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Huskies beat New Hamphire at home
Nov. 21, 2008
Matthews Arena (Boston, Mass.)

Team 1st 2nd 3rd Final
#13 New Hampshire (4-5-3, 2-3-2 Hockey East) 0 0 2 2
#5 Northeastern (8-2-2, 6-2-1) 1 0 2 3

Ryan Ginand scored to put the Huskies ahead and Wade MacLeod added what turned out to be the game-winner as No. 5 Northeastern beat No. 13 New Hampshire before a crowd of 4,788 on Friday night at Matthews Arena. Freshman Alex Tuckerman scored the first goal of the game and UNH's James van Riemsdyk scored twice for the Wildcats.

Northeastern improved to 8-2-2 overall and 6-2-1 in Hockey East with the victory. The Huskies lead the league by two points after Friday night's games. New Hampshire dropped to 4-5-3 overall and 2-3-2 in Hockey East.

Tuckerman scored the first goal just 1:43 into the game. Defenseman David Strathman lost his stick but managed to kick the puck behind the Northeastern net to Tuckerman, who banked a pass off the boards to Steve Quailer. Quailer streaked down the left side and went to the net for a shot. New Hampshire goaltender Brian Foster made the save, Steve Silva followed it with a shot on the rebound and Tuckerman netted the rebound of Silva's shot.

For the rest of the first period and the entire second period, a goaltending battle ensued. New Hampshire got 19 shots off in the first period and 11 in the second and had five power plays over that span, but Huskies goaltender Brad Thiessen kept the Wildcats off the board. Northeastern had 10 shots in the first, 17 in the second and had five power plays, and Foster only allowed Tuckerman's goal. The teams combined for 14 penalties for 44 minutes in the second period alone.

New Hampshire made the game very interesting when van Riemsdyk scored 1:54 into the third period, making it 1-1. Joe Carlebois took a shot from the right point that van Riemsdyke tipped and Thiessen made the save. van Riemsdyk collected his own rebound and put it past a sprawling Thiessen to tie it.

Northeastern took the lead again on a great shot by Ginand. Chris Donavan and Greg Costa worked behind the net, getting the puck to Ginand on the left side. He took it in close and roofed a shot on the near side to make it 2-1 Huskies.

The Huskies got insurance they would need when MacLeod scored. He blocked a shot and took the puck up the ice for a two-on-one with Tyler McNeely to his left. The defenseman stayed between them, so MacLeod fired a shot top shelf, making it 3-1 in favor of the Huskies at 17:45 in the third period.

New Hampshire pulled Foster with 1:20 left on the game and the Wildcats put on a barrage in the Huskies zone. van Riemsdyk scored his second goal of the game to get his team within a goal with 53.4 seconds left on the clock. Peter LeBlanc and Blake Kessel got assists on the play.

The play continued in the final minute and New Hampshire pulled Foster again with 18 seconds to go but the Huskies defense spread the play out and held on for the 3-2 win.

Thiessen made 37 saves in the game while Foster, coming off an injury, stopped 33 shots. Each team took 12 penalties for 32 minutes.

Northeastern is back in action on Saturday night when it travels to Tsongas Arena to play UMass Lowell at 7 p.m. The River Hawks beat Providence, 6-1, on Friday night. The game will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston.

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#13 New Hampshire vs #5 Northeastern (Nov 21, 2008 at Boston, MA)


New Hampshire (4-5-3 (2-3-2 HEA)) vs. Northeastern (8-2-2 (6-2-1 HEA))
Date: Nov 21, 2008  Location: Boston, MA            Arena: Matthews Arena
Attendance:4788   Start time:7:00 PM   End time:9:25 PM   Total time:2:25



 # Prd Time Team Typ Scored By               Assists             Visitor On Ice   Home On Ice
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 1 1st 01:43 NU   EV Tuckerman, Alex/4       Silva, Steve/6      17,22,8,7,18     27,17,10,24,8
                                             Quailer, Steve/6
 2 3rd 01:54 UNH  EV van Riemsdyk, James/7   Charlebois, Joe/4   21,7,39,18,19    22,23,6,3,24
 3 3rd 09:04 NU   EV Ginand, Ryan/7          Costa, Greg/3       20,19,21,18,39   3,22,23,21,6
                                             Donovan, Chris/2
 4 3rd 17:45 NU   EV MacLeod, Wade/4         -                   21,15,7,19,5     19,5,26,94,21
 5 3rd 19:06 UNH  EX van Riemsdyk, James/8   LeBlanc, Peter/4    21,9,11,12,28,5
                                             Pollastrone, Jer/3

TEAM SUMMARY

                        |-Shots by Prd-|
## New Hampshire         1  2  3    Tot +/-
-------------------------------------------
2  Fritsch, Jamie......  0  0  0      0   0
5 *Kapstad, Kevin......  0  1  0      1   0
7  Charlebois, Joe.....  0  0  0      0  -1
8  Collins, Greg.......  2  0  0      2  -1
9 *LeBlanc, Peter......  2  3  0      5  +1
10 Thompson, Alan......  0  0  0      0   0
11*Pollastrone, Jerry..  1  0  0      1  +1
12*Butler, Bobby.......  4  0  1      5  +1
15 Dries, Danny........  0  1  1      2  -1
17 Fortney, Thomas.....  1  0  1      2  -1
18 Krates, Nick........  0  0  0      0  -1
19 Sislo, Mike.........  2  1  1      4  -1
20 Thompson, Paul......  1  0  0      1  -1
21 van Riemsdyk, James.  3  2  5     10   0
22 Moses, Steve........  1  0  0      1  -1
24 Campanale, Matt.....  0  1  0      1   0
28*Kessel, Blake.......  0  1  0      1  +1
39 DeSimone, Phil......  2  1  0      3   0
1  Scott, Tyler         DNP
30 DiGirolamo, Matt     DNP
   Totals.............. 19 11  9     39  -4


                        |-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern          1  2  3    Tot +/-
-------------------------------------------
3  Ginand, Ryan........  0  4  2      6   0
4 *Driscoll, Jim.......  1  1  0      2   0
5  Liotti, Louis.......  0  0  0      0  +1
6 *Strathman, David....  0  2  1      3   0
8  Maley, J.P..........  0  0  0      0  +1
10 Quailer, Steve......  1  3  0      4  +1
12 McCauley, Dennis....  2  0  1      3   0
13 Guzior, Randy.......  0  0  1      1   0
17 Silva, Steve........  1  1  0      2  +1
19*MacLeod, Wade.......  0  0  2      2  +1
21 Muench, Drew........  1  0  0      1  +2
22 Costa, Greg.........  1  0  0      1   0
23 Donovan, Chris......  1  1  0      2   0
24 Chisholm, Denis.....  0  1  0      1   0
26*Vitale, Joe.........  1  4  0      5  +1
27 Tuckerman, Alex.....  1  0  1      2  +1
37 Rassey, Rob.........  0  0  0      0   0
94*McNeely, Tyler......  0  0  1      1  +1
30 Binnington, Mike     DNP
   Totals.............. 10 17  9     36 +10


Goals by Period
Team   1  2  3  Tot
-------------------
UNH    0  0  2 -  2
NU     1  0  2 -  3

Shots by Period
Team   1  2  3  Tot
-------------------
UNH   19 11  9 - 39
NU    10 17  9 - 36

Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd      UNH         NU
-----------------------------
1st    0-3 (6)     0-1 (0)
2nd    0-2 (7)     0-4 (11)
3rd    0-0 (0)     0-0 (0)
Total  0-5 (13)    0-5 (11)

Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd      UNH       NU
-------------------------
1st      3/6       5/10
2nd      8/24      6/20
3rd      1/2       1/2
Total   12/32     12/32

Three stars:
1. Ginand, Ryan
2. van Riemsdyk, James
3. Thiessen, Brad

Officials:
Referee:Gravallese, Keenan
Linesman:Jeremy Lovett
Linesman:Chris Low

GOALTENDERS

New Hampshire           Dec  MIN  GA EN   1  2  3 Svs
-----------------------------------------------------
29 Foster, Brian.......  L  59:16  3  0   9 17  7  33
TM EMPTY NET...........     00:44  0  0   0  0  0   0

Northeastern            Dec  MIN  GA EN   1  2  3 Svs
-----------------------------------------------------
39 Thiessen, Brad......  W  60:00  2  0  19 11  7  37


PENALTY SUMMARY

Prd Player               Team Min Offense              Time
------------------------------------------------------------
1st Rassey, Rob          NU     2 HOOKING              02:13 PP
1st Strathman, David     NU     2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 05:03
1st Collins, Greg        UNH    2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 05:03
1st Silva, Steve         NU     2 CROSS-CHECKING       14:49 PP
1st Kapstad, Kevin       UNH    2 ELBOWING             15:10 PP
1st Campanale, Matt      UNH    2 HOOKING              15:14
1st MacLeod, Wade        NU     2 embellishment        15:14
1st Costa, Greg          NU     2 HITTING FROM BEHIND  16:52 PP
2nd van Riemsdyk, James  UNH    2 ROUGHING             01:44
2nd Tuckerman, Alex      NU     2 CONTACT TO THE HEAD  01:44
2nd Muench, Drew         NU     2 CROSS-CHECKING       03:24 PP
2nd DeSimone, Phil       UNH    2 HOOKING              06:01 PP
2nd Guzior, Randy        NU     2 CONTACT TO THE HEAD  06:01
2nd van Riemsdyk, James  UNH    2 CONTACT TO THE HEAD  06:01
2nd Guzior, Randy        NU    10 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 06:01
2nd van Riemsdyk, James  UNH   10 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 06:01
2nd Charlebois, Joe      UNH    2 HOOKING              07:03 PP
2nd Thompson, Paul       UNH    2 CHARGING             09:08 PP
2nd Dries, Danny         UNH    2 BOARDING             13:17 PP
2nd Silva, Steve         NU     2 HOLDING              17:19 PP
2nd Silva, Steve         NU     2 ROUGHING             17:19
2nd DeSimone, Phil       UNH    2 ROUGHING             17:19
3rd Kessel, Blake        UNH    2 HIGH STICKING        20:00
3rd Costa, Greg          NU     2 HIT AFTER WHISTLE    20:00

Win-Thiessen, Brad (8-2-2).  Loss-Foster, Brian (4-3-2).


New Hampshire - Faceoffs

## Player                W  L
------------------------------
9  LeBlanc, Peter       12 13
39 DeSimone, Phil        5 11
17 Fortney, Thomas       4  9
8  Collins, Greg         3  0
19 Sislo, Mike           3  2
11 Pollastrone, Jerry    1  2
12 Butler, Bobby         1  3
22 Moses, Steve          0  1
20 Thompson, Paul        0  3
10 Thompson, Alan        0  3
   Totals.........      29 47

Northeastern - Faceoffs

## Player                W  L
------------------------------
26 Vitale, Joe          14  9
17 Silva, Steve          8  8
22 Costa, Greg           7  5
3  Ginand, Ryan          6  2
37 Rassey, Rob           6  3
94 McNeely, Tyler        2  0
12 McCauley, Dennis      1  0
23 Donovan, Chris        1  0
27 Tuckerman, Alex       1  1
19 MacLeod, Wade         1  1
   Totals.........      47 29


New Hampshire - Power Play Summary

Prd Start  End  Elapse Shots (Opp)
----------------------------------
1st 02:13 04:13  02:00     2     0
1st 14:49 15:10  00:21     1     0
1st 17:10 18:52  01:42     3     0
2nd 03:24 05:24  02:00     4     0
2nd 17:19 19:19  02:00     3     0
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 13 shots, 0 goals, time 08:03

Northeastern - Power Play Summary

Prd Start  End  Elapse Shots (Opp)
----------------------------------
1st 16:49 16:52  00:03     0     0
2nd 06:01 07:03  01:02     2     0
2nd 07:03 09:03  02:00     2     0
2nd 09:08 11:08  02:00     2     0
2nd 13:17 15:17  02:00     5     0
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 11 shots, 0 goals, time 07:05
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