Friday, October 22
Chestnut Hill, MA
7:00 p.m.
Boston College
vs
Colorado College
Photo by: John Quackenbos
No. 10 Eagles Set to Host Colorado College and No. 8 Denver
October 20, 2021 | Men's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 10 Boston College prepares to face a pair of NCHC schools from Colorado this weekend on the Heights, hosting Colorado College on NESNplus on Friday night before playing No. 8 Denver on NESN on Saturday. Both faceoffs are set for 7 p.m. at Conte Forum. Free live video is also available outside New England on CollegeSportsLive.com.
SCOUTING COLORADO COLLEGE
• The Tigers enter the weekend unranked at 0-2-2 through four games
• Colorado College played a two-game series at Union last weekend, losing 2-1 on Friday before earning a 3-3 tie on Saturday
• Six different players have scored CC's six goals on the year
• Chase Foley leads the team with three points on a goal and two assists
• Dominic Basse has started all four games in net with a 1.97 GAA and a .905 SV%
• Former Michigan and Providence assistant Kris Mayotte is in his first year as the head coach of the program
SERIES HISTORY
• Boston College and Colorado College will meet for the 23rd time on Friday night
• The Eagles lead the all-time series 16-5-1 and have won four in a row by a combined score of 18-3
• The schools are meeting for the first time since a 4-1 Eagles win at Kelley Rink on Oct. 21, 2016
• The last CC victory was an 8-4 win in the 2011 NCAA West Regional in St. Louis
SCOUTING DENVER
• The Pioneers are 4-0-0 and enter the weekend ranked eighth in both national polls
• Denver will face Providence at Schneider Arena on Friday night before heading to the Heights
• DU swept Arizona State (Oct. 8-9) and Air Force (Oct. 15-16) in its first two weekends, out-scoring opponents 24-7
• Carter Savoie leads the team with 11 points on five goals and six assists through four contests
• Cole Guttman has added six assists, while Massimo Rizzo has tallied five goals
• Magnus Chrona has started three of four games in net with a 2.10 GAA and an .897 SV%
• David Carle is in his fourth year as the head coach at Denver with a record of 59-34-12
SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles and Pioneers will meet for the 35th time on Saturday night in Chestnut Hill
• Denver owns a slim 19-15-0 edge in the all-time series, which began at the 1968 NCAA Tournament
• Boston College was swept two seasons ago at Magness Arena while the Pioneers were ranked No. 1 nationally
• Denver handed Boston College a first-round exit in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, defeating the Eagles 5-2 in Providence
• The year prior at the DCU Center in Worcester, the Eagles beat the Pioneers 6-2 behind a hat trick from Johnny Gaudreau
HOME OPENER
• Boston College scored three straight goals, rallying from 2-1 down to beat No. 18 Northeastern 5-3 last Friday in front of 7,288 fans at Kelley Rink in the Hockey East opener for both teams
• The home opener marked the first time that the Eagles have played in front of fans at Conte Forum in 588 days since a matchup with UNH on Senior Night in 2019
• Senior captain Marc McLaughlin scored twice for the second straight game, while senior assistant captains Patrick Giles (1-1-2) and Jack McBain (0-3-3) had multi-point nights
ICE BREAKER CHAMPS
• Boston College opened its 100th season of men's hockey by winning the Ice Breaker Tournament on Oct. 8-9 at the DCU Center in Worcester
• The Eagles skated to a 2-2 tie with No. 9 Quinnipiac in the first game of the Ice Breaker as graduate transfer Eric Dop stopped 31 of the 33 shots he faced in his BC debut
• Colby Ambrosio and Patrick Giles registered the goals for the Eagles, while rookies Aidan Hreschuk and Mike Posma collected their first collegiate assists
• The following night, Boston College scored four goals in the opening 12 minutes and never looked back as the Eagles won the tournament with a 5-1 victory over Holy Cross
• Marc McLaughlin scored a pair of goals in the first period while graduate transfer Brandon Kruse and rookie Matt Argentina registered their first goals in a BC sweater
OUR CAPTAIN
• Coming off a career season, Marc McLaughlin has started his senior campaign with five goals in his first four games (all coming in the last three contests)
• McLaughlin is tied for first in Hockey East in goals and is 52-28 (65%) on faceoffs
• He registered his second straight two-goal game last Friday against Northeastern in the home opener while skating in his 100th collegiate game
• The forward entered last year with two multi-point games but had eight as a junior in 2020-21
HOT START FOR BAINER
• Jack McBain has started his senior season with a four-game point streak and is tied for the Hockey East lead with seven points (1-6-7)
• Prior to the playoffs last season, McBain was given an 'A' as an assistant captain
• As a junior, he closed the regular season tied with Marc McLaughlin for second in Hockey East at +17 and set career-highs with six-game assist and six-game point streaks
• He ranked 14th in the league in points per game with 19 points in 21 contests
MARSH MAKES HIS MARK
• Marshall Warren was named the Hockey East Player of the Week last Monday (Oct. 11)
• The junior defenseman had a goal and two assists for three points in the Ice Breaker and was named to the All-Tournament Team with Marc McLaughlin
• Warren finished the weekend with 10 shots on goal and a +3 rating
• The Laurel Hollow, New York native also scored in the home opener against Northeastern, marking his first time with goals in back-to-back games
LOCK IT DOWN
• BC's kill 9-for-10 this year and 36-for-39 over its last 13 games dating back to last season
• The penalty kill was 5-for-6 last Friday against Northeastern, including a five-minute major in the first period and a 5-on-3 for 1:08 in the second period
• Last year's kill ranked second in Hockey East and seventh in the country at 86%
• Boston College has led the nation in shorthanded goals each of the last two seasons
UP NEXT
• BC travels north to Burlington for a two-game series against Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Oct. 29-30
SCOUTING COLORADO COLLEGE
• The Tigers enter the weekend unranked at 0-2-2 through four games
• Colorado College played a two-game series at Union last weekend, losing 2-1 on Friday before earning a 3-3 tie on Saturday
• Six different players have scored CC's six goals on the year
• Chase Foley leads the team with three points on a goal and two assists
• Dominic Basse has started all four games in net with a 1.97 GAA and a .905 SV%
• Former Michigan and Providence assistant Kris Mayotte is in his first year as the head coach of the program
SERIES HISTORY
• Boston College and Colorado College will meet for the 23rd time on Friday night
• The Eagles lead the all-time series 16-5-1 and have won four in a row by a combined score of 18-3
• The schools are meeting for the first time since a 4-1 Eagles win at Kelley Rink on Oct. 21, 2016
• The last CC victory was an 8-4 win in the 2011 NCAA West Regional in St. Louis
SCOUTING DENVER
• The Pioneers are 4-0-0 and enter the weekend ranked eighth in both national polls
• Denver will face Providence at Schneider Arena on Friday night before heading to the Heights
• DU swept Arizona State (Oct. 8-9) and Air Force (Oct. 15-16) in its first two weekends, out-scoring opponents 24-7
• Carter Savoie leads the team with 11 points on five goals and six assists through four contests
• Cole Guttman has added six assists, while Massimo Rizzo has tallied five goals
• Magnus Chrona has started three of four games in net with a 2.10 GAA and an .897 SV%
• David Carle is in his fourth year as the head coach at Denver with a record of 59-34-12
SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles and Pioneers will meet for the 35th time on Saturday night in Chestnut Hill
• Denver owns a slim 19-15-0 edge in the all-time series, which began at the 1968 NCAA Tournament
• Boston College was swept two seasons ago at Magness Arena while the Pioneers were ranked No. 1 nationally
• Denver handed Boston College a first-round exit in the 2015 NCAA Tournament, defeating the Eagles 5-2 in Providence
• The year prior at the DCU Center in Worcester, the Eagles beat the Pioneers 6-2 behind a hat trick from Johnny Gaudreau
HOME OPENER
• Boston College scored three straight goals, rallying from 2-1 down to beat No. 18 Northeastern 5-3 last Friday in front of 7,288 fans at Kelley Rink in the Hockey East opener for both teams
• The home opener marked the first time that the Eagles have played in front of fans at Conte Forum in 588 days since a matchup with UNH on Senior Night in 2019
• Senior captain Marc McLaughlin scored twice for the second straight game, while senior assistant captains Patrick Giles (1-1-2) and Jack McBain (0-3-3) had multi-point nights
ICE BREAKER CHAMPS
• Boston College opened its 100th season of men's hockey by winning the Ice Breaker Tournament on Oct. 8-9 at the DCU Center in Worcester
• The Eagles skated to a 2-2 tie with No. 9 Quinnipiac in the first game of the Ice Breaker as graduate transfer Eric Dop stopped 31 of the 33 shots he faced in his BC debut
• Colby Ambrosio and Patrick Giles registered the goals for the Eagles, while rookies Aidan Hreschuk and Mike Posma collected their first collegiate assists
• The following night, Boston College scored four goals in the opening 12 minutes and never looked back as the Eagles won the tournament with a 5-1 victory over Holy Cross
• Marc McLaughlin scored a pair of goals in the first period while graduate transfer Brandon Kruse and rookie Matt Argentina registered their first goals in a BC sweater
OUR CAPTAIN
• Coming off a career season, Marc McLaughlin has started his senior campaign with five goals in his first four games (all coming in the last three contests)
• McLaughlin is tied for first in Hockey East in goals and is 52-28 (65%) on faceoffs
• He registered his second straight two-goal game last Friday against Northeastern in the home opener while skating in his 100th collegiate game
• The forward entered last year with two multi-point games but had eight as a junior in 2020-21
HOT START FOR BAINER
• Jack McBain has started his senior season with a four-game point streak and is tied for the Hockey East lead with seven points (1-6-7)
• Prior to the playoffs last season, McBain was given an 'A' as an assistant captain
• As a junior, he closed the regular season tied with Marc McLaughlin for second in Hockey East at +17 and set career-highs with six-game assist and six-game point streaks
• He ranked 14th in the league in points per game with 19 points in 21 contests
MARSH MAKES HIS MARK
• Marshall Warren was named the Hockey East Player of the Week last Monday (Oct. 11)
• The junior defenseman had a goal and two assists for three points in the Ice Breaker and was named to the All-Tournament Team with Marc McLaughlin
• Warren finished the weekend with 10 shots on goal and a +3 rating
• The Laurel Hollow, New York native also scored in the home opener against Northeastern, marking his first time with goals in back-to-back games
LOCK IT DOWN
• BC's kill 9-for-10 this year and 36-for-39 over its last 13 games dating back to last season
• The penalty kill was 5-for-6 last Friday against Northeastern, including a five-minute major in the first period and a 5-on-3 for 1:08 in the second period
• Last year's kill ranked second in Hockey East and seventh in the country at 86%
• Boston College has led the nation in shorthanded goals each of the last two seasons
UP NEXT
• BC travels north to Burlington for a two-game series against Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Oct. 29-30
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