2003-04 Schedule/Results
2003-04 Statistics
Merrimack 4, Northeastern 1
Feb. 20, 2004
Lawler Arena (North Andover, MA)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Final
|
Shots
|
PP
|
| Northeastern (8-15-6, 2-12-5 HEA) |
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
32
|
1-7
|
| Merrimack (11-16-4, 6-11-4 HEA) |
2
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
29
|
0-5
|
Northeastern couldn’t overcome a 4-0 third-period deficit, losing a 4-1 decision in Hockey East action before 2752 fans at Lawler Arena Friday night.
The Huskies fall to 8-15-6 overall and 2-12-5 in Hockey East play. The Warriors increase their unbeaten streak to three games, while improving to 11-16-4 and 6-12-4.
"Obviously it’s a very disappointing loss," said NU coach Bruce Crowder. "We have fought back from a bad start to the season to get us into position to control our own destiny and we couldn’t get the job done."
With the Huskies trailing 4-0 in the third period, sophomore Mike Morris netted his eighth goal of the season on a nifty backhander with a man-advantage at 5:48. Morris took a pass from Eric Ortlip along the right boards, skated around a defender and across the crease. MC netminder Jim Healy (31 Saves) went down as Morris was at the left post and the right-winger lobbed a backhand shot over Healy.
After two periods of play, NU goalie Keni Gibson (16 saves) was replaced by sophomore Tim Heneroty, which ended Gibson’s run of 24 straight games in net. Freshman Adam Geragosian was the last netminder to see time between the pipes other than Gibson Nov. 1, 2003 in a 5-2 loss to UMass Lowell. Heneroty played flawlessly over the final 20 minutes, making nine saves.
"There was nothing wrong with the way Keni was playing," Crowder said. "The team needed a jolt."
The Huskies are now 0-9-3 when playing on Friday night and 1-9-1 on the road. NU scored its first power-play goal since Jan. 24, which was the last time the Huskies visited Merrimack and resulted in a 3-2 win. However, this time NU went 1-for-7 with a man-advantage against Hockey East’s second-best penalty-kill unit. On Jan. 24, the Huskies went 2-for-4. Northeastern killed all five Merrimack power plays.
The Warriors jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Eric Pedersen wristed a shot over Gibson’s right shoulder at 11:34 of the first. Brent Gough had hit post on a shot and Marco Rosa tipped the puck back to Pedersen in the slot for the finish.
Merrimack went up 2-0 with 40 seconds remaining in the first period. Matt Johnson skated around the back of the NU goal and threw a pass in front of the crease. The puck deflected off Ray Ortiz skate and into the goal at the 19:20 mark.
The Huskies held the Warriors without a shot for the first 6:05 of the game, but by the end of the first 20 minutes shots were even at 7.
At 8:21 of the second period, Gough picked up a loose puck in the corner and fired a centering pass to Rosa, who wasted little time going top shelf over Gibson’s left shoulder to give the Warriors a 3-0 advantage.
Gough scored a shorthanded breakaway to give Merrimack a 4-0 cushion with 10:08 left in the second period. Gough skated in uncontested after picking up the puck at the MC blue line. He beat Gibson with a backhander inside the right post.
The Huskies failed to convert on any of their five power-play opportunities in the second period, including a 56-second two-man advantage at the end of the second stanza. The best NU scoring opportunity was on the 5-on-3, when Morris hit the post on a one-timer off a cross-crease pass from Jason Guerriero with 1:22 before the second intermission.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
2003-2004 Hockey East Association
Northeastern vs Merrimack (Feb 20, 2004 at North Andover, MA)
Northeastern (8-15-6, 2-12-5 HEA) vs. Merrimack (11-16-4, 6-11-4 HEA)
Date: Feb 20, 2004 Location: North Andover, MA Arena: J. Thom Lawler Arena
Attendance:2752 Start time:7:00pm End time:9:35 Total time:2:35
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 11:34 MC EV Eric Pedersen/1 Brent Gough 22,15,2,20,21 6,18,9,27,12
Marco Rosa
2 1st 19:20 MC EV Matt Johnson/1 Mike Alexiou 55,3,20,21,15 21,16,20,27,6
3 2nd 08:21 MC EV Marco Rosa/14 Brent Gough 23,13,3,11,55 9,18,12,26,2
4 2nd 10:08 MC SH Brent Gough/12 - 16,13,44,11,5 18,3,4,9
5 3rd 05:48 NU PP Mike Morris/8 Eric Ortlip 16,11,23,2,5 4,3,8,5
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Jon Awe............. 0 1 2 3 -1
3 Donny Grover........ 0 0 2 2 -2
5 *Tim Judy............ 0 0 0 0 -1
8 Bryan Esner......... 0 0 0 0 0
9 Jared Mudryk........ 1 1 1 3 0
10 Steve Sanders....... 0 0 0 0 0
11 Eric Ortlip......... 1 3 1 5 -2
13*Jason Guerriero..... 1 1 2 4 -2
15 Ray Ortiz........... 0 0 1 1 -2
16*Mike Morris......... 0 2 2 4 -1
17 Trevor Reschny...... 1 0 1 2 0
18 Pat Noonan.......... 0 0 0 0 0
20 Yale Lewis.......... 1 2 1 4 -2
21 Aaron Moore......... 1 1 0 2 -2
22 Bryan Cirullo....... 0 0 0 0 -1
23*Brian Swiniarski.... 0 1 0 1 -1
44*Steve Birnstill..... 0 0 0 0 -1
55 Brian Deeth......... 1 0 0 1 -2
Totals.............. 7 12 13 32 -20
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Merrimack 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Jeff Caron.......... 1 0 0 1 +1
3 *Rob LaLonde......... 0 1 0 1 +1
4 *Bryan Schmidt....... 0 0 0 0 +1
5 Steve Crusco........ 0 1 2 3 0
6 Eric Pedersen....... 2 1 0 3 +2
7 Matt Byrnes......... 0 0 1 1 0
8 Tim Reidy........... 2 5 0 7 0
9 *Marco Rosa.......... 0 1 0 1 +3
12*Jordan Black........ 0 0 0 0 +2
16 David Breen......... 0 0 0 0 +1
18*Brent Gough......... 0 3 0 3 +3
19 Brendon Clark....... 0 0 1 1 0
20 Mike Alexiou........ 0 0 1 1 +1
21 Matt Johnson........ 2 0 0 2 +1
22 Nick Pomponio....... 0 1 0 1 0
23 Justin Mills........ 0 0 0 0 0
26 Ryan Sullivan....... 0 0 2 2 +1
27 Tony Johnson........ 0 0 2 2 +2
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
Totals.............. 7 13 9 29 +19
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
-------------------
NU 0 0 1 - 1
MC 2 2 0 - 4
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
-------------------
NU 7 12 13 - 32
MC 7 13 9 - 29
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd NU MC
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1st 0-0 (0) 0-1 (1)
2nd 0-5 (7) 0-1 (2)
3rd 1-2 (5) 0-3 (2)
Total 1-7 (12) 0-5 (5)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU MC
-------------------------
1st 1/2 0/0
2nd 1/2 5/10
3rd 5/18 4/16
Total 7/22 9/26
ITECH Three stars:
1. Brent Gough
2. Jim Healey
3. Eric Pedersen
Officials:
Referee:Conrad Hache
Asst Ref:Bob Bernard
Asst Ref:Joe Andrews
Scorer:Partridge,O'Reilly
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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31 Keni Gibson......... L 40:00 4 0 5 11 0 16
35 Tim Heneroty........ 20:00 0 0 0 0 9 9
Merrimack Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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35 Jim Healey.......... W 60:00 1 0 7 12 12 31
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Jared Mudryk NU 2 HOOKING 13:20 PP
2nd Brian Deeth NU 2 BOARDING 01:22 PP
2nd Eric Pedersen MC 2 CONTACT TO THE HEAD 04:15 PP
2nd TEAM MC 2 DELAYING THE GAME 08:21 PP
2nd Marco Rosa MC 2 HOOKING 14:57 PP
2nd Brendon Clark MC 2 CONTACT TO THE HEAD 16:59 PP
2nd Brent Gough MC 2 SLASHING 18:03
3rd Nick Pomponio MC 2 HOOKING 04:32 PP
3rd Trevor Reschny NU 2 HOLDING THE STICK 07:57 PP
3rd Mike Alexiou MC 2 BOARDING 11:37 PP
3rd Aaron Moore NU 2 CHARGING 13:54 PP
3rd Trevor Reschny NU 2 BOARDING 16:27 PP
3rd Jared Mudryk NU 2 ROUGHING 16:27
3rd Brendon Clark MC 2 ROUGHING 16:27
3rd Brendon Clark MC 10 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 16:27
3rd Jared Mudryk NU 10 10-MINUTE MISCONDUCT 16:27
Win-Jim Healey (5-6-1). Loss-Keni Gibson (8-13-6).
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Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
2003-2004 Hockey East Association
Northeastern vs Merrimack (Feb 20, 2004 at North Andover, MA)
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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13 Jason Guerriero 10 11
11 Eric Ortlip 9 11
8 Bryan Esner 3 2
15 Ray Ortiz 3 10
23 Brian Swiniarski 2 0
16 Mike Morris 0 1
9 Jared Mudryk 0 1
Totals......... 27 36
Merrimack - Faceoffs
## Player W L
------------------------------
9 Marco Rosa 15 6
5 Steve Crusco 7 4
16 David Breen 6 4
7 Matt Byrnes 2 0
3 Rob LaLonde 2 1
19 Brendon Clark 2 5
12 Jordan Black 1 0
4 Bryan Schmidt 1 1
22 Nick Pomponio 0 1
6 Eric Pedersen 0 1
20 Mike Alexiou 0 2
27 Tony Johnson 0 2
Totals......... 36 27
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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2nd 04:15 06:15 02:00 2 1
2nd 08:21 10:21 02:00 2 2 SHG
2nd 14:57 16:57 02:00 2 1
2nd 16:59 18:59 02:00 0 0
2nd 18:59 18:59 00:00 0 0
2nd 18:59 00:03 01:04 1 0
3rd 04:32 05:48 01:16 2 1 PPG
3rd 11:37 13:37 02:00 3 0
SUMMARY: 7 opps, 12 shots, 1 goal, time 12:20
Merrimack - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 13:20 15:20 02:00 1 0
2nd 01:22 03:22 02:00 2 0
3rd 07:57 09:57 02:00 0 1
3rd 13:54 15:54 02:00 1 1
3rd 16:27 18:27 02:00 1 1
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 5 shots, 0 goals, time 10:00
