No. 4 Men's Hockey Enters Into Home-and-Home Series with No. 2/3 Boston College (FRI | 7:00 | NESN) (SAT | 7:00)
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#4/4 UNH (13-3-2, 8-2-1 HEA) vs. #2/3 Boston College (12-3-2, 9-2-1 HEA)
Friday, Jan. 11 -- 7:00 p.m. - Conte Forum (7,884) | Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Saturday, Jan. 12 -- 7:00 p.m. - Whittemore Center (6,501) | Durham, N.H.
Television
Friday, Jan. 11 - 7 p.m. - NESN
Tom Caron (Play by Play), Andy Brickley (Analyst)
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Friday, Jan. 11 - 7:00 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
Saturday, Jan. 12 - 7:00 p.m. (6:30 p.m. pregame show)
Dan Parkhurst (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst)
Flagship Stations: WGIR-610 AM (Manchester)
The Wave - 96.7 FM (Portsmouth) - The Sports Animal 930 AM (Rochester) 
Scouting the Eagles: Boston College comes into the weekend series ranked 2/3 in the nation, racking up an overall record of 12-3-2 and a Hockey East record of 9-2-1. In their last contest, the Eagles played to a 3-3 draw against Yale at home. Bill Arnold, Brendan Silk and Steven Whitney each tallied a goal in the game while Michael Matheson dished out a game high three assists. Boston College is led by sophomore Johnny Gaudreau, who comes in with a team high 11 goals and adds 12 assists for 23 points. He has a pair of power play goals and five game winners. Pat Mullane has lit the lamp eight times and dished out a team leading 13 assists for 21 points. Whitney leads the squad on special teams with five power play goals as Kevin Hayes is close behind with four. Senior goalie Parker Milner has seen the majority of time in net for the Eagles, starting all 17 games he has played in. He comes in with a record of 12-3-2, including a pair of shutouts, and has registered a 2.48 goals against average and a .918 save percentage. Sophomore Brian Billet has seen 15:40 of ice time, making three saves on five shots he faced.
Series History vs. Boston College: With Boston College capturing the win in last season's series finale, the Eagles hold a 64-63-12 advantage over the Wildcats in 139 all-time meetings, dating back to Feb. 6, 1937. In 2011-12, BC captured the season series with a pair of one-goal decisions in the previous two meetings. Coach Umile owns a 39-28-11 all-time record against the Eagles and is 14-18-6 at Conte Forum, but the Wildcats lead Boston College at the Whittemore Center with a mark of 16-8-2. Brett Kostolansky, Dalton Speelman, John Henrion and Nick Sorkin are the active scoring leaders against BC while Casey DeSmith is 0-2-0 between the pipes with a 3.41 goals against average and a .901 save percentage.
SCORING LEADERS VS. THE EAGLES:
Player GP G-A-P
Brett Kostolansky 7 1-3-4
Dalton Speelman 7 2-1-3
John Henrion 9 2-1-3
Nick Sorkin 5 1-2-3
Connor Hardowa 9 0-2-2
Trevor van Riemsdyk 3 0-2-2
Scott Pavelski 3 1-0-1
Austin Block 5 1-0-1
Justin Agosta 3 0-1-1
Grayson Downing 2 0-1-1
Kevin Goumas 5 0-1-1
Greg Burke 7 0-0-0
Jeff Silengo 6 0-0-0
Casey Thrush 2 0-0-0
Eric Knodel 3 0-0-0
Matt Willows 2 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmith 2/123:06 7 3.41 0-2-0 64 .901
DeSmith Game-by-Game vs. the Eagles
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
1-27-12 59:39 L 30 4 34
1-28-13 63:27 L 34 3 37
Totals 123:06 0-2-0 64 7 71
Clash of the Titans: The much-talked about series between UNH and BC will commence Friday night at Boston College (7 p.m. – NESN), while the teams will play in Durham on Saturday night (7 p.m. ). Both teams have spent time at the number one spot nationally and both are currently in the top five nationally.
Last Time Between Top-5: The last time New Hampshire and its opponent were each ranked in the top-five nationally, the Wildcats went 0-1-1 at Minnesota Nov. 7-8, 2008. UNH was ranked fifth in the country while Minnesota was ranked fourth. James van Riemdsyk, brother of current Wildcat Trevor, tallied a goal in the second game of the series.
A Pair of Firsts: Connor Hardowa and Jeff Silengo each scored their first goals of the season in a 5-2 win over RPI on Saturday.
Taking Care of Business: UNH captured a pair of wins last week with a 3-2 overtime win over Bemidji State on Dec. 31 and a 5-2 win over Rensselaer on Saturday night in the final non-conference contests of the season.
Non-Conference Success: The 'Cats finished non-league play 5-1-1 including a perfect 3-0 at home; last season the team was just 3-3-1 in regular season non-conference action.
Home Ice Advantage: UNH will conclude the regular season with 16-straight Hockey East contests with eight of those contests at home, seven away games and one neutral site contest.
Fourth and Eight: UNH's fourth line of Jay Camper, Dan Correale and Matt Willows combined for eight points in a pair of wins this week. The newly formed line combined for a goal and seven assists and was on the ice for the game-winning goals in both games.
Defensive Scoring: Three defensemen registered goals in Saturday's 5-2 win with Eric Knodel (5), Justin Agosta (2) and Connor Hardowa (1) all lighting the lamp. For Hardowa and Jeff Silengo, the goals on Saturday night were their first of the season.
'Cat Attack: 17 different players have a goal this season for New Hampshire, while 23 have at least a point with seven players in double figures.
What a Start: It's UNH's best start through 18 games since the 2006-07 season when the team was 14-3-1. Last season, UNH captured its 13th win on Feb. 18 with a 3-1 win over Vermont; the team was 13-15-3 at that point.
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 1/7): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 5th 1.44 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Austin Block 15th 0.56 gpg
Assists Per Game:
Kevin Goumas 3rd 1.00 apg
Power Play Goals:
Austin Block 8th 4 ppg
Short Handed Goals:
Grayson Downing 1st 3 shg
Points Per Game (Defensemen):
Trevor van Riemsdyk 6th 0.83 ppg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 13th 1.90 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 11th .934
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 4th .765
Shutouts:
Casey DeSmith 2nd 4
Team
Scoring Offense 5th 3.50 g/gm
Scoring Defense 6th 1.94 g/gm
Scoring Margin 3rd 1.56
Power Play 34th 15.5 pct
Penalty Kill 1st 93.7 pct
Combined Special Teams 15th 52.2 pct
Team Winning Percentage 2nd .778
Among the League Leaders (Thru 1/7): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Kevin Goumas 1st (26 pts) 3rd (15 pts)
Grayson Downing11th (15 pts) NR
T. van Riemsdyk 11th (15 pts) 19th (8 pts)
Austin Block 16th (13 pts) 11th (10 pts)
Goals: Austin Block 2nd (10g) 1st (7 g)
Kevin Goumas 6th (8g) 8th (5g)
Grayson Downing 6th (8g) NR
Assists: Kevin Goumas 1st (18a) 2nd (10a)
Nick Sorkin 11th (9a) 15th (6a)
Connor Hardowa 9th (9a) NR
T. Van Riemsdyk 11th (9a) 15th (6)
PP Goals: Austin Block 2nd (4g) 2nd (3g)
SH Goals: Grayson Downing 1st (3shg) 1st (2g)
T. van Riemsdyk 2nd (1shg) NR
GW Goals: Austin Block 5th (2g) 6th (1g)
Dalton Speelman 5th (2g) 6th (1g)
Kevin Goumas 5th (2g) 6th (1g)
T. van Riemsdyk 5th (2g) NR
Def. Scoring: T. van Riemsdyk 1st (15 pts) 4th (8 pts)
Connor Hardowa 6th (10 pts) 11th (5 pts)
Plus-Minus: Kevin Goumas 1st (+17) 3rd (+10)
T. van Riemsdyk 7th (+12) 3rd (+10)
Grayson Downing 9th (+10) 10th (+7)
Shots on Goal: John Henrion 1st (75) 1st (50)
Grayson Downing 9th (55) NR
Faceoff %: Jeff Silengo 2nd (.600) 4th (.629)
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 1st (1.90) 1st (1.26)
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 1st (.934) 1st (.959)
Winning Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 1st (.765) 2nd (.773)
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 1/7):
Overall HE games
Scoring Offense 3.50/1st 3.18/2nd
Scoring Defense 1.94/1st 1.27/1st
Power Play 15.5/5th 16.0/5th
Penalty Kill 93.7/1st 97.4/1st
Special Teams Net +10/1st +9/2nd
1st Period Scoring 19/1st 12/1st
2nd Period Scoring 23/1st 13/3rd
3rd Period Scoring 20/3rd 10/4th
Overtime Scoring 1/1st 0/NA
THE NATIONAL POLLS:
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (Jan. 7)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Minnesota (38) 13- 3-3 979 1
2 Notre Dame ( 8) 14- 4-0 915 3
3 Boston College ( 1) 12- 3-2 914 2
4 New Hampshire ( 1) 13- 3-2 854 4
5 Quinnipiac ( 2) 16- 3-2 812 5
6 Miami 12- 4-4 731 6
7 North Dakota 12- 5-3 707 7
8 Boston University 11- 6-0 636 9
9 Denver 12- 6-3 607 11
10 Western Michigan 12- 5-3 568 10
11 Minnesota State 14- 6-2 440 14
12 Dartmouth 8- 5-2 420 8
13 Nebraska-Omaha 13- 8-1 397 16
14 Yale 7- 4-3 290 17
15 Cornell 7- 6-2 264 12
16 Union 9- 6-4 231 13
17 Niagara 11- 3-4 210 18
18 St. Cloud State 12-10-0 166 15
19 Colgate 11- 7-2 125 NR
20 Massachusetts-Lowell 9- 7-1 64 NR
Others receiving votes: Robert Morris 61, Ferris State 50, Lake Superior 26, Holy Cross 20, Michigan Tech 4, Providence 4, Northern Michigan 3, Mercyhurst 2.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (Jan. 7)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 University of Minnesota, 476 (21) 1 13-3-3 14
2 Boston College, 462 (5) 3 12-3-2 14
3 University of Notre Dame, 436 (2) 2 14-4-0 14
4 New Hampshire, 417 (3) 4 13-3-2 11
5 Quinnipiac University, 398 (3) 5 16-3-2 5
6 Miami University, 327 6 12-4-4 14
7 University of North Dakota, 306 7 12-5-3 14
8 Boston University, 276 9 11-6-0 14
9 University of Denver, 234 11 12-6-3 14
10 Western Michigan University, 218 10 12-5-3 14
11 Minnesota State University, 132 14 14-6-2 2
12 Dartmouth College, 120 8 8-5-2 8
13 Nebraska-Omaha, 115 15 13-8-1 7
14 Yale University, 60 NR 7-4-3 5
15 Cornell University, 36 12 7-6-2 14
Others receiving votes: Niagara University, 29; Union College, 24; Colgate University, 3; Ferris State University, 3; UMass Lowell, 3; St. Cloud State University, 3; Lake Superior State University, 1; Robert Morris University, 1.
UNH Wildcat Productions Signs Multi-Sport Deals with WBIN & FOX College Sports: The University of New Hampshire athletic department announced a 15-game multi-sport package to air live on WBIN-TV & FOX College Sports. UNH Wildcat Productions will produce the games along with production partner Pack Network. Wildcat Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports, manages the comprehensive multimedia rights for UNH Athletics. The 15-game package will feature eight men's ice hockey games as well as three men's basketball games and a pair of games each for women's basketball and women's ice hockey. The first broadcast will be Friday, Oct. 12 when the men's hockey team takes on St. Cloud State University (7:30 p.m.). UNH Wildcat Productions broadcasts home games for 12 of its 20 varsity sports via UNHWildcats.tv. All told, UNH will produce over 100 games, including the 15 on WBIN & FCS.
UNH Hockey on Television(Subject to change or additional):
DATE GAME Time/Result
Fri. Oct. 12 vs. St. Cloud St. W, 5-3
Live Well Network | FOX College Sports Pacific
Sat. Oct. 20 vs. Boston U. W, 4-1
WBIN | FOX College Sports Pacific
Fri. Oct. 26 vs. Northeastern W, 4-3
WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Nov. 30 vs. UMass-Lowell W, 5-2 WBIN | FOX College Sports Central
Sat. Jan. 5 vs. Rensselaer W, 5-2 WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Jan. 11 at Boston College 7:00 p.m. NESN
Sat. Feb. 2 vs. Merrimack 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Feb. 8 at Providence 7:00 p.m. Cox Communications
Sun. Feb. 10 vs. Providence 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Fri. Feb. 22 at Vermont 7:00 p.m. NESN
Sat. Feb 23 at Vermont 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Fri. Mar. 1 vs. Massachusetts 7:30 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Sat. Mar. 2 vs. Massachusetts 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Mar. 8 vs. Maine 7:30 p.m. NBC Sports
'CATS IN THE PROS: Here is a listing of former Wildcats playing professional hockey:
Bobby Butler: Albany Devils (AHL)
Mike Beck: Frisk Asker (Norway)
Matt Campanale: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Joe Charlebois: Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Greg Collins: Eindhoven Kemphanen (Netherlands)
Phil DeSimone: Albany Devils (AHL)
Matt Di Girolamo: Trenton Titans (ECHL)
Matt Dzieduszycki: Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams (DEL)
Matt Fornataro: Västerås (Allsvenskan)
Brian Foster: San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Jamie Fritsch: Abbotsford Heat (AHL)
Lanny Gare: Lausitzer Fuchse (Germany2)
Darren Haydar: Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Kevin Kapstad: Leksand (Allsvenskan)
Blake Kessel: Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
Damon Kipp: Providence Bruins (AHL)
Jason Krog: HV71 (ET)
Peter LeBlanc: Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Nathan Martz: Storhamar (Norway)
Kevin McCarey: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Jacob Micflikier: Biel (NLA)
Steve Moses: Jokerit (ET)
Jerry Pollastrone: Friesland Flyers (Netherlands)
Nick Poole: Milton Keynes Lightning (EPIHL)
Josh Prudden: Tilburg Trappers (Netherlands)
Mike Radja: Nippon Paper Cranes (Asia League)
Kevin Regan: Valpellice (Italy)
Steve Saviano: Vaxjo (Elitserien)
Mike Sislo: Albany Devils (AHL)
Trevor Smith: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Garrett Stafford: Hershey Bears (AHL)
Craig Switzer: HC Innsbruck (Austria)
Paul Thompson: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)
James van Riemsdyk: Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Daniel Winnik: Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Junior forward Scott Pavelski is the younger brother of Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks while sophomore defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is the younger brother of former wildcat and current Toronto Maple Leaf forward James van Riemsdyk.
'CATS SELECTED IN THE NHL DRAFT: Two current UNH players have been selected in the National Hockey League draft. Greg Burke (Washington) and Eric Knodel (Toronto) have all been drafted.
UNH HOCKEY ON THE RADIO: In the summer of 1999, the University of New Hampshire Athletic Department formed the "UNH Sports Network" — the largest network ever to broadcast UNH sporting events.In 2009, Wildcats Sports Properties has added WPKX-AM 930 (Rochester) and WQSO-FM 96.7 (Portsmouth) as affiliate stations on the Wildcat Sports Network, joining flagship WGIR-AM 610 (Manchester), which was added in 2008. All three stations are part of the Clear Channel family. These three aforementioned stations -- along with WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London), WASR-AM 1420 (Wolfeboro) -- will carry the following: all UNH football & men's hockey broadcasts, a select number of men's basketball, women's basketball and women's hockey broadcasts. Dan Parkhurst will be handling the play-by-play for the sixth-straight season, while Pete Webster will once again be doing the color commentating. Webster has been announcing Wildcat hockey since the 1993-94 season.
