UConn vs. St. Lawrence vs. Dartmouth
- The Huskies travel to Dartmouth this weekend to begin the second half of the season in the annual Ledyard Classic. UConn kicks off with a Saturday clash with Saint Lawrence and end the weekend against the tournament hosts on Sunday. Saturday's game will be shown live on NESN at 4pm.
- The last time UConn met with St. Lawrence was last year at the Ice Vegas Invitational, where the Huskies defeated the Saints, 6-3.
- UConn ended the first half 2019-20 on a high note, sweeping league rival Vermont. Sophomore Jonny Evans (North Delta, B.C.) fueled a 7-4 night victory on Dec. 7 with his first career hat trick
#9 Massachusetts at RPI
- #9 UMass rides to Troy, New York to take on RPI in a single game match up on Sunday to round out its slate of games for 2019. It was just last season that the Minutemen swept RPI in a two-game weekend, outscoring the Engineers, 9-2.
- In a 4-0 shutout victory over Brown in their last game on Dec. 10, Oliver Chau (Oakville, Ont.) netted two goals to earn Hockey East Player of the Week. Additionally, the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week was awarded Filip Lindberg (Espoo, Finland) for recording his fifth career shutout, tying him for the program record with teammate Matt Murray (St. Albert, Alberta).
Vermont vs. Union, vs. Lake Superior State
- Vermont hosts the annual Catamount Cup this weekend at Gutterson Fieldhouse. The Catamounts will first take on Union Saturday night and Lake Superior State on Sunday.
- It was two years ago when the Catamounts last saw Union, taking 3-2 victory on Oct. 15, 2017.
- Last time out on Dec. 6-7, Vermont dropped a pair of games to UConn. Despite two setbacks, senior netminder Stefanos Lekkas (Elburn, Ill.), blocked 59 shots coming from the Huskies.
#13 Providence vs. Lake Superior State, vs. Union
- The #13 Friars head to the familiar confines of Vermont to participate in the Catamount Cup this weekend. Saturday night the first-place Friars line up with Lake Superior State and the against Union on Sunday.
- To finish off the first half of the 2019-20 season, Providence had a split weekend with #14 UMass Lowell. After coming up short a goal in a 3-2, Friday night loss, the Friars rallied for a big 4-1 win over the River Hawks on Saturday.
- Offensive standouts Greg Printz (Fairfax, Va.) and Tyce Thompson (Milford, Conn.) each contributed a goal and an assist to push past Lowell in the Friars' victory at the Tsongas Center.
#10 Minnesota Duluth at Merrimack
- Merrimack plays host to two-time reigning NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth for a back-to-back series this weekend at Lawler Arena. The last time the two faced off was October 2017 when the Warriors flew out west for a two-game set. The Warriors earned a tie in game one of that series.
- Merrimack look to start the second half off on a high note after falling. 3-2, to Union just before the break.
American International at Maine
- Maine will host AIC on Sunday for an afternoon match up between the Black Bears and the Yellow Jackets. This is the first time these squads have met since December 2016, when the Black Bears swept a two-game series over the Yellow Jackets, outscoring them 12-5 on the weekend.
- In their most recent contest, the Black Bears fell to Yale, 3-1, just before the holiday break. Goaltender Jeremy Swayman (Anchorage, Alaska) had 35 saves in the contest.
New Hampshire at Army West Point
- The Wildcats venture to West Point to line up against Army to kick off the second half of the season. The Wildcats hosted Army at the Whittemore Center on Dec. 9, 2017 and were defeated, 4-3
- The 'Cats last took the ice a full three weeks ago, splitting a home-and-home series with Merrimack in their last conference contests on Dec. 7-8.
- Junior alternate captain Charlie Kelleher (Longmeadow, Mass.) tallied a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win on Dec. 7 over the Warriors.
Concordia at Boston University (ex)
- An exhibition is on tap at Agganis Arena this weekend as the Terriers welcome Concordia for a Sunday face-off.
- To finish out the first half, Boston University earned a 6-3 win over #12 Northeastern in enemy territory at Matthews Arena. Patrick Harper (New Canaan, Conn.) scored a pair of goals while goaltender Sam Tucker (Wilton, Conn.) stood strong with 37 saves on the night.
CCHL All-Stars at #14 UMass Lowell (ex)
- The #14 River Hawks host the CCHL All-Stars for an exhibition game at the Tsongas Center this weekend.
- Coming off a split weekend to end the first half of the season, Lowell took a 3-2 road win over #13 Providence on Friday, Dec. 6, but couldn't maintain the pressure on Saturday and fell to the Friars, 4-1
- In the 3-2 victory, forwards Charlie Levesque (Russell, Ontario) and Kenny Hausinger (Anchorage, Alaska) each notched a goal and an assist.
