SB Nation College Hockey - Hockey East Quarterfinals: After tight marathon season, Lowell emerges for top seedCollege Hockey's Home on the Blogospherehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49993/wchb-fav.png2013-03-16T20:29:11-07:00http://www.sbncollegehockey.com/rss/stream/38704972013-03-16T20:29:11-07:002013-03-16T20:29:11-07:00Hockey East Saturday: BC, BU back to the Garden
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<p>Boston College and Boston University punched their tickets to the Hockey East semifinals next Friday night at TD Garden and will meet each other in the late game. With a 4-1 win, UNH forced a Sunday afternoon Game 3.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Boston College 4, Vermont 1</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Boston College Eagles won their 18th straight game in the Hockey East quarterfinals since 2004 as <span>Parker Milner</span> made 16 saves and four skaters found the back of the net in a 4-1 victory over visiting Vermont at Kelley Rink. Senior Pat Mullane, senior Steven Whitney and sophomore Johnny Gaudreau each tallied one goal and one assist for the victorious Eagles as they improved to a perfect 8-0-1 over the Catamounts in the last nine meetings. Matt White scored the lone goal for the Catamounts at 13:06 of the third period, while rookie Brody Hoffman concluded his season at 11-18-6, making 29 saves. Eagle head coach Jerry York was again absent from the bench as he suffered a second detached retina of the right eye. He is likely to undergo a second surgical procedure to correct the issue. Associate head coaches Greg Brown and Mike Cavanaugh took charge and led BC to its 21st semifinal round and the team's ninth in a row.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Boston University 5, Merrimack 3</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Ben Rosen gave third-seeded BU its first lead of the game at 5:11 of the third period and the Terriers never looked back en route to a 5-3 victory over Merrimack at Agganis Arena that clinched their first quarterfinal series sweep since 2006. Merrimack broke through with its first goal of the series with a minute remaining in the first period, thanks to sophomore Shawn Bates, but Matt Nieto's 100th-career point tied it for the Terriers just 91 seconds into the second frame. The tally allowed Nieto, a Long Beach, California native, to become the third Terrier since 2000 to hit the plateau before the end of his third season. Junior Mike Collins put the Warriors back up 4:32 into the middle period with his 17th goal of the season, but just his third in the final 13 games. From that point, BU scored four of the final five goals, including strikes in the waning minutes of the second from sophomore Cason Hohmann and Reading, Mass. rookie Sam Kurker, a St. John's Prep product. <span>Sean Maguire</span> made 39 stops for the Terriers as he helped the team complete a perfect five-game season sweep of the Warriors. On the flip side, junior Sam Marotta <font style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">finished the game with 31 saves and concluded the season with a 12-7-0 mark.<br></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>New Hampshire 4, Providence 1</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The No. 7 Wildcats evened their quarterfinal series at Schneider Arena on Saturday afternoon as sophomore Matt Willows scored his first-career hat trick and classmate Casey DeSmith made 38 saves in goal for his second-ever postseason victory. Junior Kevin Goumas posted assists on all three of Willows' goals, including the first two combined on both sides in the contest at 15:19 of the first period and 1:45 of the second. Freshman Nick Saracino scored the lone Providence goal as he found the back of the net on the power play at 3:32 of the middle stanza - a goal that also included the first-career assist by PC goaltender <span>Jon Gillies</span>, who made 20 saves between his pipes. With the win, UNH forces a deciding third game in the 4-5 series for the eighth time in the last 16 years. Sunday afternoon's game is set for 4:30 p.m. in Providence and will again be televised by NESN, concluding PC's first home playoff series since 2003.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Joshua Kummins covers Hockey East for SB Nation. Follow him on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/joshuakummins"><b><span style="color: #161b66;">@JoshuaKummins</span></b></a>.</i></p>
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<p>UMass-Lowell is moving on to the TD Garden for the Hockey East semifinals for the first time since 2009. Meanwhile, Maine will miss the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in six seasons.</p> <p> </p>
<p>UMass-Lowell turned it on when they needed these past two nights just enough to sweep Maine out of the playoffs in the best-of-three Hockey East Quarterfinal series at the Tsongas Center.</p>
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<p>The River Hawks trailed 1-0 in both games, but scored the last four goals Thursday night and the last two including the game-winner in overtime Friday night.</p>
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<p>As one team's future seems clear and bright, another program enters the offseason with questions surrounding the program and a need for more depth and discipline.</p>
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<p>The best player on the ice Friday night was Maine junior goaltender Martin Ouellette, but defensive breakdowns and an inability to stay out of the penalty box cursed Maine's upset bid both nights. Joey Diamond received two five-minute major penalties in the game Friday after taking three minor penalties Thursday. Maine coach Tim Whitehead said after the game that Diamond let his emotion get the best of him.</p>
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<p>The River Hawks are moving on to the Hockey East semifinals at the TD Garden for the first time since 2009 when they lost to eventual NCAA Champion Boston University in the finals. Norm Bazin has quickly turned around the program. The River Hawks are poised to make the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive season and make no mistake about it. Boston College might be the three-time defending champion of the Hockey East Tournament, but the River Hawks are the favorites next weekend.</p>
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<p>Lowell is the hottest team in Division I, going 20-3-1 over the last 24 games. The one concern is the inability to come out strong lately. UML has failed to get off to good starts in games the past month. That could burn them come NCAA Tournament time when it is one-and-done.</p>
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<p>Scott Wilson is playing really good hockey lately. The sophomore from Oakville, Ontario has five points in the last three games. He will be a key to UML's playoff run. That is not to take away from the play of Joseph Pendenza, Josh Holmstrom, Derek Arnold and Riley Wetmore. It's just that when Wilson is out on the ice, he has the hands and the laser shot that makes him so dangerous every time he crosses into an opponent's zone.</p>
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<p>For Maine, a dismal season came to an end, but the Black Bears certainly progressed as the year went along. Maine gave a valiant effort in Lowell this weekend. The Black Bears will miss the talent of Joey Diamond and Kyle Beattie, but there are players in the younger classes that can excel at this level.</p>
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<p>As long as each of the freshmen return, Maine will have a solid building block for the future. Devin Shore came on strong once he became acclimated to the college game. Ryan Lomberg, Will Merchant and Steven Swavely can all be successful players in this league. Sophomore Connor Leen and junior Mark Anthoine have each proven they can be threats to score goals.</p>
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<p>Freshman Ben Hutton and sophomore Jake Rutt are two defensemen that can move the puck up ice and be quarterbacks on the power play. Ouellete, a Columbus Blue Jackets prospect, could be one of the best goalies in the league next season if he is given more protection in front of his net. He's made some absolute highlight reel saves over the past month.</p>
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<p>One huge question mark will be what Athletic Director Steve Abbott decides regarding the fate of Whitehead in Orono. The very vocal fanbase, one of the best in the country, has certainly voiced its displeasure of Whitehead. The attendance has not been up to par at Alfond Arena and the results this season combined with a lack of NCAA Tournament appearances over the past half decade could doom Whitehead.</p>
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<p>If a change is to be made, expect it to be announced sooner than later. Jim Montgomery, a former Black Bear, and current head coach of the USHL's Dubuque Fighting Saints, would be a terrific replacement. He has assistant coaching experience at Notre Dame and RPI. He would bring passion back to the program and reinvigorate the fanbase.</p>
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<p>As Maine's season comes to an end, UMass-Lowell has a chance to make history. The River Hawks are a very good hockey team and are no fluke. Outside of maybe Minnesota and North Dakota, Lowell has as good odds as anyone to bring back the ultimate prize in April.</p>
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<p>With a 2-1 overtime victory over Maine on Friday, UMass Lowell punched its ticket to the TD Garden for the Hockey East semifinals. BU, Providence and BC each earned opening night quarterfinal victories.</p> <p><b>UMass Lowell 2, Maine 1 (OT)</b></p>
<p>Junior Derek Arnold scored just 1:50 into a full overtime period as the top-seeded River Hawks were the first to punch their ticket to the Hockey East semifinals at TD Garden with a 2-1 victory over the pesky Maine Black Bears at the Tsongas Center. With the victory, Lowell improved to 24-10-2 on the season, equaling the third-highest win total in the program's Division I history. Freshman <span>Connor Hellebuyck</span> completed the first round playoff sweep, posting 18 saves for his 16th win of the year, allowing a single goal on the night, to rookie <span>Devin Shore</span> on the power play at 7:51 of the second period. At the 4:00 mark of the third, the River Hawks squared the score on a goal from freshman Michael Fallon. Entering the weekend, UML had won just one of 15 playoff meetings between the sides, but advanced to TD Garden for the sixth time when winning the best-of-three opener. Lowell will be making its first trip to the semifinals since an exciting 3-2 overtime win over Northeastern in 2009.</p>
<p><b>Boston College 4, Vermont 2</b></p>
<p>Senior goaltender <span>Parker Milner</span> made 23 saves and nine different Eagles scored points as second-seeded BC won its 17th straight game in the Hockey East quarterfinal round with a 4-2 victory over Vermont at Kelley Rink. The Eagles scored the game's first three goals and took a 3-0 lead into the first period, but Ben Albertson and Matt White each found the back of the net for the Catamounts to cut the home team's lead to 3-2. With just over a minute to play, sophomore Johnny Gaudreau sealed the deal with an empty-netter for the Eagles, his 40th-career goal. Additionally, the BC senior class improved to a perfect 11-for-11 in conference tournament games over their four years. The game also marked the return of Eagle senior defenseman Patch Alber to the line-up for his first action since a pre-game knee injury in Minnesota on Dec. 29, 2012.</p>
<p><b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.westerncollegehockeyblog.com/hockey-east/2013/3/15/4110610/boston-college-hockey-east-merrimack-warriors-bu-terriers-final-score-playoffs-march-15-sean-maguire">Boston University 3, Merrimack 0</a></b></p>
<p><b>Providence 3, New Hampshire 2</b></p>
<p>Freshman Nick Saracino scored a goal in the second and third periods, including the game-winner at 8:06 of the final stanza for a 3-2 Friar win in the opener of the quarterfinal series at Schneider Arena. The victory came as the Friars were hosting their first playoff game in the friendly confines since 2003. The win marked Providence's first home Hockey East playoff win since a 4-3 overtime decision over Boston University on March 11, 2001 and helped the Friars improve to a perfect 13-0-2 when leading after two periods this year. Sophomore Shane Luke returned to the PC lineup after missing the previous six games and posted a career-high three assists, while rookie <span>Jon Gillies</span> turned in another outstanding performance between the pipes with 35 saves in his playoff debut. Sophomore Grayson Downing scored a power-play goal at 13:50 of the second period, before assisting on senior Austin Block's 120 seconds into the final frame.</p>
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<p>The Boston University Terriers captured a win in the Hockey East Tournament for the 21st consecutive year as freshman Sean Maguire made 30 saves in a 3-0 victory over the Merrimack Warriors on Friday night at Agganis Arena.</p> <p>BOSTON -- The Boston University Terriers captured a win in the Hockey East Tournament for the 21st consecutive year as freshman Sean Maguire made 30 saves in a 3-0 victory over the Merrimack Warriors on Friday night at Agganis Arena.</p>
<p>With the win, BU improves to 19-15-2 on the season and puts itself on the brink of going to the TD Garden for the conference semifinals for the 11th time in 12 seasons. Merrimack fell to 15-16-6 on the year as it dropped its fourth game of the year to the Terriers and their second in a row by three goals.</p>
<p>The Terriers put a third of the night on the board just 55 seconds into the third period as senior Ryan Santana had the ultimate whack past Sam Marotta for his second goal of the season, coming off an assist from freshman Danny O'Regan.</p>
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<p>The Boston University Terriers scored twice in the second period to take a 2-0 lead over the visiting Merrimack Warriors in the Hockey East quarterfinal opener on Friday night at Agganis Arena.</p> <p>BOSTON -- The Boston University Terriers scored twice in the second period to take a 2-0 lead over the visiting Merrimack Warriors in the Hockey East quarterfinal opener on Friday night at Agganis Arena. BU held a 15-11 shots edge in the stanza for a 28-18 combined total.</p>
<p>Just 1:15 into the period, the Terriers looked to have a 1-0 lead as freshman Danny O'Regan picked the top of the net on Merrimack's Sam Marotta, but saw his 15th goal of the season called back on a goaltender interference call.</p>
<p>However, BU was able to respond and take the one-goal lead at the 6:10 mark of the stanza as senior captain Wade Megan was parked in front to tip a point shot through traffic from rookie defenseman Ahti Oksanen.</p>
<p>As a Merrimack power play concluded in the middle stages of the period, O'Regan was sprung through the middle of the ice, but put the puck wide as Marotta stuck out his pad to direct it past the post, keeping the score at 1-0 for the home team.</p>
<p>BU extended its lead at 16:48 as sophomore Evan Rodrigues fired a pass through traffic for a one-time score by junior Matt Nieto, his 17th goal of the season to overtake his total from last year.</p>
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<p>The Boston University Terriers and Merrimack College Warriors skated to a scoreless tie after one period at Agganis Arena in the opening game of the 2013 Hockey East Quarterfinals. </p> <p>BOSTON -- The Boston University Terriers and Merrimack College Warriors skated to a scoreless tie after one period at Agganis Arena in the opening game of the 2013 Hockey East Quarterfinals, the second best-of-three meeting between the teams over the last four years. </p>
<p>Neither side generated much quality offense over the stanza, despite a 13-7 shots on goal edge.The Warriors got on their game early as they blocked seven shots of the ten combined between the teams.</p>
<p>Merrimack wasted little time for its best offensive chance of the game as freshman John Gustafsson's hard wrister from the slot beat BU freshman Sean Maguire, but clanked the top post over his shoulder to keep the game scoreless.</p>
<p>At the opposite end a couple minutes later, junior Matt Nieto tipped a shot just wide from in front of the net on Merrimack's Sam Marotta, but he was not to be beaten in the period as he made stops on all 13 shots he faced.</p>
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<p>No. 6 Merrimack travels to No. 3 Boston University for the second head-to-head Hockey East quarterfinal series in the last four years. Game 1 is Friday night at 7:30 p.m.</p> <p>BOSTON -- Good evening everyone and happy Hockey East playoff time!</p>
<p>Welcome to Agganis Arena on the campus of Boston University where the host and third-seeded Terriers welcome their in-state conference rivals, the No. 6 Merrimack Warriors for the first of a best-of-three quarterfinal series this weekend.</p>
<p>Quarterfinals and Commonwealth Avenue have become synonymous for the Terriers as they have earned home ice in each of the first nine years of Agganis' existence, hosting all nine conference opponents in that stretch. BU's last road game in the quarterfinals came in a three-game victory over Boston College in 2004.</p>
<p>Additionally, BU has at least one win in each of the last 20 Hockey East tournaments, a streak currently twice as long as any other school. The Terriers earned the third seed for the fourth straight year after winning a three-way tiebreaker for third place with Providence and New Hampshire. However, BU has played to three-game series in each of the last six years.</p>
<p>BU swept its season series with the Warriors, posting road wins on Nov. 9 and Jan. 11 by a combined 7-2 score, before a 5-2 home win on Feb. 26. Senior captain Wade Megan's shorthanded on Jan. 11 was the lone goal in the three games not scored at even-strength.</p>
<p>After missing the tournament from 2004-09, the Warriors are in for the fourth straight year, a stretch that began with a three-game set at Agganis in 2010.</p>
<p>Click here for my <a target="_blank" href="http://www.westerncollegehockeyblog.com/2013/3/14/4106380/hockey-east-playoff-preview-merrimack-warriors-bu-terriers-mike-collins-danny-o-regan-sean-maguire">comprehensive series preview</a>.</p>
<p>Here are the full starting line-ups:</p>
<p><b>MERRIMACK</b></p>
<p>Mike Collins - Shawn Bates - Josh Myers<br>John Gustafsson - Brian Christie - Ben Bahe<br>Kyle Singleton - Rhett Bly - Quinn Gould<br>Justin Hussar - Vinny Scotti - Connor Toomey</p>
<p>Justin Mansfield - Jordan Heywood<br>Brendan Ellis - Dan Kolomatis<br>Sean Robertson - Kyle Bigos</p>
<p>Sam Marotta (12-9-4, 2.18, .927)<br>Rasmus Tirronen<br>Nick Drew<br></p>
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<p>Wade Megan - Cason Hohmann - Sahir Gill<br>Matt Nieto - Danny O'Regan - Evan Rodrigues<br>Matt Lane - Ben Rosen - Sam Kurker<br>Mike Moran - Ryan Santana - Jake Moscatel</p>
<p>Sean Escobedo - Ryan Ruikka<br>Ahti Oksanen - Patrick MacGregor<br>Matt Grzelcyk - Matt Ronan</p>
<p>Sean Maguire (10-7-0, .919, 2.72)</p>
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https://www.sbncollegehockey.com/2013/3/15/4109308/boston-college-hockey-east-playoffs-pre-game-bu-terriers-merrimack-warriors-march-15Joshua Kummins2013-03-15T10:25:21-07:002013-03-15T10:25:21-07:00Intensity, Emotion high in Merrimack-BU series
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<p>Merrimack will look to bring intensity and emotion to its series against Boston University. The Terriers will have plenty to play for as they are on the NCAA bubble and have the added incentive of playing for the legendary Jack Parker who is retiring after the season.</p> <p> </p>
<p>Playoff series are always played with intensity and emotion. This weekend's quarterfinal series between Merrimack and Boston University will have an added dimension of emotion due to the impending retirement of Jack Parker. The legendary BU coach is stepping down after 40 years as the bench boss of the Terriers.</p>
<p>Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy says he admires and looks up to the legendary coaches of the league. "It has just been a great honor to coach across the bench from the likes of Jack Parker and Jerry York and to see what makes them such great coaches," said Dennehy this week. "The game is going to lose one of its best coaches in the history of the game and one of its best ambassadors. I have more respect for Jack Parker than I can put into words," added the eighth year Merrimack coach.</p>
<p>The Terriers swept Merrimack during the regular season, winning all three convincingly. The Terriers top six forwards dominated the offensive end, skating with will into the slot and creating plenty of quality opportunities.</p>
<p>The key for the Terriers will be scoring early and attacking the Warriors defense that struggles when away from Lawler Arena. Wade Megan, Cason Hohmann, Evan Rodrigues, Danny O'Regan and Matt Nieto need to use their skill to find openings in the Merrimack defense.</p>
<p>Merrimack has struggled to score for much of the season, and definitely did in all three games against BU this season. The Warriors will have the luxury of playing a depleted BU blue line. Junior Garrett Noonan remains out with an upper body injury, and sophomore Alexx Privitera has been suspended for the rest of the season.</p>
<p>For Merrimack to win this series, juniors Mike Collins and Shawn Bates are going to have to have a big series offensively. The Warriors are seriously limited in their scoring ability. When Merrimack is playing their best hockey, they cycle the puck down low extremely well and take a lot of time in the opposition's zone.</p>
<p>Sam Marotta, the junior goaltender who carried the Warriors through their winning streak in late January and early February, was pulled in the last game between these two teams. The Bridgewater, Massachusetts native will probably need to steal a game or two of this series.</p>
<p>Merrimack's defense is going to need to clamp down. It is imperative the Warriors shutdown or at least lessen the effectiveness of the top two lines of the Terriers. Junior captain Jordan Heywood is certain to log a ton of ice time this weekend.</p>
<p>Either way, by Sunday night Jack Parker will have coached his last game or will have advanced to play at least one more game at the TD Garden.</p>
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