2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represents Boston College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Jerry York, '67, his twenty-seventh season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles play their home games at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College, competing in Hockey East.

2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Kelley Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com	#1
USA Today/ US Hockey Magazine	#1
Record
Overall	11–2–1
Conference	11–2–1
Home	5–1–1
Road	6–1–0
Neutral	0–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Jerry York
Assistant Coaches	Mike Ayers Brendan Buckley Marty McInnis Brooks Orpik
Captain(s)	Marc McLaughlin
Alternate captain(s)	Logan Hutsko Michael Karow Patrick Giles
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no out-of-conference games were scheduled for the regular season, nor any traditional mid-season tournaments. As a result, the Eagles will not compete in any tournaments, including the annual Beanpot championship, which would have been in its 69th year of competition.

Previous season recap

The Eagles entered the 2020–21 season following a strong 2019–20 effort. With a 24–8–2 record, going 17–6–1 in conference play, the Eagles finished first in Hockey East and captured their 20th regular season title; rebounding from a 7th place finish in the previous year. However, that would be the only post-season trophy possible to earn, as both the Hockey East and NCAA tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played. The Eagles were a likely NCAA tournament qualifier which would have ended a three-year drought from the nationals. Additionally, they failed to secure any mid-season tournament title, their only tournament result being their third-place Beanpot finish.

Departures

Thirteen Eagles departed from the program from the 2019–20 roster:

Graduation:

• Luke McInnis, Senior – D
• Ben Finkelstein, Senior – D
• Connor Moore, Senior – D
• Jesper Mattila, Senior – D
• Zach Walker, Senior – F
• David Cotton, Senior – F
• Mike Merulla, Senior – F
• Julius Mattila, Senior – F
• Graham McPhee, Senior – F
• Ron Greco, Senior – F
• Ryan Edquist, Senior – G

Signed Professionally:

• Aapeli Räsänen, Junior – F (Kalevan Pallo of the Finish Elite League) [1]

Not Retained:

• Adin Farhat, Junior – G

Recruiting

Boston College added eleven freshmen for the 2020–21 season: six forwards, four defensemen, and a goalie.[2][3] Additionally, sophomore forward Liam Izyk transferred into the program from the Alabama–Huntsville Chargers.[4]

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Stephen Davis	Defenseman	United States	Hingham, MA; Played for the Madison Capitols of the USHL.
Tim Lovell	Defenseman	United States	Hingham, MA; Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL.
Eamon Powell	Defenseman	United States	Marcellus, NY; Drafted 116th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2020 Draft, played for the USNTDP of the USHL.
Jack Agnew	Defenseman	Canada	Oakville, ON; Played for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL.
Nikita Nesterenko	Forward	United States	Brooklyn, NY; Drafted 172nd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2019 Draft, Played for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL.
Gentry Shamburger	Forward	United States	Atlanta, GA; Played for Avon Old Farms in the New England prep league, the Founders League.
Trevor Kuntar	Forward	United States	Buffalo, NY; Drafted 89th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2020 Draft, played for the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL.
Danny Weight	Forward	United States	Lattingtown, NY; Played for the Penticton Vees of the BCHL.
Harrison Roy	Forward	United States	Lakeville, MA; Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL.
Colby Ambrosio	Forward	Canada	Welland, ON; Drafted 118th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 Draft, Played for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL.
Liam Izyk	Forward	Canada	Blackie, AB; Sophomore transfer from the Alabama–Huntsville Chargers, playing in the WHCA.
Henry Wilder	Goalie	United States	Needham, MA; Played for the Hotchkiss School in the New England prep league, the Founders League.

Additionally, some mid-season roster changes occurred during the winter break:

• Junior defenseman Jack St. Ivany transferred from Yale and was immediately eligible to play.[5]
• Senior goaltender Adin Farhat was officially recalled from the club team, as he not retained on the roster at the beginning of the season.[6]
• Freshman defenseman Stephen Davis left the program to join the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL after not dressing for any games.[7]

2020–2021 roster

2020–21 Eagles

As of January 9, 2021.[8]

No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Adin Farhat	Senior	G	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1998-05-03	Hollis, New Hampshire	Loomis Chaffee (USHS–NH)	—
2		Michael Karow (A)	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	1998-12-18	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Youngstown (USHL)	ARI, 126th overall 2017
3		Jack St. Ivany	Junior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1999-07-22	Manhattan Beach, California	Yale (ECAC)	PHI, 112th overall 2018
4		Drew Helleson	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	2001-03-26	Farmington, Minnesota	USNTDP (USHL)	COL, 47th overall 2019
5		Marshall Warren	Sophomore	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2001-04-20	Laurel Hollow, New York	USNTDP (USHL)	MIN, 166th overall 2019
6		Tim Lovell	Freshman	D	5' 8" (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	2002-02-08	Hingham, Massachusetts	Des Moines (USHL)	—
7		Eamon Powell	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-05-10	Marcellus, New York	USNTDP (USHL)	TBL, 116th overall 2020
8		Jack Agnew	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-10-22	Oakville, Ontario	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
9		Logan Hutsko (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1999-02-11	Tampa, Florida	USNTDP (USHL)	FLA, 89th overall 2018
10		Mitch Andres	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1998-09-02	Brainerd, Minnesota	Chilliwack (BCHL)	—
11		Jack McBain	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	2000-01-06	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL)	MIN, 63rd overall 2018
12		Matt Boldy	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-04-05	Millis, Massachusetts	USNTDP (USHL)	MIN, 12th overall 2019
13		Nikita Nesterenko	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-09-10	Brooklyn, New York	Chilliwack (BCHL)	MIN, 172nd overall 2019
14		Gentry Shamburger	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2000-09-29	Atlanta, Georgia	Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT)	—
15		Trevor Kuntar	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2001-06-20	Buffalo, New York	Youngstown (USHL)	BOS, 89th overall 2020
17		Danny Weight	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-05-01	Lattingtown, New York	Penticton (BCHL)	—
18		Alex Newhook	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2001-01-28	St. John's, Newfoundland	Victoria (BCHL)	COL, 16th overall 2019
19		Mike Hardman	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	1999-02-05	Hanover, Massachusetts	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
21		Liam Izyk	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1998-12-27	Blackie, Alberta	Alabama Huntsville (WCHA)	—
22		Casey Carreau	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1998-03-08	Acushnet, Massachusetts	Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)	—
24		Patrick Giles (A)	Junior	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	2000-01-03	Chevy Chase, Maryland	USNTDP (USHL)	—
25		Marc McLaughlin (C)	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1999-07-26	North Billerica, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
26		Harrison Roy	Freshman	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-01-17	Lakeville, Massachusetts	Des Moines (USHL)	—
27		Colby Ambrosio	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-08-07	Welland, Ontario	Tri-City (USHL)	COL, 118th overall 2020
30		Spencer Knight	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-04-19	Darien, Connecticut	USNTDP (USHL)	FLA, 13th overall 2019
31		Henry Wilder	Freshman	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2001-03-19	Needham, Massachusetts	Hotchkiss (USHS–CT)	—
32		Jack Moffatt	Sophomore	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2001-01-08	Wellesley, Massachusetts	St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA)	—

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Boston College	Alma Mater
Jerry York	Head Coach	27th	Boston College (1967)
Mike Ayers	Assistant Coach	8th	University of New Hampshire (2004)
Brendan Buckley	Assistant Coach	3rd	Boston College (1999)
Marty McInnis	Assistant Coach	8th	Boston College (1992)
Brooks Orpik	Volunteer Assistant Coach	1st	Boston College (2001)

Standings

2020–21 Hockey East Standings
	Conference record											Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SOW	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#10 Massachusetts	19	11	5	3	0	1	1	38	62	36		19	11	5	3	62	36
#1 Boston College	13	10	2	1	2	1	0	30	53	29		13	10	2	1	53	29
#16 Providence	16	7	5	4	0	0	2	27	41	39		16	7	5	4	41	39
Connecticut	15	7	6	2	1	2	2	26	48	41		15	7	6	2	48	41
#14 Northeastern	12	6	4	2	1	0	2	21	44	35		12	6	4	2	44	35
#15 Boston University	6	5	1	0	2	0	0	13	25	19		6	5	1	0	25	19
New Hampshire	15	3	10	2	2	2	1	12	31	56		15	3	10	2	31	56
#20 UMass Lowell	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	9	19	20		6	3	3	0	19	20
Maine	10	2	7	1	0	1	1	9	28	43		10	2	7	1	28	43
Merrimack	12	2	9	1	0	1	0	8	27	48		12	2	9	1	27	48
Vermont	8	1	5	2	0	0	0	5	13	25		8	1	5	2	13	25
Championship: TBD - March 2021 indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; Updated February 3, 2021

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
November 27	6:00 pm	#7 Massachusetts	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	NESN	Knight	W 4–3	0	1–0–0 (1–0–0)
November 28	4:30 pm	at #7 Massachusetts	#2	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	NESN+	Knight	W 6–3	0	2–0–0 (2–0–0)
December 4	6:00 pm	#12 Providence	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	NESN	Knight	W 3–0	0	3–0–0 (3–0–0)
December 5	7:00 pm	at #12 Providence	#2	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	NESN	Knight	W 9–0	0	4–0–0 (4–0–0)
December 11	6:00 pm	Connecticut	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	NESN	Wilder	W 4–3 ^OT	0	5–0–0 (5–0–0)
December 12	3:30 pm	at Connecticut	#2	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut		Wilder	L 1–3	0	5–1–0 (5–1–0)
January 8	7:00 pm	New Hampshire	#2	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	NESN	Wilder	L 3–4 ^OT	0	5–2–0 (5–2–0)
January 10	4:00 pm	at New Hampshire	#2	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire		Knight	W 3–2 ^OT	0	6–2–0 (6–2–0)
January 16	7:00 pm	Merrimack	#3	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	NESN	Knight	W 2–1	0	7–2–0 (7–2–0)
January 17	4:00 pm	at Merrimack	#3	Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts		Knight	W 5–3	0	8–2–0 (8–2–0)
January 22	4:00 pm	Connecticut	#1	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts		Knight	T 3–3 ^SOL	0	8–2–1 (8–2–1)
January 23	4:00 pm	at Connecticut	#1	Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut		Knight	W 4–2	0	9–2–1 (9–2–1)
February 2	7:00 pm	at #14 Northeastern	#1	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	NESN+	Knight	W 6–2	0	10–2–1 (10–2–1)
February 5	7:00 pm	#15 Boston University	#1	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry)	NESN+	Knight	W 4–3 ^OT	0	11–2–1 (11–2–1)
February 6	7:00 pm	at #15 Boston University	#1	Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Attendance data from Hockey East. ^OTDenotes game ended in the overtime period. ^SOW or ^SOLDenotes game resulted in an official tie with a shootout win/loss.

Rankings

Poll	Week
	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	Final
USCHO.com	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1
USA Today	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1

Statistics

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Skaters

2020–21 Statistics

No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG 1 Adin Farhat G SR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 2 Michael Karow D SR 14 1 1 2 12 0 0 0 +12 15 3 Jack St. Ivany D JR 8 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 +2 18 4 Drew Helleson D SO 12 2 5 7 4 1 0 1 +15 25 5 Marshall Warren D SO 14 2 3 5 6 0 0 1 +9 29 6 Tim Lovell D FR 8 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 +2 0 7 Eamon Powell D FR 14 1 8 9 2 0 0 0 +13 16 8 Jack Agnew D FR 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –1 1 9 Logan Hutsko F SR 11 4 7 11 10 0 0 0 +11 37 10 Mitch Andres D SO 14 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 +3 4 11 Jack McBain F JR 14 4 8 12 12 0 0 0 +15 40 12 Matt Boldy F SO 12 5 9 14 4 1 1 2 +10 30 13 Nikita Nesterenko F FR 14 6 8 14 10 0 1 0 +12 28 14 Gentry Shamburger F FR 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 E 0 15 Trevor Kuntar F FR 14 5 3 8 27 1 0 1 +5 33 17 Danny Weight F FR 14 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 +2 11 18 Alex Newhook F SO 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 –1 5 19 Mike Hardman F SO 14 4 6 10 10 0 0 0 +2 29 21 Liam Izyk F SO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 22 Casey Carreau D JR 13 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 E 15 24 Patrick Giles F JR 14 2 7 9 10 0 0 0 +8 17 25 Marc McLaughlin F JR 14 8 8 16 2 1 3 5 +13 30 26 Harrison Roy F FR 14 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 –1 20 27 Colby Ambrosio F FR 14 6 5 11 6 1 1 0 +8 34 30 Spencer Knight G SO 11 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 +32 0 31 Henry Wilder G FR 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 –2 0 32 Jack Moffatt G SO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0   Bench 8 Team   14 57 91 148 144 5 6 11 +30 437

Goaltenders

2019–20 Statistics
No. Player YR GS GP MIN W  L  T  GA GAA SA SV SV% SO 1 Adin Farhat SR 0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.00 0 30 Spencer Knight SO 11 11 669:50 10 0 1 22 1.97 362 340 0.939 2 31 Henry Wilder FR 3 3 187:43 1 2 0 10 3.20 110 100 0.909 0 32 Jack Moffatt SO 0 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.00 0 Empty Net 4 0:38 0 0 Team 14 14 858:11 11 2 1 32 2.24 472 440 0.932 2

Awards and honors

Hockey East Goaltender of the Month Spencer Knight, G – Month of December Hockey East Player of the Week Matt Boldy, F – Week of November 30, 2020, Week of December 7, 2020 Spencer Knight, G – Week of December 7, 2020 Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Drew Helleson, D – Week of November 30, 2020 Hockey East Rookie of the Week Colby Ambrosio, F – Week of November 30, 2020 Henry Wilder, G – Week of December 14, 2020 Nikita Nesterenko, F – Week of January 18, 2021

References

1. Bailin, Arthur (2020-04-09). "Aapeli Räsänen and Jesper Mattila Sign With Kalevan Pallo". BC Interruption. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
2. "Eagles Announce Recruiting Class for 2020-21 Season". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
3. "Eagles Add Forward Trevor Kuntar to Incoming Class". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
4. Bailin, Arthur (2020-05-26). "Liam Izyk, Former Player at Alabama-Huntsville, Transfers to Boston College". BC Interruption. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
5. Harve, Maithri (2020-12-23). "Defenseman Jack St. Ivany Transfers to Boston College". BC Interruption. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
6. Healy, Emma (2021-01-08). "Eagles Return From World Juniors Ahead of UNH Series". The Heights. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
7. "American Stephen Davis joining the Moose – Halifax Mooseheads". Retrieved 2021-01-09.
8. "2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
9. "Boston College 2020-21 Team Schedule - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
10. "2020–21 Men's Hockey Statistics". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

External links

• BC Men's Hockey Home Page
• BC Men's Hockey Page on USCHO