2008-09 Hockey East Box Score
Friday, October 17, 2008
Merrimack (MER) at Boston University (BU)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Boston University 5, Merrimack 2
New Records: Boston University 3-0-0, Merrimack 1-1-0

Recap - Text Box - Game Sheet

Referees: Jack Millea, Tom Quinn
Assistant Referees: Chris Low, Christopher Millea
Attendance: 5213
Start Time: 7:05 pm  End Time: 9:06 pm  Total Time: 2:01



 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Merrimack  0 2 0 2    Merrimack  1 / 10 (.100) 
 Boston University  2 1 2 5    Boston University  2 / 9 (.222) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Merrimack  9 8 8 25    Merrimack  9 / 18 0 
 Boston University  8 9 11 28    Boston University  10 / 20 1 



Merrimack Lineup
LW 23 Chris Barton  2-0-2  5/+1   C 14 Joe Cucci  0-0-0  4/+1   RW 21 Francois Ouimet  0-1-1  3/E
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  0/E   C 27 Jesse Todd  0-0-0  0/E   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  0-0-0  1/E
LW 28 Jeff Velleca  0-0-0  1/-2   C 8 Carter Madsen  0-0-0  1/-2   RW 11 Elliott Sheen  0-1-1  2/E
LW 15 John Jamieson  0-0-0  0/-1   C 9 Mickey Rego  0-0-0  3/-2   RW 10 Bobby Kramer  0-0-0  1/-1
LD 2 Fraser Allan  0-0-0  0/-1   RD 3 Joe Loprieno  0-0-0  0/-2   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 4 Pat Bowen  0-1-1  0/E   RD 26 Adam Ross  0-0-0  1/-1   G 35 Joe Cannata  0-0-0  0
LD 7 Karl Stollery  0-1-1  2/E   RD 12 Grant Farrell  0-0-0  1/E  
 
Boston University Lineup
LW 10 Chris Higgins  0-0-0  2/-1   C 33 Colin Wilson  0-0-0  2/E   RW 21 Jason Lawrence  0-0-0  0/E
LW 12 Chris Connolly  0-0-0  1/E   C 13 Nick Bonino  0-3-3  4/+1   RW 18 Brandon Yip  2-0-2  3/+1
LW 15 John McCarthy  0-1-1  0/E   C 9 Corey Trivino  0-1-1  1/+1   RW 27 Vinny Saponari  1-0-1  2/+1
LW 6 Joe Pereira  0-1-1  0/E   C 26 Luke Popko  1-0-1  1/+1   RW 17 Victor Saponari  0-0-0  0/+1
LD 7 Brian Strait  0-0-0  2/-1   RD 97 Matt Gilroy  1-1-2  5/-1   G 31 Kieran Millan  0-0-0  0
LD 25 Colby Cohen  0-2-2  0/+3   RD 3 Kevin Shattenkirk  0-0-0  5/+3   G 32 Adam Kraus  0-0-0  0
LD 5 David Warsofsky  0-1-1  0/E   RD 2 Eric Gryba  0-0-0  0/E   G 35 Grant Rollheiser  0-0-0  0



 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 

 1st Period (20:00) 
 BU  1 - 6x6  Vinny Saponari (1) (John McCarthy, Corey Trivino) 1:22 
 BU (+): 27,15,9,25,3,G31   MER (-): 8,28,11,4,26,G33
 BU-1 John McCarthy (2-Holding) MER 0x1 1:27 
 BU-2 David Warsofsky (2-Interference) MER 0x2 4:27 
 MER-1 Pat Bowen (2-Hooking) BU 1x1 6:49 
 BU  2 - 6x5 PP  Brandon Yip (1) (Matt Gilroy, Nick Bonino) 7:07 
 BU: 18,97,5,13,12,G31   MER: 10,9,2,3,G33
 BU-3 Brandon Yip (2-Interference) MER 0x3 10:09 
 MER-2 Mickey Rego (2-Tripping) BU 1x2 12:43 
 MER-3 Pat Bowen (2-Interference) BU 1x3 15:06 
 BU-4 Eric Gryba (2-Interference) MER 0x4 17:40 

 2nd Period (20:00) 
 BU-5 Joe Pereira (2-Holding) MER 0x5 2:40 
 BU  3 - 5x6 SH  GW  Brandon Yip (2) (Nick Bonino, Colby Cohen) 3:30 
 BU (+): 18,13,3,25,G31   MER (-): 8,28,3,2,9,G33
 MER-4 Pat Kimball (2-Holding) BU 1x4 4:59 
 BU-6 Kevin Shattenkirk (2-Hooking) MER 0x6 5:50 
 MER-5 Joe Loprieno (2-Hitting from Behind) BU 1x5 8:45 
 MER-6 Pat Kimball (2-Tripping) BU 1x6 10:30 
 BU-7 John McCarthy (2-Hooking) MER 0x7 12:39 
 BU-8 Joe Pereira (2-Tripping) MER 0x8 13:27 
 MER  1 - 6x6  Chris Barton (1) (Pat Bowen, Elliott Sheen) 16:16 
 MER (+): 23,4,11,14,2,G33   BU (-): 6,10,15,97,7,G31
 MER-7 Mickey Rego (2-Interference) BU 1x7 16:31 
 BU-9 Nick Bonino (2-Hooking) MER 1x9 18:30 
 MER  2 - 6x5 PP  Chris Barton (2) (Francois Ouimet, Karl Stollery) 18:47 
 MER: 23,21,7,14,12,G33   BU: 6,2,7,26,G31

 3rd Period (20:00) 
 BU  4 - 6x6  Luke Popko (1) (Joe Pereira, Colby Cohen) 6:21 
 BU (+): 26,6,17,25,3,G31   MER (-): 15,3,9,10,2,G33
 MER-8 J.C. Robitaille (2-Interference) BU 2x8 6:55 
 BU  5 - 6x5 PP  Matt Gilroy (1) (Nick Bonino, David Warsofsky) 7:30 
 BU: 97,13,5,12,18,G31   MER: 12,23,21,7,G33
 MER-9 Joe Cucci (2-Boarding) BU 2x9 11:36 
 BU-10 Kevin Shattenkirk (2-CTH ROUGHING) MER 1x10 19:01 

 End of Game 



 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Andrew Braithwaite (L, 1-1-0)  6 7 0 13 33:23 3
 EMPTY NET  0 0:04 0
 Andrew Braithwaite  0 1 9 10 26:33 2
 
 Boston University Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Kieran Millan (W, 2-0-0)  9 6 8 23 60:00 2



First Star: Brandon Yip (Boston University)
Second Star: Nick Bonino (Boston University)
Third Star: Chris Barton (Merrimack)

Recap

Merrimack (MER) at Boston University (BU)
Date: Friday, October 17, 2008
Conference Game
Attendance: 5213
Start Time: 7:05 pm  End Time: 9:06 pm  Total Time: 2:01

Scoring by Period - MER 0-2-0=2; BU 2-1-2=5

1st Period
Scoring - 1, BU Vinny Saponari/1 (John McCarthy/2, Corey Trivino/1) 1:22
2, BU Brandon Yip/1 (Matt Gilroy/1, Nick Bonino/2) 7:07 (PP)
Penalties - John McCarthy, BU (Holding) 1:27; David Warsofsky, BU (Interference) 4:27; Pat Bowen, MER (Hooking) 6:49; Brandon Yip, BU (Interference) 10:09; Mickey Rego, MER (Tripping) 12:43; Pat Bowen, MER (Interference) 15:06; Eric Gryba, BU (Interference) 17:40

2nd Period
Scoring - 3, BU Brandon Yip/2 (Nick Bonino/3, Colby Cohen/2) 3:30 (SH) (GW)
4, MER Chris Barton/1 (Pat Bowen/1, Elliott Sheen/1) 16:16
5, MER Chris Barton/2 (Francois Ouimet/1, Karl Stollery/1) 18:47 (PP)
Penalties - Joe Pereira, BU (Holding) 2:40; Pat Kimball, MER (Holding) 4:59; Kevin Shattenkirk, BU (Hooking) 5:50; Joe Loprieno, MER (Hitting from Behind) 8:45; Pat Kimball, MER (Tripping) 10:30; John McCarthy, BU (Hooking) 12:39; Joe Pereira, BU (Tripping) 13:27; Mickey Rego, MER (Interference) 16:31; Nick Bonino, BU (Hooking) 18:30

3rd Period
Scoring - 6, BU Luke Popko/1 (Joe Pereira/1, Colby Cohen/3) 6:21
7, BU Matt Gilroy/1 (Nick Bonino/4, David Warsofsky/2) 7:30 (PP)
Penalties - J.C. Robitaille, MER (Interference) 6:55; Joe Cucci, MER (Boarding) 11:36; Kevin Shattenkirk, BU (CTH ROUGHING) 19:01

Merrimack Goaltending - Andrew Braithwaite (59:56, 28 shots, 23 saves, 5 GA); Empty Net (0:04, 0 GA)

Boston University Goaltending - Kieran Millan (60:00, 25 shots, 23 saves, 2 GA)

Win - Kieran Millan, BU (2-0-0). Loss - Andrew Braithwaite, MER (1-1-0).

Shots On Goal - MER 9-8-8=25; BU 8-9-11=28

Power Plays - MER 1 of 10; BU 2 of 9

Penalties - MER 9 (18 min); BU 10 (20 min)

Three Stars: 1. Brandon Yip (Boston University) 2. Nick Bonino (Boston University) 3. Chris Barton (Merrimack)

Referees: Jack Millea, Tom Quinn  Assistant Referees: Chris Low, Christopher Millea