Boston College Athletics
Three Eagles Selected In 2001 NHL Entry Draft
June 23, 2001 | Men's Hockey
June 23, 2001
Boston College forward Chuck Kobasew (Osoyoos, B.C.) was selected by the Calgary Flames with the 14th overall choice in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. In addition, forward Ben Eaves was taken by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the last pick in the fourth round (131st overall) and incoming freshman defenseman Andrew Alberts was chosen by the Boston Bruins in the middle of the sixth round (179th overall).
The draft was held in Sunrise, Fla.
Both Kobasew and Eaves enjoyed outstanding freshman seasons at Boston College in 2000-01. Their biographical information follows:
NICOLAS (CHUCK) JAMES KOBASEW, born April 17, 1982 ... shoots right ... earned BC's 2000-01 Outstanding Freshman Male Scholar-Athlete Award ... was one of 41 players invited to Canada's National Junior Team Evaluation Camp in August 2000 in Calgary, Alberta.
AS A FRESHMAN (2000-01): Played in all 43 games ... captured HOCKEY EAST Rookie of the Year honors as well as New England Rookie of the Year accolades (George C. Carens Award) ... earned Most Outstanding Player honors at both the HOCKEY EAST Tournament and the NCAA Tournament ... gained HOCKEY EAST All-Conference second team recognition ... was a unanimous selection to the HOCKEY EAST All-Rookie Team ... gained HOCKEY EAST Rookie of the Month honors three times (November, January and March) ... registered 49 points -- 27 goals and 22 assists ... led the nation with 10 game-winning goals ... registered 14 power-play goals, the second-highest total among Division I players ... ranked 14th in the nation in goals per game, averaging 0.63 per game ... ranked among league leaders in several categories (league games only): points (third, 29 points), goals (third, 14), game-winning goals (tied for second, four) and power-play goals (tied for second, six) ... netted one shorthanded goal -- at Maine (12/10) ... enjoyed 12 multiple-point games, including four multiple-goal contests ... registered one hat trick -- against UMass-Lowell in the HOCKEY EAST Tournament's semifinal round (3/16) ... recorded a 13-game scoring streak from Dec. 30-Feb. 12 ... tallied five points -- four goals and one assist -- in three NCAA Tournament games, scored the game-winning goal in both the quarterfinal (vs. Maine) and semifinal (vs. Michigan) rounds ... netted two goals in the team's 4-2 NCAA Tournament win over Michigan ... tallied the Eagles' first goal and assisted on the game-winning, overtime goal in the national title game against North Dakota ... recorded a single-game high four points in each of two games, notched two goals and two assists at UMass-Lowell (11/4), and one goal and three assists against Michigan in the Great Lakes Invitational (12/30) ... registered at least one multiple-point game against six HOCKEY EAST opponents ... totaled 10 points -- six goals and four assists -- in four games against UMass-Lowell ... scored the game-winning goal -- at 1:37 of overtime -- at Harvard (11/25) ... scored two goals, including the decisive goal, against Merrimack (11/21).
BEFORE BC: Earned 1999-2000 British Columbia Hockey League Interior Division MVP honors as a member of the Penticton Panthers ... also earned team MVP honors and Interior Conference first team all-star honors ... registered a team-high 106 points - 54 goals and 52 assists - in 58 games in 1999-2000, became just the third player in team history to score 50 goals in one season ... was the top goalscorer in the BCHL, ranked fifth in the league in scoring ... led the Panthers in power-play goals (15) and short-handed goals (five) ... registered six game-winning goals ... played in the 2000 BCHL All-Star Game in Chilliwack, received the highest vote total of any player in the league with 69 of 70 possible votes ... led Penticton to a first-place finish in the BCHL's Interior Division ... split the 1998-99 season between the Osoyoos Heat of the KIJHL and the Penticton Panthers, registered 49 points in 23 games with the Heat, before moving up to the Panthers in November 1998, recorded 28 points - 14 goals and 14 assists - in 30 games with the Panthers ... served as assistant captain for the Osoyoos Heat in 1998-99 and for the Penticton Panthers in 1999-2000 ... was the leading scorer for Team B.C. (and third overall) at the Winter Games in Newfoundland in February 1999, led his team to the bronze medal.
PERSONAL: Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management ... a fine student who received the Penticton Panthers' Academic Scholar Award in each of his last two seasons ... was selected by the Calgary Flames in the first round (14th pick) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft ... Chuck and his younger sister Bobbie are the children of Laurie Wilson and Vadim Kobasew.
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BENJAMIN COEL EAVES, born March 27, 1982 ... shoots right ... teamed with current BC junior A.J. Walker at Shattuck St. Mary's ... participated in the U.S. National Junior Team Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, NY in August 2000.
AS A FRESHMAN (2000-01): Played in 40 games, missed three games in early November because of back spasms ... was a unanimous selection to the 2000-01 HOCKEY EAST All-Rookie Team ... captured HOCKEY EAST Rookie of the Month honors for February ... registered 39 points -- 13 goals and 26 assists ... enjoyed 13 multiple-point games, including one multiple-goal contest ... netted eight power-play goals and one empty-net goal, led all HOCKEY EAST players with seven power-play goals in league action ... tallied a season-best three points -- all assists -- in the season opener at Notre Dame (10/13) ... recorded two points in each of the Eagles' two victories over Michigan, tallied two assists against the Wolverines in the Great Lakes Invitational and posted his lone multiple-goal game in the Eagles' NCAA Tournament semifinal-round win over Michigan, scored a power-play goal late in the first period to give BC a 2-0 lead, and netted an empty-net goal with 20 seconds remaining in the game to secure the victory ... notched four consecutive two-point efforts to close the regular season ... tallied one goal and one assist in the team's HOCKEY EAST Tournament semifinal-round win over UMass-Lowell (3/16) ... registered two assists in the Eagles' Beanpot first-round win over Harvard (2/5), scored the final goal in the team's Beanpot title-game victory over Boston University (2/12) ... scored a power-play goal and assisted on Bobby Allen's game-winning goal in a 4-3 home victory over UMass-Lowell (2/2) ... scored one goal and assisted on Brian Gionta's game-winning, shorthanded score in a 4-0 home victory over Providence (1/19) ... scored a power-play goal and assisted on Brian Gionta's decisive goal in a 5-2 home win over Boston University (1/7).
BEFORE BC: Registered 118 points - 47 goals and 71 assists - in 57 games for the Shattuck St. Mary's School in 1999-2000, 10 of his goals were game-winning tallies ... captured MVP honors at the Mac's AAA Midget Championship, tallied 18 points in seven tournament games ... recorded 156 points - 68 goals and 88 assists - in 71 games in 1998-99, leading his team to a 70-9-1 record and the Tier I Midget national championship ... played for head coach Tom Ward in 1999-2000 and for head coach Andy Murray in 1998-99 ... played for Team USA in the 2000 IIHF World Under-18 Championship in Switzerland ... also played for the US National Under-18 Team in the Three Nations Tournament in Norrkoping, Sweden in November 1999.
PERSONAL: Enrolled as a human relations major in the Carroll School of Management ... was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft ... Ben and his younger brother Patrick are the sons of Beth and Mike Eaves ... his father Mike, who enjoyed an eight-year NHL playing career (with the Minnesota North Stars and Calgary Flames), now serves as US National Development Coach.
