USNTDP under 18 team rolled into North Andover’s Lawler Arena for an exhibition matchup and ran into a very ready Merrimack College Warriors unwilling to let this team they’ve seen beat so many of their college hockey counterparts and opened up the scoring quickly and just didn’t stop until it was an 8-2 final.
Junior wing Alex Jeffries(19) had a pair of goals and assists in the win.
Princeton University Tigers come to Schneider Arena for a non-conference tilt vs. Providence College Friars. It’s the Tigers at the Friars.
The visiting team jumps out to a 2 goal lead in the first that would hold until the 3rd, when the home team fought back for the 3-2 win with Brett Berard(21) getting the game-winner and Patrick Moynihan(9) with 2 assists.
University Of Denver Pioneers‘ senior, captain forward Cole Guttman(19) is one of 5 teammates in the top 20 NCAA Division 1 scoring.
The 5’11” 175 lbs. forward is just one point shy of tying his college scoring high mark as a sophomore (28), but does have a new best 16 assists and easily looks to surpass goals and points.
He’s a Tampa Bay Lightning 6th round 2017 draft pick (#180 overall), getting selected after a strong 1st year of juniors with Dubuque Fighting Saints, where he got 27 goals and 27 assists in 53 USHL games with a +21 rating.
The 22-year old, Los Angeles, CA native looks poised to join his pro team after the current session and an entry level contract is signed.
Long Island University Sharks come north for a Sunday afternoon visit to Providence, R.I. for a non-conference matchup with similar record Brown University Bears.
The visitors’ graduate center Billy Jerry(27) scored all four goals in the 4-3 win, with the final snipe coming at the :11 mark of the 3rd to seal it.
RPI Engineers‘ sophomore portal transfer, center Jakob Lee(18) of Merrimack College Warriors has to be wearing a pretty big smile about his decision to switch schools after 19 NCAA Division 1 games, scoring a new high 4 goals and 1 assist.
The very decently sized 6′ 185 lbs was solid through two years juniors for Brooks Bandits, including 2nd as captain, scoring well over point per game totals (47-73-120) in 97 games and won a 2nd straight championship with the 2019 AJHL title after capturing the 2018 GOJHL with 3-year club Listowel Cyclones.
At 22-years old, the Owen Sound, ON native seems to continue to grow into ECAC game.
Mercyhurst University Lakers drop into Bentley Arena for a pair and the home team, Bentley University Falcons have their number in close games.
Junior portal transfer right wing Eric Linell(11) banged in the game-winner for the 3-1 final midway through the 2nd period.
University Of Vermont Catamounts‘ freshman defenseman, German-born Luca Munzenberger(15) has only two assists in 19 NCAA Division 1 games, but when he left to play the IIHF World Juniors U20 pocketed a goal and a helper in 2 games before the whole thing went up in smoke.
He is an Edmonton Oilers‘ 3rd round pick in the 2021 draft (#90 overall).
The fairly sizable 6’2″ 200 lbs. blue liner played all his youth and junior hockey back home.
At just 19-years old, he’s still fairly young and has some time to develop his hard hitting Hockey East game.
Holy Cross College Crusaders and Niagara University Purple Eagles tangle in an Atlantic Hockey face-off, and the visitors dropped the 1st tally, but connect for the next 3 for a 3-1 win of equal record clubs.
Graduate defenseman Chris Harpur(4) had a pair of assists. His brother is Nashville Predators‘ 7th year prospect, Ben Harpur.
Clarkson University Golden Knights‘ German-born, graduate defenseman Lukas Kaelble(2) is maybe not quite yet having a career college year scoring but is getting closer with a new best 4 goals and is close on points, but 21 assists as a rookie maybe be tough to catch with what’s left of the schedule.
The 6’2″ 205 lbs. is a solid force on the blue line, transferred after 4-years at Lake Superior State University Lakers.
Before coming over for an impressive season with Fargo Force, scoring 4 goals and 13 assists in 37 USHL games with a +10 rating, he played all of his youth hockey back home.
The 24-year old will be a solid unrestricted free agent signing, if he decides to turn pro.
RIT Tigers pull into Waltham for the first time in a few years vs. Bentley University Falcons, and after letting up the 1st goal in the opening frame, answered with a pair in the 2nd, then buckled down to maintain a 2-1 road victory.
Freshman net minder Tommy Scarfone(30) stopped 29 of 30 shots.
