Evan Schmidbauer and the Seahawks host University of New England in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship.
Evan Schmidbauer and the Seahawks host University of New England in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship.
Posted: Feb 26, 2019

CCC Men's Ice Hockey: No. 1 Salve Regina v. No. 3 U. of New England

Scoring Summary
1st - 08:07 - Kevin Clare (Salve Regina)
1st - 10:20 - Jimmy Elser (U. of New England)
1st - 11:23 - Ryan Bloom (U. of New England)
1st - 15:30 - PP - Brendan Donohue (U. of New England)
1st - 19:43 - PP - Jeff Eppright (U. of New England)
2nd - 07:50 - SH - Ryan Bloom (U. of New England)
3rd - 04:35 - PP - Tyler Seltenreich (U. of New England)
3rd - 05:37 - PP - Colin Clapton (Salve Regina)
Game Leaders
U. of New England
G: Ryan Bloom - 2
A: Brady Fleurent - 3
Sh: Ryan Bloom - 11
Sv: Ben Churchfield - 30
Salve Regina
G: 2 Players (#5, #23) - 1
A: George Sennott - 2
Sh: 3 Players (#11, #22, #61) - 4
Sv: Blake Wojtala - 45
Team Stats
Full stats
MARCH 2 | 7 p.m.
   BRADFORD BOSS ARENA • KINGSTON, R.I.
U. of NEW ENGLAND NOR'EASTERS
(19-6-2, 11-5-1 CCC)

SALVE REGINA
SEAHAWKS
(18-6-2, 13-3-1 CCC)

SERIES
Seahawks lead 6-3
LIVE STATS
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NEWPORT, R.I. - The Salve Regina University men's ice hockey team hosts the University of New England in the championship round of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) tournament this Saturday at Bradford Boss Arena in Kingston, R.I.

HOW TO GET THERE
 There will be a fan bus for Salve Regina students leaving the Rodgers Recreation Center at 6 p.m., on Saturday. Students may sign-up for the bus at Miley Hall. For those driving, directions can be found in the links above.

TICKETS
 Tickets will be sold at the door. Pricing is $10 for adults 18 and older, $5 for seniors and children under 18, and free admission for students with a valid student-ID.

HOW TO WATCH
 Andrew Pezzelli and Ryan Costa will provide live play-by-play coverage for the Salve Regina broadcast on YouTube.

GAME PROGRAM
Get your copy of the Championship game program by CLICKING HERE.

SOCIALIZE
 Stay up-to-date with all the latest news and notes on Salve Regina athletics by connecting with the Seahawks on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Be sure to use the hashtag #goSeahawks for an insider's look at Salve Regina's teams and student-athletes.

     

LAST TIME OUT
 PORTSMOUTH, R.I. - Paul Boutoussov (Dana Point, Calif.) scored the only goal of the night and the Salve Regina University men's ice hockey team shutout Endicott College, the top scoring team in the nation, 1-0 to advance to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship game.

MORE READING: Seahawks shutout Gulls; Advance to CCC championship

SEAHAWKS NOTES FROM THE NEST

  • This is the second straight season the Seahawks have been the No. 1 seed in the CCC tournament.
  • The Seahawks have made the playoffs for seven straight seasons and appeared in the conference championship in four of those seasons (2013, 2015, 2016, 2019).
  • Salve Regina has won one conference title, the 2016 ECAC Northeast Championship, topping Endicott College, 4-0, in the championship game.
  • After falling to eventual conference champion Nichols College in the CCC semifinals last season, Salve Regina earned an At-Large bid into the NCAA Tournament and finished as the national runners-up, falling to St. Norbert in double overtime of the NCAA Championship.
  • Salve Regina currently ranks 12th in the nation according to USCHO.com and 13th by D3hockey.com.
  • Senior netminder Blake Wojtala was named to the first team All-CCC and CCC Goaltender of the Year for the second straight season.
    • Wojtala has a program-record 11 career shutouts, five of them have been in the postseason.
  • Freshman defenseman Matthew Dillon was named CCC Rookie of the Year.
    • Dillon ranks 18th among all rookie scorers in the country and 21st among all defensemen.
  • Paul Boutoussov, Nick Cyr, Danny Eruzione, and Vincenzo Renda also made the All-CCC team.
    • Eruzione is 10th in the nation in points per game scoring (13-25-38).
      • Eruzione currently has the second-best scoring season in program history.
    • Renda ranks 9th in the nation among all defenseman for points per game (5-19-24).
    • Boutoussov has tied a Salve Regina single-season program record and ranks fourth in the nation for goals scored (20).

NOR'EASTER NOTES

  • This is the third straight season the Nor'easters have been in the conference championship game. They are still looking for their first-ever conference title.
  • Last season the Nor'easters lost to Nichols College in the CCC title game, but earned an At-Large bid to make their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, falling to Colby in the first round.
  • The Nor'easters have the nation's third best offense, averaging 4.74 goals per game. They have scored the second-most goals in the nation this season (128).
  • The Nor'easters have the third best powerplay in the nation, converting 27.6 of their man-advantages into goals.
  • Brady Fleurent is 6th in the nation in points per game (13-30-43).
    • Fleurent was named the CCC Player of the Year.
  • Ryan Bloom and Dimitris Jones joined Fleurent on the All-CCC first team while goaltender Ben Churchfield was named to the second team.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Salve Regina owns a 6-3 record in the all-time series and has won two in a row over the Nor'easters. This will be the first postseason meeting between the two teams. The Seahawks edged the Nor'easters 2-1 in the regular season series. The Nor'easters topped the Seahawks 3-0 in the season opener for both teams back on November 2, then lost the following night 3-1 on their own ice up in Biddeford, Maine. The two did not meet again until the final game of the regular season on February 16 when Salve Regina earned a 2-1 comeback victory to secure the top seed in the playoffs and knock the Nor'easters down to the three seed.

WHAT'S NEXT?
 Winner earns the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.