Pregame: Merrimack vs. Holy Cross
NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack and Holy Cross will drop the puck at 4 p.m. today inside Lawler Arena.
Filip Forsmark is out of the lineup today after he suffered an injury last Thursday at Sacred Heart. Devlin O’Brien will take Forsmark’s spot in the lineup and on his line alongside Will Calverley and Ben Brar. Tyler Young is also in the lineup today to skate with Mac Welsher and Mark Hillier. Hugo Esselin will skate as the extra forward.
Defensively, there are no changes for the Warriors.
Zachary Borgiel will make the start in goal for Merrimack. Thomas Gale has been the primary starter for Holy Cross this season, but their goaltenders are listed numerically on the line chart.
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Merrimack’s Lines
Forwards
7 Ottoville Leppanen — 21 Matt Copponi — 19 Alex Jefferies
18 Ben Brar — 13 Will Calverley — 22 Devlin O’Brien
17 Mac Welsher — 10 Mark Hillier — 14 Tyler Young
9 Ryan Leibold — 16 Tristan Crozier — 11 Mick Messner
15 Hugo Esselin
Defensemen
27 Adam Arveson — 26 Ivan Zivlak
5 Trevor Griebel — 20 Slava Demin
4 Mike Brown — 3 Zach Bookman
Goaltenders
1 Hugo Ollas
29 Zachary Borgiel
30 Steven Bacovsky