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KEELEY: MARINERS WEEKLY: SEVENTEEN IS THE MAGIC NUMBER

BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners  Mar. 2, 2020 – From New Year’s Eve up through Mar. 1 (this past Sunday), the Mariners played 31 games, representing nearly half-the-total number of games of their schedule. The grind ended with a 6-4 loss to the ECHL’s top team, the South Carolina Stingrays on Sunday afternoon at the Cross Insurance Arena, but an overall successful two month period has put the Mariners in a prime spot to clinch their first playoff appearance in franchise history. The magic number sits at 17 points (any combination of Mariners points gained and Adirondack Thunder points left on the table), with 13 games to go. After a lot of time in the bus, plane, and hotels, the Mariners now remain in New England until Mar. 22, playing only at home or in Worcester for the next six games. The week that was Weds, Feb. 26 – MNE: 0, REA: 8 It was a scoreless game through one period, but things got ugly quickly in the 2nd period, with Reading scoring six goals in the first 12 minutes of the frame. Royals forward Max Willman, who had been reassigned from AHL Lehigh Valley the morning of the game, had five points to lead a relentless Royals attack. It was Maine’s fourth straight loss at Santander Arena with one trip remaining. FULL GAME RECAP Fri, Feb. 28 – MNE: 3, WHE: 2 In a homecoming of sorts for Riley Armstrong (who worked for the Wheeling Nailers for two seasons as an assistant coach), the Mariners battled back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits in the latter stages of the 2nd period to win the franchise’s first-ever trip to WesBanco Arena. Terrence Wallin scored twice, including a gift goal that was scored by the Nailers on their own net. Greg Chase netted the game-winner in the third and was recalled to Hartford the next day. FULL GAME RECAP & HIGHLIGHTS Sun, Mar. 1 – SC: 6, MNE: 4 Most of the scoring came in the 2nd period when each team scored three in what quickly became a see-saw affair. Steve Whitney, who had three points on the day, broke a 4-4 tie late in the 2nd for what would turn out to be the game-winner when the Mariners were held off the board in the third. Jeff Taylor had three assists for Maine, who got goals from Michael McNicholas, Terrence Wallin, Dillan Fox, and Andrew Sturtz. Each team went 2/3 on the power play. The Mariners fell to 2-4-0-0 against the South Division. FULL GAME RECAP & HIGHLIGHTS Transactions (oldest to most recent) MAR 1 - F GREG CHASE WAS RECALLED TO HARTFORD MAR 1 - F JAKE ELMER WAS REASSIGNED TO MAINE FROM HARTFORD BY THE NY RANGERS This week’s schedule (all times Eastern) Fri, Mar. 6 vs. Reading Royals – 7:15 PM (HOME) – THROWBACK NIGHT/80S NIGHT PRESENTED BY PARTNERS BANK Sun, Mar. 8 vs. Worcester Railers – 3:00 PM (HOME) – I LOVE THE 90S  The Mariners welcome in the Reading Royals on Friday for the third and final time and the 8th of nine overall meetings during the 2019-20 regular season. The Royals are now seven points ahead of Maine for 2nd place in the North, with four games in hand, and have points in six of the seven meetings between the two teams this season. The Mariners will honor the 1980s and the original AHL Mariners franchise by wearing white and orange vintage jerseys of the old Philadelphia Flyers affiliation, which are up for auction now through the Handbid App or at THIS LINK until the start of the third period on Friday. Several Mariners alumni are expected to attend, including Wayne Schaab, Dan Lucas, Terry Murray, and Gary McAdam. Alumni will sign autographs on the concourse during the first intermission. It’s also a 1-2-3 Friday featuring $1 Aquafina, $2 Pepsi products, and $3 Bud Light Drafts through the start of the 2nd period. On Sunday, the Worcester Railers visit the Cross Insurance Arena at 3 PM, with the teams still slated for eight meetings before the end of the season. The Railers sit in last place in the North Division and have an elimination number of just eight (points left on the table + points gained by the Brampton Beast). The Mariners have won all five games between the two teams at the Cross Insurance Arena so far this season and are 7-2-0-1 against the Railers overall. Sunday’s promotion is “I Love the 90s,” and Family Four Packs are available when purchased in advance: four tickets, four food and drink vouchers, and four Mariners beverage koozies starting at $80. Doors open one hour before all Mariners home games, one hour and fifteen minutes for season ticket holders. Playoff Picture:

The Mariners “Magic Number” is calculated by the combination of points gained and points “not gained” by the first non-playoff team (Adirondack). For example, each Mariners win reduces the number by two, and each overtime or shootout loss reduces it by one. Conversely, each Adirondack regular loss reduces the number by two, and each Adirondack overtime or shootout loss reduces it by one. The top four teams in the division make the playoffs, with the top two getting “home-ice advantage” in the first round. Adirondack travels to Newfoundland for the next three games, beginning Wednesday night.  Looking ahead: The Mariners wrap up their homestand on Tuesday, Mar. 10, as they welcome in the Norfolk Admirals at 7 PM in the final non-divisional game of the season. Next weekend features a home-and-home with Worcester: at the DCU Center on Friday, and back at the Cross Insurance Arena on Saturday at 6 PM. Promotions feature “Girls Night Out” and Beacon’s Birthday Bash, with a travel toothbrush giveaway to the first 1,000 kids 12 and under. The full promotional schedule can be found here. Community Collection: The Mariners and the Cross Insurance Arena are collecting books for the remainder of the regular season for Ronald McDonald Charities of Maine. Fans who donate three or more books will receive a ticket to a Mariners weekday game. Both children’s and adult’s book donations are welcomed. Items MUST be donated at the Promotions Port to the right of the main security gates. While donations will be accepted at the Mariners office and other Cross Insurance Arena events, fans are not eligible to receive tickets unless the items are donated at a Mariners game. Read the full article

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CANTLON: (SUN) QUINNIPIAC HOLDS OFF LATE UCONN CHARGE WIN 3-2

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings BRIDGEPORT, CT - Despite a furious final six-minute push to tie the game the UCONN Huskies (9-11-4) came up short 3-2 to the Quinnipiac University Bobcats (14-8-1) in the first game of the SNY College Cup Championhip.at the CT Ice Festival at the Webster Bank Arena. “I was certainly disappointed because I thought we played a pretty good hockey game. We carried the play in the first, Quinnipiac carried the play in the second period and in the third period especially over the last part of the period we played really, really well. They have been in a lot of big (NCAA) tournament games. I was happy with your kids how they competed all night long, just disappointed we didn’t get that tying goal to force overtime,”. The Bobcats team defense over the last seven minutes bent, but never broke holding UCONN to just two shots (seven for the period) despite the wild action and intense pressure and so many near misses by the Huskies. “We had two really good hockey team and you have to weather some storms,” said Cavanaugh so appropriately on a rainy Saturday “every now and again they score. They scored on theirs and in third period we took it back I don’t think it was one thing they did, but that’s how some hockey games go,” remarked a demure Cavanaugh. UCONN had a great chance with a late powerplay and had everything you wanted possession, puck movement and opportunity, but the red light never went on. The Bobcats got the lead back in the middle of the second period. Nick Jermain was able to get to the loose puck behind the UCONN net on shot attempt he just chipped from behind the net it went of Vomacka’s pads for his eighth goal of the year at 12:03 give QU a 3-2 lead they protected like a bobcat does its pups. “I saw the whole area behind the net open and put out front hoping something good will happen,” said Jermain and that he did. From that point, QU put strong pressure on UCONN seeking the fourth goal. Joe O’ Connor (Hamden) off the right-wing, Alex Whelan and Jermain had two more quality chances that Tomas Vomacka turned away in a two-minute span Then late in the period center blue line Peter DiLibertore let one fly Vomacka swallowed up. UCONN got a late powerplay as Wyatt Bongiovanni caught Iskhakov in the head just the two-minute variety and the Huskies got the setup, but no quality shots before the expired leaving just 22 seconds left to start the third period. The first-ever goal of the SNY College Cup CT Ice Festival came off the stick of the Huskies Ruslan Iskhakov. Standing at the left side of the net he converted a rebound of a Wyatt Newpower right point blast and got enough of rolling puck to put in the open right of Bobcats for Keith Petruzzelli at 4:59. The Bobcats answered back to tie the game at one by winning a faceoff in the offensive. Center William Fallstrom at 5’11 got his stick underneath the much bigger 6’6 Jachym Kondelik and got it back to Latvian senior Karlis Cukste who then zipped a shot from the left point past Vomacka. The Bobcats took a forced turnover and immediately turned into a goal. Pressured the Huskies Harrison Rees lifted his stick, swiped the puck and then left a neat short drop pass and step into it for his and giving Quinnipiac a 2-1 edge. Then UCONN got that fortuitous bounce any hockey team hopes for. The Bobcats Logan Britt sent a backward forehand pass meant to evade the forechecking of Carter Turnbull behind the net. The blind pass went off the backboards came out in front and Turnbull was right there to retrieve the lonely puck and notched his eighth goal of the season at 17:45 and tied the game at two. “He’s been terrific all year long and consistent. Last year he played injured a bit and this year he has been healthy and it shows in his play,” said Cavanaugh. NOTES: -Tomorrow UCONN will Yale at 3:30 pm in the consolation game of the tourney. Sacred Heart blitzed Yale 6-2 with Mike Lee having two assists and ex-UCONN Evan Wisocky with a goal for the Pioneers who scored four in the first period. Sacred Heart will play Quinnipiac for the title at 7 pm. -The Hartford Wolf Pack went into the AHL All-Star break with a 4-2 win over Lehigh Valley Phantoms after falling behinds 2-0. Ryan Gropp scored twice including the game-winner. Before a season-best 6,027. The Wolf Pack are still in first place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 25-10-4-5 for 59 points percentage points ahead of Hershey who won 3-2 in OT in Providence. -In Portland, Maine Friday former UCONN goalie Adam Huska stopped 44 of 45 shots in his ECHL debut in an 8-1 rout over the Worcester Railers. The two teams met again in Worcester last night at the DCU Center with the Raiklers winning 2-1 with Huska making 25 saves. Huska will be back in Hartford when Igor Shesterkin is recalled back to the Rangers following the end of the NHL All-Star break. While former QU Bobcat Jordan Samuels-Thomas (West Hartford) had a tough night for Worcester going a team-worst minus-four. -Former QU Bobcat Sam Anas of the Iowa Wild with 45 points in 45 games and is the third-leading scorer in the AHL was added to AHL All-Star Classic roster. -Thoughts and prayers are with UMASS-Lowell sophomore Hockey East defenseman Nolan Sawchuk who suffered a broken vertebra in a game against last weekend in a Hockey East game against Merrimack, No penalty was called on the play. The school announced his season is obviously over and a cloud hangs over his collegiate career as to whether he will be able to continue because of the severity of the injury. The good news is he will recover and suffered no paralysis of any kind. A Superb national anthem guitar duet that would have made Jimi Hendrix proud. Read the full article

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KEELEY: (1/25) LATE GOAL STINGS MARINERS IN WORCESTER

Ross Olsson breaks 1-1 tie with 1:38 left as Railers earn a weekend split BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners  WORCESTER, MA – January 25, 2020 – Worcester forward Ross Olsson scored at 18:22 of the third period to put the Railers ahead 2-1, which was the final score in a heartbreaking Mariners defeat on Saturday night at the DCU Center in Worcester. The game was scoreless through the first 40 minutes of play, with goaltenders Evan Buitenhuis and Adam Huska each posting standout performances.  The Railers outshot Maine 12-9 in the first, while the Mariners won the shot battle 11-9 in the second. Huska turned aside Cody Payne on a shorthanded breakaway in the first, while Buitenhuis stopped two Greg Chase breaks. Neither team could convert on multiple power play chances and two instances of four on four. Finally, at 6:14 of the third, Barry Almeida redirected Kyle McKenzie’s shot from the left point to give Worcester a 1-0 lead. At 14:07, Marc-Olivier Crevier-Morin tied it up with a wrister from the left-wing circle, following Dillan Fox’s drive to the net. Jake Elmer also assisted. After the Mariners successfully killed a Morgan Adams-Moisan crosschecking penalty, Olsson scored the game-winner, following Shane Walsh’s shot that trickled off of Huska and behind him. Olsson easily tapped it in over the goal line. The Mariners outshot Worcester, 30-27 in the losing effort. Huska made 25 saves while Buitenhuis stopped 29. The Mariners travel to Adirondack Wednesday and Friday, to begin a three-game series with the Thunder. Their next home game is next Saturday, February 1st against Adirondack at 6 PM. It’s Make-A-Wish Maine night presented by Agren. The Mariners will wear jerseys designed by 11-year-old ‘Wish Kid’ Ellie Labree, which will be auctioned via Handbid with proceeds to benefit Make-A-Wish Maine. All Saturday and Sunday home games feature the Family Four Pack – four tickets, four food and drink vouchers, and four Mariners beverage koozies, starting at $80. Groups of 10 or more can get discounted tickets to all games by calling 833-GO-MAINE. Individual tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling 207-775-3458. Read the full article

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KEELEY: LACOUVEE REGISTERS FIRST PRO SHUTOUT AS MARINERS BLANK RAILERS

Mariners allow season-low 21 shots in bounce-back win BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners WORCESTER, MA – December 28, 2019 – Connor LaCouvee stopped all 21 shots that came his way, while the Mariners had just enough offense on Saturday night at the DCU Center in Worcester to defeat the Railers on the road, 2-0. LaCouvee, who won his sixth straight start, picked up his first professional shutout. In a first period statistically identical to last night’s game against Reading, the Mariners outshot Worcester 10-6, but the teams skated to a scoreless tie. It remained 0-0 until the final seconds of the middle frame. At 19:48, the Mariners got the first goal of the game when Ted Hart’s net drive left a puck right behind Railers goaltender Evan Buitenhuis for a tap in by Terrence Wallin – Wallin’s team-leading 13th goal. Alex Kile picked up a secondary assist, giving he and Wallin each an eight game road point streak. The Mariners played strong defensively in front of LaCouvee all night, holding the Railers to single digit shot totals in all three periods. The 21 shots allowed was a season low. Morgan Adams-Moisan was called for high sticking with just over two and a half minutes left in the game, eventually leading to a 6-on-4 Railers advantage when they pulled Buitenhuis. Shortly after Adams-Moisan’s penalty expired, he gained possession of the puck and fired a shot wide of the empty net from the right wing, but the puck caromed off the end boards to Kile who finished it off. Buitenhuis made 25 saves in the losing effort, as the Railers failed to win their third straight for what would have been the first time this season. The Mariners have now won five of six on the road in addition to eight of ten overall in the month of December. With Reading’s loss to Adirondack, the Mariners pulled back within three points of the Royals for third place in the North, as well as four behind idle Brampton. The Mariners spend New Year’s Eve in Reading, taking on the Royals at 4 PM on Tuesday. They return to play five of their first six games of 2020 at the Cross Insurance Arena. Friday, January 3rd against the Jacksonville Ice Men is a 1-2-3 Friday, featuring $1 Aquafina water, $2 Pepsi products, and $3 Bud Lights through the start of the 2nd period. It’s also Bath Savings night, with puck dropping at 7:15 PM. Saturday, January 4th is “Hockey Day in Maine” featuring a doubleheader that begins with the University of Maine men’s hockey team hosting the University of Nebraska-Omaha at noon. The Mariners and Jacksonville follow with a game at 6 PM. Hockey Day in Maine packages are available at MarinersOfMaine.com which include discounted tickets to both games plus special Hockey Day in Maine collectibles. It’s also “Witchcraft and Wizardry Night.” Groups of 10 or more can get discounted tickets to all games by calling 833-GO-MAINE. Individual tickets can be purchased at MarinersOfMaine.com, at the Trusted Choice Box Office inside the Cross Insurance Arena, or by calling 207-775-3458. Read the full article

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KEELEY: (FRI) MARINERS GAIN THEIR FIRST POINT OF SEASON IN SHOOTOUT LOSS TO WORCESTER

Fox scores twice but Mariners can’t hold the lead BY: Michael Keeley, Maine Mariners  PORTLAND, ME – October 18, 2019 – Dillan Fox scored both Mariners' goals, but the Railers tied the game late and prevailed in a shootout on Friday night at the DCU Center in Worcester. The Mariners got a point but fell to 0-1-0-1 in the early season. The Mariners made a statement with a goal in the first minute to set the tone. Dillan Fox retrieved an errant point shot from Zach Tolkinen and banked it from behind the goal line off Railers netminder Jakub Skarek just 56 seconds into the game. At 12:44, Fox scored again, rushing down to the right-wing circle and beating Skarek’s blocker to double the lead. Tolkinen and Scott Savage picked up assists. Off the ensuing faceoff, Mariners' netminder Connor LaCouvee turned over the puck behind his net, leading to Tanner Pond’s quick answering goal for the Railers. The Mariners penalty kill went 3-for-3 in the opening period as they held a 2-1 lead. It remained 2-1 through 40 minutes. The Railers were nearing goalie pull territory when Ryan Hitchcock entered the zone with just over 2 minutes to play in regulation. He slipped a pass to J.D. Dudek who found Kyle Thomas right in front of LaCouvee. Thomas slid the puck between LaCouvee’s pads to tie the game. After seven minutes of scoreless 3-on-3 overtime, the game advanced to a shootout. The first four shooters were all denied – Kyle Thomas and Jordan Samuels-Thomas for Worcester and Ryan Culkin and Michael McNicholas for Maine. Nic Pierog beat LaCouvee in the third round and Skarek denied Alex Kile to end the game. Skarek stopped 24 of 26 to earn the win while LaCouvee stopped 33 in his first start of the season. The Mariners head to Reading, PA to continue their road trip tomorrow against the Reading Royals at 7:00 PM. They’ll return home to begin a seven-game homestand with the Newfoundland Growlers on Friday, October 25th at 7:15 PM. It’s another 1-2-3 Friday: $1 Aquafina, $2 Pepsi products, $3 Bud Light drafts through the start of the 2nd period. Current Boston sports personality and former AHL Mariners broadcaster, Dale Arnold will be making an appearance and signing autographs as part of “New England Sports Night.” Saturday night, October 26th is “Monsters and Mariners” with a costume contest and Halloween themed activities. It’s also the first “Family Four Pack” game of the season. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to MarinersOfMaine.com, call 833-GO-MAINE, or visit the Mariners front office at 94 Free St. in Portland. Read the full article

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