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Posted: Feb 22, 2019

CCC Men's Ice Hockey: No. 1 Salve Regina v. No. 5 Endicott

No. 1 Salve Regina hosts No. 5 Endicott in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) tournament.
No. 1 Salve Regina hosts No. 5 Endicott in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) tournament.
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Scoring Summary
2nd - 18:55 - Paul Boutoussov (Salve Regina)
Game Leaders
Endicott
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Daniel Kucerovy - 5
Sv: Conor O'Brien - 36
Salve Regina
G: Paul Boutoussov - 1
A: Danny Eruzione - 1
Sh: Paul Boutoussov - 5
Sv: Blake Wojtala - 36
Team Stats
Full stats
FEBRUARY 23 | 4:30 p.m.
   PORTSMOUTH ABBEY • PORTSMOUTH, R.I.
ENDICOTT GULLS
(16-8-2, 9-8-0 CCC)

SALVE REGINA
SEAHAWKS
(17-6-2, 13-3-1 CCC)

SERIES
Seahawks lead 7-2
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NEWPORT, R.I. - After enjoying a bye during the first round, the top-seeded Salve Regina University men's ice hockey team hosts fifth seeded Endicott College in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) tournament this Saturday.

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LAST TIME OUT
 BIDDEFORD, Maine – Paul Boutoussov scored 6:41 into the third period as Salve Regina University edged No.13 University of New England, 2-1, to clinch the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's ice hockey regular-season title on Saturday night at the Harold Alfond Forum.

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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.
  • Salve Regina has won one conference title, the 2016 ECAC Northeast Championship, topping Endicott College, 4-0, in the championship game.
  • Salve Regina currently ranks 13th in the nation according to USCHO.com and 14th 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.
  • Freshman defenseman Matthew Dillon was named CCC Rookie of the Year.
    • Dillon ranks 18th among all rookie scorers in the country and 17th among all defensemen.
  • Paul Boutoussov, Nick Cyr, Danny Eruzione, and Vincenzo Renda also made the All-CCC team.
    • Eruzione is 11th in the nation in points per game scoring (13-24-37).
      • Eruzione currently has the second-best scoring season in program history.
    • Renda ranks 7th in the nation among all defenseman for points per game (5-19-24).
  • Salve Regina swept the Gulls this season; 6-3 in Beverly, Mass., and 5-1 in Portsmouth, R.I.

FOR THE GULLS

  • Endicott defeated Nichols College, the defending CCC champion, 4-3 in overtime at the Bison's rink this past Wednesday to advance to today's semifinal.
    • Daniel Kucerovy scored with 30 seconds left in the third period to force overtime and Josh Bowes netted the game-winner for the Gulls 14:26 into the extra frame.
  • Endicott has made the playoffs in each of its first four seasons as a program.
  • The Gulls won the 2017 CCC championship.
  • Four Gulls made the All-CCC team. Josh Bowes headlined the group as a CCC All-Conference first team selection, while Tommy Besinger received second team honors ahead of teammates Daniel Kucerovy and Carter Horwitz who were both chosen to the third team.
  • Endicott has four of the top 10 scorers in the country.
    • Kucerovy ranks 4th in the nation in points per game (17-25-42).
    • Bowes ranks 6th while Besinger and Horwitz are 9th and 10th respectively.

INSIDE THE SERIES
Salve Regina owns a 7-2 record in the all-time series versus Endicott and has won the last four meetings. The Seahawks and Gulls have only met once previously in the playoffs, the 2016 ECAC Northeast championship. The Seahawks topped the Gulls 4-0 in that game, spoiling the Gulls' inaugural season. The road team won the first six meetings, playoffs included until the Seahawks topped the Gulls 5-1 last season in Portsmouth, R.I. The Gulls last win in the series, 9-1 on January 28, 2017, is the worst loss for the Seahawks in the past three seasons, and the eight-goal differential is tied for the worst loss in the last eight seasons. Since that game both teams have experienced great success. Salve Regina has gone 42-14-6 including a run to the NCAA Championship game last season while the Gulls have gone 44-15-5 since then, claiming a conference title and making an NCAA quarterfinal.

WHAT'S NEXT?
 Winner advances to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship game, next Saturday, March 2.