Matt Pimental
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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Hometown:
- East Providence, R.I.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Major:
- Finance
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- Previous Team:
- Stonehill College / Worcester Railers (EHL)
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- gp
- 8
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- p
- 7
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- g
- 4
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- a
- 3
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- pim
- 8
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- +/-
- -1
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 3, vs. Western New England, Feb. 7, 2025
Goals: 2, at Western NEw England, Feb. 9, 2025
Assists: 2, vs. Western New England, Feb. 7, 2025
Shots: 3, four times
Power Play Goals: 2, at Western New England, Feb. 9, 2025
Plus/Minus: +2, twice, last vs. Western New Engalnd, Feb. 7, 2025
Point Streak: 4 games (4g, 3a), Jan. 14-Feb. 14, 2025
JUNIOR - 2024-25
Skated in eight games ... Produced seven points ... Scored four goals including two power play and one game winner ... Handed out three assists ... Scored one goal in the 5-0 offensive onslaught of Framingham State (Jan. 14) ... Put together a one-goal, two-assist effort in the 9-5 triumph over Western New England (Feb. 7) ... Potted two goals in the 5-1 victory at WNE (Feb. 9) ... CNE Player of the Week (Feb. 10) ... Dished out one assist in the 3-2 victory versus Wentworth 9Feb. 14) ... Tallied one shot in the 2-1 victory over Western New England (Feb. 15) ... Added two shots in the 1-1 draw at Nichols (Feb. 21) ... Aided to the 4-0 CNE First Round shutout of Nichols (Feb. 26) ... Competed in the CNE Semis at No. 4 Curry (March 1).
SOPHOMORE • 2023-24
Appeared in 19 games ... Scored one goal ... Took 21 shots ... Made his Suffolk debut in the season-opener against Albertus Magnus (Oct. 27) ... Aided to the 7-5 win over Salem State (Oct. 28) ... Skated in the home-and-home series against Salve Regina (Nov. 3-4) ... Competed in the home-and-home series against No. 15 Curry (Nov. 10-11) ... Appeared in the home-and-home series with No. 11 University of New England (Nov. 17-18) ... Battled at Bowdoin (Nov. 25) ... Competed at Colby (Nov. 26) ... Contributed to the 4-3 win over Western New England (Dec. 1) ... Aided to the 3-3 draw at WNE (Dec. 2) ... Took the ice at Southern Maine (Dec. 8) ... Had a hand in the 1-1 stalemate versus Connecticut College (Jan. 5) ... Played against Worcester State (Jan. 6) ... Attempted three shots versus No. 9 UNE (Jan. 12) ... Scored one goal against Salve Regina (Feb. 9) ... Saw time at Endicott (Feb. 10) ... Competed at No. 9 Curry (Feb. 16).
ACADEMICS
CNE All-Academic in 2024-25 ... Four-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • STONEHILL (2022-23)
Began his collegiate career at Stonehill ... Appeared in 16 games ... Produced three points on one goal and two assists ... Had one power play goal ... Took nine shots.
BEFORE SUFFOLK • WORCESTER RAILERS (EHL) • WILLISTON NORTHAMPTON
Competed and captained the Worcester Railers of the ECHL for two seasons ... Lettered at Williston Northampton and captained the team in 2020 ... Let Williston Northampton to the 2018 Rhode Island State Championship ... Rhode Island All-State honoree in 2018 ... Also lettered in baseball and served as captain for one season ... Aided to Williston Northampton's 2017 Rhode Island Baseball State Championship.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 8 | 5 |
| Points | 7 | 6 |
| Goals | 4 | 3 |
| Assists | 3 | 3 |
| PIM | 8 | 2 |
| +/- | -1 | 0 |
| Power-play goals | 2 | 2 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 5 | 3 |
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 10 | 8 |
Game Log - Skaters
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | at Salem St. | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 8 | Wentworth | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 9 | at Wentworth | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 13 | Worcester St. | W, 5-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 15 | at Nichols | L, 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 16 | Nichols | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 22 | at U. of New England | L, 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 23 | U. of New England | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 26 | at Colby | T, 2-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 1 | Wesleyan (Conn.) | W, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 6 | Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 7 | at Johnson & Wales (RI) | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 3 | vs. Albertus Magnus | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 4 | vs. MSOE | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 14 | Framingham St. | W, 5-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jan 17 | at #12 U. of New England | L, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 24 | at #14 Endicott | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 25 | #14 Endicott | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 31 | at #6 Curry | L, 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | #6 Curry | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | Western New Eng. | W, 9-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Feb 9 | at Western New Eng. | W, 5-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 14 | Wentworth | W, 3-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Feb 15 | Western New Eng. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 21 | at Nichols | T, 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | - |
| Feb 26 | Nichols | W, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mar 1 | at #4 Curry | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| Conference | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| Away | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| January | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| February | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| March | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
News mentions
CJ Hapward of the Suffolk men’s hockey team garnered his third Conference of New England Goaltender of the Week honor after a 2-0-0 weekend between the pipes, the league announced Tuesday.
Three Rams scored to lead Suffolk men’s hockey to its third straight win, a 3-2 decision over Conference of New England counterpart Wentworth Friday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Suffolk men’s hockey’s Matt Pimental was named Conference of New England (CNE) Player of the Week after helping the Rams sweep a home-and-home series with Western New England last weekend, the league office announced Monday. Pimental provided five points to the six-point weekend for the Rams.
Sixteen different Rams produced a point to send Suffolk men’s hockey to a 9-5 Conference of New England triumph over Western New England Friday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.
Five different player scored, a bakers’ dozen produced a point and CJ Hapward turned aside all 20 shots he faced to send Suffolk men’s hockey to a convincing 5-0 win over Framingahm State Tuesday night at Louis E. Porrazzo Memorial Skating Rink.