2017–18 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
2017–18 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season | |
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Hockey East, Regular Season Champions | |
Conference | 1st Hockey East |
Home ice | Kelley Rink |
Rankings | |
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports | #19 (Final) |
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | RV (Final) |
Record | |
Overall | 20–14–3 (18–6–0) |
Home | 11–5–2 |
Road | 9–5–0 |
Neutral | 0–4–1 |
Coaches and captains | |
Head coach | Jerry York |
Assistant coaches | Greg Brown Mike Ayers Marty McInnis |
Captain(s) | Casey Fitzgerald Michael Kim Christopher Brown |
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The 2017–18 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his twenty-fourth season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles played their home games at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College, competing in Hockey East.
The Eagles competed in two mid-season tournaments during the 2017–18 season, the first of which took place during the holiday break, where the Eagles made the trip to the
The Eagles finished the season 20-14-3, and 18-6-0 in conference play, winning the conference regular season title. They advanced to the Semifinals of the
Previous season recap
The Eagles entered the 2017–18 season following a semi-disappointing year. While attaining a share of the Hockey East regular season title with their strong 21–15–4 record, they missed out on participating in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009 after falling in the Hockey East Tournament championship to UMass Lowell. Additionally, they failed to secure any mid-season tournament title, placing third in the Ice Breaker Tournament and Three Rivers Classic, and placing fourth in the Beanpot tournament.
Departures
Five Senior Eagles graduated in May:
- Chris Calnan – F (Captain)
- Austin Cangelosi – F (Assistant)
- Ryan Fitzgerald – F (Assistant)
- Matt Gaudreau – F
- Scott Savage – D
One Underclassmen left the program early to sign with their drafted teams in the
- Colin White — F — Ottawa Senators
Additional:
- Chris Shero – F – Not retained on roster from previous season
Recruiting
Boston College adds six freshmen and one graduate transfer for the 2017–18 season: five forwards, and two defensemen.
Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
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Michael Karow | Defenseman | United States | 2017 Draft .
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Logan Hutsko | Forward | United States | Tampa, Fl; Played for the US-NTDP of the USHL. |
Casey Carreau | Forward | United States | Acushnet, MA; Played for Thayer Academy of the USHS-MA. |
Jacob Tortora | Forward | United States | Victor, NY; Played for the US-NTDP of the USHL. |
Christopher Grando | Forward | United States | Islip, NY; Played for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. |
Aapeli Räsänen | Forward | Finland | 2016 Draft .
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Kevin Lohan | Defenseman | United States | B1G conference.
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2017–2018 roster
2017–18 Eagles
As of September 12, 2017.[1]
No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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2 | Michael Karow | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-12-18 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Youngstown (USHL) | 2017
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3 | Luke McInnis | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-07-29 | Hingham, Massachusetts | Youngstown (USHL) | — | |
4 | Michael Kim (C) | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1995-06-28 | Toronto, Ontario | Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL) | — | |
5 | Casey Fitzgerald (C) | Junior | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1997-02-25 | North Reading, Massachusetts | USNTDP (USHL) | 2016
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7 | Connor Moore | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1997-07-04 | Cumming, Georgia | Youngstown (USHL) | — | |
8 | Jesper Mattila | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | 1997-10-09 | Tampere, Finland | Nuorten SM-liiga )
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9 | Logan Hutsko | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-02-11 | Tampa, Florida | USNTDP (USHL) | — | |
10 | Christopher Brown (C) | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1996-02-22 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Tri-City (USHL) | 2014
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12 | Mike Booth | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1996-03-20 | Cary, Illinois | South Shore (USPHL) | — | |
14 | Zach Walker | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1998-08-02 | Boise, Idaho | USNTDP (USHL) | — | |
15 | J. D. Dudek | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1996-01-29 | Auburn, New Hampshire | Chicago (USHL) | 2014
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17 | David Cotton | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | 1997-07-09 | Parker, Texas | Waterloo (USHL) | 2015
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18 | Casey Carreau | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-03-08 | Acushnet, Massachusetts | Thayer (USHS–MA) | — | |
19 | Jacob Tortora | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 162 lb (73 kg) | 1999-07-25 | Victor, New York | USNTDP (USHL) | — | |
20 | Mike Merulla | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1996-01-26 | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | Aston (NAHL )
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21 | Christopher Grando | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1998-08-22 | Islip, New York | Green Bay (USHL) | — | |
22 | Aapeli Räsänen | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1998-06-01 | Tampere, Finland | Sioux City (USHL) | 2016
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24 | Kevin Lohan | Senior (RS) | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | 1993-10-01 | Cold Spring Harbor, New York | Michigan (Big Ten) | — | |
26 | Julius Mattila | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1997-10-09 | Tampere, Finland | Nuorten SM-liiga )
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27 | Graham McPhee | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1998-07-24 | Bethesda, Maryland | USNTDP (USHL) | 2016
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28 | Ron Greco | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1995-03-20 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia (USPHL) | — | |
29 | Ian Milosz | Junior | G | 6' 7" (2.01 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 1995-05-08 | North Grafton, Massachusetts | Boston (USPHL) | — | |
31 | Joseph Woll | Sophomore | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 1998-07-12 | St. Louis, Missouri | USNTDP (USHL) | 2016
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35 | Ryan Edquist | Sophomore | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | 1998-01-28 | Lakeville, Minnesota | Madison (USHL) | — |
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Seasons at Boston College |
Alma Mater |
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Jerry York | Head Coach |
24 | Boston College (1967) |
Greg Brown | Associate Head Coach | 14 | Boston College (1990) |
Mike Ayers | Assistant coach | 5 | University of New Hampshire (2004) |
Marty McInnis | Assistant coach | 5 | Boston College (1992) |
Standings
Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
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GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
#19 Boston College† | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 79 | 53 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 108 | 99 | |
#11 Northeastern | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 79 | 49 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 136 | 81 | |
#7 Providence | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 117 | 85 | |
#10 Boston University* | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 72 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 124 | 105 | |
Connecticut |
24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 100 | 102 | |
Maine | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 65 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 115 | |
Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 68 | 75 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 101 | 99 | |
Massachusetts |
24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 60 | 74 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 104 | 119 | |
Vermont | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 75 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 79 | 112 | |
Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 83 | 105 | |
New Hampshire | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 71 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 88 | 104 | |
Championship: March 17, 2018 ; updated March 1, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll |
Schedule
Regular season
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
September 30 | 7:00 pm | vs. New Brunswick *
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#13 | Boston, Massachusetts |
W 4–2 | 323 | 0–0–0 (0–0–0) | ||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
October 6 | 7:00 pm | #14 Quinnipiac* | #13 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | T 1–1 OT | 5,436 | 0–0–1 (0–0–0) | |||
October 13 | 7:00 pm | #10 Wisconsin* | #13 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 2–5 | 5,108 | 0–1–1 (0–0–0) | |||
October 15 | 5:00 pm | at #9 Providence | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 4–3 OT | 3,030 | 1–1–1 (1–0–0) | ||||
October 20 | 8:30 pm | at #3 St. Cloud State* | #13 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | L 2–5 | 3,778 | 1–2–1 (1–0–0) | ||||
October 21 | 8:00 pm | at #3 St. Cloud State* | #13 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | L 1–3 | 4,150 | 1–3–1 (1–0–0) | ||||
October 27 | 7:00 pm | at #11 Providence | #19 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | L 1–2 | 2,765 | 1–4–1 (1–1–0) | ||||
October 28 | 7:00 pm | #1 Denver* | #19 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 1–6 | 4,788 | 1–5–1 (1–1–0) | |||
November 3 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 3–1 | 3,675 | 2–5–1 (2–1–0) | ||||
November 4 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts |
W 2–1 | 2,549 | 3–5–1 (3–1–0) | |||||
November 7 | 7:00 pm | Connecticut
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Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 | 2,916 | 4–5–1 (4–1–0) | ||||
November 10 | 7:00 pm | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | W 4–3 | 4,007 | 5–5–1 (5–1–0) | |||||
November 11 | 7:00 pm | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | W 5–1 | 4,007 | 6–5–1 (6–1–0) | |||||
November 17 | 7:00 pm | at #11 New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN3 | W 3–2 | 5,572 | 7–5–1 (7–1–0) | ||||
November 18 | 7:00 pm | at #12 Northeastern | Boston, Massachusetts |
W 4–1 | 3,291 | 8–5–1 (8–1–0) | |||||
November 24 | 4:00 pm | Harvard* | #14 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | T 4–4 OT | 6,283 | 8–5–2 (8–1–0) | |||
December 1 | 7:00 pm | Boston University | #15 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 4–7 | 7,884 | 8–6–2 (8–2–0) | |||
December 2 | 7:00 pm | at Boston University | #15 | Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry ) |
W 4–1 | 6,115 | 9–6–2 (9–2–0) | ||||
December 9 | 7:00 pm | #10 Northeastern | #14 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 2–5 | 4,277 | 9–7–2 (9–3–0) | |||
December 30 | 3:00 pm | Connecticut
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#14 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–0 | 5,555 | 10–7–2 (10–3–0) | |||
January 5 | 8:00 pm | vs. Michigan Tech* | #13 | Ice Vegas Invitational ) |
L 3–4 | 2,507 | 10–8–2 (10–3–0) | ||||
January 6 | 8:00 pm | vs. Northern Michigan* | #13 | Las Vegas, Nevada (Ice Vegas Invitational) |
T 3–3 OT | 2,237 | 10–8–3 (10–3–0) | ||||
January 12 | 7:00 pm | #11 Providence | #16 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 1–4 | 4,709 | 10–9–3 (10–4–0) | |||
January 14 | 1:00 pm | New Hampshire | #16 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 5–2 | 5,094 | 11–9–3 (11–4–0) | |||
January 23 | 7:00 pm | Massachusetts
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#16 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 | 3,274 | 12–9–3 (12–4–0) | |||
January 26 | 7:00 pm | at UMass Lowell | #16 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | L 2–3 | 6,227 | 12–10–3 (12–5–0) | ||||
January 27 | 7:00 pm | UMass Lowell | #16 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 5–2 | 5,483 | 13–10–3 (13–5–0) | |||
February 2 | 7:00 pm | at Connecticut
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#16 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 3–5 | 5,914 | 13–11–3 (13–6–0) | ||||
February 5 | 5:00 pm | vs. #11 Northeastern* | #18 | Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot ) |
NESN | L 0–3 | 13,567 | 13–12–3 (13–6–0) | |||
February 9 | 7:00 pm | UMass Lowell | #18 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 3–2 OT | 4,170 | 14–12–3 (14–6–0) | |||
February 12 | 4:30 pm | vs. Harvard* | #19 | Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot ) |
L 4–5 OT | 17,565 | 14–13–3 (14–6–0) | ||||
February 15 | 7:00 pm | at Massachusetts
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#19 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | W 5–2 | 2,459 | 15–13–3 (15–6–0) | |||
February 17 | 7:00 pm | at Maine | #19 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine |
W 5–0 | 5,165 | 16–13–3 (16–6–0) | ||||
February 23 | 7:00 pm | Maine | #20 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 6–3 | 4,175 | 17–13–3 (17–6–0) | |||
February 24 | 7:00 pm | Maine | #20 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 | 5,245 | 18–13–3 (18–6–0) | |||
Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack* | #18 | Quarterfinals ) |
W 1–0 | 2,484 | 19–13–3 (18–6–0) | ||||
March 10 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack* | #18 | Quarterfinals ) |
W 4–3 OT | 2,825 | 20–13–3 (18–6–0) | ||||
March 16 | 5:00 pm | #18 Boston University* | #14 | Semifinals, Green Line Rivalry ) |
NESN | L 3–4 OT | 10,871 | 20–14–3 (18–6–0) | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Attendance data from Hockey East |
- Sophomore defenseman Michael Campoli left the program on December 19, having not dressed for any game in the 2017–18 season.[2]
Rankings
Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Final | |||
USCHO.com | 13 | — | 13 | 13 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | — | 19 | ||
USA Today | RV | RV | RV | 15 | RV | NR | NR | RV | 13 | RV | 14 | 14 | 14 | RV | RV | RV | 15 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 15 | RV | RV | RV |
Statistics
Skaters
No. | Player | POS | YR | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PP | SHG | GWG | +/- | SOG |
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2 | Micahel Karow | D | FR | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 41 |
3 | Luke McInnis | D | SO | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 32 |
4 | Michael Kim | D | JR | 37 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 92 |
5 | Casey Fitzgerald | D | JR | 36 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 102 |
7 | Connor Moore | D | SO | 37 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 49 |
8 | Jesper Mattila | D | SO | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 45 |
9 | Logan Hutsko | F | FR | 37 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 90 |
10 | Chris Brown | F | JR | 37 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 86 |
12 | Mike Booth | F | SO | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 8 |
14 | Zach Walker | F | SO | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 22 |
15 | JD Dudek | F | JR | 36 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 79 |
17 | David Cotton | F | SO | 37 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 87 |
18 | Casey Carreau | F | FR | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | E | 30 |
19 | Jacob Tortora | F | FR | 34 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 46 |
20 | Mike Merulla | F | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
21 | Christopher Grando | F | FR | 37 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +9 | 49 |
22 | Aapeli Räsänen | F | FR | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 46 |
24 | Kevin Lohan | D | SR | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 13 |
26 | Julius Mattila | F | SO | 35 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 94 |
27 | Graham McPhee | F | SO | 36 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 70 |
28 | Ron Greco | F | SO | 37 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 36 |
29 | Ian Milosz | G | JR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
31 | Joe Woll | G | SO | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 0 |
35 | Ryan Edquist | G | SO | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 0 |
Bench | 10 | ||||||||||||
Team | 37 | 108 | 196 | 304 | 472 | 26 | 7 | 20 | +13 | 1117 |
Goaltenders
No. | Player | YR | GS | GP | MIN | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
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29 | Ian Milosz | JR | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
31 | Joe Woll | SO | 30 | 30 | 1789:34 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 2.48 | 867 | 793 | .915 | 2 |
25 | Ryan Edquist | SO | 7 | 9 | 459:21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2.48 | 227 | 208 | .916 | 1 |
Empty Net | 19 | 14:50 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Team | 37 | 37 | 2263:45 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 99 | 2.62 | 1100 | 1001 | .910 | 3 |
Awards and honors
Hockey East Season Awards
Hockey East All Stars
Hockey East Rookie of the Month
Hockey East Player of the Week
Hockey East Rookie of the Week
Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week
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References
- ^ "2017–18 Men's Hockey Roster". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ "Michael Campoli Leaves Boston College Men's Ice Hockey Program, Signs with Penticon Vees". December 19, 2017.