2008-09 Hockey East Box Score
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Boston University (BU) at Denver (DEN)
Non-Conference Game
Denver Cup Championship (Denver, CO)

Final Score: Boston University 4, Denver 1
New Records: Boston University 13-4-1, Denver 13-6-2

Recap - Text Box - Game Sheet

Referees: Derek Shepherd, Marco Hunt
Assistant Referees: Gary Pedigo, Tim Swiader
Attendance: 6050 (Sellout)
Start Time: 7:07 pm  End Time: 9:27 pm  Total Time: 2:20


 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Boston University  2 1 1 4    Boston University  1 / 5 (.200) 
 Denver  0 1 0 1    Denver  0 / 7 (.000) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Boston University  13 11 3 27    Boston University  8 / 16 0 
 Denver  14 7 13 34    Denver  5 / 10 0 


Boston University Lineup
LW 10 Chris Higgins  0-0-0  3/-1   C 12 Chris Connolly  0-0-0  1/E   RW 21 Jason Lawrence  0-0-0  1/-1
LW 15 John McCarthy  0-0-0  2/+1   C 13 Nick Bonino  0-2-2  3/E   RW 18 Brandon Yip  1-1-2  3/+1
LW 14 Andrew Glass  0-0-0  1/E   C 9 Corey Trivino  0-0-0  0/+1   RW 27 Vinny Saponari  1-1-2  1/+2
LW 11 Zach Cohen  1-0-1  3/+1   C 26 Luke Popko  0-0-0  1/+1   RW 6 Joe Pereira  0-0-0  0/E
LD 7 Brian Strait  0-0-0  0/E   RD 97 Matt Gilroy  1-0-1  3/E   G 31 Kieran Millan  0-0-0  0
LD 25 Colby Cohen  0-0-0  5/+1   RD 8 Steve Smolinsky  0-0-0  0/+1   G 32 Adam Kraus  0-0-0  0
LD 5 David Warsofsky  0-2-2  0/+1   RD 2 Eric Gryba  0-0-0  0/+1   G 35 Grant Rollheiser  0-0-0  0
 
Denver Lineup
LW 16 Anthony Maiani  0-1-1  2   C 14 Jesse Martin  0-0-0  5   RW 9 Rhett Rakhshani  1-0-1  4
LW 12 Joe Colborne  0-0-0  0   C 15 Tyler Ruegsegger  0-0-0  3   RW 19 Kyle Ostrow  0-0-0  4
LW 17 Matt Glasser  0-0-0  3   C 22 Brian Gifford  0-0-0  0   RW 18 Luke Salazar  0-0-0  2
LW 27 Brandon Vossberg  0-0-0  1   C 26 Julian Marcuzzi  0-0-0  0   RW 8 Dustin Jackson  0-0-0  0
LD 11 J.P. Testwuide  0-0-0  0   RD 25 Cody Brookwell  0-0-0  0   G 1 Marc Cheverie  0-0-0  0
LD 28 Patrick Wiercioch  0-0-0  6   RD 6 Chris Nutini  0-0-0  1   G 35 Lars Paulgaard  0-0-0  0
LD 7 Patrick Mullen  0-0-0  3   RD 5 John Lee  0-0-0  0  


 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 
 1st Period (20:00) 
 DEN-1 J.P. Testwuide (2-Holding) BU 0x1 2:11 
 BU-1 Brian Strait (2-Holding) DEN 0x1 5:41 
 DEN-2 Patrick Wiercioch (2-O-INTERFERENCE) BU 0x2 6:22 
 BU  1 - 0  5x5  Vinny Saponari (3) (David Warsofsky) 7:14 
 BU (+): 27,5,9,2,G31   DEN (-): 19,25,12,5,G1
 BU-2 Luke Popko (2-Cross-Checking) DEN 0x2 8:38 
 DEN-3 Brandon Vossberg (2-Checking from Behind) BU 1x3 10:43 
 BU  2 - 0  6x5 PP  GW  Matt Gilroy (2) (Nick Bonino, Brandon Yip) 11:05 
 BU: 97,18,13,27,15,G31   DEN: 25,19,28,9,G1
 BU-3 Brian Strait (2-Holding the Stick) DEN 0x3 14:41 
 BU-4 Eric Gryba (2-Charging) DEN 0x4 16:33 
 2nd Period (20:00) 
 DEN-4 Julian Marcuzzi (2-Hooking) BU 1x4 3:11 
 BU-5 Brandon Yip (2-Cross-Checking) 3:50 
 DEN-5 J.P. Testwuide (2-Slashing) BU 1x5 4:38 
 BU-6 Andrew Glass (2-Interference) DEN 0x5 7:27 
 DEN  1 - 2  6x6  Rhett Rakhshani (8) (Anthony Maiani) 17:41 
 DEN (+): 9,16,14,25,28,G1   BU (-): 21,2,10,13,5,G31
 BU  3 - 1  6x6  Brandon Yip (8) (Nick Bonino) 18:55 
 BU (+): 18,13,25,8,15,G31   DEN (-): 17,22,18,28,11,G1
  3rd Period (20:00) 
 BU-7 Jason Lawrence (2-Slashing) DEN 0x6 1:04 
 BU-8 John McCarthy (2-Holding) DEN 0x7 10:56 
 BU  4 - 1  6x6  EN  Zach Cohen (6) (Vinny Saponari, David Warsofsky) 18:52 
 BU (+): 11,27,5,26,2,G31
  End of Game 


 Boston University Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Kieran Millan (W, 9-1-1)  14 6 13 33 60:00 1
 
 Denver Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Marc Cheverie  8 0 0 8 5:34 0
 EMPTY NET  0 0:07 0
 Marc Cheverie (L, 13-6-2)  3 0 0 3 8:51 2
 EMPTY NET  0 0:09 0
 Marc Cheverie  0 0 0 0 1:47 0
 EMPTY NET  0 0:05 0
 Marc Cheverie  0 10 0 10 24:26 1
 EMPTY NET  0 0:05 0
 Marc Cheverie  0 0 2 2 16:06 0
 EMPTY NET  0 1:42 1
 Marc Cheverie  0 0 0 0 1:08 0


First Star: Matt Gilroy (Boston University)
Second Star: Brandon Yip (Boston University)
Third Star: Kieran Millan (Boston University)

Recap

Boston University (BU) at Denver (DEN)
Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009
Non-Conference Game
Denver Cup Championship (Denver, CO)
Attendance: 6050 (Sellout)
Start Time: 7:07 pm  End Time: 9:27 pm  Total Time: 2:20

Scoring by Period - BU 2-1-1=4; DEN 0-1-0=1

1st Period
Scoring - 1, BU Vinny Saponari/3 (David Warsofsky/9) 7:14
2, BU Matt Gilroy/2 (Nick Bonino/12, Brandon Yip/7) 11:05 (PP) (GW)
Penalties - J.P. Testwuide, DEN (Holding) 2:11; Brian Strait, BU (Holding) 5:41; Patrick Wiercioch, DEN (O-INTERFERENCE) 6:22; Luke Popko, BU (Cross-Checking) 8:38; Brandon Vossberg, DEN (Checking from Behind) 10:43; Brian Strait, BU (Holding the Stick) 14:41; Eric Gryba, BU (Charging) 16:33

2nd Period
Scoring - 3, DEN Rhett Rakhshani/8 (Anthony Maiani/21) 17:41
4, BU Brandon Yip/8 (Nick Bonino/13) 18:55
Penalties - Julian Marcuzzi, DEN (Hooking) 3:11; Brandon Yip, BU (Cross-Checking) 3:50; J.P. Testwuide, DEN (Slashing) 4:38; Andrew Glass, BU (Interference) 7:27

3rd Period
Scoring - 5, BU Zach Cohen/6 (Vinny Saponari/4, David Warsofsky/10) 18:52 (EN)
Penalties - Jason Lawrence, BU (Slashing) 1:04; John McCarthy, BU (Holding) 10:56

Boston University Goaltending - Kieran Millan (60:00, 34 shots, 33 saves, 1 GA)

Denver Goaltending - Marc Cheverie (57:52, 26 shots, 23 saves, 3 GA); Empty Net (2:08, 1 GA)

Win - Kieran Millan, BU (9-1-1). Loss - Marc Cheverie, DEN (13-6-2).

Shots On Goal - BU 13-11-3=27; DEN 14-7-13=34

Power Plays - BU 1 of 5; DEN 0 of 7

Penalties - BU 8 (16 min); DEN 5 (10 min)

Three Stars: 1. Matt Gilroy (Boston University) 2. Brandon Yip (Boston University) 3. Kieran Millan (Boston University)

Referees: Derek Shepherd, Marco Hunt  Assistant Referees: Gary Pedigo, Tim Swiader