Zancanaro, MacArthur Receive Weekly Award; Curry On HR
December 6, 2004 | Men's Ice Hockey
Junior Brad Zancanaro and freshman Peter MacArthur have been named Hockey East's Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, while sophomore John Curry was named to the Honor Roll for the pivotal roles they played in the Terrier hockey team's sweep of Boston College and the University of Massachusetts over the weekend.
On Friday, December 3, the Terriers upset second-ranked Boston College, 3-2, in what was head coach Jack Parker's 700th career victory. Then, the following evening, the Terriers journeyed to the University of Massachusetts where they skated to a 7-1 win.
The two victories improved the Terriers' overall record to 9-6-0, but, more importantly, they cemented their hold on first place in the Hockey East standings. They are 8-1-0 for 16 points, three points ahead of runnerup University of Maine, which sits with a 6-3-1 league record for 13 points. Overall, the Black Bears are 10-6-2.
Zancanaro (Trenton, MI) was the offensive standout for the weekend with 3-1-4 and scored both game-winners. In the win over Boston College, he scored the winner with just 7:05 to play in regulation. Then, in the victory over the Minutemen, he came back with 2-1-3 and a plus-3. With his weekend's totals, Zancanaro brought his season's statistics to 4-6-10.
MacArthur (Clifton, Park, NY) finished the weekend with 3-0-3. Two of his three goals where shorthanded including one against Boston College which opened the scoring at 16:12 of the first period. Then, against Massachusetts, he had two goals one of which was shorthanded and one was even strength. In addition to his two goals, he had a plus-3. For the season, MacArthur leads the team in both goals (9) and points (16), while he is tied for third in assists (7).
Curry (Shorewood, MN) went the distance in goal in both games and had a 1.51 GAA and .943 save percentage to go along with the two wins. In the BC win, he finished with 23 saves, 14 of which came in the first period. Then, at UMass, he had 27 saves, 12 of which came in the opening period.
While this is the first time this year Hockey East has recognized Zancanaro, both Curry and MacArthur are no strangers to being honored by the league.
Curry was the Hockey East ITECH Goaltender of the Month for October. During the month, he appeared in four games and compiled a 3-0-0 record with a 1.14 GAA and a .954 save percentage. His wins were over Vermont, 4-1 (24 saves), Providence, 3-2 (22 saves), and Maine, 2-1 (25 saves). He also played the final 30:43 vs. Michigan and stopped all 12 shots he faced. However, he was not involved in the decision in the 7-2 loss. In addition, he was the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week after stopping 25-of-26 shots vs. Maine in a 2-1 win on October 31st. Prior to this week, he was on the Hockey East Honor Roll once before after beating Vermont, 4-1, with 24 saves on October 16th. It was his first collegiate start.
MacArthur was the Hockey East Superskills Rookie of the Month for October. During the month, he played in all five games and had 4-2-6. He had at least one goal in three of the Terriers' five games and had at least one point in four of the five. His best games were vs. Michigan (2-0-2) and Providence (1-1-2).
Prior to this week, MacArthur had been the Hockey East Superskills Rookie of the Week twice before. The first came after assisting on the Terriers' only goal in the 5-1 loss to Miami University on October 8th and then scoring both goals in 7-2 loss to Michigan on October 9th. The second Rookie of the Week honor came after scoring 1-1-2 vs. Providence on October 22nd.
