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No. 7 Providence vs. No.9 Clarkson - Fri. 3/23 at Webster Bank Arena• Hockey East Tournament runner-up Providence returns to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive year, the second-longest active streak in the nation. It marks the 14th time the Friars have earned a bid into the tournament and they are the No. 2 seed in the Northeast Regional.• Against all teams in the NCAA Tournament, Providence carries a 3-4-2 record in 2017-18. Two of those losses came against the Golden Knights earlier in the year, a 4-0 loss at Clarkson on Oct. 21 and a 4-2 set back in Belfast on Nov. 25.• Clarkson is currently riding a six-game unbeaten streak against Providence, going 5-0-1 in their last half dozen contests. The last Friar win over the Golden Knights came on Oct. 8, 2004, a 4-2 home win for Providence.• Providence has appeared in four Frozen Fours in program history, the last coming in 2015 when the Friars claimed their first national championship over Hockey East rival Boston University at TD Garden in Boston, 4-3.• Nate Leaman’s squad has earned each of its last three victories by one goal, all coming in the Hockey East Tournament. In total, the Friars are 10-4-0 in 2017-18 in one-goal games.• Providence owns a 14-18-0 record in the national tournament all-time.

No. 13 Boston University vs. No. 3 Cornell - Sat. 3/24 at DCU Center• Boston University earns its fourth straight trip into the NCAA Tournament by way of capturing its ninth Hockey East Tournament title in program history. The four-year run is the third-longest active streak in the nation, behind Denver (11) and Providence (5).• The Terriers draw long-time rival No. 3 Cornell, the top seed in the Northeast Regional. The two teams met at Madison Square Garden earlier this year, a 4-3 win for the Big Red back on Nov. 24.• The Red Hot Hockey rivals have met twice previously in the NCAA Tournament, both times in the national title game (1967, 1972). The teams split those two decisions, the Terriers’ claiming the 1972 crown.• All-time, Cornell owns a 24-19-3 record over Boston University, although the Terriers are 7-4-2 in the last 13 outings.• Boston University is currently riding a seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1), the sec-ond-longest active streak in the nation. • Sunday’s Northeast Regional final could be a rematch of the 2018 Beanpot title game as Northeastern faces off against Michigan on the other side of the regional bracket.

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Friday 3/23

UPCOMING GAMES

BU vs. Cornell - 1pm !@NU vs. Michigan - 4:30pm !@East Regional Final - 6pm *^

! Northeast Regional (Worcester, Mass.)@ ESPNews/WatchESPN* East Regional (Bridgeport, Conn.)^ ESPNU

Northeast Regional Final - 6pm !&

! Northeast Regional (Worcester, Mass.)& ESPN2/WatchESPN

PC vs. Clarkson - 6:30pm *^

* East Regional (Bridgeport, Conn.)^ ESPNU/WatchESPN

Boston University has dropped three games to the Huskies this season, although the two schools have never met in the NCAA Tournament.• BU is 42-36-0 all-time in the national tournament.

No. 8 Northeastern vs. No. 10 Michigan - Sat. 3/24 at DCU Center• Northeastern appears in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the last three years, facing off with Michigan for the first time since 2011. It is the sixth-all-time appearance for the Huskies in the national tournament, earning an at-large bid.• The Huskies are the only program with a pair of Top-10 Finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as Adam Gaudette (Braintree, Mass.) and Dylan Sikura (Aurora, Ont.) remain in contention for college hockey’s highest individual honor. Both players were named Hockey East First Team All-Stars, while Gaudette claimed Player of the Year accolades.• Northeastern claimed four players named as Hockey East First Team All-Stars, including Gaudette, Sikura, Jeremy Davies (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que.), Cayden Primeau (Voorhees, N.J.). It is just the third time in league history the first team has boasted four players from one team as Maine accomplished the feat in both 1992-93 and 1987-88.• Gaudette (60) and Sikura (53) are one of just two pairs of NCAA teammates to both record at least 50 points this season. Princeton also claims two 50-point getters.

2017-18 ARMY ROTC HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll - 3/19

USCHO.comMen’s College Hockey Poll - 3/19

HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY AWARDSHOCKEY EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEKWeek PlayerOct. 9 Danny Tirone, UNHOct. 16 Casey Fitzgerald, BCOct. 23 Christoffer Hernberg, UMLOct. 30 Hayden Hawkey, PC Nov. 6 Chad Krys, BUNov. 13 Max Prawdzik, BUNov. 20 Joseph Woll, BC Nov. 27 Danny Tirone, UNHDec. 4 Danny Tirone, UNHDec. 11 Adam Huska, UConnJan. 2 Hayden Hawkey, PCJan. 8 Christoffer Hernberg, UMLJan. 15 Hayden Hawkey, PCJan. 22 Jeremy Swayman, ME Danny Tirone, UNHFeb. 5 Stefanos Lekkas, UVM Feb. 12 Tanner Creel, UConnFeb. 19 Joseph Woll, BCFeb. 26 Matt Murray, UMassMarch 5 Craig Pantano, MCMarch 12 Joseph Woll, BCMarch 19 Jake Oettinger, BU

PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEKWeek PlayerOct. 9 Zach Solow, NUOct. 16 John Leonard, UMassOct. 23 Max Gildon, UNH Oct. 30 Oliver Chau, UMassNov. 6 Eduards Tralmaks, MENov. 13 Ben Mirageas, PC Nov. 20 Jeremy Swayman, MENov. 27 Max Kaufman, UVMDec. 4 Cayden Primeau, NUDec. 11 Evan Bell, MCJan. 2 Brady Keeper, MEJan. 8 Jeremy Swayman, MEJan. 15 Cale Makar, UMassJan. 22 Matt Murray, UMassFeb. 5 Max Gildon, UNHFeb. 12 Logan Hutsko, BC John Leonard, UMassFeb. 19 Cayden Primeau, NUFeb. 26 Cayden Primeau, NUMarch 5 Jeremy Swayman, MEMarch 12 Logan Cockerill, BUMarch 19 Shane Bowers, BU

HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEKWeek PlayerOct. 9 Patrick Harper, BUOct. 16 Michael McNicholas, UNHOct. 23 Bobo Carpenter, BU Oct. 30 Adam Gaudette, NUNov. 6 Nolan Stevens, NUNov. 13 Christopher Grando, BCNov. 20 Christoffer Hernberg, UMLNov. 27 Ryan Wischow, UMassDec. 4 Patrick Harper, BUDec. 11 Jeremy Swayman, MaineJan. 2 Brett Seney, MCJan. 8 Brian Pinho, PCJan. 15 Adam Gaudette, NUJan. 22 Liam Coughlin, UVMFeb. 5 Corey Ronan, UConn Brendan Robbins, MEFeb. 12 Matt Murray, UMassFeb. 19 Adam Gaudette, NUFeb. 26 Kevin Lohan, BCMarch 5 John Leonard, UMassMarch 12 Dylan Sikura, NU Josh Wilkins, PCMarch 19 Jake Oettinger, BU

HOCKEY EAST MONTHLY AWARDSSTOP IT GOALTENDER OF THE MONTHMonth PlayerSept./Oct. Danny Tirone, UNHNovember Christoffer Hernberg, UMLDecember Cayden Primeau, NUJanuary Jake Oettinger, BUFebruary Cayden Primeau, NU

PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE MONTHMonth PlayerSept./Oct. Max Gildon, UNHNovember Chris Grando, BCDecember Tim Doherty, MEJanuary Jeremy Swayman, MEFebruary Logan Hutsko, BC

HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE MONTHMonth PlayerSept./Oct. Dylan Sikura, NUNovember Erik Foley, PCDecember Patrick Holway, MEJanuary Adam Gaudette, NUFebruary Adam Gaudette, NU

Rk. Team GP W L T Pts Overall Conf. Off. Conf. Def.1. Boston College 24 18 6 0 36 20-14-3 3.29 (T1) 2.21 (3) 2. Northeastern 24 15 6 3 33 23-9-5 3.29 (T1) 2.04 (1) 3. Providence 24 13 7 4 30 23-11-4 2.92 (T4) 2.08 (2) 4. Boston University 24 12 8 4 28 21-13-4 3.00 (3) 2.50 (4) 5. UConn 24 11 12 1 23 15-19-2 2.92 (T4) 2.58 (5) Maine 24 10 11 3 23 18-16-4 2.71 (7) 3.08 (T8)7. UMass Lowell 24 11 13 0 22 17-19-0 2.83 (6) 3.12 (T10) 8. Massachusetts 24 9 13 2 20 17-20-2 2.50 (8) 3.08 (T8) 9. Vermont 24 6 12 6 18 10-20-7 2.12 (T9) 3.12 (T10) 10. Merrimack 24 7 15 2 16 12-21-4 2.12 (T9) 2.92 (6)11. New Hampshire 24 5 14 5 15 10-20-6 2.00 (11) 2.96 (7)

Rk. School, Pts. (FPV) Record LW1. St. Cloud State, 495 (28) 25-8-6 1 2. Notre Dame, 487 (14) 25-9-2 33. Cornell, 422 (7) 22-9-8 24. Denver, 419 (1) 25-5-2 55. Ohio State, 382 24-9-5 46. Minnesota State, 335 29-9-1 67. Providence, 286 23-11-4 98. Northeastern, 277 23-9-5 79. Clarkson, 227 23-10-6 1010. Michigan, 213 20-14-3 1111. Minnesota Duluth, 171 21-16-3 812. Penn State, 142 18-14-5 1213. Boston University, 81 21-13-4 NR14. North Dakota, 63 17-13-10 1315. Minnesota, 39 19-17-2 14

Others receiving votes: Boston College 9, Union 8, Princeton 7, Harvard 6, Michigan Tech 5, Bowling Green 2, Northern Michigan 2, Air Force 2.

Rk. School, Pts. (FPV) Record LW1. St. Cloud State, 966 (28) 25-8-6 1 2. Notre Dame, 956 (14) 25-9-2 33. Denver, 893 (7) 22-9-8 44. Cornell, 859 (1) 25-5-2 25. Ohio State, 815 24-9-5 56. Minnesota State, 743 29-9-1 67. Providence, 661 23-11-4 98. Northeastern, 644 23-9-5 79. Clarkson, 581 23-10-6 1010. Michigan, 541 20-14-3 1111. Minnesota Duluth, 508 21-16-3 812. Penn State, 429 18-14-5 1313. Boston University, 366 21-13-4 1814. North Dakota, 343 17-13-10 1215. Minnesota, 247 19-17-2 1516. Princeton, 198 19-12-4 NR17. Boston College, 188 20-14-3 1418. Michigan Tech, 175 22-16-5 NR19. Northern Michigan, 112 25-15-3 1620. Omaha, 80 17-17-2 17

Others receiving votes: Air Force 78, Bowling Green 76, Mercyhurst 16, Harvard 14, Union 10, Robert Morris 1