Monday, January 16
7:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press
Wednesday, January 18
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies vs. Georgia State Panthers
from Matthews Arena
with Andy Towne, Chris Tramontozzi, and David Kroopnick
Thursday, January 19
8:00 p.m. – Hockey East This Week
Frozen Fenway recap & more
Friday, January 20
3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies at #11 UMass-Lowell Riverhawks
from Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass.
with Alex Faust and Ben Horner
Saturday, January 21
2:00 p.m. – Northeastern Women’s Hockey: Huskies vs. UNH Wildcats
from Matthews Arena
with Andy Towne and Craig White
WRBB Sports Extra
3:45 p.m. – Huskies Basketball Pre-Game
4:00 p.m. – Northeastern Basketball: Huskies at Drexel Dragons
from the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pa.
with Patrick McHugh and Brandon Challener
6:00 p.m. – TBA
6:45 p.m. – Huskies Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies vs. #11 UMass-Lowell Riverhawks
from Matthews Arena
with Alex Faust, Ben Horner, and David Kroopnick
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Mike Borisenok scored two goals in the Wildcats' win (Photo: Hockey East)
DURHAM, N.H. — It was another ugly road effort – the Huskies could only muster 17 shots on net in a 5-2 loss at the Whittemore Center. A power outage on campus caused two delays totaling roughly 45 minutes as the arena lighting failed multiple times during a freak October snowstorm. Clay Witt started in net for Northeastern and made 33 saves, one of multiple lineup changes for Jim Madigan, who has not kept a the same offensive lines for more than one game at a time. Click here for the Box Score
More on what we saw at the Whittemore Center after the jump. Read more…
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The Huskies hold on to a 1-goal deficit through two periods, but after a lengthy delay due to a power outage, it was another third period collapse, with UNH taking the win 5-2.
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Jim Madigan talks about his team’s continued struggles on the road and the lackluster effort in a 5-2 loss to UNH on the road.
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Monday, October 24
7:00 p.m. – CAA Full Court Press
Season Premiere
Thursday, October 27
9:00 p.m. – Hockey East This Week
Friday, October 28
3:00 p.m. – Dog Pound Sports Sound
Interview: TBA
Saturday, October 29
6:45 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey Pre-Game
7:00 p.m. – Northeastern Hockey: Huskies at UNH Wildcats
from the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham, N.H.
with Alex Faust and Jared Shafran
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Northeastern storms out to a 3-goal lead in the first period, and cruise to a 4-0 victory over the Wildcats, shutting out UNH for the first time. Chris Rawlings earns his ninth career shutout, tying a program record for career shutouts.
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With just under two weeks until the regular season opens, we take a closer look at the UNH Wildcats.
Last year: 22-11-6, (17-6-4), 2nd in Hockey East, eliminated in 2nd round of NCAA tournament
What Happened: New Hampshire got off to a scorching hot start last year, losing only two of their first 17 games, and setting up a dogfight with Boston College to see who would sit at the top of Hockey East. The Wildcats were unable to duplicate the success of their 2009-10 though, finishing second in the regular season after being swept by BC on the last weekend of the season and setting up a playoff meeting with rivals Vermont. After easily dispatching the Catamounts, New Hampshire faced off against Merrimack in the Hockey East Semifinals, losing 4-1. Despite the loss, the Wildcats still made it into the NCAA tournament. There, they defeated Miami in the first round before falling to Notre Dame in the Regional Final, ending their season, once again, with “no hardware”.
Key Losses:
- Paul Thompson: In his senior season, the Derry, N.H. native posted a career year. Thompson set career highs in goals (28), assists (24), and points (52) en route to being named one of ten Hobey Baker Award finalists and tying Cam Atkinson for the Hockey East scoring lead. So valuable to UNH’s offense was Thompson that the Wildcats were 19-4-5 when he tallied at least one point and 15-3-2 in games he found the back of the net.
- Mike Sislo: Playing on a line with Thompson for most of the year, Sislo was a major benefactor of Thompson’s stellar play, posting career highs in points and assists and finishing with a final line of 15-33-48.
- Phil DeSimone: Another player who spent the majority of the season on a line with Thompson, DeSimone enjoyed his best year in a UNH sweater in 2010-11. His final line of 10-31-41 represented career highs in goals, assists, and points, as he and Sislo played provider for many of Thompson’s 28 goals.
Key Returners:
- Stevie Moses: Back for his senior season, Moses will be asked to help fill the massive hole left by the departures of the entire first line of Thompson, Sislo and DeSimone. As a junior, Moses posted 14 goals and 12 assists for 24 points, with the goal and point totals marking career-bests. Named an assistant captain for 2011-12 by head coach Dick Umile, Moses will have to prove that he can help lead the Wildcats both in the locker room and on offense.
- Matt Di Girolamo: After serving as Brian Foster’s back-up for his first two seasons at UNH, Di Girolamo jumped into the starting role last year and didn’t disappoint. Di Girolamo had the top save percentage (.923), second-best goals-against average (2.44) and third best winning percentage (.641) among Hockey East net minders, playing in every contest UNH skated in.
2011-12 Outlook: There is no way around it; UNH has huge gaps to fill on offense this year if the Wildcats want to retain their spot as one of Hockey East’s top teams. After graduating three players that accounted for over 40% of UNH’s scoring last year, head coach Dick Umile has a big task ahead of him. The good news for the Wildcats is that their roster still has plenty of offensive talent with players like Moses, Dalton Speelman, and John Henrion returning, in addition to retaining the core of their blue line, minus Blake Kessel who left school a year early to sign with the Philadelphia Flyers. If Di Girolamo has another strong season in goal and the Wildcats can find a way to pick up the slack on scoring, odds are we will see them battling for top spot in Hockey East. That last question is a big “if” however, and unless Umile and UNH can find an answer somewhere, it will be one that hangs over their whole season.
- Ben Horner
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Mike McMahon from the Eagle Tribune posted on Twitter earlier today that Fenway Park and Hockey East are exploring another doubleheader this winter, but the two games will not include one of the closest schools to Fenway: Northeastern
Reaction so far has been mixed, with some excited for the return of outdoor college hockey, others questioning why schools closer to Fenway such as Merrimack College (which went to the NCAA tournament this past season) and one of Fenway’s advertising partners, Northeastern University, are to be left out.
Participation by Maine and UNH was originally reported by the Bangor Daily News last week.
http://www.bcinterruption.com/2011/5/12/2166518/fenway-park-college-hockey-game-maine-new-hampshire-hockey
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Throughout the off-season, we’ll be sharing stories of Northeastern athletics in the news.
>>> From NHL.com‘s entry draft roundup, we hear that Jamie Oleksiak is one of a few “extremely talented prospects who might have gained some ground” in the past few months as the NHL entry draft nears. Central Scouting’s Gary Eggleston had this to say:
Whoever gets him is probably going to hit a home run with this kid. You could be looking at a 15-to-16 year player in the League and to get a kid that size and skates that well is not common. He handles the puck well, has an excellent shot and his pass percentage completion in two games I saw was 100 percent — he never missed.
>>> Paul Thompson is joining the Pittsburgh Penguins after winning Hockey East player of the year honors and and being honored as one of the Hobey Baker finalists. Former Hobey Hat Trick finalist Brad Thiessen (who plays for the Penguins’ AHL affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre) had this to say about Thompson’s achivements:
“It’s quite impressive,” said Penguins goaltender Brad Thiessen, also a Hobey Baker finalist when he played for Northeastern University. “Hockey East is one of the top conferences in college hockey, and for him to do what he did speaks volumes for just how good a year he really did have.”
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