Hockey East Quarters Come to Kelley Rink

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Hockey East Regular Season Champions and top-seeded Boston College plays host to No. 9 seed Northeastern on Saturday at Kelley Rink in the quarterfinal round of the Hockey East Tournament. Puck drop is slated for 7:30 p.m. on NESN+ and ESPN+ along with a radio broadcast on WEEI 850 AM. The Eagles won their 19th Hockey East regular season title and look to win their second-straight tournament championship and league-best 13th overall.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles enter with a 26-6-2 overall record
• BC is currently on a six-game unbeaten streak
• Boston College has outscored its opponents 120-58 this season, including 47-14 in the third period
• The Eagles are 14-2-0 at Kelley Rink this season

REGULAR SEASON FINALE WIN OVER MERRIMACK
• BC capped off the regular season with a 6-0 victory over Merrimack
• Gabe Perreault and Teddy Stiga each scored two goals
• Eamon Powell finished with three assists
• Jacob Fowler posted a 27-save shutout, his seventh of the year

HOW WE GOT HERE
• Boston College won its second-straight Hockey East Regular Season Title and 19th in program history
• The Eagles finished with an 18-4-2 league record with 55 points in the standings
• Ryan Leonard led the league in goals (25) and points (37) during league play
• Fowler led the league in wins (16), shutouts (5), goals against average (1.58) and save percentage (.945)
• Perreault was second in assists (22) and fourth in points (31)

END OF SEASON AWARDS
• Fowler, Leonard, Perreault and Powell were named Hockey East First Team All-Stars, the most BC has ever had in one season
• Fowler was named the Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Year
• Powell earned the Best Defensive Defenseman Award
• Leonard was named the Hockey East Scoring Champion as well as the Three Stars Award recipient
• James Hagens and Teddy Stiga earned spots on the Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team

BC IN THE HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT
• BC has won 12 Hockey East Tournament Championships
• The Eagles have a 79-37-2 record in the Hockey East Tournament
• This will be the 18th time that Boston College will play as the No. 1 seed in the HEA Tournament
• The Eagles were the No. 1 seed in last year's tournament, defeating No. 2 Boston University in the championship game, 6-2
• BC hosted No. 8 UConn in last year's quarterfinal round, defeating the Huskies by a score of 5-4

A LOOK AT NORTHEASTERN
• Northeastern comes into the quarterfinal with a 13-19-3 overall record and is the No. 9 seed after finishing 7-14-3 in league play
• The Huskies defeated Merrimack in double overtime, 3-2, on Wednesday evening in the opening round
• Jack Williams leads Northeastern in scoring with a team-high 40 points, also leading in assists (24) and tied for first in goals (16)
• Cameron Whitehead has started 32 games between the pipes, posting a .908 save percentage and a 2.80 goals against average
• Cam Lund was named a Hockey East Third Team All-Star

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 177-61-18 all-time against the Huskies
• The two teams split the league series back in November, with each team winning on home ice
• They later played each other in the Beanpot semifinal in early February as BC claimed an 8-2 victory
• BC and Northeastern last met in the postseason back on March 12, 2022 at Matthews Arena in the Hockey East Quarterfinals

UP NEXT
• The Hockey East semifinals are scheduled for Thursday, March 20 at 4:00 and 7:30 p.m. at TD Garden with the final slated for 7:30 p.m. the following night.

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Fowler

James Hagens

Ryan Leonard

Gabe Perreault

Eamon Powell

Teddy Stiga