Boston College Athletics
Hockey Travels To Northeastern
November 10, 1999 | Men's Hockey
Nov. 10, 1999
The Eagles (5-1-0 overall, 3-0-0 HE)
vs.
Northeastern (2-3-1 overall, 1-1-1 HE)
Matthews Arena -- Boston, Mass. -- Nov. 12, 1999 -- 7 p.m.
Tonight's game: The Eagles continue HOCKEY EAST play with a 7 p.m. game against Northeastern at Matthews Arena.
Last time out: Boston College earned its fifth win of the season, remaining perfect in HOCKEY EAST play with a 4-1 victory over UMass-Lowell on Sunday, Nov. 7. Senior forward Blake Bellefeuille was the offensive star, scoring one goal and adding three assists. Junior goaltender Scott Clemmensen stopped 20 shots in the winning effort. Senior defenseman Mike Mottau and junior forward Brian Gionta both had multiple-point outings, while senior forward Jeff Farkas extended his scoring streak to six games.
Player of the Month: Farkas earned HOCKEY EAST Player of the Month honors for his stellar play during the month of October. During the month, the senior from Williamsville, N.Y. registered eight goals and handed out eight assists.
Player of the Week: On the strength of his standout effort against UMass-Lowell (Nov. 7), Bellefeuille captured KOHO/HOCKEY EAST Player of the Week honors. Bellefeuille is the third Eagle to receive the league's weekly honor this season. Farkas and Mottau had already been recognized.
Earning respect: The Eagles are the third-ranked team in both the most recent (Nov. 8) U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO) poll and in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll ... Additionally, the Eagles received all eight possible first-place votes in the HOCKEY EAST coaches' pre-season poll, making them the league's pre-season No. 1 squad.
The Head Coach: Now in his 28th year as a collegiate head coach, Jerry York has an impressive 569-425-52 (.569) record, ranking him sixth on the NCAA's all-time winningest coaches list ... Now in his sixth year at Boston College, York has a 102-80-18 mark as the Eagles' head coach.
Way to go, Coach York: With the Eagles' win at UMass-Amherst on Oct. 23, Jerry York won his 100th game as Boston College's head coach.
Consistency breeds success: Associate head coaches Jim Logue and Scott Paluch and assistant coach Mike Cavanaugh will once again join Jerry York to form the Eagle coaching staff. It marks the fifth year in a row that the staff has remained intact. In addition to being on the same staff, Cavanaugh played for Logue at North Andover High School, while Paluch played his college hockey under York at Bowling Green.
Captain Mike: Senior defenseman Mike Mottau will serve as Boston College's captain for the 1999-2000 campaign. Mottau, who finished the 1998-99 season with three goals and 39 assists, has earned All-America honors in each of the last two seasons. He was also the co-recipient of the 1999 Walter Brown Award, given annually to the best American-born player in New England ... Through six games this season, the senior blueliner has 10 points -- one goal and nine assists.
Hitting the century mark: With his second assist on Oct. 30 (at Minnesota), Mike Mottau became the 10th player in BC history (and only the third defensemen) to register 100 assists.
Helping out: Senior forward Blake Bellefeuille and junior forward Brian Gionta will serve as assistant captains. Last season Bellefeuille posted the best offensive numbers of his career as he tallied 24 goals and 25 assists for 49 points. Gionta, who captured 1998-99 All-America honors, had 27 goals and 33 assists for 60 points.
1999-2000 Numbers: Through six games, Bellefeuille has 10 points -- four goals and six assists. Three of his four goals have come on the power play. Gionta has six points -- two goals and four assists. Both of his goals have been game-winning tallies (at UMass-Amherst and against UMass-Lowell).
Farkas 'en fuego': Senior forward Jeff Farkas, the nation's leading returning goal scorer (32 goals in 1998-99), is off to a fast start. He has 17 points -- nine goals and eight assists -- in six games this season. Farkas currently tops the HOCKEY EAST scoring list.
Steady climb: Farkas enters tonight's game with 149 collegiate points, placing him 21st on Boston College's career scoring list. He began his senior season tied for 27th on the school's career list ... With his three points (one goal, two assists) against Bowling Green in the season opener, he moved ahead of his head coach, Jerry York, on the Eagles' career scoring list .... Farkas needs one point to tie Ed Kenty (1970-73) for the 20th spot on the career list. He needs three points to tie former NHLers Bob Sweeney and Tim Sweeney for the 18th spot. Tim Sweeney, who played at BC from 1985-89 before enjoying an eight-year NHL career, is currently the Eagles' radio analyst.
Two firsts on one goal: Junior forward Mark McLennan's goal against Minnesota marked the first time in his 39-game collegiate career that he had lit the lamp. On McLennan's goal, the Eagles' second in the Oct. 29 matchup at Minnesota, freshman forward Paul Kelly recorded his initial collegiate assist.
Busting out of the gate: The Eagles have registered a goal in the first minute of play in two of their first five games. Jeff Giuliano scored 35 seconds into the Oct. 19 game against Merrimack, and Brian Gionta scored 53 seconds into the Nov. 7 contest against UMass-Lowell.
Scoring quickly: As quick as Giuliano's goal was scored against Merrimack, it still took more than twice as long as former Eagle David Hymovitz (1992-96) who scored 17 seconds into Boston College's March 12, 1994 HOCKEY EAST quarterfinal game (No. 2) at New Hampshire (Snively Arena).
Not so terrible Two's: The second period has been extremely kind to Boston College in its first six games. Of the 29 Boston College goals this season, 13 have come in the second 20 minutes. BC scored three goals in the second against each of its first three foes -- Bowling Green, Merrimack and UMass-Amherst.
Line of terror: The Eagles' line of Jeff Giuliano, Jeff Farkas and Mike Lephart has been especially potent in the season's first six games. The line has accounted for 30 points -- 17 goals, 13 assists.
Stepping it up: Sophomore forward Jeff Giuliano has been a pleasant surprise for the Eagles this season. Through six games, the Nashua, N.H. product has scored four goals and added three assists. All of last season, Giuliano had five goals.
The man between the pipes: Junior goaltender Scott Clemmensen is in his third season as the Eagles' starter. In four games this season, Clemmensen has a 3-1-0 record and a 2.47 goals against average ... Last season, the Urbandale, Iowa product sported a 2.87 goals against average and .888 save percentage, playing in all but one of the team's games. In his first two seasons as the Eagles' main man in net, Clemmensen won 50 games and recorded five shutouts.
Standing tall: Freshman netminder Tim Kelleher has seen action in two of the Eagles' first six games. Impressive in each outing, he has a 2-0-0 record, a league-best 1.50 goals against average and a .927 save perentage ... He saw his first collegiate action in Boston College's 7-2 win over Merrimack. Kelleher recorded 16 saves en route to his maiden college victory ... In his second game of collegiate work, Kelleher stopped 22 Minnesota shots and allowed a single goal to help the Eagles defeat the Golden Gophers 4-1 in Oct. 30.
Going hat trick happy: Junior forward Brian Gionta has five hat tricks in his two years at Boston College. Gionta is just three short of the BC career record (eight) held jointly by Ray Chaisson (1939-41), Warren Lewis (1947-50) and Scott Harlow (1982-86).
Spreading the wealth: In the Eagles' 5-2 season-opening win over Bowling Green Oct. 15, five different BC players lit the lamp with a player in each class scoring a goal. Jeff Farkas and Kevin Caulfield did the honors for the senior class, Mike Lephart scored one for the juniors, Jeff Giuliano put one home for the sophomores, and Krys Kolanos was the freshman goal scorer.
One last look: Last season's 27-12-4 year included a second consecutive HOCKEY EAST Tournament crown, a second straight trip to the NCAA Frozen Four and the second season in a row that the program won 25 or more games.
The power returns: Boston College returns 84.1 percent of its goal scoring from last season and 82.2 percent of its total points. The Eagles return four of their top six goal scorers ? Jeff Farkas (32 goals), Brian Gionta (27 goals), Blake Bellefeuille (24 goals) and Mike Lephart (11 goals).
All in the family: Senior forward Tony Hutchins isn't the only one in his family who can score goals. Hutchins' sister Angela is a sophomore on the BC field hockey team and finished the year with four goals.
For the 78th time: Boston College is in the midst of its 78th season of varsity hockey competition. In 77-plus seasons, the Eagles have a 1113-652-80 record.
Meet the new guys: The Eagle roster consists of eight newcomers. Two goaltenders (Tim Kelleher and Tom Egan), two defensemen (Bill Cass and Anthony D'Arpino) and four forwards (Paul Kelly, Krys Kolanos, A.J. Walker and Jeremy Wilson) begin their Eagle careers.
First Impression: Freshman forward Krys Kolanos made quite a first impression on Oct. 15, scoring one goal and adding one assist in the Eagles' 5-2 season-opening win over Bowling Green. Kolanos also looked impressive in the squad's exhibition game against Queen's (Kingston, Ontario), tallying three goals and two assists.
I know what you did this off-season: Several Eagles took part in hockey-related activities during the off-season. Senior Mike Mottau played for Team USA in the IIHF World Championships in Norway in May. Mottau registered two goals and one assist during the six-game event ... Junior Brian Gionta was presented with the 1999 Bob Johnson Award in a June ceremony held in Colorado Springs, Colo. Gionta's strong play in the 1999 IIHF Junior Championships earned him the honor ... Sophomore defenseman Brooks Orpik took part in USA Hockey's National Junior Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y. in early August.
The NHL awaits: Eight current Eagles have been taken in the NHL's annual entry draft. Senior Tony Hutchins (St. Louis, 8th round) was taken in 1996, senior Kevin Caulfield (Washington, 5th round), junior Scott Clemmensen (New Jersey, 8th round), senior Jeff Farkas (Toronto, 3rd round) and senior Mike Mottau (New York Rangers, 7th round) were all taken in 1997, while juniors Bobby Allen (Boston, 2nd round), Brian Gionta (New Jersey, 3rd round) and Rob Scuderi (Pittsburgh, 5th round) were all selected in 1998.
On the air: Boston College hockey games can be heard on WESX (1230 AM), WJDA (1300 AM) and on the Eagles' Official Athletic Site, www.bceagles.com. Jon Rish and former BC star and NHL stalwart Tim Sweeney call the action.
On the horizon: The Eagles will return to action on Sunday, Nov. 14 as HOCKEY EAST rival Maine comes to town ... Game time at Kelley Rink is 2 p.m.
Boston College vs. Northeastern
BC leads the series, 119-35-10
Current Streak: BC has won the last two games.
This Season: First Meeting
BC Seniors vs. UMass-Lowell: 7-2-1
1998-99: 2-1-0
1997-98: 2-1-1
1996-97: 3-0-0
Leading Scorers vs. Huskies
| GP | G | A | Pts. | |
| Jeff Farkas | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Blake Bellefeuille | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Brian Gionta | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Jeff Farkas | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Bobby Allen | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
1999-2000 Eagle Record When...
Overall Record: 5-1-0
HOCKEY EAST: 3-0-0
At Home: 3-0-0
On the Road: 2-1-0
Neutral Site: 0-0-0
Overtime games: 0-1-0
Scoring first: 5-0-0
Opponents score first: 0-1-0
One-goal games: 0-1
Two-goal games: 0-0
Scoring 4+ goals: 5-1-0
Allowing 4+ goals: 0-1-0
Outshooting opponent: 4-1-0
Outshot by opponent: 1-0-0
Leading after one period: 2-0-0
Trailing after one period: 0-1-0
Tied after one period: 3-0-0
Leading after two periods: 5-0-0
Trailing after two periods: 0-1-0
Tied after two periods: 0-0-0
After a win: 3-1-0
After a loss: 1-0-0
After a tie: 0-0-0
Against the CCHA: 1-0-0
Against the ECAC: 0-0-0
Against the WCHA: 1-1-0
<>HOCKEY EAST STAT RANKINGS
Power Play HEA 4 for 17 1st Overall 8 for 39 3rd Penalty Killing HEA 13 for 15 5th Overall 30 for 37 6th Team Offense HEA 5.00 1st Overall 4.83 1st Team Defense HEA 1.33 2nd Overall 2.17 1st
1999-2000 Eagle Single-Game
Individual Highs
Goals: 3, Jeff Farkas vs. UMass-Amherst 10/23
Assists: 3, Jeff Farkas vs. Merrimack 10/19, Blake Bellefeuille vs. UMass-Lowell 11/7
Points: 5, Jeff Farkas vs. Merrimack 10/19
Scoring Streak:6 games, Jeff Farkas 10/15-present
Penalties: 2, many times
Penalty Minutes: 4, many times
Power-Play Goals: 1, three times
Shorthanded Goals: Jeff Farkas, Jeff Giuliano 10/19,10/29
Saves: 32, Scott Clemmensen vs. UMass-Amherst 10/23
1999-2000 Eagle Single-Game
Team Highs/Lows
HIGHS
Goals: 7 vs. Merrimack 10/19/99
Assists: 10 vs. Merrimack 10/19/99
Shot Attempts: 86 vs. Merrimack 10/19/99
Shots on Goal: 49 vs. Merrimack 10/19/99
Penalties: 11 vs. Bowling Green 10/15/99
Penalty Minutes: 22 vs. Bowling Green 10/15/99
Power Play Pct.: .250 at Minnesota 10/29/99
Power-Play Goals: 2, two times most recently at Minnesota 10/29/99
Penalty Killing: 5/6 vs UMass-Amherst 10/23/99
Saves: 32 vs. UMass-Amherst 10/23/99
Shorthanded Goals: 1, three times most. rec. vs. UMass-Lowell 11/7/99
Goals Allowed: 5, at Minnesota 19/29/99
Shots on Goal Allowed: 33 vs. UMass-Amherst 10/19/99
PPGs Allowed: 3, at Minnesota 10/29/99
SHGs Allowed: 0, five times most recently at Minnesota 10/30/99
LOWS
Goals: 4, three times most recently vs. UMass-Lowell 11/7/99
Assists: 6 at Minnesota 10/30/99
Shot Attempts: 44 vs. UMass-Amherst 10/23/99
Shots on Goal: 26 at.Minnesota 10/30/99
Penalties: 6 at. Minnesota 10/30/99
Penalty Minutes: 12 at Minnesota 10/30/99
Power Play: 1/9 vs. Bowling Green 10/15/99
Power-Play Goals: 1, three times most recently vs. UM-Amherst 10/23/99
Shorthanded Goals: 0, three times
Penalty Killing: 8/9 vs. Bowling Green 10/15/99
Saves: 16 vs. Merrimack 10/19/99
Goals Allowed: 1, vs. UMass-Amherst 10/23/99
Shots on Goal Allowed: 14 vs. Merrimack 10/19/99
PPGs Allowed: 1, three times most recently at Minnesota 10/30/99
SHGs Allowed: 0, five times
Multiple-Point Games...
Jeff Farkas 42 (5) October 30, 1999 at Minnesota (1g, 1a) Blake Bellefeuille 38 (2) November 7, 1999 vs. UMass-Lowell (1g, 3a) Brian Gionta 30 (1) November 7, 1999 vs. UMass-Lowell (1g, 1a) Mike Mottau 30 (3) November 7, 1999 vs. UMass-Lowell (0 g, 2a) Bobby Allen 15 (1) October 30, 1999 at Minnesota (0g, 2a) Mike Lephart 11 (1) October 19, 1999 vs. Merrimack (1g, 1a) Tony Hutchins 6 (0) March 6, 1999 vs. Merrimack (0g, 2a) Kevin Caulfield 6 (0) March 6, 1999 vs. Merrimack (1g, 1a) Marty Hughes 6 (1) Oct.ober 23, 1999 at UMass-Amherst (0g, 2a) Rob Scuderi 5 (0) Jan. 17, 1998 at Providence (0g, 3a) Jeff Giuliano 5 (2) October 29, 1999 at Minnesota (1g, 1a) Brooks Orpik 2 (0) Feb. 8, 1999 vs. Harvard (0g, 2a) Krys Kolanos 1 (1) October 15, 1999 vs. Bowling Green (1g, 1 a) Ales Dolinar 1 (0) Jan. 29, 1999 at UMass-Amherst (0g, 2a) *Career Multiple-Point Outings (1999-2000)
The Last Time It Happened....
Overtime Win... 3/20/99 vs. New Hampshire, 5-4
Overtime Loss... 10/29/99 at Minnesota 6-5
BC scored 10 goals... 10/11/97 vs. Ottawa, 10-0
BC scored 15 goals... 1/30/85 vs. UMass-Lowell, 15-6
BC allowed 10 goals... 11/21/97 at Maine, 12-5
BC 'home' shutout... 3/11/99 vs. UMass-Lowell, 5-0
BC 'road' shutout... 1/17/98, 8-0 at Providence
HOCKEY EAST shutout... 3/11/99 vs. UMass-Lowell, 5-0
BC was shutout... 1/22/99, 3-0 vs. Providence
BC was shutout at home... 1/22/99, 3-0 vs. Providence
Winning streak in York-era... 8 games (3/5-3/28/99 )
BC had four power-play goals.... 11/20/98, vs. Boston Univ. (4 for 9)
BC player had hat trick... 10/23/99, Jeff Farkas vs. UMass-Amherst
BC player scored 4 goals... 1/2/99, Jeff Farkas vs. Minnesota
BC player had 4 assists... 1/9/99, Brian Gionta vs. Maine
BC goalie had 40-49 saves... 3/7/97, Greg Taylor vs. Merrimack (42)
BC goalie had 50+ saves... 1/12/96, Greg Taylor vs. BU (61)
BC had a penalty shot... 2/23/99, Chris Masters vs. PC (made)
Poll Watching...
Date USA/AHM USCHO Preseason N/A 1st Oct. 18 1st 1st Oct. 25 1st 1st Nov. 1 3rd 3rd Nov. 8 3rd 3rd
POLLS: USA Today/American Hockey Magazine and U.S. College Hockey Online
Honored Eagles...
Date Player HOCKEY EAST Honor 10/18 Jeff Farkas Honor Roll 10/18 Krys Kolanos Honor Roll 10/25 Jeff Farkas Player of the Week 10/25 Mike Mottau Honor Roll 11/01 Mike Mottau Def. Player of the Week 11/01 Tim Kelleher Honor Roll 11/08 Blake Bellefeuille Player of the Week 11/08 Jeff Farkas Player of the Month (Oct.)
