| Date |
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 15-16, 2019 (7:00 p.m.) |
| Matchup |
Merrimack (7-20-1, 4-14-0 HEA)
Maine (11-14-3, 7-8-3 HEA) |
| Location |
Lawler Rink // North Andover, Mass. (Tickets) |
| Multimedia |
Live Stats // Watch ($) // Listen |
| Social |
Twitter // Instagram |
| Game Notes |
Merrimack |
| Promotions |
Saturday: Trading Card Series #5 Giveaway |
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – After spending nearly a month on the road, the Merrimack College men's ice hockey team returns to Lawler Rink to open a two-game weekend series against the University of Maine. Game time each night is set for 7 p.m.
PARKING AND SECURITY ADVISORY
Due to enhanced security regulations in place on campus, fans are encouraged to arrive to Lawler Rink
EARLY on game days. The Lawler Rink security staff reserves the right to check
ALL bags and ask guests to leave inappropriate or prohibited items in their car or outside of the gates.
All guests are subject to search.
Please note the following parking restrictions for all games:
- Lot F (MAC) is reserved for BLUE LINE CLUB MEMBERS ONLY.
- Lot G (Deegan/Fenton Road) is reserved for GAME DAY STAFF ONLY.
- Fans are encouraged to park in Lot H (Sakowich) or Lot M (Athletics District)!
Click here to view campus map.
Ticket Prices
Adults: $23
Youth (U-14)/Senior (65+): $17
Merrimack Students w/ valid Mack Card:
FREE while supplies last!
NOTE: Tickets may be purchased
online, by phone (
978-837-5324) or on game day at the Box Office. Box Office opens at 10 a.m. both days.
BEER & WINE NOW ON SALE AT LAWLER RINK!
Merrimack is pleased to announce that beer and wine sales will be available at Lawler Rink this season!
Open to all patrons of legal drinking age (21+), beer and wine stations will be available both in the DiCroce Family Lobby (the main Box Office lobby on game days), as well as the Hall of Fame Lobby on the opposite end of Lawler Rink. Both locations will open one hour before puck drop and will close at the end of the second intermission.
A valid game ticket is required for access to either location.
PLEASE NOTE: Beer/wine station sales will be limited to CASH ONLY this weekend!
WEEKEND PROMOTIONS
- TRADING CARD GIVEAWAY #5: Collect them all! The fifth and FINAL installment of the 2018-19 Warrior Hockey Trading Card Series hits Lawler Rink this Saturday. Get your pack while supplies last and try to collect every player card this season!
Five Things To Know
- Merrimack enters the final month of the regular season with every game having huge implications. The Warriors trail eighth-place Maine by nine points with six games to play, including two games head-to-head against the Black Bears this weekend.
- January was an up-and-down stretch for the Warriors, who had won three straight at one point but ended the month on a four-game skid. Merrimack earned road wins at Northeastern and Michigan and a home win against UConn last month.
- Merrimack has been outscored by 20 goals (26-6) in its last five games.
- Five of Merrimack's top-seven scorers are juniors, but rookie Chase Gresock leads the way with a team-high 19 points and eight goals, with 10 of those points coming in the last seven games. He is followed on the scoresheet by juniors Tyler Irvine (6g, 11a), Johnathan Kovacevic (4g, 10a), Sami Tavernier (3g, 8a), Patrick Kramer (5g, 5a) and Logan Coomes (1g, 7a). Senior Derek Petti is also up to 10 points on the year (4g, 6a), while Kovacevic is the team's top-scoring defenseman.
- The Warriors will welcome the Black Bears to Lawler Rink for the first time in two years this weekend. The last time they met in North Andover, in February of 2017, saw Merrimack take 3-of-4 points with a tie and an overtime victory.
Inside the Matchup:
| Merrimack (7-20-1, 4-14-0 HEA) |
Category |
Maine (11-14-3, 7-8-3 HEA) |
| 2/9 at UConn (L, 0-5) |
Last Time Out |
2/9 vs. Providence (W, 3-1) |
| 1.89 |
Scoring Offense |
2.54 |
| 3.89 |
Scoring Defense |
2.93 |
| 26.3 |
Shots/Game |
30.6 |
| 31.4 |
Shots Allowed/Game |
35.0 |
| 16-123 |
PPG-Chances |
17-98 |
| 13.0% |
PP% |
17.3% |
| 94-127 |
PK-Chances |
101-120 |
| 74.0% |
PK% |
84.2% |
| 156-386 |
Penalties-PIM |
146-347 |
| 13.8 |
PIM/Game |
12.4 |
| 293 |
Blocked Shots |
301 |
| 789-955 |
Faceoffs (W-L) |
898-903 |
| 45.2% |
Faceoff % |
49.9% |
Up Next
Merrimack will take on local rival UMass Lowell in the penultimate regular season weekend starting next Friday night (Feb. 22) at the Tsongas Center at 7:15 p.m.
