Boston College Athletics
Men's Hockey Prepares for New Hampshire
June 21, 1999 | Men's Hockey
December 1, 1998
Boston College Hockey (7-3-1, 4-2-0 HE) vs. New Hampshire (8-2-1, 4-1-1 HE)December 4-5, 1998, Whittemore Center /Kelley Rink, 7 p.m.
In the Eagles Nest
Streaking ... Brian Gionta is in the midst of a nine-game scoring streak. He has 19 points in those games (7g, 12a) ... Bobby Allen has registered at least one point in each of the last six games ... Allen has at least one assist in every HOCKEY EAST contest this season ... Blake Bellefeuille has scored a power-play goal in four of the past five games ... BC has tallied at least one power-play goal in each of the last nine games .Potent Power Play ... The Eagles lead HOCKEY EAST in power-play percentage. They are 13 of 49 in HOCKEY EAST games (26.5 percent) and 18 of 75 overall (24.0 percent) ... BC has notched at least one power-play goal in each of the last nine games.
Triumph over Adversity ... Coming off a loss at Clarkson (11/28), BC will tonight look to continue its streak of successfully rebounding from a loss. The Eagles are 2-0 this season after losses. BC defeated Northeastern on Nov. 14 after falling to the Huskies in overtime the night before. The Eagles defeated St. Lawrence (11/27), the game after a 4-2 loss at Boston University.
Quick Starters ... After 11 games, the Eagles have outscored their opponents 18-8 in the first period, including a 14-5 advantage in HOCKEY EAST games. The Eagles are 4-1 when leading after one period ... BC is 4-2-1 when scoring first.
Chasing the Century Juniors Jeff Farkas, Mike Mottau and Blake Bellefeuille and sophomore Brian Gionta are racing toward the 100-point mark for their careers.
GP G A P Farkas 86 35 54 89 Mottau 89 19 70 89 Bellefeuille 86 41 45 86 Gionta 51 40 44 84Eagle Profile30 Scott Clemmensen So., Goalie, Urbandale, IowaThe Clemmensen File ... Scott is the only goalie to have played for the Eagles this season ... He recorded two wins in the Ice Breaker Cup on Oct. 9-10 ... Clemmensen made a season-high 31 saves against Ohio State in the season opener ... Scott made 30 saves in his last game, a 2-1 loss at Clarkson ... He has made 30 or more saves in two games this season ... Clemmensen made 30 or more saves twice in 36 games last winter.Career Statistics W-L-T GP/MIN GA/AVG Saves/PCT 31-12-5 48/2873:57 137/2.86 1024/.882Team Notes
HOCKEY EAST Offensive ... Boston College has the highest scoring offense in HOCKEY EAST. The Eagles average 5.17 goals per conference game and average 4.47 goals in all games ... BC has the top two scorers -- four of the top five -- in conference games.
HOCKEY EAST Scoring Leaders 1. Brian Gionta 6-9-15 2. Mike Mottau 1-11-12 T-3. Jeff Farkas 8-3-11 T-3. Bobby Allen 2-9-11Shoot-Out ... BC is outshooting its opponents 355-280 this season. The Eagles are averaging 32.3 shots per game, while holding their opponents to 25.5 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 7-1 this season when outshooting their opponents. They are 0-2-1 when being outshot. Last season, BC went 27-5-4 when they outshot their opponents and were 1-4-1 when being outshot.
Following Last Years Team ... After 11 games last season, the Eagles were 9-2 overall and 4-2 in HOCKEY EAST.
Hats Off ... The Eagles have three hat tricks after 11 games this season (Gionta 2, Farkas 1). BC had five hat tricks in 42 games last winter.
On the Horizon ... The Eagles return to HOCKEY EAST action on Tuesday, December 8 when they travel to North Andover, Mass. and face Merrimack. Game time is 7 p.m. and will be the last game before Christmas break.
Series Facts
BC vs. UNH
UNH leads the series, 43-42-4 Current Streak: UNH won the last game.Leading scorers vs. the Wildcats: GP G A P Mike Mottau 7 2 4 6 Blake Bellefeuille 7 2 3 5 Brian Gionta 3 2 1 3 Matt Mulhern 10 0 3 3 Rob Scuderi 3 0 3 3BC won the 1997-98 series, 2-1. Both teams advanced to the 1998 NCAA "Frozen Four." UNH lost to Michigan in the semis and BC fell to the Wolverines in the championship game.
Individual Notes
The Mighty Gionta ... Sophomore forward Brian Gionta leads the team in points (22) and ranks second in goals (10) ... Gionta ranks second on BC and in HOCKEY EAST in goals-- behind teammate Jeff Farkas (11) ... He leads HOCKEY EAST in scoring wth 15 points in six conference games (6g, 9a) ... Season Highlights ... Gionta netted his second hat trick of the season against Boston Univ. (11/20) ... Gionta notched two goals and one assist in a 6-4 victory at UMass-Lowell (11/31) ... Gionta notched a hat trick in the season-opening 4-3 double-overtime victory over Ohio State (10/10). Giontas gamewinner came 1:17 into the second overtime.
Living Here in Allens-town ... Sophomore defenseman Bobby Allen, who has 11 assists, has recorded at least one point in each of the last six games ... He has eight points in those games (2g, 6a)... Eight of his 11 assists have come on the power play ... Season Highlights ... Allen netted one goal and added two assists in a 6-2 victory over Boston Univ. (11/20) ... Allen recorded three assists in a 7-3 victory over UMass-Lowell (10/30).
Our Mottau is ... Junior defenseman and Hobey Baker Award candidate Mike Mottau leads the team with 16 assists. He ranks second on the team with 17 points ... Twelve of his 16 assists have come on the power play ... Season Highlights ... Mottau has tallied four assists in each of two games this season -- UMass-Lowell (10/31) and Boston Univ. (11/20) ... Mottau scored his first goal of the 1998-99 season in a 6-3 win over Northeastern (11/14) ... He assisted on two goals in the Ice Breaker championship game against St. Lawrence, including Chris Masters game-winning goal ... Mottau, an "assist"ant captain, earned HOCKEY EAST Player of the Month honors for the month of October.
Yes Masters ... Senior center Chris Masters scored two goals in a 6-2 win at St. Lawrence (11/27) ... Masters scored the gamewinner in a 3-2 victory over St. Lawrence in the championship game of the Ice Breaker Cup (10/10) ... He netted two third-period goals against Notre Dame (11/6) to lead an Eagle comeback that resulted in a 5-5 tie ... Masters is serving as an assistant captain.
Fond of Farkas ... Junior forward Jeff Farkas leads all HOCKEY EAST scorers with eight goals in six conference games ... He also leads conference scorers with 11 goals in all games ... Season Highlights ... 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 over UMass-Lowell.
For Whom the Bellefeuille Tolls ... Junior forward Blake Bellefeuille has tallied at least one power-play goal in four of the past five games ... Season Highlights ... Bellefeuille led the Eagles with two goals and three assists in a home-and-home series with Northeastern on Nov. 13 and 14 ... Bellefeuille scored the game-winning goal, on the power play, in a 7-3 victory over UMass-Lowell in BCs HOCKEY EAST opener (10/30).
Stonewall Clemmensen ... Sophomore netminder Scott 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 (10/9) ... He has made 30 or more saves in two games this year ... Last year, Clemmensen set a BC single-season record with 24 wins.
The Coach ... Jerry York is in his fifth season at Boston College. He has a 77-70-15 (.522) record at the Heights ... York is currently seventh on the NCAA all-time winningest coaches list with 544 victories. He is 11 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 6,819 after four games in Kelley Rink.
* The point distribution between classes is relatively even after 11 games. The junior class leads in every category.
Class Breakdown Class (Players) Goals Assists Points Penalties Seniors (7) 12 12 24 28 Juniors (6) 23 32 55 31 Sophomores (8) 14 32 46 22 Freshmen (3) 1 10 11 16* 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. Sweeney played 291 NHL games in eight years. He played for Calgary, Boston, Anaheim and spent the 1997-98 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).
