Friday, October 8
Worcester, MA
4:30 p.m.
Boston College
1-0-1
2
vs
2
Quinnipiac
0-0-1
1
2
3
OT 1
OT 2
F
Quinnipiac
0
1
1
0
0
2
Boston College
1
1
0
0
0
2
Photo by: Alastair Ingram
No. 6 Eagles Open 100th Season with 2-2 Tie Against No. 9 Quinnipiac
October 08, 2021 | Men's Hockey
WORCESTER, Mass. – No. 6 Boston College opened its 100th season of men's hockey by skating to a 2-2 tie with No. 9 Quinnipiac on Friday afternoon in the first game of the Icebreaker Tournament at the DCU Center.
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The Eagles won a shootout with the Bobcats in the fourth round to secure an extra point in the tournament standings.
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Graduate transfer Eric Dop stopped 31 of the 33 shots he faced in his BC debut, making 23 saves in the second and third periods combined.
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Colby Ambrosio and Patrick Giles registered the goals for the Eagles, while rookies Aidan Hreschuk and Mike Posma collected their first collegiate assists.
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Ambrosio opened the scoring just 55 seconds into the first period, following a rebound at the left doorstep from a Marshall Warren shot. Giles extended the lead at 6:15 of the second when his 2-on-1 centering pass deflected off a Quinnipiac defensemen inside the right post.
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Ty Smilanic pulled the Bobcats within one late in the second period and QU tied the game just 1:15 into the third through Skyler Brind'Amour.
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In the shootout, Eamon Powell and Casey Carreau both went five-hole in the third and fourth rounds to hand BC an extra point in the Icebreaker standings.
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Boston College will face the tournament host Holy Cross on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on NESN to close the tournament.
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The Eagles won a shootout with the Bobcats in the fourth round to secure an extra point in the tournament standings.
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Graduate transfer Eric Dop stopped 31 of the 33 shots he faced in his BC debut, making 23 saves in the second and third periods combined.
Â
Colby Ambrosio and Patrick Giles registered the goals for the Eagles, while rookies Aidan Hreschuk and Mike Posma collected their first collegiate assists.
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Ambrosio opened the scoring just 55 seconds into the first period, following a rebound at the left doorstep from a Marshall Warren shot. Giles extended the lead at 6:15 of the second when his 2-on-1 centering pass deflected off a Quinnipiac defensemen inside the right post.
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Ty Smilanic pulled the Bobcats within one late in the second period and QU tied the game just 1:15 into the third through Skyler Brind'Amour.
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In the shootout, Eamon Powell and Casey Carreau both went five-hole in the third and fourth rounds to hand BC an extra point in the Icebreaker standings.
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Boston College will face the tournament host Holy Cross on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on NESN to close the tournament.
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Team Stats
QUI
BCE
Shots
33
19
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
4
Penalty Mins
8
19
Faceoffs Won
30
27
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
Players Mentioned
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