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JWU Hockey Standout Matt McGilvray Named ECAC Northeast Co-Player of the Year
March 7, 2008

Providence, R.I. – Johnson & Wales senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) was named the 2007-08 ECAC Northeast Hockey League Co-Player of the Year, announced by the conference office on Thursday evening.  Curry junior Jeff Hazelwood (Dublin, Calif.) shared Player of the Year honors with McGilvray.

McGilvray is making his fourth appearance on the All-ECAC Northeast team.  This year, he led the team and the conference in scoring with 28 goals and 20 assists for 48 points.  That total ranked him fifth nationally in points per game at 1.9.  A standout in the classroom, he has also been an ECAC Academic All-Star every season in a JWU uniform.

“Over the last four years, Matt has been our leader in every offensive category,” said head coach Erik Noack.  “He’s been a leader on and off the ice for us during his entire career.  Hopefully this will lead to some other accolades for him.”

Junior defenseman Mike O’Malley (Woonsocket, R.I.) joins McGilvray as a first team all-ECAC Northeast performer.  He led the conference in scoring by a defenseman with five goals and 15 assists for 20 points.  He also anchored the second-best power play in the conference and led the combined special teams unit that ranked eighth in the country at 55.4 percent.

“Mike was a tireless worker for us, logging upwards of 40 minutes per game for us,” said Noack.  “He’s been on every power play and penalty kill and is the key to our success in those two areas.  He’ll be a captain for us next year and has already stepped into a leadership role.”

Johnson & Wales finished the 2007-08 campaign with an 8-17 overall mark, 7-9 in the ECAC Northeast.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Defeats Western New England, 6-1
February 26, 2008

Springfield, Mass. – Senior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) scored his 100th career point to lead the Johnson & Wales University hockey team to a 6-1 victory against Western New England in an ECAC Northeast contest on the road on Tuesday night.

The two teams battled through a scoreless first period before Johnson & Wales got on the board early in the second period on a goal by sophomore Kevin Marchesi (South Portland, Maine) at the 1:29 mark. Senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) put the Wildcats ahead 2-0 with a power play goal at the 6:21 mark. WNEC’s Shawn Longley cut the lead to 2-1 with a goal of 13:40, however JWU controlled the action down the stretch of the second stanza and took the one goal lead into the locker room at the end of two periods.

It was all Johnson & Wales in the third period as sophomore Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) put the Wildcats ahead 3-1 with a goal at the 5:43 mark. Jacobs then put JWU ahead 4-1 on a power play goal at the 10:10 mark. McGilvray’s second goal of the game at 17:54 give the squad the 5-1 lead. Jacobs then tallied his second goal of the game, the 100th point of his career, to cap off the scoring for the evening and give the Wildcats the 6-1 victory.

Senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 34 saves in the win in net for JWU while Dennis Harrsch had 28 stops in the setback for Western New England.

JWU finished the season with an 8-17 record, 7-9 in the ECAC Northeast while Wentworth falls to 6-17-2 for the season and 4-10-2 in league play.

Game Summary
JWU (8-17, 7-9) 0 2 4 -- 6
WNEC (6-17-2, 4-10-2) 0 1 0 -- 1

1st Period
No Scoring

2nd Period
1:29 JWU Kevin Marchesi (Joe Simeone, Craig Houle)
6:21 JWU Matt McGilvray (Matt Koelzer, Adam Frew) PPG
13:40 WNEC Shawn Longley (Joe Balog, Kyle Daly)

3rd Period
5:43 JWU Craig Houle (Adam Frew, Tyler Bickford)
10:10 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Matt McGilvray, Charlie Bacon) PPG
17:54 JWU Matt McGilvray (Tyler Bickford, Shane Poulin) SHG
19:01 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Matt McGilvray)

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (34 saves, 1 GA, 60:00)
WNEC: Dennis Harrsch (28 saves, 6 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
JWU: 10/20 min.
WNEC: 8/16 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Upends Wentworth, 7-6
February 24, 2008

North Smithfield, R.I – Senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) scored a power play goal with :44 left to give the Johnson & Wales University hockey team a thrilling 7-6 victory against Wentworth Institute of Technology in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Sunday evening. The game was the final home game for seniors McGilvray, Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.), Adam Frew (Concord, N.H.), Shawn Roach (Grapevine, Texas) and Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.).

Wentworth got on the board quickly when senior Matt Koehler (Pembroke, Mass.) scored just thirty five seconds into the game. Johnson & Wales responded with a goal by Jacobs 2:33 into the period and took the 2-1 lead after a goal by sophomore Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) at the 11:50 mark. The Wildcats had the 2-1 advantage heading into the locker room after the first period.

The visiting Leopards controlled the action early in the second period and went ahead 5-2 midway through the stanza, including Koehler's second goal of the game. Once again, the Wildcats would respond, however as junior Mike O’Malley (Woonsocket, R.I.) scored at the 16:32 mark. JWU cut the lead to 5-4 on a goal by Frew at the 17:54 mark and went into the locker room with a one goal deficit after two periods of play.

McGilvray’s first goal of the game, a power play goal just 1:22 into the third period, knotted the game at 5-5. The Wildcats took their first lead of the game on a power play goal by freshman Joe Simeone (Cranston, R.I.), going ahead 6-5. Sophomore Martin Winzer (Nuremburg, Germany) knotted the game at 6-6 for Wentworth with just 2:00 left on the clock. McGilvray then scored what would prove to be the game winner, his second power play goal of the game, at 19:16 to give the Wildcats the 7-6 victory.

Bacon made 30 saves in the win in net for JWU while freshman Matt Buchan (Lebanon, N.H.) had 29 stops in the setback for Wentworth.

JWU is now 7-17 on the year and 6-9 in the ECAC Northeast while Wentworth falls to 11-13-1 for the season and 10-5-1 in league play. The Wildcats will wrap up the 2007-08 season on Tuesday, February 26th when they travel to Western New England for an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 7:10 p.m.

Game Summary
WIT (11-13-1, 10-5-1) 1 4 1 -- 6
JWU (7-17, 6-9) 2 3 4 -- 7

1st Period
0:35 WIT Matt Koehler (Geric Brodt)
2:33 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Adam Frew, Mike O'Malley)
11:50 JWU Craig Houle (Joe Simeone, Tyler Bickford)

2nd Period
2:12 WIT Matt Koehler (Jeff Olitch, Tyler Medeiros) PPG
8:43 WIT Dave Lewandowski (Matt Koehler, Martin Winzer) PPG
10:50 WIT Derek Rupert (Jeff Olitch)
12:48 WIT Russ Hanson (Unassisted) SHG
16:32 JWU Mike O'Malley (Ryan Jacobs) PPG
17:54 JWU Adam Frew (Ryan Jacobs, Craig Houle) PPG

3rd Period
1:22 JWU Matt McGilvray (Craig Houle) PPG
7:10 JWU Joe Simeone (Matt Koelzer, Kevin Marchesi) PPG
18:00 WIT Martin Winzer (Dave Lewandowski, Joey Sides)
19:16 JWU Matt McGilvray (Ryan Jacobs) PPG

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (30 saves, 6 GA, 60:00)
WIT: Marc Buchan (29 saves, 7 GA, 59:16); Empty Net (0 saves, 0 GA, :44)

Penalties
WIT: 17/50 min.
JWU: 22/84 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Drops 7-5 Decision Against Fitchburg State
February 13, 2008

North Smithfield, R.I – Senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H. ) scored three goals in the Johnson & Wales University hockey teams 7-5 setback against Fitchburg State in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Wednesday evening.

Fitchburg State held and early two goal lead before McGilvary got the Wildcats on the board late in the first period with assists by fellow seniors Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) and Adam Frew (Concord, N.H.) at the 19:49 mark to make the score 2-1.

The Falcons Stephen Schofield (Valley, Village, Calif.) put the team ahead 3-1 at the 1:53 mark of the second period. The Wildcats responded once again, however when sophomore Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) put in a pass from fellow sophomore Jon Madsen (Somers, Conn.) at the 4:23 mark, making the score 3-2. The visiting Falcons would take the 5-2 lead into the locker room after Schofield’s second goal of the game.

McGilvray’s second goal of the game, after Jacobs won the face off to start the third, cut the lead to 5-3 just seven seconds into the period. The Wildcats climbed to within one goal on Houle’s second goal of the contest at the 6:37 mark and tied the game at 5-5 when McGilvray completed his hat trick with an unassisted goal at 9:13. After five scoreless minutes, Fitchburg State junior Bob Kalousian (Marlborough, Mass.) scored what would prove to be the game winner at 15:23. The Falcons then added an empty net goal to take the 7-5 victory.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 21 saves in the setback in net for JWU while senior Devan McConnell (Lake Stevens, Wash.) had 34 stops for Fitchburg State.

JWU is now 6-15 on the year and 5-7 in the ECAC Northeast while Fitchburg State improves to 11-8-3 for the season and 7-4-2 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, February 16th when they travel to Curry for an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 4:35 p.m.

Game Summary
FSC (11-8-3, 7-4-2) 2 3 2 -- 7
JWU (6-15, 5-7) 1 1 3 -- 5

1st Period
12:25 FSC John Goffredo (Patrick Dolan, Chris Riggs) PPG
15:25 FSC Andrew Jones (John Goffredo, Chris Riggs)
19:49 JWU Matt McGilvray (Adam Frew, Ryan Jacobs)

2nd Period
1:53 FSC Stephen Schofield (Matt Arsenault, Bob Kalousian)
4:23 JWU Craig Houle (Jon Madsen)
13:20 FSC Andrew Jones (John Goffredo, Chris Riggs)
15:43 FSC Stephen Schofield (Bob Kalousian, Billy Pescosolido) PPG

3rd Period
0:07 JWU Matt McGilvray (Ryan Jacobs)
6:37 JWU Craig Houle (Jon Madsen, Joe Simeone)
9:13 JWU Matt McGilvray (Unassisted)
15:23 FSC Bob Kalousian (Matt Arsenault, Christopher Brecken)
18:45 FSC Billy Pescosolido (Devan McConnell) ENG

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (21 saves, 6 GA, 59:10); Empty Net (0 saves, 1 GA, :50)
FSC: Devan McConnell (34 saves, 5 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
FSC: 5/10 min.
JWU: 6/12 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Falls To Plymouth State, 4-1
February 9, 2008

North Smithfield, R.I – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team dropped a 4-1 decision against Plymouth State in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Saturday evening.

The two teams battled through a scoreless first period before Johnson & Wales got on the board with a goal by sophomore Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) at the 17:17 mark. The Wildcats would take the 1-0 lead into the locker room after the first period of play.

JWU held the one goal lead until late in the second period when Plymouth State knotted the game at 1-1 on a goal by sophomore Stephan Davis (Lafayette, Calif.) at the 18:02 mark. The second period would end knotted 1-1.

Plymouth State tallied three goals just three and a half minutes apart in the third period en route to the 4-1 victory. The visiting Panthers notched what would prove to be the game-winning goal from freshman Jake Curtin (Concord, N.H.) at 11:34. PSU added to their lead at the 12:54 mark on a goal by sophomore Chris Chambers (Crofton, Md.) and sophomore Dave Dufresne (Dracut, Mass.) scored an insurance goal at the 14:57 mark to take the 4-1 win.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 24 saves in the setback in net for JWU while senior Karl Helgesson (Lerum, Sweden) had 29 stops for Plymouth State.

JWU is now 6-14 on the year and 5-6 in the ECAC Northeast while Plymouth State improves to 8-10-2 for the season and 5-5-1 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Wednesday, February 13th when they host Fitchburg State in an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 7:55 p.m.

Game Summary
PSU (8-10-2, 5-5-1) 0 1 3 -- 4
JWU (6-14, 5-6) 1 0 0 -- 1

1st Period
17:17 JWU Craig Houle (Joe Simeone, Shane Poulin)

2nd Period
18:02 PSU Stephan Davis (Sean Buckley, Pat Turcotte)

3rd Period
11:34 PSU Jake Curtin (Pat Turcotte, Deni Bojadzic)
12:54 PSU Chris Chambers (Jason Butler, Tim Vlcek)
14:57 PSU Dave Dufresne (Chris Cantara, Sean Buckley)

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (24 saves, 4 GA, 59:00); Empty Net (0 saves, 0 GA, 1:00)
PSU: Karl Helgesson (29 saves, 1 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
PSU: 5/18 min.
JWU: 6/20 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Knocks Off Assumption, 8-4
February 5, 2008

Worcester, Mass. – Senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) scored four goals to lead the Johnson & Wales University hockey team to an impressive 8-4 victory against Assumption in an ECAC Northeast contest on the road on Tuesday evening.

McGilvary scored three goals in the first period to put the Wildcats ahead 3-1. Fellow senior Adam Frew (Concord, N.H.) scored with time running out in the first period to give JWU the 4-1 lead after the first period of play.

Sophomore Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) scored the first of his two goals of the evening just :49 seconds into the second period. That goal would prove to be the game-winner and put the Wildcats ahead 5-1. JWU added two more goals in the second and one in the third to cruise to the 8-4 victory.

Senior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) junior Mike O’Malley (Woonsocket, R.I.) each notched four assists in the win for the Wildcats.

Wildcats freshman JR Woodward (Picton, Ontario) made 35 saves in the victory in net for JWU while David Pinkham had 17 stops and Jamie DiGiulio had 31 saves in the loss for Assumption.

With the win, JWU is now 6-13 on the year Assumption falls to 5-15 for the season. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, February 9th when they host Plymouth State in an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 7:10 p.m.

Game Summary
JWU (6-13) 4 3 1 -- 8
AC (5-15) 1 3 0 -- 4

1st Period
4:03 JWU Matt McGilvray (Mike O'Malley (Craig Houle) PPG
8:54 AC Jim Trahon (Jon Retelle) PPG
9:57 JWU Matt McGilvray (Ryan Jacobs, Mike O'Malley)
13:13 JWU Matt McGilvray (Ryan Jacobs, Mike O'Malley) PPG
19:31 JWU Adam Frew (Ryan Jacobs, Craig Houle) PPG

2nd Period
:49 JWU Craig Houle (Ryan Jacobs, Mike O'Malley) PPG
4:25 JWU Matt Koelzer (Andy Noyes, Shane Poulin) PPG
9:52 JWU Matt McGilvray (Unassisted) SHG
11:19 AC Mike Rust (Matt St. Pierre, John Routhier) PPG
12:23 AC Matt Paget (Jim Trahon) SHG
13:35 AC Patrick Fitzgibbons (Luke McDonough) SHG)

3rd Period
18:26 JWU Craig Houle (Adam Frew)

Goaltending
JWU: JR Woodward (35 saves, 4 GA, 60:00)
AC: David Pinkham (17 saves, 6 GA, 24:25); Jamie DiGiulio (31 saves, 2 GA, 35:35)

Penalties
JWU: 9/21 min.
AC: 14/36 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Downs Salve Regina, 5-1
January 27, 2008

North Providence, R.I. – Senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, to lead the Johnson & Wales University hockey team to a 5-1 victory against Salve Regina in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Sunday afternoon.

Senior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) opened the scoring for the evening with a power play goal at the 7:31 mark. McGilvray then tallied what would prove to be the game-winner on a power play goal at 12:56 to put JWU ahead 2-0. The Wildcats took the two goal lead into the locker room after the first period of play.

Senior Shawn Roach (Grapevine, Texas) put the Wildcats ahead 3-0 with a goal at he 6:08 mark and the Wildcats took the 4-0 advantage on their third power play goal of the evening from senior Adam Frew (Concord, N.H.) at the 8:02 mark. Salve Regina got on the board at the 17:09 mark of the second period on a goal by junior Conor McCahill (Highlands Ranch, Colo.). McGilvray’s second goal of the game with less than a minute to play in the second period gave the Wildcats the 5-1 lead. JWU would take the 5-1 victory after a scoreless third period.

Senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 30 stops in the victory for Johnson & Wales while junior Chase Goodrich (Salisbury, Vt.) had 22 saves in the setback for Salve Regina

JWU is now 5-13 on the year and 4-5 in the ECAC Northeast while Salve Regina falls to 5-9-2 for the season with a 3-5-1 mark in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on February 5th when they travel to Assumption for an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Game Summary
SRU (5-9-2, 3-5-1) 0 1 0 -- 1
JWU (5-13, 4-5) 2 3 0 -- 5

1st Period
7:31 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Craig Houle, Adam Frew) PPG
12:56 JWU Matt McGilvray (Adam Frew, Craig Houle) PPG

2nd Period
6:08 JWU Shawn Roach (Jon Madsen, Ryan Jacobs)
8:02 JWU Adam Frew (Matt McGilvray, Ryan Jacobs) PPG
17:09 SRU Conor McCahill (Bryan Goodwin, Zach Sufilka) PPG
19:22 JWU Matt McGilvray (Adam Frew, Shane Poulin)

3rd Period
No Scoring

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (30 saves, 1 GA, 60:00)
SRU: Chase Goodrich (22 saves, 5 GA, 57:40); Empty Net (0 saves, 0 GA, 2:20)

Penalties
SRU: 11/20 min.
JWU: 13/26 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Drops 4-2 Decision Against Becker
January 26, 2008

North Smithfield, R.I – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team dropped a 4-2 decision against Becker in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Saturday evening.

The two teams battled through a scoreless first period before Johnson & Wales got on the board with a power play goal by senior Ryan Jacobs (Derby. Vt.) at the 6:14 mark. The Wildcats extended their lead to 2-0 on a goal by freshman Chad Warnock (Pawtucket, R.I.) at the 7:57 mark and took the two goal advantage into the locker room at halftime.

Becker cut into the lead late in the second period on a goal by sophomore Jared Kersner (Rockville, Md.) at 16:28 and knotted the game at 2-2 just :19 later on a goal by sophomore Justin Rada (Spotsylvania, Va.). The two teams headed into the third period tied at 2-2.

A pair of goals by Becker just :09 apart would give the Hawks the victory. Sophomore Derek Stabile (Sault Saint Marie, Mich.) scored at the 16:28 mark and freshman Anthony Libonati (McMinnville, Ore.) at 16:37 en route to the 4-2 victory.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 28 saves in the setback in net for JWU while sophomore Tony Stoehr (De Pere, Wisc.) had 28 stops for Becker.

JWU is now 4-13 on the year and 3-5 in the ECAC Northeast while Becker improves to 8-9-1 for the season and 5-4 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Sunday, January 27th when they host Salve Regina in an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 3:30 p.m.

Game Summary
BC (8-9-1, 5-4) 0 2 2 -- 4
JWU (4-13, 3-5) 0 2 0 -- 2

1st Period
No Scoring

2nd Period
6:14 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Matt McGilvray, Mike O'Malley) PPG
7:57 JWU Chad Warnock (Andy Noyes)
16:43 BC Jared Kersner (Michael Herbert)
17:02 BC Justin Rada (Derek Stabile, Joey Meyer)

3rd Period
16:28 BC Derek Stabile (Peter Landem, Kevin Switek)
16:37 BC Anthony Libonati (Robert Higgins, Mike Caprio)

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (28 saves, 4 GA, 59:30); Empty Net (0 saves, 0 GA, :30)
BC: Tony Stoehr (28 saves, 2 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
JWU: 4/8 min.
BC: 5/18 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Drops 4-2 Decision To Buffalo State
January 12, 2008

North Smithfield, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team fell to Buffalo State, 4-2 in a non-conference contest at the RI Sports Center on Saturday evening.

Johnson & Wales took the early lead when senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) scored his 10th goal of the season to put the Wildcats ahead 1-0 at the 3:45 mark. The Wildcats extended their lead to 2-0 at the 10:14 mark in a goal by freshman Joe Simeone (Cranston, R.I.). Buffalo State cut the lead to 2-1 on a power play goal by junior Travis Whitehead (Cambridge, Ontario) at 13:50. JWU took the 2-1 lead into the locker room after the first period of play.

Buffalo State tied the score at 2-2 on a power play goal by freshman Nick Petriello (Saint Catherine’s, Ontario) at the 14:39 mark of the second period and the two teams headed into the third period deadlocked at 2-2.

Sophomore Tyler Soehner (Baden, Ontario) put Buffalo State ahead 3-2 at the 7:28 mark and the Bengals added an empty net goal at the 19:41 mark to take the 4-2 victory.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 41 saves in the setback in net for JWU while sophomore Kyle Gunn-Taylor (West Seneca, N.Y.) tallied 21 stops in the victory for Buffalo State.

JWU is now 4-111 on the year while Buffalo State improves to 8-8-2 for the season. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, January 19th when they travel to Nichols for and ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 8:30 p.m.

Game Summary
BSC (8-8-2) 1 1 2 -- 4
JWU (4-11) 2 0 0 -- 2

1st Period
3:45 JWU Matt McGilvray (Adam Frew, DJ McNaughton)
10:14 JWU Joe Simeone (James Shea)
13:50 BSC Travis Whitehead (Jeff Mok, Ryan Ramage) PPG

2nd Period
14:39 BSC Nick Petriello (Nick Lynch, Kerry Barchan) PPG

3rd Period
7:28 BSC Tyler Soehner (Nick Petriello, Nick Lynch)
19:41 BSC Tyler Soehner (Johnny Duco) SHG

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (41 saves, 3 GA, 58:45); Empty Net (0 saves, 1 GA, 1:15)
BSC: Kyle Gunn-Taylor (21 saves, 2 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
BSC: 4/8 min.
JWU: 8/16 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Falls To Buffalo State, 6-2
January 11, 2008

Smithfield, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team dropped a 6-2 decision against Buffalo State in a non-conference contest at the RI Sports Center on Friday evening.

Buffalo State jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when a goal by senior Jeff Mok (Richmomd Hill, Ontario) just 1:08 into the game. Sophomore Shareef Labreche (Markham, Ontario) put the Bengals ahead 2-0 with a goal at the 10:03 mark and Buffalo State took the 2-0 lead into the locker room after the first period of play.

Buffalo State added to their lead early in the second period when senior Nick Lynch (Depew, N.Y.) scored a power play goal to put the team ahead 3-0. The Wildcats responded with a goal by sophomore Stephen Pfeiffer (Queens, N.Y.) at 9:51 and cut the deficit to 3-2 on a goal by sophomore Shane Poulin (Concord, N.H.) at the 16:32 mark of the second period. The visiting Bengals tacked on another goal at late in the second period and added two in the third en route to the 6-2 victory.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 39 saves in the setback in net for JWU while sophomore Kyle Gunn-Taylor (West Seneca, N.Y.) tallied 20 stops in the victory for Buffalo State.

JWU is now 4-10 on the year while Buffalo State improves to 7-8-2 for the season. The two teams will wrap up the weekend series on Saturday, January 12th at the RI Sports Center at 7:10 p.m.

Game Summary
BSC (7-8-2) 2 2 2 -- 6
JWU (4-10) 0 2 0 -- 2

1st Period
1:08 BSC Jeff Mok (Nick Petriello, Johnny Duco)
10:03 BSC Shareef Labreche (Paul Gagnon)

2nd Period
4:50 BSC Nick Lynch (Kerry Barchan, Nick Petriello) PPG
9:51 JWU Stephen Pfeiffer (Jon Madsen, Andy Noyes)
16:32 JWU Shane Poulin (Chad Warnock, DJ McNaughton)
17:18 BSC Kerry Barchan (Connor King, Nick Petriello)

3rd Period
3:45 BSC Joel Sheppard (Jeff Mok, Shareef Labreche)
16:26 BSC Paul Gagnon (Joel Sheppard, Shareef Labreche)

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (39 saves, 6 GA, 60:00)
BSC: Kyle Gunn-Taylor (20 saves, 2 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
BSC: 7/14 min.
JWU: 8/16 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Drops 3-0 To Saint Anselm’s
January 6, 2008

Manchester, N.H. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey squad fell to Saint Anselm’s, 3-0 in a non-conference contest on the road on Sunday afternoon.

After a scoreless first period, Saint Anselm’s took a 1-0 lead on a goal by Paul Snell at the 9:40 mark of the second period. The Hawks extended their lead to 2-0 at the 12:58 mark on Matt Grazioso’s first goal of the game. Grazioso added an empty net goal with seven seconds left in the game as St. Anselm’s took the 3-0 victory.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 34 saves in the setback in net for JWU while Jason Zuck made 20 stops in the victory for St. Anselm’s

JWU is now 4-9 on the year while Saint Anselm’s improves to 4-1-3 for the year. Johnson & Wales will return to action on Friday, January 11th when they host Buffalo State in a non-conference contest at the RI Sports Center, starting at 7:55pm.

Game Summary
JWU (4-9) 0 0 0 -- 0
SAC (4-1-3) 0 2 1 -- 3

1st Period
No Scoring

2nd Period
9:40 SAC Paul Snell (John Hennessey, Nick Wheeler)
12:58 SAC Matt Grazioso (John Hennessey)

3rd Period
19:53 SAC Matt Grazioso (Chris MacPhee) ENG

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (34 saves, 2 GA, 58:35); Empty Net (0 saves, 1 GA, 1:25)
SAC: Jason Zuck (20 saves, 0 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
JWU: 9/34 min.
SAC: 7/22 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Falls To Saint Anselm’s, 6-3
January 4, 2008

Manchester, N.H. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey squad dropped a 6-3 decision against Saint Anselm’s in a non-conference contest on the road on Friday evening.

Saint Anselm’s jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before sophomore Kevin Marchesi (South Portland, Maine) cut the lead to 2-1 at the 17:15 mark. JWU would tie the score late in the period when fellow sophomore Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) scored at the 19:14 to knot the score at 2-2.

The host Hawks would score the only two goals of the second period to take a 4-2 advantage after 40 minutes of play. St. Anselm’s went ahead 6-2 midway through the third period before junior Mike O’Malley (Woonsocket, R.I.) cut the lead to 6-3 on a power play goal at the 13:24 mark. That would be as close as the Wildcats would get, however as St. Anselm’s held on for the 6-3 victory.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 30 saves in the setback in net for JWU while Jason Zuck made 18 stops in the victory for St. Anselm’s

JWU is now 4-8 on the year while Saint Anselm’s improves to 3-1-3 for the year. The two teams will resume the weekend series on Sunday, January 6th when the play the second game of the weekend in Manchester, N.H. at 3:00 p.m.

Game Summary
JWU (4-8) 2 0 1 -- 3
SAC (3-1-3) 2 2 2 -- 6

1st Period
5:12 SAC Paul Snell (Tom Kerwin)
14:14 SAC Chris MacPhee (Ryan Butler, Mike Nunzianto)
17:15 JWU Kevin Marchesi (Ryan Jacobs, Matt McGilvray)
19:14 JWU Craig Houle (Matt McGilvray, Jon Madsen)

2nd Period
3:16 SAC Pat Forshner (Shane Masotta, Brian Hartigan)
18:15 SAC Paul Snell (Chris MacPhee)

3rd Period
0:39 SAC Colin Fitzpatrick (John Hennessey, Mike Foley)
11:10 SAC Mike Foley (Colin Fitzpatrick)
13:24 JWU Mike O'Malley (Craig Houle) PPG

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (30 saves, 6 GA, 60:00)
SAC: Jason Zuck (19 saves, 3 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
JWU: 6/12 min.
SAC: 9/26 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Takes Third At Salem State Tournament
December 28, 2007

Salem, Mass. – Senior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) scored four goals and added a pair of assists to lead the Johnson & Wales University hockey team to a commanding 9-4 victory against Worcester State in the consolation game of the Salem State Holiday Tournament on Friday afternoon. With the win the Wildcats took third place in the tournament.

JWU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a power play goal by senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) just 9:42 into the contest. Worcester State responded with a goal at the 10:20 mark. Jacobs then tallied a pair of goals at the 10:48 mark and then a power play goal at 11:46 to put JWU ahead 3-1 midway through the first period. The Wildcats would take the 3-2 lead into the locker room after one period of play.

Johnson & Wales controlled the action in the third period as an unassisted goal by McGilvray at 3:30 put the squad ahead 4-2. Junior Mike O’Malley (Woonsocket, R.I.) scored what would prove to be the game-winner with a power play tally at the 10:44 mark before Jacobs notched his third goal of the game at 16:10 to give the Wildcats the 6-3 lead after two periods.

It was more of the same in the third period as sophomore Craig House (Burrilville, R.I.) scored just :19 into the period to put JWU ahead 7-3. Jacobs then added his fourth goal of the game with just over a minute remaining and sophomore DJ McNaughton (Hollowell, Maine) capped off the scoring as JWU cruised to the 9-4 victory.

Wildcats freshman JR Woodland (Picton, Ontario) made 31 saves in the victory for Johnson & Wales while David Schultz had 35 stops in the setback for Worcester State.

JWU is now 4-7 on the year while Worcester State falls to 1-11 for the season. The Wildcats will return to action on Friday, January 4th when travel to Saint Anselm for a non-conference contest, starting at 8:00 p.m.

Game Summary
WSC (1-11) 2 1 1 -- 4
JWU (4-7) 3 3 3 -- 9

1st Period
9:42 JWU Matt McGilvray (Ryan Jacobs, Mike O'Malley) PPG
10:20 WSC Lee Belisle (unassisted) SHG
10:48 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Matt McGilvray, Craig Houle)
11:46 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Jon Madsen) PPG
13:41 WSC Tom Ford (Chris Wallin, Nathan Perreault)

2nd Period
3:30 JWU Matt McGilvray (unassisted)
9:54 WSC Justin Brownstein (Billy O'Neill)
10:44 JWU Mike O'Malley (Jakub Kubrak, Ryan Jacobs) PPG
16:10 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Mike O'Malley, Jon Madsen)

3rd Period
0:19 JWU Craig Houle (Matt McGilvray)
15:40 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Matt McGilvray, Jakub Kubrak) SHG
18:52 WSC Ryan Hebert (unassisted)
19:36 JWU DJ McNaughton (Richard Langs, Brian Moretti)

Goaltending
JWU: JR Woodland (31 saves, 1 GA, 55:40); Sean Durfee (5 saves, 1 GA, 4:20)
WSC: David Schultz (35 saves, 9 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
JWU: 9/18 min.
WSC: 9/26 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Falls To No. 15 Bowdoin, 4-2
December 27, 2007

Salem, Mass. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team dropped a 4-2 decision against No. 15 Bowdoin in the opening game of the Salem State Holiday Tournament on Thursday afternoon.

The two teams battled through a scoreless first period before Bowdoin got on the board with goal by Colin Hughes at the 3:35 mark of the second period. JWU knotted the score at 1-1 at the 13:48 mark when senior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) tallied a power play goal. Bowdoin would respond, however late in the period when a goal by Sebastain Belanger at 17:30 gave the Polar Bears the 2-1 lead after two periods of play.

Bowdoin extended their lead to 3-1 just 7:17 into the third period with a goal by Ryan Leary. Once again, the Wildcats responded with a power play goal from sophomore DJ McNaughton (Hollowell, Maine) with just over seven minutes left in the contest, making the score 3-2. That would be as close as JWU would get, however as Belanger notched his second goal of the game at the 15:59 mark to give Bowdoin the 4-2 victory.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 51 saves while allowing just two goals in the setback in net for JWU while Paul DeCoster had 20 stops for Bowdoin.

JWU is now 3-7 on the year while Bowdoin improves to 6-2 for the season. The Wildcats will return to action on Friday, December 28th when they take on the loser of the Worcester State vs. Salem State contest in the consolation game of the tournament.

Game Summary
BC (6-2) 0 2 2 -- 4
JWU (3-7) 0 1 1 -- 2

1st Period
No Scoring

2nd Period
3:35 BC Colin Hughes (3) (Leland Fidler, Matt Lentini)
13:48 JWU Ryan Jacobs (9) (Matt McGilvray) PPG
17:30 BC Sebastien Belanger (1) (Leland Fidler)

3rd Period
7:17 BC Ryan Leary (9) (Mike Corbelle, Kyle Shearer-Hardy)
12:16 JWU DJ McNaughton (1) (Adam Frew, Tyler Bickford) PPG
15:59 BC Sebastien Belanger (2) (Leland Fidler)

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (51 saves, 2 GA, 47:12); JR Woodland (12 saves, 2 GA, 12:48)
BC: Paul DeCoster (20 saves, 2 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
JWU: 8/24 min.
BC: 5/18 min.

Johnson & Wales’ Matt McGilvray Scores 100th Career Points In Hockey’s 9-1 Over Worcester State
December 8, 2007

North Smithfield, R.I. – Senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) became just the fifth player in Johnson & Wales University hockey history to record 100 career points in the team’s dominating 9-1 win against Worcester State in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Saturday evening.

McGilvray assisted on the first goal of the game when sophomore Kevin Marchesi (South Portland, Maine) put the Wildcats ahead 1-0 on a goal at the 12:36 mark.  The Wildcats struck again quickly at the 14:10 mark when sophomore Stephen Pfeiffer (Queens, N.Y.) scored what would prove to be the game winner.  JWU took the 2-0 lead into the locker room after the first period.

Johnson & Wales continued to build on their lead in the third in the second period, going ahead 5-0 on goals by freshman Joe Simeone (Cranston, R.I.), junior Tyler Bickford (Concord, N.H.) and senior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.).  Worcester State would finally get on the board on a power play goal by sophomore Dan Drinkwater (Walpole, Mass.) at the 13:04 mark of the second period.  JWU took the 5-1 lead into the locker room after two periods of play.

It was more of the same in the third period as the Wildcats scored four times, including a goal by McGilvray at the 16:49 mark as the team cruised to the 9-1 victory.

Jacobs had two goals and an assist while McGilvray notched a goal and four assists in the victory.  Junior Mike O’Malley (Woonsocket, R.I.) added three assists for the Wildcats.

Senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 10 stops and freshman Tom Brown (Lowell, Mass) had two saves in the victory for Johnson & Wales.  Junior Jason Richardson (Perkasie, Pa.)

JWU is now 3-6 on the year and 3-3 in the ECAC Northeast while Worcester State falls to 1-9 overall, 1-5 on league play.  The Wildcats will return to action on December 27th and 28th when they travel to Salem State for the Salem State Hockey Classic.  The team will take on Bowdoin in the opening game of the tournament at 4:00 p.m.

Game Summary
WSC (1-9, 1-5)  0  1  0  --  1
JWU (3-6, 3-3)  2  3  4  --  9  

1st Period
12:36   JWU     Kevin Marchesi (Ryan Jacobs, Matt McGilvray)
14:10   JWU     Stephen Pfeiffer (Shane Poulin, Richard Langs)

2nd Period
5:45    JWU     Joe Simeone (Mike O'Malley)
7:38    JWU     Tyler Bickford (Mike O'Malley, Stephen Pfeiffer)
10:54   JWU     Ryan Jacobs (Craig Houle, Matt McGilvray) PPG
13:04   WSC     Dan Drinkwater (Kris Metea, Bobby Housser) PPG

3rd Period
6:07    JWU     Craig Houle (Joe Simeone, Adam Frew)
6:43    JWU     Ryan Jacobs (Kevin Marchesi, Matt McGilvray)
11:26   JWU     Jon Madsen (Matt McGilvray, Stephen Pfeiffer)
16:49   JWU     Matt McGilvray (Mike O'Malley)

Goaltending
JWU:    Charlie Bacon (10 saves, 2 GA, 53:02); Tom Brown (2 saves, 0 GA, 6:58)
WSC:    Jason Richardson (28 saves, 9 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
WSC:  8/24 min.
JWU:  8/16 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Falls To SUNY-Morrisville, 8-4
December 2, 2007

Morrisville, N.Y. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team lost an 8-4 non-conference contest against SUNY-Morrisville on the road on Sunday afternoon.

Morrisville jumped out to an early lead when a goal by Dave Schultz put the Mustangs ahead 1-0 at the 2:29 mark. Johnson & Wales responded quickly however, when senior Matt McGilvary (Rochester, N.H.) knotted the game at 1-1 at 3:10. The two teams went to the locker room tied 1-1 after one period of play.

The game was tied midway through the second period before Morrisville scored four straight, including the eventual game-winner by Dana Calderone at the 16:35 mark. Sophomore Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) netted a goal at the 18:53 mark of the second period to cut the lead to 5-2. McGilvary would score his second goal of the game early in the third period, but it was not enough as Morrisville skated to the 8-4 victory.

Wildcats freshman JR Woodland (Picton, Ontario) made 29 saves in the setback in net for JWU while Caylin Relkoff had 18 stops in the victory for Morrisville.

JWU is now 2-6 for the season while SUNY-Morrisville improves to 4-10 for the year. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, December 8th when they host Worcester State in an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 7:10 p.m.

Game Summary
JWU (2-6) 1 1 2 -- 4
MSU (4-10) 1 4 3 -- 8

1st Period
2:29 MSU Dave Schultz (Bobby Cass, Chris Wallin)
3:10 JWU Matt McGilvray (Ryan Jacobs)

2nd Period
10:02 MSU Andrew Alarie (Rob Sgarbossa, Evan Kernohan)
12:30 MSU Dave Schultz (Bobby Cass, Evan Kernohan)
15:59 MSU Chris Wallin (Matt Damskov, Brent Quinn)
16:35 MSU Dana Calderone (Andrew Alarie)
18:53 JWU Craig Houle (Jon Madsen, Mike O'Malley)

3rd Period
1:18 MSU Brent Quinn (Matt Damskov)
1:29 MSU Esteban Gonzalez (Joakim Cedin, Shawn Smail)
4:39 JWU Matt McGilvray (Jakub Kubrak)
10:47 MSU Evan Kernohan (Brent Quinn, Rob Sgarbossa)
16:27 JWU Matt Koelzer (Chad Warnock, Pat Brennan)

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (29 saves, 5 GA, 36:35); Charlie (8 saves, 3 GA, 26:25)
MSU: Caylin Relkoff (18 saves, 4 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
JWU: 8/16 min.
MSU: 10/20 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Drops 4-1 Decision Against SUNY-Morrisville
November 16, 2007

Morrisville, N.Y. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team dropped a 4-1 decision in a non-conference contest against SUNY-Morrisville on Saturday evening.

Morrisville got on the board first when Rob Sgarbossa scored a power play goal at the 16:58 mark. The Mustangs went ahead 2-0 midway through the second period on an unassisted goal by Stefan Carnegie. That goal would prove to be the game winner.

Johnson & Wales got on the board at the 13:29 mark of the third period when sophomore Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) scored to make the game 3-1. That was all the offense for the Wildcats however, as Morrisville took the 4-1 victory.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 31 saves in the setback in net for JWU while Caylin Relkoff had 15 stops in the victory for Morrisville.

JWU is now 2-5 for the season while SUNY-Morrisville improves to 3-10 for the year. The two teams will wrap up the weekend series at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.

Game Summary
JWU (2-5) 0 0 1 -- 1
MSU (3-10) 1 1 2 -- 4

1st Period
16:58 MSU Rob Sgarbossa (Kyle Roberts) PPG

2nd Period
13:09 MSU Stefan Carnegie (Unassisted)

3rd Period
10:02 MSU Keith Williams (Dana Calderone, Joseph Herman)
13:29 JWU Craig Houle (Jon Madsen)
13:53 MSU Dana Calderone (Matt Damskov, Rob Sgarbossa)

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (31 saves, 4 GA, 59:51); Empty Net (0 saves, 0 GA, 0:09)
MSU: Caylin Relkoff (15 saves, 1 GA, 59:54); Empty Net (0 saves, 0 GA, 0:06)

Penalties
JWU: 13/26 min.
MSU: 7/17 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Upends Franklin Pierce, 5-4
November 18, 2007

Rindge, N.H. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team posted a 5-4 victory against Franklin Pierce in an ECAC Northeast contest on the road on Sunday evening.

The two teams played through 35 scoreless minutes before Franklin Pierce got on the board when Joseph Fields scored the first of his two goals for the game at the 15:26 mark. Sophomore Kevin Marchesi (South Portland, Maine) knotted the game for JWU at the 16:06 mark and the Wildcats took the 2-1 lead on the first collegiate goal by freshman Chad Warnock (Pawtucket, R.I) at 18:07. A goal by Franklin Pierce late in the period tied the game at 2-2 after two periods of play.

Senior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) scored a pair of goals for Johnson & Wales at the 3:25 and 8:47 mark to put the Wildcats ahead 4-2. The Raves responded, however, and tied the game at 4-4 on a goal by Coursen Schneider with just over three minutes left in the contest. Senior Adam Frew (Concord, N.H.) would then provide the game-winner for JWU when he put in a pass by Marchesi to give the Wildcats the 5-4 victory.

Senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 24 stops in the victory for Johnson & Wales.

JWU is now 2-3 on the year while Franklin Pierce falls to 1-5 for the season. The Wildcats will return to action on Thursday, November 29th when they travel to Stonehill for an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Game Summary
JWU (2-3) 0 2 3 -- 5
FPC (1-5) 0 2 2 -- 4

1st Period
No Scoring

2nd Period
15:26 FPC Joseph Fields (Phil LaBreck, Eric Spalt)
16:06 JWU Kevin Marchesi (Shane Poulin)
18:07 JWU Chad Warnock (Tyler Bickford)
18:50 FPC Sean Woodring (Joseph Fields) PPG

3rd Period
3:25 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Craig Houle, Matt McGilvray)
8:47 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Jon Madsen, Mike O'Malley) PPG
14:11 FPC Joseph Fields (Sean Woodring)
16:45 FPC Coursen Schneider (5) (Rob Perretta, Jeff Kasper) PPG
17:48 JWU Adam Frew (Kevin Marchesi)

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (24 saves, 4 GA, 60:00)
FPC: Spencer Utman (21 saves, 3 GA, 43:25); Matt McCarthy (11 saves, 2 GA, 15:19)

Penalties
JWU: 9/18 min.
FPC: 8/16 min.


Johnson & Wales Hockey Falls To Suffolk, 2-1
November 16, 2007

Smithfield, R.I – Senior Andrew Redvanly (Hillsdale, N.J. ) scored a power play goal with 4:10 remaining in the third period to give Suffolk a 2-1 victory against Johnson & Wales in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Friday evening.

The two teams battled through a scoreless first period before Suffolk got on the board on a power play goal by senior Dan Pencinger (Randolph, N.J.) at the 14:35 mark of the second period to give the Rams the 1-0 lead. Suffolk took the 1-0 lead into the locker room after two periods of play. Johnson & Wales responded with a power play goal of their own when sophomore Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) scored 13:14 into the third period to knot the game at 1-1. Redvanly then capitalized on a JWU penalty and put home the game winner at the 15:50 mark to give Suffolk the 2-1 win.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 38 saves in the setback in net for JWU while freshman Jeff Rose (Collinsville, Conn.) had 31 stops for Suffolk.

JWU is now 1-3 on the year and 1-2 in the ECAC Northeast while Suffolk improves to 4-1 for the season and 2-0 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, November 18th when they travel to Franklin Pierce for an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 4:30 p.m.

Game Summary
SU (4-1, 2-0) 0 1 1 -- 2
JWU (1-3, 1-2) 0 0 1 -- 1

1st Period
No Scoring

2nd Period
14:35 SU Dan Pencinger (John Rocchio, Tim Dancey) PPG

3rd Period
13:14 JWU Craig Houle (Mike O’Malley) PPG
15:50 SU Andrew Redvanly (Michael Borque, Nick Davis) PPG

Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (38 saves, 2 GA, 58:44)
SU: Jeff Rose (31 saves, 1 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
JWU: 5/10 min.
SU: 7/22 min.


Johnson & Wales Hockey Drops 3-2 Decision Against Utica
November 10, 2007

Utica, N.Y. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team fell to Utica, 3-2 in a non-conference contest on the road on Saturday evening.

Utica got on the board first when Nick Kulas scored just 3:58 into the contest. Johnson & Wales responded when senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) put in a goal with an assist to senior Adam Frew (Concord, N.H.) at the 8:20 mark. The first period would end with the score tied 1-1.

After a scoreless second period, host Utica took the 2-1 advantage on a power play goal by Colin Kingston 7:51 into the third period. The Wildcats rallied to tie the game at 2-2 when senior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) scored his fourth goal of the season, a power play goal, at the 10:32 mark. After the score was tied 58:02 into the contest, Utica scored what would prove to be the game winner when TJ Schneider scored at the 18:02 mark of the third period to take the 3-2 victory.

Wildcats freshman JR Woodward (Picton, Ontario) made 41 saves in the setback in net for JWU while Anthony Luckow tallied 30 stops in the victory for Utica.

JWU is now 1-2 on the year while Utica improves to 3-2 for the season. The Wildcats will return to action on Friday, November 16th when they host Suffolk in an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 7:55 p.m.

Game Summary
JWU (1-2) 1 0 1 -- 2
UC (3-2) 1 0 2 -- 3

1st Period
3:58 UC Nick Kulas (Jeff Pappalardi)
8:20 JWU Matt McGilvray (Adam Frew)

2nd Period
No Scoring

3rd Period
7:51 UC Colin Kingston (Tony Wiseman) PPG
10:23 JWU Ryan Jacobs (Matt McGilvray) PPG
18:02 UC TJ Schneider (Josh Merson, Colin Kingston)

Goaltending
JWU: JR Woodward (41 saves, 3 GA, 60:00)
UC: Anthony Luckow (30 saves, 2 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
JWU: 10/20 min.
UC: 11/30 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Falls To Southern New Hampshire, 5-3 November 4, 2007

Smithfield, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team dropped a 5-3 decision against Southern New Hampshire in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Sunday afternoon.

Johnson & Wales got on the board first when senior Matt McGilvray (Rochester, N.H.) scored a power play goal 9:00 into the game. SNHU’s Brandon Hammermeister (Calgary, Alberta) knotted the game at 1-1 at the 9:51 mark and the two teams headed to the locker room tied 1-1 after the first period.

Southern New Hampshire took the 3-1 lead on a goal by sophomore James Frey (Westminster, Colo.) at 4:18 and a power play goal by freshman Ed Montgomery (Colchester, Vt.) at the 8:07 mark. Johnson & Wales responded late in the period, however, when freshman Joe Simeone (Cranston, R.I.) put in a goal at the 17:22 mark, cutting the lead to 3-2 after two periods of play.

7:37 into the third period, Southern New Hampshire’s Ken Honeyman (Marietta, Ga.), scored what would prove to be the game-winner, tallying a power play goal to make the score 4-2. JWU cut the lead to 4-3 at the 10:04 mark on a goal by freshman Andy Noyes (Littleton, Colo.). That would be as close as the Wildcats would get, however as SNHU added an empty net goal at 19:40 to take the 5-3 victory.

Wildcats senior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 30 saves in the setback in net for JWU while junior Matt Courchesne (Bow, N.H.) tallied 27 stops in the victory for Southern New Hampshire.

JWU is now 0-1 on the season while Southern New Hampshire is 1-0 for the year. The Wildcats will return to action on Wednesday, November 7th when they travel to Framingham State for an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 7:20pm.

Game Summary
SNHU (1-0) 1 2 2 -- 5
JWU (0-1) 1 1 1 -- 3

1st Period
9:00 JWU Matt McGilvray (Craig Houle, Mike O'Malley) PPG
9:51 SNHU Brandon Hammermeister (John Frey)

2nd Period
4:18 SNHU John Frey (Ryan DiBartolomeo, Dave Carroll)
8:07 SNHU Ed Montgomery (Matt Farley, Troy Maybury) PPG
17:22 JWU Joe Simeone (Jakub Kubrak)

3rd Period
7:37 SNHU Kent Honeyman (Matt Farley, Troy Maybury) PPG
10:04 JWU Andy Noyes (Stephen Pfeiffer)
19:40 SNHU Ryan DiBartolomeo (Brandon Hammermeister, John Frey) ENG

Goaltending
SNHU: Matt Courchesne (27 saves, 3 GA, 60:00)
JWU: Charlie Bacon (30 saves, 4 GA, 58:44); Empty Net (1 GA, 1:16)

Penalties
SNHU: 12/51 min.
JWU: 15/66 min.

2006-2007
Ice Hockey (12-12-1 Overall, 9-6-0 ECAC Northeast)

All-ECAC Northeast Conference
Matt McGilvary, Jr., F, Third Team

The Wildcats finished in sixth place in league play with a young and talented group of players. Junior Matt McGilvary (Rochester, N.H.) was named an ECAC Northeast all-conference performer, leading the team with 17 goals and 13 assists for 30 points. Senior Zach Cobb added 11 goals and a team best 17 assists for the Wildcats. Junior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) posted a 4.19 goals against average and a .885 save percentage on the year. The team was also successful in the classroom as five players were named ECAC Northeast Academic All-Stars.

JWU Hockey Falls To No. 9 UMass Dartmouth, 6-1
February 17, 2007

Smithfield, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team dropped a 6-1 decision against No. 9 UMass Dartmouth in an ECAC Northeast Conference contest at the RI Sports Center on Saturday evening. The game was the final regular season home game for seniors Colin Brophy (Medford, N.J.), Zach Cobb (Dover, N.H.) and John Curley (Chalfont, Pa.).

UMass Dartmouth got on the board first on a power play goal by junior Jeff Grant (Burlington, Mass.) at the 11:46 mark. The Corsairs took the 1-0 lead into the locker room at the end of the first period. UMD was up 3-0 before Cobb got JWU on the board with a power play goal of his own at the 13:13 mark. The visiting Corsairs used two goals by senior Jim Foley (Brockton, Mass.) in the second period to take a 4-1 lead after two periods of play. UMass Dartmouth then added a pair of power play goals in the third period en route to the 6-1 victory.

Sophomore Brian Noiles (Burlington, Mass.) made 36 stops in the setback for Johnson & Wales while freshman sophomore Jeff Green (Medway, Mass.) had 18 stops in the win for UMass Dartmouth.

With the loss Johnson & Wales falls to 11-11-1 overall, 8-6 in the ECAC Northeast while UMass Dartmouth improves to 21-2-1 on the season, 13-1-1 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Sunday, February 18th when they travel to Northeastern to face off against Wentworth Institute of Technology in the regular season finale starting at 7:45 p.m.

Game Summary
UMD (21-2-1, 13-1-1) 1 3 2 -- 6
JWU (11-11-1, 8-6) 0 1 0 -- 1

First Period
UMD 11:46 Jeff Grant (19) (Tyler Crocker) PPG

2nd Period
UMD 9:26 Francis Gunn (1) (Jim Foley)
UMD 11:54 Jim Foley (13) (Paul Carr, Kyle McCullough) PPG
JWU 13:13 Zach Cobb (11) (Matt McGilvary) PPG
UMD 18:03 Jim Foley (14) (Kyle McCullough)

3rd Period
UMD 7:33 Tyler Vrolyk (13) (Francis Gunn) PPG
UMD 13:35 Paul Garabedian (7) (Jeff Grant, Kyle McCullough) PPG

Goaltending
JWU: Brian Noiles (36 saves, 6 GA, 60:00)
UMD: Jeff Green (18 saves, 1 GA, 60:00)

Penalties:
JWU: 11/22 min.
UMD: 7/14 min.

JWU Hockey Falls To Curry, 6-4
February 10, 2007

Smithfield, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team dropped a 6-4 decision against Curry in an ECAC Northeast Conference contest at the RI Sports Center on Saturday evening.

Johnson & Wales got on the board first when senior Zach Cobb (Dover, N.H.) put in a pass from freshman Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) at the 11:39 mark to give the Wildcats the 1-0 advantage. Curry responded quickly when a goal by senior Robert Sequeira (Providence, R.I.) at the 12:15 mark knotted the game at 1-1. The first period ended in a tie.

Curry struck quickly in the second period when freshman Russ Enmark (Shelby Township, Mich.) found the back of the net at 2:34 to give the Colonels the 2-1 advantage. Once again, the Wildcats were equal to the task and tied the game at 2-2 on a goal by junior Matt McGilvary (Rochester, N.H.). In the closing minute of the period, Curry junior Nathaniel Robie (Weymouth, Mass.) tallied a power play goal to put the Colonels ahead 3-2 at the end of two periods.

Curry extended their lead to 5-2 after goals by senior Bill McCreary (Howell, Mich.) at 5:42 and junior Eddie Chlanda (Central Islip, N.Y.) at 9:12. Johnson & Wales responded, however and a goal by junior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) cut the lead to 5-2 at the 10:34 mark. McGilvary’s second goal of the game just :21 later cut the deficit to just one goal, making the score 5-4 with just under 10 minutes left in the contest. Curry’s Steven Murphy (Anchorage, Alaska) capped off the scoring for the evening with an insurance goal at 12:33 as the Colonels held on for the 6-4 victory.

Sophomore Brian Noiles (Burlington, Mass.) made 50 stops in the setback for Johnson & Wales while freshman Zachary Cardella (Spokane, Wash.) had 34 stops in the win for Curry.

With the loss Johnson & Wales falls to 11-10-1 overall, 8-5 in the ECAC Northeast while Curry improves to 14-8-1 on the season, 12-1-1 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, February 17th when they host UMass Dartmouth in an ECAC Northeast contest at the RI Sports Center at 7:00 p.m.

Game Summary
CC (14-8-1, 12-1-1) 1 2 3 -- 6
JWU (11-10-1, 8-5) 1 1 2 -- 4

First Period
JWU 11:39 Zach Cobb (10) (Craig Houle)
CC 12:15 Robert Sequeira (6) (Jason Tarbell, Louis Hoey)

Second Period
CC 2:34 Ross Enmark (20) (Jason Tarbell, Sean Sylvester)
JWU 17:19 Matt McGilvary (16) (Adam Frew)
CC 19:32 James Pentecost (9) (Bill McCreary) PPG

Third Period
CC 5:32 Bill McCreary (10) (Steven Murphy, Jeremy Hmura)
CC 9:12 Eddie Chlanda (13) (Jason Tarbell, Trevor Spiridi)
JWU 10:34 Ryan Jacobs (13) (Zach Cobb, Tyler Bickford) PPG
JWU 10:53 Matt McGilvary (17) (Zach Cobb, Craig Houle) PPG
CC 12:33 Steven Murphy (3) (Bill McCreary, Nathaniel Robie)

Goaltending
JWU: Brian Noiles (50 saves, 6 GA, 59:27)
CC: Zachary Cardella (34 saves, 4 GA, 60:00)

Penalties:
JWU: 9/18 min.
CC: 12/24 min.

JWU Hockey Defeats Fitchburg State, 3-2 In OT
February 8, 2007

Fitchburg, Mass. – Junior Matt McGilvary (Rochester, N.H.) scored the game-winning goal 2:10 into the overtime period to give the Johnson & Wales University hockey team a 3-2 overtime victory against Fitchburg State in an ECAC Northeast Conference contest on the road on Thursday evening.

Johnson & Wales took the early lead when a power play goal by junior Shawn Roach (Grapevine, Texas) just 5:28 into the game gave the squad a 1-0 advantage. Fitchburg responded in the second period when goals by Jason Ledo and Greg Mailloux put the Falcons up 2-0. JWU’s Zach Cobb (Dover, N.H.) tallied his ninth goal of the season at the 13:00 mark of the second period, sending the game into a 2-2 tie at the end of regulation. McGilvary’s 15th goal of the season ended the game with a 3-2 victory for the Wildcats.

Sophomore Brian Noiles (Burlington, Mass.) made 37 stops in the victory for Johnson & Wales while Devan McConnell had 29 stops in the setback for Fitchburg State.
With the win Johnson & Wales improves to 11-9-1 overall, 8-4 in the ECAC Northeast while Fitchburg State falls to 12-9-2 on the season, 8-3-1 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, February 10th when they host Curry in an ECAC Northeast contest at the RI Sports Center at 7:00 p.m.

Game Summary
JWU (11-9-1, 8-4) 1 0 1 1 -- 3
FSC (12-9-2, 8-3-1) 0 2 0 0 -- 2

First Period
JWU 5:28 Shawn Roach (7) (DJ McNaughton, Jakub Kubrak)

Second Period
FSC 4:05 Jason Ledo (9) (Ryan Moore, Mike Dryer)
FSC 7:48 Greg Mailloux (6) (Wayne Bonkowski, Andrew Hutton)

Third Period
JWU 13:00 Zach Cobb (9) (Mike O'Malley, Shawn Roach)

Overtime
JWU 2:10 Matt McGilvary (15) (Ryan Jacobs, Adam Frew)

Goaltending
JWU: Brian Noiles (37 saves, 2 GA, 62:10)
FSC: Devan McConnell (29 saves, 3 GA, 62:10)

Penalties:
JWU: 10/20 min.
FSC: 10/26 min.

JWU Hockey Falls To Plymouth State, 7-3
February 3, 2007

Plymouth, N.H. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team dropped a 7-3 decision against Plymouth State in an ECAC Northeast contest on the road on Saturday evening.
Plymouth State jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before JWU sophomore Mike O’Malley (Woonsocket, R.I.) made the score 2-1 with a power play goal at 18:43. It was all PSU in the second period as Ryan Moreau tallied a pair of goals and the Panthers notched three goals to take the 5-1 lead. Plymouth State extended their lead to 7-1 midway through the third and then held on for the victory after JWU junior Shawn Roach (Grapevine, Texas) and freshman John Madsen (Somers, Conn.) scored late in the third to cut the lead to 7-3.

Wildcats junior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 20 saves in the setback in net for JWU while Erik Shields tallied 24 stops in the victory for Plymouth State.
JWU is now 10-9-1 on the season and 7-4 in the ECAC Northeast while Plymouth State improves to 8-11-1 for the year with a 7-3 mark in league play.

Game Summary
JWU (10-9-1, 7-4) 1 0 2 -- 3
PSU (8-11-1, 7-3) 2 3 2 -- 7

1st Period
PSU 12:33 Goose LaCroix (4) (Nate Gardner, Ryan Moreau)
PSU 14:01 Chris Chambers (14) (Ryan Paglinco)
JWU 18:43 Mike O'Malley (3) (Zach Cobb, Matt McGilvary) PPG

2nd Period
PSU 2:18 Ryan Moreau (3) (Goose LaCroix, Mykul Haun)
PSU 9:49 Ryan Moreau (4) (Pat Turcotte, Nate Gardner)
PSU 13:41 Chris Cadieux (6) (Chris Chambers, Nate Gardner)

3rd Period
PSU 3:02 Topo LaCroix (4) (Deni Bojadzic)
PSU 7:26 Chris Chambers (15) (Deni Bojadzic, Kyle Allen)
JWU 11:42 Shawn Roach (6) (Adam Frew, John Madsen) PPG
JWU 19:57 John Madsen (1) (Stephen Pfeiffer, Adam Frew)

PSU: Erik Shields (24 saves, 2 GA, 57:06); Brendan Fahy (4 saves, 1 GA, 2:54)
JWU: Charlie Bacon (20 saves, 5 GA, 33:41); Brian Noiles (12 saves, 2 GA, 26:19)

Penalties
PSU – 12/24 min.
JWU – 8/16 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Upends Assumption, 5-1
January 30, 2007

Smithfield, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey team posted a 5-1 victory against Assumption in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Tuesday evening.

Johnson & Wales got on the board first when junior Adam Frew (Concord, N.H.) scored to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead 18:47 into the first period. The Wildcats exploded in the second period with four goals to take a commanding 5-0 advantage. Junior Matt McGilvary (Rochester, N.H.) scored a power-play goal, the eventual game winner at 5:17, and freshman Craig Houle (Burrilville, R.I.) tallied his first goal of the evening at 7:25 to give JWU the 3-1 lead. After a goal by junior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) at 8:57, Houle capped off the scoring for the Wildcats for the evening with a goal at the 15:30 mark. Assumptions lone goal of the game came from junior Randy Morin (Auburn, Maine) at the 16:35 mark of the third period.

JWU junior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) was outstanding in goal for JWU, making 39 stops while freshman Jamie DiGiulio (Peabody, Mass.) had 12 stops in the setback for Assumption.

JWU is now 10-8-1 on the season and 7-3 in the ECAC Northeast while Assumption falls to 4-15, 2-11 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, February 3rd when they travel to Plymouth State for an ECAC Northeast contest, starting at 6:00 p.m.

Game Summary
AC (4-15-0, 2-11-0) 0 0 1 -- 1
JWU (10-8-1, 7-3) 1 4 0 -- 5

1st Period
JWU 18:47 Adam Frew (4) (Ryan Jacobs, John Madsen)

2nd Period
JWU 5:17 Matt McGilvary (14) (Ryan Jacobs, Mike O'Malley) PPG
JWU 7:25 Craig Houle (8) (Zach Cobb, Adam Frew) PPG
JWU 8:57 Ryan Jacobs (12) (Matt McGilvary, Mike O'Malley)
JWU 15:30 Craig Houle (9) (Matt McGilvary)

3rd Period
AC 16:35 Randy Morin (2) (Matt Paget, Frank Bova)
AC: JJamie DiGiullo (12 saves, 5 GA, 40:00); Casey McNally (9 saves, 0 GA, 20:00)
JWU: Charlie Bacon (39 saves, 1 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
AC – 11/20 min.
JWU – 14/36 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Blanks WNEC, 4-0
January 27, 2007

Smithfield, R.I. – Junior Matt McGilvary (Rochester, N.H.) scored a hat-trick to lead the Johnson & Wales University hockey squad to a 4-0 shut out victory over Western New England in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Saturday evening.

After a scoreless first period, JWU jumped on the board at the 8:26 mark of the second period on a power play goal by freshman Kevin Marchesi (South Portland, Maine) to take the 1-0 advantage. McGilvary then netted back-to-back power play goals at 12:00 and 13:26 to put JWU ahead 3-0 after two periods of play. McGilvary’s third goal of the evening, a short handed tally just 2:10 into the third period gave the Wildcats the 4-0 lead and the team would then cruise to the 4-0 victory.

Junior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) had 20 stops in the shutout victory for JWU while junior Brandon Gervais (Lewiston, Maine) had 41 saves in the setback for WNEC.
JWU is now 9-8-2 on the season and 6-3 in the ECAC Northeast while Western New England falls to 7-11, 1-9 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Tuesday, January 30th when they host Assumption in an ECAC Northeast contest at the RI Sports Center at 6:00 p.m.

Game Summary
WNEC (7-11, 1-9) 0 0 0 -- 0
JWU (9-8-1, 6-3) 0 3 1 -- 4

1st Period
No Scoring

2nd Period
JWU 8:26 Kevin Marchesi (Adam Frew, Shawn Roach) PPG
JWU 12:00 Matt McGilvary (Tyler Bickford) PPG
JWU 13:26 Matt McGilvary (Unassisted) PPG

3rd Period
JWU 2:10 Matt McGilvary (Adam Frew) SHG

Goaltending
WNEC: Brandon Gervais (41 saves, 4 GA, 60:00)
JWU: Charlie Bacon (20 saves, 0 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
WNEC – 11/30 min.
JWU – 12/24 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Falls To Buffalo State, 2-0
January 13, 2007

Buffalo, N.Y. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey squad dropped a 2-0 decision against Buffalo State in a non-conference contest on the road on Saturday evening. The game wrapped up a weekend trip to Buffalo State that saw Johnson & Wales post a 4-4 tie on Friday evening.

The two teams played through two scoreless periods before Buffalo State broke the scoreless tie at the 2:33 mark of the third period on a goal by Mike Lazarraga. Buffalo Sate tallied the second and only goal of the game from Joe Curry at 11:32 and held on for the 2-0 victory.

Sean Sheehan made 21 stops in the win for Buffalo State while junior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) had 37 stops in the setback for JWU.

JWU is now 7-7-1 on the season while Buffalo State improves to 7-8-2. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, January 20th when they travel to Salve Regina for an ECAC Northeast contest starting at 7:30 p.m.

Game Summary
JWU (7-7-1) 0 0 0 -- 0
BSC (7-8-2) 0 0 2 -- 2

1st Period
No Scoring

2nd Period
No Scoring

3rd Period
BSC 2:33 Mike Luzarraga (1) (Johnny Duco, Jason Hill)
BSC 11:32 Joe Curry (5) (Jason Hill, Cody Cole)

Goaltending
BSC: Sean Sheehan (21 saves, 0 GA, 60:00)
JWU: Charlie Bacon (37 saves, 2 GA, 59:12); Empty Net (0 GA, 0:12)

Penalties
BSC – 7/14 min.
JWU – 8/16 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Falls To Fredonia, 9-3
January 5, 2007

Smithfield, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey squad notched dropped a 9-3 non-conference decision against SUNY Fredonia at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Friday evening.

Fredonia State junior Neal Sheehan (Avon Lake, Ohio) scored four goals and added three assists while freshman Pat Capella (Whitesboro, N.Y.) scored a goal and added three assists in the victory for the Blue Devils. Freshman Craig Houle (Burrillville, R.I.) scored a hat trick in the setback for JWU, accounting for all three of the Wildcats goals.
Johnson & Wales got on the board early when Houle scored a pair of first period goals to give the Wildcats a 2-0 advantage after one period of play.

Fredonia responded in the second period when Sheehan scored three goals to give the Blue Devils the 5-2 advantage. Capella tallied what would prove to be the game-winning goal 7:28 into the second period. The visiting Blue Devils would then add four third period goals en route to the 9-3 victory.

Freshman Kevin Amborski (Bloomfield, N.Y.) made 32 stops in the win for Fredonia while junior Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) had 41 stops in the setback for JWU.
JWU is now 7-6 on the season while Fredonia improves to 6-5-3. The Wildcats will return to action next weekend when they travel to Buffalo State for a pair of non-conference contests on January 12th and 13th.

Game Summary
FSU (6-5-3) 0 5 4 -- 9
JWU (7-6) 2 0 1 -- 3

1st Period
JWU 3:51 Craig Houle (4) (John Madsen)
JWU 15:29 Craig Houle (5) (Jakub Kubrak, Colin Brophy)

2nd Period
FSU 0:20 Neal Sheehan (9) (Matt Pfalzer, Kraig Kuzma) PPG
FSU 3:32 Matt McKeown (8) (Neal Sheehan, Bryan Goudy)
FSU 5:54 Neal Sheehan (10) (Pat Capella, Matt Pfalzer)
FSU 7:28 Pat Capella (2) (Neal Sheehan, Matt Pfalzer)
FSU 13:00 Neal Sheehan (11) (Matt Pfalzer, Matt McKeown) PPG

3rd Period
FSU 0:50 Neal Sheehan (12) (Bryan Goudy, Matt McKeown)
FSU 9:23 Bryan Goudy (4) (Matt McKeown, Neal Sheehan)
JWU 17:58 Craig Houle (6) (Matt McGilvary, Mike O'Malley) PPG
FSU 18:55 Richard Boyce (1) (Colin Sarfeh, Pat Capella)
FSU 19:22 Steve Albert (2) (Pat Capella, James Muscatello)

Goaltending
FSU: Kevin Amborski (32 saves, 3 GA, 60:00)
JWU: Charlie Bacon (41 saves, 9 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
FSC – 6/12 min.
JWU – 9/18 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Downs Stonehill, 5-4
December 2, 2006

Smithfield, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University hockey squad notched four power play goals en route to a thrilling 5-4 victory against Stonehill in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Saturday evening

Johnson & Wales got on the board quickly when junior Shawm Roach (Grapevine, Texas) scored just 2:06 into the game to take a 1-0 advantage. Senior Zach Cobb (Dover, N.H.) and junior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) scored back-to-back power play goals less than a minute apart to give the Wildcats a 3-0 lead after just 9:10 minutes of action. A goal by Stonehill sophomore Brendan O’Brien (Braintree, Mass.) at the 11:23 mark cut the lead to 3-1 and JWU took the two goal lead to the locker room after one period of play.

Again, JWU struck early in the second period as a power-play goal by junior Matt McGilvary (Rochester, N.H.) just twenty one seconds in gave the squad the 4-1 lead. Stonehill’s Chris Rogers (Westford, Mass.) made the score 4-2 with a power play goal at the 2:30 mark before JWU responded at the 8:12 mark when a power play goal by junior Jakub Kubrak (New York, N.Y.) gave the Wildcats the 5-2 lead. The goal would prove to be the game-winner. O’Brein and Rogers scored their second goals of the game at 9:57 and 16:13 respectively to cut the Skyhawks deficit to just one goal. . The teams skated to a scoreless third period as Johnson & Wales held on for the 5-4 victory.

Sophomore Brian Noiles (Burlington, Mass.) made 38 stops in the victory for Johnson & Wales while senior Matt Gorman (Southboro, Mass.) had 10 saves for Stonehill in the setback.

JWU improved to 6-2 overall on the season and 5-2 in the ECAC Northeast while Stonehill drops to 1-7, 0-6 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Friday, December 7th when they travel to Oswego State for a non-conference contest at 7:00 p.m.

Game Summary
SC (1-7, 0-6) 1 3 0 -- 4
JWU (6-2, 5-2) 3 2 0 -- 5

1st Period
2:06 JWU Shawn Roach (4) (Jakub Kubrak, DJ McNaughton) PPG
8:14 JWU Zach Cobb (3) (John Curley, Dave Notartomaso) SHG
9:10 JWU Ryan Jacobs (9) (Craig Houle, Mike O'Malley) SHG
11:23 SC Brendan O'Brien (2) (Matt Curran)

2nd Period
0:21 JWU Matt McGilvary (6) (Mike O'Malley, Ryan Jacobs) PPG
2:30 SC Chris Rogers (1) (John Durkin, Brendan O'Brien) PPG
8:12 JWU Jakub Kubrak (2) (Zach Cobb, Matt McGilvary) PPG
9:57 SC Brendan O'Brien (3) (John Durkin, Billy Ninteau) PPG
16:13 SC Chris Rogers (2) (Brendan O'Brien) PPG

3rd Period
No Scoring

Goaltending
SC: Josh Green (8 saves, 5GA, 36:13 min); Matt Gorman (10 saves, 0 GA, 22:17)
JWU: Brian Noiles (38 saves, 4 GA, 60:00)

Penalties
SC – 11/22 min.
JWU – 14/39 min.

JWU Hockey Defeats Franklin Pierce, 4-3 In Overtime
November 19, 2006

Smithfield, R.I. – Junior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) scored just :47 into the overtime period to give the Johnson & Wales hockey team a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory against Franklin Pierce at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Sunday afternoon
Franklin Pierce took the first lead of the game when a goal by junior Ben Reynolds (Wallingford, Pa.) gave the visiting Ravens a 1-0 advantage at the 10:24 mark of the first period. Johnson & Wales responded with a power play goal early in the second period when a shot from the blue line by junior Jakub Kubrak (New York, N.Y.) knotted the game at 1-1. The Ravens would come back, however and regain the lead on a goal by sophomore Josh Lupinek (East Haddam, Conn.), taking the 2-1 advantage to the locker room after two periods of play.

Johnson & Wales controlled the action early in the third period and junior Matt McGilvary’s (Rochester, N.H.) short handed (5-on-3) goal at the 9:17 mark tied the game at 2-2. The Wildcats took their first lead of the contest on a power play goal by senior Zach Cobb (Dover, N.H.) at 14:41. In the closing minutes of the game, junior Peter Wilson (Marshfield, Mass.) capitalized on a power play and knotted the score at 3-3 at the 18:14 mark. Regulation would end in the 3-3 tie.

It wouldn’t take JWU long to close out the contest, however as Jacobs’ goal forty-seven seconds in gave the Wildcats the 4-3 victory.

Sophomore Brian Noiles (Burlington, Mass.) made 26 stops in the victory for Johnson & Wales while junior Spencer Utman (Canton, N.Y.) had 31 saves for Franklin Pierce in the setback.

JWU improved to 4-2 overall on the season and 3-2 in the ECAC Northeast while Franklin Pierce drops to 3-2-1, 0-2-1 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Thursday, November 30th when they travel to Worcester State for an ECAC Northeast contest at 5:30 p.m.

Game Summary
FPC (3-2-1, 0-2-1) 1 1 1 0 -- 3
JWU (4-2-0, 2-2-0) 0 1 2 1 -- 4

1st Period
10:24 FPC Ben Reynolds (1) (Joseph Fields, Brian DelSavio) PPG

2nd Period
3:49 JWU Jakub Kubrak (1) (Ryan Lord, Adam Frew) PPG
9:15 FPC Josh Lupinek (1) (C.J. Demmons, Trevor Clark)

3rd Period
9:17 JWU Matt McGilvary (4) (unassisted) SHG
14:41 JWU Zach Cobb (2) (Ryan Lord, Adam Frew) PPG
18:14 FPC Peter Wilson (2) (Joe McCarthy, Ben Reynolds) SHG

Overtime
0:47 JWU Ryan Jacobs (6) (Ryan Lord)
FPC: Spencer Utman (60:47 min., 4 GA, 31 saves)
JWU: Brian Noiles (60:47 min., 3 GA, 26 saves

Penalties
FPC – 16/40 min.
JWU – 15/46 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Downs Suffolk, 4-2
November 18, 2006

South Boston, Mass. – The Johnson & Wales hockey team scored four third period goals en route to a 4-2 victory against Suffolk in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Murphy Rink on Saturday afternoon.

Suffolk held a 2-0 lead with just under 17 minutes left in the game before the Wildcats scored four straight to give the squad the victory. The Wildcats got on the board when freshman Kevin Marchesi (South Portland, Maine) scored 4:15 into the third period to make the score 2-1. JWU knotted the score at 2-2 in the sixth minute of the final period when freshman AJ Malucci (Hartford, Conn.) scored his first collegiate goal. Just a minute later freshman DJ McNaughton (Hollowell, Maine) scored what would prove to be the game winning goal putting in a pass from junior Adam Frew (Concord, N.H.) and sophomore Dave Notartomaso (Winchester, Mass.) to make the score 3-2 at the 7:05 mark. Junior Matt McGilvary (Rochester, N.H.) added an empty netter with 34 seconds remaining in the game on an assist from Zach Cobb (Dover, N.H.) to put Suffolk away.

JWU improved to 3-2 overall on the season and 2-2 in the ECAC Northeast while Suffolk fell to 0-3-1 overall and 0-2 in the league. The Wildcats will return to action on Sunday, November 19th when they host Franklin Pierce in an ECAC Northeast contest at 4:30 p.m.

Game Summary
SU (0-3-1, 0-2) 1 0 1 -- 2
JWU (3-2, 2-2) 0 0 4 -- 4

Johnson & Wales Hockey Drops 6-1 Decision To Nichols
November 14, 2006

Smithfield, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales hockey team dropped a 6-1 decision against Nichols in an ECAC Northeast contest at the RI Sports Center on Tuesday evening.

Nichols got on the board first when a goal by freshman Eric Cremer (Chelsea, Mich.) gave the visiting Bison a 1-0 lead at the 9:24 mark. Johnson & Wales knotted the game at 1-1 late in the first period on a power play goal by junior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) at 18:25.

Nichols took control of the game in the second period as they tallied four goals during a four minute stretch, including a pair by freshman Kris Kranzsky (Glendora, Calif.) to take a 5-1 lead after two periods of play. Sophomore Jeff Beiber (Littleton, Colo.) wrapped up the scoring for the game at the 8:44 mark of the third period as the visiting Bison took the 6-1 victory.

Sophomore Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 16 saves while sophomore Brian Noiles (Burlington, Mass.) had 18 stops in goal for Johnson & Wales. Sophomore Keith Fink (Easton, Md.) notched 28 stops in the victory for Nichols.

With the loss Johnson & Wales is now 2-2 on the year, 1-2 in the ECAC Northeast while Nichols improves to 3-0-1 overall, 2-0 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, November 18th when they travel to Suffolk for an ECAC Northeast contest at 8:35 p.m.

Game Summary
NC (3-0-1, 2-0) 1 4 1 -- 6
JWU (2-2, 1-2) 1 0 0 -- 1

1st Period
9:24 NC Eric Cremer (1) (Cole Ruwe, Kyle Cook) PPG
18:25 JWU Ryan Jacobs (5) (DJ McNaughton, Mike O'Malley) PPG

2nd Period
5:39 NC Jason Arrighie (1) (Cole Ruwe, Neal Gerber)
7:58 NC Kris Kranzsky (1) (Kyle Cook, Cole Ruwe) PPG
9:19 NC Ryan Gervais (1) (Mark Baker)
9:35 NC Kris Kranzsky (2) (Cole Ruwe, Zach Lindsay)

3rd Period
8:44 NC Jeff Bieber (2) (Colby Jones, Jason Arrighie)

JWU: Charlie Bacon (16 saves, 6 GA, 29:35 min); Brian Noiles (18 saves, 0 GA, 30:25)
NC: Keith Fink (28 saves, 1 GA, 60:00 min)

Penalties
JWU – 5/18 min.
NC – 8/16 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Falls To Southern New Hampshire, 7-4
November 8, 2006

Hooksett, N.H. – The Johnson & Wales hockey team dropped a tough 7-4 decision against Southern New Hampshire on the road on at the Ice Den Saturday afternoon. Freshman DJ McNaughton (Hollowell, Maine) scored a pair of goals in the setback for the Wildcats.

Southern New Hampshire took an early 2-0 lead before McNaughton’s first goal of the day cut the lead to 2-1 at 9:54. SNHU added another goal late in the period and took the 3-1 lead into the locker room at the end of the first period.

JWU dominated play in the second period, scoring three goals to tie the score at 4-4. Junior Ryan Jacobs (Newport, Vt.) made the score 3-2 just 1:53 into the period and after another goal by the Penmen, McNaughton’s second goal of the game made the score 4-3. The Wildcats were awarded a penalty shot at the 17:08 mark and junior Shawn Roach (Grapevine, Texas) converted it to knot the game at 4-4 after two periods of play.

That would be all the scoring for Johnson & Wales, however as Southern New Hampshire scored three times, including a pair of power play goals, in the third period to take the 7-4 victory.

Sophomore Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 30 in goal for Johnson & Wales while Matt Courchesne notched 17 stops in the victory for Southern New Hampshire.

With the loss Johnson & Wales is now 2-1 on the year while Southern New Hampshire is 1-0 on the season. The Wildcats will return to action on Tuesday, November 14th when they host Nichols in an ECAC Northeast contest at 6:00 p.m. at the RI Sports Center.

Game Summary
JWU (2-1) 1 3 0 -- 4
SNH (1-0) 3 1 3 -- 7

1st Period
8:13 SNH John Frey (1) (Ken Burlage, Evan Williams) PPG
9:33 SNH Dominic DiMarzo (1) (Brandon Hammermeister) SHG
9:54 JWU DJ McNaughton (4) (Ryan Jacobs) PPG
14:29 SNH Chris Gunn (1) (Ethan Porter, Matt Sayer)
2nd Period
1:53 JWU Ryan Jacobs (4) (Kevin Marchesi)
7:41 SNH Andrew Goduco (1) (Michael Sabo, Thomas Ohlson)
13:43 JWU DJ McNaughton (5) (Adam Frew, Zach Cobb) PPG
17:08 JWU Shawn Roach (2) (Penalty Shot)
3rd Period
3:39 SNH Dave Carroll (1) (Matt Sayer, Kent Honeyman) PPG
16:16 SNH Dominic DiMarzo (2) (Dave Carroll) SHG
17:52 SNH Ethan Porter (1) (Steve Wardynski, Joshua Douglas) PPG
JWU: Charlie Bacon (30 saves, 7 GA, 60:00 min)
SNH: Matt Courchesne (17 saves, 4 GA, 60:00 min)
Penalties
JWU – 13/37 min.
SNH – 14/28 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Downs Framingham State, 5-2
November 8, 2006

North Smithfield, R.I.. – The Johnson & Wales hockey team kicked off the 2006-07 home season with an impressive 5-2 victory against Framingham State in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center on Wednesday evening.

Johnson & Wales got out to an early lead when freshman DJ McNaughton (Hollowell, Maine) scored a power play goal to give the Wildcats a 1-0 advantage at 5:05. JWU tallied another goal in the closing minutes of the first period as junior Adam Frew’s (Concord, N.H.) goal at 17:21 staked the team to the 2-0 advantage.

JWU continued to be impressive offensively in the second period, scoring three unanswered goals during a five and a half minute stretch to take the 5-0 lead. Junior Shawn Roach (Grapevine, Texas) scored what would prove to be the game-winner just 1:38 into the second period. Senior Zach Cobb (Dover, N.H.) and junior Ryan Jacobs (Derby, Vt.) scored at 4:43 and 6:59 respectively to give the Wildcats the five goal lead after two periods of play.

Framingham State finally got on the board late in the game when junior Nicholas Glum (Bellingham, Mass.) scored at 17:53. The Rams capped off the scoring at 18:28 on a goal by freshman Jeremy Schmidt (Huffman, Texas). That would be all for FSC, however as Johnson & Wales cruised to the 5-2 victory.

Sophomore Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) was outstanding in goal for Johnson & Wales, making 25 saves on the evening while junior Patrick Sampson (Braintree, Mass.) had 13 stops in the setback for Framingham State.

With the wins Johnson & Wales is now 2-0 on the year, 1-0 in the ECAC Northeast while Framingham State falls to 0-1, 0-1 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, November 11th when they travel to Southern New Hampshire for a contest at 2:30 p.m.

Game Summary
FSC (0-1, 0-1) 0 0 2 -- 2
JWU (1-0) 2 3 0 -- 5

1st Period
JWU 5:05 DJ McNaughton (3) (Shawn Roach, Tyler Bickford) PPG
JWU 17:21 Adam Frew (1) (Matt McGilvary, Dave Notartomaso)
2nd Period
JWU 1:28 Shawn Roach (1) (Tyler Bickford, Zach Cobb)
JWU 4:43 Zach Cobb (1) (Jeff Spencer)
JWU 6:59 Ryan Jacobs (3) (DJ McNaughton, Jakub Kubrak) PPG
3rd Period
FSC 17:53 Tim Richard (1) (Nicholas Glum) PPG
FSC 18:28 Jeremy Schmidt (1) (Sean Maguire, Kyle Hallett)
JWU: Charlie Bacon (25 saves, 2 GA, 60:00 min)
FSC: Patrick Sampson (13 saves, 4 GA, 24:43); Andrew Joce (10 saves, 1 GA, 35:17)
Penalties
JWU – 15/30 min.
FSC – 11/33 min.

Johnson & Wales Hockey Takes Dunkin Donuts Cup Championship
November 4, 2006

Marlborough, Mass. – The Johnson & Wales hockey team captured the Dunkin Donuts Cup Championship with a 2-0 victory against North Country Community College at the New England Sports Center on Saturday evening. The Wildcats defeated host Becker by a score of 7-5 in the opening round on Friday night.

In the 7-5 victory against Becker on Friday night, juniors Matt McGilvary (Rochester, N.H.) and Ryan Jacobs (Newport, Vt.) and freshman D.J. McNaughton (Hollowell, Maine) each had two goals for JWU while sophomore Charlie Bacon (Hudson, Mass.) made 12 stops while allowing just one goal in the win.

On Saturday, Bacon was outstanding in goal for the Wildcats, posting 38 saves in the 2-0 shut out victory while McGilvary’s power play goal at 12:18 of the first period would prove to be the game-winner. Junior Adam Frew (Concord, N.H.) also added a goal in the victory for the Wildcats while sophomore Dave Notartomaso (Winchester, Mass.) tallied a pair of assists and had one goal and four assists on the weekend.

With the wins Johnson & Wales is now 2-0 on the year. The Wildcats will return to action on Wednesday, November 8th when they host Framingham State in an ECAC Northeast contest at the Rhode Island Sports Center at 6:00 p.m.

Game Summary
Friday, November 3, 2006

JWU (1-0) 1 3 3 -- 7
BC (1-2) 4 1 0 -- 5

1st Period
BC 4:04 Matt Oster (1) (Andrew Scampoli, Keith Dube)
JWU 7:34 DJ McNaughton (1) (Ryan Lord)
BC 10:52 Chris Reilly (1) (Andrew Scampoli, Jim Ceglarek) PPG
BC 12:54 Chris Reilly (2) SHG
BC 19:15 Andrew Scampoli (3) (Matt Oster, Chris Reilly)
2nd Period
BC 10:23 Matt Oster (2) (Jim Ceglarek)
JWU 14:02 Matt McGilvary (1) (Mike O'Malley, Dave Notartomaso) PPG
JWU 16:00 Ryan Jacobs (1) (Kevin Marchesi)
JWU 16:57 Matt McGilvary (2) (Dave Notartomaso) PPG
3rd Period
JWU 1:16 DJ McNaughton (2) (Zach Cobb, John Curley)
JWU 18:07 Ryan Jacobs (2) (Zach Cobb, Jeff Spencer)
JWU 19:57 Dave Notartomaso (1) (unassisted) ENG
Goaltending
JWU: Brian Noiles (11 saves, 4GA, 20:00); Charlie Bacon (12 saves, 1 GA, 40:00 min)
BC: Brandon Melikian (22 saves, 6 GA, 58:41); Empty Net (1 GA, 1:19)
Penalties
JWU – 22/44 min.
BC – 24/63 min.

Game Summary
Saturday, November 4, 2006

JWU (2-0) 1 0 1 -- 2
NCCC (1-1) 0 0 0 -- 0

1st Period
JWU 12:18 Matt McGilvary (Dave Notartomaso)
2nd Period
No Scoring
Third
JWU 6:39 Adam Frew (Dave Notartomaso, Matt McGilvary)
Goaltending
JWU: Charlie Bacon (38 saves, 0 GA, 60:00 min)
NCCC: Chris Polino (28 saves, 2 GA, 60:00 min)
Penalties
JWU – 7/14 min.
NCCC – 7/17 min.

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JWU Honors Three Student-Athletes With Bachman Award
May 25, 2006

Providence, R.I. – During the annual end of the year banquet, Johnson & Wales University honored softball player Lisa Murphy, men’s soccer player Richard Bouvier and ice hockey player Nick Grove with the Ron Bachman Award.  The award is anually Presented annually to the Wildcat senior athlete who best exemplifies the core values of leadership, sportsmanship, and academics at Johnson & Wales University.

Grove, the team’s lone captain, was third on the team in scoring with three goals with a team-best 15 assists for 18 points while leading the team to a berth in the ECAC Northeast Playoffs.  Grove played in 52 career games for the Wildcats, scoring eight goals and 28 assists for 36 career points.  He was also named an ECAC Northeast Academic All-Star, posting a 3.94 GPA during his career at JWU.

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