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• Hockey Preview: Merrimack preps for home-and-home with UMass

Merrimack and UMass open a home-and-home series tonight at Lawler Arena....2025
• Postgame: BC 4, Merrimack 1

NORTH ANDOVER — Boston College salvaged a split with Merrimack on Saturday night with a 4-1 win at Lawler Arena....2025
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• Pregame: Merrimack looks for weekend sweep over top-ranked BC

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack goes for the weekend sweep over Boston College tonight at Lawler Arena....2025
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• Postgame: Merrimack 2, Dartmouth 1

Merrimack beat Dartmouth, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Lawler Arena....2025
• Pregame: Merrimack hosts Dartmouth in Sunday matinee

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack takes on Dartmouth today at Lawler Arena....2025
• Postgame w/ Joe Gallo after Merrimack's 67-54 win over Fairfield

Merrimack head coach Joe Gallo with Ian Beauchesne postgame after the Warriors topped the Stags 67-54 on Friday afternoon in the first MAAC game at Lawler Arena.The Mack Report is a reader-supported publication....2025
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• Game 34 Pregame: Merrimack celebrates senior night against No. 1 Boston College

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack and Providence complete a home-and-home series tonight at Lawler Arena. Providence won the first game of the series 4-2 last night. Puck Drop: 7:30 p.m. ET Location: Lawler Arena TV/Stream ESPN+ Game Notes — Alex Jefferies is back in the lineup for the Warriors tonight. Matt Copponi remains out. Merrimack coach Scott Borek said he's still "nicked up" with a mi...2024
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• Game 22 Preview: Merrimack hosts No. 2 Boston College at Lawler Arena

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack and No. 2 Boston College open a home-and-home series tonight at Lawler Arena. LIVE UPDATES: Click here to follow me on Twitter/X @MikeMcMahonCHN for live updates all night from Lawler Arena. Game Notes — Merrimack will be without Alex Jefferies, who was hurt in the second period of last Saturday's 4-1 win over UMass. Jefferies has been diagnosed with an upper-...2024
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• Hockey East suspends Fraser one game, Cavanaugh says UConn "self destructed" on Friday

Hockey East suspended UConn forward Tristan Fraser for one game following his kneeing major in last night's game. Fraser will be unavailable tonight for the Huskies when they travel to Lawler Arena for the second game of a weekend home-and-home series....2023
• Game 6 Pregame: Merrimack vs. Maine lineups and notes

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack and Maine begin a two-game series at Lawler Arena tonight. Hugo Ollas will start in goal for the Warriors. Fellow Swede Victor Ostman for Maine will oppose him. Alex Jefferies will make his season debut for the Warriors tonight after missing five games due to a lower-body injury....2023
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• Game 3: Merrimack vs. Clarkson lineups and notes for the home opener

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack will unveil renovations to Lawler Arena and open the home portion of the 2023-24 schedule against the Clarkson Golden Knights of the ECAC. Chase Stevenson is on the line chart for the Warriors tonight. He’s going to skate in warmups and test out an injury suffered this week. If Stevenson cannot go,...2023
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"Merrimack beat Dartmouth, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon at Lawler Arena."

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"Perhaps the biggest win was upstart Stonehill, in just the Skyhawks’ third season at the NCAA Division I level, knocking off Merrimack 3-2 in overtime at Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass."

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"NORTH ANDOVER — Michael Citara scored the game-tying goal for Merrimack late in the third period and then scored the only goal of the shootout in a 2-1 win for the Warriors over UMass Lowell last night at Lawler Arena."

• Merrimack beats Vermont on opening night at Lawler Arena

Budd Clark led the Warriors with 19 points, six rebounds, and six assists...2024
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• SUNDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Stonehill stuns Merrimack in OT, Union gets by Army West Point in OT, St. Lawrence scores five unanswered to beat Canisius, No. 16 St. Cloud State blanks St. Thomas
Aside from the exhibition games, Sunday was a light schedule across men’s college hockey. Perhaps the biggest win was upstart Stonehill, in just the Skyhawks’ third season at the NCAA Division I level, knocking off Merrimack 3-2 in overtime at Lawler Arena in North Andover, Mass., … The post SUNDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Stonehill stuns Merrimack in OT, Union gets by Army W...2024
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• Merrimack's second-half defense the difference in quarterfinal win over Long Island

NORTH ANDOVER — It wasn't always pretty, and it was anything but a sure thing, but Merrimack survived No. 7 Long Island in the NEC Quarterfinals on Wednesday night at Lawler Arena, shutting down the Sharks late for a 72-66 win. The Warriors trailed by as many as nine points in the first half before going on a run and taking a 43-39 lead at halftime....2024
• Merrimack's magic number to clinch the top spot in the NEC down to two after Thursday's win over Saint Francis

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack is one step closer to a second consecutive NEC regular-season title. The Warriors cruised past Saint Francis on Thursday night 71-60 in front of a boisterous crowd at Lawler Arena. Merrimack opened a 10-point lead in the opening minutes and never trailed, leading by as many as 17 points....2024
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• Derkack scores 27 points to lead Merrimack past Sacred Heart

NORTH ANDOVER — Jordan Derkack had 27 points in Merrimack's 82-58 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon at Lawler Arena. Merrimack improved to 2-0 in the NEC with the win (8-8 overall). “Our coaches and everyone on the scout team does a good job preparing for games,” Derkack said. “We very well prepared today. We did a great job sharing the ball and everyone found the...2024
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• Daneault scores twices as Merrimack survives a scare against Stonehill

NORTH ANDOVER — The Warriors survived. It wasn't pretty, and it sure as heck wasn't easy, but Merrimack pulled out a 3-2 win over Stonehill on Sunday at Lawler Arena. The Skyhawks, who are in their second year as a D-I program, are still searching for their first D-I win....2023
• TMR Game Report: Merrimack beats Sacred Heart 71-60, will play for NEC title

NORTH ANDOVER — Jordan Minor had 18 points in Merrimack’s 71-60 victory over Sacred Heart on Saturday night in the semifinal round of the Northeast Conference tournament. The top-seeded Warriors advance to play for the conference championship on Tuesday at Lawler Arena....2023
• Merrimack completes sweep of UMass Lowell

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack completed a weekend sweep of UMass Lowell with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night at Lawler Arena. Alex Jefferies and Ottoville Leppanen scored for the Warriors. Jefferies also assisted on Leppanen’s goal, which gives him 40 points on the season. Jefferies became the first 40-point scorer for the Warriors since...2023
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• 10 things to know ahead of Merrimack's weekend against LIU and Saint Francis

Merrimack will welcome Long Island to Lawler Arena tonight for a matchup on CBS Sports Network. On Saturday the Warriors will host Saint Francis. Both games will be critical NEC matchups, especially Saturday’s game where the Warriors enter tonight just one spot behind Saint Francis in the NEC standings....2023
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• Citara's two goals lifts Merrimack past Lowell in a shootout

NORTH ANDOVER — Michael Citara scored the game-tying goal for Merrimack late in the third period and then scored the only goal of the shootout in a 2-1 win for the Warriors over UMass Lowell last night at Lawler Arena. The thing is ... he almost wasn't on the ice....2023
• Merrimack announces Lawler Arena renovations

Merrimack College unveiled renovations to Lawler Arena, which are taking place this summer and will be completed for the 2023-24 season. The announcement was made on Friday in the lobby of the arena. One of the main components of the upgrades is the addition of the Gallant Pavilion, which will be located behind the net on the lobby side. A donation from the Gallant Family kickstarted the project....2023
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• Merrimack wins the Turkey Leg Classic

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack captured the Turkey Leg Classic championship with a 4-3 win over Bentley on Saturday at Lawler Arena. It was Merrimack's first tournament win in 19 years, dating back to when the Warriors won the 2004 Coffee Pot in Providence....2023
• SUNDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Stonehill stuns Merrimack in OT, Union gets by Army West Point in OT, St. Lawrence scores five unanswered to beat Canisius, No. 16 St. Cloud State blanks St. Thomas
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• NEC Championship Preview: Merrimack hosts Wagner and the winner goes dancing

Merrimack will host Wagner in the Northeast Conference championship game on Tuesday night at Lawler Arena. This is the second straight year Merrimack has hosted the NEC Championship game. Tickets were sold out on Monday afternoon. If you don't have tickets, the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2....2024
• Merri-MAAC: Warriors take the leap into a new conference starting next season

NORTH ANDOVER — Last Friday night, as Merrimack College was unveiling the new renovations at Lawler Arena, behind the scenes, Merrimack president Dr. Christopher Hopey and athletic director Jeremy Gibson were putting the finishing touches on a renovation to the entire department....2023
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• Merrimack has Minnesota State, Alaska on future schedules

Merrimack will play at Minnesota State early next season, and the Mavericks will return to Lawler Arena in 2026-27. In addition, the Warriors will host Alaska for two games in mid-December and play at Army next season. The Warriors will return the trip to Alaska in 2025-26....2023
• Sunday Preview: St. Lawrence visits Lawler for a Sunday matinee

On the heels of Friday’s 4-1 win over Clarkson, Merrimack will welcome St. Lawrence to Lawler Arena on Sunday afternoon (4 p.m.). St. Lawrence beat RIT on opening night but has dropped two games in a row to Vermont and Penn State. This will be the first road game of the season for the Saints....2023

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• Pregame: Merrimack welcomes UNH for Hockey East opener

Merrimack and New Hampshire open their Hockey East schedules tonight at Lawler Arena....2024
• SUNDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Stonehill stuns Merrimack in OT, Union gets by Army West Point in OT, St. Lawrence scores five unanswered to beat Canisius, No. 16 St. Cloud State blanks St. Thomas
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• Game 34 Pregame: Merrimack celebrates senior night against No. 1 Boston College
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• Game 32 Pregame: Notes and lineups ahead of Merrimack opening a two-game series against Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Merrimack is back on the ice after a bye week to take on Providence tonight at Schneider Arena. The series will conclude tomorrow night at Lawler Arena. Merrimack will be without forwards Alex Jefferies and Matt Copponi, who are both out for the weekend. Zachary Borgiel also remains out of the lineup for the Warriors....2024
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• Merrimack has Minnesota State, Alaska on future schedules
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• Game 9 Preview: Merrimack opens its Lawler Arena schedule against UMass Lowell tonight

Merrimack will play its first D-I home game of the season tonight when they welcome UMass Lowell to Lawler Arena. The all-time series between the programs is tied at 21-21, dating back to their days as D-II programs in the Northeast 10. Lowell beat Merrimack 77-51 last season and have won two straight....2023
• Game 14: Pregame notes and lineups ahead of Merrimack hosting BU

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack and BU will open a home-and-home series tonight at Lawler Arena. This is the first meeting between the teams since last year’s Hockey East Championship game, which BU won 3-2 in overtime. #27 Merrimack (6-4-1-2) #3 Boston University (9-3-1-1)...2023
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• Game 9 Pregame: Lineups and notes ahead of Merrimack vs. UConn

NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack and UConn close out a weekend home-and-home series tonight at Lawler Arena. The Warriors are looking for the sweep after taking the first game of the series 6-3 last night at Toscano Family Ice Forum. Michael Citara is in the lineup for the Warriors. Citara didn't return to last night’s game after taking a hit to the knee by UConn's Tristan Fraser....2023
• Game 7 Pregame: Merrimack vs. Maine lineups and notes

Merrimack and Maine wrap up their weekend series tonight at Lawler Arena. Maine won the first game of the series last night 2-1. Zachary Borgiel will start in goal for the Warriors tonight. He'll be opposed by Victor Ostman, who made 25 saves last night for the Black Bears....2023
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• Game 6 Pregame: Merrimack vs. Maine lineups and notes
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