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Monday, March 28, 2011

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 …

Saturday, November 27, 2010

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 …

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Merrimack Hockey Upsets National Champs

Warriors down nation’s #2 team Boston College 4-2.

Merrimack College knocked off one of the top college hockey teams in the nation Saturday as the Warriors pulled off a 4-2 upset win over Boston College.  "This is our house" chanted the sellout crowd of 2,772 that packed into the newly renovated Lawler Arena at Merrimack College on Saturday night. "We're making this place a point of pride for the college, and for the students," said Merrimack head coach Mark Dennehy whose Warriors upset the defending National Champions. "I was very impressed with their team," said Eagles head Coach Jerry York, owner of four NCAA National Championships as a head coach, four Beanpot championships, and the 2004 Hockey East Coach of the Year. "Overrated," chanted the Merrimack students and fans during the …

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