Boston College Athletics
Men's Hockey Prepares for Weekend Road Trip
June 21, 1999 | Men's Hockey
November 24, 1998
Boston College Hockey (6-2-1, 4-2 HE) vs. St. Lawrence (6-2)/Clarkson (1-6) November 27-28, 1998, Appleton Arena/Cheel Arena, 7 p.m.Boston College vs. St. Lawrence BC leads the series, 32-28-3 Current Streak: BC has won the last four games.Leading scorers vs. the Saints: GP G A P Mike Mottau 3 2 5 7 Jeff Farkas 3 1 3 4 Brian Gionta 2 1 2 3 Chris Masters 4 0 3 3 Brendan Buckley 4 1 2 3The Last Meeting: October 10, 1998 BC 3, SLU 2 -- Mike Mottau notched two assists, including one on Chris Masters' gamewinner, to lead the Eagles over St. Lawrence in the Ice Breaker Cup's championship game. The Saints took a 1-0 lead before Kevin Caulfield netted the equalizer with less than two minutes to play in the second period. Jeff Farkas put the Eagles ahead 2-1 with his first goal of the season and Masters later clinched the title. Scott Clemmensen made 12 saves.Boston College vs. Clarkson CU leads the series, 42-21-0 Current Streak: CU has won the last eight games.
Leading scorers vs. the Golden Knights: GP G A P Blake Bellefeuille 2 1 3 4 Chris Masters 4 1 1 2 Andy Powers 4 1 1 2 Mike Mottau 3 1 1 2 Kevin Caulfield 3 1 1 2 Tony Hutchins 3 1 1 2 Jeff Farkas 2 0 2 2The Last Meeting: November 29, 1997 CU 4, BC 3 -- Clarkson freshman Don Smith's power-play goal at 13:25 of the third period led the Golden Knights over host BC. CU had a two-goal advantage before Marty Reasoner cut the lead in half. Mike Lephart evened the score in the second period and Kevin Caulfield tied the game again midway through the final stanza. Smith tallied the gamewinner at 13:25 of the third period. Scott Clemmensen made 17 saves.
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 84 34 54 88 Mottau 87 19 68 87 Bellefeuille 84 40 45 8512 Brian Gionta So., Forward, Rochester, N.Y.The Gionta File ... Brian leads the Eagles in points (19) and ranks second in goals (9) and assists (10) ... He has two hat tricks this season, four in his career ... Gionta has two game-winning goals this season, including the gamewinner against Ohio State in the season opener ... He led the team with six game-winning tallies last winter ... Gionta earned 1997-98 HOCKEY EAST Rookie of the Year honors ... He won the 1997-98 HOCKEY EAST (regular season) goal-scoring title with 22 goals in 24 conference games.
Career Scoring GP G A P PEN 49 39 42 81 24Team Notes
Shoot-Out ... BC is outshooting its opponents 292-221 this season. The Eagles are averaging 32.4 shots per game, while holding their opponents to 24.6 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 6-1 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.
HOCKEY EAST Offensive ... Boston College has the highest scoring offense in HOCKEY EAST. The Eagles average 5.17 goals per conference game and average 4.77 goals in all games. Streaking ... Jeff Farkas is in the midst of an eight-game scoring streak. He has 13 points in those games (10g, 3a) ... Brian Gionta has recorded at least one point in each of the last seven games. He has 16 points in those seven games (6g, 10a) ... Bobby Allen has at least one assist in every HOCKEY EAST contest this season ... Blake Bellefeuille has scored a power-play goal in each of the last three games ... BC has tallied at least one power-play goal in each of the last seven games.
First ones here, last ones to leave ... After eight games, the Eagles have outscored their opponents 17-7 in the first period, including a 14-5 advantage in HOCKEY EAST games. The Eagles are 4-1 when leading after one period. They have also outdueled their opponents in the third period, 14-8.
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 15 of 65 overall (23.1 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 Years Team ... After nine games last season, the Eagles were 7-2 overall and 3-2 in HOCKEY EAST.
Hats Off ... BC had five hat tricks last winter. The Eagles have three after nine games this season (Gionta 2, Farkas 1).
On the Horizon ... The Eagles return to HOCKEY EAST action on Friday, December 4 at New Hampshire. BC will host the Wildcats on December 5 to complete the home-and-home series. Both games will begin at 7 p.m.
Individual Notes
Captain Buckley ... Senior defenseman and captain Brendan Buckley is the most experienced Eagle, having played in 124 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 nine 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 ... He 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 14 assists. He ranks second on the team with 15 points ... Mottau scored his first goal of the 1998-99 season in a 6-3 win over Northeastern (11/14) ... Eleven of his 14 assists have come on the power play ... Mottau has tallied four assists in each of two games this season -- UMass-Lowell (10/31) and Boston Univ. (11/20) ... Mottau 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.
Fond of Farkas ... Junior forward Jeff Farkas leads all HOCKEY EAST scorers with eight goals in six conference games ... Farkas is in the midst of an eight-game scoring streak ... 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.
The Mighty Gionta ... Sophomore forward Brian Gionta leads the team in points (19) and ranks second in goals (9) ... Gionta netted his second hat trick of the season against BU (11/20) ... It was his fifth collegiate game with four or more points ... He tallied one goal and added three assists in a 6-3 win over Northeastern (Nov. 14) ... 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. Gionta's gamewinner came 1:17 into the second overtime.
For Whom the Bellefeuille Tolls ... Junior forward Blake Bellefeuille has tallied at least one power-play goal in the each of the last three games ... Bellefeuille led the Eagles with two goals and three assists 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 (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 tournament's opening round on Oct. 9 ... Last year, Clemmensen set a BC single-season record with 24 wins.
The Crown Giuls ... Freshman Jeff Giuliano has seven assists in nine 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 76-69-15 (.522) record at the Heights ... York is currently seventh on the NCAA all-time winningest coaches list with 543 victories. He is 12 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) ... York recorded 125 wins in seven years at Clarkson ... He earned his 500th collegiate victory in the Eagles last trip to St. Lawrence on Nov. 30, 1996.
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.
* When Mike Mottau notched four assists against Boston University on Nov. 20 it marked the second time this season he reached the feat. Mottau also notched four assists against UMass-Lowell on Oct. 31.
* The point distribution between classes is relatively even after eight games. The junior class leads in every category.
Class Breakdown
Class (Players) Goals Assists Points Penalties Seniors (7) 10 12 22 26 Juniors (6) 19 28 47 27 Sophomores (8) 13 26 39 18 Freshmen (3) 1 10 11 11* 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 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).
