Hockey Team Heads To Providence For First League Game
October 26, 2000 | Men's Ice Hockey
The Terrier hockey team will begin defense of its Hockey East regular-season title on Oct. 28 when it travels to Providence College. Faceoff will be at 7:00 p.m. and carried live on WROL-AM (950), Boston; WCRN-AM (830), Worcester; WPLM-AM (1390), Plymouth; WSMN-AM (1590), Salem, NH
BOSTON UNIVERSITY at Providence College October 28, 2000 * Schneider Arena * 7 p.m. * Providence, RI
FIRST GAME ON THE ROAD: After playing their first two games at home, the Terriers are on the road for the first time this year. They will play a total of 17 games away from home this season. This includes four neutral site games-two each at the Badger Hockey Showdown in Milwaukee, WI and the Beanpot at the FleetCenter. B.U. will play North Dakota in the first round of the Badger Showdown on December 29th and either Wisconsin or Princeton the next night. Then, in the Beanpot, B.U. will meet Northeastern in the first round on February 5th and either Harvard or BC on the 12thLast season, the Terriers were 11-10-4 on the road. This record included a 7-5-4 record on opposing team's ice and 4-5-0 on neutral ice.
FIRST LEAGUE GAME: This game will also mark the first Hockey East game of the season for the Terriers, who will be trying to defend their regular-season title. A year ago, B.U., which was picked to finish fifth in the pre-season poll, posted a 15-3-6 record as it won its sixth regular-season title in the past seven years. This year, the Terriers were picked to finish second in the pre-season poll of the coaches, while Providence was sixth. Below is the result of the poll with the number of first-place votes in parentheses.
1. Boston College (3) 72 2. BOSTON UNIVERSITY (2) 69 3. Maine (3) 68 4. New Hampshire (1) 60 5. Northeastern 38 6. Providence 37 7. UMass/Amherst 26 8. UMass/Lowell 20 9. Merrimack 15
TAPP TO START IN GOAL: Junior goalie Jason Tapp (Kelowna, BC) is slated to start in net for the Terriers. This will be his third straight start this year marking the first time in his collegiate career that he will be starting three games in a row. Last year, he started back-to-back games against Ferris State (12/27) and Minnesota-Duluth (12/27) in the Silverado Shootout. Prior to the start of this season, that was the only time he started two straight games for the TerriersAs a freshman, he appeared in just six games as he backed up Michel Larocque in net. Then, last year, he played in 15 games as he alternated in goal with Rick DiPietro through the first half of the season. In the second half of the year, DiPietro saw most of the action.
TAPP VS. THE FRIARS: This will be Tapp's second career appearance against the Friars, and he is 1-0-0 against them. He came off the bench last February 19th to take over from DiPietro. DiPietro started the game and yielded three goals in the first 25:11, as the Terriers trailed 3-1. Tapp played the final 35:49, had six saves and did not allow a goal. In the meantime, B.U. scored three unanswered goals to skate off with a 4-3 win.
TAPP VS. HOCKEY EAST: His two-year record in league play is 5-2-1 with a 3.02 GAA and an .892 save percentage. Two years ago, he appeared in just three Hockey East games and was 0-1-0 with a 4.36 GAA and an .828 save percentage. His only decision was 4-2 loss to Merrimack on January 10, 1999Last year, he appeared in seven league games and was 5-1-1 with a 2.81 GAA and a .902 save percentage.
TWO LINEUP CHANGES: The Terriers are scheduled to make two changes in the lineup that played against Vermont last Saturday night. Freshman Kenny Magowan (Kelowna, BC) will return to the lineup after sitting out the Vermont game. He did play in the opener against RPI, though. With Magowan in the lineup, freshman Mark Mullen (Dorchester) will not dress. The other change has junior Jack Baker (South Boston) changing places with junior Mike Pandolfo. Baker was the left wing on the second line in the Vermont game, while Pandolfo was on the first line. Baker will skate with senior center Carl Corazzini (Framingham) and sophomore right wing John Sabo (Harding Township, NJ). These three skated together for most of last season.
GOOD NEWS ON MEYER: Sophomore defenseman Freddy Meyer (Sanbornville, NH), who was on the Hockey East All-Rookie Team last season, is expected to be back in the lineup against Merrimack next weekend. Meyer had back surgery during the summer, and it was not certain when, or if, he would be back this year. However, in the past week, he has returned to full practice mode and should be ready for next weekend.
COLLINS OFF TO QUICK START: Sophomore left wing Brian Collins (Shrewsbury, MA) is off to a quick start with 1-4-5 in his first two games. He had a goal and two assists in the season-opening 5-4 loss to RPI and then had two assists in last Saturday night's 3-1 win over VermontA year ago, Collins did not score his fifth point until the sixth game of the year. He finished the year with 13-11-24 in 42 games. He was the team's top-scoring freshman and was eighth on the team overall. His play earned him a spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.
COLLINS AMONG HOCKEY EAST LEADERS: Collins will come into the Providence game tied for ninth in scoring in Hockey East. However, of the league's leading scorers, Collins has played in the fewest games-two. New Hampshire's Darren Haydar leads the league with 10 points on four goals and five assists, but he has played in five games. Of the five players tied with Collins for ninth place, four have played four games, while the fifth player has played in three games. BC's Krys Kolanos (3-2-5), Mike Lephart (2-3-5), and Brian Gionta (1-4-5) and Merrimack's Stephen Moon (1-4-5) have all played in four games coming into this weekend's action. Northeastern's Scott Selig (3-2-5) has his point total in three games.
SERIES HISTORY: This will mark the 121st time since the 1926-27 season that the Terriers and Friars will be meeting, and B.U. holds the decided advantage, 75-38 with 7 ties.Over the last two years, the Friars have enjoyed excellent success over B.U with a 6-3-0 record. Two years ago, they were 5-1 vs. the Terriers, which included a 2-1 record in the Hockey East playoffs. Last year, B.U. was 2-1 vs. PC.
RECAPPING LAST YEAR'S GAMES: Below is a recap of last year's three games between these two teams.
10/30 at TERRIERS, 3; Providence, 2 3732 Providence 0 1 1 -- 2 TERRIERS 2 0 1 -- 3First Period: B.U.-Cronin (Collins, Heron), 3:07; B.U.-Corazzini (Aufiero), 10:57 Second Period: PC-Farrell (Rask, Omicioli), shg, 2:20 Third Period: B.U.-Aufiero (Cavanaugh, Gillis), 10:16; PC-Sheppard (Pisani, Fregoe), ppg, 19:51 Power Play: B.U., 0-for-8; PC, 1-for-10 Penalties: B.U., 13-for-26; PC, 15-for-30 Shots: B.U., 9-11-7-27; PC, 8-7-12-27 Saves: DiPietro (B.U.), 8-6-11-25
2/18 at Providence, 5; TERRIERS, 2 2509 TERRIERS 0 1 1 -- 2 Providence 4 0 1 -- 5First Period: PC-Sheppard (Pisani, Omicioli), 5:11; PC-Lee (Lucci, Lent), 9:05; PC-DiSalvatore (Omicioli, Ialongo), ppg, 10:42; PC-Omicioli (Sheppard, DiSalvatore), ppg, 16:09 Second Period: B.U.-Heron (Cavanaugh, Degerman), ppg, 1:25 Third Period: PC-Omicioli (Pisani, Farrell), 1:41; B.U.-Quebec (Cavanaugh), 19:11 Power Play: B.U., 1-for-7; PC, 2-for-4 Penalties: B.U., 7-for-14; PC, 10-for-20 Shots: B.U., 6-11-17-34; PC, 15-11-7-33 Saves: DiPietro (B.U.), 11-11-6-28; Ballard (PC), 6-10-16-32
2/19 at TERRIERS, 4; Providence, 3 3443 Providence 2 1 0 -- 3 TERRIERS 0 2 2 -- 4First Period: PC-Sheppard (Ialongo, Pisani), ppg, 13:50; PC-Gordon (Ialongo), 19:19 Second Period: B.U.-Heron (Dyment), ppg, 1:28; PC-MacNevin (Gordon, Rask), 3:33; B.U.-Dyment (Gillis, Meyer), ppg, 11:37 Third Period: B.U.-Degerman (Heron, Cavanaugh), 10:51; Degerman (Heron, Aufiero), 13:24 Power Play: B.U., 2-for-5; PC, 1-for-4 Penalties: B.U., 6-for-12; PC, 7-for-14 Shots: B.U., 7-15-16-38; PC, 8-5-2-15 Saves: DiPietro (B.U.), 6-0-x-6; Tapp (B.U.), x-4-2-6; Ballard (PC), 7-13-14-34
1-5 IN LAST SIX AT SCHNEIDER ARENA: Dating back to the 1998-99 season, the Terriers have just one win in their last six games at Schneider Arena. The stretch began on October 30, 1998 when they dropped at 5-4 decision at the Providence rink. They finished the season with a 1-4 record. The only win came in the second game of the Hockey East post-season tournament. After losing 8-2 in the first game of the playoffs, the Terriers came back to skate to an 8-2 win in game number two. The Friars won the third and deciding game, 5-1, to advance to the Hockey East semifinals. Last year, the Terriers lost their only game here, 5-2, on February 18, 2000Prior to this most recent six-game stretch, the Terriers had won four straight at Schneider.
THE LAST 11 YEARS: Since the 1989-90 season, B.U. teams have amassed an impressive 293-114-34 mark for a .703 winning percentage. They have played in the NCAA Tournament in 9 of the 10 years and advanced to the Finals in seven of those years. They won the Division 1 championship game in 1995, while they played in the title game in 1991, 1994, and 1997. Below is how the Terriers have done during the past 11 years.
Year Record .Pct NCAA Tournament 1989-90 25-17-2 .591 Lost to Colgate in semis, 3-2 1990-91 28-11-2 .707 Lost to No. Mich. in title game, 8-7 (3 OTs) 1991-92 22-9-4 .686 Lost to Mich. St. in Regional, 4-2 1992-93 29-9-2 .750 Lost to Lake State in semis, 6-1 1993-94 34-7-0 .829 Lost to Lake State in title games, 9-1 1994-95 31-6-3 .813 Won NCAA title vs. Maine, 6-2 1995-96 30-7-3 .788 Lost to Michigan in semis, 4-0 1996-97 26-9-6 .707 Lost to North Dakota in title game, 6-4 1997-98 28-8-2 .763 Lost to UNH in East Region, 4-3 (OT) 1998-99 14-20-3 .418 Did not qualify 1999-00 25-10-7 .679 Lost to St. Lawrence in East Region, 3-2 (4 OTs) 2000-01 1-1-0 .500
PARKER CLOSING IN ON 1000: Jack Parker, who is in his 28th year as the Terriers' head coach, is just 28 games shy of coaching his 1000th game at his alma mater. Providence is game number 972 in his illustrious career, and he will bring a 617-296-58 mark into the game (.665 winning percentage). He is currently in fifth place on the all-time win list, just six shy of Wisconsin's Jeff Sauer entering this weekend's action. Sauer, whose Badgers are off to their best start in 20 years, had 623 career wins going into Friday night's game at Boston College. Below is a list of the winningest college hockey coaches. Mason, Peters, and Sauer are still coaching, while Ceglarski has retired.
Coach School Years Wins Ron Mason Lake State, Bowling Green, Mich. State 66-SA 865 Bob Peters North Dakota Bemidji State 64-SA 740 Len Ceglarski Clarkson, Boston College 58-92 674 Jeff Sauer CC, Wisconsin, 71-SA 623 Jack Parker Boston University 73-SA 617
MOST WINS AT SAME DIVISION 1 PROGRAM: While Parker is fifth in total wins, he is first in Division 1 in victories at the same institution. Mason has 576 victories at Michigan State. Peters has 698 victories at Bemidji. However, they were Division 2 prior to last season. Then, last year, they formed the College Hockey America (CHA) league along with Wayne State of Detroit, Niagara, Air Force, Army, Findlay of Ohio, and Alabama-HuntsvilleSauer has 457 wins at Wisconsin.
PARKER VS. PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, HOCKEY EAST: The veteran coach has an all-time record of 44-32-6 (.573 winning percentage) against the FriarsHis overall record vs. Hockey East teams is 345-158-40 (.672) against Hockey East teams.
PARKER VS. POOLEY: Parker is 15-8-0 against the Friars' head coach. The most wins he has against any coach is former BC coach Len Ceglarski. Over the years, Parker had a 31-28-5 record against Ceglarski-coached teams. His next greatest success came against former Merrimack coach Ron Anderson, as he had 29 wins vs. the Warriors. Former Northeastern coach Fernie Flaman (28), Maine coach Shawn Walsh (26, including two by forfeit), and Northeastern coach Bruce Crowder (25) round out the top five.
TERRIERS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS: Despite beating the University of Vermont last Saturday night, the Terriers slipped a spot in the USA Today/American Hockey Coaches Magazine poll, while they remained the same in the U.S. College Hockey Online poll. In the USA Today ranking, they slipped from 10th to 11th with 101 points, just three points shy of 10th-place Colorado College. Wisconsin is the nation's top-ranked team with its 6-0-0 record entering last night's game at second-ranked Boston College. In the USCHOL poll, the Terriers are ninth for the second straight week with 261 points, just 12 shy of eighth-place Michigan State. Wisconsin is also number one according to the USCHOL.
TEAM BY CLASS: The Terriers' 26-player roster includes:
Seniors (5): Forwards (3): Carl Corazzini, Nick Gillis, Scott Perry Defense (2): Keith Emery, Colin Sheen Goalie (0)
Juniors (5): Forwards (4): Jack Baker, Dan Cavanaugh, Mike DiMella, Mike Pandolfo Defense (2): Pat Aufiero, Pat Dyment Goalie (1): Jason Tapp
Sophomores (7): Forwards (3): Brian Collins, Ryan Priem, John Sabo Defense (3): Mike Bussoli, John Cronin, Freddy Meyer Goalie (1): Andy Warry
Freshmen (7): Forwards (5): Steve Greeley, Gregg Johnson, Kenny Magowan, Mark Mullen, Frantisek Skladany Defense (1): Kevin Bjelajac Goalie (1): Sean Fields
DAYS OF THE WEEK: Below is how the Terriers have fared on the different days of the week this year. The first record is overall, while the second is in Hockey East play
Friday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 Saturday: 1-1-0 0-0-0 Sunday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 Monday: 0-0-0 0-0-0 Tuesday: 0-0-0 0-0-0
RECORD BY MONTH: Below is how the Terriers have fared during each month. The first record is overall, while the second is in Hockey East play.
October 1-1-0 0-0-0 November: 0-0-0 0-0-0 December 0-0-0 0-0-0 January 0-0-0 0-0-0 February 0-0-0 0-0-0 March 0-0-0 0-0-0 April 0-0-0 0-0-0
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS:
When scoring first: 1-0-0 When ahead after the first period: 1-0-0 When trailing after the first period: 0-1-0 When tied after the first period: 0-0-0 When ahead after the second period: 1-0-0 When trailing after the second period: 0-1-0 When tied after the second period: 0-0-0 Record in overtime games: 0-0-0
