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South Easton, Mass. – The Saint Anselm College Hawks secured
the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Ice Hockey Championships
after completing conference play with a perfect 5-0 record. This
marks the sixth straight season that the Hawks won the Northeast-10
Regular Season title. Last year, Saint Anselm shared the honors
with Saint Michael’s as co-champions.
Southern New Hampshire University (9-12-2, 3-2 NE-10) received the
second seed in this year’s championship as the Penmen
finished conference play with a 3-2 mark. Both Saint Anselm and
Southern New Hampshire will receive a first round bye and host a
semifinal contest on March 4.
First round match ups are set for Saturday, Feb. 28 and include #5
Saint Michael’s College (8-15-2, 2-3 NE-10) visiting #4
Assumption College (6-15-4, 2-3 NE-10) and #6 Stonehill College
(8-12-1, 1-4 NE-10) at #3 Franklin Pierce University (5-17-2, 2-3
NE-10). The Stonehill/Franklin Pierce contest is set for a 3 p.m.
start, while Saint Michael’s/Assumption match up will drop
the puck at 7:30 p.m.
The semifinals begin on Wednesday, March 4 and will feature #1
Saint Anselm and #2 Southern New Hampshire hosting the winners from
the quarterfinals. New for this year’s championship, the top
seed will host the lowest remaining seed rather than using the
standard bracket system. Saint Anselm will host its semifinal game
at 7 p.m., while Southern New Hampshire will host its contest at
7:30 p.m.
The championship game will be on Saturday, March 7 at the highest
remaining seed. The time is still to be determined. Be sure to
check the Northeast-10 website (www.northeast10.org) for scores and
updates throughout the championship.
With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest
NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23
championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500
student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II
conference.
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2008-2009 Northeast-10 Ice Hockey
Championship Schedule
Feb. 28
Quarterfinals
Game 1: #5 Saint Michael’s at #4 Assumption – 7:30
p.m.
Game 2: #6 Stonehill at #3 Franklin Pierce – 3 p.m.
March 4
Semifinals
Game 3: TBD at #1 Saint Anselm – 7 p.m.
Game 4: TBD at #2 So. New Hampshire – 7:30 p.m.
March 7
Championship – at Higher Seed
Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner
* #1 seed will face the lowest remaining
seed after quarterfinals.
