2018-19 Men's Hockey Roster
Roster
Finkelstein, Ben

Jersey Number 6/6
Ben Finkelstein
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Shoots:
- Right
- Hometown:
- South Burlington, Vt.
- Previous Team:
- Waterloo (USHL)
Bio
FINKELSTEIN’S CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 3 (three times, most recent at UMass, Jan. 11, 2020)
Goals: 1 (six times, most recent vs. Northeastern, Feb. 21, 2020)
Assists: 3 (most recent vs. Vermont, Jan. 4, 2020)
Shots: 5 (most recent vs. Maine, Jan. 16, 2019)
Plus/Minus: +5 (most recent vs. Merrimack, Feb. 27, 2020)
SENIOR SEASON (2019-20):
• Named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star
• Finished the season ranked second nationally in plus-minus at +29
• Skated in all 34 games and posted 21 points on five goals and 16 assists
• Was tied for eighth among Hockey East defensemen in scoring
• Ranked second on the team in blocked shots with 37
• Collected 10 power play points and 54 shots on goal
• Scored two game-winning goals and assisted on four game-winners
• Had three-point outings against Vermont (Jan. 4) and UMass (Jan. 11) to tie his career-high
• Set a career-high with a +5 rating in a home win over Merrimack (Feb. 27)
JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19):
• Skated in 22 games with 10 points on one goal and nine assists
• Collected his first Boston College point with an assist at UMass Lowell (Jan. 26)
• Posted a three-point night, including his first BC goal in a win at UConn (Feb. 1)
• Tallied a pair of assists on the road at UMass (Feb. 15)
• Had two assists in the Hockey East Quarterfinals at Providence (March 15-17)
• Added an assist against Northeastern in the Hockey East Championship Game (March 23)
BEFORE BC:
• Played one and a half seasons at St. Lawrence in the ECAC
• Registered 23 points as a freshman, tied for the third-best offensive season by a rookie defenseman in program history
• Spent the second half of the 2017-18 season with the Waterloo Black Hawks, where he was named USHL Defenseman of the Year
• Recorded 34 points to lead all Waterloo defensemen and rank seventh among USHL blueliners
• Earned at least one point in 18 of those 23 appearances, putting him at 1.48 points per game to rank fifth in the USHL
• Helped Waterloo capture its third Anderson Cup in team history as regular season champions
• Played three seasons at Kimball Union Academy from 2013-16, serving as captain during his final season
• Posted 24 goals and 46 assists for 70 points in just 35 games in 2015-16
• Also skated for the Boston Jr. Bruins Selects U18 for two years
PERSONAL:
• Enrolled in the Lynch School of Education
• Selected in the seventh round (195th) by the Florida Panthers in the 2016 NHL Draft
• Son of Lon Finkelstein and Melissa Barrett
• Has a brother Sam and sister Jordan
• Recipient of the The George J. Norberg '39 Memorial Scholarship Fund
Points: 3 (three times, most recent at UMass, Jan. 11, 2020)
Goals: 1 (six times, most recent vs. Northeastern, Feb. 21, 2020)
Assists: 3 (most recent vs. Vermont, Jan. 4, 2020)
Shots: 5 (most recent vs. Maine, Jan. 16, 2019)
Plus/Minus: +5 (most recent vs. Merrimack, Feb. 27, 2020)
SENIOR SEASON (2019-20):
• Named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star
• Finished the season ranked second nationally in plus-minus at +29
• Skated in all 34 games and posted 21 points on five goals and 16 assists
• Was tied for eighth among Hockey East defensemen in scoring
• Ranked second on the team in blocked shots with 37
• Collected 10 power play points and 54 shots on goal
• Scored two game-winning goals and assisted on four game-winners
• Had three-point outings against Vermont (Jan. 4) and UMass (Jan. 11) to tie his career-high
• Set a career-high with a +5 rating in a home win over Merrimack (Feb. 27)
JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19):
• Skated in 22 games with 10 points on one goal and nine assists
• Collected his first Boston College point with an assist at UMass Lowell (Jan. 26)
• Posted a three-point night, including his first BC goal in a win at UConn (Feb. 1)
• Tallied a pair of assists on the road at UMass (Feb. 15)
• Had two assists in the Hockey East Quarterfinals at Providence (March 15-17)
• Added an assist against Northeastern in the Hockey East Championship Game (March 23)
BEFORE BC:
• Played one and a half seasons at St. Lawrence in the ECAC
• Registered 23 points as a freshman, tied for the third-best offensive season by a rookie defenseman in program history
• Spent the second half of the 2017-18 season with the Waterloo Black Hawks, where he was named USHL Defenseman of the Year
• Recorded 34 points to lead all Waterloo defensemen and rank seventh among USHL blueliners
• Earned at least one point in 18 of those 23 appearances, putting him at 1.48 points per game to rank fifth in the USHL
• Helped Waterloo capture its third Anderson Cup in team history as regular season champions
• Played three seasons at Kimball Union Academy from 2013-16, serving as captain during his final season
• Posted 24 goals and 46 assists for 70 points in just 35 games in 2015-16
• Also skated for the Boston Jr. Bruins Selects U18 for two years
PERSONAL:
• Enrolled in the Lynch School of Education
• Selected in the seventh round (195th) by the Florida Panthers in the 2016 NHL Draft
• Son of Lon Finkelstein and Melissa Barrett
• Has a brother Sam and sister Jordan
• Recipient of the The George J. Norberg '39 Memorial Scholarship Fund
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