299th Battle of Comm Ave Up Next

Friday, January 30

Boston, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

Boston University

Jake Sondreal skating with the puck against UNH

Photo by: Meg Kelly

January 29, 2026 | Men's Hockey

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BC and BU to meet at Agganis Arena on Friday

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 13/14 Boston College men's hockey team travels to Agganis Arena on Friday evening to take on Boston University in the 299th edition of the Battle of Comm Ave. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be available to watch on NESN and ESPN+ and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles are 13-8-1 overall and 9-5-0 in Hockey East
• The Terriers are 12-12-1 overall and 8-9-0 in league play
• BC is ranked No. 13 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 14 in the USA Hockey poll

WEEKEND SWEEP OVER UNH
• Boston College bounced back with a weekend sweep over UNH, picking up a 5-2 win at home and a 3-0 victory on the road
• On Friday, Dean Letourneau finished with a game-high three points on two goals and one assist
• Andre Gasseau, James Hagens, and Jake Sondreal each scored a goal
• On Saturday, Will Vote scored his first career hat trick, becoming the first BC player to score a natural hat trick since the 2018 season
• Louka Cloutier made 29 saves on Saturday to pick up his third shutout of the season

THE EAGLES
• J. Hagens (11-12–23) and Letourneau (13-10–23) are tied for the team lead in points with 23 apiece
• Letourneau leads the Eagles in goals with 13
• Sondreal has a team-high 13 assists and third on the team in points with 20
• Ryan Conmy and Vote are third on the team in goals with eight each
• Nolan Joyce leads the team in blocks with 27 and Aram Minnetian is just behind with 23
• Cloutier has a 12-6-1 record this season with a .912 save percentage and 2.22 goals against average

VOTE FOR HOBEY
• Letourneau and J. Hagens were named as nominees for the 2026 Hobey Baker Award, presented annually to the top player in NCAA Division I men's hockey
• Last year, Ryan Leonard finished the year as a Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalist

A LOOK AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
• The Terriers were defeated twice by Providence this past weekend, falling by scores of 4-3 and 4-0
• Cole Hutson leads BU in points with 23 on eight goals and 15 assists
• Cole Eiserman has a team-high 10 goals
• Aiden Celebrini leads the Terriers in blocks with 47, good for third in Hockey East
• Mikhail Yegorov has started all 25 games between the pipes and has a 2.84 goals against average and a .902 save percentage

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 136-141-21 all-time against the Terriers
• BC went 2-1 last season against BU, winning both league contests
• Boston College won 6-2 at Agganis Arena in the first game before following that up with a 2-0 home win the next night
• BC scored two short-handed goals in the first win, along with a hat trick from Ryan Leonard
• Jacob Fowler posted a 30-save shutout in the 2-0 victory
• The Eagles are 6-2-0 in the last eight meetings, including a 2-0-0 record at Agganis Arena

EAGLES IN THE NHL
• Chris Kreider (Anaheim) scored his 17th goal of the season on Sunday
• Cutter Gauthier (Anaheim) has 47 points on 23 goals and 24 assists through 52 games this season and is currently on a five-game point streak
• Matt Boldy (Minnesota) is tied for sixth in the NHL in goals with 28

UP NEXT
• BC takes on Harvard in the Beanpot semifinals on Monday evening at TD Garden. Puck drop is slated for 5:00 p.m. and the game will be available to watch on NESN and ESPN+ and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM.