NORTH ANDOVER — Greetings from Lawler Arena, where tonight the Merrimack Warriors welcome Army for the third meeting in as many seasons between the programs. Merrimack beat Army 4-1 at Lawler Arena in 2007-08 and the Warriors picked up a 1-0 win last season at West Point, with Joe Cannata picking up a shutout in his first career game.
Army will start junior Jay Clark in net. He’s 0-1-0 with a 5.07 GAA and .821 save percentage this season. For his career, he’s 10-13-6 with a 2.84 GAA and .913 save percentage.
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The Warriors’ lines:
| Chris Barton | Jesse Todd | J.C. Robitaille |
| Ryan Flanigan | Joe Cucci | Francois Ouimet |
| Pat Kimball | Carter Madsen | Elliott Sheen |
| Jeff Velleca | Stephane Da Costa | John Heffernan |
| Karl Stollery | Kyle Bigos |
| Adam Ross | Brandon Sadlowski |
| Simon Demers | Pat Bowen |
| Andrew Braithwaite |
| Joe Cannata |
| Nick Drew |
Scratches: Fraser Allan, Bobby Kramer, John Jamieson, Rob Morton, Brandon Brodhag, Justin Bonitatibus, Matt Moulakelis
Tonight’s Referees: Scott Hansen (R), Tom Quinn (R), Chris Aughe (L), James Brown (L)
