2007-08 Hockey East Box Score
Friday, February 8, 2008
Northeastern (NOE) at Merrimack (MER)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Northeastern 4, Merrimack 2
New Records: Northeastern 13-9-3, Merrimack 10-13-3

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Referee: Tim Benedetto
Assistant Referees: Kevin Shea, Paul Scleparis
Attendance: 1425
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:15 pm  Total Time: 2:15



 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Northeastern  1 2 1 4    Northeastern  1 / 6 (.167) 
 Merrimack  0 0 2 2    Merrimack  2 / 6 (.333) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Northeastern  8 13 9 30    Northeastern  9 / 18 0 
 Merrimack  8 5 20 33    Merrimack  9 / 29 0 



Northeastern Lineup
LW 19 Wade MacLeod  1-2-3  2/+3   C 26 Joe Vitale  1-1-2  6/+2   RW 13 Randy Guzior  0-1-1  1/+2
LW 94 Tyler McNeely  0-2-2  2/+1   C 3 Ryan Ginand  1-0-1  7/E   RW 10 Chad Costello  0-0-0  1/E
LW 12 Dennis McCauley  0-0-0  2/E   C 22 Greg Costa  1-0-1  2/+1   RW 16 Kyle Kraemer  0-0-0  2/E
LW 14 Ryan Maguire  0-0-0  0/E   C 37 Rob Rassey  0-0-0  0/E   RW 23 Chris Donovan  0-0-0  0/E
LD 21 Drew Muench  0-0-0  0/E   RD 5 Louis Liotti  0-0-0  1/+2   G 30 Mike Binnington  0-0-0  0
LD 4 Jim Driscoll  0-0-0  0/+3   RD 6 David Strathman  0-1-1  1/+1   G 39 Brad Thiessen  0-0-0  0
LD 7 Dan Nycholat  0-0-0  1/E   RD 28 Mike Hewkin  0-0-0  2/E  
 
Merrimack Lineup
LW 23 Chris Barton  0-0-0  5/-2   C 24 Rob Ricci  0-1-1  1/-2   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  1-1-2  3/-1
LW 21 Francois Ouimet  0-0-0  2/-1   C 14 Joe Cucci  0-1-1  5/-2   RW 11 Matt Jones  1-1-2  2/-2
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  1/E   C 19 Derek Pallardy  0-0-0  1/E   RW 13 Mike Vaskivuo  0-0-0  3/E
LW 15 John Jamieson  0-0-0  2/E   C 25 Matt Moulakelis  0-0-0  2/E   RW 10 Bobby Kramer  0-0-0  1/E
LD 2 Fraser Allan  0-0-0  0/-2   RD 3 Joe Loprieno  0-0-0  0/-1   G 29 Patrick Watson  0-0-0  0
LD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  2/E   RD 4 Pat Bowen  0-0-0  1/-1   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 5 Chris Kane  0-0-0  2/-1   RD 12 Grant Farrell  0-0-0  0/-1  



 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 

 1st Period (20:00) 
 MER-1 Pat Bowen (2-Hitting from Behind) NOE 0x1 1:08 
 NOE-1 Tyler McNeely (2-Hooking) MER 0x1 1:20 
 NOE-2 Tyler McNeely (2-Slashing) MER 0x2 5:52 
 NOE  1 - 6x6  Joe Vitale (8) (Randy Guzior, Wade MacLeod) 9:28 
 NOE (+): 26,13,19,4,5,G39   MER (-): 2,3,24,16,23,G33
 NOE-3 Dennis McCauley (2-Slashing) MER 0x3 10:22 
 MER-2 Joe Loprieno (2-DELAY OF GAME) NOE 0x2 19:07 
 NOE-4 Ryan Ginand (2-O-INTERFERENCE) 19:41 

 2nd Period (20:00) 
 MER-3 Matt Jones (2-Tripping) NOE 0x3 0:51 
 NOE  2 - 6x6  Greg Costa (3) (Wade MacLeod) 7:41 
 NOE (+): 22,19,13,4,6,G39   MER (-): 21,14,11,12,5,G33
 MER-4 Joe Loprieno (2-Tripping) NOE 0x4 10:07 
 NOE-5 Kyle Kraemer (2-Roughing) 12:41 
 MER-5 Derek Pallardy (2-Roughing) 12:41 
 MER-6 Matt Moulakelis (2-Hitting from Behind) NOE 1x5 15:05 
 NOE  3 - 6x5 PP  GW  Ryan Ginand (8) (David Strathman, Tyler McNeely) 16:50 
 NOE: 3,6,94,4,10,G39   MER: 3,19,2,24,G33
 MER-7 Grant Farrell (5-Butt-Ending) (Served by Mike Vaskivuo) NOE 1x6 17:04 
 MER-8 Grant Farrell (10-Game Misconduct) 17:04 
 NOE-6 Joe Vitale (2-Slashing) 17:34 
 MER-9 Chris Kane (2-Slashing) 17:34 

 3rd Period (20:00) 
 NOE-7 Dan Nycholat (2-Hitting from Behind) MER 1x4 4:32 
 MER  1 - 6x5 PP  Matt Jones (13) (J.C. Robitaille, Joe Cucci) 5:11 
 MER: 11,16,14,24,23,G33   NOE: 19,26,5,6,G39
 NOE-8 Kyle Kraemer (2-Hooking) MER 2x5 5:28 
 MER  2 - 6x5 PP  J.C. Robitaille (9) (Rob Ricci, Matt Jones) 6:06 
 MER: 16,24,14,23,11,G33   NOE: 94,22,6,21,G39
 NOE-9 Dennis McCauley (2-Tripping) MER 2x6 7:41 
 Timeout - Merrimack 18:25 
 NOE  4 - 6x6  EN  Wade MacLeod (6) (Tyler McNeely, Joe Vitale) 18:43 
 NOE (+): 19,5,26,4,94,G39   MER (-): 14,11,24,23,4,2

 End of Game 



 Northeastern Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Brad Thiessen (W, 13-8-3)  8 5 18 31 60:00 2
 
 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Andrew Braithwaite (L, 6-6-1)  7 11 8 26 58:35 3
 EMPTY NET  0 0:08 1
 Andrew Braithwaite  0 0 0 0 1:01 0
 EMPTY NET  0 0:16 0



First Star: Ryan Ginand (Northeastern)
Second Star: J.C. Robitaille (Merrimack)
Third Star: Wade MacLeod (Northeastern)

Northeastern (NOE) at Merrimack (MER)
Date: Friday, February 8, 2008
Conference Game
Attendance: 1425
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:15 pm  Total Time: 2:15

Scoring by Period - NOE 1-2-1=4; MER 0-0-2=2

1st Period
Scoring - 1, NOE Joe Vitale/8 (Randy Guzior/6, Wade MacLeod/12) 9:28
Penalties - Pat Bowen, MER (Hitting from Behind) 1:08; Tyler McNeely, NOE (Hooking) 1:20; Tyler McNeely, NOE (Slashing) 5:52; Dennis McCauley, NOE (Slashing) 10:22; Joe Loprieno, MER (DELAY OF GAME) 19:07; Ryan Ginand, NOE (O-INTERFERENCE) 19:41

2nd Period
Scoring - 2, NOE Greg Costa/3 (Wade MacLeod/13) 7:41
3, NOE Ryan Ginand/8 (David Strathman/8, Tyler McNeely/8) 16:50 (PP) (GW)
Penalties - Matt Jones, MER (Tripping) 0:51; Joe Loprieno, MER (Tripping) 10:07; Kyle Kraemer, NOE (Roughing) 12:41; Derek Pallardy, MER (Roughing) 12:41; Matt Moulakelis, MER (Hitting from Behind) 15:05; Grant Farrell, MER (5-Butt-Ending) 17:04; Grant Farrell, MER (10-Game Misconduct) 17:04; Joe Vitale, NOE (Slashing) 17:34; Chris Kane, MER (Slashing) 17:34

3rd Period
Scoring - 4, MER Matt Jones/13 (J.C. Robitaille/4, Joe Cucci/3) 5:11 (PP)
5, MER J.C. Robitaille/9 (Rob Ricci/19, Matt Jones/4) 6:06 (PP)
6, NOE Wade MacLeod/6 (Tyler McNeely/9, Joe Vitale/18) 18:43 (EN)
Penalties - Dan Nycholat, NOE (Hitting from Behind) 4:32; Kyle Kraemer, NOE (Hooking) 5:28; Dennis McCauley, NOE (Tripping) 7:41

Northeastern Goaltending - Brad Thiessen (60:00, 33 shots, 31 saves, 2 GA)

Merrimack Goaltending - Andrew Braithwaite (59:36, 29 shots, 26 saves, 3 GA); Empty Net (0:24, 1 GA)

Win - Brad Thiessen, NOE (13-8-3). Loss - Andrew Braithwaite, MER (6-6-1).

Shots On Goal - NOE 8-13-9=30; MER 8-5-20=33

Power Plays - NOE 1 of 6; MER 2 of 6

Penalties - NOE 9 (18 min); MER 9 (29 min)

Three Stars: 1. Ryan Ginand (Northeastern) 2. J.C. Robitaille (Merrimack) 3. Wade MacLeod (Northeastern)

Referee: Tim Benedetto  Assistant Referees: Kevin Shea, Paul Scleparis