Saint Michael’s Claims Top Seed in Northeast-10
Ice Hockey Tournament

Friday, February 29, 2008

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South Easton, Mass. – The Purple Knights of Saint Michael’s College have secured the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Ice Hockey Championship.

Saint Michael’s (10-14-1) and Saint Anselm College (11-11-3) each claimed a share of the Northeast-10 Regular Season title with a conference record of 4-1-0. Due to the Purple Knights regular season victory over the Hawks, Saint Michael’s received the number one seed, while Saint Anselm will be the second seed.

Both Saint Michael’s and Saint Anselm receive first-round byes in the tournament and will host the winners of the first round match-ups in the semifinals.

First round match-ups are set for Saturday, March 1 and include #5 Franklin Pierce University (6-18-0, 1-4-0 NE-10) visiting #4 Stonehill College (11-10-2, 3-2-0 NE-10) and #6 Assumption College (7-18-0, 0-5-0 NE-10) at #3 Southern New Hampshire University (11-12-1, 3-2-0 NE-10). The Franklin Pierce/Stonehill contest is slated for 1:40 p.m., while the Assumption/Southern New Hampshire game is set for 7:30 p.m.

The semifinals begin on Wednesday, March 5 as the winner of Franklin Pierce/Stonehill face off against #1 Saint Michael’s, while the winner of Assumption/Southern New Hampshire takes on #2 Saint Anselm. Both contests are slated for a 7 p.m. faceoff.

The championship game will be on Saturday, March 8 at the highest remaining seed. The time is still to be determined. Be sure to check the Northeast-10 website (www.northeast10.org) for scores and updates during the tournament.

Sponsoring 23 championship sports and 15 full-time members, the Northeast-10 is the second largest NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation and sponsors the most championships of any Division II conference.