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- Height:
- 5-9
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- Weight:
- 200
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Methuen, Mass.
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- High School:
- Central Catholic
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- Position:
- F
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- Major:
- Accounting-Finance
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- gp
- 25
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- p
- 22
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- g
- 12
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- a
- 10
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- pim
- 43
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- +/-
- +1
Bio
Through the end of his sophomore season, was tied for 17th in program history in goals (17).
Through the end of his sophomore season, among program single-season record, was tied for sixth in goals (12, 2017-18) and tied for 13th in points (22, 2017-18).
As a Sophomore in 2017-18: Played in 25 games for the Ravens...Fall Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished tied for fifthin the NE10 in goals (12) and tied for ninth in points (22)...Led the team in goals (12) and points (22)...Finished third on the team in assists (10) and penalty minutes (43, on 16 infractions)...Tallied 12-10-22 with 82 shots on goal and finished +1...Scored two power-play goals and one game-winning goal...Scored a goal in the season opener at Framingham State on 11/2...Netted a goal against Worceseter State on 11/4...Collected three points on a goal and two assists at Fitchburg State on 11/7...PUt home a goal against Stonehill on 11/18...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 11/19...Had his first career multiple-goal game with a pair of power-play markers at Westfield State on 11/21...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 11/26...Dished out an assist against Southern New Hampshire on 12/5...Scored twice and added an assist at Massachusetts Dartmouth on 12/7...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 12/10...Scored the game-winning goal in overtime at Suffolk on 1/6...Dished out a pair of assists at Post on 1/13...Scored a goal at Southern New Hampshire on 1/19...Contributed an assist against Post on 1/30...Had a goal and an assist at Saint Michael's on 2/16...Capped the season with a three-point weekend (2-1-3) by scoring a goal at Saint Michael's on 2/17...Named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 2/18.
2017-18 Statistics
As a Freshman in 2016-17: Played in all 25 games for the Ravens...Fall/Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished sixth in the NE10 in freshman scoring (11 points)...Finished tied for the team lead in game-winning goals (2)...Tallied 5-6-11 with 37 shots on goal and finished +6...Scored two power-play goals...Recorded three penalties for six minutes...Made his collegiate debut and recorded one shot in the season opener against Post on 10/30...Dished out an assist for his first career point at Southern New Hampshire on 11/4...Scored his first collegiate goal, the game-winning goal on the power play, at Worcester State on 11/5...Contributed an assist against Assumption on 11/12...Scored the game-winning goal at Daniel Webster on 11/13...Put home an empty-net goal at Stonehill on 11/19...Recorded a five-game point streak (3-2-5) from 11/4 through 11/19...Dished out an assist at Trinity (Conn.) on 11/26...Scored a goal against Hamilton on 1/21...Tallied three points on a power-play goal and two assists at Post on 2/1...Dished out an assist at Southern New Hampshire on 2/4...Named NE10 Rookie of the Week for the week ending on 2/5.
2016-17 Statistics
Before Franklin Pierce: Three-time All-League selection at Central Catholic High School (Mass.)...Team captured league titles in each of his four years...Eagle Tribune All-State selection as a senior...Team captain as a senior...Also a member of the lacrosse team at Central Catholic...Two-time team captain and two-time All-League selection in lacrosse...Lacrosse team captured a conference title in his senior year.
Personal: Son of Dawn and Mark Lester...An accounting-finance major...Has a brother, Eric, and a sister, Lori.
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Games | 25 | 14 | ||
Points | 22 | 8 | ||
Goals | 12 | 4 | ||
Assists | 10 | 4 | ||
PIM | 43 | 23 | ||
+/- | +1 | -5 | ||
Power-play goals | 2 | 0 | ||
Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Empty net goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Games started | 7 | 4 | ||
Game-winning goals | 1 | 0 | ||
Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 | ||
Hat tricks | 0 | 0 | ||
Shots | 82 | 33 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 2 | at Framingham State | L, 7-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Nov 4 | Worcester State | L, 4-3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 7 | at Fitchburg State | W, 5-3 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 11 | Saint Michael's | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 17 | Stonehill | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 18 | Stonehill | L, 5-3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 21 | at Westfield State | L, 4-3 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Nov 25 | at Wesleyan (Conn.) | L, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nov 26 | at Trinity (Conn.) | L, 11-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Dec 1 | at Saint Anselm | L, 7-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Dec 5 | Southern New Hampshire | T, 2-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Dec 7 | at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | L, 11-6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Jan 6 | at Suffolk | W, 4-3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Jan 12 | at Post | L, 8-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Jan 13 | at Post | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Jan 16 | Assumption | L, 2-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Jan 19 | at Southern New Hampshire | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jan 20 | Southern New Hampshire | L, 6-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 26 | at Assumption | L, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jan 27 | at Assumption | L, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Jan 30 | Post | W, 7-4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Feb 9 | Saint Anselm | L, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 10 | Saint Anselm | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 13 | at Stonehill | L, 5-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Feb 16 | at Saint Michael's | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Feb 17 | at Saint Michael's | L, 6-3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | |
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2016-17 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | +6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
2017-18 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 43 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
2018-19 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 54 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
2019-20 | 32 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 18 | +1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 125 |
Total | 107 | 45 | 57 | 102 | 121 | +2 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 321 |
gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | ||
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Event | Total | 25 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 43 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
Conference | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Away | 15 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 22 | +6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | +9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Losses | 17 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 37 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | |
Ties | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Month | November | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
December | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
January | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |
February | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
News Mentions
Men’s Ice Hockey Falls at Saint Michael’s, 6-3, to Close Out Season
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (February 17, 2018) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team was able to generate 33 shots on the...
February 17, 2018
Men’s Ice Hockey Posts Shutout Win at Saint Michael’s, 3-0
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (February 16, 2018) – A first-period goal from senior forward Evan Marek (Enfield, Conn.) -- his first tally of the...
February 16, 2018
Shepardson, Haun, Williams Lead Men’s Ice Hockey Over Post in 7-4 Barnburner
WINCHENDON, Mass. (January 30, 2018) – It was an offensive eruption on Tuesday night at the Jason Ritchie Ice Arena. The Franklin Pierce...
January 30, 2018
McGuckin, Haun Lead Men’s Ice Hockey Past SNHU, 4-1
HOOKSETT, N.H. (January 19, 2018) – Despite facing a 51-35 disadvantage in shots on goal, the Franklin Pierce University men’s ice...
January 19, 2018
Shepardson Hat Trick Leads Men’s Ice Hockey in 5-2, Bounce-Back Win at Post
SHELTON, Conn. (January 13, 2018) – Just a night removed from a six-goal drubbing at the hands of a then-winless team, the Franklin Pierce...
January 13, 2018
Men’s Ice Hockey Opens Second Half with Bang, Downs Suffolk in OT, 4-3
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January 6, 2018
Parade to Penalty Box Hurts Men’s Ice Hockey in 11-6 Loss at UMass Dartmouth
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December 7, 2017
Men’s Ice Hockey Skates to 2-2 (OT) Tie with SNHU
WINCHENDON, Mass. (December 5, 2017) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey team broke a long scoreless skid on Tuesday...
December 5, 2017
Men’s Ice Hockey’s Comeback Attempt Comes Up Short in 4-3 Loss at Westfield State
WESTFIELD, Mass. (November 21, 2017) – After falling behind 3-0 in the opening period, the Franklin Pierce University men’s ice hockey...
November 21, 2017
Men’s Ice Hockey Falls to Stonehill, 5-3
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November 18, 2017
Men’s Ice Hockey Cashes Pair in Third to Double Up Stonehill, 4-2
WINCHENDON, Mass. (November 17, 2017) – A pair of third-period insurance markers would stand as the difference on Friday night, as the...
November 17, 2017
Men’s Ice Hockey Surges Past Fitchburg State, 5-3, on Strength of Third Period
FITCHBURG, Mass. (November 7, 2017) – Trailing 3-2 entering the final period on the road on Tuesday night, the Franklin Pierce University...
November 7, 2017
Men’s Ice Hockey Clipped by Worcester State, 4-3, in Heartbreaker
WINCHENDON, Mass. (November 4, 2017) – At the end of a raucous third period, which saw six goals scored, the Franklin Pierce University...
November 4, 2017
Men’s Ice Hockey Falls Behind Early, Opens Season with 7-1 Loss at Framingham State
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (November 2, 2017) – In a night which began with fog hovering over the ice surface during warm-ups, the 2017-18 Franklin...
November 2, 2017