2011-12 Hockey East Box Score
Vermont (VER) at Merrimack (MER)
Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Conference Game
Attendance: 2067
Start Time: 7:05 pm  End Time: 9:24 pm  Total Time: 2:19

Scoring by Period - VER 0-1-1=2; MER 1-2-2=5

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER Jeff Velleca/3 (Brendan Ellis/5, Shawn Bates/4) 6:55 (SH)
Penalties - Mike Paliotta, VER (Cross-Checking) 2:32; Justin Mansfield, MER (Boarding) 5:03; Simon Demers, MER (Hooking) 7:25; Colin Markison, VER (Interference) 10:47

2nd Period
Scoring - 2, MER Jeff Velleca/4 (Carter Madsen/3, Brendan Ellis/6) 7:53
3, VER Kyle Reynolds/4 (Drew MacKenzie/3, Sebastian Stålberg/7) 12:35 (PP)
4, MER Justin Mansfield/2 (Jeff Velleca/3, Brendan Ellis/7) 16:13 (GW)
Penalties - Clayton Jardine, MER (Cross-Checking) 2:18; Mike Collins, MER (Hitting from Behind) 11:48; Connor Toomey, MER (Hooking) 11:48; Nick Bruneteau, VER (Hooking) 16:13; Drew MacKenzie, VER (EMBELLISHMENT) 19:55; Ryan Flanigan, MER (Tripping) 19:55

3rd Period
Scoring - 5, VER Sebastian Stålberg/7 (Anders Franzon/8, Nick Bruneteau/6) 9:43
6, MER Justin Mansfield/3 (Carter Madsen/4, Jeff Velleca/4) 14:19
7, MER Connor Toomey/5 (Mike Collins/6, Brendan Ellis/8) 14:34
Penalties - Brett Leonard, VER (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 16:43; Shawn Bates, MER (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 16:43; Shawn Bates, MER (Roughing) 16:43; Karl Stollery, MER (Hitting from Behind) 17:09

Vermont Goaltending - Rob Madore (57:09, 33 shots, 28 saves, 5 GA); Empty Net (2:51, 0 GA)

Merrimack Goaltending - Joe Cannata (60:00, 34 shots, 32 saves, 2 GA)

Win - Joe Cannata, MER (9-2-1). Loss - Rob Madore, VER (2-8-1).

Shots On Goal - VER 9-11-14=34; MER 10-8-15=33

Power Plays - VER 1 of 7; MER 0 of 3

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

New Records - Merrimack 10-2-1, Vermont 3-11-1

Three Stars: 1. Jeff Velleca (Merrimack) 2. Justin Mansfield (Merrimack) 3. Sebastian Stålberg (Vermont)

Referees: John Gravallese, Kevin Shea  Assistant Referees: Chris Aughe, Marc Sullivan