Boston College Athletics
Eagles in the NHL - Opening Week
October 14, 2014 | Men's Hockey
Eighteen former Eagles are on opening day NHL rosters. See how they did in last week's action.
Cam Atkinson - Columbus Blue Jackets- Right Wing
• Saw action in two games last week against Buffalo Sabers (10/9) and New York Rangers (10/11)
• Scored game-winning goals in both games, tallying one goal against Buffalo and two against New York on a total of 8 shots
Brian Boyle - Tampa Bay Lightning - Center
• Saw action in three games last week against Florida (10/9), Ottawa (10/11) and Montreal (10/13)
• Notched an assist in each game against Ottawa and Montreal for a total of two points and added seven shots in the three games
Patrick Brown - Carolina Hurricanes - Center
• Made the opening day roster in his first year in professional hockey
• Played in both games against the New York Islanders (10/10 and 10/11) tallied three shots in the two games
Scott Clemmensen - New Jersey Devils - Goalie
• Did not play this week for the Devils
Patrick Eaves - Dallas Stars - Right Wing
• Saw action in one game against Chicago (10/9)
• Played 7:29 minutes and had two shots on goal
Benn Ferriero - St. Louis Blues - Right Wing
• Did not play this week for the Blues
Johnny Gaudreau - Calgary Flames - Left Wing
•Saw action in three games against Vancouver (10/8), Edmonton (10/9) and St. Louis (10/11)
• Notched one shot in his 2014-2015 NHL season debut
Nathan Gerbe - Carolina Hurricanes - Left Wing
• Saw action in two games, both against the New York Islanders, played 14:44 and 16:01 minutes, respectively
• Scored one goal in the season opener against the Islanders
Brian Gibbons - Columbus Blue Jackets - Center
•Did not play this week for the Blue Jackets
Brian Gionta - Buffalos Sabers - Right Wing
• Saw action in three games this week against Columbus (10/9), Chicago (10/11) and Anaheim (10/13) playing 15:39, 14:48 and 14:38 respectively
• Notched four shots on goal against Columbus
Stephen Gionta - New Jersey Devils - Center
• Saw action in two games against Philadelphia (10/9) and Florida (10/11), playing 11:44 and 13:53 minutes, respectively
• Had two shots on goal against Philadelphia
Jimmy Hayes - Florida Panthers - Right Wing
• Played in one game for the Panthers against Ottawa (10/13)
• Registered 4 shots on goal in 8:33
Kevin Hayes - New York Rangers - Right Wing
• Saw action in his first NHL game
• Played 14:17 against Toronto (10/12), registering one shot
Chris Kreider - New York Rangers - Left Wing
• Saw action in three games against St. Louis (10/9), Columbus (10/11) and Toronto (10/12)
• Tallied a total of three points over the week scoring a goal and notching an assist against St. Louis and notching an assist against Toronto
• Tallied a total of 10 shots over the three games
Brooks Orpik - Washington Capitals - Defenseman
• Saw action in two games against Montreal (10/9) and Boston (10/11)
• Played for 23:07 against Montreal and 21:21 against Boston
Corey Schneider - New Jersey Devils - Goalie
• Saw action in the goal in two Devils' wins against Philadelphia (10/9) and Florida (10/11)
• Was 35-of-39 with a .897 save percentage against Philadelphia and was 28-of-29 with a .966 save percentage against Florida
Rob Scuderi - Pittsburgh Penguins - Defenseman
• Saw action in two games against Anaheim (10/9) and Toronto (10/11)
• Played for 18:34 against Anaheim and 18:39 against Toronto
Ben Smith - Chicago Blackhawks - Right Wing
• Saw action in two games for the Blackhawks against Dallas (10/9) and Buffalo (10/11) played 16:09 and 16:06 respectively, and recorded a shot on goal in each game
