Saturday, September 24
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
1:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Franklin Pierce
Photo by: John Quackenbos
#15/14 Eagles Host Franklin Pierce in Season Opener
September 21, 2022 | Women's Hockey
BC will begin its 29th season of varsity play this weekend when it hosts Franklin Pierce for a single game.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's hockey team will begin its 29th season of varsity play this weekend when it hosts Franklin Pierce for a single game on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Kelley Rink.
Puck drop of the first-ever meeting between the Eagles and Ravens is set for 1 p.m., with the contest streaming live on ESPN+.
GAME 1 | Franklin Pierce at #15/14 Boston College
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 | 1:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | ESPN+
WHAT'S ON TAP
• Boston College will open its 29th season of varsity play on Saturday at home against Franklin Pierce.
• This is the first time since 2017-18 that the Eagles will open up a season at home.
• The Eagles were picked to finish third in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Boston College came in at #15 in the USCHO.com Preseason Division I Women's Hockey Poll and at #13 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Preseason Poll.
ABOUT FRANKLIN PIERCE
• The Ravens went 22-9-1 overall during the 2021-22 season and 16-4-0 in NEWHA play ... the team earned a share of the conference regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament.
• Franklin Pierce went on to claim the program's first league tournament title while setting a single-season high with its 22 victories.
• The Ravens were tabbed first in the NEWHA preseason poll.
• David Stockdale is in his 11th season as head coach of the Franklin Pierce women's hockey team ... last year, Stockdale was named a finalist for the AHCA National Coach of the Year award.
A WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD . . .
• Move Boston College's record in season-opening games to 17-11-1 all-time with a mark of 11-4-1 under head coach Katie Crowley.
• Give the Eagles an all-time record of 21-7-1 in the home opener, including a mark of 14-1-1 under Crowley.
• Give BC a record of 1-0-0 in the all-time series with Franklin Pierce.
• Bump BC's all-time program record to 499-370-81.
SERIES NOTES
• This is the first-ever meeting between Boston College and Franklin Pierce.
• This is the first time that BC has ever played any team from the NEWHA.
• This is the first time that BC is facing a school that begins with the letter F.
EAGLES IN THE OPENER
• Boston College is 16-11-1 all-time in season openers and 10-4-1 under head coach Katie Crowley.
• The Eagles are 4-1-0 in the last five season openers and 7-2-1 in the last 10.
• This is the first time since the 2017-18 season that BC will open up the season at home ... the Eagles defeated Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, on Oct. 5, 2017.
• Boston College is 20-7-1 all-time in the home opener with a record of 13-1-1 under head coach Katie Crowley.
• The Eagles have not dropped a home opener since the 2012-13 season in a 4-2 loss to a No. 6 Boston University squad on Oct. 5, 2012.
ICE CHIPS...
• Boston College returns 85 percent (202/237) of its point production from the 2021-22 season.
• Kelly Browne is the first three-year captain in the history of Boston College hockey, men's or women's.
• In her first three seasons (2018-21), Cayla Barnes was the only player in Hockey East and one of two players nationally to block 200-plus shots and record 50-plus points.
• Keri Clougherty led all Hockey East rookies with 56 blocked shots in the 2021-22 season.
• Boston College women's hockey is the only Hockey East program, men's or women's, to finish in the top four of the standings every single season since 2010-11.
• With the start of the 2022-23 season, Boston College will embark on the 29th season of varsity play.
• Hannah Bilka has recorded at least one shot on goal in all 87 career games and has fired multiple shots on goal in 78 of them ... she joins Alex Carpenter '16 and Haley Skarupa '16 as the only players in program history to fire at least one shot on goal in every game played in their first three seasons.
• The Eagles went 6-0-0 last season when allowing less than 30 shots on goal.
Puck drop of the first-ever meeting between the Eagles and Ravens is set for 1 p.m., with the contest streaming live on ESPN+.
GAME 1 | Franklin Pierce at #15/14 Boston College
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 | 1:00 P.M.
Kelley Rink | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | ESPN+
WHAT'S ON TAP
• Boston College will open its 29th season of varsity play on Saturday at home against Franklin Pierce.
• This is the first time since 2017-18 that the Eagles will open up a season at home.
• The Eagles were picked to finish third in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Boston College came in at #15 in the USCHO.com Preseason Division I Women's Hockey Poll and at #13 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Preseason Poll.
ABOUT FRANKLIN PIERCE
• The Ravens went 22-9-1 overall during the 2021-22 season and 16-4-0 in NEWHA play ... the team earned a share of the conference regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament.
• Franklin Pierce went on to claim the program's first league tournament title while setting a single-season high with its 22 victories.
• The Ravens were tabbed first in the NEWHA preseason poll.
• David Stockdale is in his 11th season as head coach of the Franklin Pierce women's hockey team ... last year, Stockdale was named a finalist for the AHCA National Coach of the Year award.
A WIN ON SATURDAY WOULD . . .
• Move Boston College's record in season-opening games to 17-11-1 all-time with a mark of 11-4-1 under head coach Katie Crowley.
• Give the Eagles an all-time record of 21-7-1 in the home opener, including a mark of 14-1-1 under Crowley.
• Give BC a record of 1-0-0 in the all-time series with Franklin Pierce.
• Bump BC's all-time program record to 499-370-81.
SERIES NOTES
• This is the first-ever meeting between Boston College and Franklin Pierce.
• This is the first time that BC has ever played any team from the NEWHA.
• This is the first time that BC is facing a school that begins with the letter F.
EAGLES IN THE OPENER
• Boston College is 16-11-1 all-time in season openers and 10-4-1 under head coach Katie Crowley.
• The Eagles are 4-1-0 in the last five season openers and 7-2-1 in the last 10.
• This is the first time since the 2017-18 season that BC will open up the season at home ... the Eagles defeated Minnesota Duluth, 4-3, on Oct. 5, 2017.
• Boston College is 20-7-1 all-time in the home opener with a record of 13-1-1 under head coach Katie Crowley.
• The Eagles have not dropped a home opener since the 2012-13 season in a 4-2 loss to a No. 6 Boston University squad on Oct. 5, 2012.
ICE CHIPS...
• Boston College returns 85 percent (202/237) of its point production from the 2021-22 season.
• Kelly Browne is the first three-year captain in the history of Boston College hockey, men's or women's.
• In her first three seasons (2018-21), Cayla Barnes was the only player in Hockey East and one of two players nationally to block 200-plus shots and record 50-plus points.
• Keri Clougherty led all Hockey East rookies with 56 blocked shots in the 2021-22 season.
• Boston College women's hockey is the only Hockey East program, men's or women's, to finish in the top four of the standings every single season since 2010-11.
• With the start of the 2022-23 season, Boston College will embark on the 29th season of varsity play.
• Hannah Bilka has recorded at least one shot on goal in all 87 career games and has fired multiple shots on goal in 78 of them ... she joins Alex Carpenter '16 and Haley Skarupa '16 as the only players in program history to fire at least one shot on goal in every game played in their first three seasons.
• The Eagles went 6-0-0 last season when allowing less than 30 shots on goal.
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