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BC-Providence Hockey Game Notes
January 18, 2001 | Men's Hockey
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Jan. 18, 2001
Tonight's Game: Boston College hosts Providence in the first game of a weekend home-and-home series. It is the first meeting between the two schools this season. The Eagles come into the contest ranked second in both the USCHO.com poll and the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll. The game can be heard locally on WTKK-FM 96.9. Game time at BC's Kelley Rink is 7 p.m.
Please Take Note: * Freshman defenseman J. D. Forrest is on a three-game goal scoring streak since his return from playing with the U. S. Junior National Team in Moscow. Forrest has scored goals in wins over Boston University and UMass Lowell, and in the Eagles' 6-3 loss to Merrimack. He has four points in those three games.
* Freshman Chuck Kobasew has been the barometer for success for BC this season. In games that Kobasew registers a point, the Eagles are 14-2. When he doesn't score, BC is 1-4-1.
* Kobasew is currently on a five-game scoring streak. Junior forward Jeff Giuliano and senior forward Mike Lephart currently hold this season's longest scoring streak, both registering a point in six straight games.
* In BC's 5-2 win over BU on Jan. 7, senior forward Brian Gionta became only the fourth Eagle to ever tally 100 goals and 100 assists in his career.
* Gionta is the Eagles' scoring leader in games played against Providence. Gionta has 15 points (nine goals, six assists) in 11 career games against the Friars.
* Senior goaltender Scott Clemmensen moved into third place on BC's all-time saves list in the Eagles' 6-3 loss at Merrimack on Jan. 16. The Urbandale, Iowa, native has 2,767 saves entering tonight's game, passing Paul Skidmore, who made 2,761 saves from 1975-79.
The Series: Boston College will face Providence for the 124th time tonight. BC holds a 78-38-7 advantage. The Eagles won two of three games against the Friars last season, with each team winning on its home ice. BC posted two shutout victories at Kelley Rink - 6-0 on Jan. 23, and 8-0 on Feb. 11. Tim Kelleher made 29 saves to blank the Friars in the first win, Scott Clemmensen stopped 21 shots for the victory in the second game. Providence defeated BC 4-3 at Schneider Arena on Jan. 22.
Coach York: Jerry York is in his seventh season as the Eagles' head coach. He heads into tonight's game as the sixth-winningest coach in NCAA history. With the Eagles' 6-1 win at UMass-Lowell on Saturday, Nov. 4, York joined an elite group of five other coaches who have 600 or more career victories. His career record stands at 608-442-54 (.579). His record at Boston College is 141-97-20 (.592). In HOCKEY EAST games York's teams are 82-59-15 (.582). He has led his team to the NCAA Tournament eight times, including three consecutive appearances by Boston College in the Frozen Four (1998-2000). His 1983-84 Bowling Green squad finished 34-8-2 and won the national championship.
Last Time Out for the Eagles: Merrimack's top line of Nick Parillo, Marco Rosa and Anthony Aquino accounted for 11 points, pacing the Warriors to a 6-3 HOCKEY EAST victory over Boston College. The teams traded goals through the first two periods, entering the third period tied at 3-3. Senior Mark McLennan and freshmen J. D. Forrest and Chuck Kobasew each scored one goal for BC. Merrimack broke the game open in the third, scoring the game-winning goal 3:40 into the period, and netted two late insurance goals to secure the victory. BC goaltender Scott Clemmensen made 20 saves, while Merrimack goalie Joe Exter stopped 31 shots for the win.
Eagle Newcomers: This season's freshman class has been the class of HOCKEY EAST this season. Chuck Kobasew and Tony Voce combined to earn Rookie of the Week honors four consecutive weeks in November. It was a feat that had not been accomplished by one conference team since the 1992-93 season, when Maine had four straight Rookie of the Week honorees. So far this season the freshman class has accounted for 29 goals and 43 assists. They have accounted for 31.9% of the teams' goal scoring, and 30.1 % of the Eagles' overall scoring this season:
York Selected as National Coach of the Year in Hockey: On January 9, 2001, Boston College head coach Jerry York was selected as the ice hockey National Coach of the Year for the year 2000 by the United States Olympic Committee. Forty-four Olympic and Pan American sports each named a National and Developmental Coach of the Year, and each will be honored at the fifth annual National Coaching Recognition Weekend in New York on Saturday, Jan. 13. The National Coaches of the Year winners were selected after strong showings at major event competitions for their respective sports.
Eagles on the National Leaderboard: Here is where the Boston College team and individual players stand in the NCAA statistics this week (games played through 1/17/01) as compiled by USCHO.com and the NCAA:
Team: Scoring Offense...3rd at 4.14 goals per game, Scoring Defense...12th at 2.59 goals per game, Scoring Margin...3rd at +1.76 goals per game, Winning Percentage...8th at 15-6-1 (.705), Power Play...16th at 27 of 128 (21.1%), Penalty Killing...12th at 124 of 143 (86.7%).
Individual: Krys Kolanos...Tied for 2nd in goals per game with 0.81, Tied for 4th in goals scored with 17, 6th in points per game with 1.57, 9th in scoring (17-16--33). Brian Gionta...Tied for 2nd in shorthanded goals with 3, Tied for 26th in scoring (13-12--25). J. D. Forrest...Tied for 8th in shorthanded goals with 2. Mike Lephart...Tied for 29th in scoring (9-14--24). Chuck Kobasew...Tied for 1st in game-winning goals with 5, Tied for 12th in power-play goals with 6, Tied for 23rd in scoring (13-13-25). Scott Clemmensen...11th in goals against average with a 2.32, 14th in minutes played with 1,109:42.
Fast Starts for the Eagles: Boston College has gotten off to fast starts in the majority of its games this season. The Eagles have scored in the first period in 16 of their 22 games, and have been the first team to score in 13 of those games. Fourteen of BC's 31 first-period goals have been scored within the first nine minutes of the period, and three of those have been scored within the first 90 seconds.
Forrest Competed with U.S. National Junior Team in World Junior Hockey Championship: Freshman defenseman J. D. Forrest was selected to compete with the U. S. National Junior Team that skated in the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championship in Moscow, Russia from Dec. 26 - Jan. 5. In six games, Forrest had one goal and one assist for the fifth-place U. S. team.
Gionta, Kobasew Earn HOCKEY EAST Accolades: Senior Brian Gionta earned Player of the Month honors, and freshman Chuck Kobasew was tabbed as the Rookie of the Month for November. The two players led BC to a 6-2 record. Gionta earned the third Player of the Month honor of his career on the strength of his performance against Merrimack in the Eagles' 7-2 win on Nov. 21. On a single play, Gionta scored his 100th career goal, tied a school record with his eighth career hat trick, and set a HOCKEY EAST record with the fastest two goals by one player in league history. Gionta tallied eight goals and three assists, scoring two short-handed goals and two power-play goals during the month. Kobasew has tallied a team-leading four game-winning goals, including a dramatic overtime goal at Harvard on Nov. 25. He also leads the team with six power-play goals. For the month of November, the forward registered 10 points on five goals and five assists. He is the league's top freshman scorer.
BC Hockey Signs Three Recruits: Three high school seniors have signed national letters of intent to play hockey at Boston College next season. John Adams, a 6-foot-2-inch defenseman, Ryan Murphy, a 5-foot-11-inch forward, and Ryan Shannon, a 5-foot-9-inch forward will enter Boston College in the fall of 2001 and begin their collegiate playing careers in the 2001-02 season.
BC Class of 2001: This season's senior class experienced more success in its first three seasons than any other Boston College class entering their final year with the exception of the BC class of 1988, which won 85 games (.702 win percentage) through its first three seasons. The class of 2001 won 84 games in its first three seasons (.705 win percentage) and appeared in the Frozen Four each year, playing for the title twice. The only other BC class to appear in three consecutive Frozen Fours was the 1948-50 Eagles, a team that won BC's sole national championship in 1949.
On The Radio: Tonight's game can be heard on WTKK 96.9 FM with Jon Rish calling the action and former Eagle standout Ken Hodge providing the color commentary. WTKK will broadcast all BC games for the remainder of the season except for the game vs. UMass-Lowell on Feb. 2, 2001. You can also listen to the game on the internet by logging on the official Boston College web site at www.bceagles.com.
Next Game: Second-ranked Boston College travels to Providence to take on the Friars in the second game of the weekend home-and-home series on Saturday, Jan. 20, at Schneider Arena. Game time is 7 p.m.
Player Notes 1 - Tim Kelleher (So., G) Has seen action in four games this season, compiling a 2-1 record with a 3.44 GAA and .867 save percentage...is out of the lineup indefinitely with mononucleosis...made 19 saves, giving up two goals vs. Merrimack on Nov. 21, getting the win...won 3-2 at Denver on Oct. 20, making 24 saves, giving up only two goals.
2 - Bobby Allen (Sr., D) Assistant captain this season...sat out the Eagles' game at Maine on Dec. 10 after suffering a minor concussion at Northeastern on Dec. 6...teams' leading defensive scorer with 11 points...valuable member of the Eagles' power play, scoring three power-play goals this season...named to Maverick Stampede All-Tournament team...two points short of the 100-point mark...second on the team in career games played with 146 (Scuderi 148).
4 - Brooks Orpik (Jr., D) Has registered one assist in six of the Eagles' last seven games...assisted on Chuck Kobasew's game-winning overtime goal at Harvard on Nov. 25...in BC's 7-2 victory against Merrimack, moved into sole possession of 5th place on BC's all-time penalty minutes leader board with 236, passing former teammate Mike Mottau (232)...leads team with 78 penalty minutes this season (34 penalties)... returned to action against Merrimack on Friday, Nov. 17, after sitting out the previous three games with a quadricep contusion of his left leg suffered against Northeastern on Nov. 3...has tallied nine assists on the season.
5 - Bill Cass (So., D) Returned to the lineup on Dec. 29 against Michigan State after successful arthroscopic surgery on right knee after suffered a lateral meniscus tear in practice on Nov. 24...has played in 19 of the Eagles' 22 games, tallying three assists.
6 - Marty Hughes (Sr., F) Tied for eighth on the team in scoring with 11 points (one goal, 10 assists)...played both offensive and defensive positions against Yale on Nov. 7...tied for fifth on the team in career scoring with 62 points.
7 - Rob Scuderi (Sr., D) Tallied three assists in the Eagles' 8-5 win over Michigan on Dec. 30...Has registered six assists in the last seven games... Scored two goals and nine assists this season...leads team in career games played with 148...on pace to break the career games played mark at BC of 164...both goals scored came in road victories (6-1 win at Merrimack on Nov. 17, 7-2 win at Maine on Dec. 10)...Eagles are 8-1 when Scuderi scores a point.
10 - Jeff Giuliano (Jr., F) Registered two assists vs. Merrimack on Nov. 21 and at Merrimack on Nov. 17...also tallied two assists in the Eagles' 2-1 win over UMass Lowell on Jan. 12...fifth on this year's squad in scoring with 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists)...tied for eighth on HOCKEY EAST's conference scoring list with 13 points on three goals and 10 assists...has six multiple-point games...holds the Eagles' longest point-scoring streak, having scored at least one point in six straight games (Oct. 29 - Nov. 17)...has scored in 13 of the Eagles' 22 games...tallied two goals in BC's first game of the season, a 4-1 win against Notre Dame.
11 - Krys Kolanos (So., F) Has scored in 16 of the 21 games in which he has played, including nine multiple-point efforts (leads team)...has multiple-point games in seven of the last 13 games he has played...leads the team in scoring with 33 points (17 goals, 16 assists)...on a career point-per-game pace with 65 points in 63 career games...leads HOCKEY EAST in scoring both in conference games and overall...has four multiple-goal games, most recently on Dec. 30 vs. Michigan in the GLI...had a five-point game against UMass-Amherst on Oct. 29 (two goals, three assists)...had a four-assist game vs. Merrimack on Nov. 21, the first of his career...second on the team with four power-play goals...named to the Great Lakes Invitational All-Tournament team...named to the Maverick Stampede All-Tournament team...earned HOCKEY EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors (10/30).
12 - Brian Gionta (Sr., F) Eagle captain this season...scored his 200th point in BC's 8-5 win over Michigan on Dec. 30 after tallying one goal and one assist...with assist against BU on Jan. 7, became only the fourth Eagle to tally at least 100 goals and 100 assists in his career... now has 103 career goals and 100 career assists...reached the 100-goal plateau with a hat trick against Merrimack on Nov. 21...scored two goals in 10 seconds in the third period of the Eagles' 7-2 win over Merrimack on Nov. 21 to break the HOCKEY EAST record for the fastest two goals by one player...moved into sole possession of fourth place on BC's career scoring list with 200 points after the Dec. 30 win vs. Michigan...fourth on the Eagles' career goals list with 103...only nine goals short of the all-time goal scoring mark of 112 set by David Emma (1987-91)...third on the team in scoring with 25 points (13 goals, 12 assists)... currently sixth in the league in overall scoring and fifth in scoring in league games only...has scored in 13 of 22 games...has eight multiple-point games...has scored three of the team's seven short-handed goals.
13 - Tony Voce (Fr., F) Second among BC's freshman goal-scorers with six goals...tallied two assists in BC's 5-2 win over BU on Jan. 7. including one off of a pass from his knees...scored two goals in two minutes in the Eagles' 5-3 win at Notre Dame on Nov. 10...notched his first collegiate short-handed goal at Maine on Dec. 10...scored one goal and one assist at Maine on Dec. 10...tallied one goal and one assist at Merrimack on Nov. 17...earned HOCKEY EAST Rookie of the Week nods for two consecutive weeks (weeks ending Nov. 20 and Nov. 13)...scored BC's only goal in a 4-1 loss to New Hampshire on Nov. 18.
15 - Ales Dolinar (Jr., F) Assisted on two goals in BC's 6-3 loss at Merrimack on Jan 16...tallied two goals in BC's 8-5 win over Michigan on Dec. 30...part of a line that registered 10 points against Northeastern on Nov. 3...recorded a career-high four assists in BC's 6-3 win over NU...scored a power-play goal at Maine on Dec. 10...tallied single goals in the Eagles' first win over Notre Dame on Oct. 13, against Denver on Oct. 20 and Wisconsin on Oct. 27...registered one assist at Merrimack on Nov. 17, and vs. New Hampshire on Nov. 18.
17 - A. J. Walker Missed six games with a sprained right ankle...scored one goal in BC's 3-2 win at Denver on Oct. 21...scored one goal at Denver in BC's 3-2 win on Oct. 21.
19 - Chuck Kobasew (Fr., F) Leads team and tied for first nationally in game-winning goals with five...has scored a point in five straight games...leads team with six power-play goals...leads all HOCKEY EAST freshmen in scoring with 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists)...scored one goal and one assist in his first game against Boston University on Jan. 6...scored one goal and three assists in the Eagles' 8-5 win over Michigan on Dec. 30...tallied the game-winning overtime goal at Harvard on Nov. 25...scored two goals in the Eagles' 7-2 win over Merrimack on Nov. 21...had four points (two goals, two assists) in the Eagles' 6-1 win at UMass-Lowell on Nov. 4...three-time HOCKEY EAST Rookie of the Week honoree (Nov. 6, Nov. 27, Jan 7)...tied for third in HOCKEY EAST in scoring in conference games and tied for fifth overall.
20 - Joe Schuman (Fr., D) Has seen action in 10 games this season...registered one assist in BC's 7-2 win at Maine on Dec. 10.
22 - Ben Eaves (Fr., F) Notched one goal and one assist in BC's 5-2 win over BU on Jan. 7...tallied two assists in the Eagles' 8-5 win over Michigan on Dec. 30...started the season strong with a three-assist effort in BC's 4-1 win over Notre Dame on Oct. 13...had one goal and one assist in the Eagles' 9-5 victory over UMass-Amherst on Oct. 29...missed three games because of back spasms (Nov. 3 - Nov 7).
23 - J. D. Forrest (Fr., D) Currently on a three-game goal scoring streak...competed with the U. S. National Junior Team in the World Junior Hockey Championship in Moscow, Russia from Dec. 26 - Jan 5, scored one goal and one assist in six games for the fifth-place U. S. team...has nine points (four goals, five assists)...scored a rare empty-net, shorthanded goal in BC's 5-2 win over BU on Jan. 7...notched one power-play goal at UMass Lowell on Jan. 12...scored one goal vs. Merrimack on Nov. 21...tallied one goal and two assists in BC's 9-5 win over UMass-Amherst on Oct. 29...missed two games (Nov. 4 - Nov. 7) because of a separated left shoulder suffered against Northeastern on Nov. 3.
27 - Mike Lephart (Sr., F) Assistant captain this season...reached the 100-career point mark with a two-assist game in the Eagles' 5-3 win at Notre Dame on Nov. 10...fourth on the team in scoring with 23 points (nine goals, 14 assists)...has three power-play goals...has seven multiple-point games...part of a line that registered 10 points against NU on Nov. 3...tallied two goals, including the game-tying goal with 42 seconds remaining in regulation, in a 3-2 overtime win at Harvard on Nov. 25...scored one goal and two assists vs. Merrimack on Nov. 21...scored three points (two goals, one assist) in BC's 6-3 win over Northeastern on Nov. 3...named to Maverick Stampede All-Tournament team.
29 - Tom Egan (So., G) Has seen action in one game this season (Nov. 21 vs. Merrimack)...made one save in 3:17 of the third period against Merrimack...may see more action due to Tim Kelleher's absence.
30 - Scott Clemmensen (Sr., G) Recorded his 11th career shutout at Northeastern on Dec. 6, extending his school record...fourth among HOCKEY EAST goaltenders with a 2.10 GAA in HOCKEY EAST games only...fourth overall in HOCKEY EAST with a 2.32 GAA in all games...HOCKEY EAST Goaltender of the Month for October... HOCKEY EAST Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 16)...moved into third place on BC's all-time saves list at Merrimack on Jan .16, passing Paul Skidmore, who had 2,761 saves from 1985-89...named Maverick Stampede Tournament MVP after he won games against Notre Dame on Oct. 13, and Nebraska-Omaha on Oct. 14 as the Eagles claimed the championship...captured HOCKEY EAST's 1999-2000 Heaton Goaltending Award for the lowest goals against average in league play (1.98).
