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Men's Hockey Set for Two Exhibitions in Michigan
October 01, 2026 | Men's Hockey
Eagles will play Michigan State and the U.S. National Team Development Program
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 12 Boston College men's hockey team heads to the state of Michigan for a pair of exhibitions this weekend. The Eagles will play at Michigan State Friday evening at 5:00 p.m. on B1G+ before facing the U.S. National Team Development Program (USNTDP) Saturday at 6:00 p.m. on USAHockeytv.com.
LEADERS ELECTED
• Will Vote will be the team captain for the Eagles in 2026-27
• Jake Sondreal and Teddy Stiga will be the assistant captains
• Vote has skated in 93 games over his three-year career on the Heights with 42 points on 19 goals and 23 assists and posted career-highs in 2025-26 with 10 goals, 11 assists, and 21 points
• Sondreal has 27 points on nine goals and 18 assists in 72 games over two seasons
• Stiga has appeared in 67 games over two seasons, registering 51 points on 20 goals and 31 assists
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Boston College is ranked No. 12 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey preseason polls
• This marks the fourth-straight year the Eagles are ranked in the preseason national polls
PRESEASON HOCKEY EAST POLL
• BC was picked to finish fourth in the Hockey East preseason poll with 86 points
• Providence was selected as the favorite, garnering eight first-place votes and 106 points
• UMass was picked second with 98 points while Boston University was tabbed third with 87 points
• UConn was selected fifth in the poll with 73 points followed by Merrimack in sixth with 68 points
• Rounding out the poll was Maine (57), Northeastern (52), New Hampshire (35), UMass Lowell (31), and Vermont (22)
THE RETURNERS
• In addition to the captains, the Eagles also return a couple of top scorers in Dean Letourneau and Ryan Conmy
• Letourneau earned Hockey East Third Team All-Star honors after finishing with 22 goals and 17 assists for 39 points
• Conmy finished third on the Eagles in points with 27 after scoring nine goals with 18 assists
• Luka Radivojevic was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team after skating in 34 games and totaling 16 points on one goal and 15 assists
• Louka Cloutier posted a 19-13-1 record with four shutouts, a .910 save percentage, and 2.34 goals against average
2025-26 REWIND
• The Eagles finished last season with a 20-15-1 overall record and an 13-11-0 record in Hockey East
• Boston College won its 21st Beanpot title last year, and first since 2016, after defeating Boston University 6-2 in the 300th meeting of the Battle of Comm Ave
• James Hagens was named a First Team All-American after leading Hockey East in goals (23) and points (47)
• Hagens was also named a Hockey East First Team All-Star, the Scoring Champion, and the Three Stars Award recipient, while Dean Letourneau and Lukas Gustafsson were named Third Team All-Stars and Luka Radivojevic was named to the Rookie Team
• Vote was the recipient of Hockey East's Len Ceglarski Individual Sportsmanship Award
UP NEXT
• The Eagles officially open the season next Friday, Oct. 9 against Alaska at Kelley Rink. Opening faceoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+
LEADERS ELECTED
• Will Vote will be the team captain for the Eagles in 2026-27
• Jake Sondreal and Teddy Stiga will be the assistant captains
• Vote has skated in 93 games over his three-year career on the Heights with 42 points on 19 goals and 23 assists and posted career-highs in 2025-26 with 10 goals, 11 assists, and 21 points
• Sondreal has 27 points on nine goals and 18 assists in 72 games over two seasons
• Stiga has appeared in 67 games over two seasons, registering 51 points on 20 goals and 31 assists
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Boston College is ranked No. 12 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey preseason polls
• This marks the fourth-straight year the Eagles are ranked in the preseason national polls
PRESEASON HOCKEY EAST POLL
• BC was picked to finish fourth in the Hockey East preseason poll with 86 points
• Providence was selected as the favorite, garnering eight first-place votes and 106 points
• UMass was picked second with 98 points while Boston University was tabbed third with 87 points
• UConn was selected fifth in the poll with 73 points followed by Merrimack in sixth with 68 points
• Rounding out the poll was Maine (57), Northeastern (52), New Hampshire (35), UMass Lowell (31), and Vermont (22)
THE RETURNERS
• In addition to the captains, the Eagles also return a couple of top scorers in Dean Letourneau and Ryan Conmy
• Letourneau earned Hockey East Third Team All-Star honors after finishing with 22 goals and 17 assists for 39 points
• Conmy finished third on the Eagles in points with 27 after scoring nine goals with 18 assists
• Luka Radivojevic was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team after skating in 34 games and totaling 16 points on one goal and 15 assists
• Louka Cloutier posted a 19-13-1 record with four shutouts, a .910 save percentage, and 2.34 goals against average
2025-26 REWIND
• The Eagles finished last season with a 20-15-1 overall record and an 13-11-0 record in Hockey East
• Boston College won its 21st Beanpot title last year, and first since 2016, after defeating Boston University 6-2 in the 300th meeting of the Battle of Comm Ave
• James Hagens was named a First Team All-American after leading Hockey East in goals (23) and points (47)
• Hagens was also named a Hockey East First Team All-Star, the Scoring Champion, and the Three Stars Award recipient, while Dean Letourneau and Lukas Gustafsson were named Third Team All-Stars and Luka Radivojevic was named to the Rookie Team
• Vote was the recipient of Hockey East's Len Ceglarski Individual Sportsmanship Award
UP NEXT
• The Eagles officially open the season next Friday, Oct. 9 against Alaska at Kelley Rink. Opening faceoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+
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