Eagles Host Maine for Two Games at Kelley Rink

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 15/15 Boston College men's hockey team hosts No. 10/11 Maine at Kelley Rink on Friday and Saturday. Both games are scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop on ESPN+ and WEEI 850 AM. Friday's game will also be available on NESN.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles improved to 6-4-1 overall and 4-2-0 in Hockey East with two wins over No. 12 UMass
• The Black Bears are 7-4-1 overall and 4-2-0 in league play
• BC moved up to 15th in both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey national polls
• Maine is 10th in the USCHO poll and tied for 11th in the USA Hockey poll

WEEKEND SWEEP
• BC picked up two wins over UMass this past weekend, winning 7-3 on Friday at home and 4-0 Saturday on the road at the Mullins Center
• Louka Cloutier started both games, making 13 saves on Friday and posting a 32-save shutout performance the following night
• Ryan Conmy finished with four points on two goals and two assists, including a three-point performance in Saturday's win
• James Hagens, Dean Letourneau, and Will Vote each had one goal and one assist in Friday's win
• Jake Sondreal scored twice in the third period of Saturday's victory
• Will Traeger scored his first collegiate goal on Friday
• Paul Davey scored his first career goal on Saturday

HOCKEY EAST WEEKLY AWARD
• Cloutier was named the Hockey East Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Week on Monday morning
• This marks the second-straight week and third overall that he's won a league weekly award

THE EAGLES
• J. Hagens and Sondreal are tied for the team lead in points with 11 apiece
• Sondreal boasts a team-high five goals, while Hagens leads with seven assists
• Luka Radivojevic leads the team in blocks with 15. Will Skahan is second with 14
• Cloutier has played in nine games and has a .919 save percentage and a 1.89 goals against average
• Cloutier is second in Hockey East in goals against average and fourth in save percentage

A LOOK AT MAINE
• The Black Bears are coming off a weekend split against Vermont at Alfond Arena
• Maine picked up a 7-0 win on Friday, but the Catamounts bounced back to win 2-1 on Saturday
• The Black Bears are 1-2-1 on the road this season
• Justin Poirier leads Maine in both goals (10) and points (15)
• Brandon Holt has a team-high 10 assists and is second in points with 12
• Albin Boija has started 10 games between the pipes, making 228 saves and allowing 22 goals for a .912 save percentage and 2.20 goals against average
• Miguel Marques was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Monday after posting a four-point performance on Friday against Vermont

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 74-56-11 all-time against the Black Bears
• BC swept Maine last season at Kelley Rink, picking up 3-2 and 3-0 wins in November to open the Hockey East slate
• Last season's sweep ended a seven-game unbeaten streak by the Black Bears, giving Boston College its first win over Maine since a 6-2 victory on Nov. 18, 2021

NHL NOTES
• Kevin Hayes (Pittsburgh) picked up his first point of the season on Sunday with an assist
• Matt Boldy (Minnesota) has 22 points on 11 goals and 11 assists through the first 21 games of the season
• Through the first 20 games, Cutter Gauthier (Anaheim) has 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points
• Ryan Leonard (Washington) recorded his first multi-goal game with two goals on Wednesday night

UP NEXT
• BC hosts Notre Dame next Friday in the Holy War on Ice. Puck drop is slated for 1:00 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on NESN and ESPN+ along with a radio broadcast on WEEI 850 AM.

Eagles Host Maine for Two Games at Kelley Rink

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Players Mentioned

Louka Cloutier

Ryan Conmy

Paul Davey

James Hagens

Ryan Leonard

Dean Letourneau

Luka Radivojevic

Will Skahan

Jake Sondreal

Will Traeger

Will Vote