2008-09 Hockey East Box Score
Friday, January 9, 2009
Merrimack (MER) at Northeastern (NOE)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Northeastern 2, Merrimack 1
New Records: Northeastern 13-4-2, Merrimack 5-10-3

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Referees: Tim Benedetto, Jeff Bunyon
Assistant Referees: Bob Bernard, Brendan Kelleher
Attendance: 4437
Start Time: 7:05 pm  End Time: 9:11 pm  Total Time: 2:06



 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Merrimack  0 0 1 1    Merrimack  1 / 4 (.250) 
 Northeastern  0 1 1 2    Northeastern  0 / 7 (.000) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Merrimack  11 7 14 32    Merrimack  9 / 18 0 
 Northeastern  4 10 6 20    Northeastern  5 / 10 0 



Merrimack Lineup
LW 28 Jeff Velleca  0-0-0  3/E   C 14 Joe Cucci  1-0-1  3/E   RW 21 Francois Ouimet  0-0-0  0/E
LW 23 Chris Barton  0-0-0  3/E   C 24 Rob Ricci  0-0-0  6/E   RW 27 Jesse Todd  0-1-1  2/E
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  4/E   C 8 Carter Madsen  0-0-0  1/E   RW 11 Elliott Sheen  0-0-0  2/E
LW 9 Mickey Rego  0-0-0  0/-1   C 15 John Jamieson  0-0-0  0/-1   RW 10 Bobby Kramer  0-0-0  2/-1
LD 2 Fraser Allan  0-0-0  1/E   RD 4 Pat Bowen  0-0-0  2/E   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 26 Adam Ross  0-0-0  0/-1   RD 3 Joe Loprieno  0-0-0  0/-1   G 35 Joe Cannata  0-0-0  0
LD 7 Karl Stollery  0-1-1  3/E   RD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  0/E  
 
Northeastern Lineup
LW 19 Wade MacLeod  0-0-0  2/E   C 26 Joe Vitale  0-0-0  2/E   RW 16 Kyle Kraemer  0-0-0  3/E
LW 27 Alex Tuckerman  0-0-0  1/E   C 17 Steve Silva  0-0-0  0/E   RW 10 Steve Quailer  1-0-1  3/E
LW 22 Greg Costa  0-1-1  1/+1   C 3 Ryan Ginand  1-0-1  3/+1   RW 23 Chris Donovan  0-0-0  0/+1
LW 12 Dennis McCauley  0-0-0  0/E   C 37 Rob Rassey  0-0-0  1/E   RW 94 Tyler McNeely  0-0-0  0/E
LD 4 Jim Driscoll  0-0-0  0/E   RD 6 David Strathman  0-0-0  4/E   G 30 Mike Binnington  0-0-0  0
LD 7 Dan Nycholat  0-0-0  0/+1   RD 5 Louis Liotti  0-0-0  0/+1   G 39 Brad Thiessen  0-0-0  0
LD 24 Denis Chisholm  0-0-0  0/E   RD 28 Mike Hewkin  0-0-0  0/E  



 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 

 1st Period (20:00) 
 NOE-1 Dennis McCauley (2-Hitting from Behind) MER 0x1 2:31 
 MER-1 Francois Ouimet (2-Tripping) NOE 0x1 9:07 

 2nd Period (20:00) 
 MER-2 John Jamieson (2-Boarding) NOE 0x2 3:27 
 MER-3 Fraser Allan (2-DELAY OF GAME) Penalty Shot 5:24 
 NOE  1 - Penalty Shot  Steve Quailer (5) (unassisted) 5:24 
 MER-4 Fraser Allan (2-O-INTERFERENCE) 10:20 
 NOE-2 Steve Silva (2-O-TRIPPING) 10:20 
 MER-5 Bobby Kramer (2-Tripping) NOE 0x3 12:47 
 NOE-3 BENCH (2-TOO MANY PLAYERS ON ICE) (Served by Dennis McCauley) MER 0x2 13:57 

 3rd Period (20:00) 
 NOE-4 Wade MacLeod (2-Tripping) MER 1x3 3:44 
 NOE-5 Louis Liotti (2-Hitting from Behind) MER 1x4 4:00 
 MER  1 - 6x4 PP  Joe Cucci (3) (Karl Stollery, Jesse Todd) 4:15 
 MER: 14,7,27,23,24,G35   NOE: 24,26,28,G39
 MER-6 Jeff Velleca (2-O-HOOKING) NOE 0x4 7:43 
 NOE  2 - 6x6  GW  Ryan Ginand (11) (Greg Costa) 11:26 
 NOE (+): 3,22,23,5,7,G39   MER (-): 26,3,15,10,9,G35
 MER-7 Joe Loprieno (2-Hitting from Behind) NOE 0x5 12:46 
 MER-8 Carter Madsen (2-Interference) NOE 0x6 16:04 
 MER-9 Joe Cucci (2-Tripping) NOE 0x7 19:47 

 End of Game 



 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Joe Cannata (L, 3-3-3)  4 9 5 18 58:57 2
 EMPTY NET  0 0:50 0
 Joe Cannata  0 0 0 0 0:13 0
 
 Northeastern Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Brad Thiessen (W, 13-4-2)  11 7 12 30 55:46 1
 EMPTY NET  0 0:18 0
 Brad Thiessen  0 0 1 1 3:56 0



First Star: Ryan Ginand (Northeastern)
Second Star: Joe Cucci (Merrimack)
Third Star: Brad Thiessen (Northeastern)

Recap

Merrimack (MER) at Northeastern (NOE)
Date: Friday, January 9, 2009
Conference Game
Attendance: 4437
Start Time: 7:05 pm  End Time: 9:11 pm  Total Time: 2:06

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

1st Period
Scoring - None
Penalties - Dennis McCauley, NOE (Hitting from Behind) 2:31; Francois Ouimet, MER (Tripping) 9:07

2nd Period
Scoring - 1, NOE Steve Quailer/5 5:24 (PS)
Penalties - John Jamieson, MER (Boarding) 3:27; Fraser Allan, MER (DELAY OF GAME-PS) 5:24; Fraser Allan, MER (O-INTERFERENCE) 10:20; Steve Silva, NOE (O-TRIPPING) 10:20; Bobby Kramer, MER (Tripping) 12:47; Bench, NOE (TOO MANY PLAYERS ON ICE) 13:57

3rd Period
Scoring - 2, MER Joe Cucci/3 (Karl Stollery/6, Jesse Todd/4) 4:15 (PP)
3, NOE Ryan Ginand/11 (Greg Costa/5) 11:26 (GW)
Penalties - Wade MacLeod, NOE (Tripping) 3:44; Louis Liotti, NOE (Hitting from Behind) 4:00; Jeff Velleca, MER (O-HOOKING) 7:43; Joe Loprieno, MER (Hitting from Behind) 12:46; Carter Madsen, MER (Interference) 16:04; Joe Cucci, MER (Tripping) 19:47

Merrimack Goaltending - Joe Cannata (59:10, 20 shots, 18 saves, 2 GA); Empty Net (0:50, 0 GA)

Northeastern Goaltending - Brad Thiessen (59:42, 32 shots, 31 saves, 1 GA); Empty Net (0:18, 0 GA)

Win - Brad Thiessen, NOE (13-4-2). Loss - Joe Cannata, MER (3-3-3).

Shots On Goal - MER 11-7-14=32; NOE 4-10-6=20

Power Plays - MER 1 of 4; NOE 0 of 7

Penalties - MER 9 (18 min); NOE 5 (10 min)

Three Stars: 1. Ryan Ginand (Northeastern) 2. Joe Cucci (Merrimack) 3. Brad Thiessen (Northeastern)

Referees: Tim Benedetto, Jeff Bunyon  Assistant Referees: Bob Bernard, Brendan Kelleher