2019-20 Men's Hockey Roster
Roster
Jesper Mattila
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Shoots:
- Left
- Hometown:
- Tampere, Finland
- Previous Team:
- Ilves U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
MATTILA’S CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 3 (most recent at Northeastern, Nov. 18, 2017)
Goals: 1 (eight times, most recent vs. Merrimack, Feb. 27, 2020)
Assists: 2 (three times, most recent vs. Northeastern, Feb. 21, 2020)
Shots: 5 (most recent vs. New Hampshire, Nov. 16, 2018)
Plus/Minus: +4 (four times, most recent vs. Northeastern, Feb. 21, 2020)
SENIOR SEASON (2019-20):
• Named a Hockey East Third Team All-Star
• Runner-up for the Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman Award
• Won the program's John "Snooks" Kelley Memorial Award (individuals who best typify Boston College Hockey)
• Led the country in plus-minus at +30 during his senior campaign
• Posted nine points on two goals and seven assists while playing in all 34 games
• Had seven points in BC's nine-game unbeaten streak (8-0-1) to close the season
• Fired 31 shots on goal and blocked 20
• Was +4 in three different games to tie his career-high
• Netted his first goal of the season in an 8-3 home win vs. Vermont (Jan. 4)
• Assisted on brother Julius' game-winning goal at Northeastern (Feb. 20)
• Collected his third career multi-assist performance in a 10-1 home win vs. NU (Feb. 21)
• Had a goal and an assist vs. Merrimack next time out for a three-game point streak (Feb. 27)
JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19):
• Skated in all 39 games and posted nine assists for nine points
• Had just one assist in the first 13 games of the season, but collected eight in the next 16 contests
• Posted two separate three-game assist streaks
• Fired a career-high five shots on goal against New Hampshire (Nov. 16)
• Finished +2 in a 4-1 win at Boston University (Nov. 30)
• Registered the primary assist on brother Julius' game-winning goal against Providence (Jan. 11)
• Had an assist in the Beanpot Championship Game against Northeastern (Feb. 11)
• Played in his 100th collegiate game at Maine (Feb. 23)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017-18):
• Played in 35 games, recording 13 points on four goals and nine assists
• Finished with an even plus/minus rating on the season
• Scored his first goal of the season midway through the second period against Merrimack (Nov. 3)
• Posted his first career three-point performance with a goal and his first career multi-assist showing at Northeastern (Nov. 18)
• Assisted on brother Julius' goal and finished with a +1 against Northern Michigan (Jan. 6)
• Scored his first career power play goal and eclipsed his freshman goal mark in a 2-1 win vs. UMass (Jan. 23)
• Posted his second career two-assist performance and finished +1 in a 5-2 win over UMass Lowell (Jan. 27)
• Scored his first career game-winning goal with 5:52 left in regulation at Massachusetts (Feb. 15)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016-17):
• Played in 34 games, recording nine points on two goals and seven assists
• Finished with an even plus-minus rating on the season
• Member of Team Finland at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal and Toronto (missed Dec. 29-30)
• Scored first career goal in BC’s home opener against Colorado College (Oct. 21)
• Accounted for first multi-point performance with a goal and an assist at Massachusetts (Oct. 29)
• Provided the assist on David Cotton’s game-winning goal against Northeastern (Dec. 6)
• Assisted on twin brother Julius' goal for first time in his NCAA career against Boston University in Hockey East Semifinal (March 17)
BEFORE BC:
• Played for Ilves Tampere U20 from 2013-16, skating in 47 games during the 2015-16 season
• Scored four goals and registered 33 assists for a total of 37 points with a +14 plus-minus rating
• Captain and alternate captain during his career with the Ilves Tampere U20 team
• Won the 2016 Finnish U20 Elite League Championship
• Awarded with best defenseman of Finnish U20 Elite League and named to the U20 League First Team in 2016
• Member of the 2015 Finnish World Junior Championship U18 team, earning a silver medal
• Graduated from Sampo Sport High School in Tampere, Finland in 2016
PERSONAL:
• Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management
• Recipient of The Bristing Scholarship Fund
• Son of Hannu and Sari Mattila
• Twin brother, Julius, was a forward at Boston College during the same four years
