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Hockey Eagles Battle BU In Beanpot Final - Game Notes
February 12, 2001 | Men's Hockey
Feb. 12, 2001
49th Annual Beanpot Tournament Notes February 12th, 2001 FleetCenter - Boston, MA
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Championship Game Boston College faces off against Boston University in the championship game of the 49th annual Beanpot Tournament on Monday, February 12. The Eagles, who are looking for their first Beanpot title since 1994, come into the contest tied for first nationally in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine poll, and ranked second in the USCHO.com poll. The game can be heard locally on WTKK-FM 96.9, and seen regionally on ATT-3 Broadband. Game time at the FleetCenter is 8 p.m.
The Series: Boston College and Boston University have played 205 games in a series that began during the 1917-18 season. BC trails in the series 85-105-15. Under Head Coach Jerry York, the Eagles have a 5-13-5 mark. BC and BU split their weekend home-and-home series earlier this season, with each team winning on its home ice. BU defeated the Eagles, 3-2, on Jan. 6, and BC returned the favor the next night, 5-2, at Kelley Rink. Last season the two teams met four times, with BU coming out on top, with a 2-1-1 record, including its 4-1 victory in the championship game of the Beanpot. The Eagles and Terriers have met 14 times in the Beanpot championship game, with the Terriers winning nine of those meetings.
Please Take Note:
* The Eagles have not lost two games in a row this season - each of BC's losses this season has been followed by a victory, by a combined margin of 38-17.
* BC and BU have met in the Beanpot finals 14 times. BU leads 9-5. BC has made 23 appearances in the Beanpot championship game, resulting in an 11-12 record.
* Brian Gionta and Krys Kolanos are the Eagles' leaders in scoring in Beanpot games. In seven games, Gionta has four goals and four assists for eight points. Kolanos has three goals and one assist, all coming in the Eagles' 6-0 first round win over Northeastern in last year's Beanpot.
* Freshman forward Chuck Kobasew is currently on a 12 game point scoring streak. It is the Eagles longest scoring streak this season. In the last 12 games, Kobasew has registered eight goals and 10 assists.
* In the past seven games, Gionta has scored 15 points. He tallied two goals and one assist in both wins against Providence on Jan. 19 and 20. He scored five goals in the first period vs. Maine on Jan. 27. In BC's Beanpot win over Harvard on Feb. 5, he had one goal and two assists. In the five-game stretch, Gionta registered 11 goals and four assists. He scored two shorthanded goals, three game-winning goals and two power-play goals.
* Gionta, Kobasew, and Kolanos are 1-2-3 in conference scoring through 18 games. Gionta-27, Kobasew 25, Kolanos 23.
* BC has won 20 games for the fourth straight season, only the second time that's happened in BC history (1983-84 - 1986-87).
Gionta Catches Fire with Five First-Period Goals vs. Maine: Brian Gionta had a game - or a period - for the ages on Jan. 27, scoring five goals in the first period of the Eagles' 7-2 victory over Maine. The feat, believed to be an all-time modern record for goals in a period, set a number of team and league records. The senior captain: * Tied the BC career goals record of 112 held by David Emma. * Set a BC record for career hat tricks (nine). * Set a BC record for career shorthanded goals (nine). * Set a record for HOCKEY EAST goals in a period (five). * Tied the HOCKEY EAST mark for goals in a game (five). Thanks to his five-goal performance, Gionta moved into third place on BC's all-time scoring list with 214 points, passing Joe Mullen, who tallied 212 points from 1975-79. He managed a natural hat trick - goals at even strength, shorthanded and on the power-play - by the 14:37 mark of the first. He was named the HOCKEY EAST player of the week for the second consecutive week.
Coach York: Jerry York is in his seventh season as the Eagles' head coach. He heads into Monday night'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 615-442-54 (.578). His record at Boston College is 148-97-20 (.596). In HOCKEY EAST games York's teams are 87-59-15 (.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.
Eagle Newcomers Update: 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 39 goals and 63 assists. They have accounted for 32.2% of the teams' goal scoring, and 31.9 % of the Eagles' overall scoring this season:
BC vs. BU - The First Two Meetings:
Boston University 3, Boston College 2 (Jan. 6, 2001 - Walter Brown Arena) - BU scored the first three goals of the game, two on the power play, and then withstood a furious BC rally to defeat the second-ranked Eagles, 3-2. The Terriers got first-period goals from John Sabo and Jack Baker, and a second-period score from Nick Gillis to take a 3-0 lead at 8:36 of the second frame. Boston College got on the board at 11:43 of the second on a power-play goal by Chuck Kobasew. BC trailed, 3-1, at the second intermission. The Eagles cut the deficit in half at 9:02 of the third period on a goal by Krys Kolanos. BC's defense held BU without a shot attempt for the first 12:55 of the third period, and the Eagles outshot the Terriers 17-3 in the period, and 34-18 for the game. BU goaltender Jason Tapp made 32 saves. Scott Clemmensen stopped 15 Terrier shots for the Eagles.
Boston College 5, Boston University 2 (Jan. 7, 2001 - Kelley Rink) - BC jumped out to a 4-0 second-period lead and held on to defeat BU, 5-2. Krys Kolanos started the scoring with a goal at 11:11 of the first period. BC doubled the lead when Ben Eaves tallied a power-play goal at 14:53 of the first. Brian Gionta, moved to right wing before the game, scored two goals in a span of 3:21 midway through the second period to extend the lead to 4-0. BU got on the board at 16:11 of the second when Brian Collins scored a power-play goal. The Terriers scored their second power-play goal at 11:37 of the final period to make the score 4-2, but J. D. Forrest's empty-net, shorthanded goal with 1:06 remaining sealed the victory for the Eagles. Scott Clemmensen made 26 saves. BU's goalie Jason Tapp stopped 24 Eagle shots.
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 was 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.
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 23 of their 29 games, and have been the first team to score in 18 of those games. Seventeen of BC's 40 first-period goals have been scored within the first nine minutes of the period, and four of those have been scored within the first 90 seconds.
ionta, 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. For the season, their numbers are equally impressive: scoring: not scoring: Gionta 17-1 4-6-1 Kobasew 20-3 1-4-1
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 January. The two players led BC to a 6-2 record. Each earned their respective award in November as well.
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.
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.
Three Eagles Near Games-Played Mark: Three 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 155 games played moved him into eighth place on BC's all-time games played list. Bobby Allen is close behind with 153 games played. The Eagles will play at least nine more games this season (seven regular season and at least two tournament games) and as many as 15 games. Current Games needed Player games played to reach 164 Rob Scuderi 155 9 Bobby Allen 153 11 Brian Gionta 150 14
On The Radio: Monday night'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. You can also listen to the game on the internet by logging on the official Boston College web site at www.bceagles.com.
On Television: The Beanpot championship game can be seen regionally on AT&T Broadband 3.
Next Game: The Eagles face off against New Hampshire in a crucial HOCKEY EAST battle that will go a long way towards determining if any team can catch BC in the league race. BC hosts New Hampshire on Friday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live from Kelley Rink by FoxSports New England. On Saturday, Feb. 17, the Wildcats play host to BC at the Whittemore Center in Durham, NH. 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...returned to the lineup Feb. 2 after missing six games 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...has scored 24 goals and 77 assists for 101 points in 153 career games...scored his 100th career point with the game-winning goal in BC's 4-3 win over UMass Lowell on Feb. 2...tied with Rob Scuderi as the team's third-leading defensive scorer with 14 points...valuable member of the Eagles' power play, scoring four power-play goals this season...named to Maverick Stampede All-Tournament team...second on the team in career games played with 151 (Scuderi 153)...sat out the Eagles' game at Maine on Dec. 10 after suffering a minor concussion at Northeastern on Dec. 6.
4 - Brooks Orpik (Jr., D) Has registered at least one assist in 11 of the Eagles' last 14 games...has tallied 15 assists on the season...tied with J. D. Forrest as the teams leading defensive scorer...assisted on Chuck Kobasew's game-winning goal in BC's first round Beanpot win over Harvard...assisted on 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, currently has 280 career penalty minutes...leads team with 86 penalty minutes this season (39 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.
5 - Bill Cass (So., D) Assisted on Brian Gionta's first-period goal in the Eagles' 4-1 first round Beanpot win over Harvard...returned to the lineup on Dec. 29 against Michigan State after successful arthroscopic surgery on right knee. He suffered a lateral meniscus tear in practice on Nov. 24...has played in 24 of the Eagles' 27 games, tallying four assists.
6 - Marty Hughes (Sr., F) Picked up his scoring pace in the Eagles' last two games, scoring one goal in BC's 4-1 Beanpot win over Harvard, and two assists in the Eagles' 5-3 loss at Providence on Feb. 9...tied for eighth on the team in scoring with 17 points (three goals, 14 assists)...scored one goal and one assist in the Eagles' 4-1 win over Maine on Jan. 26...played both offensive and defensive positions against Yale on Nov. 7...tiedfor fifth on the team in career scoring with 68 points (Giuliano).
7 - Rob Scuderi (Sr., D) Tallied three assists in the Eagles' 8-5 win over Michigan on Dec. 30...has registered eight assists in the last 11 games... Scored two goals and 11 assists this season...tied with classmate Bobby Allen as the team's third-leading defensive scorer ...leads team in career games played with 155...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 10-1 when Scuderi scores a point.
10 - Jeff Giuliano (Jr., F) Registered two assists five times this season, all of which were wins (vs. Maine on Jan 27, 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 25 points (nine goals, 16 assists)...seventh on HOCKEY EAST's conference scoring list with 19 points on five goals and 14 assists...has eight multiple-point games... scored at least one point in six straight games (Oct. 29 - Nov. 17)...tallied two goals in BC's first game of the season, a 4-1 win against Notre Dame.
11 - Krys Kolanos (So., F) Sat out the Eagles first round Beanpot victory over Harvard on Feb. 5 with an injured shoulder...has scored in 19 of the 27 games in which he has played, including 10 multiple-point efforts...the team's second leading scorer with 37 points (19 goals, 18 assists)...on a career point-per-game pace with 69 points in 69 career games...third in the HOCKEY EAST in scoring overall (37 points)...tied for third in the league scoring with 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 18 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 third 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...with one goal in BC's 4-3 win over UMass Lowell on Feb. 2, became BC's all-time leading goal scorer, passing David Emma's (1987-91) 112 career goals...set a school career hat trick record with his ninth on Jan. 27...set a modern-day D-I record with five goals in the first period of BC's 7-2 win over Maine on Jan. 27...scored his 200th point in BC's 8-5 win over Michigan on Dec. 30 after tallying one goal and one assist...with his 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 third place on BC's career scoring list with 214 points after the Jan. 27 win over Maine...first on the team in scoring with 40 points (24 goals, 16 assists)...leads the HOCKEY EAST in conference scoring with 27 points (20 goals, seven assists) in 18 games... first in the league in overall scoring...has scored in 18 of 29 games...has 12 multiple-point games (leads team)...has scored five of the team's nine short-handed goals...two-time HOCKEY EAST Player of the Month (November and January), the only player this season to do so...captured back-to-back HOCKEY EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors for the weeks ending Jan. 22 and Jan. 29.
13 - Tony Voce (Fr., F) Scored one goal in BC's 4-1 Beanpot victory over Harvard on Feb. 5...third among BC's freshman goal-scorers with seven goals (Kobasew, Eaves)...assisted on two goals in the Eagles' 7-2 win over Maine on Jan. 27...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. 13 and Nov. 20)...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 29 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 4-1 win over Maine on Jan. 26...also 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...has three multiple-assist games this season (Northeastern on Nov. 3, at Merrimack on Jan. 16, vs. Maine on Jan. 26)...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.
17 - A. J. Walker Returned to the lineup for the first time since Dec. 6 in the first round of the Beanpot...missed six games with a right ankle sprain which occurred before the Eagles' Dec. 10 game at Maine...scored one goal in BC's 3-2 win at Denver on Oct. 21.
18 - Mark McLennan (Sr., F) Has seen action in all but one of the Eagles' 29 games (missed due to shoulder injury)...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 one goal in BC's 6-3 loss at Merrimack on Jan. 16.
19 - Chuck Kobasew (Fr., F) Tied with Gionta for the team lead in game-winning goals with five, and tied for first nationally with Gionta in the same category...has scored a point in 12 straight games (leads team)...leads team with 10 power-play goals...leads all HOCKEY EAST freshmen in scoring with 35 points (17 goals, 18 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)...two-time league Rookie of the Month (Nov. and Jan.)...second in HOCKEY EAST in scoring in conference games and 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...currently out of the lineup with a right knee injury.
22 - Ben Eaves (Fr., F) Tallied two assists in his first-ever Beanpot game on Feb. 5...scored one goal and one assist in the Eagle's 4-3 win over UMass Lowell on Feb. 2...currently has a seven-game scoring streak...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...second on the team with six power-play goals...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, scoring one goal and one assist in six games for the fifth-place U. S. team...tied with Brooks Orpik as the Eagles' leading defensive scorer with 15 points (five goals, 10 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 NU on Nov. 3.
24 - Brett Peterson (Fr., D) Valuable member of the Eagles' defensive corps...has played in 27 of BC's 29 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 right leg injury.
25 Justin Dziama (Fr., F) Has become a physical force on the ice for the Eagles this season...has played in 23 of the Eagles' 29 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 27 points (10 goals, 17 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 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) Appeared in one game for the Eagles this season...made one save in 3:17 of the third period against Merrimack on Nov. 21.
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...second among HOCKEY EAST goaltenders with a 1.94 GAA in HOCKEY EAST games only...third overall in HOCKEY EAST with a 2.17 GAA in all games...league Goaltender of the Month for October... league 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.
