Senior Justin Fregona posted his first goal and assist of the season.
DURHAM, N.H. – Senior Justin Fregona (Mississauga, Ontario) posted his first goal and assist of the season as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team tied No. 4 Boston College, 3-3, on Senior Night on Saturday evening in front of 6,034 fans at the Whittemore Center. Senior Liam Blackburn (Prince George, British Columbia) and sophomore Angus Crookshank (North Vancouver, British Columbia) also netted goals, while junior Kohei Sato (Nishitokyo, Japan) contributed two assists.
With the tie, the Wildcats conclude the season with a record of 15-15-4 overall (9-12-3 HEA). The Eagles are now 24-8-2 overall (17-6-1 HEA).
Score: New Hampshire 3, Boston College 3 (OT) Records: UNH (15-15-4, 9-12-3 HEA), Boston College (24-8-2, 17-6-1 HEA) Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center) Date: Saturday, March 7, 2020 Time: 7 p.m. Attendance: 6,034
FEATURED PHOTOS: Ultimate "Super Fan" David Sylvester presenting Angus Crookshank
with the Frank "The Fan" Halbert Fan Favorite Award (Photo by Meghan Murphy)The UNH Swimming & Diving team was honored for winning
the 2020 America East Championship (Photo by Meghan Murphy) U.S. Army Home Team Heroes Police Officer Callum Cochran and K9 Charlee (Photo by Meghan Murphy) Harvard Pilgrim Health Care donated 100 dollars to Operation Hat Trick for every home
UNH goal this season for a total of $5,500 (Photo by Meghan Murphy) Finalists for the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease and Allegiant Airlines
two-round trip airline tickets contest (Photo by Emily Carlstrom) John Tousignant (UNH Class of 1988) performed the Canadian National Anthem (Photo by Emily Carlstrom) The UNH Band performed the United States National Anthem (Photo by Emily Carlstrom) UNH Deputy Athletic Director and next Hockey East Commissioner Steve Metcalf with
UNH Athletic Director Marty Scarano and Head Coach Mike Souza (Photo by Meghan Murphy) Steve Metcalf, Dick Umile, Mike Souza and Marty Scarano honoring
Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna (Photo by Meghan Murphy)UNH Athletics Senior interns were honored on the ice (Photo by Emily Carlstrom)
HOW IT HAPPENED
At 1:24 in the first period, Mike Hardman netted a goal to give BC an early 1-0 lead. Matt Boldy gave the puck to Alex Newhook, who skated behind the net and gave a backhanded pass into the slot for Hardman to knock the puck past junior goalie Mike Robinson (Bedford, N.H.).
Logan Hutsko increased the Eagles' lead to two with a goal scored at 6:45 in the first period. Julius Mattila received a pass from Jack McBain and then sent the puck to Hutsko who was there to touch it into the bottom glove-side.
In the first period, both teams went 0-1 on the power play. The Wildcats took 13 shots and the Eagles had 11.
Just eight seconds into the second period, Crookshank put the Wildcats on the board with a power play goal and made it a 2-1 game. Junior Max Gildon (Plano, Texas) received the puck off the faceoff and gave it to junior Patrick Grasso (Ankeny, Iowa) at center ice, who sent a quick pass to Crookshank and he was able to beat the Eagles' defense to skate across the goal and slip it into the bottom stick-side.
With 9:47 to go in the second period, Fregona tied up the game with a goal to the lower stick-side. Sophomore Will MacKinnon (Plymouth, Mich.) sent the puck in from the point and Sato knocked it down in front of the net. The puck rebounded off of BC goalie Spencer Knight and Fregona was in position to collect it and score.
During the second period, UNH went 1-2 and BC stayed 0-0 on the power play. The Wildcats had 25 shots and the Eagles had six.
Blackburn gave the Wildcats a 3-2 lead at 4:29 in the third period with a goal buried into the lower stick-side. Fregona took a shot that went wide left, but Sato was behind the net to keep possession and send a behind-the-back pass into the slot for Blackburn to rip a shot.
At 14:55 in the third, Aapeli Räsänen scored an equalizer for BC to make the score 3-3. Luke McInnis passed to Jack McBain, who sent the puck into the slot for Räsänen to skate onto and blast a shot.
During the third period, both teams went 0-0 on the power play. The Wildcats had 10 shots and the Eagles had eight.
At 4:38 into the overtime period, the referees called back a UNH goal for goalkeeper interference after video review. The remainder of overtime went scoreless and the final score stood at 3-3.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
UNH outshot BC by a 50-27 margin.
Robinson made 24 saves, while Knight recorded 47.
The Wildcats went 1-3 on the power play and the Eagles went 0-2.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
Fregona recorded his second career multiple point game with his goal and assist.
Gildon has posted one goal and seven assists for eight points over the last nine games.
Crookshank had a team-leading 16 goals.
The Wildcats went 5-4-3 versus nationally ranked opponents this season.
At the Whittemore Center, UNH went 10-5-2 this season.
SENIOR NIGHT: The team recognized the five seniors before tonight's game. Fregona, Blackburn, Matt Dawson (Delta, British Columbia), Joe Lazzaro (Hampstead, N.H.), and captain Anthony Wyse (Newton, Mass.) were honored for their hard work and dedication to the program.
Fregona has played in 82 games as a Wildcat, with five goals and seven assists for 12 career points. He scored his first career goal during his freshman season to help defeat rival Maine. Fregona was also named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team his freshman year. As a junior, he tied for first on the team in plus-minus. Justin Fregona with his dad Dino and his brother Tyler (Photo by Meghan Murphy)
Blackburn has played in 144 games, scoring 35 goals and posting 46 assists for 81 career points. Blackburn led the team in points his junior season with 24 and posted a 15-game point streak, which was the longest in the nation that season. Also as a junior, he was awarded the Frank "The Fan" Halbert Fan Favorite Award. He has been named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team twice over his tenure. Liam Blackburn with his grandfather George and dad Curtis (Photo by Meghan Murphy)
Dawson has skated in 100 games for the Wildcats, netting five goals and nine assists for 14 career points. In his freshman season, he earned a career-high 10 points, including his first goal during his collegiate debut against AIC. Also during his career he has scored goals versus Miami, Merrimack, Boston College and Clarkson. Matt Dawson with his mom Jeanne (Photo by Meghan Murphy)
Lazzaro has appeared in four games for the Wildcats. He has been presented with the Sid Knight Award his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons for having the highest GPA on the team. He was also named to the Hockey East All-Academic team those three years. As a sophomore, Lazzaro was inducted into the National College Athlete Honor Society and named an All-American Scholar, which he repeated his junior year. Joe Lazzaro with his parents Mary Anne and Joe (Photo by Meghan Murphy)
Wyse has played in 136 career games as a Wildcat, tallying eight goals and 18 assists for a total of 26 points. He is a two-time winner of the Rod Langway Best Defenseman Award, receiving this honor both his sophomore and junior seasons. As a freshman, he scored his first collegiate goal with the game-winner versus Vermont. Wyse has demonstrated strong leadership on and off the ice, as shown by being voted captain by his teammates for his senior season. Anthony Wyse with his sister Christina and his mom Miriam (Photo by Meghan Murphy)
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