NORTH ANDOVER — Greetings from Lawler Arena, where tonight the Merrimack Warriors open the 2009-10 home schedule against the Holy Cross Crusaders.
Fraser Allan, who missed all of last weekend’s series with North Dakota recovering from knee surgery, will make his 09-10 debut tonight, as will freshman Stephane Da Costa, who had his eligibility cleared by the NCAA on Thursday.
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The Warriors’ lines:
| Chris Barton | Jesse Todd | J.C. Robitaille |
| John Heffernan | Joe Cucci | Stephane Da Costa |
| Pat Kimball | Matt Moulakelis | Elliott Sheen |
| Justin Bonitatibus | Carter Madsen | Brandon Brodhag |
| Fraser Allan | Pat Bowen |
| Karl Stollery | Kyle Bigos |
| Adam Ross | Brandon Sadlowski |
| Joe Cannata |
| Andrew Braithwaite |
| Nick Drew |
Scratches: Simon Demers, Bobby Kramer, John Jamieson, Rob Morton, Ryan Flanigan, Francois Ouimet, Jeff Velleca
Tonight’s Referees: John Gravallese (R), Chris Frederico (R), Brendan Kelleher (L), James Brown (L)
October 16, 2009 at 3:41 pm
can’t believe ouimet is not playing again tonight
October 16, 2009 at 4:41 pm
GOOD LUCK TONIGHT