Week 14 - February 20, 2023
NE10 Player of the Week
Zach Taylor, Saint Michael's
Junior | Forward | Hanover, Mass.
Taylor posted two goals and two assists while going +3 and winning 53.2% (25x47) of his faceoffs in a 2-0 weekend against Post, which clinched the Purple Knights the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the NE10 Championship. In a 3-1 win on Friday, Taylor scored 3:42 into the contest to give his team the lead for good, assisted a clinching empty-net tally with 15 seconds left, and was 15-for-22 on draws. During a 4-2 victory on Saturday, he keyed a comeback from down 2-0 with the primary assist on a power-play goal with 44 seconds left in the first period before scoring the tying power-play goal at 12:22 of the second. Taylor added a 10-for-25 faceoff showing.
NE10 Goaltender of the Week
Marshall Murphy, Saint Michael's
Junior | Goaltender | Little Canada, Minn.
Murphy posted a 1.50 GAA and a .950 save percentage while averaging 28.5 saves and winning both ends of a weekend sweep against Post that clinched the Purple Knights the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the NE10 Championship. Murphy made 32 saves in a 3-1 win on Friday, yielding only a goal with 1:03 left once Post pulled its goalie for an extra attacker. During a 4-2 win on Saturday, he registered 25 more saves, allowing two goals - including one on a power play - in the opening 7:24 before shutting the Eagles out the rest of the way.
NE10 Rookie of the Week
Nathan Loisel, Southern New Hampshire
Freshman | Goaltender | Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Loisel made 54 saves in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win at Assumption. He stood tall to make three consecutive saves on Assumption chances with about two minutes to play in the overtime session. SNHU carried the puck down to score the game-winner.
NE10 Weekly Honor Roll
Zach Richards, Post (So., G - Hampstead, Md.)
Richards post a .941 save percentage in an 0-2 week for Post. He allowed just five goals and made 80 saves - including 43 in a conference matchup with Saint Michael's.
Andrew Andary, Saint Anselm (Sr., F - Macomb, Mich.)
Andary returned from injury and made an immediate impact, aiding the Hawks to a weekend sweep of Franklin Pierce to earn the top seed and the regular season championship. The senior co-captain opened the weekend with a goal and an assist before netting his second of the weekend on Saturday. Andary skated to a plus-two on-ice rating and put seven shots on goal.
Nick Howard, Saint Anselm (Sr., G - Burlington, Mass.)
Howard stopped 64 shots on goal in a 2-1-0 final week of the regular season. The senior opened the week with 27 saves in an overtime loss to NCAA Division I Stonehill before totaling 37 saves in a weekend sweep of Franklin Pierce, aiding the team to the NE10 regular season championship. Howard registered a 2.28 goals-against average and a 0.901 save percentage in the week. The senior broke a single season record for saves on Saturday that stood since the 1986-87 season and now has 831 on the year.
Matt Amante, Southern N.H. (Jr., F - West Hempstead, N.Y.)
Amante scored power-play goals in both wins at Assumption over the weekend, giving him eight for the season. He also added an assist for three total points.
NE10 Weekly Winners
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- Oct. 31 - Ice Hockey Report: Week 1
2022-23 NE10 Ice Hockey Standings
Conference | Overall | |||||||
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PTS | GP | W-L-T | OTW-OTL | PCT | GP | W-L-T | PCT | |
Saint Anselm | 40.0 | 20 | 13-5-2 | 1-0 | 0.700 | 34 | 21-10-3 | 0.662 |
Saint Michael's | 38.0 | 20 | 12-7-1 | 0-1 | 0.625 | 27 | 14-12-1 | 0.537 |
Assumption | 35.0 | 20 | 11-8-1 | 0-1 | 0.575 | 32 | 16-15-1 | 0.516 |
So. New Hampshire | 28.0 | 20 | 9-11 | 1-2 | 0.450 | 27 | 10-17 | 0.370 |
Franklin Pierce | 22.0 | 20 | 7-11-2 | 1-0 | 0.400 | 33 | 11-20-2 | 0.364 |
Post | 13.0 | 20 | 4-14-2 | 1-0 | 0.250 | 30 | 6-22-2 | 0.233 |
Individual Leaders
Offensive Leaders
Points | # |
---|---|
C Foley
Franklin Pierce |
34 |
C Stevenson
Franklin Pierce |
32 |
M Hayes
Saint Anselm |
31 |
C Philippon
Assumption |
29 |
J Routh
Saint Michael's |
29 |
Complete leaders |
Goals | # |
---|---|
Z Taylor
Saint Michael's |
17 |
C Foley
Franklin Pierce |
16 |
G Thurston
So. New Hampshire |
15 |
A Andary
Saint Anselm |
14 |
N Weber
Post |
14 |
Complete leaders |
Assists | # |
---|---|
C Stevenson
Franklin Pierce |
22 |
M Hayes
Saint Anselm |
21 |
B McFarland
Saint Michael's |
20 |
J Murphy
Saint Anselm |
20 |
T Lawler
Franklin Pierce |
18 |
Complete leaders |
+/- | # |
---|---|
R Decker
Assumption |
+19 |
W Christensen
Saint Anselm |
+18 |
L Mix
Saint Anselm |
+17 |
M Hayes
Saint Anselm |
+15 |
M Blaney
Saint Anselm |
+14 |
Complete leaders |
Goaltending Leaders
Goals-against average | # |
---|---|
N Howard
Saint Anselm |
2.41 |
M Murphy
Saint Michael's |
2.92 |
K Martin
Franklin Pierce |
3.08 |
D Benedict
Assumption |
3.31 |
D Blodgett
Post |
3.73 |
Complete leaders |
Save pct | # |
---|---|
N Howard
Saint Anselm |
.925 |
K Martin
Franklin Pierce |
.922 |
M Murphy
Saint Michael's |
.921 |
D Blodgett
Post |
.900 |
D Benedict
Assumption |
.897 |
Complete leaders |
Saves | # |
---|---|
N Howard
Saint Anselm |
903 |
K Martin
Franklin Pierce |
754 |
M Murphy
Saint Michael's |
738 |
D Blodgett
Post |
636 |
D Benedict
Assumption |
582 |
Complete leaders |
Win pct | # |
---|---|
N Howard
Saint Anselm |
.650 |
M Murphy
Saint Michael's |
.568 |
D Benedict
Assumption |
.548 |
K Martin
Franklin Pierce |
.524 |
A Mercer
So. New Hampshire |
.350 |
Complete leaders |