2008-09 Hockey East Box Score
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