2008-09 Hockey East Box Score
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Merrimack (MER) at Providence (PRV)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Merrimack 5, Providence 1
New Records: Merrimack 8-18-4, Providence 7-18-5

Recap - Text Box - Game Sheet

Referees: John Gravallese, Tom Quinn
Assistant Referees: Chris Federico, Chris Aughe
Attendance: 1033
Start Time: 4:05 pm  End Time: 6:15 pm  Total Time: 2:10



 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Merrimack  2 1 2 5    Merrimack  3 / 5 (.600) 
 Providence  0 1 0 1    Providence  0 / 4 (.000) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Merrimack  6 5 10 21    Merrimack  5 / 10 0 
 Providence  17 11 11 39    Providence  6 / 12 0 



Merrimack Lineup
LW 23 Chris Barton  0-2-2  1/E   C 24 Rob Ricci  1-1-2  5/-1   RW 27 Jesse Todd  0-2-2  0/+1
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  0/E   C 15 John Jamieson  0-0-0  0/E   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  0-0-0  0/E
LW 28 Jeff Velleca  0-0-0  4/+1   C 8 Carter Madsen  1-0-1  1/+1   RW 21 Francois Ouimet  0-1-1  1/+1
LW 9 Mickey Rego  0-0-0  1/+1   C 14 Joe Cucci  2-0-2  2/E   RW 10 Bobby Kramer  0-0-0  1/-1
LD 7 Karl Stollery  0-1-1  2/-1   RD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-1-1  0/E   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 26 Adam Ross  1-0-1  3/+1   RD 12 Grant Farrell  0-0-0  0/E   G 35 Joe Cannata  0-0-0  0
LD 17 Justin Bonitatibus  0-0-0  0/+1   RD 4 Pat Bowen  0-0-0  0/+1  
 
Providence Lineup
LW 10 Austin Mayer  1-0-1  5/E   C 15 Kyle MacKinnon  0-1-1  3/+1   RW 27 Pierce Norton  0-1-1  1/+1
LW 26 Ian O'Connor  0-0-0  6/E   C 28 Nick Mazzolini  0-0-0  1/E   RW 17 Matt Bergland  0-0-0  0/E
LW 33 Andy Balysky  0-0-0  1/E   C 16 John Cavanagh  0-0-0  2/-1   RW 18 Robert Maloney  0-0-0  2/E
LW 22 Greg Collins  0-0-0  2/-1   C 25 Matt Germain  0-0-0  3/-2   RW 9 John Mori  0-0-0  4/-2
LD 24 Matt Taormina  0-0-0  3/E   RD 4 Mark Fayne  0-0-0  2/E   G 30 Ryan Simpson  0-0-0  0
LD 2 David Cavanagh  0-0-0  0/E   RD 5 David Brown  0-0-0  2/E   G 35 Alex Beaudry  0-0-0  0
LD 55 Daniel New  0-0-0  1/-1   RD 7 Eric Baier  0-0-0  1/-1  



 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 

 1st Period (20:00) 
 MER-1 Adam Ross (2-Holding) PRV 0x1 9:52 
 PRV-1 Nick Mazzolini (2-Hooking) MER 1x1 10:55 
 MER  1 - 6x5 PP  Joe Cucci (5) (Jesse Todd, Rob Ricci) 12:16 
 MER: 14,24,27,23,7,G35   PRV: 26,15,24,4,G35
 PRV-2 Eric Baier (2-Hitting from Behind) MER 2x2 19:26 
 MER  2 - 6x5 PP  GW  Joe Cucci (6) (Chris Barton, Jesse Todd) 19:59 
 MER: 14,23,27,24,7,G35   PRV: 15,17,4,16,G35

 2nd Period (20:00) 
 PRV-3 Pierce Norton (2-Cross-Checking) MER 3x3 3:25 
 MER  3 - 6x5 PP  Rob Ricci (10) (Chris Barton, Karl Stollery) 3:44 
 MER: 24,23,7,27,14,G35   PRV: 24,17,7,15,G35
 PRV  1 - 6x6  Austin Mayer (4) (Pierce Norton, Kyle MacKinnon) 4:54 
 PRV (+): 10,27,15,24,5,G35   MER (-): 24,10,28,7,22,G35
 PRV-4 David Brown (2-Hooking) MER 3x4 5:15 
 MER-2 BENCH (2-TOO MANY PLAYERS ON ICE) (Served by Joe Cucci) PRV 0x2 6:42 
 MER-3 Bobby Kramer (2-Holding) PRV 0x3 15:06 

 3rd Period (20:00) 
 MER  4 - 6x6  Carter Madsen (2) (Francois Ouimet) 1:49 
 MER (+): 8,4,17,21,28,G35   PRV (-): 22,25,24,9,5,G35
 PRV-5 Mark Fayne (2-Slashing) MER 3x5 14:06 
 MER-4 Jeff Velleca (2-Slashing) PRV 0x4 16:32 
 MER  5 - 6x6  EN  Adam Ross (3) (Brandon Sadlowski) 18:35 
 MER (+): 26,27,28,22,9,G35   PRV (-): 7,25,16,10,55,9
 MER-5 Bobby Kramer (2-Holding) 19:57 
 PRV-6 John Mori (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 19:57 

 End of Game 



 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Joe Cannata (W, 6-9-4)  17 10 11 38 60:00 1
 
 Providence Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Alex Beaudry (L, 4-6-4)  4 4 5 13 56:32 4
 EMPTY NET  0 2:03 1
 Alex Beaudry  0 0 3 3 1:25 0



First Star: Joe Cucci (Merrimack)
Second Star: Joe Cannata (Merrimack)
Third Star: Rob Ricci (Merrimack)

Recap

Merrimack (MER) at Providence (PRV)
Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009
Conference Game
Attendance: 1033
Start Time: 4:05 pm  End Time: 6:15 pm  Total Time: 2:10

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

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER Joe Cucci/5 (Jesse Todd/13, Rob Ricci/10) 12:16 (PP)
2, MER Joe Cucci/6 (Chris Barton/12, Jesse Todd/14) 19:59 (PP) (GW)
Penalties - Adam Ross, MER (Holding) 9:52; Nick Mazzolini, PRV (Hooking) 10:55; Eric Baier, PRV (Hitting from Behind) 19:26

2nd Period
Scoring - 3, MER Rob Ricci/10 (Chris Barton/13, Karl Stollery/11) 3:44 (PP)
4, PRV Austin Mayer/4 (Pierce Norton/12, Kyle MacKinnon/6) 4:54
Penalties - Pierce Norton, PRV (Cross-Checking) 3:25; David Brown, PRV (Hooking) 5:15; Bench, MER (TOO MANY PLAYERS ON ICE) 6:42; Bobby Kramer, MER (Holding) 15:06

3rd Period
Scoring - 5, MER Carter Madsen/2 (Francois Ouimet/9) 1:49
6, MER Adam Ross/3 (Brandon Sadlowski/1) 18:35 (EN)
Penalties - Mark Fayne, PRV (Slashing) 14:06; Jeff Velleca, MER (Slashing) 16:32; Bobby Kramer, MER (Holding) 19:57; John Mori, PRV (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 19:57

Merrimack Goaltending - Joe Cannata (60:00, 39 shots, 38 saves, 1 GA)

Providence Goaltending - Alex Beaudry (57:57, 20 shots, 16 saves, 4 GA); Empty Net (2:03, 1 GA)

Win - Joe Cannata, MER (6-9-4). Loss - Alex Beaudry, PRV (4-6-4).

Shots On Goal - MER 6-5-10=21; PRV 17-11-11=39

Power Plays - MER 3 of 5; PRV 0 of 4

Penalties - MER 5 (10 min); PRV 6 (12 min)

Three Stars: 1. Joe Cucci (Merrimack) 2. Joe Cannata (Merrimack) 3. Rob Ricci (Merrimack)

Referees: John Gravallese, Tom Quinn  Assistant Referees: Chris Federico, Chris Aughe