Posted: Feb 14, 2014
Seahawks kick off three-game home stand with Nichols
Nichols
(15-6-2; 8-3-1 ECACNE)
0
Salve Regina
(10-13;8-4 ECACNE)
1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Nichols (15-6-2; 8-3-1 ECACNE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Salve Regina (10-13;8-4 ECACNE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Summary: Salve Regina University men's ice hockey hosts Nichols in an ECAC Northeast contest.
Match-up: Salve Regina Seahawks (9-13; 7-4 ECACNE) versus Nichols Bison (15-5-2; 8-2-1 ECACNE)
Game date, time and site: Sat., Feb. 15, 2014; 7 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: Nichols leads the series 17-10.
Last Seahawk win in series: Salve Regina won, 3-2, in Burrillville, R.I. on Feb. 27, 2013
Last Bison win in series: Nichols won, 8-4, on Burrillville, R.I. on Jan. 25, 2014.
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SALVE REGINA VS. NICHOLS
- Salve Regina and Nichols have faced each other 27th times in the series.
- The Bison hold a 16-10-1 lead in the all time series.
- Nichols defeated Salve Reigna earlier this season 8-4 in Burrillville.
- Last season, Salve Regina snapped a 12-game losing streak to the Bison with a 3-2 win in the ECAC Northeast semifinals.
TODAY'S SALVE REGINA MEN'S ICE HOCKEY FACT(S) YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT
- Salve Regina is 0-3 on Feb. 15.
- Last time the Seahawks played on this date, Salve Regina fell to Becker, 6-5, in 2012.
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.
- Joining McMenimen, Scorcia and Barr leading the team this season is senior David Watkins as an alternate captain.
WHAT'S UP NEXT
- Following Saturday's contest, the Seahawks close out the season with two straight home games.
- Next Wednesday, Salve Regina welcomes Western New England before hosting Johnson & Wales for its senior day on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 4:35 p.m.
- The final two home games close out the regular season for Salve Regina.
LAST TIME OUT
- Salve Regina tied its season-high goal total with a 6-1 win over Becker last Wednesday.
- Junior John Scorcia tallied three points (2g, 1a) to move into fourth place on Salve Regina's all-time scoring list with 77 points.
- Sophomore Marc Biggs handed out three assists, including one on Scorcia's game-winning goal in the second period.
- The Seahawks exploded for four goals in the third period as four different Seahawks put the puck in the net in the final frame.
- Becker scored its only goal in the third period on a power play with less than five minutes to play.
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
- 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.
- Gintoli leads the Seahawks with 22 points on the season (8g, 14a) while Scorcia leads the team with 11 goals on the year.
- Freshman Jonathan Felteau and Naso lead the team with four power play goals each.
- Scorcia leads the team with two shorthanded goals.
- Gintoli and Biggs are currently ranked sixth and seventh in the league in points.
- Gintoli is fourth in the league in assists with 14.
- Leading Nichols is sophomore Tyler Beasley with 28 points (41g, 18a) while sophomore Frank Butler and junior Joe Sposit each lead the team with 11 goals on the season.
- Butler leads the team and league with six power play goals.
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.
WHERE THEY ARE NOW
- Salve Regina goes into today's game tied for second in the league with Wentworth with 14 points and three points behind Nichols with three games to play.
- The Seahawks' next opponent, Western New England, are currently in seventh in the league with six points while Johnson & Wales are fourth with 11 points on the year.
HOME SWEET HOME
- Salve Regina is 5-3 this season on its home ice.
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 47 assists so far in his career.
- Scorcia has cracked the top ten all-time in scoring and is tied for fourth with 77 points (30g, 47a) in his career. Scorcia needs 13 points to tied third place.
- Scorcia is tied for ninth in Salve Regina's history with 30 goals.