Friday, January 4
Tempe, Ariz.
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Photo by: John Quackenbos
BC Closes Road Trip With Pair at No. 13 Arizona State
January 03, 2019 | Men's Hockey
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Boston College closes its winter break trip with a two-game series against 13th-ranked Arizona State for just the second and third meetings in series history on Friday (Jan. 4) and Saturday (Jan. 5) at 9 p.m. (ET). The Saturday game at Gila River Arena will be televised on Pac-12 Network, and both games can be heard live on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com. BC's last non-conference win came against Arizona State on Nov. 13, 2016 in Chestnut Hill.
RING IN THE NEW YEAR
• Sixth-ranked Notre Dame skated past Boston College 4-0 on New Year's Eve at the Compton Family Ice Arena as Cale Morris stopped all 20 shots he faced for the shutout in the Irish net
• The Fighting Irish (12-5-1) scored twice in the span of 34 seconds midway through the first period before adding an insurance goal and empty-netter in the third
• Boston College hit the post or crossbar four times on the night, including twice in the third period from forwards Marc McLaughlin and Graham McPhee
• JD Dudek rang the crossbar in the first period while the game was scoreless, and Casey Fitzgerald found iron with a one-timer from the high slot in the second
• Defenseman Luke McInnis led the team with four shots on goal
SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILS
• Arizona State is ranked 13th in both national polls and enters the weekend 14-7-1 overall through 22 games this season
• The Sun Devils hosted the Desert Hockey Classic just before New Year's at Gila River Arena, falling to eventual champion Clarkson 3-0 (snapping their four-game winning streak) and tying Minnesota State 2-2
• Johnny Walker leads the nation in goals per game with 18, including eight on the power play, while Tyler Busch has a team-high 12 assists
• Ottawa Senators draft pick Joey Daccord has started all 22 games in net with a 2.18 goals against average, .929 save percentage, and five shutouts
• Arizona State is clicking at 17.2% on the power play and 85.1% a man down
• 1999 ASU graduate Greg Powers is in his fourth year as the head coach
SERIES HISTORY
• This weekend will mark just the second and third all-time meetings between Boston College and Arizona State
• The first meeting on Nov. 13, 2016 resulted in a 3-1 Eagles victory at Kelley Rink
• BC out-shot the Sun Devils 41-24 on the night and received goals from Colin White, David Cotton, and Chris Calnan
• Ryan Edquist earned the start between the pipes and stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced for the victory
• The Eagles were 2-for-4 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the kill
WOLL STREET
• Joseph Woll was named the Stop It Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for December on Thursday
• Woll went 2-1-1 in four December starts with a 1.23 goals against average, .956 save percentage, and two shutouts, the most of any Hockey East netminder
• He had a shutout streak of 184 minutes which spanned more than nine periods from Nov. 30-Dec. 7
• The Maple Leafs draft pick currently ranks 11th nationally with a .929 save percentage
• The junior leads Hockey East during conference play with a 1.11 goals against average and a .964 save percentage, pacing Boston College to a 6-1-2 league record
U-S-A, U-S-A
• Rookie forward Oliver Wahlstrom was selected to the 2019 U.S. National Junior Team to compete in the IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.
• Wahlstrom had three goals and an assist in Team USA's two pre-tournament games and followed with a goal and two assists during preliminary round play as the U.S. went 3-1-0
• Team USA will face Russia in the WJC Semifinal on Friday night at 4 p.m. (ET) after beating the Czech Republic 3-1 in the Quarterfinal
• The 11th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders has four goals and an assist in 14 games in his freshman campaign and ranks second on the team with 45 shots on goal
• The U.S. has medaled in three straight World Junior Championships for the first time in team history after earning gold in 2017 and bronze in 2018 and 2016
UP NEXT
• The Eagles return to the east coast next week as Hockey East play resumes on Friday (Jan. 11) against No. 10 Providence at Kelley Rink and on the road at New Hampshire on Saturday (Jan. 12)
RING IN THE NEW YEAR
• Sixth-ranked Notre Dame skated past Boston College 4-0 on New Year's Eve at the Compton Family Ice Arena as Cale Morris stopped all 20 shots he faced for the shutout in the Irish net
• The Fighting Irish (12-5-1) scored twice in the span of 34 seconds midway through the first period before adding an insurance goal and empty-netter in the third
• Boston College hit the post or crossbar four times on the night, including twice in the third period from forwards Marc McLaughlin and Graham McPhee
• JD Dudek rang the crossbar in the first period while the game was scoreless, and Casey Fitzgerald found iron with a one-timer from the high slot in the second
• Defenseman Luke McInnis led the team with four shots on goal
SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILS
• Arizona State is ranked 13th in both national polls and enters the weekend 14-7-1 overall through 22 games this season
• The Sun Devils hosted the Desert Hockey Classic just before New Year's at Gila River Arena, falling to eventual champion Clarkson 3-0 (snapping their four-game winning streak) and tying Minnesota State 2-2
• Johnny Walker leads the nation in goals per game with 18, including eight on the power play, while Tyler Busch has a team-high 12 assists
• Ottawa Senators draft pick Joey Daccord has started all 22 games in net with a 2.18 goals against average, .929 save percentage, and five shutouts
• Arizona State is clicking at 17.2% on the power play and 85.1% a man down
• 1999 ASU graduate Greg Powers is in his fourth year as the head coach
SERIES HISTORY
• This weekend will mark just the second and third all-time meetings between Boston College and Arizona State
• The first meeting on Nov. 13, 2016 resulted in a 3-1 Eagles victory at Kelley Rink
• BC out-shot the Sun Devils 41-24 on the night and received goals from Colin White, David Cotton, and Chris Calnan
• Ryan Edquist earned the start between the pipes and stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced for the victory
• The Eagles were 2-for-4 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the kill
WOLL STREET
• Joseph Woll was named the Stop It Hockey East Goaltender of the Month for December on Thursday
• Woll went 2-1-1 in four December starts with a 1.23 goals against average, .956 save percentage, and two shutouts, the most of any Hockey East netminder
• He had a shutout streak of 184 minutes which spanned more than nine periods from Nov. 30-Dec. 7
• The Maple Leafs draft pick currently ranks 11th nationally with a .929 save percentage
• The junior leads Hockey East during conference play with a 1.11 goals against average and a .964 save percentage, pacing Boston College to a 6-1-2 league record
U-S-A, U-S-A
• Rookie forward Oliver Wahlstrom was selected to the 2019 U.S. National Junior Team to compete in the IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.
• Wahlstrom had three goals and an assist in Team USA's two pre-tournament games and followed with a goal and two assists during preliminary round play as the U.S. went 3-1-0
• Team USA will face Russia in the WJC Semifinal on Friday night at 4 p.m. (ET) after beating the Czech Republic 3-1 in the Quarterfinal
• The 11th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders has four goals and an assist in 14 games in his freshman campaign and ranks second on the team with 45 shots on goal
• The U.S. has medaled in three straight World Junior Championships for the first time in team history after earning gold in 2017 and bronze in 2018 and 2016
UP NEXT
• The Eagles return to the east coast next week as Hockey East play resumes on Friday (Jan. 11) against No. 10 Providence at Kelley Rink and on the road at New Hampshire on Saturday (Jan. 12)
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