Saturday, January 21, 2012

Terrier race away from Friars, 6-1

Sophomore Adam Clendening’s three assists and a goal and an assist each from junior Alex Chiasson and second-year players Matt Nieto and Garrett Noonan powered #2/3 BU to a 6-1 thumping of Providence College at Agganis Arena. Terriers rode a four-goal first period to a commanding league and then added a pair of power play goals in the final period. Other goal scorers were Sahir Gill, Alexx Privitera, and Ryan Santana (first of the season) as BU drove Alex Beaudry, a Terrier nemesis in the past, from the cage. Kieran Millan stopped 36 shots in the victory.

With BU's 11th victory in the past 13 games, Coach Jack Parker now has 400 career wins in Hockey East play.

Clendening 12 points (1 goal, 11 assists) in his past five games. Chiasson’s goal gave him 20 points on the season.

Terriers won the faceoff battle, 32-26, with Gill and Ben Rosen having strong nights.

●GoTerriers.com recap and comprehensive box score , video highlights
● NESN highlights
●Boston Hockey Blog recap, analysis, feature on Clendening/Noonan
●Hockey East Online recap and NESN highlights
●USCHO recap
●College Hockey News’ The Take Away and box score
●Boston Globe recap
●Boston Herald recap



Looking ahead
2012 recruit Robert Polesello scored his 6th and 7th goals—the second a shorthander—while 2013 recruit Robbie Baillargeon added a pair of assists in Indiana’s 3-2 win against Chicago. Baillargeon now has 28 points in 29 games for the Ice.

2012 recruit Matt O’Connor stopped 32 of 34 in Youngstown’s 2-1 OT loss to Des Moines.
● Phantoms' recap and O'Connor photo

2012 recruit Sean Maguire turned aside 22 shots in Powell River’s 2-1 win against Cowichan Valley in BCHL action.

Looking back
Chris Bourque's 21st goal of the season was the game-winner in Hershey's 4-3 win over Binghamton. Bourque is second in AHL scoring behind Bears' teammate Keith Aucoin. Eric Gryba tallied an assist for the Senators.

Former BU All-American Colby Cohen assisted on the game-winner in the Providence Bruins' 3-2 win against Worcester.

Former BU center Luke Popko scored his seventh goal of the season in Bloomington’s 3-2 win over Missouri in CHL action Friday night.

NESN explored the question “Who is the best former Hockey East position player now in the NHL?” The reports' answers include several ex-Terriers.

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