MERRIMACK
Eight NCAA Championships - 37 FROZEN FOURS
2012-13 MERRIMACK WARRIORS OPENING roster No. Name (NHL Rights) Cl. Pos. Ht.
General
Quick facts
Location: North Andover, Mass. 01845 Founded: 1947 Undergraduate Enrollment: 2,300
Key Personnel
President: Dr. Christopher Hopey Interim Athletic Director: Dean O’Keefe (978) 837-5238 okeefede@merrimack.edu Head Coach: Mark Dennehy (978) 837-5341 dennehym@merrimack.edu Associate Head Coach: Glenn Stewart (978) 837-5272 stewartg@merrimack.edu Assistant Coach: Curtis Carr (978) 837-5271 carrc@merrimack.edu Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jim Healey Director of Hockey Operations: Matt LaMalfa (978) 837-3565 lamalfam@merrimack.edu Media Relations: Brad Davis (978) 837-5364 davisb@merrimack.edu Athletic Trainer: Allan DelValle (978) 837-5248 delvallea@merrimack.edu Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mike Kamal (978) 837-5318 kamalm@merrimack.edu Equipment Manager: Kevin Rourke (978) 837-5262 rourkek@merrimack.edu Arena Manager: Brian Heafey (978) 837-4507 heafeyb@merrimack.edu Ticket Manager: Will Rothermel (978) 837-3441 rothermelj@merrimack.edu
Team Information
Nickname/Colors: Warriors/Navy Blue, Gold, and White Home Arena (Capacity): Lawler Arena (2,489) Rink Dimensions: 200 x 85 2011-12 Overall Record: 18-12-7 2011-12 HEA Record/Place: 13-9-5/5th Team Captain: Jordan Heywood Letterwinners R/L: 20 (11F,6D,3G)/7 (5F,2D) Newcomers: 6 (5F,1D) First Season in Hockey East: 1989-90 Best Regular Season Finish: 4th (2010-11) Hockey East Tournament Record: 8-30-0 NCAA Tournament App: 2 (Last in 2011)
26
2
Mike Wills
So. D
3
Kyle Bigos (A) (EDM) Sr.
4
Jordan Heywood (C)
Jr.
5
Sean Robertson
6
Tom McCarthy
8 9
Wt.
Hometown/Last Team
6-0 195
Oakwood, Ont./Lindsay (OJHL)
D
6-5 240
Upland, Calif./Vernon (B.C.HL)
D
6-0 195
Regina, Sask./Victoria (B.C.HL)
Fr.
D
6-1 195
Cobble Hill, B.C./Vernon (B.C.HL)
Jr.
D
6-0 205
Maple Grove, Minn./Bismarck (NAHL)
Brian Christie
Fr.
F
6-2 180
West Chester, Pa./Topeka (NAHL)
Shawn Bates
Jr.
F
5-9 170
Fort Saskatchewan, Alta./Bonnyville (AJHL)
10 Quinn Gould
So.
F
6-3 195
Fort McMurray, Alta./Westside (B.C.HL)
11 Connor Toomey
So.
F 5-11 175
Billerica, Mass./New Hampshire (EJHL)
12 Brandon Brodhag
Sr.
F
6-0 195
Brooklyn Park, Minn./North Iowa (NAHL)
13 Mike Collins
Jr.
F
6-1 180
Boston, Mass./Vernon (B.C.HL)
14 Kyle Singleton
So.
F
6-2 190
Beaverton, Ore./Westside (B.C.HL)
16 John Heffernan
Sr.
F
6-2 200
Scituate, Mass./Bridgewater (EJHL)
17 Ben Bahe
Fr.
F 5-10 180
Stillwater, Minn./Topeka (NAHL)
18 Justin Hussar
Fr.
F
Lancaster, N.Y./Des Moines (USHL)
19 Rhett Bly
Jr.
F 5-10 190
Regina, Sask./Weyburn (SJHL)
21 Clayton Jardine
So.
F 5-10 170
Lacombe, Alta./Camrose (AJHL)
22 Brendan Ellis (A)
Jr.
D
Kelowna, B.C./Westside (B.C.HL)
23 Josh Myers
So.
F 5-11 175
Colorado Springs, Col./Langley (B.C.HL)
24 Matt Cronin
Fr.
D
6-3 215
Langley, B.C./Surrey (B.C.HL)
25 Vinny Scotti
Fr.
F
5-9 175
Vineland, N.J./Jr. Bruins (EJHL)
26 Dan Kolomatis
So. D
6-0 170
Basking Ridge, N.J./Tri-City (USHL)
27 Justin Mansfield
So.
F
6-0 205
Arlington, Mass./Jr. Bruins (EJHL)
6-2 190
6-2 215
28 John Gustafsson
Fr.
F
6-1 185
Ljungby, Sweden/Amarillo (NAHL)
29 Nick Drew
Sr.
G
5-8 170
Andover, Mass./Tilton (Prep)
30 Sam Marotta
Jr.
G
6-4 200
Bridgewater, Mass./South Shore (EJHL)
32 Rasmus Tirronen
So. G
6-3 200
Espoo, Finland/Topeka (NAHL)
Merrimack (History in Hockey East play) Season 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01
HEA Record 3-18-0 (8th) 7-14-0 (6th) 4-17-0 (8th) 8-16-0 (6th) 8-14-2 (7th) 7-12-5 (7th) 4-18-2 (9th) 11-11-2 (5th) 4-20-0 (T-8th) 7-16-1 (8th) 6-12-6 (7th) 7-14-3 (8th)
HEA Tourney First round First round First round First round First round First round – First round Lost semifinal First round First round First round
Season 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
HEA Record 6-16-2 (8th) 7-13-4 (7th) 6-12-6 (7th) 1-22-1 (9th) 3-19-5 (10th) 3-22-2 (10th) 6-18-3 (10th) 5-19-3 (T-9th) 12-13-2 (6th) 15-8-3 (4th) 13-9-5 (5th)
HEA Tourney First round First round First round – – – – – First round Runner-Up First round
2011-12 Three-Game Regular Season Series 0-2-1 vs. Boston College 2-1-0 vs. Massachusetts 2-0-1 vs. Northeastern
1-2-0 vs. Boston University 1-1-1 vs. UMass Lowell 1-2-0 vs. Providence
2-0-1 vs. Maine 1-1-1 vs. New Hampshire 3-0-0 vs. Vermont
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