No. 18 Eagles Fly West to Play No. 4 Denver

Friday, October 23

Denver, Colo.

9:00 PM

Boston College

Denver

Photo by: Meg Kelly

October 22, 2026 | Men's Hockey

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BC set for two-games against the defending national champions

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 18/17 Boston College men's hockey team officially hits the road for the first time this season, flying out west to take on Denver in a two-game non-conference series against the defending national champions. Friday's game is slated for 9:00 p.m. ET with Saturday's beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. Both games will be available to watch on NCHC.tv and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM, while Friday's game will also be free to watch on the Ryz Sports Network.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles sit at 1-2-0 after splitting last weekend's series against St. Cloud State
• Boston College is ranked No. 18 in the USCHO poll and No. 17 in the USA Hockey poll
• Denver is currently 2-2 and is ranked No. 4 in both national polls

LOOKING BACK AT LAST WEEKEND
• BC picked up its first win of the season with a 4-0 victory over St. Cloud State on Thursday
• The Huskies grabbed a 5-3 win on Saturday to split the weekend
• Louka Cloutier posted his first shutout of the season with a 28-save performance
• Oscar Hemming recorded his first multi-goal game on Thursday with two tallies
• On Saturday, Teddy Mutryn, Carson Woodall, and Matias Vanhanen all scored their first collegiate goal

THE EAGLES
• Dean Letourneau leads the Eagles in scoring with four points on two goals and two assists
• Hemming is tied with Letourneau for the team lead in goals
• Luka Radivojevic and Will Vote both have a team-high three assists
• Kristian Kostadinski has blocked five shots
• Cloutier has played two games in goal and has a 1.52 goals against average and a .947 save percentage

A LOOK AT DENVER
• Denver enters the weekend with a 2-2-0 record
• The Pioneers were swept this past week by Michigan, falling 4-1 and 4-3
• DU opened the season with a two-game sweep over Alaska Anchorage
• Kristian Epperson and Daxon Rudolph lead the team in points with five apiece
• Sam Harris has a team-high three goals
• Tyler Krivtsov has started the last three games between the pipes and has posted a 2.76 goals against average and a .867 save percentage

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE PIONEERS
• The Eagles are 16-23-0 all-time against Denver
• The Pioneers have won the last four meetings, including a 7-3 victory last season at Kelley Rink
• Boston College is looking for its first win against DU since a 5-1 victory on October 23, 2021

UP NEXT
• The Eagles return to Kelley Rink next weekend to open Hockey East play with a pair of games against Northeastern. Friday's and Saturday's games are set for 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+ with Saturday's game also airing on NESN.