Eagles Travel to Maine for Single Game in Orono

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College visits Maine in Orono on Friday night for a single game at Alfond Arena at 7:30 p.m. to complete the schools' three-game regular season series. The game will be streamed live for free on Collegesportslive.com and pre-game radio coverage on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com begins at 7:15 p.m.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles enter the matchup at 10-10-4 overall and 5-7-3 in league play
• BC sits in eighth place in Hockey East but is only four points back of fifth and six back of third
• Following a six-game unbeaten streak to close 2021, BC is winless in its first six games of 2022
• Boston College is making its first trip to Orono since February of 2019
• BC earned a win and tie against the Black Bears on the Heights in November

SERIES HISTORY
• The schools are squaring off for the 134th time in series history on Friday with Boston College holding a 72-51-10 overall advantage over Maine
• BC is riding a four-game unbeaten streak in the series (3-0-1), outscoring the Black Bears 15-6 during that span; all four of those games were played at Kelley Rink
• Boston College took four of six points from Maine back in November, winning 6-2 on Nov. 18 before a 2-2 tie on Nov. 19 (Maine took the extra league point in a shootout)
• The Eagles haven't visited Orono since February of the 2018-19 season when they dropped a pair of 2-1 finals at Alfond Arena, the second of which went to overtime
• Four of the last seven meetings between the schools have gone to overtime
• Entering last season, Maine had won five straight games against the Eagles

TEAM USA
• Senior Marc McLaughlin and junior Drew Helleson have been selected to the 2022 U.S. Winter Olympic Team, becoming the 26th and 27th U.S. Olympians in program history
• The squad will represent the U.S. at the 2022 Winter Olympics from Feb. 3-20 in Beijing, China
• The U.S. roster includes 15 current NCAA players, eight European pros and two from the AHL
• BC has been represented in men's ice hockey at every Winter Olympics since 1984
• Team USA opens the tournament against the host China on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 8:10 a.m. (ET)
• The duo will remain with the Eagles until departing after Friday's against Maine

OH CANADA
• Jack McBain was officially named to Canada's Olympic Men's Hockey Team this week and will become the first Eagle to compete for Team Canada in men's ice hockey at the Winter Olympics
• The senior assistant captain is among 21 first-time Olympians on Canada's 25-man roster
• Team Canada will gather in Davos, Switzerland for an eight-day training camp from Jan. 25 to Feb. 1 and will play a pre-tournament game against the Swiss on Feb. 1 before traveling to Beijing
• McBain will face McLaughlin and Helleson of Team USA on Friday, Feb. 11 at 11 p.m. (ET)
• The Toronto native has posted 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points in 18 games this season to lead Hockey East in points per game, despite missing the last six games due to injury

PROVIDENCE RECAP
• Boston College and No. 18 Providence skated to a 1-1 tie on Saturday night at Schneider Arena, but the Friars earned an extra Hockey East point by winning the shootout 2-1 in four rounds
• The Eagles snapped a five-game losing streak following a 7-0 defeat the night before at home
• Senior defenseman Jack St. Ivany scored his fourth goal of the season for BC, while graduate student Eric Dop stopped 38 of the 39 shots he faced
• BC finished the night 6-for-6 on the penalty kill and went 1-for-4 on the power play

IVE GOT A GUY
• Jack St. Ivany has been one of the best all-around defensemen in college hockey this season
• He ranks second among Hockey East defensemen in points per game with 19 in 22 games
• St. Ivany is third overall in the league with a +13 rating on the year
• The senior has at least one point in 14 of his 22 contests this season
• The Californian has only eight penalty minutes combined over the last two seasons
• St. Ivany skated in his 100th collegiate game on Jan. 19 at Notre Dame

SENIOR CLASS
• Boston College's five-member senior class has combined for 45 goals and 86 points through 24 games
• Overall, 45 of the team's 75 goals this season have been scored by seniors (60%)
• All three players who wear letters Marc McLaughlin (1st), Jack McBain (T-3rd) and Patrick Giles (T-10th) rank top-10 in Hockey East in goals scored with 39 goals combined
• Forward Casey Carreau has collected his first six points (2-4-6) in his last 10 games

UP NEXT
• BC hosts Harvard next Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in a game rescheduled from November

Eagles Travel to Maine for Single Game in Orono

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Players Mentioned

Casey Carreau

Eric Dop

Patrick Giles

Drew Helleson

Jack McBain

Marc McLaughlin

Jack St. Ivany