2009-10 Hockey East Box Score
Saturday, November 28, 2009
New Hampshire (UNH) at Merrimack (MER)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: New Hampshire 5, Merrimack 4
New Records: New Hampshire 5-6-3, Merrimack 6-6-0

Recap - Text Box - Game Sheet

Referees: Tom Quinn, Jeff Bunyon
Assistant Referees: James Brown, Paul Sacco III
Attendance: 2990 (Sellout)
Start Time: 4:00 pm  End Time: 6:06 pm  Total Time: 2:06



 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 New Hampshire  0 3 2 5    New Hampshire  1 / 5 (.200) 
 Merrimack  1 2 1 4    Merrimack  1 / 5 (.200) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 New Hampshire  7 13 12 32    New Hampshire  5 / 10 1 
 Merrimack  16 11 11 38    Merrimack  5 / 10 0 



New Hampshire Lineup
LW 17 Paul Thompson  2-1-3  2/+2   C 39 Phil DeSimone  1-2-3  2/+1   RW 12 Bobby Butler  2-1-3  5/+2
LW 22 Stevie Moses  0-0-0  4/E   C 9 Peter LeBlanc  0-1-1  3/+1   RW 19 Mike Sislo  0-0-0  1/E
LW 23 Kevin McCarey  0-0-0  3/-1   C 14 Mike Borisenok  0-0-0  2/-1   RW 16 John Henrion  0-0-0  0/-1
LW 7 Greg Manz  0-0-0  2/E   C 3 Austin Block  0-0-0  0/E   RW 11 Scott Pavelski  0-0-0  0/E
LD 15 Brett Kostolansky  0-0-0  2/-1   RD 20 Blake Kessel  0-2-2  3/+1   G 29 Brian Foster  0-0-0  0
LD 24 Matt Campanale  0-0-0  2/+1   RD 4 Damon Kipp  0-2-2  1/E   G 30 Matt Di Girolamo  0-0-0  0
LD 25 Mike Beck  0-1-1  0/+1   RD 2 Connor Hardowa  0-0-0  0/E  
 
Merrimack Lineup
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-1-1  1/E   C 25 Matt Moulakelis  0-1-1  0/E   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  1-0-1  3/E
LW 23 Chris Barton  0-0-0  0/E   C 14 Joe Cucci  1-0-1  2/-1   RW 27 Jesse Todd  0-0-0  1/E
LW 28 Jeff Velleca  1-0-1  3/E   C 24 Stephane Da Costa  0-1-1  4/-1   RW 12 Brandon Brodhag  0-1-1  3/-1
LW 8 John Heffernan  0-1-1  3/E   C 17 Justin Bonitatibus  1-0-1  3/E   RW 21 Francois Ouimet  0-1-1  1/E
LD 7 Karl Stollery  0-0-0  4/-1   RD 3 Kyle Bigos  0-0-0  4/+1   G 29 Nick Drew  0-0-0  0
LD 5 Simon Demers  0-0-0  2/E   RD 4 Pat Bowen  0-0-0  3/-1   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 26 Adam Ross  0-0-0  0/-1   RD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  1/E   G 35 Joe Cannata  0-0-0  0



 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 

 1st Period (20:00) 
 MER  1 - 6x6  J.C. Robitaille (3) (Matt Moulakelis, Pat Kimball) 3:09 
 MER (+): 16,25,18,4,3,G35   UNH (-): 4,24,17,39,12,G29
 MER-1 Kyle Bigos (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) UNH 0x1 12:17 
 UNH-1 Blake Kessel (2-Hooking) MER 0x1 17:13 

 2nd Period (20:00) 
 UNH-2 Bobby Butler (2-Slashing) MER 0x2 4:12 
 MER-2 J.C. Robitaille (2-Interference) UNH 1x2 6:49 
 UNH  1 - 6x5 PP  Bobby Butler (11) (Damon Kipp, Peter LeBlanc) 7:08 
 UNH: 12,4,9,15,19,G29   MER: 7,3,23,27,G35
 MER  2 - 6x6  Justin Bonitatibus (3) (John Heffernan, Francois Ouimet) 7:39 
 MER (+): 17,8,21,4,5,G35   UNH (-): 14,15,16,20,23,G29
 MER-3 Brandon Brodhag (2-Interference) UNH 1x3 7:47 
 UNH-3 Mike Beck (2-CHECKING) MER 0x3 13:41 
 UNH-4 John Henrion (2-Tripping) MER 1x4 16:09 
 UNH  2 - 5x6 SH  Bobby Butler (12) (Paul Thompson, Mike Beck) 16:22 
 UNH (+): 12,17,20,25,G29   MER (-): 12,24,4,5,14,G35
 MER  3 - 6x5 PP  Joe Cucci (2) (Brandon Brodhag, Stephane Da Costa) 17:27 
 MER: 14,12,24,4,5,G35   UNH: 22,20,15,39,G29
 UNH  3 - 6x6  Paul Thompson (6) (Phil DeSimone, Blake Kessel) 19:01 
 UNH (+): 15,39,20,12,17,G29   MER (-): 26,4,8,17,21,G35

 3rd Period (20:00) 
 UNH  4 - 6x6  Paul Thompson (7) (Phil DeSimone, Blake Kessel) 0:47 
 UNH (+): 17,39,12,24,20,G29   MER (-): 18,25,16,7,4,G35
 MER-4 Jesse Todd (2-Tripping) UNH 1x4 1:29 
 UNH  5 - 6x6  EA DP GW  Phil DeSimone (2) (Bobby Butler, Damon Kipp) 6:19 
 UNH (+): 39,12,4,9,24,17   MER (-): 12,24,28,4,5,G35
 MER  4 - 6x6  Jeff Velleca (4) (unassisted) 9:23 
 MER (+): 28,24,12,4,5,G35   UNH (-): 17,39,12,20,15,G29
 UNH-5 Mike Beck (2-Tripping) MER 1x5 10:54 
 MER-5 Joe Cucci (2-Slashing) UNH 1x5 19:48 

 End of Game 



 New Hampshire Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Brian Foster  15 2 0 17 26:40 1
 EMPTY NET  0 0:09 0
 Brian Foster  0 7 0 7 14:27 2
 EMPTY NET  0 0:13 0
 Brian Foster (W, 5-6-3)  0 0 2 2 4:41 0
 EMPTY NET  0 0:09 0
 Brian Foster  0 0 8 8 13:41 1
 
 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Joe Cannata (L, 3-5-0)  7 10 10 27 58:10 5
 EMPTY NET  0 1:38 0
 Joe Cannata  0 0 0 0 0:12 0



First Star: Bobby Butler (New Hampshire)
Second Star: Paul Thompson (New Hampshire)
Third Star: Justin Bonitatibus (Merrimack)

Recap

New Hampshire (UNH) at Merrimack (MER)
Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009
Conference Game
Attendance: 2990 (Sellout)
Start Time: 4:00 pm  End Time: 6:06 pm  Total Time: 2:06

Scoring by Period - UNH 0-3-2=5; MER 1-2-1=4

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER J.C. Robitaille/3 (Matt Moulakelis/1, Pat Kimball/2) 3:09
Penalties - Kyle Bigos, MER (CONTACT TO THE HEAD) 12:17; Blake Kessel, UNH (Hooking) 17:13

2nd Period
Scoring - 2, UNH Bobby Butler/11 (Damon Kipp/4, Peter LeBlanc/8) 7:08 (PP)
3, MER Justin Bonitatibus/3 (John Heffernan/2, Francois Ouimet/4) 7:39
4, UNH Bobby Butler/12 (Paul Thompson/7, Mike Beck/2) 16:22 (SH)
5, MER Joe Cucci/2 (Brandon Brodhag/3, Stephane Da Costa/8) 17:27 (PP)
6, UNH Paul Thompson/6 (Phil DeSimone/7, Blake Kessel/11) 19:01
Penalties - Bobby Butler, UNH (Slashing) 4:12; J.C. Robitaille, MER (Interference) 6:49; Brandon Brodhag, MER (Interference) 7:47; Mike Beck, UNH (CHECKING) 13:41; John Henrion, UNH (Tripping) 16:09

3rd Period
Scoring - 7, UNH Paul Thompson/7 (Phil DeSimone/8, Blake Kessel/12) 0:47
8, UNH Phil DeSimone/2 (Bobby Butler/9, Damon Kipp/5) 6:19 (EA) (GW)
9, MER Jeff Velleca/4 9:23
Penalties - Jesse Todd, MER (Tripping) 1:29; Mike Beck, UNH (Tripping) 10:54; Joe Cucci, MER (Slashing) 19:48

New Hampshire Goaltending - Brian Foster (59:29, 38 shots, 34 saves, 4 GA); Empty Net (0:31, 0 GA)

Merrimack Goaltending - Joe Cannata (58:22, 32 shots, 27 saves, 5 GA); Empty Net (1:38, 0 GA)

Win - Brian Foster, UNH (5-6-3). Loss - Joe Cannata, MER (3-5-0).

Shots On Goal - UNH 7-13-12=32; MER 16-11-11=38

Power Plays - UNH 1 of 5; MER 1 of 5

Penalties - UNH 5 (10 min); MER 5 (10 min)

Three Stars: 1. Bobby Butler (New Hampshire) 2. Paul Thompson (New Hampshire) 3. Justin Bonitatibus (Merrimack)

Referees: Tom Quinn, Jeff Bunyon  Assistant Referees: James Brown, Paul Sacco III