Friday, November 8
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
vs
UConn
#19 Eagles Set to Face UConn in Home-and-Home Series
November 07, 2019 | Men's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – 19th-ranked Boston College begins a home-and-home series against UConn at 7 p.m. on Friday night (Nov. 8) at Kelley Rink. The series concludes on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 9) with a 3:30 p.m. faceoff at the XL Center. Both games can be viewed on CBS All-Access ($) and Saturday's game in Hartford will air on NESN. Radio coverage begins 15 minutes prior to faceoff on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.TV.
THROWBACK JERSEYS
• Boston College will wear special throwback jerseys on Friday, modeled after the uniforms worn by BC for two seasons from 1960-62
• The jerseys were worn prior to Jerry York's first varsity season for the Eagles in 1964-65
• The full jersey design will be released on @BCHockey social media on Friday morning
• Fans can purchase a replica jersey beginning on Friday in the following ways:
SNAPPING THE SKID
• Boston College scored three straight goals in the second period and the penalty kill held off No. 7 Providence in the closing minutes for a 3-2 Hockey East victory last Saturday night at Schneider Arena
• The Eagles snapped a four-game losing streak as the teams split their two-game regular season series
• BC's top line of David Cotton (1-1-2), Julius Mattila (1-1-2) and Aapeli Räsänen (0-2-2) combined for six points
• Alex Newhook also lit the lamp on the power play, deflecting a right wing shot from Graham McPhee
• The Eagles cashed in twice on the power play and registered a season-high 39 shots on goal
• Freshman Spencer Knight stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced on the night to pick up the win
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• UConn enters the matchup at 2-3-1 overall and 1-1-0 in Hockey East
• The Huskies split a home-and-home series with Merrimack last weekend as each team earned a 3-2 victory in the other's rink
• Czech sophomore Jáchym Kondelík leads the team with four goals and six points; Ruslan Iskhakov has five points following his 21-point freshman season
• Fellow sophomore Tomáš Vomáčka has started all six games in net with a 2-3-1 record, 2.83 goals against average and .911 save percentage
• UConn is clicking at just 5.9% on the power play and 77.3% on the penalty kill
• 18-year Boston College assistant coach Mike Cavanaugh is in his seventh season as the head coach in Storrs
• Last year, the Huskies finished 12-20-2 (7-15-2 HEA) and missed the playoffs despite beating Vermont and UMass in their final two regular season games
SERIES HISTORY
• Friday night marks just the 13th meeting in the all-time series, which Boston College leads 9-2-1 since UConn joined Hockey East in 2014
• The Eagles are undefeated against UConn in Chestnut Hill (5-0-1), but those games have been decided by a total of six goals
• Jerry York's squad has never scored more than three goals at home vs. UConn
• BC is 4-2-0 at the XL Center after 4-0 and 5-3 victories in Hartford last season
• On Dec. 6, 2018, Julius Mattila netted his first career hat trick and Joseph Woll posted his second straight shutout in a convincing 4-0 Hockey East win
• The following night at Conte Forum, BC scored three straight goals and held on late for a 3-2 league victory over UConn to close the first half
• Boston College swept the series from the Huskies with a 5-3 triumph on Feb. 1, 2019 thanks to three-point efforts from Jack McBain and Ben Finkelstein
NEARING THE CENTURY MARK
• David Cotton is just two points away from hitting 100 in his collegiate career
• Cotton would become the 81st player in program history to reach 100 career points
• The last Eagle to hit the century mark was Ryan Fitzgerald in 2017 (T-42nd, 132 points)
• Cotton collected his 50th career assist on Oct. 13 in a 3-0 win at Colgate
UP NEXT
• BC travels to Burlington, Vermont for a two-game set against UVM next weekend (Nov. 15-16) at Gutterson Fieldhouse
THROWBACK JERSEYS
• Boston College will wear special throwback jerseys on Friday, modeled after the uniforms worn by BC for two seasons from 1960-62
• The jerseys were worn prior to Jerry York's first varsity season for the Eagles in 1964-65
• The full jersey design will be released on @BCHockey social media on Friday morning
• Fans can purchase a replica jersey beginning on Friday in the following ways:
- During the game on Friday at Conte Forum bookstore locations
- On campus bookstore locations during business hours
- Call 617-552-2667 or visit BCBookstore.com
SNAPPING THE SKID
• Boston College scored three straight goals in the second period and the penalty kill held off No. 7 Providence in the closing minutes for a 3-2 Hockey East victory last Saturday night at Schneider Arena
• The Eagles snapped a four-game losing streak as the teams split their two-game regular season series
• BC's top line of David Cotton (1-1-2), Julius Mattila (1-1-2) and Aapeli Räsänen (0-2-2) combined for six points
• Alex Newhook also lit the lamp on the power play, deflecting a right wing shot from Graham McPhee
• The Eagles cashed in twice on the power play and registered a season-high 39 shots on goal
• Freshman Spencer Knight stopped 29 of the 31 shots he faced on the night to pick up the win
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
• UConn enters the matchup at 2-3-1 overall and 1-1-0 in Hockey East
• The Huskies split a home-and-home series with Merrimack last weekend as each team earned a 3-2 victory in the other's rink
• Czech sophomore Jáchym Kondelík leads the team with four goals and six points; Ruslan Iskhakov has five points following his 21-point freshman season
• Fellow sophomore Tomáš Vomáčka has started all six games in net with a 2-3-1 record, 2.83 goals against average and .911 save percentage
• UConn is clicking at just 5.9% on the power play and 77.3% on the penalty kill
• 18-year Boston College assistant coach Mike Cavanaugh is in his seventh season as the head coach in Storrs
• Last year, the Huskies finished 12-20-2 (7-15-2 HEA) and missed the playoffs despite beating Vermont and UMass in their final two regular season games
SERIES HISTORY
• Friday night marks just the 13th meeting in the all-time series, which Boston College leads 9-2-1 since UConn joined Hockey East in 2014
• The Eagles are undefeated against UConn in Chestnut Hill (5-0-1), but those games have been decided by a total of six goals
• Jerry York's squad has never scored more than three goals at home vs. UConn
• BC is 4-2-0 at the XL Center after 4-0 and 5-3 victories in Hartford last season
• On Dec. 6, 2018, Julius Mattila netted his first career hat trick and Joseph Woll posted his second straight shutout in a convincing 4-0 Hockey East win
• The following night at Conte Forum, BC scored three straight goals and held on late for a 3-2 league victory over UConn to close the first half
• Boston College swept the series from the Huskies with a 5-3 triumph on Feb. 1, 2019 thanks to three-point efforts from Jack McBain and Ben Finkelstein
NEARING THE CENTURY MARK
• David Cotton is just two points away from hitting 100 in his collegiate career
• Cotton would become the 81st player in program history to reach 100 career points
• The last Eagle to hit the century mark was Ryan Fitzgerald in 2017 (T-42nd, 132 points)
• Cotton collected his 50th career assist on Oct. 13 in a 3-0 win at Colgate
UP NEXT
• BC travels to Burlington, Vermont for a two-game set against UVM next weekend (Nov. 15-16) at Gutterson Fieldhouse
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