Boston College Athletics
Hockey To Renew Battle Of Commonwealth Ave.
November 16, 2001 | Men's Hockey
Nov. 16, 2001
BOSTON COLLEGE (5-4-1, 2-2-1 HEA)
vs.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY (6-0-1, 3-0-1 HEA)
Saturday, November 17, 2001
Kelley Rink (7,884)
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7 p.m.
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SATURDAY'S GAME
Boston College enters Saturday's game with a 5-4-1 overall record and a 2-2-0 mark in HOCKEY EAST games. The Eagles are amidst a season-best three-game winning streak. In its last action, the team defeated Providence, 4-1, on Wednesday, Nov. 14 behind multiple-point efforts from Ales Dolinar, Ben Eaves and Ryan Murphy.
A trio of sophomores leads the Eagles in scoring. Tony Voce is the team's leading scorer with eight goals and eight assists for 16 points. Eaves follows with 15 points on five goals and 10 assists, while J.D. Forrest is third with four goals and seven assists for 11 points.
Boston University enters the game with a 6-0-1 record and a 3-0-1 mark in league games. The Terriers are ranked fourth in the latest USA Today/AHCA poll and fifth in the latest USCHO.com poll. BU defeated Yale, 4-3 in overtime, in its last action on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
FAMILIAR FOE
Saturday's meeting between the two schools with be the 208th all-time. Boston University is BC's most-often played opponent in the history of the program. The BC-BU matchup is one of the longest and most prominent in college hockey, joining the likes of Minnesota-North Dakota and Michigan-Michigan State.
AGAINST THE TERRIERS
Boston College and Boston University have met 203 times and the Terriers hold an edge in the all-time series, leading 105-87-15. Boston College has won the last three meetings between the two schools.
In 2000-01, BU won the first meeting on Jan. 6 by a 3-2 score at Walter Brown Arena, but the Eagles took the final three games. The following night, BC rebounded with a 5-2 victory at Kelley Rink as Brian Gionta netted two goals in the win. The Eagles won the Beanpot on Feb. 12 with a balanced scoring effort, getting goals from five different players in the 5-3 win. In the final game of the regular season, Boston College used two goals from Jeff Giuliano and a 20-save performance from Tim Kelleher to defeat Boston University, 5-1, at Walter Brown Arena on March 4.
Sophomore Ben Eaves is the Eagles' leading scorer against BU, netting two goals and three assists in four games against the Terriers. Senior Ales Dolinar has recorded one goal and three assists for four points in 11 career outings, while classmate Giuliano (two goals, one assist in 12 games), and sophomores J.D. Forrest (two goals, one assist in three games) and Tony Voce (one goal, two assists in four games) all have three points against the Terriers
KELLEHER'S TERRIER CONNECTIONS
While junior netminder Tim Kelleher is a member of the Boston College hockey team, his older brother Chris, a two-time All-American and team captain for the Terriers, roamed the BU blue line from 1994 through 1998.
LAST TIME AGAINST BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Jeff Giuliano recorded two goals and Tim Kelleher stopped 20 shots as Boston College defeated Boston University, 5-1, in the 2000-01 regular-season finale at Walter Brown Arena on March 4.
BU took a 1-0 lead into the second period, but the Eagles struck twice in the second period to go on to the win. Giuliano tied the score at 5:41 on a power-play goal from Ben Eaves and Ron Scuderi before Krys Kolanos put BC up for good at 6:13, also on the power play, from Marty Hughes and J.D. Forrest.
Tony Voce scored 1:35 into the third period from Bobby Allen and Kolanos, before Giuliano notched his second goal of the night at 5:50 from Eaves and Brian Gionta. Mike Lephart rounded out the scoring, netting a shorthanded tally from Ales Dolinar at 7:02 of the final stanza.
BC outshot the Terriers 34-21, including a 13-4 margin in the second period and a 14-5 margin in the third.
LAST TIME OUT
Three players - Ales Dolinar, Ben Eaves and Ryan Murphy - each netted one goal and one assist as Boston College extended its winning streak to three games with its 4-1 victory over Providence on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at Kelley Rink.
Eaves put BC on the board at 4:06 of the first when he took an A.J. Walker pass in front of the net for the score. Tony Voce also assisted on the goal. BC added to its lead just 1:17 later when Dolinar tipped in an Andrew Alberts blast from the point.
Providence climbed within one goal at 6:02 of the first period on a Regan Kelly goal, but Murphy collected a Dolinar pass for a goal at 9:00 and a 3-1 lead after one period. J.D. Forrest added to the lead with a power-play goal from Eaves and Dave Spina at 5:23 of the second period, as Matti Kaltiainen went on to make 19 saves in the win. BC outshot Providence 35-20 for the game.
WHO'S HOT
Sophomore J.D. Forrest has three goals and three assists (for six points) in the last four games ... sophomore Ben Eaves has registered seven points (two goals, five assists) in the last three games ... sophomore Tony Voce has notched six points (four goals, two assists) in the last three games.
STREAKING AS A TEAM
Boston College has skated to three straight wins, the longest winning streak of the 2001-02 season. In addition, the team has raised its record above .500 for the first time since the first game of the season when the team won at Vermont, 5-1.
STREAKING AS INDIVIDUALS
Seven Eagles currently have scoring streaks in-tact. Three sophomores are in the midst of three-game scoring streaks. Ben Eaves has notched seven points in the last three game (two goals, five assists). Tony Voce has scored four goals and two assists for six points in the last three games, while J.D. Forrest has scored two goals and three assists for five points during that time.
Four Eagles, including three freshman, have two-game streaks in place. Freshman Ryan Murphy has scored three points (one goal, two assists), while senior Ales Dolinar and freshman Ned Havern have each notched one goal and one assist. Freshman Andrew Alberts has added two assists from the blue line.
FRESHMAN TANDEM COMING ON STRONG
Freshmen wingers Ryan Murphy and Ned Havern have come on strong in the last four games. In that span, both players have each notched both their first collegiate points and first collegiate goals.
Murphy recorded his first goal - which also marked his first point as a collegian - at Wisconsin in the team's 5-2 loss on Nov. 2. Havern earned his first collegiate point on the goal as he was credited with an assist. Havern notched his first goal in BC's 6-4 victory over Merrimack on Nov. 8.
Murphy collected his first multiple-point game in the team's last outing - against Providence on Nov. 14 - when he scored one goal and one assist. Havern also scored one point, assisting on Murphy's first-period goal.
YOUNGSTERS LEADING THE CHARGE
The sophomore class has accounted for 45.4 percent of the Eagles scoring this season (17 goals and 27 assists for 44 points). When adding the freshman class' production to the total (nine goals and 20 assists for 29 points), the two classes have scored 75.3 percent of the team's points (26 goals and 47 assists for 73 points).
DEFENSE STEPPING UP OFFENSIVELY
The Boston College defensive corps has scored 21 points - on five goals and 16 assists - in 10 games, nearly a quarter of the team's scoring. Sophomore J.D. Forrest leads the group with 11 points on four goals and seven assists, while freshman Andrew Alberts has collected four assists. Junior Bill Cass follows with three points on one goal - a shorthanded tally - and two assists., while sophomore Joe Schuman, junior goaltender Tim Kelleher and freshman John Adams have each added one assist.
FOUR IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
Since Nov. 30, 1999, Boston College is 45-0-2 when scoring four or more goals. In 2000-01, the Eagles were a perfect 24-0-0 when scoring four or more goals and are 4-0-1 this season when reaching the four-goal mark.
WALKER ENJOYING RENEWED SUCCESS
Junior forward A.J. Walker has notched five points - two goals and three assists - this season. Three of his points have come on the power play, including both goals. In the opening game of the season against Vermont, Walker potted one goal with an extra skater and added two assists, one on the power play.
In just 10 games this season, Walker has already more than doubled his previous career scoring numbers of two goals headed into the 2001-02 campaign. Coincidentally, Walker has scored all but one of his points when he has been on the ice with Ben Eaves. Walker and Eaves were also linemates at Shattuck St. Mary's in Faribault, Minn in 1998-99.
APPROACHING THE CENTURY MARK
Senior Jeff Giuliano is 17 points shy of becoming the 58th Boston College player to reach 100 points for his career. So far this season, he's scored eight points (four goals and four assists) in nine games.
POWER-PLAY SPARKS
Sophomore Tony Voce leads the club with four power-play goals, followed by Ben Eaves, J.D. Forrest, Dave Spina and A.J. Walker with two apiece. Jeff Giuliano has also scored on the power play.
SPECIAL TEAMS SNIPER
While sophomore Tony Voce leads the club in power-play goals, he has also logged two goals shorthanded, as well as 4x4 and 5x3 goals this season. His shorthanded goals, which he scored against Merrimack on Nov. 8, were the first of his career. Overall, he leads the team in special teams scoring with 12 points (4-5-9 on the power play, 2-0-2 shorthanded and 1-0-1 in 4x4 situations).
SHOOTING THE LIGHTS OUT
Boston College has outshot its opponents in eight of 10 games this season. For the season, the Eagles have averaged 33.9 shots on net per game to their opponents' 22.8 per game. In total, BC has outshot its opponents 339-228, but only outscored its opponents 36-32.
The Eagles have mounted 30+ shot efforts in eight of 10 games this season, including two 40+ games. The team put a season-high 43 shots on net at Wisconsin on Nov. 2. At the same time, the Eagles have held their opponents to 25 or fewer shots in eight of 10 games, including three games fewer than 20 shots. Vermont mustered only 16 shots on net in the season opener against BC.
NOTING THE POSITIVE
After a slow start to the season, the Eagles are turning around their scoring habits. Boston College's top six scorers are a combined +27 on the season. Senior Jeff Giuliano is among the HOCKEY EAST leaders with his +9 rating, while sophomore Ben Eaves follows with a +6 mark. Sophomore defenseman J.D. Forrest is a +5, freshman Ryan Shannon is a +2 and classmate Dave Spina is a +4.
VOCE AND EAVES JOIN NATIONAL LEADERS
Sophomore Tony Voce is tied for eighth among NCAA Division I players in scoring with 16 points. He is also tied for sixth nationally in goal scoring with eight, tied for third nationally power-play goals with four, and tied for second nationally in shorthanded goals with two.
Classmate Ben Eaves is tied for 16th nationally in scoring with 15 points and is fifth in the nation in points per game, averaging 1.88 ppg. He is also tied for 13th nationally in assists with 10.
SCORERS AMONG LEAGUE LEADERS
Several Eagles are among the HOCKEY EAST leaders in scoring categories. In all games, sophomore Tony Voce is second in the league in scoring with 16 points in 10 games, while classmate Ben Eaves is third with 15 points in eight games. Sophomore J.D. Forrest is tied for ninth with 11 points in 10 games,
Voce is also listed among the league leaders in several other categories: goals (first), assists (tied for fifth), game-winning goals (tied for first), power-play goals (tied for second), shorthanded goals (tied for first), hat tricks (first) and shots (first). Eaves is listed in assists (second), power-play goals (tied for eighth) and shots (fifth).
EVERYDAY PLAYER
Senior forward Jeff Giuliano has played in all 138 of BC's games since his arrival at the Heights in the fall of 1998. He has recorded 33 goals and 54 assists for 87 points. This season, he also leads the team and HOCKEY EAST with a plus-9 rating on the ice and is fourth in scoring with eight points.
LIGHTNING STRIKES EARLY
Twice this season, Boston College has lit the lamp before the first minute of the game had elapsed. In the opening game of the year against Vermont, Ben Eaves scored a power-play goal 45 seconds into the game. In BC's game against Northeastern, Ryan Shannon struck 30 seconds into the game with an even-strength goal ... Jeff Giuliano scored 43 seconds into the third period against Alaska-Anchorage to give BC three goals this season within one minute of leaving the dressing room.
KALTIAINEN SEES SUCCESS
Freshman goaltender Matti Kaltiainen, a native of Espoo, Finland, played the 2000-01 season for the Espoo Blues of the Finnish Junior League. Kaltiainen made his Eagle debut on Oct. 12 against Denver in the first round of the Nye Frontier Classic, then earned his first collegiate win at Wisconsin on Nov. 3. In the Eagles' last game, he stopped 19 Providence shots on his way to the win.
EAGLES GET THEIR WINGS
All seven freshman who have seen regular action for the Eagles have made their marks on the BC statistics. Forwards Dave Spina and Ryan Shannon recorded their first career goals at the Nye Frontier Classic, while goaltender Matti Kaltiainen made his first career start in the tournament against Denver. Defenseman Andrew Alberts recorded his first assist against UMass-Lowell on Oct. 19. Forward Ryan Murphy scored a goal against Wisconsin on Nov. 3, while forward Ned Havern assisted on the score. On Nov. 8 against Merrimack, John Adams recorded an assist for his first collegiate point.
EAGLE NEWCOMERS
Boston College's roster features 10 new players this season: two goaltenders (Matti Kaltiainen and Robbie Miller), four defensemen (John Adams, Andrew Alberts, Taylor Leahy and Ben McManama) and four forwards (Ned Havern, Ryan Murphy, Ryan Shannon and Dave Spina).
FAMILIAR FACES STAYING TOGETHER
The Eagles' roster boasts six sets of teammates who played together in high school, as well as at the Heights. Senior assistant captain Ales Dolinar and sophomore Tony Voce were teammates at Lawrence Academy (Mass.). Freshmen Ryan Shannon and Taylor Leahy both came to BC from Taft (Conn.). Sophomore Joe Schuman and freshmen Andrew Alberts both played defense at Benilde-St. Margaret's in Minnesota. Junior A.J. Walker and sophomore Ben Eaves were also linemates at Shattuck St. Mary's (Minn.) before re-teaming at the Heights. Sophomore Justin Dziama and freshman Ben McManama played alongside each other at Noble & Greenough (Mass.). And, while not a high school team, four players were members of the United States National Development Program teams: junior Bill Cass, sophomore J.D. Forrest, and freshmen Ryan Murphy and Dave Spina.
OFF-SEASON COMINGS AND GOINGS
Over the summer, three Boston College players opted to forgo their remaining collegiate eligibility and pursue professional careers. Senior defenseman Brooks Orpik signed a professional contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, while sophomore forward Chuck Kobasew left the Eagles to play in the Western Hockey League. Junior forward Krys Kolanos also decided to pursue professional hockey, joining the Phoenix Coyotes' organization. All three players were first-round draft picks in the NHL Entry Draft.
The Eagles also gained back a player as junior Anthony D'Arpino rejoined the team after playing the latter half of the 2000-01 season with Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League.
CONSISTENCY BREEDS SUCCESS
The Boston College coaching staff is in its seventh season working together, guiding the Eagles. Head coach Jerry York arrived at the Heights before the 1994-95 season and brought associate head coach Scott Paluch with him from Bowling Green. That season marked associate head coach Jim Logue's second with the team. A year later, assistant coach Mike Cavanaugh joined the staff.
Since the 1997-98 season, Boston College has recorded a 122-45-13 mark (.714 winning percentage). The Eagles won three HOCKEY EAST Tournaments over that span and were the 2001 national champions.
THE HEAD COACH - JERRY YORK
Head coach Jerry York is in his eighth season at the Heights and this 30th overall as a head coach. He has compiled a 164-103-22 mark (.606 winning percentage) at Boston College and a 631-438-56 (.586 winning percentage) in his career. A 1967 first team All-American for the Eagles, York came to the Heights in 1994 and has returned the program to its elite status. He is one of only two collegiate coaches to lead two different teams to NCAA titles and is the sixth coach to earn 600 career wins. York is currently sixth on the all-time win list.
York began his coaching career at Boston College as a graduate assistant to John "Snooks" Kelley, then was an assistant coach for one season. He then moved to Clarkson to serve as Len Ceglaski's assistant in 1970, before assuming head coaching duties in 1972 when Ceglarski returned to BC. In 1979, York became the head coach at Bowling Green, leading the Falcons to the 1984 national championship.
YORK REWARDED
This summer, head coach Jerry York signed a new, five-year contract that runs through the 2005-06 season. Sixth on the college hockey career wins list, York has led the Eagles to the last four Frozen Fours, culminating in a national championship in 2001. He has also won three HOCKEY EAST Tournament titles and coached 11 All-American selections since arriving back at the Heights.
SUMMER IN LAKE PLACID
Three Boston College players participated in the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y. from August 3-6. Sophomore Ben Eaves and freshmen Ryan Murphy and Dave Spina attended the camp from which the U.S. junior national team will be chosen.
Eaves and Murphy also played with Team USA at the USA Hockey Summer Challenge, Aug. 7-12 in Lake Placid, and are still under consideration for the U.S. Junior National Team that will compete in the 2002 IIHF World Junior Championships to be held in the Czech Republic, Dec. 25-Jan. 4.
UP NEXT
Boston College will host ECAC foe Harvard in a non-conference match up on Friday, November 23 in a 7 p..m game at Kelley Rink
ON THE ROAD AGAIN SOON
After Boston College's next home game against Harvard, the Eagles will take to the road for seven of their next eight games. The Eagles opened the season playing six of the first eight games on the road.
ON THE AIR
Saturday's contest between Boston College and Harvard can be heard live on WTKK 96.9 FM with play-by-play by Jon Rish and Ken Hodge providing color. The game can also be accessed at www.bceagles.com and BC's student radio station, WZBC 90.3 FM, will also air a live broadcast of the game.
