2-1
Total 3-7-4
(.357)
RiGHTEOUS KILLS; 26-STRAIGHT KILLS FOR WILDCATS:
New Hampshire is 26-for-26 on the penalty kill since a first period
power- play goal by Vermont on Feb. 19.
Date
Opponent Opp. ‘s Power
Play
March 14 Vermont
0-5
March 13 Vermont
0-4
March 12 Vermont
0-2
March 6 at
Boston Coll. 0-4
March 5
Boston College 0-1
Feb. 27
Northeastern 0-4
Feb. 26 at
Northeastern 0-3
Feb. 20
Vermont 0-2
Feb. 19
Vermont 1-2
FOSTER SECOND IN SINGLE-SEASON SAVES: Senior
Brian Foster moved into second place on UNH’s single-season
saves list. He is just the fifth player in program history to
record 1,000 saves in a single season.
Player
Year Games
Saves
1. Mike Ayer
2002-03 41
1,139
2. Brian Foster
2009-10 34
1,077
3. Bruce Gillies
1983-84 34
1,065
4. Todd Pearson
1981-82 35
1,028
5. Kevin Regan
2006-07 35
1,025
FOSTER STOPS CAREER-HIGH 50 SHOTS; 105 OVER QUARTERFINAL
SERIES: Brian Foster stopped 105 shots in three games in
the Wildcats’ three-game series with Vermont. The senior
stopped a career-high 50 shots on March 14. He posted a 1.85 GAA
and .946 save percentage. Foster averaged 35 saves per game over
the weekend and allowed just two goals in the final 116:20 of the
weekend. He became the first Wildcat to stop 50-plus shots since
Kevin Regan had 62 in the Hockey East semifinals on March 21, 2008
and surpasses his previous career high of 47 saves on Oct. 30, 2009
at Wisconsin.
Butler moves into nation lead in goals: Bobby
Butler is tied with Sacred Heart’s Nick Johnson for the
nation’s lead in goals with 27.
Player
Team
Goals
1. Bobby Butler
UNH
27
Nick Johnson Sacred
Heart 27
3. Chase Polacek
Rensselaer 26
Broc Little Yale
26
50 Points for Butler: Bobby Butler is just the
UNH sixth player since 2000 to register 50 points in a single
season and the first since Sean Collins and Preston Callander did
so in 2004-05.
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
Bobby Butler 27-23-50
2009-10
10 Home Wins for 15th straight season: The
Wildcats have won 10 or more games at home every year since
1996-97.
Year Home
Record
2009-10 10-4-5
2008-09 12-4-2
2007-08 14-4-1
2006-07 15-5-1
2005-06 10-6-3
2004-05 17-3-0
2003-04 13-5-2
2002-03 15-3-1
2001-02 16-2-1
2000-01 12-5-3
1999-00 13-1-5
1998-99 18-0-1
1997-98 11-5-1
1996-97 14-5-0
Total
190-52-26 (.757)
Butler Goal Oriented for New Hampshire: Bobby
Butler becomes the first UNH player to score 25 goals in a season
since Preston Callander did so in 2004-05, while Steve Saviano had
27 goals in 2003-04.
SCORING BY CLASS: 2009-10 breakdown of scoring by
class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P %.
Seniors: 44-45-89 36-21-26
Juniors: 44-75-119
36-35-35
Sophomores: 26-69-95
21-32-28
Freshmen: 9-25-34 7-12-10
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST;THIRD-PERIOD ‘CATS;
OUTSCORING OPPONENTS 16-2 IN LAST 10 GAMES: New Hampshire
has outscored opponents 16-2 in the third period in the last 10
games.
Date Opp. Score in
3rd
March 14 UVM
0-0
March 13 UVM
0-1
March 12 UVM
4-0
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
Total
16-2
USCHO.com’s PAIRWISE RANKINGS (March
21):
Record
RPI
Rk Team PWR
Rk W-L-T
Win % Rk
RPI
1 Miami 24
1
27-7-7 .7439
1 .5793*
2 Denver 23
2 27-9-4
.7250 2 .5766*
3 Wisconsin 22
7 25-10-4
.6923 3 .5685
4 Boston Coll 21
3t 25-10-3
.6974 4
.5625
5 North Dakota 20
9 25-12-5
.6548 5
.5623
6 St. Cloud State 19
10 23-13-5
.6220 6
.5504
7 Cornell 18
5 21-8-4
.6970 7 .5462
8 Bemidji State 17
6 23-9-4
.6944 8
.5429
9 Yale 16
8 20-9-3
.6719 9 .5367
10 No. Michigan 15
13t
20-12-8 .6000 10
.5348
11t New Hamp. 11
19 17-13-7
.5541 13 .5330
11t Michigan 11
15 25-17-1
.5930 14 .5316
11t Alaska 11
16 18-11-9
.5921 15 .5299
11t Vermont 11
21 17-14-7
.5395 16 .5261
15t Ferris State 10
13t
21-13-6 .6000 11
.5334
15t Michigan St. 10
17 19-13-6
.5789 17
.5254
17 Minn-Duluth 9
18 22-17-1
.5625 12
.5331
18 Maine 8
25t 19-17-3
.5256 20
.5212
19 Union 6
11 21-12-6
.6154 19 .5231
20t Colorado Coll 4
25t
19-17-3 .5256 18
.5244
20t Neb-Omaha 4
20 20-16-6
.5476 21 .5192
20t Mass.-Lowell 4
22 19-16-4
.5385 23
.5173
23 Boston Univ 3
29 18-17-3
.5132 25
.5172
24 Minnesota 2
34 18-19-2
.4872 22 .5192
25 RIT 1
3t 26-11-1
.6974 24 .5173
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: 2.80 (5th) Career
Save %: .910 (5th)
Career Games: 84 (5th)
Career Saves: 2,336 (4th)
Career Wins: 39 (9th)
Single Season Saves: 1,077 (2nd)
KESSEL SECOND NATIONALLY IN DEFENSIVE SCORING:
Blake Kessel ranks second nationally in defensive scoring behind
Wisconsin’s Brendan Smith and his 26 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
26
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
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 won 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
‘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 postseason since 1995-96.
WORKING OVERTIME; TIES PROGRAM RECORD WITH 12
OT’S: UNH has played in a program-record 12 overtime
games. The Wildcats surpassed the mark of 11 overtime games set in
2002-03. The Wildcats are 3-2-7 in overtime this season.
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 22)
Rk. School, Pts. (FPV)
LW Record
WIP
1 Miami University, 486 (23)
2 27-7-7 24
2 Boston College, 457 (7)
4 25-10-3
21
3 University of Denver, 453 (3)
1 27-9-4 24
4 North Dakota, 436 (1)
5 25-12-5
24
5 University of Wisconsin, 415
3 25-10-4 17
6 Cornell University, 338
7 21-8-4
24
7 St. Cloud State University, 312
6 23-13-5 13
8 Yale University, 239
9 20-9-3
24
9 Bemidji State University, 206
10 23-9-4 21
10 Northern Michigan, 202
12 20-12-8
2
11 University of Michigan, 179
NR 25-17-1 8
12 New Hampshire, 111
13 17-13-7
9
13 University of Alaska, 65
NR 18-11-9
8
14 University of Vermont, 57
14 17-14-7 8
15 Ferris State University, 52
13 21-13-6
14
Others receiving votes: University of Minnesota
Duluth, 25; Union College, 23; Rochester Institute of Technology,
15; Michigan State University, 5; University of Maine, 4.
Final USCHO.com Div. I Men’s Poll (March
22)
Rk. Team
(First Place)
Record Pts
LW
1
Miami
(28)
27-7-7 924
2
2
Denver
(6)
27-9-4 865
1
3 Boston
College
(8)
25-10-3 854
4
4 North
Dakota
(4)
25-12-5 827
5
5
Wisconsin
(2)
25-10-4 816
3
6
Cornell
21-8-4 713
7
7 St. Cloud
State
23-13-5 688
6
8
Yale
20-9-3 556
9
9 Northern
Michigan
20-12-8 520
12
10 Bemidji
State
23-9-4 517
10
11
Michigan
25-17-1 497 17
12 New
Hampshire
17-13-7 363
13
13 Ferris
State
21-13-6 355
8
14
Minnesota-Duluth
22-17-1
294 11
15
Vermont
17-14-7 263 14
16
Union
21-12-6 251 15
17
Alaska
18-11-9 244 18
18
Maine
19-17-3 176 19
19 Michigan
State
19-13-6 156 16
20
RIT
26-11-1
117 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Colorado College 31,
Boston U. 24, Mass.-Lowell 7, Nebraska-Omaha 6, Alabama-Huntsville
5, Minnesota 5, St. Lawrence 5, Brown 1
WHERE 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
3/8
10 11 1st
3/15
13 13 1st
3/22
12 12 1st
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
Bobby Butler INCH Player of the Year
3/12
Bobby Butler INCH Hockey East All
Star 3/12
Bobby Butler HE Three Stars Award
3/17
Bobby Butler HE Scoring Champion
3/17
UNH TEAM Charlie Holt Sportsmanship
Award 3/17
Bobby Butler HE All Star First Team
3/18
Blake Kessel HE All Star First Team
3/18
Brian Foster HE All Star First Team
3/18
Bobby Butler HE Player of the Year
3/18
Dick Umile HE Co-Coach of the Year
3/18
Bobby Butler Hobey Baker Finalist
3/18
UNH’S OFFENSE 11TH NATIONALLY: New
Hampshire’s offense ranks 11th in the country at 3.32 gpg
including 17 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. Brian
Foster 83
2,336
5. Greg Rota
78 2,282
6. Ty Conklin
93 2,188
7. Todd Pearson
81 2,178
8. Bruce Gillies
71 2,140
‘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.
FORMER WILDCATS DARREN HAYDAR, STEVE SAVIANO NAMED TO
HOCKEY EAST ALL DECADE TEAM: Former Wildcats Darren Haydar
(1998-2002) and Steve Saviano (2000-04) were selected to the Hockey
East All-Decade Team. The team, featuring 21 Hockey East alumni,
was announced at the TD Garden during the 2010 Hockey East
Tournament semifinals on March 19. In addition, Haydar was voted as
UNH’s Fan Favorite during the last decade as well. Haydar was
named the 2002 HE Tournament MVP and was a three-time league
All-Star. He was honored as the 2002 HE Player of the Year and a
Hobey Baker Finalist and All-American in the same year. Saviano had
a breakout senior campaign in 2004, when he was named HE Player of
the Year, All-American, Hobey Baker Finalist and HE All-Star.
***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 FIRST NATIONALLY IN GOALS, SIXTH IN
SCORING: Bobby Butler ranks first in the nation in goals
with 27 goals. In addition, his 1.35 ppg is 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
third 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 ONE OF 18 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.
