PC Hockey Beats Cornell 4-0, Earning a Slot in the Frozen Four

PC Hockey Beats Cornell 4-0, Earning a Slot in the Frozen Four

PC men’s hockey kept up its amazing string of wins with a 4-0 win over Cornell at the Dunk on Sunday afternoon.

The win gives PC a slot in the Frozen Four in Buffalo, New York, and a chance at a second National Championship in five years.

The men's Frozen Four will take place April 11-13 at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo. PC is now 24-11-6, 14-7-3 HEA on the season.

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Today goals were scored by Greg Printz in the 1st period, and then Josh Wilkins and a second 2nd-period goal with less than a second remaining in the period by Scott Conway on a power play.

PC scored an empty netter in the 3rd period with less than 2 minutes left by Brandon Duhaime.

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- The Friars had to withstand two Cornell power plays in the opening seven minutes. Providence was strong defensively, allowing just one shot through to Hayden Hawkey during the four minutes of penalty kill.
- Providence got on the board first, scoring an even-strength goal just 12 seconds after its first power play had concluded. Vincent Desharnais slid a pass over to Jacob Bryson, who lobbed the puck in on goal. Austin McGrath made the save, but left a rebound on the doorstep, which Greg Printz buried for his 11th tally of the season.
- Josh Wilkins put the Friars up 2-0 by scoring his third goal of the weekend just 1:40 into the second period. Kasper Björkqvist and Jack Dugan assisted the goal, which was a rebound on a scrum in front of McGrath.
- Josh Wilkins has now scored 10 goals in the last nine games and has 19 goals on the season.
- The Friars extended the lead with just 0.6 seconds on the clock in the second period. Wilkins threw the puck toward goal from the top of the right face-off circle and Scott Conway redirected it past McGrath to make it 3-0.

- Brandon Duhaime assisted the late strike and became the sixth Friar in the game to pick up an assist.
- Conway's goal marked his 100th career point. He has 50 goals and 50 assists in 152 games played.
- Providence limited the Cornell offense to just four shots in the second period. The Big Red had a two-period total of 10 shots, while the Friars had 22.
- Cornell earned a power-play chance 4:01 into the third, but was unable to capitalize. Hayden Hawkey made two saves during the opportunity to keep the Big Red off the board.
- Duhaime capped the scoring for Providence on an empty-net goal with 1:47 left on the clock. He was assisted by Conway.
- Hawkey finished the game with 19 saves. He earned his eighth shutout of the season, and second career shutout in the NCAA Tournament.
- The Friars held opponents scoreless over the last 108:52 of play on the weekend.
- Providence finished the weekend 5/8 on the power play, while limiting opponents to 0/6.
-With the shutout, Providence has registered four shutouts in their 16 NCAA Tournament appearances.  The last time the Friars posted a shutout was when Hayden Hawkey made 18 stops in a 1-0 win over Clarkson in the First Round in 2018 in Bridgeport, Conn.
- Jacob Bryson, Hayden Hawkey, Tyce Thompson and Josh Wilkins all were named to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team. Wilkins was named the region's Most Outstanding Player.