Takeaways: Misfires costly for Merrimack

PROVIDENCE — No. 11 Providence defeated Merrimack, 5-2, on Thursday night at Schneider Arena. Exclusively for TMR subscribers, here are Mike McMahon’s takeaways from opening night …

(1) The Warriors had a rough opening minute, as was to be expected. Providence rolled past Army 7-0 on Saturday and already shook off some rust. Meanwhile, the Warriors were …