2005-06 Hockey East Box Score
Saturday, December 3, 2005
Northeastern (NOE) at Merrimack (MER)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Merrimack 3, Northeastern 3 - OT
New Records: Merrimack 4-7-2, Northeastern 1-8-4

Referee: Peter Fiola
Assistant Referees: Jeremy Levins, John Jones
Attendance: 2781
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:23 pm  Total Time: 2:23



 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd OT Final   Power Plays
 Northeastern  0 2 1 0 3    Northeastern  2 / 12 (.167) 
 Merrimack  2 1 0 0 3    Merrimack  1 / 8 (.125) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd OT Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Northeastern  7 10 8 3 28    Northeastern  9 / 18 0 
 Merrimack  10 13 6 0 29    Merrimack  13 / 26 0 



Northeastern Lineup
LW 23 Brian Swiniarski  0-0-0   C 37 Rob Rassey  0-0-0   RW 7 Joe Santilli  1-0-1
LW 8 Bryan Esner  0-1-1   C 26 Joe Vitale  0-0-0   RW 56 Matti Uusivirta  0-0-0
LW 20 Yale Lewis  0-0-0   C 11 Jimmy Russo  1-1-2   RW 3 Ryan Ginand  1-0-1
LW 10 Steve Sanders  0-0-0   C 14 Jason Blain  0-0-0   RW 12 Dennis McCauley  0-0-0
LD 44 Steve Birnstill  0-2-2   RD 5 Louis Liotti  0-0-0   G 30 Doug Jewer  0-0-0
LD 4 Chuck Tomes  0-0-0   RD 2 Andrew Linard  0-0-0   G 41 Adam Geragosian  0-0-0
LD 24 Denis Chisholm  0-0-0   RD 9 Jacques Perreault  0-0-0  
 
Merrimack Lineup
LW 8 Mickey Rego  0-0-0  1/E   C 21 Justin Mills  0-0-0  0/E   RW 7 Matt Byrnes  0-0-0  2/E
LW 18 Brent Gough  1-0-1  3/+1   C 10 Rob Ricci  1-1-2  4/+1   RW 15 Hank Carisio  0-0-0  2/+1
LW 11 Jeff Royston  1-0-1  1/E   C 20 Mike Alexiou  0-2-2  2/E   RW 12 Jordan Black  0-1-1  2/E
LW 19 Derek Pallardy  0-0-0  2/E   C 6 John Goebel  0-0-0  1/E   RW 22 Nick Pomponio  0-0-0  0/E
LD 26 Ryan Sullivan  0-0-0  1/E   RD 24 Scott Drewicki  0-0-0  5/E   G 1 Frank McLaughlin  0-0-0  0
LD 25 Brock Wilson  0-0-0  0/E   RD 4 Bryan Schmidt  0-0-0  0/E   G 35 Jim Healey  0-0-0  0
LD 3 Rob LaLonde  0-0-0  1/+1   RD 2 Jordan Hart  0-0-0  2/+1  



 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 

 1st Period (20:00) 
 NOE-1 Ryan Ginand (2-Interference) MER 0x1 1:51 
 MER-1 Jordan Black (2-HIGH-STICKING) NOE 0x1 2:50 
 NOE-2 Joe Vitale (2-Roughing) 5:46 
 MER-2 Rob LaLonde (2-Roughing) 5:46 
 MER-3 Jordan Hart (2-Roughing) NOE 0x2 5:46 
 NOE-3 Louis Liotti (2-Hooking) MER 1x2 8:31 
 MER  1 - 6x5 PP  Brent Gough (1) (Mike Alexiou, Rob Ricci) 9:03 
 MER: 18,24,10,12,20,G35   NOE: 10,24,14,2,G41
 MER  2 - 6x6  Rob Ricci (3) (unassisted) 11:10 
 MER (+): 18,3,10,2,15,G35
 NOE-4 Jacques Perreault (2-Roughing) MER 1x3 14:35 
 MER-4 Scott Drewicki (2-Tripping) NOE 0x3 18:55 

 2nd Period (20:00) 
 MER  3 - 6x6  Jeff Royston (2) (Mike Alexiou, Jordan Black) 2:29 
 MER (+): 11,20,24,25,12,G35   NOE (-): 24,9,12,10,14,G41
 MER-5 Jordan Hart (2-DELAY OF GAME) NOE 0x4 3:26 
 MER-6 Scott Drewicki (2-Cross-Checking) NOE 0x5 3:57 
 MER-7 Derek Pallardy (2-Interference) NOE 0x6 8:36 
 NOE-5 Jacques Perreault (2-Interference) MER 1x4 12:15 
 NOE  1 - 6x6  Ryan Ginand (5) (Bryan Esner) 15:44 
 NOE (+): 3,8,44,11,4,G41   MER (-): 24,12,20,25,11,G35
 MER-8 Hank Carisio (2-Slashing) NOE 1x7 15:58 
 NOE  2 - 6x5 PP  Jimmy Russo (5) (Steve Birnstill) 17:01 
 NOE: 11,44,7,12,26,G41   MER: 19,25,24,18,G35
 NOE-6 Joe Santilli (2-Hooking) MER 1x5 17:20 
 NOE-7 Jason Blain (2-Hooking) MER 1x6 19:33 

 3rd Period (20:00) 
 NOE-8 Ryan Ginand (2-Holding the Stick) MER 1x7 2:32 
 MER-9 Mike Alexiou (2-Slashing) NOE 1x8 3:22 
 MER-10 Nick Pomponio (2-Charging) NOE 1x9 6:35 
 NOE-9 Dennis McCauley (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) MER 1x8 11:01 
 MER-11 Jordan Black (2-Hooking) NOE 2x10 12:59 
 NOE  3 - 6x5 PP  GT  Joe Santilli (3) (Steve Birnstill, Jimmy Russo) 13:30 
 NOE: 7,11,44,12,37,G41   MER: 19,26,7,2,G35
 MER-12 Ryan Sullivan (2-Tripping) NOE 2x11 15:35 
 MER-13 Rob LaLonde (2-Tripping) NOE 2x12 18:14 

 Overtime (5:00) 

 End of Game 



 Northeastern Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Minutes GA
 Adam Geragosian  0 0 0 0 0 5:40 0
 EMPTY NET  0 0:06 0
 Adam Geragosian  8 12 3 0 23 40:45 3
 EMPTY NET  0 0:04 0
 Adam Geragosian (T, 1-6-4)  0 0 3 0 3 18:25 0
 
 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Minutes GA
 Jim Healey (T, 4-5-2)  7 8 7 3 25 65:00 3



First Star: Joe Santilli (Northeastern)
Second Star: Rob Ricci (Merrimack)
Third Star: Steve Birnstill (Northeastern)

Northeastern (NOE) at Merrimack (MER)
Date: Saturday, December 3, 2005
Conference Game
Attendance: 2781
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:23 pm  Total Time: 2:23

Scoring by Period - NOE 0-2-1-0=3; MER 2-1-0-0=3

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER Brent Gough/1 (Mike Alexiou/5, Rob Ricci/8) 9:03 (PP)
2, MER Rob Ricci/3 11:10
Penalties - Ryan Ginand, NOE (Interference) 1:51; Jordan Black, MER (HIGH-STICKING) 2:50; Joe Vitale, NOE (Roughing) 5:46; Rob LaLonde, MER (Roughing) 5:46; Jordan Hart, MER (Roughing) 5:46; Louis Liotti, NOE (Hooking) 8:31; Jacques Perreault, NOE (Roughing) 14:35; Scott Drewicki, MER (Tripping) 18:55

2nd Period
Scoring - 3, MER Jeff Royston/2 (Mike Alexiou/6, Jordan Black/3) 2:29
4, NOE Ryan Ginand/5 (Bryan Esner/2) 15:44
5, NOE Jimmy Russo/5 (Steve Birnstill/8) 17:01 (PP)
Penalties - Jordan Hart, MER (DELAY OF GAME) 3:26; Scott Drewicki, MER (Cross-Checking) 3:57; Derek Pallardy, MER (Interference) 8:36; Jacques Perreault, NOE (Interference) 12:15; Hank Carisio, MER (Slashing) 15:58; Joe Santilli, NOE (Hooking) 17:20; Jason Blain, NOE (Hooking) 19:33

3rd Period
Scoring - 6, NOE Joe Santilli/3 (Steve Birnstill/9, Jimmy Russo/8) 13:30 (PP)
Penalties - Ryan Ginand, NOE (Holding the Stick) 2:32; Mike Alexiou, MER (Slashing) 3:22; Nick Pomponio, MER (Charging) 6:35; Dennis McCauley, NOE (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 11:01; Jordan Black, MER (Hooking) 12:59; Ryan Sullivan, MER (Tripping) 15:35; Rob LaLonde, MER (Tripping) 18:14

Overtime
Scoring - None
Penalties - None

Northeastern Goaltending - Adam Geragosian (64:50, 29 shots, 26 saves, 3 GA); Empty Net (0:10, 0 GA)

Merrimack Goaltending - Jim Healey (65:00, 28 shots, 25 saves, 3 GA)

Tie - Adam Geragosian, NOE (1-6-4). Tie - Jim Healey, MER (4-5-2).

Shots On Goal - NOE 7-10-8-3=28; MER 10-13-6-0=29

Power Plays - NOE 2 of 12; MER 1 of 8

Penalties - NOE 9 (18 min); MER 13 (26 min)

Three Stars: 1. Joe Santilli (Northeastern) 2. Rob Ricci (Merrimack) 3. Steve Birnstill (Northeastern)

Referee: Peter Fiola  Assistant Referees: Jeremy Levins, John Jones