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GULLS2010-11 men’s ice hockey

Under new leadership in first year Head Coach Mark O’Meara, the Endicott men’s ice hockey team will look to return to the North East Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA) playoffs and claim their first ever conference championship. The Blue and Green possess a strong upperclassmen presence that hopes to improve upon last year’s 10-14 record.

Coach O’Meara comes to Endicott after a 13-year head coaching stint with MIT hockey and prior to that, he coached 11 years at the high school level. O’Meara hopes to bring his deep understanding and passion for the game to the Gulls.

A trio of defensemen will captain the Blue and Green on the ice this upcoming season. Senior Drew Bowden (Cumberland, Maine) and juniors Jeffrey Breault (Blackstone, Mass.) and Gregory Szkop (New Britain, Conn.) have been awarded captain status as they anchored a Gulls defense that gave up 3.8 goals per game last season. Bowden, a NECHA All-Star selection, scored four times with eight assists, Breault netted the puck twice with seven assists, and Szkop tied for fourth on the team with five goals and fifth with nine assists.

The only other All-Star selection was forward Brett Erickson (Leominster, Mass.) who Endicott lost to graduation. Erickson accounted for eight goals and 14 assists in his senior season.

Leading goal scorer Rob DiNicola (Wolcott, Conn.) returns for a Gulls offense that averaged 3.5 goals per game. Last season, the forward totaled 42 points on 23 goals and 19 assists to lead the team. The next

highest returning goal scorer is junior forward Kevin Bunting (Plantsville, Conn.) who finished the year with nine goals, 15 assists, and 24 points.

Other offensive returners including junior Matthew Zimmerman (South Glastonbury, Conn.) who in 17 games scored four goals and sophomore Garrett Moore (Sudbury, Mass.) who found the back of the net three goals in 20 games.

Between the pipes, junior Mark Airoldi (Kennebunk, Maine) takes over following the graduation of Matt Murray (Billerica, Mass.) who played the majority of minutes last season. Airoldi, however, averaged a team-best 3.51 goals against average in just over 170 minutes in net. He made 83 saves on 93 shots on net.

The freshman class features two forwards in Tad Gold (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) and Cameron MacLeod (Hampton Falls, N.H.) who look to make an impact on the offensive end. Fellow first year player Blaine Thibodeau (Peabody, Mass.) should contribute as a solid backup goalie options for the Gulls.

Endicott’s schedule is a challenging one with the Blue and Green facing off against Boston College, Northeastern, University of Connecticut, and Bryant with some tough non-conference games against Holy Cross, Harvard, Central Connecticut, UNH, and University of Maine.

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Mark O’MearaMark O’Meara begins his first season as the head coach of Endicott club men’s ice

hockey. O’Meara takes over for Dan Haugh, who had been behind the bench for the Gulls for the past four seasons. Haugh leaves behind a 44-46-5 overall record during his tenure.

O’Meara comes to Endicott following a 13 year stint as the head coach at MIT. Prior to his decade-plus time with the Engineers, O’Meara coached at the high school level for 11 seasons. O’Meara will bring a deep understanding of the game and he has a history of continuously challenged his players to reach their highest ability.

O’Meara inherits an Endicott team that has qualified for the NECHA postseason in six of its eight club seasons. The Gulls have posted an 86-75-9 overall program record, with their most successful season coming in 2006-07 when the Blue and Green qualified for the ACHA National Tournament.

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2009-10 resultsDate Opponent Location Time/Result

September24 Boston Jr. Blackhawks Hamilton, Mass. W, 6-326 CW Post Hamilton, Mass. L, 4-6

October

3Central Connecticut University

Hamilton, Mass. L, 2-6

9 Northeastern University* Boston, Mass. W, 5-4

10 Boston University Hamilton, Mass. W, 4-0

17University of New Hamp-shire

Hamilton, Mass. L, 2-3

18 Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. L, 3-4

23 Bryant University* Smithfield, R.I. L, 3-4

24 Northeastern University* Hamilton, Mass. L, 1-5

31 Bryant University* Hamilton, Mass. W, 4-1November

3 Boston College* Chestnut Hill, Mass. L, 1-6

7 Western Connecticut State Hamilton, Mass. W, 4-2

14 Bridgewater State* Hamilton, Mass. L, 3-5

16 Bridgewater State* Bridgewater, Mass. L, 2-3

20 Marist University Poughkeepsie, N.Y. L, 2-5

21 MIT* Hamilton, Mass. W, 11-3December

4 Western Connecticut State Danbury, Conn. W, 5-3

5 Central Connecticut Univ. New Britain, Conn. W, 5-4 OT

12 Bates College* Hamilton, Mass. PPDJanuary

23 New York University Hamilton, Mass. W, 3-2

30 Boston College* Hamilton, Mass. L, 2-3

31 Bates College* Hamilton, Mass. W, 6-5February

3 MIT* Cambridge, Mass. L, 2-3

5 Univ. of New Hampshire Durham, N.H. L, 1-4

6 Bates College* Lewiston, Maine L, 4-8

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2009-10 statistics# Full Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown

1 Mark Airoldi Jr. G 6’ 180 Kennebunk, ME

2 Shaun McKennedy So D 5’ 8” 180 Lowell, MA

3 Matthew Zimmerman Jr. F 5’ 8” 160 South Glastonbury, CT

4 Andrew Richardson Jr. D 5’ 9” 185 Lancaster, MA

5 John Joaquin Sr. F 5’ 10” 200 Plainville, MA

6 Adam Rayho So. D 6’ 3” 180 Succasunna, NJ

7 Jesse Hester Jr. F 6’ 220 Raymond, NH

8 Greg Szkop (A) Jr. D 6’ 190 New Briton, CT

9 Robert DiNicola Jr. F 5’ 10” 190 Walcott, CT

10 David Bruno Jr. D 5’ 8” 175 Darien, CT

11 Jeffrey Berlin Sr. F 5’ 11” 175 Durham, NH

12 James Tierney Sr. F 5’ 9” 175 Burlington, MA

13 Travis Dion So. F 5’ 11” 180 Saco, ME

14 Tad Gold Fr. F 6’ 1” 185 Vineyard Haven, MA

15 Ryan Pratt Fr. F 5’ 11” 180 Waltham, MA

16 Cameron MacLeod Fr. F 6’ 5” 205 Hampton Falls, NH

17 Andrew Lamont Jr. F 5’ 9” 170 Kennebunk, ME

18 John Egan So. D 6’ 175 Plainville, CT

19 Craig Ward Jr. D 5’ 9” 180 Seabrook, NH

20 Clark Dumart Fr. F 5’ 9” 162 Shrewsbury, MA

21 James Robinson Fr. F 6’ 160 Fairfield, CT

22 Christopher Delande Jr. F 6’ 175 Rowley, MA

23 Garrett Moore So. F 5’ 8” 170 Sudbury, MA

24 Justin Crear Fr. F 5’ 6” 150 North Attleboro, MA

25 Ryan Donovan Sr. D 5’ 9” 185 Reading, MA

26 Porter Williams Jr. F 5’ 10” 185 Raleigh, NC

27 Kevin Bunting Jr. F 5’ 10” 170 Plainsville, CT

28 Drew Bowden (C) Sr. F 5’ 8” 163 Cumberland, ME

29 Bryan Spencer Fr. F 5’ 9” 170 Beverly, MA

55 Jeffrey Breault (A) Jr. D 6’ 215 Blackstone, MA

30 Blaine Thibodeau Jr. G 6’ 175 Peabody, MA

2010-11 roster# Name GP PIMS G A Pts Pts/Game

2 Jon Gurry 23 8 2 2 4 0.17

3 Mathew Zimmermann 17 40 4 9 13 0.76

5 John Joaquin 15 20 1 1 2 0.13

6 Adam Rayho 20 24 1 2 3 0.15

7 Jesse Hester 0 0 0 0 0

8 Brett Erickson (C) 24 58 8 14 22 0.92

9 Gary DeAsi 1 0 0 0 0 0.00

10 David Bruno 7 43 0 0 0 0.00

11 John Clarke 18 14 0 0 0 0.00

12 Jared Garceau 14 16 1 3 4 0.29

13 Patrick Bourque 2 0 0 0 0 0.00

15 Adam Reece 0 0

17 Andrew Lamont 15 2 3 2 5 0.33

18 Gregory Szkop 20 20 5 9 14 0.70

19 Craig Ward 24 34 3 3 6 0.25

20 Matt Guidotti 20 19 0 1 1 0.05

21 Dan Giddings 21 38 5 10 15 0.71

22 Christopher Delande 21 20 5 5 10 0.48

23 Garrett Moore 20 30 3 6 9 0.45

9 Rob DiNicola 24 87 23 19 42 1.75

25 Ryan Donovan 15 4 1 4 5 0.33

26 Dan Greel 23 21 1 1 2 0.09

27 Kevin Bunting 24 36 9 15 24 1.00

55 Jeffrey Breault 24 36 2 7 9 0.38

28 Drew Bowden 23 33 4 8 12 0.52

GOALTENDER STATISTICS

# Name Year Ht. Wt. GP Mins Shots Saves Goals GAA Save %

1 Matt Murray Sr. 6'0" 185 16 668.72 314 270 44 3.95 0.860

29 Mark Airoldi So. 6'0" 160 7 170.75 93 83 10 3.51 0.892

30 Ryan Fullerton So. 6'3" 215 14 608.17 381 343 38 3.75 0.900

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GOALTENDER STATISTICS

# Name Year Ht. Wt. GP Mins Shots Saves Goals GAA Save %

1 Matt Murray JR 6'0" 185 16 797 297 250 47 3.54 0.842

29 Mark Airoldi FR 6'0" 160 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.000

30 Ryan Fullerton FR 6'3" 215 5 163 67 51 16 5.89 0.761

2008-09 statistics# Name GP PIMS G A Pts Pts/Game

24 Chris Linnehan 19 8 16 9 25 1.32

4 Mike Vacca 19 14 9 5 14 0.74

6 Greg Dorman 18 16 7 6 13 0.72

14 Brennan Hill 13 32 7 8 15 1.15

11 Nick Colby 14 38 6 11 17 1.21

16 Mark Gaudreau 11 2 6 4 10 0.91

22 Christopher Delande 14 20 6 5 11 0.79

8 Brett Erickson 17 20 5 11 16 0.94

3 Mathew Zimmermann 15 28 4 7 11 0.73

19 Craig Ward 15 22 4 1 5 0.33

7 Jesse Hester 14 14 3 2 5 0.36

18 Gregory Szkop 19 38 3 9 12 0.63

21 Patrick Kennedy 16 14 3 7 10 0.63

27 Kevin Bunting 12 20 2 2 4 0.33

28 Jeffrey Breault 19 42 2 3 5 0.26

5 John Joaquin 7 8 1 2 3 0.43

9 Gary DeAsi 11 14 1 6 7 0.64

23 John Clarke 4 4 1 2 3 0.75

25 Ryan Donovan 5 2 1 1 0.20

26 Dan Greel 18 6 1 8 9 0.50

2 Jon Gurry 11 8 0 1 1 0.09

10 David Bruno 10 6 0 1 1 0.10

13 Patrick Bourque 10 32 0 5 5 0.50

15 Adam Reece 1 0 0 0 0 0.00

17 Andrew Lamont 3 0 0 0 0 0.00

19 Matthew MacDonald 6 2 0 0 0 0.00

20 Matt Guidotti 15 34 0 6 6 0.40

28 Drew Bowden 16 14 0 0 0 0.00

12 John Conso 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

2008-09 resultsDate Opponent Location Time/Result

September27 Boston Jr. Blackhawks Hamilton, Mass. W, 12-3

October4 Daniel Webster Hamilton, Mass. W, 10-3

11 Maine Hamilton, Mass. W, 6-4

16 New Hampshire Durham, N.H. L, 5-2

18 Northeastern Hamilton, Mass. W, 6-3

25 Montclair St. Hamilton, Mass. L, 4-3 (OT)

26 Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. L, 4-2 November

1 Bryant Hamilton, Mass. W, 5-4 (OT)

2 Northeastern Boston, Mass. L, 6-3

5 Univ. of New England Biddeford, Maine L, 6-2

8 Boston University Boston, Mass. T, 4-4 (OT)

12 MIT Cambridge, Mass. W, 3-1

15 Boston College Hamilton, Mass. T, 3-3 (OT)

22 Bridgewater Hamilton, Mass. W, 4-3 December

3 Bridgewater Bridgewater, Mass. W, 5-1

6 Boston University Hamilton, Mass. W, 4-3January

23 Univ. of New England Biddeford, Maine L, 3-2

24 Massachusetts Hamilton, Mass. W, 1-0 February

3 Boston College Brookline, Mass. L, 4-3

6 Bryant Smithfield, R.I. L, 5-2

7 MIT Hamilton, Mass. L, 6-4

16 Massachusetts Amherst, Mass. W, 8-1

21 Connecticut Nashua, N.H. L, 4-1

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2010-11 scheduleSeptember23 Boston Blackhawks Hamilton, Mass. 9:30 pm26 Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. 7:00 pmOctober1 Alumni Game Hamilton, Mass. 3:00 pm2 Central Connecticut State Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm9 Northeastern University Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm15 Bryant University Smithfield, R.I. 8:00 pm16 Bryant University Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm22 University of Connecticut Storrs, Conn. 7:30 pm23 Merrimack College Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm27 Harvard University Cambridge, Mass. 7:15 pm30 Marist College Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm

November5 St. Anselm College Manchester, N.H. 8:00 pm6 Boston College Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm13 University of Connecticut Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm19 University of New Hampshire Durham, N.H. 8:30 pm20 Bridgewater State College Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm

December2 MIT Cambridge, Mass. 7:00 pm4 University of Maine Hamilton, Mass. 7:3 pm11 Central Connecticut State New Britain, Conn. TBD

January22 MIT Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm29 Holy Cross Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm

February5 University of New Hampshire Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm11 Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. 7:30 pm12 University of Vermont Hamilton, Mass. 7:30 pm *Indicates Conference Game

Men’s Ice Hockey Quick FactsLocation .......................Beverly, Massachusetts

Founded .................................................... 1939

Enrollment ............................................... 2,200

Nickname ................................................... Gulls

Colors ........................................ Blue and Green

Home Course .... Johnson Rink, Pingree School (Hamilton, Mass.)

Conference .........North East Collegiate Hockey Association (NECHA)

President ........................... Dr. Richard E. Wylie

Director of Athletics ....................... Brian Wylie

Head Coach .............. Mark O’Meara (first year)

2009-10 Record ...........................................10-14

All-time Program Record .........88-75-9 (53.2%) (seven total seasons)

Athletics Department Phone .......978-232-2312

Men’s Ice Hockey Phone ............ 978-998-7738

Email ......................... momeara@endicott.edu

Editor ........................................... Rob Palardy, Sports Information Director

Layout ....................................... Angela Gulino, Publications Coordinator

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