Dartmouth-BU Men's Hockey, Take Two

1/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

By: Dartmouth

HANOVER, N.H. - The Dartmouth men's hockey team travels to Boston for a rematch against Boston University. The two teams were originally scheduled to play on Dec. 13 but the game was rescheduled due to inclement weather. The game can be seen live on CN8.

SCOUTING BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Boston University enters the game with a 6-10-3 overall record. Recently the Terriers took a 3-1 win over Maine after tying Vermont, 2-2. BU is on a four-game unbeaten streak.
Bryan Ewing, Pete MacArthur and Keith Shattenkirk paced the Terriers against Maine with two points apiece.
BU is 5-6-2 in Hockey East with wins coming against Providence, Lowell, Vermont, Merrimack and Maine. The Terriers have also taken a non conference win over Cornell.
Ewing and MacArthur lead the squad with 23 points. Ewing is tops with 10 assists while MacArthur leads with 15 assists. Six other players are scoring in double-figures and they include; Chris Higgins (17 pts.), Colin Wilson (14 pts.), Nick Bonino (12 pts.), Brandon Yip (10 pts.) and Matt Gilroy (10 pts.).
In the nets three different players have seen time but Brett Bennett and Karson Gillespie have played the most. Bennett has played in 12 games and has a .868 save percentage, 3.20 GAA and a 5-4-2 record. Gillespie has played in 10 games and has a .851 save percentage, 3.29 GAA and has a 1-5-1 record.

VERSUS BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Dartmouth and Boston University have been playing since a 3-1 Big Green win on Feb. 11, 1926 in Boston, The Terriers currently hold a 43-29-2 lead in the series as BU has gone 8-1-1 in the last 10 games. Dartmouth's last victory came on Jan. 6, 1982 in a close 4-3 game in Hanover. The last tie was on Nov. 28, 2003, a 2-2 affair.

RADIO
Once again the 2007-08 season will be showcased on the radio. All Big Green games can be accessed through the Dartmouth Sports Network at http://www.dartmouthsportsradio.net. Local radio personality Chris Garrett will provide the play-by-play.

TELEVISION SCHEDULE
Dartmouth is slated to make five appearances on television this season. The Big Green will be seen on CN8, WMUR Channel 9 (local New Hampshire ABC affiliate), ESPNU twice and NESN.

UP NEXT
Dartmouth travels to Manchester, N.H. to take on New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena.

LAST WEEKEND
Dartmouth split a pair of league games with Clarkson and St. Lawrence. The Big Green defeated Clarkson, 3-1 while losing to SLU, 8-3.

TAKE TWO
The orginal play date for Dartmouth-BU was originally scheduled for Dec. 13 but due to inclement weather the contest was rescheduled to today's date.

SCORING SAINTS
Dartmouth gave up eight goals to St. Lawrence on Jan. 13. It was the fifth time this season the Big Green has allowed five or more goals. The eight goals were the most scored by a Dartmouth opponent since UNH on Jan. 12, 2005 and it was the most goals scored by a Dartmouth opponent in Thompson Arena since an 8-5 loss to Rensselaer on Nov. 13, 1998.

SCORING SAINTS 2
The 8-3 lopsided defeat of Dartmouth by St. Lawrence on Jan. 13 was the biggest for SLU since a 6-1 win on Jan. 31, 1997.

BIG-TIME ROOKIE
Dartmouth freshman defenseman who paced his squad with two goals in an 8-3 loss to St. Lawrence on Jan. 13. The rookie leads all first-year players with 10 points this season

BIG-TIME SCORER
Dartmouth's leading scorer J.T. Wyman had his second game scoring two or more points against SLU on Jan. 13. It was just the second time this season Wyman has had multiple-scoring games in two or more contests.

STREAKING
Dartmouth captain Nick Johnson is currently on a six-game scoring streak, potting seven points in that span. Johnson has been held off the scoresheet in only two games this season.

THE DREADED EMPTY NET
Opponents have scored five empty net goals against Dartmouth this season, with one in the last four contests.

DARTMOUTH'S EMPTY NET
The Big Green netted its own empty netter against Clarkson as J.T. Wyman potted his first and the team's second of the season.

GET SHORTY
Dartmouth has allowed six shorthanded goals this season while scoring two. J.T. Wyman recorded his first of the year against Denver on Dec. 29 while Joe Gaudet had the first of his career against RPI on Nov. 10. The Big Green allowed just five shorthanded goals in 2006-07.

GETTING SHORTY
In an 8-3 loss to St. Lawrence on Jan. 13 the Big Green allowed three shorthanded goals, even though one of those was an empty net strike.

NO MORE T.V. FOR YOU
Dartmouth has played in front of a national television audience five times already this season. Unfortunately the Big Green has gone 0-5 in those contests, allowing 24 goals while scoring 15.

NEED TO COME FROM BEHIND
Dartmouth has struggled this season when playing from behind. The Big Green is currently 1-6 when its opponent is leading after one period and is 0-6-1 when the opponent leads after two.

BATTLING CLARKSON
Dartmouth's 3-1 win over Clarkson on Friday, Dec. 11 was the Big Green's fifth over the Engineers in 10 games. Dartmouth holds the edge in the last 10 meetings, 5-3-2.

HOLDING OUR OWN
After giving up five goals in the last three games the Big Green allowed Clarkson to score just one. Dartmouth has had five games in which the opponent has had five or more goals and five where the opponent has netted less than two.

HELD OFF THE SCORESHEET
After being held off the scoresheet for the fourth and fifth times this season against Princeton (Jan. 2) and Quinnipiac (Jan. 4), Dartmouth's leading scorer J.T. Wyman came back with a bang, netting three points against Clarkson (Dec. 11). Wyman leads the team with 20 points and has had seven multiple-scoring games.

HE'S A WINNER
Netminder Mike Devine earned his 41st careet victory on Jan. 11 against Clarkson. The senior moved past Bob Gaudet and into second place on the Dartmouth charts Nick Boucher '03 is the winningest goalie for the Big Green with 50 victories.

SCORING FIRST
Dartmouth scored first against Quinnipiac but still lost the game. The Big Green is 4-3 when scoring first this season.

POWER SURGE
The Big Green has allowed nine opponent power play goals this season. St. Lawrence had one on Jan. 13 as Quinnipiac, Clarkson, SLU, RPI and Denver are the teams that have scored an extra-man goal on the Big Green. DU and Quinnipiac have each had more than one.

NEED MORE POWER
Dartmouth has notched 10 power play goals this season. The Big Green had an extra-man drought, going scoreless from Nov. 10 until Dec. 28 and 29. Dartmouth scored one power play goal against Northern Michigan and two against Denver.

RANKED OPPONENTS
Dartmouth is 2-4 against ranked opponents this season. Defeating St. Lawrence and Clarkson while falling to the Golden Knights, Harvard, Denver and Quinnipiac.

IN THE THICK OF IT
With just three non-conference games left the Big Green has begun the meat of it's ECAC Hockey schedule.

SPREAD IT AROUND
Twenty two different players have recorded at least a point for Dartmouth this season J.T. Wyman is the high point getter with 20 (10g, 10a) followed by Nick Johnson with 16 (4g 12a). Evan Stephens is third with 10 points (3g, 7a) followed by Rob Pritchard and Connor Shields.

ROOKIE SENSATIONS
Several Big Green freshmen are racking up the points this season. Evan Stephens leads the rookies with 10 points followed closely by Matt Reber and Kyle Reeds with eight. Scott Fleming (6), Adam Estoclet (4), Andrew Owsiak (1), Joe Stejskal (1) and Dan Markowitz (1) have all contributed to Dartmouth's output this year.

SIN BIN
Through the first five games last year Dartmouth was whistled for 61 penalties. In the first five games of 2007-08 the Big Green had notched 22. Dartmouth is currently the fourth least penalized team in the nation, averaging 10.0 minutes per game.

FIRST SCORE WINS
Dartmouth was 1-10 when its opponent scored the first goal last season and is 2-5-1 in the same situation this year.

AW SHOOT
Through the first five games of the season Dartmouth had been outshot in all but one game. But on Nov. 16 and 17 the Big Green had 68 shots on net, 13 more than its opponents. Dartmouth has been outshot in its last six games.

PILE OF SAVES
Mike Devine recorded 40 saves against Princeton on Jan. 4, 2008. It was the first time he's had 40 or more saves since a 51 save effort against Yale on Feb. 18, 2007.

NICK JOHNSON THE LATEST 100-POINT MAN
Nick Johnson notched his 100th point against Denver on Dec. 30. The Big Green captain became the 32nd player in Dartmouth history to score 100 points. He is currently tied for 24th with 105. He's 26th with 51 goals and 30th with 54 assists.

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Senior Nick Johnson and his father, Kevin, are both wearers of the Green as Kevin was Dartmouth's leading scorer in 1976-77 with 42 points. Nick has tied his father in goals with 51.

LIKE UNCLE, LIKE NEPHEW
Captain Nick Johnson is following in his uncle Dana's footsteps as both have captained Dartmouth hockey. Dana was the Big Green's captain in 1972-73.

ALL-TOURNAMENT MAN
J.T. Wyman was named to the Wells Fargo Denver Cup All-Tournament Team. Wyman scored a goal and an assist against Northern Michigan while notching the game-tying goal against #3 Denver in the Championship game.

HE'S A GAME WINNER
Senior J.T. Wyman led the team in game winning goals last season with four. Wyman is again tops on the team in 2007-08 with two. Nick Johnson, Rob Pritchard, Josh Gillam and Kyle Reeds have all had one.

THANKS TO THE ROOKIES
All of Dartmouth's nine first-year players have seen time this season. All have notched at least a point with Evan Stephens leading with eight points.

DEVINE INSPIRATION
Senior goalie Mike Devine has been the Big Green's starter for the past three seasons. On Jan. 19, 2007 freshman netminder Joe Grossman was given the nod, breaking Devine's and one of the nation's longest starting streaks by a goalie. Devine had started every game since Dec. 16, 2005, 38 in all. The senior has now played in 76 games in his career.

THEIR FIRSTS
Several first-year players have already notched collegiate firsts. Evan Stephens first was on the tying goal against UVM while Kyle Reeds' was the second goal of the game against Clarkson. Classmates Matt Reber and Adam Estoclet both had their first assists against UVM. Sophomore Rob Smith tallied his first collegiate goal in the third period against the Golden Knights. Several players had firsts on Nov. 9 and 10 against Union and RPI. Scott Fleming not only had his first goal and assist but he recorded back-to-back multiple-point games. Reber had his first goal against Union. Estoclet joined the mix with his first goal and first multiple-point game on Nov. 24 against Bentley. Andrew Owsiak got in on the action with his first collegiate assist against Northern Michigan on Dec. 28. A pair of rookie defensemen both got in on the action against Princeton on Jan. 4. Joe Stejskal and Dan Markowitz both recorded assists against the Tigers.

JUST NUMBERS
Connor Shields scored the first goal of the 2007-08 season at 2:47 in the first period on Oct. 20 in an exhibition game against York University. Rookie Evan Stephens notched Dartmouth's first goal of the regular season, at 3:19 of the second period at Vermont.

SCORING EARLY
J.T. Wyman notched the earliest goal of the season just 21 seconds into the game on Nov. 10 against RPI while Matt Reber has recorded the latest at 19:33 in the third against Rensselaer.

THE SCORING GOALIES
Mike Devine was credited with an assist on Jan. 20, 2007 against Sacred Heart. Devine has notched four assists the last two seasons. Dan Goulding got into the mix with an assist of his own against Bentley on Nov. 24.

VICTORIOUS
Head Coach Bob Gaudet begins his 11th season with the Big Green, going for his 250th career win. In 2004-05 Gaudet reached a career milestone, garnering his 100th Dartmouth and his 200th overall win. His career numbers stand at 249-282-69 while he's 156-140-38 at Dartmouth. Gaudet's first win at Dartmouth came in his first game, a 7-1 victory over Army Oct. 31, 1997.

OPENING VICTORY
The win over Vermont was Dartmouth's seventh opening win in the last 10 years and the 32nd time the Big Green has won when opening the season on the road.

WE'LL TAKE IT
The 4-2 win over Vermont on Oct. 28 was Dartmouth's second victory in a row over the Catamounts and the 12th since Bob Gaudet took over in 1997-98.

YOUNG ?UNS
For Dartmouth's first goal of the season on Oct. 28 against UVM, there were five freshmen on the ice. First-year Evan Stephens recorded the game tying goal while classmates Matt Reber and Adam Estoclet had the assists. Rookie Joe Stejskal was also on the blueline while Reber and Estoclet's linemate, Scott Fleming recorded a +.

FAST AND FURIOUS
Dartmouth scored back-to-back goals less than 30 seconds apart against UVM on Oct. 28. The last time the Big Green scored two or more goals less than a minute apart was a 5-4 win over Quinnipiac on Feb. 9, 2007. J.T. Wyman lit the lamp at 9:06 in the second as Tanner Glass potted an even strength goal at 9:26.

MARCHING PAST THE SAINTS
Dartmouth defeated St. Lawrence, 2-1, on Nov. 2. It was the Big Green's first win over the Saints in three games. SLU won both regular-season contests last year along with a victory in the ECAC consolation game in Albany.

KNIGHTS ARE GOLDEN AGAINST DARTMOUTH
Clarkson rallied from two goals down to defeat the Big Green, 4-3, on Nov. 3. Nick Johnson and Kyle Reeds gave the Big Green the lead but a Clarkson three-goal second period proved too much for Dartmouth.

SHUTOUT
Dartmouth shutout Union on Nov. 9. The 4-0 victory was the fifth shutout of netminder Mike Devine's college career as he had 29 saves in the win. Devine has won all five of those games.

NO SCORE FOR YOU
Dartmouth's shutout of Union was the first over the Dutchmen since a 4-0 win on Nov. 8, 1997.

STAY CLASSY HANOVER
In the Big Green's shutout of Union on Nov. 9, a member of every class scored. Senior Nick Johnson had the first goal with junior Connor Shields, sophomore Joe Gaudet and freshman Scott Fleming adding to the 4-0 victory.

RED HOT RPI
Rensselaer defeated Dartmouth on Nov. 10. The victory was RPI's first over Dartmouth since 2001-02 and the 11 combined goals were the most since an 8-3 Engineer win in 1999.

HIGH SCORING AFFAIR
The 7-4 loss to RPI on Nov. 10 was the most scoring at Thompson Arena since a 9-4 Big Green win over Yale in 2005. The seven goals were the most the Big Green has given up since a 7-5 win by Quinnipiac on Nov. 5, 2005.

OVERTIME
Dartmouth had its first overtime game of the season against Colgate on Nov. 16. In 2006-07 the Big Green went 0-1-3 in extra session games.

WE'RE THE GOOD GUYS
Against Colgate on Nov. 16 the Big Green went penalty-free. It was the first time in 11 seasons at Dartmouth that Bob Gaudet's team has not recorded a penalty.

LATE GAME OUTBURST
On Nov. 24 against Bentley the Big Green potted four goals in a late-game outburst to defeat the Falcons, 5-1. The four goals were the most scored in a period this season.

NICE TO SEE YOU
Junior netminder Dan Goulding was given his first collegiate start on Nov. 24 against Bentley. He stopped 24 shots to earn his first career win.

SHOOTIN' THE LIGHTS OUT
Dartmouth recorded 44 shots on net against Bentley on Nov. 24. It's the second time this season the Big Green recorded more than 40 shots in a game. The first time was on Nov. 16 against Colgate.

THANKS FOR COMING
On Nov. 24 Dartmouth and Bentley met for the first time. With the win over the Falcons the Big Green is now 57-17-5 against schools in the Atlantic Hockey League.

TYPICAL
On Dec. 1, Dartmouth and Harvard met in Cambridge. The Crimson earned a 1-0 victory and it was the fifth one-goal game between the two squads since Bob Gaudet began coaching for his alma mater.

JUST NEEDED 10 MORE MINUTES
The game between Harvard and Dartmouth almost turned out to be the Big Green's sixth scoreless tie but the Crimson netted the gamewinner with under 10 minutes to play in the contest.

NICE TO MEET YOU
Dartmouths' game against Northern Michigan was the Big Green's first against the Wildcats in school history. With the victory over NMU, Dartmouth is 9-6-2 against member of the CCHA.

THEY DID IT AGAIN
Dartmouth and Denver met for the fourth time on Dec. 29. With the win, DU has won all four meetings.

NOT OUR HOUSE
The loss to Princeton on Friday, Jan. 4 was Dartmouth's fifth in a row in Princeton. The Big Green has not won a game at Hobey Baker Rink since Nov. 22, 2003.

SHOOTERS
Princeton recorded 45 shots against Dartmouth on Jan. 4. It was just the fifth time in the last four seasons that an opponent has had more than 40 shots on goal. Clarkson also hit the magic number on Nov. 3.

HOME AND AWAY
Dartmouth finished 2006-07 with a 12-5-2 record at home, a 6-4-1 record on the road and was 0-3-0 at neutral sites.

IVY TITLE
Dartmouth and Yale both earned a share of the 2006-07 Ivy title. It was the first Ivy title for Dartmouth since 1980.

EVERYONE LOVES A WINNER
With its 18-12-2 record last season the Big Green finished with a winning record for the seventh year in a row. The 18 wins is third most for head coach Bob Gaudet since he took over coaching duties in the 1997-98 season.

STRAIGHT UP
The 2006-07 season marked the eighth straight that Dartmouth has played 30 or more games in a season with 33. The former record of 34 games in one season was broken in 2004-05 when the Big Green had 35 games. Last year Dartmouth had a total of 33 games.

CALGARY CONNECTION
The Big Green has five players from the province of Alberta. Senior Nick Johnson and Jon Grecu hail from Calgary while Connor Shields is from Edmonton, Rob Smith is from Brooks and John Gibson is from Okotoks. The Dartmouth players from that Canadian province scored 64 points last season.

CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
Senior forward Nick Johnson is the 2007-08 Big Green captain. Joining Johnson as the assistant captains are classmates Mike Devine and J.T. Wyman along with junior Rob Pritchard. Johnson is the 116th captain in Dartmouth men's hockey history.

ALL IN THE FAMILY
The Big Green has several players on the team who have had relatives attend Dartmouth. Nick Johnson is a sixth attendee of Dartmouth; his parents, uncle, grandfather and great uncles all graduated from Dartmouth. Nick's father, Kevin, played hockey for the Big Green and was the team's leading scorer in 1977, his uncle, Dana, was the team captain in 1973 and his mother was a member of Dartmouth's alpine ski team. Chris Johnson's father graduated from Dartmouth in 1975. Peter Boldt is the 14th member of his family to attend Dartmouth. Joe Gaudet is head coach Bob Gaudet's eldest son. Both of Joe's parents attended Dartmouth and his younger brother Jim has deferred his admission to Dartmouth for one year, joining his big brother for the 2008-09 season.

OH TO BE YOUNG AGAIN
Of the 27 players on the Dartmouth roster this season, 16 are underclassmen. The Big Green has seven sophomores and nine freshmen.

SO LONG, FAREWELL
Dartmouth lost eight players from last year's squad. Five graduated and three left school. A key loss for the Big Green is All-America David Jones. Jones was Dartmouth's leading scorer last season with 44 points. He decided to forego his senior season and sign a contract with the Colorado Avalanche. Key losses on the blue line are Ben Lovejoy, Grant Lewis and Mike Hartwick along with forwards Tanner Glass and Dan Shribman. T.J. Galiardi signed with Colorado and Kevin Swallow transferred to the University of Maine.

BIG GREEN WALLPAPER AND RING TONES
Dartmouth fans can now get wallpaper to put on their computer screens and mobile phones along with select ring tones. Fans can also become Big Green Insiders which allows them to view coaches shows, games and postgame press conferences. All this and much more can be found at www.DartmouthSports.com.

MORE FAREWELL
The Big Green lost 148 points, including 55 goals, from the departed quintet of David Jones, T.J. Galiardi, Tanner Glass, Ben Lovejoy and Kevin Swallow.

NEWCOMERS
Dartmouth adds nine newcomers to the 2007-08 roster.

FORWARDS
Adam Estoclet (Orono, Minn. - Benilde-St. Margaret's School)
* 2006-2007 Stats: 27 GP - 32 G, 37 A, 69 Pts.
Scott Fleming (Plainfield, Ont. - Wellington Dukes)
* 2006-2007 Stats: 48 GP - 28 G, 40 A, 68 Pts.
Andrew Owsiak (Moose Jaw, Sask. - Okotoks Oilers)
* 2006-2007 Stats: 60 GP - 30 G, 31 A, 61 Pts.
Matt Reber (Edina, Minn. - Edina High School)
* 2006-2007 Stats: 31 GP - 28 G, 38 A, 66 Pts.
Kyle Reeds (St. Louis, Mo. - Waterloo Blackhawks)
* 2006-2007 Stats: 51 GP - 23 G, 22 A, 45 Pts.

DEFENSE
Dan Markowitz (Jericho, N.Y. - Tri-City Storm/Ohio Junior Black Hawks)
* 2006-2007 Stats: 31 GP - 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pts.
Joe Stejskal (Grand Rapids, Minn. - Grand Rapids High School)
* 2006-2007 Stats: 31 GP - 14 G, 31 A, 45 Pts.
Jonathan Wolter (Branford, Conn. - Boston Junior Bruins)
* 2006-2007 Stats: 33 GP - 9 G, 19 A, 28 Pts.
Evan Stephens (Bessemer, Mich. - Cedar Rapids Roughriders)
* 2006-2007 Stats: 31 GP - 28 G, 38 A, 66 Pts.

ROSTER BREAKDOWN
The 2007-08 Dartmouth roster features five seniors, six juniors, seven sophomores and nine freshmen. This season's Big Green hail from eight states and four Canadian provinces.

Alberta (5): Jon Grecu, Connor Shields, Rob Smith, Nick Johnson, John Gibson
Massachusetts (2): Kevin McCarthy, Joe Grossman
Minnesota (6): Chris Johnson, J.T. Wyman, Brandon Harrington, Matt Reber, Adam Estoclet, Joe Stejskal
New Hampshire (1): Joe Gaudet
Ontario (4): Harry Taylor, Josh Gillam, Dan Goulding, Scott Fleming
British Columbia (1): Rob Pritchard
Connecticut (2): Peter Boldt, Jonathan Wolter
Michigan (1): Evan Stephens
New York (2): Mike Devine, Dan Markowitz
Missouri (1): Kyle Reeds
Saskatchewan (1): Andrew Owsiak
Vermont (1): Will Boardman

BIG GREEN IN THE PROS
There are several former Dartmouth men's hockey players who are playing professional hockey. Listed are the players and their stats to this point in the season (as of Dec. 17).

Nick Boucher '03 Fort Wayne Comets 11 GP, 2.27 GAA, .919
*Named Goaltender of the Month (12/3/07)*
Trevor Byrne '03 Iowa Stars 41 GP, 1-6-7
Tanner Glass '07 Florida Panthers 18 GP, 0-0-0
*Made NHL Debut on Nov. 12, 2007*
Mike Hartwick '07 Mississippi Sea Wolves 20 GP, 0-0-0
Hugh Jessiman '06 Hartford Wolfpack 39 GP, 9-11-20
David Jones '08 Lake Erie Monsters 36 GP, 9-13-22
*Made NHL Debut with the Colorado Avalanche on Dec. 21, 2007*
Grant Lewis '07 Chicago Wolves 14 GP, 0-4-4
Ben Lovejoy '07 WB-Scranton Penguins 34 GP, 0-9-9
Sean Offers '05 Utah Grizzlies 26 GP, 1-10-11
Mike Ouellette '06 Hartford Wolfpack 29 GP, 2-5-7
*Scored first AHL goal on Dec. 7, 2007*
Eric Przepiorka '06 Youngstown Steelhounds 33 GP, 17-20-37
*Third on team in scoring (33 pts.) and +/- (+13) as of Jan. 8, 2008*
Lee Stempniak '05 St. Louis Blues 43 GP, 9-18-27
*Posted a six-game point streak from Nov. 30-Dec. 11, notching seven points*

DARTMOUTH'S NHL STAR
In his third NHL season with the St. Louis Blues, Lee Stempniak '05 is fourth on the team with six points (1g, 5a). Last season he set a career-high seven game point streak from Dec. 26-Jan. 9, registering eight points (three goals, five assists) over the span. Stempniak played in his 100th career NHL game on Jan. 10, 2007 at New Jersey. Over the summer he inked a four-year, seven milllion dollar deal.