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Week of April 15, 2013
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photo#16 RILEY WETMORE, UMASS LOWELL
(Senior Forward; Swanton, Vt.)


Wetmore scored the first goal of the game for the River Hawks vs. Yale in the 3-2 overtime loss on Thursday in the NCAA semifinal at the CONSOL Energy Center.
photo#18 A.J. WHITE, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Forward; Dearborn, Mich.)


White registered a primary assist assist on Joseph Pendenza's game-tying goal in the second period vs. Yale in the NCAA semifinal on Thursday in Pittsburgh.
photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Hellebuyck stopped 44 shots (.936 save%) against Yale in the Frozen Four semifinals on Thursday afternoon at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

Week of April 1, 2013
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photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Hellebuyck stopped 59 of 60 shots (.983 save%) in two games vs. Wisconsin and New Hampshire and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Northeast Regional. He backstopped UMass Lowell to a 6-1 victory over Wisconsin (28 saves) and a 2-0 triumph over New Hampshire. He earned his sixth shutout of the season with 31 stops Saturday vs. the Wildcats, matching the school record for shutouts in a season and he also moved in the national lead for shutouts tying Niagara's Carsen Chubak.
photo#13 ADAM CHAPIE, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Forward; Oxford, Mich.)


Chapie scored two goals and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the NCAA Northeast Regional. Scored an empty net goal in the 6-1 win over Wisconsin and followed with UMass Lowell's second goal in Saturday night's 2-0 triumph over New Hampshire. He finished the week with five shots on goal and a +4 plus/minus rating.
photo#3 CHAD RUHWEDEL, UMASS LOWELL
(Junior Defenseman; San Diego, Calif.)


Ruhwedel was named to the NCAA Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team after helping lead UMass Lowell to a pair of victories over Wisconsin (6-1) and New Hampshire (2-0). He assisted on Scott Wilson's goal to give UMass Lowell a 1-0 lead and helped the River Hawks to their sixth shutout of the season on Saturday vs. UNH.

Week of March 25, 2013
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photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Hellebuyck was Named the Most Valuable Player after leading UMass Lowell to its first-ever Hockey East Tournament championship with a 1-0 victory over Boston University. He stopped 70 of 71 shots (.986 save%) on the weekend, including 36 saves in his fifth shutout of the season on Saturday night. Hellebuyck added 34 saves in Friday's semifinal win (2-1) over Providence.
photo#31 SEAN MAGUIRE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Freshman Goaltender; Powell River, B.C.)


Maguire posted a 2.04 GAA and a .947 save percentage (72 saves) over the weekend in two games, helping BU reach the league title game for the first time since 2009.
photo#3 CHAD RUHWEDEL, UMASS LOWELL
(Junior Defenseman; San Diego, Calif.)


Helped lead UMass Lowell to victories over Providence College (2-1) and Boston University (1-0) in the semifinal and championship of the Hockey East Tournament. Named to the All- Tournament Team in assisting on the lone goal in the 1-0 victory over the Terriers, the River Hawks fifth shutout of the season.

Week of March 18, 2013
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photo#18 NICK SARACINO, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
(Freshman Forward; St. Louis, Mo.)


Saracino scored four goals and added an assist in the three-game quarterfinal series vs. UNH at Schneider Arena. He had both of the Friars game-winning goals on the weekend. Saracino finished with 10 shots on goal in the series vs. the Wildcats.
photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Hellebuyck stopped 42 of 45 shots (.933 save%) on target in the series sweep of No. seed Maine in the quarterfinal round. He notched 24 saves in Friday's 4-2 victory and followed with 18 stops in Saturday's 2-1 overtime win lift UMass Lowell into the semifinal.
photo#31 SEAN MAGUIRE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Freshman Goaltender; Powell River, B.C.)


Maguire Posted a .958 save percentage and a 1.50 GAA to lead BU past Merrimack. He turned in a 30-save shutout in Friday's opener

Week of March 11, 2013
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photo#13 JOHNNY GAUDREAU, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Sophomore Forward; Carneys Point, N.J.)


Tallied seven points (3g,4a) in BC's three-point weekend at Vermont, which included a career-high six points (2g,4a) in Saturday's 7-2 victory vs. the Catamounts. He finished the weekend with eight shots on net for the Eagles.
photo#10 DANNY O'REGAN, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Freshman Forward; Needham, Mass.)


O'Regan recorded four points (2g, 2a), including both game-winning goals, in the Terriers' sweep of Northeastern to close out the regular season.
photo#32 JON GILLIES, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
(Freshman Goaltender; South Portland, Maine)


Gillies stopped 53 shots (.946 save%) to help the Friars to a weekend split against No. 7 ranked UMass Lowell, including a 31-save performance at UML on Friday night to earn his fifth shutout of the season.

photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Hellebuyck stopped 55 of 59 shots (.932 save%) in a 1-1 weekend. He bounced back from a 3-0 loss to Providence Friday, in which he had 23 saves, to stop 32 of 33 shots in Saturday's 4-1 victory for the first Hockey East regular-season title in school history.

Week of March 4, 2013
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photo#16 JOHN HENRION, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Senior Forward; Holden, Mass.)


Henrion registered a four goal weekend lifting the Wildcats to a three-point weekend against UMass. He scored the game-tying goal with 3.7 seconds left in regulation on Friday night and tallied his first collegiate hat trick on Saturday night in a 4-0 win. He was a +3 on the weekend and registered 13 shots on net.

photo#19 MATT NIETO, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Junior Forward; Long Beach, Calif.)


Nieto tallied seven points (6g,1a) in the 2-1 week for the Terriers, including his first career hat trick in Friday's 3-1 victory over Vermont. He recorded the final two goals and added an assist in a 5-2 win over Merrimack on Tuesday before accounting for all of BU's goals on Friday with his natural hat trick. Recorded 10 shots on goal in three games for the Terriers.
photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Hellebuyck stopped 62 of 63 shots (.984 save%) and recorded his fourth shutout of the season as UMass Lowell defeated Merrimack, 4-0, Friday at the Tsongas Center and 3-1 at Lawler Arena to move into first place. Had 31 saves in both games and earned first star honors in Friday's victory.
photo#29 CASEY DESMITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Sophomore Goaltender; Rochester, N.H.)


DeSmith stopped 60 of 62 shots (.967 save%) in the three-point weekend vs. UMass. He made 35 saves on Friday night in a 2-2 tie with UMass and stopped 25 en route to the 4-0 shutout win on Saturday for his league-best fifth shutout of the season.

Week of February 25, 2013
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photo#14 JOSEPH PENDENZA, UMASS LOWELL
(Junior Forward; Wilmington, Mass.)


Scored four points (2g,2a) as UMass Lowell completed the sweep of Boston University, 3-0 and 3-1. Registered one goal and one assist in both games. Finished the weekend with nine shots on goal, including seven in Saturday's win at the Tsongas Center.
photo#32 JON GILLIES, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
(Freshman Goaltender; South Portland, Maine)


Gillies posted back-to-back wins over NU with 67 stops (.944 save%) on the weekend, making 35 saves on Friday night (W, 6-2) before turning in 32 saves in PC's narrow 3-2 win on Saturday night.

photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Posted his eighth and ninth straight victories with 40 saves (.976%) in the weekend sweep of Boston University, 3-0 and 3-1. Stopped 25 shots in Friday's 3-0 shutout at Agannis Arena and followed with 15 saves in Saturday's 3-1 win at the Tsongas Center.

photo#35 PARKER MILNER, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Senior Goaltender; Pittsburgh, Pa.)


Recorded 43 saves (.977 save%) in leading BC to a 2-1 overtime win vs. Merrimack on Sunday afternoon at Lawler Arena.

Week of February 18, 2013
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photo#29 DEREK ARNOLD, UMASS LOWELL
(Junior Forward; Foxboro, Mass.)


Arnold registered five points (3g,2a) in a series sweep of UMass. Scored two goals and set up another in UMass Lowell's 6-3 victory over UMass at the Mullins Center Friday night. Followed with the eventual game-winning goal and one assist in Saturday's 3-2 victory. He finished the weekend with seven shots on goal and a +4 rating.
photo#32 JON GILLIES, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
(Freshman Goaltender; South Portland, Maine)


Gillies went 1-0-1 on the week with 61 saves (.968 save%), including a 37-save effort in a 1-0 shutout of No. 5 UNH on Wednesday night at Schneider Arena.

photo#37 BRODY HOFFMAN, VERMONT
(Freshman Goaltender; Wilkie, Sask.)


Hoffman stopped 55 of the 57 shots he faced (.965 save%) on the weekend against Northeastern. He recorded 26 saves Friday and 29 Saturday in the series at Matthews Arena.

photo#30 SAM MAROTTA, MERRIMACK
(Junior Goaltender; Bridgewater, Mass.)


Marotta notched 63 saves on 66 shots (.955 save%) over the weekend, including a 39-save effort in a 2-1 overtime win over No. 4 Boston College on Friday night at Lawler Arena.

Week of February 11, 2013
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photo#15 KEVIN ROY, NORTHEASTERN
(Freshman Forward; Lac-Beauport, Que.)


Roy scored his first-career hat trick in the first round of the Beanpot, becoming the first freshman to score a hat trick in his first Beanpot game since BC's Krys Kolanos on Feb. 7, 2000. He finished the game with five shots on goal and a +3 plus/minus rating.
photo#18 NICK SARACINO, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
(Freshman Forward; St. Louis, Mo.)


Saracino had Providence's second and third goals in a 3-3 tie with No. 5 New Hampshire at the Whittemore Center on Sunday evening. He amassed five shots on goal against the Wildcats.

photo#32 JON GILLIES, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
(Freshman Goaltender; South Portland, Maine)


Gillies made 41 saves (.932 save%), including 17 in the opening period and one in overtime, to help PC to a 3-3 tie at the Whittemore Center vs. No. 5 UNH.

photo#37 CHRIS RAWLINGS, NORTHEASTERN
(Senior Goaltender; North Delta, B.C.)


Rawlings stopped 32 shots (.941 save%) in his third career Beanpot victory against No. 11 Boston University on Monday night at the TD Garden.

Week of February 4, 2013
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photo#39 JOEY DIAMOND, MAINE
(Senior Forward; Long Beach, N.Y.)


Diamond recorded five points (4g,1a) in Maine's three-point weekend. He scored two goals on Friday in a 2-2 tie vs. Providence and followed that up with two more goals and an assist in Maine's 4-3 victory over UMass Lowell on Sunday, including the game-winning overtime goal. Finished the weekend with eight shots on goal.

photo#7 MICHAEL PEREIRA, MASSACHUSETTS
(Junior Forward; West Haven, Conn.)


Pereira tied a career high with four points (2g,2a) to lead UMass to a 5-1 victory over No. 9 Boston University on Friday night at the Mullins Center, including his first career shorthanded goal. He amassed four shots on goal with a +5 rating on the night for the Minutemen.
photo#18 JUSTIN HUSSAR, MERRIMACK
(Freshman Forward; Lancaster, N.Y.)


Hussar scored the lone goal, leading Merrimack to a 1-0 win over UMass Lowell Friday at Lawler Arena. He totaled seven shots on goal in two victories for the Warriors.
photo#30 SAM MAROTTA, MERRIMACK
(Junior Goaltender; Bridgewater, Mass.)


Marotta stopped 76 of 77 shots (.987) in a four-point weekend for the Warriors. Notched his second shutout of the season Friday in a 1-0 win with 25 saves, before recording a careerhigh 51 saves, most at Merrimack since 2008, leading the Warriors to a 4-1 road victory at No. 4 New Hampshire.

Week of January 28, 2013
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photo#13 MIKE COLLINS, MERRIMACK
(Junior Forward; Boston, Mass.)


Collins notched two goals and an assist for his second consecutive three-point game in a 3-2 victory over No. 4 New Hampshire Friday at Lawler Arena.

photo#18 JON SWAVELY, MAINE
(Junior Forward; Reading, Pa.)


Swavely had two goals and an assist for three points in Maine's weekend sweep at No. 3 Boston College at Conte Forum. He picked up the primary assist on Maine's third goal on Friday and followed that up with two goals in the 3-1 win on Saturday.
photo#26 CHRISTIAN FOLIN, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Defenseman; Gothenburg, Sweden)


Folin scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Saturday's 5-4 victory over Northeastern at the Tsongas Center. Also assisted on UMass Lowell's first goal in Friday's 4-4 draw at Northeastern.
photo#51 MARTIN OUELLETTE, MAINE
(Junior Goaltender; St.-Hippolyte, Que.)


Ouellette posted .967 save percentage (68 saves) in two road wins vs. No. 3 Boston College. He made a career-high 34 saves in Maine's 4-1 win on Friday night and stopped 24 shots on Saturday night.

Week of January 21, 2013
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photo#26 BRANDEN GRACEL, MASSACHUSETTS
(Junior Forward; Calgary, Alta.)


Gracel record three points (2g,1a) and was named the game's No. 1 star after leading the Minutemen to their first win at No. 2 Boston College since Nov. 17, 2007. The three points and two goals both matched career single-game bests for the junior.

photo#21 STEVEN WHITNEY, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Senior Forward, Reading, Mass.)


Whitney scored five points (4g,1a) in BC's 1-1 weekend against UMass and Northeastern. He tallied four points with his first career hat trick in the 9-3 victory at Northeastern on Saturday night. Whitney finished the weekend with nine shots on goal and a +3 plus/minus rating.
photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Hellebuyck amassed 31 saves (.969 save%) in Thursday's 2-1 victory over Providence at the Tsongas Center, while earning his sixth straight win for the River Hawks.
photo#30 SAM MAROTTA, MERRIMACK
(Junior Goaltender; Bridgewater, Mass.)


Marotta stopped 53 of 56 shots (.946 save%), leading Merrimack to a three-point weekend at Maine. He registered 31 saves in the 1-1 tie Friday at Alfond Arena and followed that up with 22 stops on Saturday in the 3-2 triumph vs. the Black Bears.

Week of January 14, 2013
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photo#23 SCOTT WILSON, UMASS LOWELL
(Sophomore Forward; Oakville, Ont.)


Wilson compiled five points (3g,2a) in the 4-2 and 6-3 road victories against Vermont last weekend. In Friday's victory, Wilson scored two goals in the first period and followed with one goal and two assists in Saturday's win at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
photo#32 JON GILLIES, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
(Freshman Goaltender; South Portland, Maine)


Gillies made 70 saves (.946 save%) in two wins in a home-and-home series with UMass, which included a career-high 44 save effort on Saturday night at Schneider Arena for his third shutout of the season.

photo#31 SEAN MAGUIRE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Freshman Goaltender; Powell River, B.C.)


Maguire stopped 37 of the 38 shots (.974 save%) he faced in the Terriers' 4-1 road win over Merrimack on Friday at Lawler Arena.
photo#35 PARKER MILNER, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Senior Goaltender; Pittsburgh, Pa.)


Stopped 68-of-72 New Hampshire shots (.944 save %) in the two-game split with the Wildcats over the weekend, which included 31 saves Friday in the 5-2 win at Conte Forum and 37 stops in the 2-1 road loss on Saturday.

Week of January 7, 2013
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photo#7 CASON HOHMANN, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Sophomore Forward; Arlington, Texas)


Hohmann scored the overtime winner and assisted on the game-tying goal to lift BU to a thrilling 3-2 victory over Rensselaer on Friday at Agganis Arena. He finished the game with four shots on goal and a +2 plus/minus rating.
photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Hellebuyck turned away 25 of 26 shots (.962 save%) in Friday's 2-1 victory at Clarkson for his fourth straight win of the season for the River Hawks.
photo#30 SAM MAROTTA, MERRIMACK
(Junior Goaltender; Bridgewater, Mass.)


Marotta picked up the road win at Vermont with 23 saves, including all 11 in the first period, on Saturday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

Week of January 2, 2013
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photo#26 BRANDEN GRACEL, MASSACHUSETTS
(Junior Forward; Calgary, Alta.)


Was named the Ledyard Classic Tournament MVP after totaling four points (1g,3a) over two games with two multi-point efforts. Helped the Minutemen to two come-from-behind victories vs. Bemidji State and No. 10 Dartmouth.

photo#79 CODY FERRIERO, NORTHEASTERN
(Junior Forward; Essex, Mass.)


Ferriero scored four goals in the 5-1 win vs. Harvard on Saturday with nine shots on goal, which included three power play goals in the second period at the Bright Center.
photo#36 MATT MORRIS, MAINE
(Freshman Goaltender; Ridgewood, N.J.)


Morris recorded 22 saves (.957 save%) in a 6-4 win against No. 11 Cornell in the Florida College Classic Championship Game. He came in in relief of Martin Ouellette on Saturday and played the final 49:27.

photo#15 KEVIN ROY, NORTHEASTERN
(Freshman Forward; Lac-Beauport, Que.)


Roy posted Northeastern's first five-point game (1g,4a) since March 5, 2005 on Saturday vs. ECAC Harvard at the Bright Center.
photo#37 BRODY HOFFMAN, VERMONT
(Freshman Goaltender; Wilkie, Sask.)


Hoffman recorded 44 saves (.917 save%) in two victories vs. No. 12 Union and Princeton to lead Vermont to the Catamount Cup title over the weekend.

Week of December 24, 2012
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photo#3 CHRIS MCCARTHY, VERMONT
(Junior Forward; Collegeville, Pa.)


McCarthy had a goal and an assist on Thursday at Providence, including the game-tying goal in the third period.

photo#11 TIM SCHALLER, PROVIDENCE
(Senior Forward; Merrimack, N.H.)


Schaller had two assists versus UVM on Dec. 20 in PC's 4-4 tie on Thursday night at Schneider Arena.
photo#8 JONATHAN TURK, VERMONT
(Freshman Forward; Calgary, Alta.)


Turk posted a goal and an assist against Providence on Thursday for his second career multi-point game.
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Week of December 17, 2012
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photo#9 KYLE REYNOLDS, VERMONT
(Sophomore Forward; Sylvan Lake, Alta.)


Reynolds collected a goal and two assists with two shots on goal in a 5-2 win over St. Lawrence on Saturday night.
photo#37 BRODY HOFFMAN, VERMONT
(Freshman Goaltender; Wilkie, Sask.)


Hoffman made a career-high 39 saves on Saturday night in a 5-2 win at St. Lawrence, including 15 stops in the opening frame against the Saints.

photo#18 JUSTIN HUSSAR, MERRIMACK
(Freshman Forward; Lancaster, N.Y.)


Hussar tallied a goal and an assist for his first multi-point game in a 4-2 win over Army. He finished the night with two shots on goal and a +1 plus/minus rating.
photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Hellebuyck turned away all 30 shots in UMass Lowell's 5-0 road victory vs. Harvard Monday night at the Bright Center for his second consecutive shutout.

Week of December 10, 2012
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photo#29 MATT O'CONNOR, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Freshman Goaltender; Toronto, Ont.)


O'Connor registered 31 saves (.939 save%) in the Terriers' 3-2 road win at No. 1 New Hampshire on Thursday night at the Whittemore Center. He helped BU kill of 8-of-9 Wildcat power plays on the night.
photo#5 MICHAEL MATHESON, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Freshman Defenseman; Pointe-Claire, Que.)


Matheson scored twice, the first multiple-goal effort of his career, in team's 3-3 tie at Providence Friday night. He recorded a game-high six shots and finished +2 on the night.

photo#18 NICK SARACINO, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
(Freshman Forward; St. Louis, Mo.)


Saracino scored the game-tying goal vs. No. 2 Boston College on Friday night with 10.5 seconds left in the third period. The goal marked Saracino's first career tally with the Friars. He finished the game with four shots on goal and a +1 rating.
photo#37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL
(Freshman Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.)


Hellebuyck turned away all 25 shots in UMass Lowell's 2-0 victory over Northeastern at the Tsongas Center on Saturday night for his first career shutout.

Week of December 3, 2012
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photo#28 GRAYSON DOWNING, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Sophomore Forward; Abbottsford, B.C.)


Downing tallied four points (2g,2a) in a weekend sweep of UMass Lowell. He posted five shots on goal and was a +5 for the weekend. He scored two goals on Friday night in a 5-2 win at the Whittemore Center and followed that up with a pair of assists on Saturday at UML.

photo#17 EVAN RODRIGUES, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Sophomore Forward; Etobicoke, Ont.)


Scored a goal in both ends of the home-and-home split with BC and added an assist on Friday for the Terriers. He finished the weekend with four shots on net.
photo#28 K.J. TIEFENWERTH, MASSACHUSETTS
(Freshman Forward; Bellmore, N.Y.)


Tiefenworth notched first three career points (1g,2a) in a 6-3 win at Northeastern on Saturday night at Matthews Arena.
photo#37 BRODY HOFFMAN, VERMONT
(Freshman Goaltender; Wilkie, Sask.)


Hoffman stopped 67 of 70 shots (.957) in the three-point weekend at Alfond Arena vs. Maine. He recorded 31 saves in the 2-1 win Friday and made 36 saves in the 2-2 tie on Saturday.

Week of November 26, 2012
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photo#27 KEVIN GOUMAS, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Junior Forward; Long Beach, N.Y.)


Goumas registered seven points over the weekend against a pair of nationally-ranked foes in Colorado. Goumas had a pair of assists in Friday night's 4-4 tie at Colorado College. He posted a career-high five points (3g,2a), including a hat trick in a 6-4 win over No. 2 Denver. Goumas had 11 shots on net including nine against DU and was a +6 for the weekend. Goumas notched a natural hat trick with all three goals coming in the third period. He scored UNH's fourth, fifth and sixth goal, the game-tying, game-winning and critical insurance goal vs. the Pioneers.
photo#31 SEAN MAGUIRE, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Freshman Goaltender; Powell River, B.C.)


Maguire stopped all 21 shots he faced to earn his first collegiate shutout in a 4-0 victory over St. Lawrence on Saturday at Agganis Arena.
photo#32 JON GILLIES, PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
(Freshman Goaltender; Portland, Maine)


Helped the Friars to a 1-1 week that included a 2-0 loss to No. 18 Quinnipiac and a 7-0 shutout of Brown on Saturday. Gillies stopped 58 of the 60 shots (.967 save%). He posted his second career shutout by making a career-high 35 saves on Saturday at Brown.

Week of November 19, 2012
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photo#19 DEREK ARMY, PROVIDENCE
(Junior Forward; North Kingstown, R.I.)


Army led the Friars past Northeastern with his first career hat trick on Friday night at Schneider Arena, which included the game-winning goal. He was the first Hockey East player to score three goals in a game this season. Army finished the game with five shots on goal and a +3 rating.

photo#16 RILEY WETMORE, UMASS-LOWELL
(Senior Forward; Swanton, Vt.)


Wetmore registered his first career hat trick in Sunday night's 8-2 victory at Massachusetts. He gave the River Hawks a 2-0 cushion in the first period then scored two goals 1:24 apart in the second period to give the River Hawks leads of 4-0 and 6-0. Wetmore finished the weekend with six shots on goal, including five in the win at UMass.
photo#28 JOHN GUSTAFSSON, MERRIMACK
(Freshman Forward; Ljungby, Sweden)


Gustafsson notched his first career goal, assist, point and multi-point game in the 4-3 loss at Boston College Friday at Conte Forum.
photo#29 CASEY DESMITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Sophomore Goaltender; Rochester, N.H.)


DeSmith stopped 68-of-69 shots (.986 save%) in the four-point weekend for the Wildcats, including a 45-save effort in the 3-1 win at No. 11 Boston University on Sunday and posted a 23-save shutout on Friday at UMass-Lowell.

Week of November 12, 2012
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photo#13 JOHNNY GAUDREAU, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Sophomore Forward; Carneys Point, N.J.)


Gaudreau scored three times in wins over No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 12 BU, including the game-winner in each of two victories over ranked opponents. Gaudreau notched his first multi-goal game of the season on Friday vs. the Fighting Irish at Conte Forum. He finished the weekend with eight shots, a +2 rating and extended point scoring streak to nine games.
photo#5 MATT GRZELCYK, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Freshman Defenseman; Charlestown, Mass.)


Grzelcyk scored his first collegiate goal on Sunday vs. top ranked Boston College after earning two assists in win at Merrimack Friday. He notched five shots on goal over the weekend for the Terriers.
photo#35 PARKER MILNER, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Senior Goaltender; Pittsburgh, Pa.)


Stopped 44-of-47 shots faced (.936 save percentage) in wins against No. 8 Notre Dame and No. 12 BU to win his eighth and ninth straight games for the Eagles. He amassed 19 saves Friday vs. the Irish and totaled 25 saves in the win Sunday at Agganis Arena vs. BU.

Week of November 5, 2012
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photo#4 JORDAN HEYWOOD, MERRIMACK
(Junior Defenseman; Regina, Sask.)


Heywood scored a career-high two goals in a 5-2 win Friday at Northeastern. He netted the game-winner and added an assist in a 4-2 win Saturday, giving him a four-point weekend (3g,1a). He finished the week with a +5 plus/minus rating and four shots on goal for the Warrors.
photo#37 BRODY HOFFMAN, VERMONT
(Freshman Goaltender; Wilkie, Sask.)


Hoffman stopped 45 of 48 shots (.938 save%) over the weekend against Providence and picked up his first career shutout on Saturday night vs. the Friars with a 24-save effort.

photo#29 MATT O'CONNOR, BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Freshman Goaltender; Toronto, Ont.)


O'Connor stopped 26 of 28 shots (.929) to lift BU to a 4-2 victory over North Dakota on Saturday at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
photo#29 CASEY DESMITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Sophomore Goaltender; Rochester, N.H.)


DeSmith posted 0.97 GAA and a .974 save percentage (76 of 78 shots) during the weekend, which included a season-high 42 saves in his second shutout of the season on Sunday at Maine.

Week of October 29, 2012
ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER Athletic Republic
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DEFENSIVE PLAYER Hockey East
photo#35 PARKER MILNER, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Senior Goaltender; Pittsburgh, Pa.)


Milner stopped 63-of-66 shots faced (.955 save%) in two-game series sweep of No. 12 UMass- Lowell. He recorded season-high 38 saves in 1-0 shutout victory on Friday at the Tsongas Center.

photo#13 MIKE COLLINS, MERRIMACK
(Junior Forward; Boston, Mass.)


Collins tallied two goals and three assists for a five-point weekend. After tying career-high with three helpers in a 6-3 win over Vermont Friday, Collins scored both goals in a 2-2 tie Saturday.
photo#32 JON GILLIES, PROVIDENCE
(Freshman Goaltender; South Portland, Maine)


Gillies posted a 2-0-0 record, stopping 53 of the 55 shots (.964 save%) he faced against Maine. On Saturday at Schneider Arena, he stopped all 26 shots he faced to earn his first career shutout.
photo#46 BRYAN MOUNTAIN, NORTHEASTERN
(Senior Goaltender; Bryn Mawr, Pa.)


Mountain stopped 62-of-63 (.981 save%) shots in a game and a half vs. No. 11 New Hampshire, including his first-career shutout thanks to a 44-save performance in the 0-0 tie on Saturday night at Matthews Arena.

photo#29 CASEY DESMITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Sophomore Goaltender; Rochester, N.H.)


DeSmith went 1-0-1 during the weekend with a .945 save percentage (52 saves). He notched 18 saves in Friday night's 4-3 win at the Whittemore Center and stopped 34 shots he faced in a shutout of Northeastern on Saturday.

Week of October 22, 2012
ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER Athletic Republic
PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE Pro Ambitions
DEFENSIVE PLAYER Hockey East
photo#13 JOHNNY GAUDREAU, BOSTON COLLEGE
(Sophomore Forward; Carneys Point, N.J.)


Gaudreau recorded four points (2g,2a) in the four-point weekend for the Eagles. He tallied two points (1g,1a) in each win at UMass and vs. NU. He netted the overtime game-winner in the team's 5-4 win over the Minutemen on Friday. He finished the weekend with 11 shots on goal and a +3 rating.
photo#32 JON GILLIES, PROVIDENCE
(Freshman Goaltender; South Portland, Maine)


Gillies posted a .914 save percentage and a 2.34 GAA with 53 saves in 128:02 of work at No. 4 Miami in the two-game series. He stopped 27 of 28 shots to lead the Friars to a 1-1 overtime tie on Friday night.
photo#31 DOUG CARR, UMASS LOWELL
(Junior Goaltender; Hanover, Mass.)


Carr stopped 32 of 33 shots (.970 save%) in two games at No. 8 Denver and No. 19 Colorado College. He made five saves in a relief apperance in the 5-1 loss at No. 8 Denver and stopped 27 shots in the win over Colorado College on Saturday night.

photo#29 CASEY DESMITH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Sophomore Goaltender; Rochester, N.H.)


DeSmith stopped 24 shots in a 4-1 win over Boston University at the Whittemore Center on Saturday. The Terriers scored on the first shift of the night, but DeSmith settled in and did not allow another goal past him all night. He stopped 11 shots in the first and 13 shots in the final two periods for the Wildcats.

Week of October 15, 2012
ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER Athletic Republic
PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE Pro Ambitions
DEFENSIVE PLAYER Hockey East
photo#10 DALTON SPEELMAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE
(Junior Forward; San Jose, Calif.)


Speelman netted four points (2g,2a) on the weekend, including a pair of third period goals, an assist and six shots on goal to lift UNH to a 5-3 win on Friday night against St. Cloud State. He finished the weekend with nine shots on goal and a +2 plus/minus rating.
photo#15 KEVIN ROY, NORTHEASTERN
(Freshman Forward; Lac-Beauport, Que.)


Roy tallied both game-winning goals for Northeastern, including a power play strike and an assist against Merrimack. He recorded seven shots on goal in the two league games and a +2 rating.
photo#32 JON GILLIES, PROVIDENCE
(Freshman Goaltender; South Portland, Maine)


Gillies recorded a .936 save percentage in a weekend split with Sacred Heart and BU. He posted a 1.80 GAA and 44 saves in 99:57 minutes of work. He notched 14 saves in his first collegiate victory on Friday vs. Sacred Heart and he stop 30 shots in the 4-2 loss at BU on Saturday.

photo#37 BRODY HOFFMAN, VERMONT
(Freshman Goaltender; Wilkie, Sask.)


Hoffman made 38 saves in his collegiate debut in the 1-1 tie against No. 6 UMass Lowell on Friday night at the Tsongas Center, including 29 saves in the first two periods.

Week of October 8, 2012
ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER Athletic Republic
PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE Pro Ambitions
DEFENSIVE PLAYER Hockey East
photo#23 JOSH MYERS, MERRIMACK
(Sophomore Forward; Colorado Springs, Colo.)


Myers notched his first career two-goal game, tallying the game-winner in a 4-1 victory at No. 5 Union College on Saturday night in Schenectady, N.Y. He finished the game with five shots on goal and a +2 plus/minus rating.
photo#11 STEVEN SWAVELY, MAINE
(Freshman Forward; Reading, Pa.)


Swavely scored a goal just 3:41 into his first collegiate game on his only shot to give Maine an early 1-0 lead against Quinnipiac on Saturday night at Alfond Arena.
photo#30 SAM MAROTTA, MERRIMACK
(Junior Goaltender; Bridgewater, Mass.)


Marotta stopped 33 shots (.971 save%) in his second career start, leading Merrimack to a 4-1 win at No. 5 Union College.

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