Boston College Athletics
Friday, October 9
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7:00 PM
Boston College
vs
Alaska
Photo by: Nick Romei
No. 11 Eagles Open Regular Season Against Alaska
October 08, 2026 | Men's Hockey
Men’s hockey officially opens the season at home on Friday
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 11 Boston College men's hockey team officially opens the 2026-27 season this Friday night, hosting the Alaska Nanooks at Kelley Rink. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the game will air live on ESPN+ and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM.
SETTING THE SCENE
• This will be the first game of the season for the Eagles
• Alaska opened the season this past weekend against Boston University, dropping both games
• Boston College is ranked No. 11 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey preseason polls
• This season marks the fourth-straight year the Eagles were ranked in the preseason national polls
LOOKING BACK AT THE EXHIBITIONS
• BC played two exhibitions this past weekend in Michigan, skating against Michigan State and the USNTDP
• The Eagles dropped the game against the Spartans, 5-2
• Alex Pelletier scored two goals, while Oscar Hemming and Luka Radivojevic both had two assists
• Boston College bounced back the following night with a 10-1 victory over the USNTDP
• Dean Letourneau scored a hat trick with Teddy Mutryn and Hemming each tallying two
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
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
A LOOK AT ALASKA
• Alaska enters Friday's game with a 0-2-0 record
• The Nanooks dropped both games to Boston University, falling 2-1 in overtime in the first game and 4-0 in the second game
• Linden Burrett has one goal while Misha Danylov and Joel Lehtinen each have an assist
• Tyler Shea has started both games between the pipes and has a .943 save percentage and a 2.02 goals against average
• The Nanooks went 15-15-3 overall during the 2025-26 season and defeated Lindenwood 4-3 in overtime in the United Collegiate Hockey Cup Championship
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE NANOOKS
• This will be just the second-ever meeting between the two teams
• The Eagles defeated the Nanooks, 3-1, in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament at the Worcester Regional
UP NEXT
• The Eagles host St. Cloud State next weekend for a two-game non-conference on Thursday and Saturday. Both games will be available to watch on ESPN+ and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM
SETTING THE SCENE
• This will be the first game of the season for the Eagles
• Alaska opened the season this past weekend against Boston University, dropping both games
• Boston College is ranked No. 11 in both the USCHO and USA Hockey preseason polls
• This season marks the fourth-straight year the Eagles were ranked in the preseason national polls
LOOKING BACK AT THE EXHIBITIONS
• BC played two exhibitions this past weekend in Michigan, skating against Michigan State and the USNTDP
• The Eagles dropped the game against the Spartans, 5-2
• Alex Pelletier scored two goals, while Oscar Hemming and Luka Radivojevic both had two assists
• Boston College bounced back the following night with a 10-1 victory over the USNTDP
• Dean Letourneau scored a hat trick with Teddy Mutryn and Hemming each tallying two
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
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
A LOOK AT ALASKA
• Alaska enters Friday's game with a 0-2-0 record
• The Nanooks dropped both games to Boston University, falling 2-1 in overtime in the first game and 4-0 in the second game
• Linden Burrett has one goal while Misha Danylov and Joel Lehtinen each have an assist
• Tyler Shea has started both games between the pipes and has a .943 save percentage and a 2.02 goals against average
• The Nanooks went 15-15-3 overall during the 2025-26 season and defeated Lindenwood 4-3 in overtime in the United Collegiate Hockey Cup Championship
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE NANOOKS
• This will be just the second-ever meeting between the two teams
• The Eagles defeated the Nanooks, 3-1, in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament at the Worcester Regional
UP NEXT
• The Eagles host St. Cloud State next weekend for a two-game non-conference on Thursday and Saturday. Both games will be available to watch on ESPN+ and can be heard on WEEI 850 AM
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