2019-20 Men's Hockey Roster
Roster
Julius Mattila
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 171
- Shoots:
- Left
- Hometown:
- Tampere, Finland
- Previous Team:
- Ilves U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
MATTILA'S CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 4 (twice, most recent at UConn, Dec. 6, 2018)
Goals: 3 (most recent at UConn, Dec. 6, 2018)
Assists: 3 (three times, most recent at UMass, Jan. 11, 2020)
Shots: 9 (most recent vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 11, 2019)
Plus/Minus: +4 (most recent vs. Harvard, Nov. 24, 2017)
SENIOR SEASON (2019-20):
• Earned the Frank Jones Trophy as the Best Defensive Forward in New England
• Won the program's John "Snooks" Kelley Memorial Award (individuals who best typify Boston College Hockey)
• Led the team with 32 assists and was tied for the team-lead in scoring with a career-high 42 points
• Added 10 goals while skating in all 34 games
• Also led the team with 15 power play points and was tied for the team-high with four game-winning goals
• Finished the season fourth nationally in assists per game and ninth in points per game
• Became the 82nd member of the program's 100-point club against Harvard on Feb. 10
• Won 54.3% of his faceoffs and was fourth in Hockey East with 334 faceoffs won
• Sat fourth on the team with 91 shots on goal
• Was tied for the most three-point games in Hockey East with five
• Ranked seventh in Hockey East with 10 multi-point games and a +21 rating
• Had two goals and an assist with a career-high nine shots on goal in the season-opening win over Wisconsin (Oct. 11)
• Followed with a three-assist performance in a road win at Colgate (Oct. 13)
• Posted three-assist efforts in road wins at Notre Dame (Dec. 8) and UMass (Jan. 11)
• Had the game-winning goal as part of another three-point night against Boston University (Jan. 18)
• Scored twice, including the game-winner, at Northeastern (Feb. 20)
JUNIOR SEASON (2018-19):
• Skated in 34 games and finished third on the team with 23 points on nine goals and 14 assists
• Posted seven of his goals and 17 of his points in Hockey East play
• Led the team with 386 faceoffs won and was second with a 55.7% success rate
• Finished the year with six multi-point games and an even plus/minus rating
• Put together a five-game point streak (3-4-7) from Nov. 2-16
• Fired a career-best eight shots on goal and had two points against Vermont (Nov. 8)
• Had a pair of assists, including one on the game-winner, in a 4-1 road win at Boston University (Nov. 30)
• Recorded his first career hat trick and added an assist to tie his career-high with four points at UConn (Dec. 6)
• Scored the game-winning goal and picked up an assist against Providence (Jan. 11)
• Strung together a four-game point streak (2-3-5) in the postseason
• Had four points in the Hockey East Quarterfinals at Providence, including an assist on Logan Hutsko's Game 3 winner in the third period (March 17)
• Collected a goal and an assist and was +2 in a 3-0 win over UMass in the Hockey East Semifinal (March 22)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017-18):
• Played in 35 games, posting 27 points on a team-best 13 goals and 14 assists
• Was one of two recipients of the James E. Tiernan Award, given to the team’s most improved player
• Finished with a +5 plus/minus rating and led the team in faceoffs won with 411
• Tied for third on the team with five multi-point performances
• One of two skaters to turn in a four-point performance with his first-ever two-goal game and multi-assist performance along with +4 rating vs. Harvard (Nov. 24)
• Scored BC’s first shorthanded goal of the season and second of his career in a 2-1 win over UConn (Nov. 7)
• Prior to four-point performance against Harvard, notched his sixth career multi-point performance and first of the season at Northeastern (Nov. 18)
• Scored his first power play goal of the season and second of his career against Boston University (Dec. 1)
• Attained third multi-point performance with a goal and assist, notching a point in his ninth straight game against Northern Michigan (Jan. 6)
• Notched his second multi-goal game of the season, including his second power play goal, at UConn (Feb. 2)
• Collected his third multi-goal game and added an assist for a three-point showing at UMass (Feb. 15)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016-17):
• Played in 30 games, registering 16 points on eight goals and eight assists
• Finished with a +2 plus/minus rating and was the second-leading scoring freshman on the team
• Member of Team Finland at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal and Toronto (missed Dec. 29-30)
• Logged five multi-point performances
• Notched first career points in multi-point fashion with a goal and an assist at Wisconsin (Oct. 16)
• Accounted for another goal and assist at UConn (Nov. 22)
• Collected another one goal, one assist performance at Notre Dame (Dec. 10)
• Scored his first career game-winning goal and added an assist at UMass (Jan. 20)
• Ran off a three-game point streak from March 10-17, including his first career shorthanded goal against Vermont (March 10)
BEFORE BC:
• Played for Ilves Tampere U20 from 2013-16, skating in 46 games during the 2015-16 season
• Scored 21 goals and registered 35 assists for a total of 56 points
• Won the 2016 Finnish U20 Elite League Championship
• Awarded the U20 Jere Lehtinen Award and named to the U20 Elite League Second Team
• Member of the 2015 Finnish World Junior Championship U18 team, earning a silver medal
PERSONAL:
• Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management
• Recipient of The Schiller Family Men's Ice Hockey Scholarship Fund
• Son of Hannu and Sari Mattila
• Twin brother, Jesper, was a defenseman at Boston College during the same four years
