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The Vermont Catamounts (3-15-3, 0-11-1 HEA) hit the road for the first time in three weeks for a Hockey East series at Merrimack (5-16-2, 3-8-2 HEA) this Friday (Jan. 24) and Saturday (Jan. 25) at Lawler Rink in North Andover, Massachusetts.
 
Both games are slated to begin at 7:05 p.m. and will stream through CBS All-Access and broadcast on WVMT with Michael Lehr on the call. Friday's game will broadcast on NESN.
 
RELATED LINKS
Game Notes (.pdf)
Friday: Watch (Local) | Watch (U.S.) | Watch (Canada) | Listen | Live Stats
Saturday: Watch (U.S.) | Watch (Canada) | Listen | Live Stats
 
FLANNEL FEVER | Auction
The auction for Vermont's game-worn flannel jerseys featured in last week's Vermont Night game are still available to bid on using the link above.
 
The auction remains open until 12 p.m. tomorrow (Jan. 24).
 
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
Merrimack enters the Hockey East weekend series with a 5-16-2 overall record and 3-8-2 conference mark. The Warriors fell twice to UMass Lowell and once to Boston University and hold a win over UConn in 2020.
 
Merrimack's roster features five seniors, two juniors, five sophomores, and 15 freshmen. Senior Chase Gresock leads the team in goals (9) and points (17). Freshman Declan Carlile leads the team with 14 assists.
 
Between the pipes, three freshmen have seen time this season with Troy Kobryn and Jere Huhtamaa playing the bulk of the minutes. Kobryn leads the trio with a .890 save percentage and 3.17 goals against average in nine starts. Huhtamaa holds a 3.60 goals against average and .852 save percentage in 14 starts.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Vermont holds a 19-17-2 all-time record against Merrimack and head coach Kevin Sneddon holds a 16-14-6 record against Merrimack behind the UVM bench. The Cats hold a 7-8-4 record on the road against the Warriors.
 
The Cats have won four straight in the series and hold a 6-3-1 record in the last 10 meetings. The Catamounts look to push its win streak to five games, which would be the longest in series history for UVM.
 
LAST TIME AT LAWLER
Vermont took a pair of 2-1 wins, one in overtime, over Merrimack in the last series at Lawler Rink. Vermont took a 2-1 regulation win on Jan. 26, 2018 before an overtime 2-1 win the following night.  Stefanos Lekkas recorded 50 combined saves in the two games, allowing just a goal in each contest.
 
BECK UP FOR HUMANITARIAN AWARD | Release
Junior goaltender Matt Beck was named one of 13 nominees for the 2020 Hockey Humanitarian Award earlier this week. Beck is the first Catamount nominated since Jaime Sifers '06 earned the honor as a senior.
 
The Hockey Humanitarian Award seeks out college hockey's 'finest citizen' across all divisions of men's and women's hockey. Finalists for the award will be announced in February with the final announcement during the men's Frozen Four in Detroit.
 
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