Eagles Head West for a Pair at Colorado College

GAME DAY INFORMATION
WHEN	Friday, Oct. 23-24 at 7:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. (9:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. EST)
WHERE	Colorado Springs, Colo. // World Arena
HOW TO FOLLOW	Live Stats // Video // Audio
GAME NOTES	PDF // WEB version
MEDIA CENTER	Television: Comcast Entertaiment Television (Local) Radio (online only): P x P: Matt Pauley // Color: John Barnett

BOSTON COLLEGE vs. COLORADO COLLEGE
Boston College and Colorado College meet up in the regular season for consecutive years for the first time since 1987 and 1988. Last season, the Eagles welcomed CC to The Heights on Oct. 24, 2014 and skated past the Tigers, 6-2. There have been several meetings in the postseason, but it has been about 26 years since these two teams played in back-to-back years. Before last year's tilt, Colorado College had upended the Eagles' hopes at the national title with a juggernaut team in 2011. After capturing the 2011 Hockey East Tournament title, BC earned the top seed in the West Regional and was flying high into its first-round matchup against CC. Boston College goalie John Muse, who had been 8-0 with a 1.95 goals-against average in NCAA tournament play and starred on a pair of title teams in 2010 and 2008, was pulled after two periods with the Eagles (30-8-1) trailing 7-2. The Eagles eventually fell, 8-4, and exacted their revenge at Kelley Rink last year. In the early goings of the series, Boston College had done 9-0-1 against the Tigers from 1968 to 1998. Boston College is in control of the overall series, 13-5-1, having gone unbeaten in 30 years (9-0-1) against Colorado College from Dec. 30, 1968 to Dec. 27, 1998. The Eagles won the first two meetings on Jan. 2, 1949 (6-5 OT) and March 18, 1949 (7-3) before the Tigers claimed the next three of four. The last time the Eagles ventured to Colorado Springs was Nov. 12, 1998 when BC won, 2-1. All-time in Colorado Springs, the Eagles are 6-2-1 against Colorado College.

EYE ON THE TIGER
Colorado College finished in last place of the National College Hockey Conference last year, winning only two games in conference (2-19-3) and finished the year with a 6-26-3 total. The Tigers have had a tough time erasing last season's finish by going winless against Hockey East to start the season. CC opened at home against UMass and lost 6-3, 4-3, respectively, before suffering a pair of one-goal losses (3-2, 2-1) at UMass Lowell last weekend. The Tigers have a large roster, welcoming back 17 letterwinners but ushering in the nation's second-largest class of freshmen. Colorado College welcomed 14 new skaters this season, one less than Arizona State in its first year in Division I. With that came a lack of size as Colorado College is the smallest team, by average, in weight (176 pounds) and tied for the shortest team, by average (5'11), in all of college hockey. Last season, Cody Bradley led the Tigers offensively with 30 points (10-20-30), while his brother, a freshman this season, has stepped in and is tied for the team lead with four points (3-1-4) through four games. In net, CC has split time with junior Tyler Marble (who played at BC last year) and rookie Jacob Nehama. Offensively, CC is averaging 2.25 goals per game in the early goings (tied for 37th nationally) and surrendering 3.5 goals per game (tied for 42nd). Colorado College is one of 12 teams without a victory that has started its season and is led by second-year skipper Mike Haviland.

OFFENSIVE NUGGETS
- Colin White notched his first two career goals as an Eagle against Wisconsin, including a power play tally that counted as BC's first 5-on-3 goal this season

- Ryan Fitzgerald logged his fifth-career three-point night against Wisconsin (1-2-3), marking his first points of the year. His last three-point night as a hat trick against UConn (Jan. 24, 2014)

- Freshman Miles Wood leads the Eagles in points with five (1-4-5) through three games. In two of his first three outings, Wood has turned in a multi-point effort

- The Eagles are one of 13 teams in college hockey averaging four goals or more. BC is tied for ninth in the nation in offense, scoring at a clip of four goals per game.

DEFENSIVE NUGGETS
- The last time Boston College shutout its opponent in the home opener was on Oct. 20, 2012, against Northeastern. Parker Milner stopped 26 pucks in that shutout

- Thatcher Demko stopped all 20 Wisconsin shots for his fourth-career shutout - he is one of 13 goalies with a shutout to their name

- The Eagles' defense is tied for second best in the nation, surrendering only one goal per game - BC is tied with UMass Lowell & Merrimack

- Teddy Doherty scored his first goal of the season of the short-handed variety. It marks the Eagles first short-handed strike of the season and the first of his career

WHITEWASH WELCOMING
Boston College treated its fans to a 6-0 shutout of Wisconsin on Oct. 18 in the home opener. The last time BC shutout its opponent in the home opener was on Oct. 20, 2012, against Northeastern. Parker Milner stopped 26 pucks in that shutout. The six-goal victory was the largest margin in a home opener against Division I opponent at Conte Forum. The Eagles topped University of Ottawa, 10-0, on Oct. 11, 1997.

QUICK DRAW CANGE
Austin Cangelosi scored 12 seconds into the home opener against Wisconsin, marking the fastest goal scored by an Eagle since Matt Price tallied 11 seconds into the game against Northeastern on March 7, 2008. The Estero, Fla., native scored twice against the Badgers, marking his second-career two-goal outing. His first also came against Wisconsin on Oct. 18, 2013.

COLIN CAN
In his third game as an Eagle, freshman Colin White scored his first career points with a pair of goals on Oct. 16 against Wisconsin, including BC's first 5-on-3 power play tally of the season. For his performance, White was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Oct. 19.

demKO'd
Junior Thatcher Demko earned his fourth-career shutout as an Eagle, stopping 20 shots in the win over Wisconsin on Oct. 16. It marks Demko's first shutout since blanking the Notre Dame on Feb. 27, 2015, with 35 saves. Demko also shutout Providence (30 saves) on Jan. 31, 2014 and UMass Lowell (33 saves) on Feb. 21, 2014. He is tied for seventh, nationally, in save percentage (.958) and tied for eighth in goals against average (1.01). Only 12 other netminders have shutouts this season.

SHORTY FOR DOHERTY
Senior captain Teddy Doherty scored a short-handed goal on Oct. 16, marking the first of his kind in his 107th-career game. It was the first for the Eagles of 2015-16.

KELLEY RINK ONE AWAY FROM 300 WINS
Boston College celebrates its 28th season of playing hockey on Kelley Rink at Conte Forum. Starting in 1988, BC's overall record at Kelley Rink is 299-118-37 (.699). The Eagles played at McHugh Forum prior from 1958-86 when Boston College posted an overall mark of 282- 95-10 (.748). Boston College has won 10 or more games at home the last seven-consecutive seasons.

HOME TURF
Since Jerry York has been head coach at Boston College, the Eagles possess a 14-7-1 record in home opening games on The Heights. Dating back to the 2007-08 season, the Eagles are 7-1-1 in their first game of the season at Kelley Rink.

ROOKIE ROMP
Boston College's freshmen class came to play in the season opener at Army on Oct. 9 as three rookies scored their first collegiate goals. Miles Wood, Casey Fitzgerald and Chris Brown all found the back of the net in their first game donning the maroon and gold, marking the first time under Jerry York three freshmen scored in a season opener. They currently lead all classes in scoring with 13 points.

LUMBER YARD
Freshman forward Miles Wood set the tone early in his Eagle career, posting three points in his BC debut, including a goal and two assists. It has been 15 years since a rookie notched three points in his first-career game. The last time that occurred was when Ben Eaves doled out three assists in a 4-1 win over Notre Dame on Oct. 13, 2000 at Omaha Civic Auditorium. The last time any Eagle started the year with a three-point performance was when Brian Gibbons (2-1-3) and Brock Bradford (1-2-3) both turned the trick against Wisconsin on Oct. 10, 2008.

ZACH ATTACKS
Sophomore Zach Sanford scored his first-career power play goal at Army on Oct. 9 and followed that up with with his second extra-man tally at Rensselaer on Oct. 11. The last time an Eagle started the season with back-to-back power play goals was at the beginning of the 2008-09 season when Brock Bradford scored power play goals on Oct. 10 and Oct. 17, 2008. The two consectuvive goals for Sanford also marks his first-career goal scoring streak.

LIVING HISTORY
The Schiller Family Head Hockey Coach of Boston College, Jerry York, enters his 44th season of coaching college hockey. Not only is York the winningest coach in the game's history, having amassed 986 victories and a win-loss total of 986-592-105 (.616), York is approaching another historic benchmark. After locking up the most wins all-time at his alma mater (502) and heads into his 22nd season behind the Eagles' bench, he now has the 1,000-win plateau in his sites. York is just 14 wins away from hitting that number as he is already the winningest coach in the game's history.

CALLING ON CAL
Junior Chris Calnan not only scored a goal in his second-consecutive season opener on Oct. 9 at Army, he also logged his fifth-career game-winning goal and did so in his 75th-career game as an Eagle. The Norwell, Mass., native has now scored 32-career points.

EAGLETS
Boston College is the youngest team in college hockey by an average of 10 days. As of Oct. 1, the Eagles average age was 20 years and 169 days, 10 days behind Boston University. The Terriers average 20 years and 179 days per player. Michigan rounds out the top three (20 years, 235 days).

SHOW BIRDS
With the addition of former BC captain Tommy Cross to the Bruins on Oct. 12, the Eagles are now tied with Michigan for having the most alumni (17) in the NHL this season.

DEMKO ON THE DOCKET
For the second-consecutive season, Boston College goaltender Thatcher Demko has been placed on the 2015-16 Mike Richter Award watch list along with 19 other netminders. The Mike Richter Award goes to the most outstanding goaltender of the season and is awarded during Frozen Four weekend. Junior Mike Santaguida of Vermont and New Hampshire's Danny Tirone also join Demko on the list from Hockey East.

Eagles Head West for a Pair at Colorado College

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Players Mentioned

Chris Calnan

Austin Cangelosi

Thatcher Demko

Teddy Doherty

Casey Fitzgerald

Ryan Fitzgerald

Zach Sanford

Colin White

Miles Wood