Seahawks host JWU in Senior Game

Summary: Salve Regina University men's ice hockey hosts Johnson & Wales (R.I.) in an ECAC Northeast contest. 

Match-up: Salve Regina Seahawks (11-13; 9-4 ECACNE) versus Johnson & Wales (R.I.) Wildcats (16-6-1; 6-5-1 ECACNE)

Game date, time and site: Sunday Feb. 23, 2014; 4:35 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: Johnson & Wales leads the series 16-8

Last Seahawk win in series: Salve Regina won, 2-1, in Providence, R.I. on Jan. 28, 2014.

Last Wildcat win in series: Johnson & Wales won, 8-1, in Portsmouth, R.I. on Feb. 1, 2012.

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• Salve Regina and Johnson & Wales have faced off 24 times before with the Wildcats holding a 16-8 advantage. 
• The Seahawks have won the previous three meetings, including a 2-1 decision over the Wildcats at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence earlier this season. 
• Salve Regina's season-series sweep of Johnson & Wales last year snapped an eight-game skid to the Wildcats. 
• In Salve Regina's 2-1 win this year, sophomore Marc Biggs tallied his sixth goal of the season while the Seahawks were shorthanded to open the third period for the eventual game-winner. 
• Freshman goalie Alexander Devine turned away 10 shots in the final 20 minutes to secure the victory. 

• Salve Regina is 4-0 on Feb. 23.
• Last time the Seahawks played on this date, Salve Regina upset Western New England, 8-4, in the opening round of the 2012-13 ECAC Northeast tournament. 

• 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.

• Sunday's game marks the final regular season game for the Seahawks seven seniors. 
• Prior to the game, Salve Regina will honor Alex Barr, Kenny Craig, Chase Davis, William Gomolinski, Chad Hollenshade, Trey Rasmussen and David Watkins.
• The seven players have combined for 479 games, 54 goals and 85 assists (139 points) over the last four years. 
• Hollenshade (9g, 25a • 34 points) and Gomolinski (20g, 11a • 31 points) have the two highest point totals for the graduation seniors. 
• Hollenshade (91) and Watkins (92) played in the most games for the Seahawks over their four year careers of the players graduating. 

WHAT'S UP NEXT 

• Following Sunday's contest, the Seahawks will begin action in the ECAC Northeast tournament. 
• Seeding for the tournament, at least the first three seeds, will be detirmined following Sunday's contest. 

1. Nichols (9-3-1 • 19pts)
2. Wentworth (9-4 • 18pts) (holds tie breaker over SRU)
3. Salve Regina (9-4 •18pts)
4. Johnson & Wales (6-5-1 • 13pts)
5. Suffolk (5-7-1 • 11pts)
6. Western New England (4-8 • 8pts) 

• Luckily though, the tournament does not begin today and Salve Regina can claim either the first or second seed and earn a bye in the first round. 
• To claim the number one seed, Salve Regina needs:
  - A Seahawk win on Sunday, combined with a Nichols loss and a tie from Wentworth on Satuday. OR
  - A Seahawks win on Sunday, combined with a Nichols loss and a Wentworth tie/loss on Satuday.
• To claim the second seed, and a bye, Salve Regina needs:
   - A Seahawk win on Sunday combined with a tie from Nichols and a Wentworth tie/loss on Saturday. 
• The lowest seed the Seahawks will have is the number three spot, giving Salve Regina its first ever home playoff game on March 1. 
• Nichols squares off against Western New England this afternoon (2/22) at 4:40 p.m. (Follow live stats here)
• Wentworth takes on Suffolk at 4:40 today (2/22). Check www.ecacdiiihockey.com/northeast for results.

I'M HONORED

• Junior John Scorcia and sophomore David Chiokadze were named the ECAC Northeast Player and Goalie of the Week for the week ending 2/18.
• Scorcia posted three points for the Salve Regina men's ice hockey team. Scorcia scored the first two goals of the game before handing out an assist on the first goal of the third period. With the three points, the junior moved into fourth all-time in points at Salve Regina with 77.
• Posting his second-highest saves total this season, Chiokadze helped the Seahawks to a 6-1 win in the crucial ECAC Northeast contest last week. The sophomore goalie allowed just one goal late in the third on a power play. The .971 save percentage was Chiokadze's highest of the season until his shutout against Nichols Monday night. 

• Salve Regina improved to 11-13 on the season with a 3-1 win over Western New England Wednesday night. 
• Sophomore David Chiokadze followed up his first career shutout with an outstanding 34-save performance for his fifth win of the season in net for Salve Regina. 
• Freshman Jonathan Felteau scored a pair of special team goals (a shorthanded and power play) to help the Seahawks to a 3-1 win. 
• Sophomore Peter Gintoli and junior John Scorcia connected for the Seahawks final goal just over the half way mark of the third period.  

• ... 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.
• ... posted at least 10 wins in a season? In 2012-13 when the Seahawks went 10-14-3 and made the ECAC Northeast championship game for the first time in program history. 
• ... posted 11 wins in a season? Twice before - 2002-03 when Salve Regina went 11-13-1 and in 2000-01 when the Seahawks finished the year 11-15.
• ... hosted an ECAC Northeast play off game? Never. Salve Regina is set to be at least the number three seed in the 2013-14 ECAC Northeast Tournament and will host the first ever playoff game for the Seahawks at the Portsmouth Abbey.

• 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 25 points on the season (9g, 16a) while Scorcia leads the team with 11 goals on the year. 
• Freshman Jonathan Felteau leads the team with five power play goals. 
• Scorcia leads the team with two shorthanded goals.
• Gintoli and Biggs (8-14-22) are currently ranked fourth and seventh in the league in points. 
• Gintoli is fourth in the league in assists with 16. 
• Scorcia is tied for fourth in the league with 11 goals.
• Freshman Jonathan Felteau third in the league is freshman scoring with 17 points (8g, 9a)
• Leading the Wildcats is sophomore Josh Obregon with 30 points (16g, 14a).
• Freshman Stefan Brucato has a team-best 20 assists on the season. 

• 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.