Saturday, November 26
SSE Arena // Belfast, Northern Ireland
7:30 PM//2:30 PM EST
Quinnipiac University
vs
University of Vermont
No. 3/4 QU Men's Ice Hockey To Face No. 20 Vermont For Belpot Trophy In Friendship Four Championship
11/26/2016 6:32:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
No. 3/4 QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY BOBCATS
Record: 9-3-2 ECAC: 5-1-1
Head Coach: Rand Pecknold
Record at QU: 455-267-85 (.615), 23rd Season
Pecknold vs. Vermont: 1-0-0
No. 20 UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT CATAMOUNTS
Record: 8-3-2 HOCKEY EAST: 4-2-1
Head Coach: Kevin Sneddon
Overall Record: 262-328-83 (.446), 19th Season
Record at Vermont: 212-229-65, 14th Season
Sneddon vs. Quinnipiac: 0-1-1
Date: Nov. 26, 2016
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Rink: SSE Arena
Series vs. Vermont: 1-0-0
Last Meeting: W, 4-1 (Dec. 30, 2007//Burlington, Vt.)
First Meeting: W, 4-1 (Dec. 30, 2007//Burlington, Vt.)
FRIENDSHIP FOUR RECAP
• Saturday night's match-up between Quinnipiac and Vermont will mark the second meeting all-time between the two teams.
• Quinnipiac won the only other game between the Bobcats and Catamounts as they defeated UVM, 4-1, in the 2007 Sheraton/Catamount Cup in Burlington, Vermont. Dan Travis scored twice in the game, with goals also coming from David Marshall and Eric Lampe, while tournament Most Valuable Player Bud Fisher stopped 19 shots in the game.
SCOUTING THE NO. 20 UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT CATAMOUNTS
• Vermont enters Saturday's game with a record of 8-3-2 overall and 4-2-1 in Hockey East following a 4-2 triumph against UMass in the first game of the 2016 Friendship Four.
• In Friday's tilt, UVM fell behind early, 2-0, before scoring four unanswered goals - including a pair of Craig Puffer - while Derek Lodermeier and Matt Alvaro also scored. In goal, Stefanos Lekkas had 33 saves.
• Puffer's two-goal game gives him a team-leading six for the year, while he has also dished out three assists for nine points.
• In goal, Lekkas is 7-1-2 with a 1.79 GAA and a .935 save percentage.
• Vermont enters Saturday's game with a 4-0-1 record over its last five games.
Record: 9-3-2 ECAC: 5-1-1
Head Coach: Rand Pecknold
Record at QU: 455-267-85 (.615), 23rd Season
Pecknold vs. Vermont: 1-0-0
No. 20 UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT CATAMOUNTS
Record: 8-3-2 HOCKEY EAST: 4-2-1
Head Coach: Kevin Sneddon
Overall Record: 262-328-83 (.446), 19th Season
Record at Vermont: 212-229-65, 14th Season
Sneddon vs. Quinnipiac: 0-1-1
Date: Nov. 26, 2016
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Rink: SSE Arena
Series vs. Vermont: 1-0-0
Last Meeting: W, 4-1 (Dec. 30, 2007//Burlington, Vt.)
First Meeting: W, 4-1 (Dec. 30, 2007//Burlington, Vt.)
- Live Stats
- NESN Channel Listings
- ASN Clearance Report/Channel Listings
- AmericanSportsNet.com Live Stream
- TSN 2 Channel Listings
- TSN GO
- Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey's Friendship Four Tour Homepage
FRIENDSHIP FOUR RECAP
- Vermont took the first game of the 2016 Friendship Four, 4-2, against UMass.
- Quinnipiac and St. Lawrence posted to the second 0-0 tie in as many seasons, but the Bobcats advanced to the Friendship Four Championship Game on a shoot-out goal by Nick Jermain while Chris Truehl slammed the door on the Saints with three big saves following a 30-save shutout for the first of his Quinnipiac career.
• Saturday night's match-up between Quinnipiac and Vermont will mark the second meeting all-time between the two teams.
• Quinnipiac won the only other game between the Bobcats and Catamounts as they defeated UVM, 4-1, in the 2007 Sheraton/Catamount Cup in Burlington, Vermont. Dan Travis scored twice in the game, with goals also coming from David Marshall and Eric Lampe, while tournament Most Valuable Player Bud Fisher stopped 19 shots in the game.
SCOUTING THE NO. 20 UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT CATAMOUNTS
• Vermont enters Saturday's game with a record of 8-3-2 overall and 4-2-1 in Hockey East following a 4-2 triumph against UMass in the first game of the 2016 Friendship Four.
• In Friday's tilt, UVM fell behind early, 2-0, before scoring four unanswered goals - including a pair of Craig Puffer - while Derek Lodermeier and Matt Alvaro also scored. In goal, Stefanos Lekkas had 33 saves.
• Puffer's two-goal game gives him a team-leading six for the year, while he has also dished out three assists for nine points.
• In goal, Lekkas is 7-1-2 with a 1.79 GAA and a .935 save percentage.
• Vermont enters Saturday's game with a 4-0-1 record over its last five games.
Players Mentioned
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