Heavyweight Matchup Initiates Beanpot Semifinals

GAME DAY INFORMATION
WHEN	Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 at 5 p.m. (EST)
WHERE	TD Garden // Boston
HOW TO FOLLOW	TV: New England Sports Network (NESN) / TSN1 // Audio // Live Stats (coming soon)
GAME NOTES	PDF // WEB
MEDIA CENTER	TV: NESN (Play-by-Play: Tom Caron // Color: Andy Brickley // Rinkside: Nikki Reyes)
	Radio: WEEI 840 AM (Play-by-Play: Join Rish // Color: Andy Powers // Engineer: Mark Feldman)

BOSTON COLLEGE IN THE BEANPOT
Boston College returns to Causeway Street for the 64th annual Beanpot February 1, 2016. Following one of the wilder installments from last year, with TWO postponements and one the second-latest date to a second round in tournament history, the Eagles had their hopes of trying the Beanpot trophy streak of six straight after a loss to Northeastern in the first round. The Eagles five-straight Beanpot from 2010 to 2014 are a school record. Head coach Jerry York has won eight Beanpot titles (2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014) and is currently tied with legendary BC skipper John "Snooks" Kelley. A Beanpot win would give York his ninth and put him in second place, alone, in the pantheon of Beanpot coaches behind BU's Jack Parker (21 Beanpot trophies). In all, Boston College has won the Beanpot 19 times with 15 runners-up showings, 23 third-place finishes and only six last-place finishes. The Eagles have never finished last under York. In all, York is 29-13 in the Beanpot. Boston College has won been awarded 17 MVP trophies and 12 Eberly awards. The most recent recipients of those trophies was Kevin Hayes (MVP) and Thatcher Demko (Eberly) in 2014. Since 1993, only BC and BU have skated away as the toast of Boston. In that 21 year run, BC has won nine trophies and BU has claimed 12 titles. Since 2016 has commenced, the Beanpot members are combined 18-4-5, making this one of the most highlt-touted Beanpots in recent history. Heading in, Boston College (No. 4), Harvared (No. 9) and Boston University (No. 10) are ranked three of the top national powers in college hockey, marking the first time the tournament has featured three top 10 programs.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. HARVARD IN THE BEANPOT
Feb. 1, 2016 marks the 22nd time the Eagles and Crimson skate against one another in the first week with the rights to play the late game the following Monday. Boston College holds a 12-9 advantage in those meetings and a 27-13 win-loss total in all against Harvard in the Beanpot. Last season, Boston College and Harvard skated in their first consolation game since 2009 where Ryan Fitzgerald scored the overtime winner 1:16 into the extra frame to make sure Jerry York has never finished last in the Beanpot. Harvard actually won nine of the first 17 Beanpot matchups, starting on Dec. 26, 1952, but recent history has favored the Eagles. BC has won its last 11 contests against Harvard in the Beanpot with the last setback occurring on Feb. 2, 1998 (4-5 OT loss). Jerry York is 13-1 against Harvard in the Beanpo as that 1998 game was his only loss. In all, BC leads the overall series against Harvard, 72-45-5. Before Harvard had skated into Kelley Rink last season and topped the Eagles, 6-3, on Nov. 11, 2015, BC had won the previous nine tilts by a goal margin of +27. Jerry York is 24-6-2 all-time against Harvard behind the Eagles' bench.

OFFENSIVE NUGGETS
• The Eagles possess the nation's BEST scoring margin of +2.36 -- the Eagles have scored 104 goals this season and only surrendered 45 (4.16 goals for pg / 1.80 goals against pg)

• Zach Sanford found the back of the net with a 5-on-3 advantage at Notre Dame on Jan. 29, marking BC's second 5-on-3 strike of the season - the power play overall ranks 19th (19.8 %)

• Ryan Fitzgerald is currently tied for third in the country, averaging 4.5 shots on goal per game - the forward has attempted 108 SOG in all - Colin White is 28th with 3.65 SOG per game

• The Eagles have six scorers with 20 points or more and two already at the 30-point plateau (White - 33 / R. Fitzgerald - 30) -- Last year's leading scorer was Alex Tuch with 28 points

• Colin White has scored a goal in his last three outings for the first time in his career as an Eagle heading into the Beanpot - the Hanover, Mass. native is ninth in the nation in scoring (1.43 points per game) and the second leading freshman behind Michigan's Kyle Connor (1.86 ppg)

DEFENSIVE NUGGETS
• The Boston College penalty kill mustered TWO short-handed goal in Amherst on Jan. 22 - the last time that occurred was on Feb. 6, 2012 - the PK unit is ranked seventh nationally (86.1%)

• Following their eighth shutout of the season, the Eagles' defensive unit ranks fourth nationally, yielding only 1.80 gpg - BC has kept opponents off the board in 42-of-65 periods of play

• Thatcher Demko's eighth shutout of the season ties him for the school record in a year with Cory Schneider (2005-06) - Demko is four away (11) from tying Schneider's career mark of 15

• When holding a lead heading into the third period, the Eagle defense has been on lockdown, posting a 15-0-2 record with the advantage after two frames

• McCoshen has been hot on the score sheet as of late, having scored at least one point in seven of his last 10 games and accounting for a point per game along the way - the Faribault, Minn., native leads the team in plus/minus with +24

THE LEGEND CONTINUES...
Boston College coach Jerry York has reached the 1,000-win mark for his career in his 1,703rd game as a head coach. In all, York's record is 1,001-595-109 (.619) in 44 seasons at the head coach level and 534-260-75 (.658) in his 22nd season at the helm of Boston College. York is the 128th coach across the big four (football, basketball, baseball and hockey) professional sports leagues and Division I college athletics. At the collegiate level, York is the 55th head coach to reach 1,000-career victories and the first to do so in college hockey. York remains the winningest coach in the history of the game. In his 1,000-career victories, Jerry York has defeated 69 different programs spread out through his tenures at Clarkson, Bowling Green and Boston College. The all time total goal count in Coach York's 1,000 victories is 5,421 goals for and 2,395 goals against.

JAMMIN' IN JANUARY
Following a 1-3-1 mark in December, Boston College responded with an undefeated 4-0-3 win-loss total in January. Under Coach York, it marks the third time the Eagles have flown undefeated in that month. BC went 7-0-1 in January for the 2013-14 season and 9-0-1 durin the 2004-05 season.

DAM-KO
Thatcher Demko contines to rewrite the record books at Boston College as the Eagle netminder tied the school record for shutouts in a season with eight after a 4-0 win at Notre Dame on Jan. 29. The San Diego native notched the record in just 25 games, tying Cory Schneider's record set in during the 2005-06 season. It took Schneider 37 games to capture his eight shuout. Demko's 10th shutout came in his 50th-career game. Demko is now four career shutouts (11) behind Schneider's career record of 15. Demko's eight blankings are best in college hockey this season. Demko is currently fourth in the nation in goals against average (1.64) and third in save percentage (.939) on the year and tied for first in overall shutouts with seven. For a career, the 6-foot-4 backstopper is 51-22-9 (.677) with a 2.05 goals against average and a .927 save percentage (2,147 saves on 2,316 shots). If Demko's 2.07 GAA held, it would be BC's second-best career mark all time.

GREASED LIGHTNING
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 followed that with a goal 16 seconds into the game on Jan. 29 at Notre Dame.

McCAUTION
Defenseman Ian McCoshen broke through offensively and scored his first-career four-point performance on Jan. 15 against BU. It also stands as BC's fifth four-point showing this season. McCoshen pieced together his first-career five-game point streak from Jan. 8-22 and has scored in seven of his last 10 games, averaging a point per game.

EARNING 1,000 IN DEMONSTRATIVE FASHION
The Eagles ensured Coach York his 1,000th win by shutting out UMass, 8-0, on Jan. 22. The last time Boston College defeated a Hockey East team by eight goals was on Jan. 31, 2003, when the Eagles skated by Massachusetts, 9-0, at Conte Forum. Eight different Eagles score in Friday's 8-0 victory in Amherst.

WATCH OUT FOR WHITE
Colin White, who has registered 10 multi-point performances this season, is currently the ninth most prolific scorer in college hockey and the second-highest scoring freshman with an average of 1.43 point per game. The Hanover, Mass. native leads the Eagles with 33 points, notching 15 goals and 18 assists along the way.

FITZ IN A FLASH
Ryan Fitzgerald is ranked fourth in the nation in shot attempts per game, triggering at a rate of 4.50 shots on net. The North Andover, Mass. native was the first Eagle to 10 goals and second on the team with 30 points (14-16-30) this seaosn. Fitzgerald is ranked 17th overall in scoring with 1.25 points per game. He recorded his second four-point performance of the season on Jan. 8.

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUUUUL TIME, OF THE YEAR
As of Saturday, Boston College is ranked sixth in the Pairwise ranking with an RPI rating of .5768, claiming the top spot in the poll with respect to Hockey East.

MILESTONE MARKS
Several career game milestones Jan. 22 at UMass as Austin Cangelosi and Ryan Fitzgerald played in their 100th-career games tonight. Adam Gilmour dressed in his 100th game at BU. Teddy Doherty took part in his 125th game on Jan. 16 at BU while Travis Jeke donned the maroon and gold for the 50th time at Agganis Arena on Jan. 16.

KIM KAN
First-year defenseman Michael Kim, a late addition to the team on Dec. 28, earned his first-career assist on Jan. 22 in Amherst in his sixth-career game.

SHORT-HANDED LAY-UP
Austin Cangelosi converted on a penalty shot against BU on Jan. 15, marking the Eagles' first penalty shot goal since Chris Kreider tallied one against Notre Dame on Nov. 18, 2011. It should be noted, Cangelosi's penalty shot occurred when the Eagles were short-handed.

HATS OFF
Freshman Colin White, fresh off his trip to Finland as a member of Team USA's bronze-medal winning team at the World Junior Championship, responded with Boston College's first hat trick of the season on Jan. 8 vs. PC and added an assist for his second-career four-point performance. For his performance, White was awarded his third Hockey East Rookie of the Week honor. White's hat trick marks BC's first since Ryan Fitzgerald scored all three goals in a 3-2 win at home over Connecticut on Jan. 24, 2015.

SPECIAL TEAMS' TALES
The Eagles' power play awoke in the Providence series, scoring five power play tallies over the course of two games. BC added two more against the Terriers on Jan. 15 and one at UMass on Jan. 22. The power play unit rose from 38th in the nation to 20th in four games (22-for-111 - 19.8%). Boston College's penalty kill remains the top corps in Hockey East and sixth overall, killing off penalties at a rate of 86.1 percent.

Heavyweight Matchup Initiates Beanpot Semifinals

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Players Mentioned

Austin Cangelosi

Thatcher Demko

Teddy Doherty

Ryan Fitzgerald

Adam Gilmour

Travis Jeke

Michael Kim

Ian McCoshen

Zach Sanford

Alex Tuch

Colin White