2008-09 Hockey East Box Score
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Northeastern (NOE) at Merrimack (MER)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Northeastern 2, Merrimack 1
New Records: Northeastern 14-4-2, Merrimack 5-11-3

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Referees: Dave Hansen, Jack Millea
Assistant Referees: Chris Millea, James Brown
Attendance: 1228
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:07 pm  Total Time: 2:07


 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Northeastern  1 1 0 2    Northeastern  1 / 5 (.200) 
 Merrimack  0 0 1 1    Merrimack  0 / 5 (.000) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Northeastern  13 13 7 33    Northeastern  7 / 14 0 
 Merrimack  6 11 14 31    Merrimack  8 / 16 0 


Northeastern Lineup
LW 19 Wade MacLeod  0-0-0  2/-1   C 26 Joe Vitale  0-0-0  4/-1   RW 13 Randy Guzior  1-0-1  4/E
LW 27 Alex Tuckerman  0-0-0  2/E   C 17 Steve Silva  0-0-0  1/E   RW 10 Steve Quailer  0-0-0  2/E
LW 22 Greg Costa  0-0-0  0/E   C 3 Ryan Ginand  0-0-0  4/E   RW 23 Chris Donovan  0-0-0  1/E
LW 12 Dennis McCauley  0-0-0  2/E   C 37 Rob Rassey  1-1-2  2/+1   RW 94 Tyler McNeely  0-1-1  2/E
LD 4 Jim Driscoll  0-0-0  0/-1   RD 6 David Strathman  0-0-0  2/-1   G 30 Mike Binnington  0-0-0  0
LD 7 Dan Nycholat  0-0-0  1/E   RD 5 Louis Liotti  0-1-1  3/E   G 39 Brad Thiessen  0-0-0  0
LD 24 Denis Chisholm  0-0-0  1/+1   RD 28 Mike Hewkin  0-1-1  0/+1  
 
Merrimack Lineup
LW 23 Chris Barton  1-0-1  +1   C 24 Rob Ricci  0-1-1  +1   RW 27 Jesse Todd  0-1-1  +1
LW 28 Jeff Velleca  0-0-0  E   C 14 Joe Cucci  0-0-0  E   RW 21 Francois Ouimet  0-0-0  E
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  -1   C 8 Carter Madsen  0-0-0  -1   RW 19 Kurtis Astle  0-0-0  E
LW 20 Ryan Flanigan  0-0-0  E   C 15 John Jamieson  0-0-0  E   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  0-0-0  E
LD 26 Adam Ross  0-0-0  +1   RD 3 Joe Loprieno  0-0-0  +1   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0
LD 7 Karl Stollery  0-0-0  E   RD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  E   G 35 Joe Cannata  0-0-0
LD 2 Fraser Allan  0-0-0  -1   RD 4 Pat Bowen  0-0-0  -1  


 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 
 1st Period (20:00) 
 NOE-1 Alex Tuckerman (2-CHECKING FROM BEHIND ATW) MER 0x1 4:58 
 MER-1 Joe Loprieno (2-Interference) NOE 0x1 10:06 
 MER-2 Joe Cucci (2-Slashing) NOE 0x2 13:21 
 NOE-2 Wade MacLeod (2-High-Sticking) MER 0x2 13:48 
 NOE  1 - 0  5x5  Randy Guzior (1) (Rob Rassey, Mike Hewkin) 14:52 
 NOE (+): 13,37,28,24,G39   MER (-): 8,18,2,4,G33
 NOE-3 Alex Tuckerman (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 16:51 
 MER-3 Chris Barton (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 16:51 
 MER-4 Pat Bowen (2-Hooking) NOE 0x3 19:28 
 2nd Period (20:00) 
 NOE-4 Denis Chisholm (2-Slashing) MER 0x3 7:39 
 NOE-5 Joe Vitale (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) MER 0x4 9:13 
 MER-5 Joe Cucci (2-Holding) NOE 1x4 11:39 
 NOE  2 - 0  6x5 PP  GW  Rob Rassey (4) (Louis Liotti, Tyler McNeely) 13:32 
 NOE: 37,5,94,12,6,G39   MER: 18,21,3,26,G33
  3rd Period (20:00) 
 MER-6 Andrew Braithwaite (2-DELAY OF GAME) (Served by Kurtis Astle) NOE 1x5 9:00 
 MER  1 - 2  6x6  Chris Barton (5) (Rob Ricci, Jesse Todd) 13:28 
 MER (+): 23,24,27,3,26,G33   NOE (-): 26,19,4,13,6,G39
 NOE-6 Alex Tuckerman (2-Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 13:38 
 MER-7 Joe Cucci (2-Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 13:38 
 NOE-7 Steve Silva (2-Boarding) MER 0x5 13:53 
 MER-8 Joe Loprieno (2-Tripping) 20:00 
 End of Game 


 Northeastern Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Brad Thiessen (W, 14-4-2)  6 11 13 30 60:00 1
 
 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Andrew Braithwaite (L, 2-8-0)  12 12 7 31 59:08 2
 EMPTY NET  0 0:52 0


First Star: Rob Rassey (Northeastern)
Second Star: Brad Thiessen (Northeastern)
Third Star: Chris Barton (Merrimack)

Recap

Northeastern (NOE) at Merrimack (MER)
Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009
Conference Game
Attendance: 1228
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:07 pm  Total Time: 2:07

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

1st Period
Scoring - 1, NOE Randy Guzior/1 (Rob Rassey/2, Mike Hewkin/3) 14:52
Penalties - Alex Tuckerman, NOE (CHECKING FROM BEHIND ATW) 4:58; Joe Loprieno, MER (Interference) 10:06; Joe Cucci, MER (Slashing) 13:21; Wade MacLeod, NOE (High-Sticking) 13:48; Alex Tuckerman, NOE (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 16:51; Chris Barton, MER (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 16:51; Pat Bowen, MER (Hooking) 19:28

2nd Period
Scoring - 2, NOE Rob Rassey/4 (Louis Liotti/4, Tyler McNeely/7) 13:32 (PP) (GW)
Penalties - Denis Chisholm, NOE (Slashing) 7:39; Joe Vitale, NOE (CONTACT TO THE HEAD) 9:13; Joe Cucci, MER (Holding) 11:39

3rd Period
Scoring - 3, MER Chris Barton/5 (Rob Ricci/5, Jesse Todd/5) 13:28
Penalties - Andrew Braithwaite, MER (DELAY OF GAME) 9:00; Alex Tuckerman, NOE (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 13:38; Joe Cucci, MER (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 13:38; Steve Silva, NOE (Boarding) 13:53; Joe Loprieno, MER (Tripping) 20:00

Northeastern Goaltending - Brad Thiessen (60:00, 31 shots, 30 saves, 1 GA)

Merrimack Goaltending - Andrew Braithwaite (59:08, 33 shots, 31 saves, 2 GA); Empty Net (0:52, 0 GA)

Win - Brad Thiessen, NOE (14-4-2). Loss - Andrew Braithwaite, MER (2-8-0).

Shots On Goal - NOE 13-13-7=33; MER 6-11-14=31

Power Plays - NOE 1 of 5; MER 0 of 5

Penalties - NOE 7 (14 min); MER 8 (16 min)

Three Stars: 1. Rob Rassey (Northeastern) 2. Brad Thiessen (Northeastern) 3. Chris Barton (Merrimack)

Referees: Dave Hansen, Jack Millea  Assistant Referees: Chris Millea, James Brown