Preview: Warriors look to make it four in a row at Brown
The Warriors are also looking to avenge last season's loss
The Warriors return to the ice Saturday night at Meehan Auditorium in Providence to take on Brown.
Merrimack comes in riding a three-game winning streak, fresh off Monday’s 5-4 road win over Vermont. Brown, meanwhile, is searching for answers, mired in a six-game losing streak and winless since a Nov. 21 victory over Yale.
Game Details
When: Saturday, 7 p.m.
Where: Meehan Auditorium (Providence, R.I.)
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Team Statistics
Notes
— The Warriors are 8-6-2 all-time against Brown in a series that dates back to 1985. The Bears won last year’s meeting, 5-1, at Lawler Arena on Jan. 21. Recent matchups have tended to be lopsided, with Brown posting 5-1 and 6-2 wins in 2025 and 2023, respectively, while the Warriors countered with 5-1 (2024) and 7-1 (2022) victories.
— Merrimack hasn’t lost at Meehan Auditorium since Jan. 20, 2004. The Warriors fell 6-2 that night, with Tim Reidy scoring both goals for Merrimack and Casey Guenther taking the loss in goal.
The last time the Warriors visited Meehan Auditorium, they jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead on goals from Ethan Bono, Ty Daneault, and Alex Jefferies, while Zachary Borgiel turned aside 20 shots.
— Brown hasn’t won since Nov. 21 and enters the weekend mired in a six-game losing streak.
— Offensively, Brown does have some weapons. The Bears lean heavily on Brian Nicholas, Ryan St. Louis, Ivan Zadvernyuk, and Ben Poitras. The same is true on the back end, where Alex Pineau leads the team with nearly 26 minutes per game. Junior Ethan Mistry is another high-usage defenseman, alongside freshman Matthew Desiderio.
— In goal, the Bears have leaned more on Tyler Shea (3.25 GAA, .909 save percentage) than Denver transfer Freddie Halyk.
The loss of Lawton Zacher to Northeastern has clearly stung. After allowing 2.7 goals per game last season, Brown is up to 3.8 this year, with the defensive cracks especially pronounced of late. During the current six-game skid, the Bears have surrendered 30 goals — an even five per game.