2008-09 Schedule/Results
2008-09 Statistics
Cornell 3, Northeastern 2
NCAA Tournament
March 28, 2009
Van Andel Arena (Grand Rapids, MI)
| Team |
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Final
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| #9 Cornell (22-9-3, 13-6-3 ECAC Hockey) |
0
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1
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2
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3
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| #6 Northeastern (25-12-4, 18-6-3 Hockey East) |
1
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1
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0
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2
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 Louis Liotti guards Cornell's Colin Greening. |
Northeastern finished the season with a 25-12-4 overall record, tying the program record for wins, and an 18-6-3 Hockey East record. Cornell improved to 22-9-4 overall and will face Bemidji State, which beat Notre Dame 5-1 in the late game Saturday.
"Thats a tough loss no matter how you slice it," said NU head coach Greg Cronin. "Two games back to back, we had the [UMass] Lowell game last week and now this one. Both games had 2-0 leads and very uncharacteristic of our team we gave that up, particularly the sense that all season we've been very consistent and deliberate."
The Huskies struck first when Liotti scored on a shot from the center point just as a four-on-three power play was ending. Silva won a faceoff to J.P. Maley, who passed it back to Liotti. Liotti fired the shot on net with Ryan Ginand down low and the puck got through the crease past Cornell goalie Ben Scrivens.
The Huskies had other good scoring opportunities in the first period, including a shot by Tyler McNeely on a feed from Dennis McCauley that was followed quickly by an open shot in front by Rob Rassey. McNeely generated another opportunity later when he shot the puck from the right circle and Steve Silva got a stick on the rebound, but his shot went off the side of the net. NU got a good defensive effort from Jim Driscoll when he broke up a two-on-one early in the first. Cornell outshot Northeastern 12-9 in the period.
Northeastern stretched its lead to two when Silva scored on a breakaway at 9:21 in the second period. Chris Donovan poked the puck loose at the blueline to Silva, who took it strait up the slot and beat Scrivens high on his glove side.
Cornell got back within a goal at 17:58 in the second when Blake Gallagher hacked at a loose puck from the front of the net and it went high into the corner. Colin Greening and Michael Kennedy got assists on the play, which made it 2-1.
Cornell outshot Northeastern, 14-4, in the third period and had three power plays to work with. After the Huskies neutralized Cornell's efforts for most of the period, Colin Greening scored a power-play goal from the top of the right circle that went off Thiessen's pad at 16:04. He got the feed from Barlow at the point.
In the final minute, Cornell got an odd-man rush and passed the puck through the Huskies' zone. Barlow got the shot through a Northeastern defender and Thiessen for the game-winner with 17.2 seconds on the clock. Riley Nash and Gallagher got assists on the play.
The Huskies pulled Thiessen after the goal and worked a faceoff in the Cornell zone, but none of their desperation shots made it past Scrivens to prolong the season.
Northeastern went scoreless on eight power plays in the game. Scrivens made 19 saves in the game and Cornell went one-for-four on power plays.
Northeastern advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1994 and the fourth time ever. In addition to tying the school record for wins, the team tied the record for Hockey East wins (18) and finished second in the Hockey East regular season for the second time ever. Thiessen was named Hockey East Player of the Year and head coach Greg Cronin was named Hockey East Coach of the Year.
"When you step away from it, we've moved Northeastern into a level of visibility that it hasn't enjoyed since the 80s. I think there is credibility behind what we're doing obviously there has been a steady movement up the ladder in the win column," said Cronin. "I think this will really launch us to the level we really want to get at."
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Hockey
Cornell vs Northeastern (Mar 28, 2009 at Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Cornell (22-9-4) vs. Northeastern (25-12-4)
Date: Mar 28, 2009 Location: Grand Rapids, Mich. Arena: Van Andel
Attendance: Start time:4:05 pm End time:6:35 Total time:2:30
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 19:20 NU EV Liotti, Louis/4 Silva, Steve/16 7,3,5,21 5,17,8,3
Maley, J.P./3
2 2nd 09:21 NU EV Silva, Steve/4 Donovan, Chris/12 10,14,20,4,7 17,23,6,22,4
3 2nd 17:58 COR EV Gallagher, Blake/7 Greening, Colin/6 27,15,18,24,5 23,10,27,6,4
Kennedy, Michael/22
4 3rd 16:04 COR PP Greening, Colin/5 Barlow, Evan/14 15,20,24,27,14 27,28,26,24
Nash, Brendon/16
5 3rd 19:42 COR EV Barlow, Evan/13 Nash, Riley/22 20,14,27,5,24 26,23,27,5,8
Gallagher, Blake/21
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Cornell 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Seminoff, Jared..... 2 0 0 2 -1
4 Ross, Keir.......... 0 0 1 1 -1
5 *Krueger, Justin..... 0 0 1 1 +1
7 Davenport, Taylor... 0 0 0 0 -2
8 Jillson, Locke...... 0 0 1 1 0
10*Kennedy, Patrick.... 1 1 0 2 -1
12 Collins, Sean....... 1 1 0 2 0
14*Nash, Riley......... 0 0 2 2 0
15 Greening, Colin..... 1 0 1 2 +1
17 Kary, Jordan........ 3 0 0 3 0
18 Kennedy, Michael.... 0 1 1 2 +1
19 Whitney, Sean....... 0 1 1 2 0
20*Barlow, Evan........ 1 0 6 7 0
21 Mugford, Tyler...... 1 1 0 2 -1
23 Punches, Derek...... 1 0 0 1 0
24*Nash, Brendon....... 0 0 0 0 +2
27 Gallagher, Blake.... 1 1 0 2 +2
28 Scali, Joe.......... 0 0 0 0 0
1 Davenport, Troy DNP
35 Garman, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 12 6 14 32 +1
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 0 0 1 1 +1
4 Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 0
5 *Liotti, Louis....... 1 0 0 1 0
6 Strathman, David.... 1 0 2 3 0
8 *Maley, J.P.......... 1 0 0 1 0
10 Quailer, Steve...... 1 1 0 2 -1
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 0 1 0 1 0
16*Kraemer, Kyle....... 0 0 1 1 0
17 Silva, Steve........ 1 1 0 2 +2
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 1 0 0 1 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 0 0 0 0 +1
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 0 0 0 -1
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 0 0 0 0
26*Vitale, Joe......... 0 0 0 0 -1
27 Tuckerman, Alex..... 1 0 0 1 -2
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 0 1 0 1 0
37 Rassey, Rob......... 1 2 0 3 0
94 McNeely, Tyler...... 1 2 0 3 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 9 8 4 21 -1
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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COR 0 1 2 - 3
NU 1 1 0 - 2
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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COR 12 6 14 - 32
NU 9 8 4 - 21
Power Play Goals-Attempts (Shots)
Prd COR NU
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1st 0-1 (0) 0-2 (0)
2nd 0-0 (0) 0-4 (4)
3rd 1-3 (3) 0-2 (1)
Total 1-4 (3) 0-8 (5)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd COR NU
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1st 2/4 2/4
2nd 3/6 1/2
3rd 2/4 2/4
Total 7/14 5/10
Three stars:
1. None
2. None
3. None
Officials:
Referee:Brian Hill
Linesman:Chris Davis
Linesman:Paul Tunison
Goal judge:Kevin Hall (R)
Scorer:Adam Bodnar
GOALTENDERS
Cornell Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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30 Scrivens, Ben....... W 60:00 2 0 8 7 4 19
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... L 59:42 3 0 12 5 12 29
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:18 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Costa, Greg NU 2 INTERFERENCE 14:40 PP
1st Krueger, Justin COR 2 CTH ELBOWING 17:16 PP
1st McNeely, Tyler NU 2 CTH ELBOWING 18:35 PP
1st Kennedy, Michael COR 2 CTH HIGH-STICKING 18:41 PP
2nd Whitney, Sean COR 2 INTERFERENCE 06:32 PP
2nd Nash, Riley COR 2 SLASHING 11:48 PP
2nd Ross, Keir COR 2 CHECKING FROM BEHIND 13:44 PP
2nd McNeely, Tyler NU 2 SLASHING 19:50 PP
3rd Nash, Brendon COR 2 TRIPPING 00:31 PP
3rd Liotti, Louis NU 2 CROSS-CHECKING 06:37 PP
3rd Collins, Sean COR 2 CHECKING FROM BEHIND 10:28 PP
3rd Tuckerman, Alex NU 2 CHECKING FROM BEHIND 14:49 PP
Win-Scrivens, Ben (22-9-4). Loss-Thiessen, Brad (25-12-4).
Cornell - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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18 Kennedy, Michael 8 15
14 Nash, Riley 5 15
27 Gallagher, Blake 4 6
21 Mugford, Tyler 4 6
23 Punches, Derek 3 1
20 Barlow, Evan 2 1
Totals......... 26 44
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 25 10
17 Silva, Steve 6 4
3 Ginand, Ryan 5 2
22 Costa, Greg 5 5
27 Tuckerman, Alex 1 0
94 McNeely, Tyler 1 1
37 Rassey, Rob 1 4
Totals......... 44 26
Cornell - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 14:40 16:40 02:00 0 1
2nd 19:50 00:31 00:41 0 0
3rd 06:37 08:37 02:00 0 0
3rd 14:49 16:04 01:15 3 0 PPG
SUMMARY: 4 opps, 3 shots, 1 goal, time 05:56
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 17:16 18:35 01:19 0 0
1st 18:41 19:16 00:35 0 0
2nd 00:35 00:41 00:06 0 0
2nd 06:32 08:32 02:00 2 1
2nd 11:48 13:48 02:00 1 1
2nd 13:48 15:44 01:56 1 0
3rd 01:50 02:31 00:41 0 0
3rd 10:28 12:28 02:00 1 0
SUMMARY: 8 opps, 5 shots, 0 goals, time 10:37
