2021–22 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Boston College Eagles
men's ice hockey season
Boston College Eagles wordmark.png
Ice Breaker Tournament (East), Champion
Ledyard Bank Classic, Champion
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceKelley Rink
Rankings
USCHO.comRV
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall14–17–5
Conference9–12–3
Home6–9–1
Road6–7–2
Neutral2–1–2
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachJerry York
Assistant CoachesMike Ayers
Brendan Buckley
Brooks Orpik
Captain(s)Marc McLaughlin
Alternate captain(s)Patrick Giles
Jack McBain
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represents Boston College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Jerry York, '67, his 28th season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles play their home games at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College, competing in Hockey East. It is the 100th season of play for the program, and the 38th season in the Hockey East conference.

Previous season recap[]

The Eagles entered the 2021–22 season following a strong 2020–21 effort. With a 17–6–1 record, going 16–4–1 in conference play, the Eagles finished first in Hockey East for a second straight year and returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2016. Despite clinching the top seed in the conference, no regular season trophy was awarded due to disparate scheduling among the league. The Eagles advanced to the Semifinals of the Hockey East tournament where they fell in double overtime to the UMass Lowell River Hawks. Earning a top seed in the NCAA Northeast Regional, the Eagles fell in the Regional final to the St. Cloud State Huskies. No mid-season tournaments were held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Departures[]

Eleven Eagles departed from the program from the 2020–21 roster:

Graduation:

  • Adan Farhat, Senior – G
  • Logan Hutkso, Senior – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Florida Panthers on March 1, 2021)[1]
  • Michael Karow, Senior – D (Transferred to Michigan Tech as a Graduate)[2]

Left program early to sign professionally:

  • Matt Boldy, Sophomore – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Minnesota Wild on March 31, 2021)[3]
  • Alex Newhook, Sophomore – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Colorado Avalanche on March 31, 2021)[4]
  • Mike Hardman, Sophomore – F (Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks on March 30, 2021)[5]
  • Spencer Knight, Sophomore – G (Signed with his drafted team, the Florida Panthers on March 31, 2021)[6]

Transferred:

Recruiting[]

Boston College added six freshmen for the 2021–22 season: four forwards and two defensemen. Additionally, four graduate transfers were added to the roster – three from Bowling Green and one from Penn State – consisting of two forwards, one defenseman and one goalie.[11][12]

Player   Position Nationality Notes
Cade Alami Defenseman  United States Bedford, NY; Played for the Jersey Hitmen of the NCDC.
Matt Argentina Forward  United States Philadelphia, PA; Played for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL.
Jack Dempsey Forward  United States Natick, MA; Played for the Boston Junior Bruins of the NCDC.
Aidan Hreschuk Defenseman  United States Long Beach, CA; Played for the US National Development Team of the USHL.
Selected 94th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2021 NHL Draft.
Connor Joyce Forward  United States Dedham, MA; Played for the Connecticut Junior Rangers of the NCDC.
Mike Posma Forward  United States Pomona, NY; Played for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL.
Player   Position Nationality Notes
Eric Dop Goaltender  United States Lewis Center, OH; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.
Brandon Kruse Forward  United States Saline, MI; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.
Selected 135th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2018 NHL Draft.
Sam Sternschein Forward  United States Syosset, NY; Transferred from Penn State of the Big Ten.
Justin Wells Defenseman  United States North Canton, OH; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.

Roster[]

As of September 6, 2021.[13]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 New York (state) Eamon Powell Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-05-10 Marcellus, New York USNTDP (USHL) TBL, 116th overall 2020
3 California Jack St. Ivany Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-07-22 Manhattan Beach, California Yale (ECAC) PHI, 112th overall 2018
4 Minnesota Drew Helleson Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-26 Farmington, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) COL, 47th overall 2019
5 New York (state) Marshall Warren Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-04-20 Laurel Hollow, New York USNTDP (USHL) MIN, 166th overall 2019
6 New York (state) Cade Alami Freshman D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2001-03-13 Bedford, New York Jersey (NCDC) —
7 California Aidan Hreschuk Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-02-19 Long Beach, California USNTDP (USHL) CAR, 94th overall 2021
8 Ohio Justin Wells Graduate D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-07-31 North Canton, Ohio Bowling Green (WCHA) —
9 Massachusetts Jack Dempsey Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-05-17 Natick, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
10 Minnesota Mitch Andres Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-09-02 Brainerd, Minnesota Chilliwack (BCHL) —
11 Ontario Jack McBain Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-01-06 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) MIN, 63rd overall 2018
12 New York (state) Mike Posma Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-12-04 Pomona, New York Omaha (USHL) —
13 New York (state) Nikita Nesterenko Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2001-09-10 Brooklyn, New York Chilliwack (BCHL) MIN, 172nd overall 2019
14 Georgia (U.S. state) Gentry Shamburger Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2000-09-29 Atlanta, Georgia Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) —
15 New York (state) Trevor Kuntar Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-20 Buffalo, New York Youngstown (USHL) BOS, 89th overall 2020
18 Michigan Brandon Kruse Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1999-02-26 Saline, Michigan Bowling Green (WCHA) VGK, 135th overall 2018
19 New York (state) Sam Sternschein Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-04-27 Syosset, New York Penn State (Big Ten) —
20 Massachusetts Connor Joyce Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-07-06 Dedham, Massachusetts Connecticut (NCDC) —
22 Massachusetts Casey Carreau Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-03-08 Acushnet, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
24 Maryland Patrick Giles (A) Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2000-01-03 Chevy Chase, Maryland USNTDP (USHL) —
25 Massachusetts Marc McLaughlin (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-07-26 North Billerica, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
26 Alberta Liam Izyk Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-12-27 Blackie, Alberta Alabama Huntsville (WCHA) —
27 Ontario Colby Ambrosio Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-08-07 Welland, Ontario Tri-City (USHL) COL, 118th overall 2020
28 Pennsylvania Matt Argentina Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-01-16 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Waterloo (USHL) —
29 Ohio Eric Dop Graduate G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-08-23 Lewis Center, Ohio Bowling Green (WCHA) —
31 Massachusetts Henry Wilder Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-19 Needham, Massachusetts Hotchkiss (USHS–CT) —
32 Massachusetts Jack Moffatt Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-01-08 Wellesley, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) —

Coaching staff[]

Name Position Seasons at
Boston College		 Alma Mater
Jerry York Head Coach 28th Boston College (1967)
Mike Ayers Associate Head Coach 9th University of New Hampshire (2004)
Brendan Buckley Associate Head Coach 4th Boston College (1999)
Brooks Orpik Assistant Coach 2nd Boston College (2001)

Standings[]

2021–22 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#11 Northeastern dagger 24 15 8 1 1 1 1 47 68 46 36 24 11 1 94 60
#12 Massachusetts 24 14 8 2 2 3 1 46 77 54 33 19 12 2 105 80
#14 Massachusetts Lowell 24 15 8 1 1 0 1 46 62 48 32 20 9 3 92 66
Connecticut 24 14 10 0 2 1 0 41 73 61 33 18 15 0 101 85
#16 Boston University 24 13 8 3 3 2 0 41 69 58 34 19 12 3 106 86
Merrimack 24 13 11 0 1 3 0 41 70 70 33 18 14 1 101 90
#20 Providence 24 12 11 1 1 1 1 38 61 52 36 21 13 2 114 77
Boston College 24 9 12 3 0 1 1 32 67 77 36 14 17 5 108 117
New Hampshire 24 8 15 1 2 2 0 25 47 71 33 14 18 1 73 91
Vermont 24 6 16 2 3 1 2 20 41 72 34 8 24 2 58 99
Maine 24 5 17 2 2 3 1 19 54 80 32 7 21 4 72 105
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 8, 2022

Schedule[]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2 4:00 PM #20 American International* #7 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Exhibition)   Dop W 4–1  567 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 8 4:30 PM vs. #9 Quinnipiac* #6 DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Game 1) NESN+ Dop T 2–2 SOW N/A 0–0–1
October 9 7:30 PM vs. Holy Cross* #6 DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Game 2) NESN Wilder W 5–1  2,052 1–0–1
October 15 7:00 PM #18 Northeastern #6 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop W 5–3  7,288 2–0–1 (1–0–0)
October 16 7:00 PM at Bentley* #6 Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts   Wilder L 2–6  2,150 2–1–1
October 22 7:00 PM Colorado College* #10 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop L 3–5  5,242 2–2–1
October 23 7:00 PM #8 Denver* #10 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Dop W 5–1  4,546 3–2–1
October 29 7:00 PM at Vermont #9 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Dop L 4–5 OT 2,770 3–3–1 (1–1–0)
October 30 7:00 PM at Vermont #9 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Dop W 3–2  2,928 4–3–1 (2–1–0)
November 5 7:00 PM at Merrimack #14 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Dop W 4–1  2,314 5–3–1 (3–1–0)
November 6 4:00 PM Merrimack #14 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 3–4  4,246 5–4–1 (3–2–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at UConn #16 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Dop W 2–1  5,694 6–4–1 (4–2–0)
November 13 6:00 PM at #20 UMass Lowell #16 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Dop L 2–4  5,215 6–5–1 (4–3–0)
November 18 7:00 PM Maine #19 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Dop W 6–2  3,177 7–5–1 (5–3–0)
November 19 7:00 PM Maine #19 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop T 2–2 SOL 4,224 7–5–2 (5–3–1)
December 7 7:00 PM Brown* Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Dop W 5–2  2,597 8–5–2
December 10 7:30 PM at Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NESN Dop T 3–3 SOW 6,150 8–5–3 (5–3–2)
December 30 4:00 PM vs. Mercyhurst* #20 Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal)   Wilder W 4–2  87 9–5–3
December 31 7:30 PM vs. Dartmouth* #20 Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Final)   Wilder W 6–1  48 10–5–3
January 8 4:00 PM UConn #18 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop L 4–5  3,524 10–6–3 (5–4–2)
January 14 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #20 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire NESN Wilder L 2–3  4,873 10–7–3 (5–5–2)
January 15 7:00 PM New Hampshire #20 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 2–5  3,408 10–8–3 (5–6–2)
January 19 7:00 PM at #13 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice)   Wilder L 2–8  4,124 10–9–3
January 21 7:00 PM #18 Providence Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 0–7  5,390 10–10–3 (5–7–2)
January 22 6:30 PM at #18 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN Dop T 1–1 SOL 3,187 10–10–4 (5–7–3)
January 28 7:30 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Dop L 1–4  3,369 10–11–4 (5–8–3)
February 1 7:00 PM Harvard* Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 3–6  3,111 10–12–4
February 4 7:00 PM #14 UMass Lowell Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 2–3  3,843 10–13–4 (5–9–3)
February 7 8:00 PM vs. #15 Northeastern* TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) NESN Dop L 1–3  15,535 10–14–4
February 11 7:00 PM UConn Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop L 4–6  3,024 10–15–4 (5–10–3)
February 14 4:30 PM vs. Harvard* TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Consolation)   Dop T 3–3 OT 17,850 10–15–5
February 18 7:00 PM at #13 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop W 4–1  1,955 11–15–5 (6–10–3)
February 19 7:00 PM #13 Northeastern Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 1–4  5,163 11–16–5 (6–11–3)
February 26 6:30 PM at #13 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NESN Dop L 3–6  6,007 11��17–5 (6–12–3)
February 27 4:00 PM #13 Boston University Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NESN Dop W 3–1  5,208 12–17–5 (7–12–3)
March 4 7:00 PM #9 Massachusetts Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Dop W 2–1  5,524 13–17–5 (8–12–3)
March 5 4:30 PM at #9 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop W 4–3  5,736 14–17–5 (9–12–3)
Hockey East Tournament
March 9 7:00 PM New Hampshire* Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Opening Round) NESN       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source: [14]
  • Games against Notre Dame and Harvard, originally scheduled for November 26 and 30, respectively, were postponed due to COVID-19 Protocols within the Eagles men's hockey program. The road game against Notre Dame was rescheduled to January 19 and the home against Harvard to February 1.
  • The February 25 match against Boston University was postponed to February 27, due to inclement winter weather.

Rankings[]

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 (Final)
USCHO.com 7 6 6 10 9 14 16 19 19 20 RV 20 18 20 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV
USA Today 8 8 7 10 13 15 RV RV RV RV NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

[15]

Statistics[]

As of January 1, 2022[16]

Skaters[]

No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG
2 Eamon Powell D SO 18 0 5 5 2 0 0 0 +5 21
3 Jack St. Ivany D SR 18 3 14 17 4 0 0 0 +17 37
4 Drew Helleson D JR 17 2 12 14 18 1 0 1 +2 28
5 Marshall Warren D JR 17 4 6 10 6 0 0 1 +9 43
6 Cade Alami D FR 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –1 2
7 Aidan Hreschuk D FR 18 1 4 5 19 0 0 0 +10 13
8 Justin Wells D GR 18 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 –4 10
9 Jack Dempsey F FR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0
10 Mitch Andres D JR 13 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 E 5
11 Jack McBain F SR 18 13 11 24 8 4 1 3 +9 57
12 Mike Posma F FR 18 3 5 8 21 0 0 0 E 34
13 Nikita Nesterenko F SO 18 5 11 16 14 0 0 0 +11 46
14 Gentry Shamburger F SO 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 –1 3
15 Trevor Kuntar F SO 18 4 7 11 4 0 0 2 +9 63
18 Brandon Kruse F GR 18 2 14 16 12 0 0 0 +5 28
19 Sam Sternschein F GR 15 0 3 3 19 0 0 0 –4 19
20 Connor Joyce F FR 16 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 –2 16
22 Casey Carreau D SR 16 1 2 3 17 0 0 0 +1 18
24 Patrick Giles F SR 18 8 4 12 18 0 1 1 +6 44
25 Marc McLaughlin F SR 18 13 6 19 8 6 1 1 +12 53
26 Liam Izyk F JR 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 E 1
27 Colby Ambrosio F SO 18 5 6 11 2 0 0 1 +8 50
28 Matt Argentina F FR 9 2 1 3 6 0 0 0 –1 5
29 Eric Dop G GR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0
31 Henry Wilder G SO 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0
32 Jack Moffatt G JR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0
  Bench 0
Team   16 56 100 156 162 9 2 8 +12 529

Goaltenders[]

No. Player YR GS GP MIN W  L  T  GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
29 Eric Dop GR 14 14 852:47 7 4 3 36 2.53 364 328 0.901 0
31 Henry Wilder SO 4 4 240:00 3 1 0 10 2.50 109 99 0.908 0
32 Jack Moffatt JR 0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.00 0
Empty Net 6 5:13 1 1
Team 18 18 1098:00 10 5 3 47 2.58 464 427 0.901 0

Awards and honors[]

Hockey East Player of the Month

Hockey East Defender of the Month

Hockey East Player of the Week

Hockey East Goaltender of the Week

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