2021–22 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2021–22 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season . The team was coached by Jerry York , '67, his 28th 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 . It was 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]
Roster
As of September 6, 2021.[ 13]
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
2
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
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
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
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
Cade Alami
Freshman
D
6' 7" (2.01 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
2001-03-13
Bedford, New York
Jersey (NCDC )
—
7
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
Justin Wells
Graduate
D
6' 4" (1.93 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1998-07-31
North Canton, Ohio
Bowling Green (WCHA )
—
9
Jack Dempsey
Freshman
F
6' 4" (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
2001-05-17
Natick, Massachusetts
Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC )
—
10
Mitch Andres
Junior
D
6' 1" (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1998-09-02
Brainerd, Minnesota
Chilliwack (BCHL )
—
11
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
Mike Posma
Freshman
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2001-12-04
Pomona, New York
Omaha (USHL )
—
13
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
Gentry Shamburger
Sophomore
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
2000-09-29
Atlanta, Georgia
Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT )
—
15
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
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
Sam Sternschein
Graduate
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1998-04-27
Syosset, New York
Penn State (Big Ten )
—
20
Connor Joyce
Freshman
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2001-07-06
Dedham, Massachusetts
Connecticut (NCDC )
—
22
Casey Carreau
Senior
F
5' 9" (1.75 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1998-03-08
Acushnet, Massachusetts
Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC )
—
24
Patrick Giles (A )
Senior
F
6' 5" (1.96 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
2000-01-03
Chevy Chase, Maryland
USNTDP (USHL )
—
25
Marc McLaughlin (C )
Senior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1999-07-26
North Billerica, Massachusetts
Cedar Rapids (USHL )
—
26
Liam Izyk
Junior
F
6' 1" (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-12-27
Blackie, Alberta
Alabama Huntsville (WCHA )
—
27
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
Matt Argentina
Freshman
F
5' 10" (1.78 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
2003-01-16
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Waterloo (USHL )
—
29
Eric Dop
Graduate
G
5' 10" (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
1998-08-23
Lewis Center, Ohio
Bowling Green (WCHA )
—
31
Henry Wilder
Sophomore
G
6' 0" (1.83 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
2001-03-19
Needham, Massachusetts
Hotchkiss (USHS–CT )
—
32
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
Standings
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
Dop
W 4–3 OT
1,125
15–17–5
March 12
7:30 PM
at #11 Northeastern*
Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals)
NESN+
Dop
L 2–3
2,304
15–18–5
*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
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
24
25 (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
RV
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
NR
NR
NR
NR
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24. [ 15]
Statistics
As of January 1, 2022[ 16]
Skaters
No.
Player
2
Eamon Powell
D
SO
38
0
9
9
4
0
0
0
+4
30
3
Jack St. Ivany
D
SR
38
4
20
24
6
1
0
0
+8
84
4
Drew Helleson
D
JR
32
4
21
25
30
2
0
2
–9
62
5
Marshall Warren
D
JR
37
6
15
21
12
0
1
1
–3
106
6
Cade Alami
D
FR
10
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
–2
4
7
Aidan Hreschuk
D
FR
37
1
7
8
23
0
0
0
+9
37
8
Justin Wells
D
GR
37
0
3
3
4
0
0
0
–4
23
9
Jack Dempsey
F
FR
12
0
2
2
4
0
0
0
–1
6
10
Mitch Andres
D
JR
32
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
–7
9
11
Jack McBain
F
SR
24
19
14
33
14
6
1
4
+13
81
12
Mike Posma
F
FR
28
3
6
9
27
0
0
0
–9
48
13
Nikita Nesterenko
F
SO
37
7
17
24
50
0
1
0
+7
77
14
Gentry Shamburger
F
SO
29
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
–7
10
15
Trevor Kuntar
F
SO
36
9
11
20
33
1
0
3
+2
106
18
Brandon Kruse
F
GR
38
3
23
26
18
0
0
0
–4
54
19
Sam Sternschein
F
GR
24
0
3
3
21
0
0
0
–7
25
20
Connor Joyce
F
FR
35
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
–8
31
22
Casey Carreau
D
SR
36
6
6
12
21
1
1
0
–10
68
24
Patrick Giles
F
SR
37
15
7
22
26
1
2
2
+3
85
25
Marc McLaughlin
F
SR
33
21
10
31
22
8
1
2
+10
92
26
Liam Izyk
F
JR
24
4
3
7
10
0
0
0
–4
25
27
Colby Ambrosio
F
SO
38
9
13
22
8
1
0
1
+7
99
28
Matt Argentina
F
FR
29
2
3
5
44
0
0
0
–8
17
29
Eric Dop
G
GR
33
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
E
0
31
Henry Wilder
G
SO
7
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
2
Team
38
114
200
314
387
22
6
15
+1
1179
Goaltenders
No.
Player
29
Eric Dop
GR
32
33
1930
12
15
5
96
2.98
961
865
0.900
0
31
Henry Wilder
SO
6
7
371
3
3
0
19
3.07
172
153
0.890
0
32
Jack Moffatt
JR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
1.00
0
Empty Net
5
5
Team
38
38
2301
15
18
5
120
3.13
1138
1018
0.895
0
Awards and honors
Hockey East All-Stars
Hockey East Player of the Month
Hockey East Defender of the Month
Hockey East Player of the Week
Marshall Warren , D – Week of October 11, 2021
Jack McBain, F – Week of November 1, 2021 (Shared with Philip Lagunov, Vermont ), Week of January 4, 2022 (Shared with Jamie Engelbert, Providence )
Marc McLaughlin, F – Week of December 13, 2021
Hockey East Goaltender of the Week
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
[ 19]
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^ "Avalanche Signs Alex Newhook" . NHL.com . Retrieved October 7, 2021 .
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^ "Assessing Boston College hockey's roster after transfers, recruits, and departures" . BC Interruption . June 8, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 .
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