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Bears Return to the Ice Friday Night at New Hampshire After Four-Week Break
12/30/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
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This Weekend: After a nearly four-week break for exams and the holidays, the Bears are back in action with a pair of non-league games against teams from Hockey East. Brown faces New Hampshire in Durham on Friday evening and will close out the non-league portion of its schedule on Sunday, January 1st, with the 26th annual edition of the Mayor's Cup game between Brown and Providence.
This Date Historically Speaking: All time, Brown has played 19 total games on December 30th and has posted a 7-11-1 record, including a 1-1 tie with Army in the last game played on this date (12/30/07). Brown is 1-4-0 in away games, 3-2-0 in home games, and 3-5-1 in neutral site games played on December 30th. Brown and New Hampshire have never played each other on December 30th.
Last Time Out: The Bears split a home-and-home series with #14 Yale on December 1st and 3rd, falling to the Bulldogs, 5-3, in New Haven, before defeating their Ivy rivals, 6-4, in Providence. Freshman Ryan Jacobson led all Brown players in the two games with four points (1g, 3a), including a goal and two assists in the victory. Senior Bobby Farnham (2g, 1a) and sophomore Matt Wahl (1g, 2a) both had three points in the win, while senior Jack Maclellan (2g) scored one goal in each game, including the game-winning goal on December 3rd. Other players with multiple points in the series included freshman Kyle Quick (1g, 1a on 12/1), freshman Matt Lorito (2a on 12/3), sophomore Dennis Robertson (1a in each game), and junior Chris Zaires (1a in each game). Senior Mike Clemente played both nights and stopped 34 shots in the loss and 27 in the win.
Homecoming of Sorts: Friday's game at New Hampshire is a homecoming of sorts for Brown Associate Head Coach Mark White and Brown Assistant Coach Mike Souza. Both went to UNH and played for Dick Umile with Souza graduating in 2000 and White graduating in 2001. A defenseman for the Wildcats, White played in 133 career games (8g, 17a) and was an assistant captain in 2001. A forward for the Wildcats, Souza played in 156 games (66g, 90a) and was a captain in 2000. The game is also being played roughly an hour away from the hometown of sophomore forward Garnet Hathaway, who hails from Kennebunkport, Maine.
Brown vs. New Hampshire: Brown and New Hampshire have met 35 times, with the Wildcats leading the all-time series, 20-13-2, including a 7-0-1 record in the last eight meetings after a 5-5 tie last season. Brown has won only once in away games, a 3-1 victory on January 22, 1930. Brown's last victory over New Hampshire came on December 1, 1987 when the Bears edged the Wildcats, 4-3. During the all-time series, New Hampshire has picked up some lopsided decisions, winning four times by more than 7 goals, including an 11-3 victory in the Championship Game of the 2001 Badger Showdown in Wisconsin. Brown head coach Brendan Whittet is 0-0-1 against New Hampshire as a head coach, while UNH bench boss, Dick Umile is 5-0-1 all-time against Brown in his 22nd season with the Wildcats. Senior Jack Maclellan leads current players with three points (all assists) in one career game.
Scouting New Hampshire: Like Brown, the Wildcats return from a break on Friday evening, having last played on December 8th, a 2-1 loss to Boston University. The loss to the Terriers was the third straight for UNH, which was swept in a home-and-home with UMass-Lowell on December 2nd (L, 3-2) and 3rd (L, 5-3). New Hampshire's last win was a 9-1 victory over Alabama-Huntsville on November 26th. The Wildcats are led by senior Stevie Moses (11g, 8a) and sophomore Nick Sorkin (5g, 14a), who both have 19 points in 17 games. Three other players have at least 10 points, while an additional 16 have posted at least one point. Sorkin leads the team with four power play goals, while Moses adds three. The duo is also among a group of six players to have scored one game-winning goal each. Senior Matt Di Girolamo has played the majority of time in net this season and has earned a 3.36 GAA with a .885 save percentage in 15 games (6-7-1).
Meehan Auditorium 50th Anniversary: The 2011-12 season will mark the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Brown's George V. Meehan Auditorium, which opened during the 1961-62 season. Brown will feature a special center-ice logo as well as a patch that will be sported on its home and away uniforms. The men's and women's teams hosted a doubleheader on December 3, to celebrate the anniversary with nearly 200 alumni and friends back for the event. Included in the group of 200 people were 11 members of the 1961-62 men's hockey team, the first varsity team to play at Meehan.
Brown/Dunkin' Donuts Center to Host 2013 NCAA Regional: Brown will host the 2013 NCAA Men's Hockey East Regional at Providence's Dunkin' Donuts Center, marking the ninth NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament competition in Providence, but first since 2003. The Dunkin' Donuts Center, formerly known as the Providence Civic Center, has hosted the Frozen Four six times, and this will be the third time it has hosted regional competition. Game dates have not been finalized, but will be held between March 29-31, 2013. The regional winner earns a trip to the 2013 Frozen Four at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA (April 11-13).
Multimedia: Brown is in its fifth year of a partnership with America One (previously B2 Networks) to handle all video and audio streaming needs. Video and audio, called by Mike Rubin '00, for all 12 of Brown's home games will be streamed live over the internet. In addition, five regular season away games will be shown live via America One. Cost to view the games is $8.00 per day or fans can purchase a hockey season pass (all Brown men's & women's games) for a fee of $75.00. Free audio for all home games and select away games will also be available. In addition to Brown's normal audio broadcasts on brownbears.com, five other games will also be broadcast on WPRV AM-790, including the home game against Princeton and the 26th annual Mayor's Cup game at Providence on New Year's Day. Fans can also follow all Brown home games on livestats, available at http://livestats.prestosports.com/brown/
Brendan Whittet '94: Brown alum Brendan Whittet, class of 1994, returns for his third season as Brown's bench boss. A 15-year veteran of the college coaching ranks, Whittet guided the Bears to one of their most successful seasons in recent history in his first season at the helm. Under Whittet's guidance, Brown won 13 games, the most since winning 16 during the 2004-05 season. The Bears improved in nearly every facet of their game offensively, while advancing to the ECAC Hockey Championship Tournament for the first time since 2003. During the regular season last year, he helped lead the Bears to a 9th-place finish in the ECAC Hockey standings, Brown's highest finish since 2005. A former defenseman for the Bears, Whittet is the 15th head coach in the 111-year history of the Brown men's hockey program and the 4th Brown hockey alum to coach the team, joining Wescott E.S. Moulton '31 (1948-52), Donald F. Whiston '51 (1953-55), and J. Allan Soares '60 (1971-74).
Farnham Nominated for Hockey Humanitarian Award: Senior assistant captain Bobby Farnham has been nominated for the 2012 Hockey Humanitarian Award. Given each season to an NCAA college hockey player, male or female, Division I-III, who best exemplifies personal character, a commitment to studies, and significantly contributions to his/her larger community.
Maclellan Named Pre-Season All-League: Senior Jack Maclellan was named Pre-Season All-ECAC Hockey in a vote by the 12 ECAC Head Coaches. A Second Team All-ECAC honoree a year ago, Maclellan is coming off a junior season in which he led Brown with 17 assists and 31 points, despite missing the last six games of the year with a foot injury.
Maclellan A Candidate for 2012 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award: Senior Jack Maclellan was named a candidate for the 2012 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Presented annually to the outstanding senior NCAA Division I Student-Athlete of the Year across ten different sports, the acronym "CLASS" stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®. One of 20 candidates for the 2012 Men's Hockey Award, Maclellan is one of three senior student-athletes from the Ivy League and ECAC Hockey, joining Dartmouth's Doug Jones and Cornell's Keir Ross. The 20 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot.
