Boston College Athletics
Men's Hockey Prepares for Boston University
June 21, 1999 | Men's Hockey
November 18, 1998
Boston College Hockey (5-1-1, 3-1 HE) vs. Boston University (1-5-1, 0-3-1 HE)
November 20-21, 1998, Kelley Rink/Walter A. Brown Arena, 7 p.m.
BC vs. BU
BU leads the series, 110-82-14 Current Streak: BC won the last meeting.
For Boston ... The Eagles were 4-3-1 against Boston teams last winter, including a 1-1-1 record against Boston University. BC and BU will meet in the Beanpot on February 1, 1999.
Leading scorers vs. the Terriers: GP G A P Chris Masters 11 2 6 8 Mike Mottau 7 2 4 6 Andy Powers 11 0 4 4 Blake Bellefeuille 6 1 3 4 Tony Hutchins 7 4 0 4 Jeff Farkas 7 2 2 4
The Last Meeting: January 9, 1998 Kelley Rink (7,884)BC 4, BU 2 -- Mike Mottau scored one goal and added two assists to lead BC to a 4-2 come-from-behind win over top-ranked Boston University before a sold-out crowd. BC fell behind 2-0 after the first period, but responded with two second-period goals. Mottau's goal evened the score at 14:16 of the middle stanza. Blake Bellefeuille gave BC a one-goal advantage at 17:46 of the third period and Marty Reasoner added an empty-net goal to end the games scoring. Scott Clemmensen made 19 saves for the Eagles.
Chasing the Century Juniors Jeff Farkas, Mike Mottau and Blake Bellefeuille are racing toward the 100-point mark for their careers.
GP G A P Farkas 82 33 53 86 Mottau 85 19 64 83 Bellefeuille 82 38 45 83Eagle Profile
13 Blake Bellefeuille Jr., Forward, Framingham, Mass.
The Bellefeuille File ... Blake led the Eagles with two goals and three assists against Northeastern on Nov. 13-14 ... He is fourth on the team in points (9) and tied for fourth on the team in assists (6) ... Bellefeuille leads the Eagles with 25 career multiple-point games. He has three this winter ... Bellefeuille scored the gamewinner against UMass-Lowell on Oct. 30 ... Blake's older brother Brian played for the University of Maine and in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization.
Career Scoring GP G A P PEN 82 38 45 83 31
Team Notes
Shoot-Out ... BC is outshooting its opponents 227-181 this season. The Eagles are averaging 32.4 shots per game, while holding their opponents to 25.9 shots per game ... Last winter, the Eagles averaged 33.7 shots/game, while limiting their opponents to 24.9 shots/game.
Shoot-Out (II) ... The Eagles are 5-0 this season when outshooting their opponents. They are 0-1-1 when being outshot. Last season, BC went 27-5-4 when they outshot their opponents and were 1-4-1 when being outshot.
High-Flying Eagles ... Boston College has the highest scoring offense in HOCKEY EAST. The Eagles average 5.74 goals per conference game. In all games, BC ranks second among the league's nine schools, just two hundreths of a point behind Providence.
Streaking ... Jeff Farkas has a six-game goal scoring streak. He has scored a power-play goal in four of the past five games ... Mike Mottau has registered at least one point in each of the last six games ... Andy Powers has scored five goals in the last six contests ... The Eagles have notched at least two power-play goals in four of the past five games.
First ones here, last ones to leave ... After seven games, the Eagles have outscored their opponents 14-4 in the first period, including an 11-2 advantage in HOCKEY EAST games. The Eagles are 3-1 when leading after one period. They have also outdueled their opponents in the third period, 13-8.
Potent Power Play ... BC leads all HOCKEY EAST schools in power-play percentage. The Eagles have converted on five of their 17 man-advantage opportunities in conference contests (29.41 percent).
Triumph over Adversity ... The Eagles rebounded from their first loss of the season with a 6-3 win over Northeastern on Nov. 14 ... Last winter, BC was 4-1-3 following a loss.
Following Last Year's Team ... After seven games last season, the Eagles were 6-1 overall and 2-1 in HOCKEY EAST.
On the Horizon ... The Eagles are on the road for Thanksgiving ... BC will travel to Canton, N.Y. on Friday, November 27 to face St. Lawrence for the second time this season. BC defeated the Saints, 3-2, in the Ice Breaker Cup Championship game on Oct. 10 ... The Eagles move on to Potsdam, N.Y. on Saturday, November 28 to battle Clarkson.
Individual Notes
Captain Buckley ... Senior defenseman and captain Brendan Buckley is the most experienced Eagle, having played in 122 games in his three-plus seasons ... Buckley assisted on the Eagles' first goal of the season. The Matt Mulhern tally put BC ahead 1-0 against Ohio State.
Yes Masters ... Senior center Chris Masters has scored at least one point in six of the first seven games (4-4-8) ... Masters scored the gamewinner in a 3-2 victory over St. Lawrence in the championship game of the Ice Breaker Cup on Oct. 10 ... Masters netted two third-period goals against Notre Dame on Nov. 6 to lead an Eagle comeback that resulted in a 5-5 tie ... Masters is serving as an assistant captain.
Our Mottau is ... Junior defenseman and Hobey Baker Award candidate Mike Mottau leads the team with 10 assists. He ranks second on the team with 11 points ... Mottau scored his first goal of the 1998-99 season in the team's last game-- a 6-3 win over Northeastern ... Seven of his 10 assists have come on the power play ... Mottau tallied an assist on each of the first four goals in a 6-4 victory over UMass-Lowell on Oct. 31 ... Mottau assisted on two goals in the Ice Breaker championship game against St. Lawrence, including Chris Masters' game-winning goal ... Mottau, an assistant captain, earned HOCKEY EAST Player of the Month honors for the month of October.
Fond of Farkas ... Junior forward Jeff Farkas leads all HOCKEY EAST scorers with seven goals in seven conference games ... Farkas is in the midst of a six-game goal scoring streak. He has 11 points in those games ... Farkas tallied five goals and added one assist in two games against UMass-Lowell on Halloween weekend ... Farkas earned HOCKEY EAST Co-Player of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 25-Nov. 1 ... On Oct. 30, Farkas registered his first collegiate hat trick in the 6-4 victory ... Farkas enjoyed Halloween, scoring two goals and one assist in a 6-4 win at Lowell.
The Mighty Gionta ... Sophomore forward Brian Gionta leads the team in points (13) and is second in goals (6) ... He tallied one goal and added three assists in a 6-3 win over Northeastern on Nov. 14. It was his fourth collegiate game with four or more points ... Gionta notched two goals and one assist in a 6-4 victory at UMass-Lowell on Oct. 31 ... Gionta notched his third career hat trick in the season-opening 4-3 double-overtime victory over Ohio State. Giontas gamewinner came 1:17 into the second overtime.
For Whom the Bellefeuille Tolls ... Junior forward Blake Bellefeuille led the Eagles with two goals and three assits in a home-and-home series with Northeastern on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14 ... Bellefeuille scored the game-winning goal, on the power play, in a 7-3 victory over UMass-Lowell in BCs HOCKEY EAST opener (Oct. 30).
Stonewall Clemmensen ... Sophomore netminder Scott Clemmensen has played every second for BC this winter ... Clemmensen won both games of the Ice Breaker Cup in Minneapolis, Minn. He made a season-high 31 saves against Ohio State in the tournaments opening round on Oct. 9 ... Clemmensen went 1-1 against Boston University last winter, averaging 17.5 saves per game ... Last year, Clemmensen set a BC single-season record with 24 wins.
The Crown Giuls ... Freshman forward Jeff Giuliano has seven assists in seven games ... He recorded two assists in his collegiate debut against Ohio State.
The Coach ... Jerry York is in his fifth season at Boston College. He has a 75-68-15 (.522) record at the Heights ... York currently is tied for seventh on the NCAA all-time winningest coaches list with 542 victories (Former Army coach, Jack Riley). He is 13 victories behind former Michigan Tech coach John MacInnes who holds sixth place ... Before coming to BC, York served as the head coach at Clarkson and Bowling Green, winning the national title at BGSU (1983-84).
Slap Shots
* BC fans set a Kelley Rink record during the 1989-90 season as 118,694 fans attended 23 hockey games, an average of 5,160 per game. This season, Boston College is averaging 6,547 after three games in Kelley Rink.
* When Mike Mottau notched four assists against UMass-Lowell on Oct. 31, it marked the first time an Eagle had achieved that feat since Marty Reasoner recorded four assists against the River Hawks on Feb. 28, 1998.
* The point distribution between classes is relatively even after seven games. The junior class leads in every category.
Class Breakdown
Class (Players) Goals Assists Points Penalties Seniors (7) 10 10 20 17 Juniors (6) 16 23 39 22 Sophomores (8) 9 19 28 16 Freshmen (3) 0 10 10 9* BC radio broadcaster Tim Sweeney played for the Eagles from 1985-89. He was a four-year letterwinner and served as the team tri-captain during his senior season. Sweeeney played 291 NHL games in eight years. He played for Calgary, Boston, Anaheim and spent last season with the New York Rangers.
* Former Eagles now in the NHL: Doug Brown (Detroit); Ted Crowley (Colorado); Bill Guerin (Edmonton); Steve Heinze (Boston); Craig Janney (Phoenix); Brian Leetch (New York Rangers); Marty McInnis (Anaheim); Ian Moran (Pittsburgh).
HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS Team GP W L T Pts. GF GA Overall New Hampshire 5 3 1 1 7 13 11 8-1-1 Boston College 4 3 1 0 6 23 15 5-1-1 Providence 4 3 1 0 6 18 12 5-3-0 Maine 4 2 1 1 5 10 7 5-1-1 UMass-Amherst 5 2 2 1 5 10 12 2-4-1 Merrimack 3 2 1 0 4 11 10 4-3-0 Northeastern 4 1 3 0 2 15 19 2-5-0 UMass-Lowell 5 1 4 0 2 15 24 3-4-0 Boston University4 0 3 1 1 11 16 1-5-1
