Stalemate at Mullins

Hockey
Jeremy Rice

Massachusetts 0, New Hampshire 0

Despite being short on personnel both on the ice and on the bench, the Massachusetts hockey team is scoreless after one period with New Hampshire.

Wildcat goaltender Kevin Regan is not playing. In his place is sophomore Brian Foster, who is 2-0-1 this season in three games played with a 2.55 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage.

UMass forward Chase Langeraap was ejected from the game with 5:30 remaining in the first period after incurring a 5-minute game misconduct for hitting from behind in the corner of the UNH end of the ice. Although the hit looked inadvertent, Langeraap was forced to hit the locker rooms, and UMass coach Don Cahoon did not appear to put up much protest to the call.

Freshman Doug Kublin and junior John Wessbecker are not in the game tonight. Martin Nolet returned once again to his usual defeseman position next to captain Mike Kostka. Redshirt fresman Kevin Kessler is the sixth blue liner for UMass.

Shortly after an unproductive power play, the Mass Attack found itself two men down on the ice and one more short on the bench. Following Langeraap's game misconduct, Will Ortiz was whistled for slashing, and UNH's Kevin Kapstad was still in the penalty box for roughing.

UNH played a brief 4-on-3 before getting back to full strength for one minute, 20 seconds of the two-man advantage. UMass, however, stiffened up in their own zone, giving up very scoring chances to the Wildcats.

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