Men’s Hockey Heads to UNH on Saturday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown men's hockey team is set to kick off the second half of the season on Saturday night when the Bears visit New Hampshire in non-conference action. The game will be broadcast on NESN.

Matchup: Brown (3-10-0) at New Hampshire (8-8-1)
Date: Saturday, January 4
Time: 7 PM
Venue: Whittemore Center (Durham, N.H.)
Stream: CBS All-Access
Television: NESN

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Last Time Out
Brown will play its first game in over three weeks on Saturday as the Bears most recently fell to UMass, 4-0, at home. After a scoreless opening period, the Minutemen scored twice in each of the final two frames to secure the win. Gavin Nieto made 33 saves in the loss, reaching the 30-plus save mark for the fourth time this season. Michael Maloney led the Bears with five shots.

Scouting New Hampshire
New Hampshire has split its last six games, alternating wins and losses for a 3-3 record, and most recently fell to Army West Point in late December. UNH will host Yale on Friday before playing host to the Bears. Charlie Kelleher leads the team in several categories, including points (17), assists (12), game winners (3) and a +7 rating. Sophomore Angus Crookshank has a team-high eight goals and also leads the Wildcats with 72 shots. Mike Robinson (5-8-1) has started all but three games this season and heads into the weekend with a 2.56 GAA and an .899 save percentage. UNH is averaging 2.59 goals per game and is 20.9 percent on the power play.

Brown vs. UNH All-Time
Saturday's game between Brown and New Hampshire will be the 40 all-time meeting between the two programs and third in the last four seasons. UNH leads the series, 22-14-3. The two teams most recently skated to a 4-4 tie during the 2017-18 season, when the Bears scored four times in the third period for the comeback effort, as New Hampshire native Brent Beaudoin netted the game-tying goal with 1:32 remaining.

School Ties
UNH's Mike Souza will face off against Brown for the first time as a head coach on Saturday. Souza spent two years as an assistant coach on Brendan Whittet's staff from 2011-2013 and helped the Bears reach the 2013 ECAC Championship game.

Hockey East Stretch
Brown is in the middle of three-straight games against Hockey East opponents as part of a five-game non-conference stint. The Bears hosted UMass before the break and will visit Boston University on Wednesday.

Beaudoin Back to the Whitt
Senior Brent Beaudoin, a native of Londonderry, New Hampshire, will play at the Whittemore Center for the second time in his career. He posted a 1-1-2 line two years ago during the 2017-18 season, when he scored the game-tying goal with 1:32 left to play, securing a four-goal comeback in the 4-4 draw.

Common Opponents
Brown and New Hampshire have matched up against three common opponents so far this season as both teams have played Bentley, Dartmouth and Massachusetts. UNH went 2-1 against the trio of teams, falling only to Bentley, while Brown dropped all three matchups.

Facing Off
Tristan Crozier leads the Bears in faceoff percentage at 56.5 percent, while Brent Beaudoin paces the team with 135 faceoff wins.

Power Up
Brown is fifth among all ECAC schools on the power play at 21.2 percent (7/33). The Bears are also rank sixth on the penalty kill at 83.3 percent.

Up Next
After Saturday's game at UNH, Brown will visit Boston University on Wednesday night, before playing host to Arizona State in a two-game series next weekend.

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Players Mentioned

Brent Beaudoin

Tristan Crozier

Michael Maloney

Gavin Nieto

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