Posted: Jan 08, 2014

Seahawks host Hobart

Summary: Salve Regina University men's ice hockey hosts Hobart in a non-conference contest.

Match-up: Salve Regina Seahawks (6-7; 4-1 ECACNE) versus Hobart (4-4-4; 2-1-3 ECACW)

Game date, time and site: Sat., Jan. 11, 2014; 7:00 p.m. @ Portsmouth Abbey

Video: http://bit.ly/YEVPHU (Salve Regina men's ice hockey on Ustream.tv)

Directions: http://bit.ly/162KQuB

Tickets: $5 (adults) and $3 (children); Salve Regina students with valid ID admitted free of charge

Series edge: Hobart leads the series 2-0.

Last Statesmen win in series: Hobart won 10-0 on Oct. 26, 2012 in Geneva, N.Y.

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SALVE REGINA VS. HOBART

This is just the third meeting between Salve Regina and Hobart.
The Statesmen have won the previous two meetings with the most recent win in 2012 when Hobart defeated Salve Regina 10-0.
Head coach Andy Boschetto began his playing career for Hobart in 2001-02 where he established a new single-game points record (five).

TODAY'S SALVE REGINA MEN'S ICE HOCKEY FACT(S) YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

Salve Regina has played six times before on Jan. 11 with a 1-5 all time record on this date.
The last win for the Seahawks on the 11th of January came against Castleton State in 2005. The Seahawks beat Castleton 6-1.
This year is just the second time that January 11 has fallen on a Saturday that Salve Regina will compete.

CAPTAINS

Juniors Scott McMenimen, John Scorcia, and senior Alex Barr will handle the duties as captains this season. McMenimen and Scorcia are in their second year with a "C" on their jerseys while this is the first season for Barr.

I'M HONORED

Freshman Trace Redmond (Dallas, Texas) was named the ECAC Northeast Rookie of the Week last week following his two-point performance against Skidmore.
Redmond handed out an assist on junior Michael Naso's (Londonberry, N.H.) goal to open the game before adding his own tally on a power play late in the second period.
Redmond is the second freshman and fourth Seahawk to earn a weekly honor from the ECAC Northeast this season.
Joining Redmond was Naso on the weekly honor roll. Naso had a pair of goals over the weekend, including one against Castleton State and one against Skidmore.

ECAC NORTHEAST PRESEASON POLL

Salve Regina ranks second in the 2013-14 Eastern College Athletic Association (ECAC) Northeast preseason coaches' poll (54 points).
The Seahawks finished last year with a 5-7-2 mark in the conference to earn a No. 5 seed.
After defeating No. 4 Western New England in the opening round of the conference tournament, the Seahawks went on to upset No. 2 Nichols before falling to No. 1 Wentworth in the conference title game.

HOME SWEET HOME

Salve Regina is 5-0 this season on its home ice and has a six-game winning streak at home that dates back to last season.

WHAT'S UP NEXT

Salve Regina will make the far trip up north to take on nationally-ranked Oswego St. next Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. before hosting Southern New Hampshire next Saturday, Jan. 18 to close out its non-conference schedule.
The Seahawks will return to ECAC Northeast action next Saturday, Jan. 25 when they travel to Harrisville, R.I. to take on Nichols at 7:40 p.m.
Salve Regina will return home on Feb. 1 when the Seahawks host Wentworth at 4:35 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT

Seniors Chad Hollenshade (Lutherville, Md.) and David Watkins (Natick, Mass.) and freshman Trace Redmond (Dallas, Texas) all had two-point days in Salve Regina's 7-6 loss to Skidmore last Saturday.
Watkins led the Seahawks with a pair of goals while Hollenshade dished out two assists.
Redmond's goal and assist led him to this week's ECAC Northeast Rookie of the Week honor.

LAST TIME THE SEAHAWKS ...

... started a season with two wins? In 2005-06, Salve Regina opened with victories over Johnson & Wales and Framingham State.
... started a season unbeaten through first three games? In 2007-08, Salve Regina opened with a win and a tie over this year's first two opponents (Franklin Pierce and Stonehill) before beating Framingham State in the third game of the season.

SCORING LEADERS

Leading the scoring for Salve Regina this year is sophomore Marc Biggs (Dallas, Texas) and junior Michael Naso (Londonberry, N.H.) with 13 points each.
Biggs and senior Chad Hollenshade have a team-best nine asssists on the season while Naso is tied at the top of the leaderboard with six goals.
Joining Naso at the top is sophomore Peter Gintoli (Monroe, Conn.) and junior John Scorcia (Hudson, Fla.).
Hollenshade leads the league in defenseman scoring with 10 points on the year (1g, 9a).
Freshman Jonathan Felteau is tied for second in the ECAC Northeast for freshman scoring with 11 points (4g, 7a) on the year.
Leading the offense for Hobart is sophomore Mac Olson (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) with nine points (5g, 4a) on the year.
Sophomore Bo Webster (Aurora, Ont.), senior Tommy Fiorentino (New Hartford, N.Y.) and junior Terrance O'Neill (Kearny, N.J.) all have five assists on the season
Salve Regina returns its top five scorers from a year ago in junior captain John Scorcia (30 points • 11g, 19a), sophomore Cameron Gaudet (25 points • 14g, 11a), junior Michael Naso (25 points • 10g, 15a), and sophomores Marc Biggs (24 points • 14g, 10a) and Peter Gintoli (24 points • 12g, 12a).
Last season was the first time since 2003-04 that the Seahawk line featured at least five players with 20 or more points on the season.

COACHES' CORNER

Salve Regina head coach Andy Boschetto enters his fourth season at the helm of the Seahawks.
He led the team to the ECAC Northeast playoffs for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
The 10 regular season wins last year are the most for the team since the 2007-08 season.
Boschetto was honored as Co-Coach of the Year by the ECAC Northeast last season.

RECORD BOOK CHECK

Junior John Scorcia ranks fifth all-time with 46 assists in his junior season.
Scorcia is sixth all-time in scoring with 71 points (25g, 46a) in his career.
The junior forward needs 30 points to tie the all-time scorer at Salve Regina.