2006-07 Hockey East Box Score
Friday, December 1, 2006
Merrimack (MER) at Northeastern (NOE)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Northeastern 4, Merrimack 1
New Records: Northeastern 3-8-2, Merrimack 1-11-1

Recap

Referee: John Gravallese
Assistant Referees: Chris Aughe, Kevin Shea
Attendance: 2685
Start Time: 7:05 pm  End Time: 9:25 pm  Total Time: 2:20


 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Merrimack  1 0 0 1    Merrimack  1 / 12 (.083) 
 Northeastern  1 1 2 4    Northeastern  1 / 10 (.100) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Merrimack  14 2 7 23    Merrimack  15 / 30 0 
 Northeastern  6 11 14 31    Northeastern  18 / 44 1 


Merrimack Lineup
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-1-1  2/-1   C 9 Carmen Posteraro  0-0-0  0/E   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  0-0-0  1/-1
LW 20 Mike Alexiou  0-0-0  3/-2   C 19 Derek Pallardy  0-0-0  3/-2   RW 7 Matt Byrnes  0-0-0  1/-1
LW 8 Mickey Rego  0-0-0  0/E   C 27 Justin Bonitatibus  0-0-0  3/-1   RW 13 Mike Vaskivuo  0-0-0  0/E
LW 21 Justin Mills  0-0-0  1/E   C 6 John Goebel  0-0-0  1/E   RW 11 Matt Jones  0-0-0  1/E
LD 26 Ryan Sullivan  0-0-0  3/-2   RD 14 Brian Boulay  0-0-0  0/-1   G 29 Patrick Watson  0-0-0  0
LD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  0/-2   RD 3 Joe Loprieno  1-0-1  1/-1   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 5 Chris Kane  0-0-0  1/E   RD 4 Pat Bowen  0-0-0  2/E   G 35 Jim Healey  0-0-0  0
 
Northeastern Lineup
LW 36 John Brennan  0-0-0  0/E   C 19 Mike Morris  0-0-0  0/E   RW 10 Chad Costello  0-1-1  2/E
LW 3 Ryan Ginand  0-0-0  3/E   C 26 Joe Vitale  0-2-2  2/+1   RW 16 Kyle Kraemer  0-0-0  1/E
LW 8 Bryan Esner  1-1-2  4/+2   C 15 Ray Ortiz  0-2-2  0/+2   RW 13 Randy Guzior  0-0-0  0/E
LW 12 Dennis McCauley  1-0-1  2/E   C 37 Rob Rassey  1-0-1  4/+1   RW 11 Jimmy Russo  0-1-1  3/+1
LD 4 Jim Driscoll  0-0-0  2/+1   RD 2 Andrew Linard  0-0-0  0/E   G 39 Brad Thiessen  0-0-0  0
LD 24 Denis Chisholm  1-0-1  1/+1   RD 17 David Strathman  0-0-0  5/+3   G 41 Adam Geragosian  0-0-0  0
LD 9 Jacques Perreault  0-0-0  0/E   RD 5 Louis Liotti  0-1-1  2/+1  


 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 
 1st Period (20:00) 
 NOE-1 Mike Morris (2-Hitting from Behind) MER 0x1 0:46 
 MER-1 Matt Byrnes (2-Tripping) NOE 0x1 4:27 
 NOE-2 Joe Vitale (2-O-INTERFERENCE) MER 0x2 9:37 
 MER-2 Derek Pallardy (2-Slashing) NOE 0x2 10:10 
 NOE  1 - 0  6x6  Rob Rassey (1) (Jimmy Russo, Joe Vitale) 12:27 
 NOE (+): 37,11,26,4,17,G39   MER (-): 7,26,19,20,14,G29
 NOE-3 Ray Ortiz (2-O-TRIPPING) MER 0x3 13:07 
 MER-3 Brian Boulay (2-Roughing) 18:05 
 NOE-4 Dennis McCauley (2-Roughing) 18:05 
 NOE-5 Dennis McCauley (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) MER 1x4 18:05 
 NOE-6 Dennis McCauley (10-Misconduct) (Served by John Brennan) 18:05 
 NOE-7 Andrew Linard (2-Hitting from Behind) MER 1x5 18:23 
 MER  1 - 1  6x4 PP  Joe Loprieno (1) (Pat Kimball) 19:39 
 MER: 3,18,27,26,16,G29   NOE: 8,24,17,G39
  2nd Period (20:00) 
 NOE-8 Randy Guzior (2-Hooking) MER 1x6 1:19 
 MER-4 Mike Vaskivuo (2-Tripping) NOE 0x3 1:49 
 NOE-9 David Strathman (2-O-HOOKING) MER 1x7 4:21 
 MER-5 BENCH (2-TOO MANY PLAYERS ON ICE) (Served by Mike Alexiou) NOE 0x4 10:46 
 MER-6 John Goebel (2-Hitting from Behind) NOE 0x5 13:06 
 MER-7 Ryan Sullivan (2-Holding) NOE 1x6 14:53 
 NOE  2 - 1  6x5 PP  GW  Dennis McCauley (3) (Joe Vitale, Chad Costello) 16:17 
 NOE: 12,26,17,16,10,G39   MER: 21,22,14,19,G29
 MER-8 Chris Kane (2-Tripping) NOE 1x7 16:40 
 NOE-10 Dennis McCauley (2-Slashing) MER 1x8 18:05 
 3rd Period (20:00) 
 NOE-11 Joe Vitale (2-Charging) MER 1x9 0:56 
 NOE  3 - 1  5x6 SH  Bryan Esner (2) (Ray Ortiz, Louis Liotti) 2:32 
 NOE (+): 8,15,17,5,G39   MER (-): 27,18,3,16,22,G29
 NOE-12 David Strathman (2-O-INTERFERENCE) MER 1x10 2:57 
 MER-9 Pat Bowen (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 8:53 
 NOE-13 Joe Vitale (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 8:53 
 NOE  4 - 1  5x5  Denis Chisholm (1) (Ray Ortiz, Bryan Esner) 10:30 
 NOE (+): 24,15,17,8,G39   MER (-): 20,26,22,19,G29
 MER-10 Joe Loprieno (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) NOE 1x8 13:07 
 MER-11 Justin Mills (2-Roughing) 14:29 
 NOE-14 Ray Ortiz (2-Roughing) 14:29 
 MER-12 Carmen Posteraro (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 17:06 
 MER-13 Brandon Sadlowski (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 17:06 
 MER-14 Carmen Posteraro (2-Hitting from Behind) NOE 1x9 17:06 
 NOE-15 Joe Vitale (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 17:06 
 NOE-16 Kyle Kraemer (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 17:06 
 MER-15 Ryan Sullivan (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) NOE 1x10 17:25 
 NOE-17 Jacques Perreault (2-CHECKING) MER 1x11 19:33 
 NOE-18 Denis Chisholm (2-Slashing) MER 1x12 19:48 
 End of Game 


 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Patrick Watson (L, 0-3-0)  5 10 12 27 60:00 4
 
 Northeastern Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Brad Thiessen (W, 2-7-2)  13 2 7 22 60:00 1


First Star: Bryan Esner (Northeastern)
Second Star: Ray Ortiz (Northeastern)
Third Star: David Strathman (Northeastern)

Merrimack (MER) at Northeastern (NOE)
Date: Friday, December 1, 2006
Conference Game
Attendance: 2685
Start Time: 7:05 pm  End Time: 9:25 pm  Total Time: 2:20

Scoring by Period - MER 1-0-0=1; NOE 1-1-2=4

1st Period
Scoring - 1, NOE Rob Rassey/1 (Jimmy Russo/4, Joe Vitale/3) 12:27
2, MER Joe Loprieno/1 (Pat Kimball/2) 19:39 (PP)
Penalties - Mike Morris, NOE (Hitting from Behind) 0:46; Matt Byrnes, MER (Tripping) 4:27; Joe Vitale, NOE (O-INTERFERENCE) 9:37; Derek Pallardy, MER (Slashing) 10:10; Ray Ortiz, NOE (O-TRIPPING) 13:07; Brian Boulay, MER (Roughing) 18:05; Dennis McCauley, NOE (Roughing) 18:05; Dennis McCauley, NOE (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 18:05; Dennis McCauley, NOE (10-Misconduct) 18:05; Andrew Linard, NOE (Hitting from Behind) 18:23

2nd Period
Scoring - 3, NOE Dennis McCauley/3 (Joe Vitale/4, Chad Costello/7) 16:17 (PP) (GW)
Penalties - Randy Guzior, NOE (Hooking) 1:19; Mike Vaskivuo, MER (Tripping) 1:49; David Strathman, NOE (O-HOOKING) 4:21; Bench, MER (TOO MANY PLAYERS ON ICE) 10:46; John Goebel, MER (Hitting from Behind) 13:06; Ryan Sullivan, MER (Holding) 14:53; Chris Kane, MER (Tripping) 16:40; Dennis McCauley, NOE (Slashing) 18:05

3rd Period
Scoring - 4, NOE Bryan Esner/2 (Ray Ortiz/4, Louis Liotti/2) 2:32 (SH)
5, NOE Denis Chisholm/1 (Ray Ortiz/5, Bryan Esner/1) 10:30
Penalties - Joe Vitale, NOE (Charging) 0:56; David Strathman, NOE (O-INTERFERENCE) 2:57; Pat Bowen, MER (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 8:53; Joe Vitale, NOE (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 8:53; Joe Loprieno, MER (CONTACT TO THE HEAD) 13:07; Justin Mills, MER (Roughing) 14:29; Ray Ortiz, NOE (Roughing) 14:29; Carmen Posteraro, MER (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 17:06; Brandon Sadlowski, MER (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 17:06; Carmen Posteraro, MER (Hitting from Behind) 17:06; Joe Vitale, NOE (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 17:06; Kyle Kraemer, NOE (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 17:06; Ryan Sullivan, MER (CONTACT TO THE HEAD) 17:25; Jacques Perreault, NOE (CHECKING) 19:33; Denis Chisholm, NOE (Slashing) 19:48

Merrimack Goaltending - Patrick Watson (60:00, 31 shots, 27 saves, 4 GA)

Northeastern Goaltending - Brad Thiessen (60:00, 23 shots, 22 saves, 1 GA)

Win - Brad Thiessen, NOE (2-7-2). Loss - Patrick Watson, MER (0-3-0).

Shots On Goal - MER 14-2-7=23; NOE 6-11-14=31

Power Plays - MER 1 of 12; NOE 1 of 10

Penalties - MER 15 (30 min); NOE 18 (44 min)

Three Stars: 1. Bryan Esner (Northeastern) 2. Ray Ortiz (Northeastern) 3. David Strathman (Northeastern)

Referee: John Gravallese  Assistant Referees: Chris Aughe, Kevin Shea