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Jersey Number 5
Casey Fitzgerald
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- North Reading, Mass.
Bio
FITZGERALD'S CAREER HIGHS
Points: 3 (most recent vs. Notre Dame, Jan. 28, 2017)
Goals: 2 (twice, most recent at Providence, Oct. 15, 2017)
Assists: 3 (most recent vs. Notre Dame, Jan. 28, 2017)
Shots: 7 (most recent at Northeastern, Nov. 18, 2017)
Plus/Minus: +4 (twice, most recent at Maine, Feb. 17, 2018)
AS A SENIOR (2018-19):
• Skated in all 39 games and returned as a captain, finishing second on the team among defensemen with 14 points
• Was tied for the team-lead with eight power play assists and ranked third with 98 shots on goal
• Became the 47th player to play in 150 games during the Hockey East Semifinal against UMass
• Missed just six games in his entire career and finished among the top-50 in school history in games played (151)
• Received the John "Snooks" Kelley Memorial Award, given to the individuals who best typify Boston College hockey
• Earned Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention honors
• Had a pair of assists in a shutout victory at UConn (Dec. 7)
• Scored a goal on Senior Night at home against Northeastern (March 1)
• Assisted on both goals in a 2-1 Game 3 win over Providence in the Hockey East Quarterfinals (March 17)
• Posted an assist and was +3 in the Hockey East Semifinal upset of UMass (March 22)
AS A JUNIOR (2017-18):
• Played in 36 games and served as a team captain
• Recorded 19 points on six goals and 13 assists with three multi-point performances
• Bestowed with the William J. Flynn Coaches Award, decided upon by head coach Jerry York and his staff
• Heralded as Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman and was named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star
• Led the Eagles with 102 shots on goal, 43 blocked shots, and seven power play assists
• Netted two power play goals and two game-winning tallies
• Notched his 50th career assist as an Eagle in the season opener against Quinnipiac (Oct. 6)
• Scored BC’s first OT winner since 2016 and recorded his second career multi-goal performance at Providence (Oct. 15)
• Logged his second multi-point game of year against Michigan Tech in Las Vegas (Jan. 5)
• Netted his second game-winning goal at the 2:47 mark of the first period and finished with a +4 at Maine (Feb. 17)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17):
• Played in 37 games and tallied 22 points on five goals and 17 assists
• Accounted for five multi-point performances and netted a pair of game-winning goals
• Part of the U.S. National Junior Team that won the gold medal at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal and Toronto
• Scored his first career game-winning goal in BC’s home opener in power play fashion against Colorado College (Oct. 21)
• Followed with his first-career multi-goal performance the next night, including another game-winning goal at Holy Cross (Oct. 22)
• Posted his first career playmaker, setting career-highs in points, assists and plus/minus (+4) against Notre Dame (Jan. 28)
• Secured a pair of assists with a +3 rating against Vermont in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals (March 10)
AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16):
• Played in 39 games, scoring 27 points to lead all Eagle defensemen on four goals and 23 assists
• Named to the Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team
• Was the 11th-highest scoring defenseman in college hockey and the second-most productive rookie
• Tied for the team lead with a +27 rating and accounted for three power play goals
• Invited to attend the U.S. National Junior Team camp (Dec. 7)
• Scored a power play goal and assisted on Christopher Brown’s first career tally in his Eagle debut at Army (Oct. 9)
• Tallied the fastest goal in the Beanpot (1:35) in 10 years of the tournament against Harvard (Feb. 1)
• Assisted on his brother Ryan’s game-winning power play goal against Minnesota Duluth to advance to the Frozen Four (March 26)
BEFORE BC:
• Member of the gold-medal winning U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team
• Finished with the best plus/minus rating of the team with a +12 at the 2015 IIHF U-18 Men's World Championship
• Played for the U.S. National Under-18 Team in 2014-15, recording 25 points in 57 games
• Recorded 11 points for the U.S. Men's National Under-17 Team in 52 games during the 2013-14 season
• Participated in the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Buffalo
• Scored 41 points, including eight goals and 33 assists, in two seasons at Malden Catholic from 2011-13
PERSONAL:
• Enrolled in Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
• Recipient of The Angelo V. Berlandi Hockey Scholarship Fund, The Sidney M. MacNeil, S.J. Hockey Scholarship Fund and The Martin Family Hockey Scholarship Fund
• Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the third round (86th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft
• Casey and his three brothers, Ryan, Jack and Brendan, are the children of Kerry and Tom Fitzgerald
• Father Tom is the assistant general manager of the New Jersey Devils
• Brother Ryan was a former forward and assistant captain at Boston College and is now in the Boston Bruins organization
Points: 3 (most recent vs. Notre Dame, Jan. 28, 2017)
Goals: 2 (twice, most recent at Providence, Oct. 15, 2017)
Assists: 3 (most recent vs. Notre Dame, Jan. 28, 2017)
Shots: 7 (most recent at Northeastern, Nov. 18, 2017)
Plus/Minus: +4 (twice, most recent at Maine, Feb. 17, 2018)
AS A SENIOR (2018-19):
• Skated in all 39 games and returned as a captain, finishing second on the team among defensemen with 14 points
• Was tied for the team-lead with eight power play assists and ranked third with 98 shots on goal
• Became the 47th player to play in 150 games during the Hockey East Semifinal against UMass
• Missed just six games in his entire career and finished among the top-50 in school history in games played (151)
• Received the John "Snooks" Kelley Memorial Award, given to the individuals who best typify Boston College hockey
• Earned Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention honors
• Had a pair of assists in a shutout victory at UConn (Dec. 7)
• Scored a goal on Senior Night at home against Northeastern (March 1)
• Assisted on both goals in a 2-1 Game 3 win over Providence in the Hockey East Quarterfinals (March 17)
• Posted an assist and was +3 in the Hockey East Semifinal upset of UMass (March 22)
AS A JUNIOR (2017-18):
• Played in 36 games and served as a team captain
• Recorded 19 points on six goals and 13 assists with three multi-point performances
• Bestowed with the William J. Flynn Coaches Award, decided upon by head coach Jerry York and his staff
• Heralded as Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman and was named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star
• Led the Eagles with 102 shots on goal, 43 blocked shots, and seven power play assists
• Netted two power play goals and two game-winning tallies
• Notched his 50th career assist as an Eagle in the season opener against Quinnipiac (Oct. 6)
• Scored BC’s first OT winner since 2016 and recorded his second career multi-goal performance at Providence (Oct. 15)
• Logged his second multi-point game of year against Michigan Tech in Las Vegas (Jan. 5)
• Netted his second game-winning goal at the 2:47 mark of the first period and finished with a +4 at Maine (Feb. 17)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016-17):
• Played in 37 games and tallied 22 points on five goals and 17 assists
• Accounted for five multi-point performances and netted a pair of game-winning goals
• Part of the U.S. National Junior Team that won the gold medal at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal and Toronto
• Scored his first career game-winning goal in BC’s home opener in power play fashion against Colorado College (Oct. 21)
• Followed with his first-career multi-goal performance the next night, including another game-winning goal at Holy Cross (Oct. 22)
• Posted his first career playmaker, setting career-highs in points, assists and plus/minus (+4) against Notre Dame (Jan. 28)
• Secured a pair of assists with a +3 rating against Vermont in Game 2 of the Hockey East Quarterfinals (March 10)
AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16):
• Played in 39 games, scoring 27 points to lead all Eagle defensemen on four goals and 23 assists
• Named to the Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team
• Was the 11th-highest scoring defenseman in college hockey and the second-most productive rookie
• Tied for the team lead with a +27 rating and accounted for three power play goals
• Invited to attend the U.S. National Junior Team camp (Dec. 7)
• Scored a power play goal and assisted on Christopher Brown’s first career tally in his Eagle debut at Army (Oct. 9)
• Tallied the fastest goal in the Beanpot (1:35) in 10 years of the tournament against Harvard (Feb. 1)
• Assisted on his brother Ryan’s game-winning power play goal against Minnesota Duluth to advance to the Frozen Four (March 26)
BEFORE BC:
• Member of the gold-medal winning U.S. Men's National Under-18 Team
• Finished with the best plus/minus rating of the team with a +12 at the 2015 IIHF U-18 Men's World Championship
• Played for the U.S. National Under-18 Team in 2014-15, recording 25 points in 57 games
• Recorded 11 points for the U.S. Men's National Under-17 Team in 52 games during the 2013-14 season
• Participated in the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in Buffalo
• Scored 41 points, including eight goals and 33 assists, in two seasons at Malden Catholic from 2011-13
PERSONAL:
• Enrolled in Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
• Recipient of The Angelo V. Berlandi Hockey Scholarship Fund, The Sidney M. MacNeil, S.J. Hockey Scholarship Fund and The Martin Family Hockey Scholarship Fund
• Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the third round (86th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft
• Casey and his three brothers, Ryan, Jack and Brendan, are the children of Kerry and Tom Fitzgerald
• Father Tom is the assistant general manager of the New Jersey Devils
• Brother Ryan was a former forward and assistant captain at Boston College and is now in the Boston Bruins organization
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