Boston College Athletics
Hockey Hits The Road Again
January 03, 2002 | Men's Hockey
Jan. 3, 2002
BOSTON COLLEGE
at
YALE
Sunday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.
New Haven Coliseum
New Haven, Conn.
and
MASSACHUSETTS
Monday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m.
Mullins Center
Amherst, Mass.
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THE EAGLES IN BRIEF: Boston College enters this weekend's pair of games with an 10-6-2 overall record and a 4-4-1 mark in HOCKEY EAST games. The team has cracked the top 10 in both of the college hockey polls. The Eagles are coming off a holiday tournament title at the Silverado Shootout. On Dec. 28, BC defeated Miami (Ohio), 5-1, in the first round then defeated host Minnesota-Duluth, 5-1, in the championship game on Dec. 29. Headed into the weekend, the team is in a fourth-place tie with Maine in the HOCKEY EAST standings.
Three sophomores lead the Eagles in scoring. Tony Voce leads the team with 29 points. He has scored 16 goals and 13 assists in 18 games. Ben Eaves has 25 points on eight goals and 17 assists in 13 games. Defenseman J.D. Forrest is third with five goals and 10 assists for 15 points in 18 games. Eight players have double-digit scoring totals.
AGAINST THE BULLDOGS: Boston College and Yale 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. The two teams have met in each of the last two seasons.
The only current Eagles to register points against the Bulldogs are Jeff Giuliano (one goal) and Bill Cass (one assist).
LAST TIME AGAINST 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 Giuliano and Krys Kolanos, but BC could not manage to net a fourth goal for the tie.
LONG TIME NO SEE: Both Boston College and Yale participated in the Silverado Shootout last weekend in Duluth, Minn. The Eagles won the tournament, while the Bulldogs finished fourth.
AGAINST THE MINUTEMEN: Boston College and Massachusetts have met 27 times with the Eagles holding a 22-4-1 series advantage. Earlier this season, BC topped UMass, 4-0, at Conte Forum on Dec. 1. The Eagles have won 17 of the last 19 meetings with the Minutemen and have gone undefeated (3-0-1) in the last four games.
In just four games against UMass, sophomore Ben Eaves has recorded nine points on two goals and seven assists. Both sophomore J.D. Forrest (one goal, four assists in four games) and senior Jeff Giuliano (three goals, two assists in 10 games) have five points. Senior Ales Dolinar has four points on one goal and three assists.
LAST TIME AGAINST MASSACHUSETTS: Sophomore Tony Voce scored two goals, while classmate Ben Eaves collected three assists in BC's 4-0 victory over UMass on Dec. 1 at Kelley Rink. The Eagles scored three times in the first period as the Eagles went on to their fifth victory in six games.
Voce put BC up early, 11:40 into the game, on a power-play goal from Eaves and Dave Spina. Spina extended the lead to 2-0 when he netted a goal off a face-off from Ryan Shannon at 16:42. Voce struck again 30 seconds later when he put in an Eaves cross-ice pass. A.J. Walker also assisted on the goal, then found the back of the net for the Eagles' final goal of the game - a 13:06 of the third period - from Eaves and Voce. Tim Kelleher made 20 saves for his second shutout in a row.
LAST TIME OUT: Matti Kaltiainen made 50 saves as Boston College defeated host Minnesota-Duluth, 5-1, in the championship game of the 2001 Silverado Shootout. Five different players tallied goals in the win.
BC turned three UMD turnovers in their own zone into goals in the first period. Ryan Shannon put BC up 1-0 with and unassisted goal at 4:20, followed by Ales Dolinar's unassisted power-play goal at 11:00. Tony Voce broke up another clearing attempt and sent J.D. Forrest in for the third goal of the period at 17:56. UMD made it a 3-1 lead at 7:02 of the second period when Andy Reierson netted a 5x3 goal, but Voce regained the three-goal advantage with a shorthanded strike from Jeff Giuliano at 10:15 of the third. Ryan Murphy closed out the scoring at 17:02 with an empty-net tally off an Anthony D'Arpino blocked shot.
The Bulldogs outshot BC 51-29 for the game, including a 28-6 margin in the second period.
SILVERADO SHOOTOUT RECAP: Boston College won the Silverado Shootout, Minnesota-Duluth was second, Miami (Ohio) was third and Yale was fourth ... freshman goaltender Matti Kaltiainen was named tournament MVP for his 50-save performance in the championship game ... freshman Ned Havern (hat trick in game one) and Tony Voce (two goals and two assists in two games) were selected to the All-Tournament team.
RECORD-SETTING TOURNAMENT: The Eagles set or tied nine Silverado Shootout tournament records with their pair of 5-1 wins ... Matti Kaltiainen tied the saves in a game (50) and set the saves in a period (27) records ... Ned Havern tied the goals in a game (three) and goals in a period (two) records ... Havern and Ales Dolinar tied the points in a game (three) and points in a period (two) records ... Dolinar tied the assists in a game (three) and assists in a period (two) records ... Boston College tied the goals in a tournament (10) record.
LEAGUE HONOREES: Freshmen Ned Havern and Matti Kaltiainen shared HOCKEY EAST's Rookie of the Week honors this week after their performances at the Silverado Shootout. In addition, Tony Voce - another all-tournament honoree - and defenseman J.D. Forrest were selected to the Honor Roll for their play.
THE EAGLES AND THE NATIONAL RANKINGS: Boston College is ranked 10th in both the latest USA Today/American Hockey Coaches Association poll and USCHO.com poll. This week's polls mark the first time this season the Eagles are ranked in the top 10 in both polls. The Eagles were ranked 13th in both polls in the final editions before the holiday break.
EAVES RETURNS FROM WORLD JUNIORS: Sophomore Ben Eaves will rejoin the team when it takes on Yale and Massachusetts this weekend. He did not play in either game of the Silverado Shootout while he represented the United States at the 2002 IIHF World Junior Championships in Pardubice and Hradec, Czech Republic on Dec. 25, 2001 - Jan. 4, 2002. Team USA completed the Group B round-robin with a 2-0-2 record. It then faced Russia in the quarterfinals, falling 6-1. Eaves recorded the USA's lone goal. Through five games, Eaves has collected one goal and three assists and leads Team USA in scoring.
WHO'S HOT: Sophomore Tony Voce has recorded 19 points in the last 11 games (12-7-19) ... though he did not participate in the tournament, Eaves is riding an eight-game scoring streak, averaging 2.1 points per game during that stretch ... junior A.J. Walker has netted eight points in the last 10 games (4-4-8) ... in the last six games they have skated together, the line of Eaves, Voce and Walker has combined for a 17-20-37 line (Eaves missed the Nov. 23 Harvard game and both games at the Silverado Shootout) ... junior Tim Kelleher has allowed only four goals in his last four games ... freshman Ryan Shannon has three points in the last three games ... sophomore J.D. Forrest has three points in the last three games ... Ales Dolinar had four points in two games at the Silverado Shootout.
INDIVIDUAL STREAKS: Sophomore Tony Voce has a six-game goal-scoring streak intact scoring eight goals in that span. Also during that time, he has netted 11 points (eight goals, three assists) ... 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 or in either game in Duluth, Minn. ... both sophomore J.D. Forrest and freshman Ryan Murphy have each recorded one point in each of the last three games ... senior Ales Dolinar has a two-game scoring streak intact.
DOING IT WITH DEFENSE: This season, nine of Boston College's 10 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, Massachusetts 4-0, Miami (Ohio) 5-1 and Minnesota-Duluth 5-1.
YOUNGSTERS LEADING THE CHARGE: The sophomore class has accounted for 45.5 percent of the Eagles scoring this season (31 goals and 45 assists for 76 points). When adding the freshman class' production to the total (17 goals and 31 assists for 48 points), the two classes have scored 74.3 percent of the team's points (48 goals and 76 assists for 124 points).
FOUR IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: Since the beginning of the 1999-00 season, Boston College is 53-3-2 when scoring four or more goals. The Eagles are 7-1-1 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 25-14.
GETTING OFFENSIVE WHEN SHORTHANDED: Boston College leads HOCKEY EAST, and is tied for third in Division I, with six shorthanded goals this season ... the Eagles have 37 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 leads the nation with his four shorthanded goals.
LIGHTNING STRIKES EARLY: Three times 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. In the first round of the Silverado Shootout against Miami (Ohio), A.J. Walker scored 41 seconds into the game.
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 five goals within one minute of leaving the dressing room this season.
FAST AND FURIOUS SCORING: Boston College has scored back-to-back goals in under three minutes in six different games this season. Four of the occurrences have come in the Eagles last six games. BC has an 4-1-1 record in games when the team scores so quickly.
Against Notre Dame (Oct. 26) Dave Spina and Ales Dolinar scored 1:22 apart. Against Providence (Nov. 14) Ben Eaves and Dolinar scored 1:17 apart. At New Hampshire (Nov. 30), Eaves and Brett Peterson scored 2:34 apart. Against Massachusetts (Dec. 1), Spina and Tony Voce scored 30 seconds apart. At Maine (Dec. 8), Ryan Shannon and Voce scored shorthanded goals 14 seconds apart. Against Miami (Ohio) (Dec. 28), Ned Havern and Voce scored 27 seconds apart.
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.
SPECIAL TEAMS SNIPER: While sophomore Tony Voce leads the club in power-play goals with six, he has also logged four shorthanded goals, as well as 4x4 and 5x3 goals this season. Overall, he leads the team in special teams scoring with 17 points (6-6-12 on the power play, 4-0-4 shorthanded and 1-0-1 in 4x4 situations).
VOCE'S PRODUCTION SCHEDULE: Sophomore Tony Voce has netted 29 points this season (16 goals and 13 assists) in 18 games, surpassing his 43-game, freshman total of 26 points in 2000-01. Last season, his 26 points came on 13 goals and 13 assists. This season's 18 games so far represent a little more than 40 percent of last year's total games.
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 sixth in power-play goals (six) and tied for first in shorthanded goals (four). Five of his 16 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 four goals in his last four 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 has allowed zero, zero, three and one goal in his last four appearances.
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. 31).
Boston College is ranked 16th nationally in team offense (3.50 goals per game), tied for 12th in team defense (2.67 goals allowed per game), 18th in power play percentage (20.9 percent) and is tied for third in shorthanded goals (six).
Sophomore Tony Voce is tied for eighth in overall scoring (16-13-29 games) and tied for fourth in goal scoring (16). He is fifth in the nation in goals per game (0.88 gpg). On special teams, he is tied for eighth in power-play goals (six) and tied for first in shorthanded goals (four). He is also tied for fifth in game-winning goals (three).
Sophomore Ben Eaves is tied for 15th nationally in scoring (8-17-25 in 13 games) and tied for 10th in assists (17). He is second nationally in assists per game (1.31 apg) and third nationally in points per game (1.92 ppg).
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. 31).
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 11 points - five goals and six assists - this season ... in just 18 games this season, Walker has already increased his previous career scoring line of two goals five times over headed into the 2001-02 campaign. Coincidentally, Walker has scored all but three 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 nine points shy of becoming the 58th Boston College player to reach 100 points for his career. So far this season, he's scored 12 points (four goals and eight assists) in 18 games.
EVERYDAY PLAYER: Senior forward Jeff Giuliano has played in all 146 of BC's games since his arrival at the Heights in the fall of 1998. He has recorded 33 goals and 58 assists for 91 points.
SUCCESS FROM THE TOP: With Ben Eaves not in the line-up while he played in the IIHF World Junior Championships, Ales Dolinar was moved from his usual spot in the line-up - centering the Eagles' third line - to Eaves' place centering the top line. The move last-minute move didn't faze Dolinar, who collected one goal and three assists, in two games at the Silverado Shootout. His new linemates - Tony Voce and A.J. Walker - also didn't seem to mind the change as his wings combined for three goals and three assists in the tournament.
HAVERN'S HAYDAY: Freshman Ned Havern made noise at the Silverado Shootout, netting his first career hat trick in the Eagles' 5-1 win over Miami (Duluth) in the opening round. Havern scored BC's second, third and fifth goals, which also included his first-career power-play strike. Coming into the tournament, Havern had only one goal and four assists in 16 games. The hat trick pushed his scoring numbers to four goals and four assists for eight points.
OLYMPIC UPDATE: Boston College hockey has several connections to the 2002 Olympics ... the hockey team has three former Boston College players involved as Brian Leetch and Bill Guerin were chosen to the team. John Cunniff will serve as an assistant coach on the team ... in addition, Matti Kaltiainen's sister, Anna, will compete for Finland in snowboarding events.
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.
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 169-105-23 mark (.608 winning percentage) at Boston College and a 636-440-57 (.588 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 127-47-14 mark (.713 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.
UP NEXT: Boston College will play a home-and-home series with UMass-Lowell. BC will host the River Hawks on Friday, Jan. 11, before playing in Lowell at Tsongas Arena on Saturday, Jan. 12. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m.
ON THE AIR: Both of Boston College's games this weekend can be heard on WTKK 96.9 FM. In addition, both games can be heard live via www.bceagles.com.
