Merrimack Unveils 2011-12 Home Hockey Schedule

Season tickets are on sale now.

The following was submitted by Merrimack College Athletics. See the attached PDF for the Warriors' 2011-12 home schedule.    Following the most successful season in Merrimack’s Division I history, Merrimack has released the 2011-12 home hockey schedule and season ticket packages for the 16 game schedule at Lawler Arena. Season tickets start as low as $295 for adults and $195 for youths and seniors. A limited number of Blue Line Club memberships, which include preferred center-ice seating, VIP parking, a buffet dinner for all home games, and access to away game tickets, are also available for purchase. For the first time, Merrimack is also sponsoring a faculty and staff special season ticket price of $80 for preferred reserved seating. Fans…

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Merrimack Coach Honored, Players Sign with NHL Affiliates

Mark Dennehy was named All-New England Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season; Merrimack seniors Chris Barton and Joe Cucci sign contracts.

Merrimack College hockey coach Mark Dennehy led the Warriors to 25 wins this season, a record for the school’s Division 1 history. Yesterday Dennehy was announced All-New England Coach of the Year. It was the second consecutive season Dennehy was awarded the honor. Dennehy lead the Warriors to other historic feats this season such as advancing to the team’s first ever Hockey East Final. With a convincing 4-1 victory against UNH at TD Garden, the Warriors advanced into uncharted waters. In the Hockey East Final, however, Merrimack fell 5-3 at the hands of the Boston College Eagles. Dennehy led Merrimack to its first NCAA Tournament in 23 years. In a stunning comeback, Notre Dame took down the Warriors 4-3 in a first round overtime thriller…

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Jay Oza

10:25 am on Thursday, March 31, 2011

Dennehy received another honor today; he was named College Hockey News' Co-Coach of the Year.   more ›

Season in Review: Merrimack Warriors Set Records, Won Over Fans, and Made History

Merrimack set all kinds of records this season; North Andover Patch takes a look at some of the top games of the 2010-11 season.

The Merrimack College Warriors may have suffered a shocking and heartbreaking loss to end their season on Saturday, but let us not forget that their season was one for the books. The Warriors in 2010-11 were quite simply the best in team in the school's history. Merrimack was able to set new school records in home wins, road wins, and sellouts. Rather than dwelling on the unfortunate end to the Warriors’ season, let’s take a look at the team’s best home wins and sellouts. After all, a packed Lawler Arena seemed to do a number on tough opposition from Boston College, Boston University, UNH, and Maine.   Home Wins Merrimack was absolutely incredible at their home rink of Lawler Arena. They were close to unbeatable. The Warriors accumulated …

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Merrimack Falls in Hockey East Finals

The good news: Merrimack isn't done; the Warriors are expected to be a #2 seed in the NCAA college hockey tournament.

The Merrimack College Warriors made history two nights ago, but last night was another story. The Warriors and Boston College Eagles went into the third period of the Hockey East Championship game tied at three, but the Eagles outscored Merrimack 3-1 in the final frame to come away with a 5-3 win. Merrimack’s head coach Mark Dennehy summed it up best: “It’s a good learning lesson for us; that’s the bad news,” he said. “The good news is, we continue on,” Dennehy said. “I get to coach these young men again next week, which we’re obviously excited about,” he said. This morning at 11:30 a.m., ESPN 2 will televise the NCAA Tournament Selection show. Sixteen of the top college hockey teams in the nation will be selected to participate in the …

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HISTORIC: Merrimack Triumphs, Advances to Hockey East Final

In front of 16,003 fans at TD Garden, the Warriors beat UNH 4-1 to advance to the Hockey East Final for the first time in school history.

Merrimack College made history at TD Garden last night. Last night’s 4-1 triumph over the University of New Hampshire Wildcats was Merrimack’s biggest win in school history, as the team has never reached the Hockey East Finals until now. The Warriors will face Boston College who beat Northeastern University 5-4 in a thriller just prior to the Warriors and Wildcats game. Merrimack served as the away team, but fan support at the Garden was clearly in Merrimack’s favor. “I would say probably a third of the people that were here just from the Andover, North Andover area,” said Warriors head coach Mark Dennehy. “They have no ties to the school except the excitement of college hockey, and they’ve sort of jumped on our bandwagon which is plenty …

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Merrimack College Plays at TD Garden in Hockey East Semifinal Tonight

The (#7) Warriors take on (#10) UNH with a shot at the Hockey East Title on the line; Patch takes a look at Merrimack's historic season.

Have you seen those blue and gold lawn signs that read “Go Merrimack” around North Andover? The Merrimack College Warriors hockey team, traditionally sub-par within the ridiculously talented Hockey East, is fast approaching the culmination of their best season in team history. Merrimack College Athletic Director Glenn Hofmann wrote the following in the sixth edition of “From the AD’s Desk”: “The slogan reads 2,000 Students, 28 Players, 1 Mission - and it’s on signs all over campus, throughout Andover and North Andover and on the athletics and college website. Were it not for space limitations the slogan would have also included 22,000 alumni and 594 faculty and staff.” Warrior pride has never been more palpable. Over the past weekend, …

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Awesome Autumn: Top Five Reasons for the Fabulous Fall of Sports

Top notch football and hockey programs leading the way in Patch’s fall sports recap.

North Andover is a bigger sports town than people give it credit for. Here are five reasons why North Andover sports had a fantastic fall: Reason #1 – Merrimack College Ice Hockey Warriors A seat at Lawler Arena for a Merrimack College Warriors hockey game is simply the best ticket in town. For $10-$20 you can see future N.H.L. players and the nation's top teams such as B.C., B.U., and other Hockey East Association rivals. Led by head coach Mark Dennehy, who just inked a 6 year contract extension, and future N.H.L. top draft pick Stephane Da Costa, the Merrimack College Warriors proudly sit at #18 in the national rankings. It is the first time in history the school has been in the Division I rankings. "We want a chance to compete for the …

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Warriors Shoot Down B.C. Eagles 5-3

Boston College (#7) fails again in North Andover; Merrimack (#18) undefeated in last 5

North Andover does not strike many as a nightmare town for visiting sports teams. Just tell that to the reigning national champions and currently seventh ranked team in the nation, the Boston College Eagles. "They're as good a team as there is in the country," said Merrimack head coach Mark Dennehy. They are a mystical hockey program led by a legendary coach who has four national titles under his belt, but they just can't get it done this season in North Andover. "We're pretty confident in this building anyways against anybody," Dennehy said. On Friday afternoon, North Andover residents witnessed a Hockey East matinee that featured the seventh ranked Eagles and a Merrimack College Warriors squad that is ranked in Division I for the first …

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Merrimack Hockey Re-opens Arena, Crushes UConn

Warriors light the lamp five times in second period; Merrimack's play-maker Stephan Da Costa scores twice.

In one of the nation's most competitive college hockey divisions, the Merrimack College Warriors are turning heads with a flashy new rink and a team that has scored 11 goals in its first two games of the season. With a 7-1 demolition of UConn, Merrimack improved to 1-0-1 on the young season while the Huskies fell to 0-2-1. Merrimack sent their fans home happy in the home opener and grand reopening of the newly renovated Lawler Arena. The Warriors' playmaker from Paris Stephan Da Costa led the way with two goals off five shots. "I think that obviously Stephan Da Costa is someone that the Merrimack community needs to make sure that they really cherish because you're not going to see too many players come through here with his skill," said …

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