2006-2007 NE-10 Ice Hockey

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March 5, 2007

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

James Florentino, Stonehill (So., D, West Roxbury, MA) - Named the Most Valuable Player of the Northeast-10 Championships after netting a pair of assists in a 6-2 semifinal win over Assumption and posting plus four mark for the tournament.

Northeast-10 Goaltender of the Week

Matt Gorman, Stonehill (Sr., G, Southboro, MA) - Made 42 saves in 109:39 of action during the Northeast-10 championship game, including 16 stops in a 5-3 second game victory at Saint Anselm and 26 saves in a 2-1 double overtime mini-game victory.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Zachary Cantin, Stonehill (Fr., D, Walpole, MA) - Scored the game-winning goal 9:39 into the second overtime of the mini-game to lift the Skyhawks to first-ever Northeast-10 tournament title with 2-1 win at Saint Anselm.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Colin Fitzpatrick, Saint Anselm (Jr., F, Westwood, MA) – Had seven points in three Northeast-10 Championship games. Had an assist in the semifinals against Southern New Hampshire and scored two goals and recorded four assists during the finals against Stonehill.

Mike Foley, Saint Anselm (Jr., F, Medford, MA) – Had 10 points in three Northeast-10 Championship games this past week. Had a hat trick, including the game-winning overtime goal in a 4-3 victory over Southern New Hampshire. Had a goal and four assists in game one of the Northeast-10 finals against Stonehill before adding two more assists in game two.

Matt Courchesne, Southern New Hampshire (So., G , Bow, NH) - Stopped 47-of- 51 shots in a 4-3 overtime loss to Saint Anselm in the semifinals of the Northeast-10 Tournament.

Brandon Hammermeister, Southern New Hampshire (Jr., F, Calgary, Alberta) - Totaled two goals and one assist in a 4-3 OT loss to Saint Anselm in the semifinals of the Northeast-10 Tournament.

Matt Curran, Stonehill (Jr., F, Scarborough, Maine) - Netted five goals and three assists for eight points during the Northeast-10 Championships, including four goals and an assist for five points in a 6-2 semi-final win over Assumption. Also had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 second game win in the championship series at Saint Anselm.

Brendan O'Brien, Stonehill (So., F, Braintree, Mass.) - Had a goal and five assists for six points during the Northeast-10 Championships, including three points in a 6-2 semi-final win over Assumption and a pair of assists in 5-3 second game championship series triumph at Saint Anselm.

Weekly Notes:

STONEHILL: Stonehill captured its first-ever Northeast-10 tournament crown with 109 minutes and 39 seconds of action during Sunday's championship series play at Saint Anselm, as the Skyhawks become the first team other than the Hawks or Saint Michael's to win the playoff crown. Sophomore forward Brendan O'Brien joins former Skyhawk standout Rob Pascale as Northeast-10 Player of the Year recipients, as Pascale copped the honor in 2003, while Scott Harlow was tabbed as the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year for the second straight season and fourth time in his career. Junior forward Matt Curran broke Pascale's single-season goals record with a career-high four goal performance in a 6-2 semi-final round win over Assumption, as he added a tally in Sunday's 5-3 second game championship win to finish the year with 30 goals. Sunday's second game championship win at Saint Anselm was Stonehill's first over the Hawks in 14 series meetings between the two teams. The Skyhawks tied the school record for victories in one season with 14, matching the mark set in 1998-99 and tied again last year.