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This week's events:   PENN vs. Hofstra University December 1, 2000 at Class of 1923 Ice Rink, University of Pennsylvania

News and Notes: Penn is currently ranked 11th in the ACHA Northeast region and is in 2nd place in the MACHA behind undefeated Montclair State University. Todd Leri has been named MACHA November Player of the Month Pat Baude and Whit Matthews earned MACHA co-Player of the Week honors for the week of 11/19.

• Read about Penn's recent MACHA honors
• Coach's Corner with Josh Remick.......

Leri MACHA November Player of the Month Penn forward Todd Leri lead the league with 11 assists and added 6 goals for 17 points in only 4 games to earn Player of the Month Honors for November. Leri had a goal and 3 assists on 11/3 against William Paterson and then added a goal and 4 assists against Temple on 11/8. Leri would miss Penn's next two games, but continue his stellar play with 4 goals and 2 assists against Princeton on 11/15 and then finished with 2 assists against William Paterson on 11/18. Baude and Matthews MACHA Player of the Week 11/19 Penn forward Whit Matthews lead all scorers with 9 points and goalie Patrick Baude stopped 53 of 55 shots faced to earn Co-Players of the Week Honors for the week ending 11/19. In the Quakers' 11-2 defeat of Princeton on 11/15 Matthews scored 4 goals and added 4 assists while Baude stopped 26 Tiger shots. Baude then stopped all 27 shots and Matthews scored the game winning goal as Penn shut out William Paterson 2-0 on 11/18. PENN skaters among MACHA League Leader Six members of the PENN hockey team are among the league's top 30 scorers.  Todd Leri and Whit Matthews are currently in second place with 32 points each.  Also atop the leader board are Colby Zaph (13 pts), Aaron Wasserman (12pts), Owen Callahan (12pts), and Dan Remick (11pts).  Pat Baude's goalie stats are second in the league (88.70 save %, 3.03 GAA, and 1 shutout).

Some may think that a break like Thanksgiving could be a bad thing for ateam that is winning.  They may say that it could disrupt the momentum, cause the players to get lazy or just create a sense of disinterest.  I, however, feel differently about this latest break.  I believe that it couldn't have come at a better time.  True, we have won 8 of our last 9 contests, scoring 24 goals in our last 3.  True we earned an 11th seed national ranking in the Northeast Conference of the ACHA.  And true we are in 2nd place in the very competitive MACHA.  But looks can be deceiving. Penn has been a battered and bruised team for several weeks.  Assistant captain Ryan Redpath has been out 3 weeks with a serious illness, goalie Ned Adams has suffered a strained hamstring and has been out since parents' weekend and various other injuries and illnesses have kept the likes of Chris Belanger, Dan Gabbay, Ross Giambilvo, Aaron Wasserman, Jeff Bagnoli, Brian "Utah" Regan and Matt Scattarella out for one if not more games lately.  So while the current wins look great on paper, they feel even better to this team who has battled and clawed their way to victories on nights when they probably shouldn't have won.  But that's what good teams do--they win on nights when maybe they shouldn't. And so I welcomed this break, as it gave everyone a chance to go home, rest, recuperate and heal, because while there are only three games on the schedule until winter break, all three are against teams that will push us to the limit.  Am I worried?  Not at all. While most of the Thanksgiving break was spent healing and preparing for the tough upcoming schedule, great news was handed down by the MACHA league office.  Three Penn players were honored by the league for their stellar play.  Assistant Captain Whit Matthews and goalie Pat Baude were named the co-players of the week for this past week, which included Penn's victories over Princeton and William Patterson.  In those games, Pat stopped 53 of 55 shots (including a 27 save shut-out against William Patterson) and Whit had a 4-goal, 4-assist performance against Princeton and the game winning goal against William Patterson, for a 9-point week!  As well, forward Todd Leri was honored for his outstanding play this past month, as he was named the MACHA player of the month for November.  In only 4 games, Todd tallied 6 goals and a league high 11 assists for 17 points.  Congratulations to Whit, Pat and Todd! See you all at the rink!!!!!                                                     ~Coach Remick