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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Weight:
- 191
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- St. Lazare, Quebec
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- Previous College:
- St. Laurent Patriotes- CGEP
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- Position:
- Forward
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Recent games
Season Statistics
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 27 | 18 |
| Points | 26 | 18 |
| Goals | 10 | 7 |
| Assists | 16 | 11 |
| PIM | 12 | 6 |
| +/- | +3 | +0 |
| Power-play goals | 4 | 4 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 27 | 18 |
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 104 | 58 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | Western New Eng. | L, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 5 | Worcester St. | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 7 | at Post | T, 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 14 | Salem St. | W, 8-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 16 | Plymouth St. | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 19 | Franklin Pierce | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at Fitchburg St. | T, 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dec 5 | Framingham St. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec 7 | Mass.-Dartmouth | T, 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | at Assumption | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 9 | at Stonehill | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jan 11 | at Worcester St. | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 16 | at Salem St. | W, 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 18 | at Plymouth St. | L, 7-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan 22 | at Anna Maria | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 25 | Fitchburg St. | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 30 | at Framingham St. | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 1 | at Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 9-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Feb 6 | Worcester St. | W, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 8 | Salem St. | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 13 | at Plymouth St. | L, 8-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 20 | at Fitchburg St. | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Feb 22 | Framingham St. | L, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 25 | Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 29 | #5 Salem St. | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mar 3 | at #1 Plymouth State | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
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| Event | |||||||||||||
| Total | 27 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 12 | +3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| Conference | 18 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | +0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||
| Home | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Away | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | +8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Losses | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Ties | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Month | |||||||||||||
| November | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| December | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| January | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| February | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
News mentions
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State men’s ice hockey was well-represented with four players selected for the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference first and second teams.
Senior forwards Francois-Xavier Girard, Daniel Backstrom, and Robert Neuwirth all hail from around the globe, and all three of them found themselves choosing Westfield State as the spot to continue their hockey and educational career.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior Daniel Backstrom (Helsinki, Finland) wrapped out a hat-trick, including the game-winner with ten seconds left to complete the comeback, as the Owls’ hockey team defeated Salem State University 3-2 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) quarterfinal matchup on Saturday night at Amelia Park.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Sophomore Bryan Whelan (Rockville Ctr, N.Y.) scored two goals to lead the visiting Framingham State Rams over the Westfield State University Owls, 5-1, in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday night at Amelia Park.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State freshman Chris Melendez (Miami, Fla.) scored his first collegiate goal, which also proved to be the eventual game-winner in the Owls’ 5-2 win over Salem State University on Saturday night.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior goaltender Thierry Messeriver (Montreal, Quebec) recorded the shutout as the Owls bested the visiting Worcester State University Lancers 5-0 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Thursday night at Amelia Park.
Westfield State currently sits at second place in the Massachusetts State Athletics Conference with a conference record of 7-3-2, and 16 points to their credit.
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Westfield State senior forward Daniel Backstrom (Helsinki, Finland) netted two goals, including the game winner, as the Owls' hockey team defeated Framingham State 5-2 Thursday night in MASCAC action at Loring Arena.
SALEM, Mass. -- Westfield State sophomore forward Jake Ratcliffe (Canterbury, New Zealand) scored a pair of goals to lead the Owls to a 6-2 win over Salem State in Masachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Thursday night.
WORCESTER, Mass. - Senior Captain Francois-Xavier Girard (St. Lazare, Quebec) picked up a goal and an assist as the Westfield State men's ice hockey team defeated Worcester State 4-1 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at the Worcester Ice Center.
Foxboro, Mass. -- The Westfield State hockey team skated to a 2-2 non-conference tie with Stonehill College on Thursday afternoon.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State University senior goaltender Thierry Messervier (Montreal, Quebec) recorded the 26-save shutout as the Owls defeated the visiting Framingham State University Rams 2-0 on Thursday night at Amelia Park in MASCAC action.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State sophomore forward Jake Ratcliffe (Canterbury, New Zealand) netted a hat trick in the Owls’ 6-2 win over Johnson and Wales on Tuesday night at Amelia Park Ice Arena.
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Seniors Robert Neuwirth (Ziln, Czech Republic) and Francois-Xavier Girard (St. Lazare, Que.) had a goal and an assist each to force a 4-4 tie with Fitchburg State University in MASCAC action on Saturday afternoon.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State senior captain Francois-Xavier Girard scored twice and added an assist in an 8-2 rout of Salem State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action Thursday night at Amelia Park Ice Arena.
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- The Westfield State men's ice hockey team has been picked to finish third in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), after a preseason poll of the league's coaches.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Western New England junior forward Anthony Frati (Churchville, N.Y.) scored two goals to lead the visiting Golden Bears over Westfield State, 4-1, on Friday night in the season opener for both teams at Amelia Park Ice Arena.
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