Merrimack Hits Most Wins In Seven Years
Last night’s 3-1 win over UMass Lowell was Merrimack’s seventh Hockey East win of the season (7-11-0). It guarantees the Warriors their highest win total in league games since at least 2002-03, when the Warriors finished 7-13-4 – a 7th place finish.
Merrimack’s highest win total in league came in 1996-97, when the Warriors finished with 11 wins (11-11-2). They had eight wins in 1992-93.
With nine games remaining, a 5-4 record would give the Warriors their highest league win total since joining Hockey East. Just one more win would give them a tie for the second highest and a record of 2-7 down the stretch would be Merrimack’s second-highest win total (9) since joining the league. The 1996-97 season has been the only one in which Merrimack has earned double-digit Hockey East wins.
A 5-4 record would finish Merrimack’s league record at 12-15-0 — 24 points.
