Boston College Athletics
Hockey Battles Black Bears This Weekend
January 25, 2001 | Men's Hockey
The Series: In 68 previous matchups, BC has a 36-29-3 mark against Maine. BC has played the Black Bears 23 times in the six seasons that Jerry York has been at the helm of the Eagles, with Maine holding a 12-9-2 advantage. In games played at BC, the Eagles are 18-10-2 since the two teams' first meeting on Dec. 11, 1979. This year's senior class is 7-6-1 against Maine. In the 15 seasons that BC and Maine have met regularly in HOCKEY EAST play, the series belongs to the Eagles, who have a slim 28-27-3 series lead. Last season the Eagles and Black Bears split four meetings, including the HOCKEY EAST championship game, in which Maine's Niko Dimitrakos scored the game-winner with three seconds remaining to win the game, 3-2, and the title.
Please Take Note: * With his offensive outburst against Providence last weekend (four goals, two assists in two games), senior forward Brian Gionta moved into sole posses- sion of the third spot on BC's career goals list with 107 goals. He is three goals behind number two on the list, Joe Mullen, and only five behind leader David Emma. Gionta is now on top of the league scoring list with 21 points.
* Freshman forward Chuck Kobasew is currently on a seven-game point-scoring streak. It is the Eagles longest scoring streak this season. In the last seven games, Kobasew has registered five goals and six assists.
* BC's Gionta, Krys Kolanos, and Kobasew are 1-2-3 in league scoring through 14 games. Gionta is the leader with 21 points, Kolanos has 20 and Kobasew has 19.
* In BC's 5-2 win over BU on Jan. 7, Gionta became only the fourth Eagle to ever tally 100 goals and 100 assists in his career. He is just six goals short of becoming the all-time BC leader in goals scored.
* Gionta is the BC scoring leader in games played against Maine. He has 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in 14 career games against the Black Bears.
* The Eagles have outshot all but one of their HOCKEY EAST opponents this season. In 14 league games, BC has taken 493 (35.2) shots on goal, while its foes have taken only 304 (21.7)...when scoring four or more goals this season, BC has a spotless record of 13-0...when scoring first, BC is 14-3.
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 610-442-54 (.580). His record at Boston College is 143-97-20 (.596). In HOCKEY EAST games York's teams are 84-59-15 (.587). 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 Weekend's Sweep of the Eagles: Boston College completed a two-game, weekend sweep of Providence, defeating the Friars 4-0 on Friday at Kelley Rink, and 4-2 on Saturday at PC's Schneider Arena. * BC 4, PC 0: - Scott Clemmensen recorded his 12th career shutout and classmate Brian Gionta tallied two goals and one assist to lead Boston College to the 4-0 league win over Providence College. Gionta opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal at 6:45 of the first period. Ben Eaves assisted on the score. Jeff Giuliano doubled the BC advantage at 8:31 of the second period, and Eaves made the score 3-0 with a goal just 13 seconds before the intermission. Gionta concluded the scoring at 7:35 of the third period, netting his 15th goal of the season. Clemmensen made 18 saves. * BC 4, PC 2: - The Eagles opened the game outshooting the Friars 11-1 in the first 7:00, but it wasn't until 16:44 that Chuck Kobasew scored a power-play goal that was inadvertently tipped in by Providence's Drew Omicioli. The Eagles went up, 2-0, on a power-play goal by Ben Eaves. BC went 2-6 with the man advantage. Gionta put the game away in the second period, notching two goals and assisting on a third to give the Eagles a 4-1 lead. Clemmensen was strong in net again, making 28 saves for the win.
Last BC-Maine Meeting:BC defeated Maine 7-2 in Orono on Dec. 10. The Eagles started out strong, scoring two goals in the first 6:43. Tony Voce started the scoring with a goal at 2:28. Mark McLennan doubled the lead shortly thereafter. BC took a 3-0 lead 3:42 into the second period on Ales Dolinar's power-play goal, but Maine answered just 26 seconds later, when Kevin Clauson scored to make the score 3-1. BC pulled away in the third period, scoring four goals in the span of 4:27, with Jeff Giuliano, Rob Scuderi, Ben Eaves and Chuck Kobasew registering goals. Maine used three goaltenders in the game. Scott Clemmensen turned away 14 Maine shots for the victory.
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.
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 32 goals and 48 assists. They have accounted for 32.3% of the teams' goal scoring, and 30.7 % of the Eagles' overall scoring this season.
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 18 of their 24 games, and have been the first team to score in 15 of those games. Fifteen of BC's 33 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.
Gionta, Kobasew are Fair Barometers of Eagles' Success This Season: As Brian Gionta and Chuck Kobasew go, so go the Eagles. Boston College was a perfect 6-0 in November games in which both Gionta and Kobasew scored at least one point. Conversely, the Eagles were 0-2 in games in which neither player registered a point.
Lephart, Allen Enjoy 6-on-5 Success : Boston College has pulled its goaltender and scored game-tying goals on five different occasions since the beginning of the 1999-2000 season. Senior assistant captains Mike Lephart and Bobby Allen have scored each of them. The Eagles ended up winning two of those games (including a 6-5 win over Michigan State in last year's NCAA West Regional), losing two, and tying one.
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.
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 from the Breck School in Golden Valley, Minn., Ryan Murphy, a 5-foot-11-inch forward from Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Ryan Shannon, a 5-foot-9-inch forward from the Taft School in Watertown, Conn. 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.
Two Eagles Near Games-Played Mark: Two current Eagles have an opportunity to finish their careers with at least 164 games played, surpassing Mike Mottau's all-time mark of 163 appearances. Rob Scuderi's 150 games played moved him into a tie for 10th place on BC's all-time games played list. He joins former teammate Andy Powers (1995-99) and Marc Beran (1989-93. Current Games needed Player games played to reach 164 Rob Scuderi 150 14 Bobby Allen 148 16
b>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 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 hosts the Maine Black Bears for the second game of a two-game set at BC's Kelley Rink on Saturday, Jan. 27. The Eagles defeated the Black Bears in the teams' only meeting of the season, 7-2, on Dec. 10. Game time is 7 p.m. The game can be seen in locally on Foxsports New England.
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 for the next two weeks 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...tied with J. D. Forrest as the teams' second-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 148 (Scuderi 150).
4 - Brooks Orpik (Jr., D) : Has registered one assist in six of the Eagles' last nine 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 3rd place on BC's all-time penalty minutes leader board with 276...leads team with 78 penalty minutes this season (35 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 10 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 21 of the Eagles' 24 games, tallying four assists.
6 - Marty Hughes (Sr., F) : Tied for 10th on the team in scoring with 12 points (one goal, 11 assists)...played both offensive and defensive positions against Yale on Nov. 7...sixth on the team in career scoring with 63 points.
7 - Rob Scuderi (Sr., D) : Tallied three assists in the Eagles' 8-5 win over Michigan on Dec. 30...Has registered seven assists in the last nine games... Scored two goals and 10 assists this season...leads all BC defensemen in scoring...leads team in career games played with 150...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 9-1 when Scuderi scores a point.
10 - Jeff Giuliano (Jr., F) : Registered two assists four times this season, all of which were wins (at Providence on Jan 20, vs. Merrimack on Nov. 21, at Merrimack on Nov. 17, at UMass Lowell on Jan. 12...fifth on this year's squad in scoring with 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists)...tied for sixth on HOCKEY EAST's conference scoring list with 16 points on four goals and 12 assists...has seven multiple-point games... scored at least one point in six straight games (Oct. 29 - Nov. 17)...has scored in 15 of the Eagles' 24 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 17 of the 23 games in which he has played, including nine multiple-point efforts...leads the team in scoring with 34 points (17 goals, 17 assists)...on a career point-per-game pace with 66 points in 65 career games...leads HOCKEY EAST in scoring overall...second in league in conference scoring with 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists) in 14 games...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...tied for 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...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...third on the Eagles' career goals list with 107...only five goals short of the all-time goal scoring mark of 112 set by David Emma (1987-91)...second on the team in scoring with 31 points (17 goals, 14 assists)...leads HOCKEY EAST in conference scoring with 21 points (14 goals, seven assists) in 14 games...currently tied for third in the league in overall scoring...has scored in 15 of 24 games...has 10 multiple-point games (leads team)...has scored four of the team's eight 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.
14 - Ty Hennes (Fr., F) : Has centered BC's fourth line in every game this season...tallied one goal and three assists in his 24 appearances...scored one goal in BC's 8-5 consolation-round victory over then #4 Michigan on Dec. 30 in the GLI.
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 (So., F): 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.
18 - Mark McLennan (Sr., F) : Has seen action in all but one of the Eagles' 24 games...scored three goals and two assists on the season...scored the game-winning goal in BC's 5-3 win at Notre Dame on Nov. 10...scored one goal in BC's 7-2 win at Maine on Dec. 10, and in BC's 6-3 loss at Merrimack on Jan. 16.
19 - Chuck Kobasew (Fr., F) : Leads team and tied for first nationally in game-winning goals with five...has scored a point in seven straight games (leads team)...leads team with seven power-play goals...leads all HOCKEY EAST freshmen in scoring with 28 points (14 goals, 14 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)...third in HOCKEY EAST in scoring in conference games and sixth 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) : Scored one goal and one assist in BC's 4-0 shutout of Providence on Jan. 19...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) : 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 11 points (five goals, six 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.
24 - Brett Peterson (Fr., D) : Valuable member of the Eagles' defensive corps...has played in 22 of BC's 24 games this season...assisted on four goals...had two assists in the Eagles' 5-3 win at Notre Dame on Nov. 10...missed two games (Nov. 21 & 25) with a leg injury.
25 Justin Dziama (Fr., F) : Has become a physical force on the ice for the Eagles this season...has played in 18 of the Eagles' 24 games, registering one goal and one assist on BC's fourth line...scored the game-winning goal in BC's 6-1 win at UMass Lowell on Nov. 4 (York's 600th win).
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 24 points (nine goals, 15 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 12th career shutout vs. Providence on Jan. 19 (his fourth career shutout against the Friars)...Shutout Northeastern on Dec. 6 for his 11th career shutout...fourth among HOCKEY EAST goaltenders with a 1.91 GAA in HOCKEY EAST games only...fourth overall in HOCKEY EAST with a 2.21 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).
