Eagles Welcome 14 Newcomers to 2023-24 Roster

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College men's hockey has added 14 newcomers to its roster for the upcoming 2023-24 season, including 11 freshmen and three graduate transfers. Represented among the newcomers are seven forwards, four defensemen, three goaltenders and a total of seven NHL draft picks.

Timmy Delay
Fr. • F • Hingham, Mass. • Chilliwack (BCHL)

• Spent the 2022-23 season with the Chilliwack Chiefs, where he posted seven goals and 17 assists for 24 points in 42 games
• Added nine points on four goals and five assists in the BCHL playoffs for Chilliwack
• Skated for the USHL's Green Bay Gamblers in 2021-22 after playing for the Boston Jr. Eagles and attending St. Sebastian's School
• Father Tim and uncle Mike both played hockey at Boston College; aunt Katie played for the BC women's soccer team

Drew Fortescue
Fr. • D • Pearl River, N.Y. • USNTDP (USHL)

• Selected by the New York Rangers in the third round with the 90th overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft
• Skated in 62 games last season for the U.S. National Under-18 Team, posting a goal and 25 assists for 26 points with a plus-34 rating
• Added three points and a plus-9 rating in seven games as Team USA won a gold medal at the 2023 IIHF Under-18 World Championship
• Posted 16 points in 51 games during the 2021-22 campaign with the U.S. Under-17 Team

Jacob Fowler
Fr. • G • Melbourne, Fla. • Youngstown (USHL)

• Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round with the 69th overall pick at the 2023 NHL Draft
• Named the USHL Goaltender of the Year and won USA Hockey's Dave Peterson Goaltender of the Year Award in 2022-23
• Backstopped the Youngstown Phantoms to the organization's first USHL Clark Cup championship, going undefeated in the finals
• Led all USHL goaltenders in the regular season with a 2.28 goals against average, .921 save percentage and 27 wins
• Awarded Clark Cup Most Outstanding Player, finishing the playoffs with an 8-1 record and leading all goaltenders in every major category

Nolan Joyce
Fr. • D • Dedham, Mass. • Chicago (USHL)

• Posted 10 points on three goals and seven assists in 57 games last season for the Chicago Steel
• Attended St. Sebastian's School and registered 14 goals and 24 assists for 38 points in 25 games during his final season
• Also skated for the Boston Jr. Bruins from 2017-22
• Older brother Connor is a junior forward for the Eagles and his father John was a captain for BC during the 1993-94 season

Jan Korec
Fr. • G • Bratislava, Slovakia • Des Moines (USHL)

• Played 24 games in net last season for the Des Moines Buccaneers, posting a 3.21 goals against average and a .901 save percentage
• Attended the Northwood School and finished with a 28-11-1 record, 1.35 GAA and .939 SV% in 40 games during the 2021-22 campaign
• Represented his native Slovakia on the international stage in 10 games at the U18 and U20 level
• Won a silver medal with Slovakia at the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup

Ryan Leonard
Fr. • F • Amherst, Mass. • USNTDP (USHL)

• Drafted eighth overall by the Washington Capitals this summer, making BC just the third NCAA school to have two top-10 picks in the same draft
• Scored 51 goals during the 2022-23 campaign, which is tied for ninth all-time in a single season in USNTDP history
• Over his two seasons with Team USA, he netted 77 goals which is seventh all-time in program history, two shy of Auston Matthews
• Scored the game-winning goal 2:20 into overtime of the U18 World Championship Gold Medal Game to beat Sweden 3-2, closing the tournament with 17 points including eight goals

Aram Minnetian
Fr. • D • Woodcliff Lake, N.J. • USNTDP (USHL)

• Selected by the Dallas Stars in the fourth round (125th overall) of the 2023 NHL Draft
• Registered 31 points last season on seven goals and 24 assists in 62 games for the U.S. Under-18 Team while posting a plus-48 rating from the blue line
• Collected four points and was plus-16 for Team USA's gold medal winning squad at the U18 World Championship
• Posted 12 points in 42 games while skating for the U.S. Under-17 Team during the 2021-22 season

Alex Musielak
Fr. • G • Elma, N.Y. • Kemptville (CCHL)

• Played in 18 games last season for the Kemptville 73's and finished with a 3.68 goals against average and a .905 save percentage
• Posted a 1.84 goals against average and a .933 save percentage at the North Shore Hockey Academy during the 2021-22 season
• Also played for the Utica Jr. Comets and the Nichols School where he was All-Western New York in 2020

Gabe Perreault
Fr. • F • Hinsdale, Ill. • USNTDP (USHL)

• Drafted in the first round with the 23rd overall pick by the New York Rangers in the 2023 NHL Draft
• Registered 53 goals and 79 assists for 132 points this past season, the most in a single season by any player in the history of the USNTDP
• His 114 career assists and 185 career points over two seasons both rank fourth all-time in program history
• Collected 18 points on five goals and 13 assists at the U18 World Championship in Switzerland to rank second in the tournament behind Will Smith

Will Smith
Fr. • F • Lexington, Mass. • USNTDP (USHL)

• Became the highest NHL draft pick in the school history this summer, going fourth overall in the first round to the San Jose Sharks
• Named the MVP of the 2023 IIHF Under-18 World Championship, leading Team USA to a gold medal with nine goals and 11 assists in seven games
• His 127 points during the 2022-23 campaign rank second all-time in the history of the USNTDP for a single season behind Gabe Perreault
• Finished his career ranked second all-time for the USNTDP with 191 points over two seasons, trailing only 2019 first overall pick Jack Hughes

Will Vote
Fr. • F • Arlington, Mass. • USNTDP

• Collected 45 points on 16 goals and 29 assists in 61 games last season for the U.S. Under-18 National Team with a plus-16 rating
• Had seven points in seven games and a plus-6 rating at the U18 World Championship, helping Team USA win a gold medal
• Scored 20 goals and added 10 assists in 52 games for the U.S. Under-17 squad in 2021-22
• Also played for the Boston Jr. Bruins and skated one year at Dexter Southfield School

Jamie Armstrong
Gr. • F • Warwick, R.I. • Boston University (HEA)

• Spent four seasons in Hockey East, playing in 94 career games with 26 points and a plus-20 rating
• Posted career-highs with five goals, eight assists and 13 points last season in 29 games as a senior
• Played parts of three seasons in the USHL with Central Illinois and Sioux City and skated one season with the BCHL's Penticton Vees
• Had 51 points in 27 games during his final year at Avon Old Farms School

Jacob Bengtsson
Gr. • D • Stockholm, Sweden • Lake Superior State (CCHA)

• Played three seasons with Lake Superior State, amassing 57 points in exactly 100 career games
• 50 of those points came over the last two seasons while skating in 72 contests and serving as an assistant captain last season for the Lakers
• Spent two seasons in the USHL with the Waterloo Black Hawks, finishing with 29 points in 109 games
• Prior to arriving in the U.S., he played four seasons with AIK in his native Sweden

Jack Malone
Gr. • F • Spring Lake, N.J. • Cornell (ECAC)

• Spent four years at Cornell and posted 37 points on 16 goals and 21 assists in 66 games over his final two seasons in the ECAC
• Registered 41 points in 44 games for the USHL's Youngstown Phantoms in 2020-21 while Cornell did not play due to COVID-19
• Also skated for Youngstown during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns, collecting 59 points in 57 games in his final season before attending Cornell
• Selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the sixth round of the 2019 NHL Draft

Eagles Welcome 14 Newcomers to 2023-24 Roster

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Players Mentioned

Jamie Armstrong

Jacob Bengtsson

Timmy Delay

Drew Fortescue

Jacob Fowler

Nolan Joyce

Jan Korec

Ryan Leonard

Jack Malone

Aram Minnetian

Alex Musielak

Gabe Perreault

Will Smith

Will Vote

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