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Hockey Heads Into Crucial Series Against New Hampshire
February 16, 2001 | Men's Hockey
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Feb. 16, 2001
Tonight's Game: It's a battle of HOCKEY EAST heavyweights as first place Boston College hosts second place New Hampshire at Kelley Rink in a 7 p.m. game. Boston College comes into the game ranked second nationally in both the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll and the USCHO.com poll. New Hampshire is ranked eighth in both polls. The game matches the leagues' top offense (BC's 4.44 goals per game, 4.17 in league games) and its top defense (UNH's 2.10 goals against average, 2.34 in league games). The Eagles and Wildcats are also 1-2 in the league penalty kill department. BC leads HOCKEY EAST with a .918 kill percentage, while UNH in second with a .893 mark.
Tight Series Race: Boston College and New Hampshire will face off for the 99th time tonight. The Wildcats hold the series advantage by the slimmest of margins, 47-46-5. The Eagle seniors have faced the Wildcats 12 times, and have a 5-6-1 record in those games. Since the first season of HOCKEY EAST play in 1984, BC and UNH have met 57 times, with the Wildcats holding a slight 28-25-4 lead. In that span, BC has a 13-9-2 record against New Hampshire at Kelley Rink. Earlier this season (Nov. 18) BC fell to UNH, 4-1 at Kelley Rink, when the Wildcats scored two empty-net goals and two power-play goals to take the first game of the season series. Last season BC and UNH split four meetings, with each team winning on its home ice. BC defeated the Wildcats, 2-1, in the HOCKEY EAST Tournament Semifinals at the FleetCenter on March 17.
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 43-20.
* Freshman forward Chuck Kobasew is currently on a 13-game point-scoring streak. It is the Eagles longest scoring streak this season. In the last 13 games, Kobasew has registered nine goals and 10 assists.
* Freshman forward Ben Eaves has an eight-game point-scoring streak of his own. He has scored six goals and five assists in the past eight games.
* In games played through Feb. 11, BC players lead the nation in three offensive categories - senior forward Brian Gionta is tops nationally in goals scored with 24, Gionta also leads the nation in shorthanded goals with five, and Kobasew is tied for the top spot in game-winning goals with six.
* In the past eight games, Gionta has scored 16 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 Beanpot title game, Gionta tallied one assist. In the eight-game stretch, Gionta has registered 11 goals and five assists. He scored two shorthanded goals, three game-winning goals and two power-play goals.
* BC is 18-0 when scoring four-or-more goals. UNH has given up four or more goals only six times this season. They've gone 1-4-1 in those games.
* BC has won 20 games for the fourth straight season, only the second time that's happened in BC history (1983-84 - 1986-87).
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 616-442-54 (.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 42 goals and 64 assists. They have accounted for 33.3% of the teams' goal scoring, and 32.1 % of the Eagles' overall scoring this season.
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.
BC vs. UNH - The First Meeting: Junior forward David Busch scored two goals and senior goaltender Ty Conklin made 37 saves to lift New Hampshire to a 4-1 HOCKEY EAST win over Boston College on Nov. 18 at Kelley Rink. New Hampshire broke open a close contest with two empty-net goals in the final minute. Boston College freshman Tony Voce opened the scoring at 8:45 of the first period. Senior Marty Hughes and junior Ales Dolinar assisted on the score. Busch evened the score at 17:36 of the first period, and netted the decisive goal - on the power play - at 15:29 of the middle period. Neither team scored again until Boston College pulled goaltender Scott Clemmensen with 45 seconds remaining. The Eagles were shorthanded when Clemmensen went to the bench. BC dominated the first period, outshooting the visiting Wildcats 18-6. Clemmensen finished with 24 saves.
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 24 of their 30 games, and have been the first team to score in 19 of those games. Seventeen of BC's 45 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.
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.
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.
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. 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: Tonight's game can be seen on FoxSports New England beginning at 7 p.m., with Eric Frede and Tim Sweeney calling the action.
Next Game: The Eagles face off against New Hampshire in the second game of a crucial HOCKEY EAST battle that will go a long way towards determining if any team can catch BC in the league race. 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...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 154 (Scuderi 156)...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 15 games...has tallied 15 assists on the season...the teams second-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 282 career penalty minutes...leads team with 88 penalty minutes this season (40 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) Tallied two assists in the Eagles two-game Beanpot title run, one in each game...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 27 of the Eagles' 30 games, tallying six assists.
6 - Marty Hughes (Sr., F) Scored 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...ninth 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...tied for fifth on the team in career scoring with 68 points (Giuliano).
7 - Rob Scuderi (Sr., D) Scored one goal (the game-winner) and one assist in the Eagles' Beanpot win over BU...tallied three assists in the Eagles' 8-5 win over Michigan on Dec. 30...has registered nine assists in the last 13 games...scored three goals and 13 assists this season...tied with J. D. Forrest as the team's leading defensive scorer ...leads team in career games played with 156...on pace to break the career games played mark at BC of 164...all three of his goals came in road victories (6-1 win at Merrimack on Nov. 17, 7-2 win at Maine on Dec. 10, 5-3 win over BU in the Beanpot final at the FleetCenter)...Eagles are 12-1 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...tied for fifth with Ben Eaves 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) Named 2001 Beanpot Tournament MVP after his one goal, one assist performance in BC's 5-3 finals win...sat out the Eagles' first round Beanpot victory over Harvard on Feb. 5 with an injured shoulder...has scored in 20 of the 28 games in which he has played, including 11 multiple-point efforts...the team's second leading scorer with 39 points (20 goals, 19 assists)...on a career point-per-game pace with 71 points in 70 career games...tied for second in the HOCKEY EAST in scoring overall (39 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 after the Jan. 27 win over Maine...first on the team in scoring with 41 points (24 goals, 17 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 19 of 30 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) Tallied one assist in the Eagles' 5-3 Beanpot finals win over BU...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 30 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 (So., F) 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' 30 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) Currently has a three game goal scoring streak...leads the team in game-winning goals with six, and first nationally in the same category...has scored a point in 13 straight games (leads team)...leads team with 10 power-play goals...leads all HOCKEY EAST freshmen in scoring with 36 points (18 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) Earned Rookie of the Week honors for the week ending Feb. 11...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 an eight 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 seven 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) Scored the Eagles' first goal in their 5-3 Beanpot championship win over BU...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 Rob Scuderi as the Eagles' leading defensive scorer with 16 points (six 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 28 of BC's 30 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 24 of the Eagles' 30 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) Earned the Eberly Trophy as the Beanpot Tournament's most effective goalie...won both Beanpot games, leading the Eagles' to their first title in seven seasons...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...third among HOCKEY EAST goaltenders with a 2.06 GAA in HOCKEY EAST games only...fourth overall in HOCKEY EAST with a 2.20 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.
