BC competed in two in-season tournaments during the 2012–13 season. In December, the Eagles participated in the Mariucci Classic hosted by Minnesota in Minneapolis, losing to host Minnesota in the championship match. BC also competed in the 61st annual Beanpot tournament alongside Boston-area schools Boston University, Harvard, and Northeastern, at TD Garden, defeating Northeastern in the championship to capture their fourth consecutive title.
Despite a strong 22–12–4 record and 15–9–3 in conference play, one point short of the regular season title, the Eagles did not fare well in the postseason. Following a semifinal loss to Boston University in the Hockey East tournament, the Eagles fell to Union College in the first round of NCAA Tournament. However, a few bright spots of the season included sophomore Johnny Gaudreau being a Hobey Baker award finalist after helping the US National Junior team to win a gold medal at the 2013 World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia, as well as Head Coach Jerry York became the winningest head coach in NCAA Hockey history, passing Ron Mason, with his 925th win over Alabama-Huntsville in the 2012 Mariucci Classic.
Previous season recap
The Eagles entered the season as the defending national champions, having won the program's fifth NCAA title by defeating Ferris State in the championship game of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. BC also enters the 2012–13 season as defending Hockey East tournament and regular season champions, defeating Maine in the 2012 Hockey East Tournament final and finishing ahead of Boston University and UMass Lowell in the final Hockey East regular season standings. BC also retained the Beanpot in 2012, their third title in a row, by defeating Boston University in overtime of the championship game. The Eagles raised their 2012 National Championship banner to the Conte Forum rafters in their home-opener against Northeastern on October 20, 2012, a 3-0 victory.[1]
May 15, 2012: Boston College received an anonymous gift of $5 million to endow the men's ice hockey coaching position, the largest gift ever made in support of a BC athletics team.[3]
September 20, 2012: Assistant Coach Greg Brown was promoted to Associated Head Coach.[5]
Recruiting
Boston College adds six freshmen for the 2012-13 season: defenseman Colin Sullivan, a seventh round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft; defenseman Teddy Doherty, one of three current Eagles who played for Dubuque of the USHL; defenseman Michael Matheson, a first round pick of the Florida Panthers in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft; defenseman Travis Jeke, one of three players for Boston College from Pittsburgh; forward Brendan Silk, a product of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program; and forward Peter McMullen, who earned New Jersey Star Ledger All-State honors in 2010-11 after leading Delbarton Prep in scoring. A seventh recruit, forward Frank Vatrano, withdrew from the University in later September 2012.[6]
On December 1, the Eagles defeated rivals Boston University 5-2 to secure Jerry York's 924th career coaching victory, tying Ron Mason as college hockey's all-time wins leader.[9]
On December 29, Boston College defeated Alabama Huntsville in the first round of the Mariucci Classic, securing head coach Jerry York's record 925 career coaching victory, surpassing Ron Mason as the new all-time wins leader in college hockey.[12][13]
On January 5, sophomore forward Johnny Gaudreau and the United States National Junior Team defeated Sweden 3-1 to capture gold at the 2013 World Junior Ice_Hockey Championship. Gaudreau led the tournament with seven goals.[14]
Head coach Jerry York missed the New Hampshire series on January 11 and 12 and games against Massachusetts and Northeastern on January 18 and 19 due to outpatient eye surgery. A celebration to honor Coach York on becoming the all-time career wins leader which was scheduled for January 18 was postponed.[15][16]
On February 11, Boston College defeated Northeastern 6-3 in the Beanpot tournament to win their fourth straight Beanpot title and 18th all-time.
In the 2012-13 Hockey East Tournament, the Eagles swept the Vermont Catamounts in the best of 3 round (scores of 4-2, and 4-1), but fell to arch-rival Boston University in the semi-finals by a score of 6-3. For the senior class, it was the first loss at their "home away from home", the TD Garden, having previously won the three previous Hockey East tournaments and the four previous Beanpot tournaments. BU went on to face UMass Lowell in the title game, losing 1-0 to the Riverhawks, who captured their first Hockey East Title.
The Eagles fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to the Union Dutchmen, by a score of 5-1. This was the first ever meeting between the two schools. It was also the final game for the following BC seniors: forwards Steven Whitney, Brooks Dyroff, captain Pat Mullane, defensemen Patrick Wey, Patch Alber, and goaltender Parker Milner. The Dutchmen went on to face Quinnipiac in the Regional Final, losing to the Bobcats by a score of 5-1.
On April 2, rising-senior Patrick Brown (forward) was named the 2013-14 season Captain, and rising-seniors Bill Arnold (forward) and Isaac Macleod (defense) were named Assistant Captains.
On April 3, Johnny Gaudreau was announced as one of the three Hobey Baker Hat-Trick Finalists for the 2012-13 season.
