No. 18 Eagles Return to League Play Against UConn on the Heights

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – 18th-ranked Boston College returns to Hockey East play on Saturday afternoon with a key home matchup against UConn at Kelley Rink on NESNplus at 4 p.m. Radio coverage begins at 3:45 p.m. on WEEI 850 AM and BCEagles.com.

Boston College enters the 2022 portion of its schedule at 10-5-3 overall and 5-3-2 in Hockey East play, while the Huskies come in at 8-7-0 (5-4-0 HEA). BC is unbeaten in its last six games (4-0-2) and is 5-1-2 in its last eight overall.

SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday will mark the 20th all-time meeting in the series, which BC leads 14-3-2
• The Eagles are undefeated all-time against UConn in Chestnut Hill (7-0-2)
• BC edged UConn 2-1 at the XL Center in Hartford on Nov. 12, 2021 as Jack McBain wristed a shot high glove side to beat Darion Hanson with 1:22 left in the third period
• The teams complete their three-game regular season series at Conte Forum on Friday, Feb. 11

LEDYARD CLASSIC CHAMPS
• Boston College won the Ledyard Classic title for the third time before New Year's with wins over Mercyhurst and the host Dartmouth at Thompson Arena in the 32nd annual tournament:

Dec. 30 | Boston College 4, Mercyhurst 2
• BC scored four straight goals in a 4-2 victory over Mercyhurst on Dec. 30 to open the tournament, marking Jerry York's 650th win in 28 seasons as head coach at Boston College
• Senior assistant captain Jack McBain had a pair of goals, including a shorthanded goal and a power play goal, to give the senior 11 on the season; Nikita Nesterenko posted a pair of assists
• Rookie Matt Argentina picked up his second goal of the season and classmate Aidan Hreschuk registered his first collegiate goal for the fourth and final tally

Dec. 31 | Boston College 6, Dartmouth 1
• On New Year's Eve, BC dominated from start to finish and cruised to a 6-1 victory over Dartmouth
• McBain scored twice for the second straight night and was named the Tournament MVP
• Henry Wilder won the Top Goalie Award, picking up his second straight victory in net
• BC also received goals from Marc McLaughlin, Mike Posma, Marshall Warren and Jack St. Ivany
• Drew Helleson registered a game-high three assists and was named to the All-Tournament Team with McLaughlin and St. Ivany

MONTHLY AWARDS
• Marc McLaughlin was named the Hockey East Player of the Month for December, while classmate Jack St. Ivany earned the Hockey East Defender of the Month Award
• McLaughlin led the team with six points in four December games with four goals and two assists; he posted a plus-6 rating and was tied for second on the team with 12 shots on goal
• McLaughlin was named to the Ledyard Classic All-Tournament Team, scoring the game-winning goal against Dartmouth in the title game on New Year's Eve
• St. Ivany registered four points on a goal and three assists in four games, helping the Eagles to an unbeaten December (3-0-1)
• He closed the month with a plus-6 rating while blocking seven shots to help anchor the BC defense and was named to the Ledyard Classic All-Tournament Team

WEEKLY AWARDS
• Jack McBain (Player of the Week) and Henry Wilder (Goaltender of the Week) earned weekly awards from Hockey East following their performances to close out 2021 at the Ledyard Classic
• McBain was named the MVP of the Ledyard Classic after scoring twice in each of Boston College's tournament wins over Mercyhurst and Dartmouth
• The forward increased his goal total to 13 and registered his third and fourth multi-goal efforts of the season, establishing a new career-high in scoring with 24 points
• Wilder was honored as the Top Goalie of the Ledyard Classic and named to the All-Tournament Team, picking up a pair of victories with only three goals allowed in the entire tournament
• He stopped 54 of the 57 shots faced at Thompson Arena for a .947 save percentage and pushed his record to 3-1-0 in four starts this season

SENIOR CLASS
• Boston College's five-member senior class, comprised of four forwards and a defenseman, has combined for 38 goals and 75 points through 18 games (4.2 per game)
• Marc McLaughlin and Jack McBain are tied for first in Hockey East and fourth nationally in goals per game, while Patrick Giles sits 10th overall in the league; the trio has combined for 34 goals
• Overall, 38 of the team's 66 goals this season have been scored by seniors (57.5%)
• McLaughlin and McBain have also combined for 10 of BC's 11 power play goals
• Jack St. Ivany leads all Hockey East defensemen in assists, ranks second in points per game, and is tied for first overall among all skaters with a +17 rating
• Forward Casey Carreau has collected his first three points of the season in the last six games

THE SHOW
• Former All-American Matt Boldy became the 82nd Eagle all-time to skate in the NHL last night
• The Millis native scored the game-winning goal for the Minnesota Wild in Boston against the Bruins at TD Garden
• Boldy became the first Eagle to score in his NHL debut since Johnny Gaudreau for Calgary in 2014
• Casey Fitzgerald was the 81st former Eagle to debut in the NHL on Dec. 17 for the Buffalo Sabres
• A total of 20 former Eagles are currently at the NHL level during the 2021-22 season

RESCHEDULED GAMES
• Two games from November that were postponed due to COVID protocols have been rescheduled
• The Eagles will travel to face Notre Dame on Wednesday, Jan. 19 in South Bend at 7 p.m.
• Boston College hosts Harvard on Tuesday, Feb. 1 on the Heights at 7 p.m.

UP NEXT
• Boston College faces New Hampshire in a home-and-home series next weekend (Jan. 14-15)

No. 18 Eagles Return to League Play Against UConn on the Heights

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Players Mentioned

Matt Argentina

Matt Boldy

Casey Carreau

Casey Fitzgerald

Patrick Giles

Drew Helleson

Aidan Hreschuk

Jack McBain

Marc McLaughlin

Nikita Nesterenko

Mike Posma

Jack St. Ivany

Marshall Warren

Henry Wilder