Eagles Announce Eight Players in Class of 2023

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College men's hockey program will add eight new players (three forwards, three defensemen, and two goaltenders) to the roster for the upcoming 2019-20 season. The Class of 2023 features five 2019 NHL draft picks, the most for BC at a single draft in a decade, and includes a program-record three selections in the first round.

Mitch Andres
Defenseman • Brainerd, Minn. • Chilliwack (BCHL)

• Skated in 59 games between the Vernon Vipers and the Chilliwack Chiefs in 2018-19
• Finished with four goals and 17 assists for 21 points along with 46 penalty minutes
• Had 11 points in 47 games with Vernon during the 2017-18 season, adding six points in 10 playoff contests

Matt Boldy
Forward • Millis, Mass. • U.S. Under-18 Team

• Selected 12th overall in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild
• Ranked fourth on the U.S. Under-18 National Team last season with 81 points on 33 goals and 48 assists in 64 games
• Posted 12 points in seven games at the IIHF Under-18 World Championships to rank third in the entire tournament as Team USA won bronze

Mike Hardman
Forward • Hanover, Mass. • West Kelowna (BCHL)

• Was the second-leading goal scorer in the BCHL with 39 last season and was named a BCHL Second Team All-Star
• Added 33 assists and led the West Kelowna Warriors with 72 points, which ranked third overall in the league
• Won the BCHL's Bob Fenton Trophy as the Most Sportsmanlike Player
• Posted 23 points in 56 games for the USHL's Des Moines Buccaneers in 2017-18

Drew Helleson
Defenseman • Farmington, Minn. • U.S. Under-18 Team

• Was a second round pick (47th overall) of the Colorado Avalanche at the 2019 NHL Draft
• Posted 23 points in 64 games for the U.S. Under-18's and added three assists in seven games at the IIHF Under-18 World Championships
• Had a 40-point season at the Under-17 level for Team USA in 2017-18 before collecting seven points in eight playoff games

Spencer Knight
Goalie • Stamford, Conn. • U.S. Under-18 Team

• Taken with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Florida Panthers
• Became the 10th American goaltender ever to be drafted in the first round and the first selected in the top-15 since 2010
• Went 32-4-0 in net for the U.S. Under-18 National Team last season with a 2.36 goals against average and a .913 save percentage in nearly 2,000 minutes

Jack Moffatt
Goalie • Wellesley, Mass. • St. Sebastian's School

• Registered a 1.92 goals against average and a .912 save percentage at St. Sebastian's School during the 2018-19 season
• Also saw time in six games for the Boston Bulldogs Under-18 Team

Alex Newhook
Forward • St. John's, Newfoundland • Victoria (BCHL)

• Drafted in the first round with the 16th pick of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Colorado Avalanche
• Led the British Columbia Hockey League in scoring last season with 102 points
• Won the Vern Dye Trophy as league MVP and was a BCHL First Team All-Star selection
• Ranked fifth among all skaters at the Under-18 World Championships with 10 points in seven games for Team Canada

Marshall Warren
Defenseman • Laurel Hollow, N.Y. • U.S. Under-18 Team

• Drafted in the sixth round of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild
• Registered 34 points in 58 contests for the U.S. Under-18's and had three points at the World Championships
• Had 30 points in 60 games at the Under-17 level in 2017-18 and won gold at the World Hockey Challenge with Team USA

Eagles Announce Eight Players in Class of 2023

Players Mentioned

Mitch Andres

Matt Boldy

Mike Hardman

Drew Helleson

Spencer Knight

Jack Moffatt

Alex Newhook

Marshall Warren

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