Congratulations to Chris Pelosi who was named the ECAC Rookie of the week Monday for the week ending February 16, 2025. Also, a congratulations to Mason Langenbrunner who was named the ECAC Defenseman of the week.
Casper Nassen
Miami (Ohio) lost 5-1 to Denver in Friday, dropping their record to 2-24-2 on the season. Nassen did not factor in on the Miami goal. He finished with an even plus/minus and 2 SOG. To sum up this season in one word: disappointing.
The rematch on Saturday wasn’t any better as Denver took it 5-2. Nassen was pointless and finished a minus-1 with 16:19 TOI. Miami has 4 games remaining in the regular season. This season can’t end quick enough for them. Put them out of their misery.
Dans Locmelis
It was officially a 3-3 tie between UMass and New Hampshire on Friday, although NH took the shootout. UMass is ranked 13th in the Pairwise. Locmelis set up the first goal of the game, was a plus-1 with no SOG and was 6 for 16 on the dot with 18:55 TOI.
UMass won the rematch on Saturday by a score of 3-1. Locmelis did not register a point, was 4 for 11 on the dot and had 3 SOG with 18:10 TOI. UMass has 4 games remaining in the regular season.
Oskar Jellvik, Andre Gasseau, Dean Letourneau
Boston College, the country’s top ranked team in the pairwise defeated Vermont 6-3 without the services of Oskar Jellvik once again. Letourneau ended his long drought with an assist. He finished a plus-1 with 3 SOG and was 5 for 7 on the dot with 12:17 TOI. Gasseau had a goal and two assists in the win. He set up the 3-2 go ahead goal by gaining the offensive blueline down the left wall, feeding a pass to the point that was sent to Ryan Leonard. He then won an offensive zone faceoff with a 5 on 3 powerplay to the point that was sent across to James Hagens for the one-timer GWG. He would add an ENG to seal the win. He finished a plus-1 with 2 SOG and 18:15 TOI.
BC won the rematch Saturday 4-1 led by Gasseau with 2 goals and an assist. He set up the opening goal shorthanded by breaking up the play at his own blueline. Them 4 and a half minutes later after falling in the neutral zone, he gets up, enters the o-zone and one-times a rocket in for the GWG. He wasn’t quite finished. After taking a pass on the RW boards, he ripped a snap shot just inside the post to make it 4-0. He finished a plus-3 with 2 SOG and was 6 for 10 on the dot. BC has 3 games remaining in the regular season.
Jake Schmaltz
North Dakota defeated Minnesota-Duluth 4-2 on Friday to improve to 16-12-2 and are ranked 18th in the Pairwise. Schmaltz found himself centering the second line, but did not factor in on the scoring. He had 1 SOG and was 9 for 15 on the dot.
For the second consecutive night ND took care of Minnesota-Duluth, this time 6-1. Schmaltz scored on the powerplay to make it 3-0. He was positionally, attempting to screen the goaltender for some time, but then a shot came from the point that he was able to get a stick on and deflect for his fifth goal of the season. He finished with 1 SOG and was 9 for 17 on the dot and 17:00 TOI. ND has 4 games remaining on the season.
Beckett Hendrickson
Minnesota improved to 22-7-4 with a 4-1 victory over Ohio State and are ranked 3rd in the Pairwise. Hendrickson assisted on the GWG in the second period with a fantastic pass after gaining the offensive blueline.
Minnesota took care of business on Saturday with a 6-3 win over those same Ohio State. Hendrickson had a very unselfish assist. With an empty net right in front of him and no one standing between him and the gaping cage, he passed it off to a teammate for the goal. He finished without a SOG and has 11:12 TOI. Minnesota has 2 games remaining in the regular season.
Ty Gallagher
Colorado College skated past St Cloud State 4-3 on Friday. Gallagher did not register a point in the victory and finished a minus-1 with 3 SOG and 20:58 TOI.
CC could not get the job done Saturday as St Cloud took it 4-2. Gallagher was pointless and had a game high 6 SOG with a game high 23:29 TOI. CC have two games remaining, both against Denver.
Chris Pelosi, Elliott Groenewold
Quinnipiac improved to 20-9-2 on the season and holds down 14th spot in the Pairwise Rankings following a 4-1 victory over Yale on Friday night. Groenewold did not register a point and had 2 SOG with 21:10 TOI. Pelosi also went without a point and had 2 SOG and 4 for 9 on the dot with 17:12 TOI.
On Saturday, Quinnipiac blanked Brown 4-0. Pelosi had a pair of assists in the victory and was a plus-1 with 1 SOG and 12 for 16 on the dot with 16:13 TOI. Groenewold had an assist of his own, was a plus-1 and had 4 SOG with 18:50 TOI. Quinnipiac now have 2 games remaining in the regular season.
Ryan Walsh
Cornell dropped to 11-9-6 and currently sit 27th in the Pairwise Rankings following a 3-1 loss to Clarkson on Friday. Walsh did not register a point in the loss, was a minus-1 with 2 SOG and was 17 for 26 on the dot with 20:55 TOI.
On Saturday, Cornell spanked St Lawrence 6-0 and clinched home ice for the ECAC playoffs. Walsh had a secondary assist on the goal that made it 3-0. He was a plus-3 with 2 SOG and went 13 for 21 on the dot with 18:37 TOI. Cornell finishes the regular season with two games next weekend.
Mason Langenbrunner
Harvard dropped a 2-1 game to Union on Friday night and sit 44th in the Pairwise Rankings. Langenbrunner did not factor in on Harvard’s only goal and was a minus-2 with 2 SOG and 18:47 TOI.
Harvard squeezed past RPI on Saturday by a score of 3-1. Langenbrunner was pointless and was a plus-1 with a game high 6 SOG and 20:19 TOI – second highest. Harvard has two games remaining in the regular season next weekend.
Jonathan Myrenberg
Despite losing 2-1 to Orebro on Thursday, Linkoping remained in 12th place in the SHL and while that puts them 7 points out of a playoff spot, they remain 2 points up 13th place Modo with 8 games remaining. That is important as the 13th and 14th place teams play a best of seven series with the loser being demoted to the Allsvenskan for next season. Myrenberg did not register a point and was a plus-1 with 12:48 TOI.
On Saturday, Linkoping suffered a loss they could ill afford, dropping a 3-2 decision to Frolunda on Saturday. With the loss, they dropped to 7 points out of a playoff spot with 7 games remaining. More importantly, it left them just 2 points up on Modo to try and avoid playing in the relegation round and being demoted to the Allsvenskan for next season. Myrenberg did not factor in on the scoring and was a minus-1 with 1 hit and 15:07 TOI.
Loke Johansson
It took sone late game heroics and an empty net goal for Moncton to get past Halifax 3-1 on holiday Monday. A goal with 2:14 remaining put Moncton in the win column in a game they dominated territorially with Halifax managing just 17 shots on net. Loke Johansson did not factor in on the scoring but played a very solid if unspectacular defensive game. He managed 2 SOG and was a plus-1.
On Friday, Moncton had a relatively easy time blanking Cape Breton 6-0. Johansson was pointless in the victory and was a plus-2 with 1 SOG.
It was a massive blowout Sunday as Moncton defeated Victoriaville 10-1. Surprisingly, Johansson did not register a point and was a plus-1 with 1 SOG.
Kristian Kostadinski, Jonathan Morello, Cole Spicer
Dubuque fell to the USNTDP 4-3 on Friday despite outshooting them 38-27. Kostadinski did not register a point and was a minus-2 with 2 SOG in the loss. Morello was also pointless and did not register a SOG. Cole Spicer had a goal and an assist. Down 3-1, Spicer received a pass down at the goal line and fed a on-touch pass to the slot for a one-timer goal. After the NTDP regained the 2-goal lead, Spicer won an offensive zone draw and went straight to the net and battled to get a second chance opportunity for the goal. But that’s as close as Dubuque would come.
For the second time in two nights Dubuque fell to the USNTDP squad by the same 4-3 score, this time in a shootout. Kostadinski had zeroes right across the board in the loss. Morello had an assist and was a plus-1 with 1 SOG while Spicer also had an assist and was a plus-1 with 1 SOG. Spicer also missed his shootout opportunity that went 7 rounds.
Philip Svedeback
Providence College fell to 17-8-5 and 7th spot in the Pairwise Rankings following a 3-0 loss to Boston University on Friday. Philip Svedeback stopped 20 of 23 shots in the loss.
On Saturday, Providence defeated UMass-Lowell 4-2. Svedeback wasn’t overly busy as he stopped 17 of 19 shots he faced for the win. PC have 4 games remaining.
Providence Bruins
Providence took care of business Friday with a 4-2 victory over the Utica Comets, led by Ian Mitchell and his GWG and two assists and Michael DiPietro, who stopped 22 of 24 shots. Providence got on the board first when Vinni Lettieri split the Utica defense and went in alone putting a shot under the goalie’s arm. Fabian Lysell and Frederic Brunet would assist. Utica would score the next two but late in the second while on the powerplay, Mitchell slid a pass to Patrick Brown who fired it past the goaltender’s blocker. Brett Harrison would draw the second assist. Early in the third and again on the powerplay, Mitchell fired a shot past the goaltender to put Providence up 3-2. Lettieri and Jeffrey Viel would assist. Tyler Pitlick would score into the empty net to seal the victory.
Hartford defeated Providence 6-5 on Saturday. Brown and Lettieri led the way for Providence with each scoring a pair of goals. Brandon Bussi stopped 30 of 36 shots in the loss.
Things did not start off well Sunday as Providence fell behind 3-0 before the period was 5 minutes old. Billy Sweezey scored his first of the season to get them back into it but the Penguins would get that back before the first period would end. Michael DiPietro, who stopped 39 of 43 shots in the game then shut the door. Jeffrey Viel would bring them within two with a wrap around goal halfway through the second. Max Jones would score his first of two on the night and the period would end with Providence trailing by on. About halfway through the third, Jones would tie the game and force overtime where Georgii Merkulov would win it with .7 seconds remaining. Brown, Brunet and John Farinacci would each post 2 assists.
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