By: Patrick Donnelly<\/p>\n
BOSTON – After dropping their first game last Friday against Northeastern and skating to a tie in the rematch on Saturday, head coach Brian Durocher’s Terriers will face stiff competition against Merrimack College (3-0-1)\u00a0on Friday and the University of New Hampshire (0-1-1)\u00a0on Saturday. The Terriers (0-1-1)\u00a0will be looking for their first win of the season after a\u00a0tough start to last weekend.<\/p>\n
Durocher knows his team will have to\u00a0give its best effort for\u00a0a full 60 minutes of both games this weekend in order to find success.<\/p>\n
“We have to understand that 60 minutes of competing around the net means one game, not the season,” Durocher said. “If we forget that and if we come with anything less than 110%, we’re not going to be good enough.”<\/p>\n
The Terriers continue their Hockey East slate with two matchups this weekend. The action kicks off Friday night at 7 p.m. as Merrimack Warriors\u00a0hosts the Terriers at Lawler Rink. Merrimack\u00a0has yet to\u00a0play a\u00a0Hockey East\u00a0team this season, but the Warriors rattled off two dominant wins against Union College followed by a hard-fought tie and a win against Penn State.<\/p>\n
Durocher\u00a0said the\u00a0Terriers need to support their goaltending with a more sound defensive game for the all three periods, especially against these strong Hockey East teams.<\/p>\n
“You may get lucky on a given day, but your goalies can’t stand on their heads and keep dealing with people right in front of the net,” Durocher said.<\/p>\n
After their tilt at Merrimack, the Terriers will return home to Walter Brown Arena in a Saturday matinee at 3p.m., hosting UNH. The Wildcats are also in search of\u00a0their first win of the season. Saturday’s game will be UNH’s first of their Hockey East schedule.<\/p>\n
Durocher knows that the Terriers struggled on the penalty kill last weekend allowing opponents four power play goals in just nine chances.<\/p>\n
“You can run-and-gun, but if you’re giving up odd-man rushes or great chances by the net, you’re going to be in trouble,” Durocher said. “That has to be our focus this week as we just keep getting better and we want to keep working on killing penalties.”<\/p>\n
The\u00a0team will look to come out flying and\u00a0string together three full\u00a0periods in their games this weekend as they look to bounce back and get some points early on in this young season.<\/p>\n
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