Boston College Athletics
Hockey To Participate In Silverado Shootout
December 26, 2001 | Men's Hockey
Dec. 26, 2001
BOSTON COLLEGE AT THE SILVERADO SHOOTOUT
at Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center
Friday, December 28:
Boston College vs. Miami (Ohio) 5 p.m. EST
Minnesota-Duluth vs. Yale 8 p.m. EST
Saturday, December 29:
Consolation game 5 p.m. EST
Championship game 8 p.m. EST
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THE EAGLES IN BRIEF: Boston College enters the Silverado Shootout with an 8-6-2 overall record and a 4-4-1 mark in HOCKEY EAST games. The team is ranked 13th in both of the college hockey polls. The Eagles have one win in their last four games and are in a fourth-place tie in the league standings. Prior to its three-week lay-off for final exams and the holiday break, the team lost 5-2 and tied 3-3 in a weekend series at Maine, Dec. 7-8.
Three sophomores leads the Eagles in scoring. Ben Eaves and Tony Voce share the team lead with 25 points. Voce has scored 14 goals and 11 assists in 16 games, while Eaves has recorded eight goals and 17 assists in 13 games. Defenseman J.D. Forrest is third with four goals and nine assists for 13 points in 16 games.
AGAINST THE REDHAWKS: Boston College and Miami (Ohio) - the Eagles' first-round opponent - have met twice with the RedHawks taking both meetings. Both of the previous meetings have occurred at in-season tournaments. On Dec. 29, 1992, Miami defeated the Eagles 6-3 in the consolation game of the Badger Classic in Milwaukee, Wisc. On Oct. 15, 1995, the RedHawks topped BC, 7-1, in the consolation game of the Great Western Freezeout in Anaheim, Calif.
AGAINST THE BULLDOGS, PART I: Boston College and host Minnesota-Duluth - a possible second-round opponent - have met 13 previous times with the Eagles holding a 9-4-0 advantage in the series, including wins in the last two meetings. The last time the two schools met was during the 1989-90 season. Five of the 13 meetings have come during holiday tournaments and seven came during HOCKEY EAST's and the WCHA's interlocking schedules (1984-85 through 1988-89). The two teams also met in the memorable 1985 NCAA Championship title game when the Bulldogs defeated the Eagles, 7-6, in overtime.
AGAINST THE BULLDOGS, PART II: Boston College and Yale - a possible second-round opponent - have met 50 times with the Eagles holding a 39-11-0 advantage in the series. The Eagles have outscored the Bulldogs, 273-160, during the course of the series. BC has won six of the last seven meetings with Yale.
In the last meeting between the two schools, Yale defeated Boston College, 4-3, on November 7, 2000 at Kelley Rink. The Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead after the first period, before BC's Mike Lephart brought the Eagles within one early in the second. Yale scored twice more before the Eagles added a pair of goals from Jeff Giuliano and Krys Kolanos, but BC could not manage to net a fourth goal for the tie.
The only current Eagles to register points against the Bulldogs are Giuliano (one goal) and Bill Cass (one assist).
MISCELLANEOUS TOURNAMENT NOTES: Boston College has played in Minnesota-Duluth's holiday tournament once before, winning the 1983 title with victories over Ferris State (9-6), Lake Superior State (6-4) and UMD (6-4) ... the 2001 Silverado Shootout marks the seventh-consecutive year the Eagles have participated in a holiday tournament ...the trip to the state of Minnesota is the team's fourth in the last six seasons.
TOURNAMENT CONNECTIONS: BC's A.J. Walker will renew his high school ties to Miami's Nick Petraglia, one of the team's goaltenders. Both players, along with Ben Eaves, played high school hockey at Shattuck St. Mary's (Faribault, Minn.) ... BC's Dave Spina and Ryan Murphy will also meet a former teammate in the Miami game. The two played with Joe Pomaranski on the U.S. National Development Program's Under-18 team last year ... Eagle freshmen Ryan Shannon and Taylor Leahy could meet up with a former Taft teammate in the second round. Yale's Ryan Trowbridge, Shannon and Leahy were teammates on the two-time Founder's League champion Taft team last season. Shannon and Trowbridge were the team's co-captains.
LAST TIME OUT: With less then three minutes remaining in regulation, Tony Voce scored his second goal of the night as Boston College went on to tie Maine, 3-3, at Alfond Arena on Dec. 8. After Maine took a 1-0 lead after the first period, the Eagles scored shorthanded goals 14 seconds apart in the second period. Ryan Shannon evened the score at 1-1 with his shorthanded strike at 3:43, then Voce put the Eagles ahead with his shorthanded goal at 3:57. Maine responded with a pair of power-play goals later in the period to regain its lead, but Voce's goal at 17:12 of the third period gave BC a 3-3 tie. Tim Kelleher made 12 saves in the third period - 23 overall - to pace the Eagles in net. BC peppered the Maine net with 38 shots on the night as Mike Morrison made 35 saves, including 11 in the first period and 15 in the second.
THE EAGLES AND THE NATIONAL RANKINGS: Boston College is ranked 13th in both the latest USA Today/American Hockey Coaches Association poll and USCHO.com poll.
EAVES TO MISS SILVERADO SHOOTOUT WHILE AT WORLD JUNIORS: Sophomore Ben Eaves - one of the Eagles' two leading scorers - will not play in either game of the Silverado Shootout. Earlier this month, he was chosen to represent the United States at the 2002 IIHF World Junior Championships in Pardubice and Hradec, Czech Republic on Dec. 25, 2001 - Jan. 4, 2002. Eaves' Team USA plays a round-robin against the Czech Republic, Sweden, Slovakia and Belarus in the opening round ... Eaves' selection to the team marked the seventh straight year the Eagles have been represented on the national team ... J.D. Forrest was a member of the 2001 team.
WHO'S HOT: Sophomore Tony Voce has recorded 15 points in the last nine games (10-5-15) ... junior A.J. Walker has netted six points in the last eight games (3-3-6) ... in the last six games they have skated together, the line of Ben Eaves, Voce and Walker has combined for a 17-20-37 line (Eaves missed the Nov. 23 Harvard game) ... junior Tim Kelleher has allowed only three goals in his last three games ... the freshman tandem of Ryan Shannon and Dave Spina have each collected three points (one goal and two assists) in the last three games ... though he will not participate in the tournament, Eaves is riding an eight-game scoring streak, averaging 2.1 points per game during that stretch.
INDIVIDUAL STREAKS: Sophomore Tony Voce has a four-game goal-scoring streak intact. In the last four contests, he has scored six goals. Also during that span, he has netted seven points (six goals, one assist) ... sophomore defenseman Brett Peterson has collected assists in each of the team's last two games and three points (one goal, two assist) in the team's last four games ... sophomore Ben Eaves has an eight-game scoring streak in place. He has recorded five goals and 12 assists in the last eight games he has played. Eaves did not play against Harvard on Nov. 23.
DOING IT WITH DEFENSE: This season, seven of Boston College's eight wins have come when the defense has held the opposition to one goal or fewer. BC has defeated Vermont 5-1, Notre Dame 4-1, Wisconsin 3-1, Providence 4-1, Boston University 3-1, Harvard 1-0 and Massachusetts 4-0.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Boston College is in the midst of a six-game road swing. Prior to the two games at the Silverado Shootout, the Eagles played two HOCKEY EAST contests at Maine on Dec. 7-8. BC will face off with Yale (Jan. 6) and UMass (Jan. 7) to close the trip ... the Eagles opened the season playing six of the first eight games on the road.
YOUNGSTERS LEADING THE CHARGE: The sophomore class has accounted for 47.9 percent of the Eagles scoring this season (28 goals and 42 assists for 70 points). When adding the freshman class' production to the total (12 goals and 29 assists for 41 points), the two classes have scored 76.0 percent of the team's points (40 goals and 71 assists for 111 points).
FOUR IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: Since the beginning of the 1999-00 season, Boston College is 51-3-2 when scoring four or more goals. The Eagles are 5-1-1 this season when reaching the four-goal mark after compiling a perfect 24-0-0 record last season when reaching the four-goal mark ... Nov. 30's game at New Hampshire (5-4 loss in overtime) was the team's first loss when it scored four or more goals since Nov. 7, 1999 (6-5 loss at Northeastern).
CLOSING OUT THE GAME STRONG: Boston College has outscored its opponents in both the first and third periods this season, but one of the keys to the team's success has been its ability to finish the game strongly. In the third period, BC has outscored its foes 22-13.
SHOOTING THE LIGHTS OUT: Boston College has outshot its opponent in 13 of 16 games this season. For the season, the Eagles have averaged 32.4 shots on net per game to their opponents' 24.1 per game. In total, BC has outshot its opponents 518-386. The Eagles have mounted 30+ shot efforts in 12 of 16 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 six opponents to 20 or fewer shots. Vermont mustered only 16 shots on net in the season opener against BC.
GETTING OFFENSIVE WHEN SHORTHANDED: Boston College is fourth in Division I with five shorthanded goals this season ... the Eagles have 30 shots on goal during the season when skating a man down ... twice this season BC has netted two shorthanded goals in a game: Nov. 14 vs. Merrimack and Dec. 8 at Maine ... sophomore Tony Voce is tied for second nationally with three shorthanded goals.
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 on Oct. 6, Ben Eaves scored a power-play goal 45 seconds into the game. In BC's game against Northeastern on Oct. 20, 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 on Oct. 13 and Eaves scored 56 seconds into the third period against Boston University on Nov. 17 to give BC four goals this season within one minute of leaving the dressing room.
FOCUS ON BEN EAVES...
MULTIPLE-POINT NORM: Sophomore Ben Eaves has recorded multiple-point efforts in eight of the 13 games he has played this season. He collected a season-high four points (one goal and three assists) in the team's opening game of the season and has three games with three points ... he is third among Division I players with his 1.92 points per game average.
MAKING A CAREER OF IT: During his 53-game career, sophomore Ben Eaves has recorded 21 multiple-point efforts, a total that represents nearly 40 percent of the games he has played as an Eagle. In fact, since February 2001, Eaves has recorded multiple points in 16 of 30 games (53.3 percent of the games he has played). He had eight in 17 games to close the 2000-01 season and has already accumulated eight in 13 games this season ... Earlier this season, Eaves recorded six multiple-point games in a row, the longest stretch at the Heights since Marty Reasoner did it in seven-straight games from Feb. 9 -March 7, 1998.
NATIONAL HONOREE: Sophomore Ben Eaves was named U.S. College Hockey Online's national Division I Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 21 after his combined three-goal, two assist performance against Providence and No. 4 Boston University, both Eagle wins.
FOCUS ON TONY VOCE...
SPECIAL TEAMS SNIPER: While sophomore Tony Voce leads the club in power-play goals with six, he has also logged three shorthanded goals, as well as 4x4 and 5x3 goals this season. Overall, he leads the team in special teams scoring with 16 points (6-6-12 on the power play, 3-0-3 shorthanded and 1-0-1 in 4x4 situations).
VOCE'S PRODUCTION SCHEDULE: Sophomore Tony Voce has netted 25 points this season (14 goals and 11 assists) in 16 games. Last season, in 43 games, he scored a total of 26 points on 13 goals and 13 assists. In 16 games - just more than a third of last year's total of games - Voce has already surpassed his freshman goal-scoring total and is only one point shy of equaling his 43-game point total.
WELL-ROUNDED SCORER: Sophomore Tony Voce is the only player in Division I listed among the national leaders in both power-play goals and shorthanded goals. He is tied for fourth in power-play goals (six) and tied for second in shorthanded goals (three). Five of his 14 goals have been even-strength tallies, and he has also netted one 4x4 goal.
KELLEHER PICKING UP STEAM: Junior netminder Tim Kelleher has allowed just three goals in his last three starts ... He recorded back-to-back shutouts - the third and fourth of his career - with his 1-0 victory over Harvard on Nov. 23 and his 4-0 victory over Massachusetts on Dec. 1 ... he snapped his shutout streak at 135:44 at Maine on Dec. 8 ... Kelleher stopped 23 shots in the win over the Crimson, including 10 in the second period and nine in the third ... in the win over the Minutemen, Kelleher stopped 20 shots, including nine in the first period ... in the Maine game, Kelleher allowed three goals, but made 12 saves in the third period to keep the Eagles within one goal until the team tied it up with less then three minutes remaining in regulation ... as a freshman in 1999-2000, he earned shutouts over Merrimack (4-0, Dec. 7) and Providence (6-0, Jan. 23).
EAGLES AMONG THE NATIONAL LEADERS ...: Boston College and several players are listed among the Division I national leaders (as compiled by the NCAA as of Dec. 16 and USCHO.com as of Dec. 17).
Boston College is ranked 18th nationally in power play percentage (21.0 percent) and is tied for fourth in shorthanded goals (five).
Sophomore Ben Eaves is tied for ninth nationally in scoring (8-17-25 in 13 games and tied for sixth in assists (17). He is second nationally in assists per game (1.31 apg) and third nationally in points per game (1.92 ppg).
Sophomore Tony Voce is tied for ninth in overall scoring (14-11-25 in 16 games) and sixth in goal scoring (14). He is fifth in the nation in goals per game (0.88 gpg). On special teams, he is tied for sixth in power-play goals (six) and tied for second in shorthanded goals (three). He is also tied for fifth in game-winning goals (three).
Junior Tim Kelleher is tied for fourth nationally in shutouts (two in nine games) and tied for 19th in goalie winning percentage.
... AND LEAGUE LEADERS: Several Eagles are among the HOCKEY EAST leaders (conference games only) in scoring categories (as of Dec. 17).
Sophomore Ben Eaves is tied for fourth in scoring (15 points), second in assists (11) and tied for seventh in game-winning goals (one).
Sophomore Tony Voce is second in conference scoring (17 points), first in goal scoring (10), tied for sixth in assists (seven), tied for first in game-winning goals (two), tied for fifth in power-play goals (three), first in shorthanded goals (three), tied for first in hat tricks (one), and first in shots (46).
Other Eagle skaters who are listed among the league leaders include senior Ales Dolinar (tied for seventh in game-winning goals with one), sophomore defenseman J.D. Forrest (tied for ninth in assists with six), senior Jeff Giuliano (tied for fifth in shots with 34) and freshman Ryan Shannon (tied for fourth place in shorthanded goals with one, tied for 10th in shots with 28).
Two goaltenders are also listed among the league's leaders. Freshman Matti Kaltiainen is sixth in goals against average (3.19), seventh in saves (112) and ninth in save percentage (.875). Junior Tim Kelleher is 10th in goals against average (3.43) and tied for second in shutouts (one).
WALKER ENJOYING RENEWED SUCCESS: Junior forward A.J. Walker has notched nine points - four goals and five assists - this season ... in just 16 games this season, Walker has already more than quadrupled his previous career scoring line 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 10 points shy of becoming the 58th Boston College player to reach 100 points for his career. So far this season, he's scored 11 points (four goals and seven assists) in 16 games.
EVERYDAY PLAYER: Senior forward Jeff Giuliano has played in all 144 of BC's games since his arrival at the Heights in the fall of 1998. He has recorded 33 goals and 57 assists for 90 points.
FAMILIAR FACES STAYING TOGETHER: The Eagles' roster boasts five 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.). 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.
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).
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 167-105-23 mark (.605 winning percentage) at Boston College and a 634-440-57 (.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.
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 125-47-14 mark (.709 winning percentage). The Eagles won three HOCKEY EAST Tournaments over that span and were the 2001 national champions.
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.
FUTURE EAGLES: Three players have signed National Letters of Intent to play hockey at Boston College next season, according to an announcement made by head coach Jerry York. All three players signed their commitments during the NCAA's early signing period.
Patrick Eaves, a 5-11, 170-lb. forward from the U.S. National Under-18 Development Team in Ann Arbor, Mich, Peter Harrold, a 5-11, 185-lb. defenseman from the Cleveland Barons of the North American Hockey League, and Ben Lovejoy, a 6-2, 205-lb. defenseman from Deerfield Academy, will enter Boston College in the fall of 2002 and begin their collegiate hockey careers in the 2002-03 season.
Eaves, who hails from Fairbault, Minn., scored 19 goals and 19 assists in 47 games with the U.S. National Under-17 team in 2000-01. Eaves was a member of the gold-medal-winning Team USA at the 2001 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Glasgow and Truro, Nova Scotia. He is the younger brother of current Eagle sophomore Ben Eaves.
Harrold, who resides in Kirtland Hills, Ohio, tallied nine goals and 26 assists for 35 points in 61 games with the Barons in 2000-01. His team advanced to the semifinals of the NAHL playoffs.
Lovejoy, who resides in Canaan, N.H., currently plays at Deerfield. He played on the New England Select-17 Team, then earned a spot on the U.S. Under-18 Team that competed in Fussen, Germany in August of 2001.
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 was chosen.
UP NEXT: After returning from the Silverado Shootout, Boston College will play at Yale and Massachusetts on a two-game road trip, Sunday and Monday, Jan. 6-7. The match-up with Yale could prove to be the second in as many games if the two teams meet in the second round of the Silverado Shootout.
ON THE AIR: Both of Boston College's games at the Silverado Shootout can be heard live on WTKK 96.9 FM with play-by-play by Jon Rish and Ken Hodge providing color. Both games can be accessed live at www.bceagles.com.
