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                    <p><font size="4"><strong><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font color="#999999" size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">November 
                      19, 2003<br>
                      <font color="#000000" size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 
                      How to Win in Hockey East</font></font></strong></font></strong></font></p>
                    <p><strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">By 
                      Nate Ewell</font></strong></p>
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                          <div align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&nbsp;<strong><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4">Hockey 
                            East Notebook</font></strong></font></div></td>
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                          <p align="center"><font size="4"><strong><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="4"><strong><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="/Images/action_bc_adams.gif" width="200" height="288" align="middle"><br>
                            <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">John 
                            Adams, who leads BC defensemen with a +5 rating this 
                            year, matched his freshman and sophomore goal totals 
                            combined with two against UMass Friday.</font></font></strong></font></strong></font></strong></font></strong><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="4"><font size="4" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 
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                        <td height="86" valign="top" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="/1Schedules/0304/week8.htm">This 
                            week's schedule</a><br>
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                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In a 
                      conference that features headline-grabbing goaltenders and 
                      highlight-reel offensive stars, Hockey East coaches know 
                      there is usually one thing that separates winning and losing: 
                      defensive intensity.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;It&#8217;s 
                      always defense,&#8221; said New Hampshire head coach Dick 
                      Umile. &#8220;If you don&#8217;t play good defense, you 
                      don&#8217;t have a chance to win in Hockey East. Everyone&#8217;s 
                      good offensively, and everyone can hurt you down low. You 
                      have to be able to neutralize that, or you&#8217;re in trouble.&#8221;</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Defensive 
                      intensity is a concept that manifests itself all over the 
                      ice &#8211; from forechecking to shot-blocking to battles 
                      in the corner and in front of the net. The sum of those 
                      battles is much more meaningful than simply a coaches&#8217; 
                      words to motivate his team. The fact is, in a closely-matched 
                      league where almost every team has solid goaltending and 
                      talented forwards, passionate attention to defense can make 
                      the difference between winning and losing.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Boston 
                      College head coach Jerry York recognizes that. His team 
                      boasts a wealth of offensive talent, but still held opponents 
                      to a conference-best 21.7 shots per game last season, when 
                      they shared the league title with New Hampshire. The Eagles 
                      are off to an even better start in that respect this year.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;We 
                      were pretty tenacious defensively,&#8221; York told the 
                      Boston Herald after his team beat Massachusetts, 4-1, last 
                      weekend. &#8220;We&#8217;ve been getting better and better 
                      that way. Teams are having trouble getting 20 shots against 
                      us (an average of 18.0 in Hockey East games).&#8221;</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;The 
                      coaches work a lot with us on maintaining our gaps and stick 
                      positioning,&#8221; said Boston College defenseman John 
                      Adams. &#8220;We really try to get our sticks in the shooting 
                      lanes and deflect a lot of shots that way, and we work on 
                      staying tight in our defensive zone coverage.&#8221;</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">When 
                      the Eagles don&#8217;t win, Adams and his teammates get 
                      an up-close look at the reasons why.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;If 
                      we lose a hockey game, we go over the entire tapes with 
                      the coaches,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You can tell, when we 
                      lose, they are getting opportunities offensively. It&#8217;s 
                      pretty easy to see.&#8221;</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Massachusetts 
                      head coach Don Cahoon &#8211; whose team is second to York&#8217;s 
                      in shots allowed, at 20.7 per league game &#8211; saw that 
                      tenacity first-hand against the Eagles. And although he 
                      hasn&#8217;t faced them yet, he&#8217;s quick to join a 
                      chorus of coaches praising the effort of Umile&#8217;s team 
                      at New Hampshire, which is allowing 25.9 shots per game.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;I 
                      watch a team like New Hampshire, and that team is absolutely 
                      tenacious in their own zone,&#8221; Cahoon said. &#8220;As 
                      good as Mike Ayers is, they play great team defense around 
                      him. It&#8217;s a real testament to the job that Richie 
                      (Umile) has done there.&#8221;</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Those 
                      are words of praise that Umile loves to hear &#8211; because 
                      he knows it&#8217;s the key to winning hockey games.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;We 
                      take a lot of pride in where the program has come in terms 
                      of our commitment to defense the past few years,&#8221; 
                      he said. &#8220;You have to play that way in this league.&#8221; 
                      </font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><a name="friar"></a>SEEN 
                      AND HEARD IN HOCKEY EAST</strong></font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Making 
                      a Name &#8211; </strong>John Adams, a two-goal scorer in 
                      Boston College&#8217;s win over Massachusetts last weekend, 
                      wasn&#8217;t always recognized as the namesake of our second 
                      president.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;It&#8217;s 
                      a pretty popular name around here,&#8221; said the Eagles&#8217; 
                      junior defenseman, a native of Wayzata, Minn., &#8220;but 
                      it&#8217;s not so much in Minnesota. We had the whole Addams 
                      Family thing there. A couple of kids called me Gomez.&#8221;</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Once 
                      Adams &#8211; who, speaking of family, is the son of John 
                      and Ronda Adams &#8211; joined a growing number of Minnesotans 
                      on the Eagles roster, he heard a lot more about one of Boston&#8217;s 
                      original patriots.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Expect 
                      Adams to earn additional attention for his offense &#8211; 
                      not his name &#8211; moving forward. He&#8217;s been a very 
                      good defensive contributor for the Eagles for his first 
                      two-plus seasons, but the third-round draft pick of the 
                      Buffalo Sabres thinks his strengths lie more in his abilities 
                      to contribute to the offense.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;I 
                      think my biggest strength is making a good first pass on 
                      the breakout,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I pride myself on making 
                      smart decisions with the puck, moving the puck quickly and 
                      not getting out of position, then jumping in and helping 
                      out the offense when I can.&#8221;</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Battle 
                      of the Backups &#8211; </strong>In the ongoing quest for 
                      an edge between BC and BU fans, this week may provide the 
                      Terrier faithful with a new chant: &#8220;Our Backup&#8217;s 
                      Better!&#8221;</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">That 
                      was certainly the case in the past week at least, as Jerry 
                      York and Jack Parker each opted to give their second-string 
                      goaltenders a start against Merrimack. At BU, Stephen Siwiec 
                      stopped 30 shots and earned the win in his first appearance 
                      &#8211; not just first start, but first appearance &#8211; 
                      since last November. </font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Things 
                      didn&#8217;t go as well for Joe Pearce in Chestnut Hill, 
                      as the Eagles&#8217; backup allowed three goals on eight 
                      shots before giving way to regular starter Matti Kaltiainen 
                      in a game that ended tied, 3-3. </font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Not 
                      that any of this would amount to much more than a fun fan 
                      chant, however &#8211; Kaltiainen and his BU counterpart, 
                      Sean Fields, are sure to see the bulk of the work the rest 
                      of the way. Maine, with Jim Howard and Frank Doyle, is the 
                      only Hockey East team without a clear-cut No. 1 goaltender 
                      at this point.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Wildcat 
                      Heritage &#8211; </strong> New Hampshire head coach Dick 
                      Umile has been following Ty Conklin&#8217;s tremendous run 
                      while filling in as the starter for injured Edmonton Oilers 
                      goaltender Tommy Salo. Conklin, who checked in recently 
                      with Umile by phone, is the reigning NHL Defensive Player 
                      of the Week and Saturday should start in the Heritage Classic, 
                      an outdoor game against Montreal expected to draw close 
                      to 60,000 people at Edmonton&#8217;s Commonwealth Stadium.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;That will be awesome,&#8221; said 
                      Umile. &#8220;How often do you get a chance to be a part 
                      of something like that?&#8221;</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Conklin&#8217;s Oiler teammate, ex-BC Eagle 
                      Marty Reasoner, is out indefinitely and will miss Saturday&#8217;s 
                      game. Ron Hainsey, a UMass Lowell product, could get a chance 
                      to face Conklin, although Hainsey was a healthy scratch 
                      Tuesday night for the Canadiens.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="/Images/Logos/merrimack.gif" width="115" height="172" align="right"><strong>FRIES 
                      AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BAG</strong></font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8226;	
                      <strong>Merrimack</strong> unveiled its new logo Saturday 
                      night against Boston University, along with a new mascot, 
                      Mack the Warrior. For those scoring at home, that&#8217;s 
                      four new logos &#8211; <strong>Massachusetts</strong>, Merrimack, 
                      <strong>Northeastern</strong> and <strong>Providence</strong> 
                      &#8211; in the league this year, or 44 percent of Hockey 
                      East&#8217;s teams.</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8226; 
                      Think <strong>Maine</strong> will put last year&#8217;s 
                      first-round Hockey East Tournament loss to <strong>Massachusetts</strong> 
                      behind them and simply focus on the games when the two teams 
                      meet for the first time this season on Friday? </font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Think 
                      again. The Black Bears already went out seeking revenge 
                      in one game this year, and that worked out well for them.</font></p>
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                            Great Weekend Getaway</strong></font></strong></font></div></td>
                        <td align="center" valign="top" bordercolor="#CC0000" bgcolor="#CC0000"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><font color="#FFFFFF" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=OyHRTegFr*w&offerid=38994.10000013&type=4&subid=0" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/N2870.or2/B959384.14;sz=120x60" alt="120x60 - Brand Red"  width="120" height="60" border="0"></a></strong></font></strong></font></td>
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                        <td height="230" colspan="2"> <p><strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Brown 
                            at Providence (Tues.)<br>
                            </font></strong><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes, 
                            we&#8217;re skipping ahead of the weekend, but this 
                            Mayor&#8217;s Cup matchup has the making of a terrific 
                            game. The Friars feature a balanced offense that put 
                            up six goals against Hockey East&#8217;s best goaltender, 
                            Mike Ayers, last weekend. Torry Gajda led the way 
                            and earned the conference&#8217;s Offensive Player 
                            of the Week honors. He&#8217;ll face Yann Danis, INCH&#8217;s 
                            reigning player of the week and the best goaltender 
                            the ECAC has to offer.</font></p></td>
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                        <td height="31" colspan="2" bordercolor="#CC0000"> <div align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong>Stick 
                            Salute</strong></strong></font></div></td>
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                        <td height="134" colspan="2"> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 
                            To the <strong>conference&#8217;s defensemen</strong>. 
                            As strange as it seems to see Thomas Pock and Brian 
                            Yandle standing 1-2 in conference scoring, how about 
                            the fact that John Adams and Andrew Alberts are carrying 
                            Boston College&#8217;s potent offense right now?</font></p></td>
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                        <td height="31" colspan="2" bordercolor="#CC0000"> <div align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><strong>Bench 
                            Minor</strong></strong></font></div></td>
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                        <td height="134" colspan="2"> <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">To 
                            the <strong>conference&#8217;s forwards</strong>, 
                            with a few exceptions (Luciano Aquino, Torry Gajda, 
                            Ken Magowan). We all know it&#8217;s a tough league 
                            to score in, but last week &#8211; in which no player 
                            had more than two goals &#8211; was particularly bereft 
                            of offense. </font></p></td>
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                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8220;The 
                      (2002) national championship game was still in the back 
                      of our minds,&#8221; head coach Tim Whitehead said a few 
                      weeks back about his team&#8217;s season-opening win over 
                      Minnesota. &#8220;Your team tends to be a little more focused 
                      in that situation.&#8221;</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8226; 
                      Playing <strong>Maine</strong> has a little extra charm 
                      for <strong>Massachusetts</strong> head coach Don Cahoon 
                      as well. In an extensive early-season interview with Dick 
                      Baker of The Republican, Cahoon noted how his Princeton 
                      team really made its mark with a mid-season upset of Maine 
                      in 1994-95. The turning point in UMass hockey history, as 
                      long as the program continues its current upswing, may well 
                      be remembered as last year&#8217;s series in Orono. (We&#8217;d 
                      link to the interview, but their archives only go back two 
                      weeks.)</font></p>
                    <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8226; 
                      <strong>Maine&#8217;s</strong> Prestin Ryan bounced back 
                      after a late-game altercation against Boston College earned 
                      him a game disqualification and forced him to sit out the 
                      Black Bears&#8217; loss at New Hampshire. Ryan, who has 
                      been Maine&#8217;s best defenseman in the early going, scored 
                      a goal and finished +5 in wins over Northeastern and UMass 
                      Lowell last weekend.</font></p>
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                      <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8226; 
                        <strong>UMass Lowell</strong> has been outscored 8-1 in 
                        its last two Hockey East games after outscoring its first 
                        three conference opponents, 12-7. The River Hawks have 
                        two tough ones against <strong>Boston University</strong> 
                        this weekend, followed by a Tuesday visit to <strong>New 
                        Hampshire</strong>.</font></p>
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                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8226; 
                          Just days after we raved about his <a href="/7Archives/Notebooks/hea_0211.htm">skills 
                          on defense</a>, <strong>Massachusetts</strong> captain 
                          Thomas P&ouml;ck moved up to forward against Boston 
                          College in the absence of high-scoring Greg Mauldin. 
                          Of course, the versatile P&ouml;ck also played defense 
                          in the game, and scored the Minutemen's lone goal on 
                          a shot from the point.</font></p>
                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8226; 
                          <strong>Merrimack's</strong> rotten luck with injuries 
                          continued this week with the loss of forward Matt Johnson 
                          for the season with a broken jaw. Johnson had shared 
                          the team lead in points and assists (seven each) at 
                          the time of his injury, in Saturday night&#8217;s 6-1 
                          loss to Boston University. The Warriors have posted 
                          ties against BU and BC in two of their last three games, 
                          but are winless in their last eight (0-5-3) entering 
                          a Saturday-Sunday series with Bemidji State.</font></p>
                        <p><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8226; 
                          <strong>Boston College&#8217;s</strong> injury woes 
                          continue as well. Tuesday against Merrimack the Eagles 
                          were without Patrick Eaves (knee), Peter Harrold (flu), 
                          Ty Hennes (ankle) and Dave Spina (ankle).</font></p>
                        <font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">&#8226; 
                        Hockey East announced that tickets for championship weekend 
                        at the FleetCenter will go on sale Monday, Dec. 1, at 
                        11 a.m. Championship tickets can be purchased through 
                        Ticketmaster and at the FleetCenter box office. Ticketmaster 
                        can be reached online at <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com" target="_blank">www.ticketmaster.com</a> 
                        or by calling (617) 931-2000. </font></div>
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