Congratulations to Andre Gasseau on being named the Hockey East Co-Player of the Week for the week ending February 23, 2025. Gasseau appeared in two games and scored three goals and added three assists.
Casper Nassen
Miami dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to Minnesota-Duluth on Friday and fell to an abysmal 3-26-2 on the season. Nassen did not register a point and was an even plus/minus with 4 SOG in just 11:57 TOI.
On Saturday, the two teams battled to a 1-1 tie but MD won the shootout. Nassen had the tying goal at the 8:59 mark of the third period and was the only Miami player to score in the 9 rounds of the shootout.
Miami has two games remaining in the season next weekend against Western Michigan and sit in last place of the NCHC standings.
Dans Locmelis
UMass and UMass-Lowell skated to a 2-2 tie Thursday although UMass won the shootout. Locmelis is in a bit of a slump for him with just 1 goal and 1 assist in his last 8 games. He was once again pointless in this game, although he did score in the shootout. He had 3 SOG and was 12 for 20 on the dot with 23:18 TOI.
The pair had a rematch on Saturday with UMass coming out on top 5-3. Locmelis did not register a point, was a plus-1 with 1 SOG and 16 for 22 on the dot with 21:41 TOI.
UMass have two games remaining against Maine next weekend.
Oskar Jellvik, Andre Gasseau, Dean Letourneau
Led by Andre Gasseau with his 14th and 15th goals of the season, Boston College defeated New Hampshire 4-1 on Friday. Down 1-0, Gasseau scored back-to-back with wicked shots to put BC up to stay. He finished a plus-1 with 3 SOG and 7 for 11 on the dot in just 11:14 TOI after being ejected for a slew foot. He was suspended one game by Hockey East. Letourneau was a plus-1 in 12:37 TOI. Jellvik remains sidelined with an injury.
On Saturday, Jellvik remained unable to play due to his injury and Gasseau sat out his suspension in the rematch. The game ended in a 1-1 tie with BC winning the shootout. The absence of the two prospects meant more time for Dean Letourneau. While he did not register a point, he looked comfortable and not out of place playing the RW and a season high 15:27 TOI.
BC has one game remaining on Saturday against Merrimack.
Jake Schmaltz
North Dakota fell to 17-13-2 and ranked 19th in the latest Pairwise Rankings after falling to Western Michigan by a score of 5-4. Trailing 5-3, Schmaltz pulled ND within one with a goal after pulling the goaltender for an extra attacker and on the powerplay with 2:17 remaining. But WMU would score into the empty net with 1:37 left on the clock.
ND won the rematch on Saturday 4-3 in overtime. Schmaltz had an assist in the winning cause and was 13 for 19 on the dot centering the second line. In fact, it was a clean faceoff win in the O-zone by Schmaltz that got North Dakota on the scoreboard.
North Dakota has two games remaining against Omaha on the weekend.
Beckett Hendrickson
Beckett Hendrickson and his fourth line linemates created the games opening goal on their first shit with hard work and determination. But it didn’t carry throughout the game as Minnesota fell 4-3 in overtime to Penn State Friday. Hendrickson would finish with an assist and a team high 4 SOG in just 9:11 TOI.
Minnesota won their regular season finale defeating Penn State Saturday by a score of 5-3 and sharing top spot in the B1G Conference Championship. Hendrickson did not register a point and played just 5:59 in this game as Minnesota rolled three lines knowing they needed a regulation win to grab the title for the seventh time in its history.
Minnesota will face Notre Dame next weekend in the first round of the B1G playoffs.
Ty Gallagher
Colorado College had an off week and will finish out the regular season next weekend against Denver.
Chris Pelosi, Elliott Groenewold
Quinnipiac fell to 21-10-2 and 15th in the Pairwise Rankings following a 4-3 overtime loss to Clarkson on Friday. Groenewold was a minus-2 with 1 SOG and 21:39 TOI. Down 2-0, Pelosi steals the puck behind the opposition net and sends a perfect feed out front to get Quinnipiac back into the game. Pelosi finished a minus-1 with 5 SOG and 10 for 17 on the dot with 21:37 TOI.
Quinnipiac captured top spot in the ECAC standings and winning their fifth straight title by winning their final game 4-0 over St Lawrence on Saturday. Chris Pelosi’s hot streak came to an end as he was held off the scoresheet. He had 4 SOG and was 6 for 13 on the dot with 18:40 TOI. Elliott Groenewold had 1 SOG with 20:33 TOI.
Quinnipiac has earned a bye next weekend and will face the winner of the Brown versus Princeton first round matchup on March 14-16.
Ryan Walsh
Cornell dropped a 4-1 decision to St Lawrence on Friday and fell to 12-10-6 on the season and ranked 26th in the latest Pairwise Rankings with one game remaining on Saturday against RPI. Walsh did not register a point in the loss and was a plus-1 with 2 SOG and 11 for 26 on the dot with 19:34 TOI.
Cornell ended the regular season on Saturday with a 6-0 blanking of RPI. Walsh had an assist in this game, was a plus-1 with 3 SOG and a dreadful 4-17 on the dot with 17:33 TOI.
Cornell moves on to face Yale in the first round of the ECAC playoffs on Friday night.
Mason Langenbrunner
Harvard defeated Yale 4-3 in overtime on Friday and improved to 11-15-2 on the season. Langenbrunner finished with 1 SOG and an even plus/minus with 20:53 TOI.
On Saturday, the ended the regular season with a 3-3 tie against Brown, although Brown won the shootout. Langenbrunner did not register a point nor a SOG with 22:33 TOI.
Harvard moves on to face RPI in the first round of the ECAC playoffs on Friday.
Jonathan Myrenberg
It was as close to a must win games as it comes for Linkoping on Tuesday however, they fell short by a score of 3-2, in overtime. They did gain a point and that moved them 3 points ahead of Modo and out of the relegation round. They did though drop 7 points behind Malmo for the final playoff spot in the SHL with 6 games remaining. And since they use a 3-2-1-point system, anything is possible. They go head-to-head Tuesday. Myrenberg did not factor in the scoring with 16:15 TOI.
On Thursday, it went to overtime again, this time to Farjestad and Linkoping came out on top 2-1. Myrenberg did not register a point and had 1 blocked shot with just 11:21 TOI.
On Saturday it was a tough 5-2 loss to Skelleftea that stung. With just 4 games remaining, Linkoping dropped to 6 points out of a playoff race. Still mathematically possible, but now they hole a slim 1-point lead over Modo for 12th spot. If they drop to 13th, they will be playing in the relegation round for demotion next season. Myrenberg did not factor in the scoring and played just 11:24.
Loke Johansson
It was the best in the east versus the best in the west as Moncton faced Drummondville Friday and came away with a 4-1 win. It was Moncton’s sixth straight win, outscoring their opponents 31-8 in those 6 games. Loke Johansson set up the game’s opening goal and Moncton never looked back. He finished a plus-2 with 2 SOG in the win.
Down 3-0 midway through the second period to Blainville-Boisbriand, Moncton got one back before Johansson helped set up the next two (the second short handed) to even the game up at 3-3 before the halfway point of the third. It required overtime where Moncton would complete the comeback. Johansson finished a plus-2 with 2 hits to go along with his two helpers on Saturday.
Kristian Kostadinski, Jonathan Morello, Cole Spicer
It was perhaps the best all-around game of the season for Jonathan Morello as he led Dubuque to an 8-3 win over Chicago on Friday with a goal and 3 assists and being named the game’s first start. Not only was he great offensively, but he had a great game on the other side of the puck. He finished a plus-4. Kostadinski was a plus-2 on the night. Cole Spicer did not dress for this game.
Dubuque spanked Chicago once again Saturday by a score of 7-3. Cole Spicer did not play once again in the rematch. Kristian Kostadinski had a goal (a seeing eye shot from the point) and an assist to end a pointless draught. He was a plus-3 with 3 SOG. Jonathan Morello had an assist and also with 3 SOG and was a plus 1.
Philip Svedeback
It wasn’t perfect but Philip Svedeback stopped 29 of 31 shots to pace Providence College to a 3-3 win over Merrimack. Down 2-0 at the 7-minute mark of the second with at least one of the goals Svedeback wishes he could have back, he shut the door the rest of the way to earn his 16th victory of the season.
Providence College defeated Merrimack on Saturday 2-1 while Svedeback had the night off.
PC have two games remaining. Thursday they will travel to Boston University and then to Northeastern to close out the regular season on Saturday.
Providence Bruins
Providence defeated Bridgeport 5-1 on Wednesday. Vinni Lettieri fired a pass from the left side to Patrick Brown at the right post, where he had an easy redirected it into the open side of the net to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead. Lettieri made it 2-0 as he carried the puck to the slot and fired a beautiful backhander under the crossbar. On a 2-on-1 rush, Tyler Pitlick and John Farinacci went with Pitlick feeding Farinacci a perfect saucer pass and he ripped home a perfectly placed snap shot for a 3-0 lead. Brown would make it 4-0 with a power play goal. Georgii Merkulov sent a shot towards the net that Brown was able to get a stick on for the redirection while battling in front. Jeffrey Viel slipped a pass to Pitlick coming down the slot, where he one-timed it through the goaltender’s pads, giving Providence a 5-1 lead. Merkulov and Ian Mitchell each had a pair of assists while Michael DiPietro stopped 30 of 31 shots.
On Saturday Providence fell to Springfield by a score of 4-3 in a shootout. Oliver Wahlstrom scored his first goal since being sent down when he fired a wrist shot from the top of the right circle that found the back of the net. Riley Tufte would make it 2-0 when he took a pass from Brown and tapped it in. Springfield would score the next two before Tufte notched his second of the game to put the Bruins back out in front on a breakaway after stealing the puck in the neutral zone. DiPietro stopped 31 of 34 shots in the loss.
It took a come from behind effort to pull out a victory on Sunday as Providence defeated Hartford 5-2 on Teddy Bear Toss Day. Max Jones sent the teddy bears flying when he snapped a shot inside the post from the slot to put the Bruins up 1-0. Hartford would score the next two to take the lead but then Lettieri would pounce on a rebound and deposited a backhander to even things at 2-2. Fabian Lysell would try to send a pass cross-crease that bounced off a sliding defenceman and into the net and Providence was back on top 3-2. Tufte and Wahlstrom would add empty net goals to secure the win. Brandon Bussi stopped 18 of 20 shots.
Here’s a look at the Providence Bruins leaders. You will notice a column called “Benchrates” This is provided by our friends at Benchrates. Created by a retired hockey player, Benchrates has created an algorithm that computes values in real time. The value you see is the cap hit value they’ve earned this season to date. Give them a look and check out their site.
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