Game 13: Lineups and pregame notes ahead of Merrimack hosting Bentley in the Turkey Leg championship game
NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack will host Bentley today in the Turkey Leg Classic championship game.
The last time the Warriors won an in-season tournament was Thanksgiving Weekend 2004 when they won the old Coffee Pot Tournament, hosted at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence.
Bentley beat UMass Lowell last night 4-1 and outshot the River Hawks 40-15.
Merrimack (5-4-1-2)
Bentley (7-6-0-1)
Puck Drop: 4 p.m. ET
TV/Stream: ESPN+
Officials: Bobby Esposito (R), Jeremy Tufts (R), Shane Kanaly (L), Steven Murray (L)
Note — There will be no live chat today. I’m doing the broadcast on ESPN+ as a fill-in.
Game Notes
— Hugo Ollas (2.46./.913) will start for the Warriors opposite Nicholas Grabko (2.02/.919) for the Falcons
— With Michael Citara out of the lineup after suffering an injury yesterday, Ty Daneault moves up to the line with Alex Jefferes and Mac Welsher. Daneault was moved to that line late in the second period last night when Citara left the game.
— Christian Felton is out of the lineup for the Warriors. Trevor Griebel ended up taking shifts for Felton last night. His absence did shake up some of the D pairings.
— Nikita Borodayenko and Luke Weilandt will also get in the lineup today.