Monday, February 12
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Boston College
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Eagles Head Back to TD Garden to take on Harvard
February 11, 2018 | Men's Hockey
After a dramatic overtime win, No. 18 Boston College looks to position itself for the postseason with non-conference win over Harvard in the Beanpot consolation contest
BOSTON COLLEGE IN THE BEANPOT
Boston College heads back to TD Garden to close out the 66th annual Beanpot Tournament when the Eagles take on Harvard in the consolation contest. Boston College and Northeastern opened up Boston's mid-winter classic last week in the first game as the Eagles were stymied by one of college hockey's most prolific offenses and a red-hot rookie goaltender. The Eagles were shutout, 3-0, last Monday marking the first time since 1988 that the Eagles have been held scoreless in a Beanpot game. The Eagles look to avoid back-to-back fourth place finishes in the Beanpot Tournament for the first time since 1974 and 1975. Last season, the Eagles skated to their first fourth-place finish since head coach Jerry York took over in 1994. After a 3-1 loss to archrival Boston University in the semis last season, Northeastern clipped BC in the consolation bout, 4-2, on Feb. 13. The 2017 Beanpot result was a far cry for Boston College's last tournament victory which took place in historic fashion in 2016. Alex Tuch scored the overtime winning goal over the Terriers on Feb. 8, 2016, in the tournament's first-ever 0-0 scoreless regulation finish. This Monday, Boston College will take on Harvard in the consolation round for the 12th time in program history as the Eagles hold a significant 9-2 edge in those games. Next year, BC looks to start a new streak in the Beanpot as the Eagles five-straight Beanpots from 2010 to 2014 are a school record. York has has won nine Beanpot titles (2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016), surpassing legendary BC skipper John "Snooks" Kelley. York is now second, all-time, in the pantheon of Beanpot coaches behind BU's Jack Parker (21 Beanpot trophies). In all, Boston College has won the Beanpot 20 times with 15 runners-up showings, 23 third-place finishes and only seven last-place finishes. In all, York is 31-16 in the Beanpot. Over the course of the tournament, Boston College has 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. Last season, Harvard broke up the Battle of Comm Ave. party and hoisted the coveted Beanpot to close out the 65th annual tournament last year, ending a streak that stood since 1993 where only Boston College of Boston University had won the Beanpot. In that run from 1993 to 2016, BC had won 10 trophies and BU has claimed 12 titles.
BOSTON COLLEGE vs. HARVARD IN THE BEANPOT
Feb. 12, 2018 marks the 12th time the Eagles and Crimson will skate against one another in the consolation round of the Beanpot Tournament as Boston College possesses a 9-2 mark in those meetings. All-time against Harvard in the Beanpot, Boston College has dominated the conversation with a 28-13 overall record. The Crimson and Eagles did not meet up last season as Harvard took out Northeastern in the first round in 2017 and closed out its long Beanpot drought with a convincing victory over Boston University in the championship. Two years ago, BC clipped Harvard in the semifinal en route to its 20th Beanpot Championship after Alex Tuch scored the overtime winner against BU in the first-ever 1-0 game in tournament history. Two years ago, Casey Fitzgerald opened up the scoring against HU while current member of the St. Louis Blues Zach Sanford and current member of the Ottawa Senators, Colin White, both scored in the second period as the Eagle defense held off Harvard on Feb. 1, 2016. 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 12 contests against Harvard in the Beanpot with the last setback occurring on Feb. 2, 1998 (4-5 OT loss). Jerry York is 14-1 against Harvard in the Beanpot as that 1998 game was his only loss. In all, BC leads the overall series against Harvard, 74-46-6. Boston College and Harvard met earlier this season at Kelley Rink as Harvard's Jack Badini scored the game-tying goal with 2:38 to play in regulation to force a 4-4 tie back on Nov. 24, 2017.
CRIMSON CATALOG
Harvard skates into Monday's Beanpot consolation game on a bit of a slide as the Crimson have won only one game in their last five outings. Harvard dropped its last two decisions, including a 3-2 double overtime loss against Boston University in the opening round of the Beanpot on Feb. 5 and a 3-1 loss at Union this past Friday. Harvard currently rests at .500 with a 10-10-4 mark and a 9-6-3 record in ECAC action, good for fourth place in the conference. The Crimson will be without the aid of one of college hockey's most prolific scorers in Ryan Donato as the son of Harvard head coach, Teddy Donato, is currently representing the United States in Pyeongchang, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympic games. Donato is currently eighth in the country in scoring, averaging 1.35 points per game. Donato leads college hockey in the goal-scoring department as the junior forward is scoring at nearly a goal per game (0.91 gpg) and is tied with Northeastern's Adam Gaudette for most goals scored (21). Harvard's offense is tied with Alaska for 34th in the NCAA as the Crimson are averaging 2.83 goals per game. The Harvard defense ranks near the top of the charts, slotted in 15th. Harvard is surrendering only 2.46 goals per game, anchored by veteran goaltender Merrick Madsen. Madsen's .922 save percentage ranks 11th overall while his 2.20 goals against average is the 14th-best mark in college hockey.
CAN'T KEEP UP WITH COTTON
Sophomore David Cotton assumed the team lead in points scored (7-14-21) after Friday night's overtime win over Lowell, setting up both of Logan Hutsko's game-tying and OT game-winning tallies. The Parker, Texas native accounted for his fourth multi-assist performance this season. Cotton pieced together a seven-game point streal from Dec. 2 - Jan. 14 this season.
McPHEELIN' IT
Sophomore Graham McPhee leads the Eagles with 11 goals on the season seven of which since the turn of the calendar year. Against UMass Lowell last week, McPhee scored a pair of goals on Jan. 26th and then scored the game winner on the 27th, his second of the season and first since his one at Northeastern on Nov. 18. The Las Vegas native is tied for 82nd, nationally in goals per game (0.39 gpg) and tied for ninth in Hockey East.
HUTSKO THE HERO
Boston College earned its second overtime win of the season on Feb. 9 against UMass Lowell and first since the Eagles came back and erased a three-goal deficit at Providence way back on October 15, 2017. Rookie Logan Hutsko scored both the game-tying and overtime-winning goals, marking his second two-goal performance this year (at UVM - Nov. 10, 2017). Hutsko is now third on the team in scoring and ranks 31st amongst all rookies in scoring, nationally, averaging 0.66 points per game (7-12-19).
SPECIAL TEAMS SPREE
Boston College has now scored a power play goal in seven of its last eight games after Aapeli Räsänen netted his first-career power play goal on Feb. 9 against Lowell. BC's penalty-killing unit has done a nice job of turning a positive into a negative as the Eagles are tied for 11th in the nation with four short-handed goals this season. Boston College is one of 16 teams in the NCAA with at least four short-handed goals this year.
ATOP THE LEADERBOARD
Boston College now has its sights set on its 16th regular season Hockey East championship and kept its foot on the gas after Logan Hutsko scored with 6.8 seconds left in overtime against UMass Lowell on Feb. 9 at Kelley Rink. The Eagles are two points ahead of Providence and is 14-6 in Hockey East play with four regular season contests to play.
LOOSE CHANGE FROM THE OVERTIME WIN AGAINST UMASS LOWELL
• Boston College earned its second overtime win and first since the Eagles came back and erased a three-goal deficit at Providence way back on October 15, 2017. Casey Fitzgerald scored the overtime-winning goal at Schneider Arena. Hutsko's heroics mark his second game-winning goal of the season and second two-goal performance in the maroon and gold. The Tampa, Fla. native also netted two goals at Vermont on Nov. 10, 2017. Hutsko now has seven goals on the season and is third on the team in points with 19 (7-12-19).
• Freshman Aapeli Räsänen recorded his first-career power play goal in the second period on Friday night against UMass Lowell. The Tampere, Finland native scored his fourth goal in the maroon and gold and first since scoring at Boston University on Dec. 1, 2017.
• Second-year forward David Cotton accounted for his fourth multi-assist performance on Friday night, assist on both Hutsko's game-tying goal and game-winning goal. The Parker, Texas native assumed the scoring lead and now has 21 points (7-14-21) in 29 outings this season.
• Following a four-game point streak from Jan. 14-27, sophomore Connor Moore has gone scoreless in his last two games. On Friday, the Cumming, Ga. native assisted on Räsänen's first-career power play goal for his ninth helper of the year.
• Casey Fitzgerald notched his second assist in four games, accounting for the secondary helper on Hutsko's tally. The North Reading, Mass. native is the Eagles' leading scoring defenseman, standing at 15 points (4-11-15 through 28 outings this season.
• Graham McPhee assisted on Räsänen's power play tally as the Las Vegas native now has eight helpers on the season.
Boston College heads back to TD Garden to close out the 66th annual Beanpot Tournament when the Eagles take on Harvard in the consolation contest. Boston College and Northeastern opened up Boston's mid-winter classic last week in the first game as the Eagles were stymied by one of college hockey's most prolific offenses and a red-hot rookie goaltender. The Eagles were shutout, 3-0, last Monday marking the first time since 1988 that the Eagles have been held scoreless in a Beanpot game. The Eagles look to avoid back-to-back fourth place finishes in the Beanpot Tournament for the first time since 1974 and 1975. Last season, the Eagles skated to their first fourth-place finish since head coach Jerry York took over in 1994. After a 3-1 loss to archrival Boston University in the semis last season, Northeastern clipped BC in the consolation bout, 4-2, on Feb. 13. The 2017 Beanpot result was a far cry for Boston College's last tournament victory which took place in historic fashion in 2016. Alex Tuch scored the overtime winning goal over the Terriers on Feb. 8, 2016, in the tournament's first-ever 0-0 scoreless regulation finish. This Monday, Boston College will take on Harvard in the consolation round for the 12th time in program history as the Eagles hold a significant 9-2 edge in those games. Next year, BC looks to start a new streak in the Beanpot as the Eagles five-straight Beanpots from 2010 to 2014 are a school record. York has has won nine Beanpot titles (2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016), surpassing legendary BC skipper John "Snooks" Kelley. York is now second, all-time, in the pantheon of Beanpot coaches behind BU's Jack Parker (21 Beanpot trophies). In all, Boston College has won the Beanpot 20 times with 15 runners-up showings, 23 third-place finishes and only seven last-place finishes. In all, York is 31-16 in the Beanpot. Over the course of the tournament, Boston College has 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. Last season, Harvard broke up the Battle of Comm Ave. party and hoisted the coveted Beanpot to close out the 65th annual tournament last year, ending a streak that stood since 1993 where only Boston College of Boston University had won the Beanpot. In that run from 1993 to 2016, BC had won 10 trophies and BU has claimed 12 titles.
BOSTON COLLEGE vs. HARVARD IN THE BEANPOT
Feb. 12, 2018 marks the 12th time the Eagles and Crimson will skate against one another in the consolation round of the Beanpot Tournament as Boston College possesses a 9-2 mark in those meetings. All-time against Harvard in the Beanpot, Boston College has dominated the conversation with a 28-13 overall record. The Crimson and Eagles did not meet up last season as Harvard took out Northeastern in the first round in 2017 and closed out its long Beanpot drought with a convincing victory over Boston University in the championship. Two years ago, BC clipped Harvard in the semifinal en route to its 20th Beanpot Championship after Alex Tuch scored the overtime winner against BU in the first-ever 1-0 game in tournament history. Two years ago, Casey Fitzgerald opened up the scoring against HU while current member of the St. Louis Blues Zach Sanford and current member of the Ottawa Senators, Colin White, both scored in the second period as the Eagle defense held off Harvard on Feb. 1, 2016. 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 12 contests against Harvard in the Beanpot with the last setback occurring on Feb. 2, 1998 (4-5 OT loss). Jerry York is 14-1 against Harvard in the Beanpot as that 1998 game was his only loss. In all, BC leads the overall series against Harvard, 74-46-6. Boston College and Harvard met earlier this season at Kelley Rink as Harvard's Jack Badini scored the game-tying goal with 2:38 to play in regulation to force a 4-4 tie back on Nov. 24, 2017.
CRIMSON CATALOG
Harvard skates into Monday's Beanpot consolation game on a bit of a slide as the Crimson have won only one game in their last five outings. Harvard dropped its last two decisions, including a 3-2 double overtime loss against Boston University in the opening round of the Beanpot on Feb. 5 and a 3-1 loss at Union this past Friday. Harvard currently rests at .500 with a 10-10-4 mark and a 9-6-3 record in ECAC action, good for fourth place in the conference. The Crimson will be without the aid of one of college hockey's most prolific scorers in Ryan Donato as the son of Harvard head coach, Teddy Donato, is currently representing the United States in Pyeongchang, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympic games. Donato is currently eighth in the country in scoring, averaging 1.35 points per game. Donato leads college hockey in the goal-scoring department as the junior forward is scoring at nearly a goal per game (0.91 gpg) and is tied with Northeastern's Adam Gaudette for most goals scored (21). Harvard's offense is tied with Alaska for 34th in the NCAA as the Crimson are averaging 2.83 goals per game. The Harvard defense ranks near the top of the charts, slotted in 15th. Harvard is surrendering only 2.46 goals per game, anchored by veteran goaltender Merrick Madsen. Madsen's .922 save percentage ranks 11th overall while his 2.20 goals against average is the 14th-best mark in college hockey.
CAN'T KEEP UP WITH COTTON
Sophomore David Cotton assumed the team lead in points scored (7-14-21) after Friday night's overtime win over Lowell, setting up both of Logan Hutsko's game-tying and OT game-winning tallies. The Parker, Texas native accounted for his fourth multi-assist performance this season. Cotton pieced together a seven-game point streal from Dec. 2 - Jan. 14 this season.
McPHEELIN' IT
Sophomore Graham McPhee leads the Eagles with 11 goals on the season seven of which since the turn of the calendar year. Against UMass Lowell last week, McPhee scored a pair of goals on Jan. 26th and then scored the game winner on the 27th, his second of the season and first since his one at Northeastern on Nov. 18. The Las Vegas native is tied for 82nd, nationally in goals per game (0.39 gpg) and tied for ninth in Hockey East.
HUTSKO THE HERO
Boston College earned its second overtime win of the season on Feb. 9 against UMass Lowell and first since the Eagles came back and erased a three-goal deficit at Providence way back on October 15, 2017. Rookie Logan Hutsko scored both the game-tying and overtime-winning goals, marking his second two-goal performance this year (at UVM - Nov. 10, 2017). Hutsko is now third on the team in scoring and ranks 31st amongst all rookies in scoring, nationally, averaging 0.66 points per game (7-12-19).
SPECIAL TEAMS SPREE
Boston College has now scored a power play goal in seven of its last eight games after Aapeli Räsänen netted his first-career power play goal on Feb. 9 against Lowell. BC's penalty-killing unit has done a nice job of turning a positive into a negative as the Eagles are tied for 11th in the nation with four short-handed goals this season. Boston College is one of 16 teams in the NCAA with at least four short-handed goals this year.
ATOP THE LEADERBOARD
Boston College now has its sights set on its 16th regular season Hockey East championship and kept its foot on the gas after Logan Hutsko scored with 6.8 seconds left in overtime against UMass Lowell on Feb. 9 at Kelley Rink. The Eagles are two points ahead of Providence and is 14-6 in Hockey East play with four regular season contests to play.
LOOSE CHANGE FROM THE OVERTIME WIN AGAINST UMASS LOWELL
• Boston College earned its second overtime win and first since the Eagles came back and erased a three-goal deficit at Providence way back on October 15, 2017. Casey Fitzgerald scored the overtime-winning goal at Schneider Arena. Hutsko's heroics mark his second game-winning goal of the season and second two-goal performance in the maroon and gold. The Tampa, Fla. native also netted two goals at Vermont on Nov. 10, 2017. Hutsko now has seven goals on the season and is third on the team in points with 19 (7-12-19).
• Freshman Aapeli Räsänen recorded his first-career power play goal in the second period on Friday night against UMass Lowell. The Tampere, Finland native scored his fourth goal in the maroon and gold and first since scoring at Boston University on Dec. 1, 2017.
• Second-year forward David Cotton accounted for his fourth multi-assist performance on Friday night, assist on both Hutsko's game-tying goal and game-winning goal. The Parker, Texas native assumed the scoring lead and now has 21 points (7-14-21) in 29 outings this season.
• Following a four-game point streak from Jan. 14-27, sophomore Connor Moore has gone scoreless in his last two games. On Friday, the Cumming, Ga. native assisted on Räsänen's first-career power play goal for his ninth helper of the year.
• Casey Fitzgerald notched his second assist in four games, accounting for the secondary helper on Hutsko's tally. The North Reading, Mass. native is the Eagles' leading scoring defenseman, standing at 15 points (4-11-15 through 28 outings this season.
• Graham McPhee assisted on Räsänen's power play tally as the Las Vegas native now has eight helpers on the season.
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