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2021–22 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his 28th season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles played their home games at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College, competing in Hockey East. It was the 100th season of play for the program, and the 38th season in the Hockey East conference.

2021–22 Boston College Eagles
men's ice hockey season
Ice Breaker Tournament (East), Champion
Ledyard Bank Classic, Champion
Conference8th Hockey East
Home iceKelley Rink
Rankings
USCHO.comRV (Final)
USA TodayNR (Final)
Record
Overall15–18–5
Conference9–12–3
Home7–9–1
Road6–8–2
Neutral2–1–2
Coaches and captains
Head coachJerry York
Assistant coachesMike Ayers
Brendan Buckley
Brooks Orpik
Captain(s)Marc McLaughlin
Alternate captain(s)Patrick Giles
Jack McBain
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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Previous season recap

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The Eagles entered the 2021–22 season following a strong 2020–21 effort. With a 17–6–1 record, going 16–4–1 in conference play, the Eagles finished first in Hockey East for a second straight year and returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2016. Despite clinching the top seed in the conference, no regular season trophy was awarded due to disparate scheduling among the league. The Eagles advanced to the Semifinals of the Hockey East tournament where they fell in double overtime to the UMass Lowell River Hawks. Earning a top seed in the NCAA Northeast Regional, the Eagles fell in the Regional final to the St. Cloud State Huskies. No mid-season tournaments were held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Departures

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Eleven Eagles departed from the program from the 2020–21 roster:

Graduation:

  • Adan Farhat, Senior – G
  • Logan Hutkso, Senior – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Florida Panthers on March 1, 2021)[1]
  • Michael Karow, Senior – D (Transferred to Michigan Tech as a Graduate)[2]

Left program early to sign professionally:

  • Matt Boldy, Sophomore – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Minnesota Wild on March 31, 2021)[3]
  • Alex Newhook, Sophomore – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Colorado Avalanche on March 31, 2021)[4]
  • Mike Hardman, Sophomore – F (Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks on March 30, 2021)[5]
  • Spencer Knight, Sophomore – G (Signed with his drafted team, the Florida Panthers on March 31, 2021)[6]

Transferred:

Recruiting

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Boston College added six freshmen for the 2021–22 season: four forwards and two defensemen. Additionally, four graduate transfers were added to the roster – three from Bowling Green and one from Penn State – consisting of two forwards, one defenseman and one goalie.[11][12]

Player   Position Nationality Notes
Cade Alami Defenseman   United States Bedford, NY; Played for the Jersey Hitmen of the NCDC.
Matt Argentina Forward   United States Philadelphia, PA; Played for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL.
Jack Dempsey Forward   United States Natick, MA; Played for the Boston Junior Bruins of the NCDC.
Aidan Hreschuk Defenseman   United States Long Beach, CA; Played for the US National Development Team of the USHL.
Selected 94th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2021 NHL Draft.
Connor Joyce Forward   United States Dedham, MA; Played for the Connecticut Junior Rangers of the NCDC.
Mike Posma Forward   United States Pomona, NY; Played for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL.
Player   Position Nationality Notes
Eric Dop Goaltender   United States Lewis Center, OH; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.
Brandon Kruse Forward   United States Saline, MI; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.
Selected 135th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2018 NHL Draft.
Sam Sternschein Forward   United States Syosset, NY; Transferred from Penn State of the Big Ten.
Justin Wells Defenseman   United States North Canton, OH; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.

Roster

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As of September 6, 2021.[13]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2   Eamon Powell Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-05-10 Marcellus, New York USNTDP (USHL) TBL, 116th overall 2020
3   Jack St. Ivany Senior 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 Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-26 Farmington, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) COL, 47th overall 2019
5   Marshall Warren Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2001-04-20 Laurel Hollow, New York USNTDP (USHL) MIN, 166th overall 2019
6   Cade Alami Freshman D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 2001-03-13 Bedford, New York Jersey (NCDC) —
7   Aidan Hreschuk Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-02-19 Long Beach, California USNTDP (USHL) CAR, 94th overall 2021
8   Justin Wells Graduate D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1998-07-31 North Canton, Ohio Bowling Green (WCHA) —
9   Jack Dempsey Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2001-05-17 Natick, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
10   Mitch Andres Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-09-02 Brainerd, Minnesota Chilliwack (BCHL) —
11   Jack McBain Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-01-06 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) MIN, 63rd overall 2018
12   Mike Posma Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-12-04 Pomona, New York Omaha (USHL) —
13   Nikita Nesterenko Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2001-09-10 Brooklyn, New York Chilliwack (BCHL) MIN, 172nd overall 2019
14   Gentry Shamburger Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2000-09-29 Atlanta, Georgia Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) —
15   Trevor Kuntar Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-06-20 Buffalo, New York Youngstown (USHL) BOS, 89th overall 2020
18   Brandon Kruse Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1999-02-26 Saline, Michigan Bowling Green (WCHA) VGK, 135th overall 2018
19   Sam Sternschein Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-04-27 Syosset, New York Penn State (Big Ten) —
20   Connor Joyce Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-07-06 Dedham, Massachusetts Connecticut (NCDC) —
22   Casey Carreau Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-03-08 Acushnet, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
24   Patrick Giles (A) Senior F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 2000-01-03 Chevy Chase, Maryland USNTDP (USHL) —
25   Marc McLaughlin (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-07-26 North Billerica, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
26   Liam Izyk Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-12-27 Blackie, Alberta Alabama Huntsville (WCHA) —
27   Colby Ambrosio Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2002-08-07 Welland, Ontario Tri-City (USHL) COL, 118th overall 2020
28   Matt Argentina Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-01-16 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Waterloo (USHL) —
29   Eric Dop Graduate G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1998-08-23 Lewis Center, Ohio Bowling Green (WCHA) —
31   Henry Wilder Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-19 Needham, Massachusetts Hotchkiss (USHS–CT) —
32   Jack Moffatt Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-01-08 Wellesley, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) —

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Boston College		 Alma Mater
Jerry York Head Coach 28th Boston College (1967)
Mike Ayers Associate Head Coach 9th University of New Hampshire (2004)
Brendan Buckley Associate Head Coach 4th Boston College (1999)
Brooks Orpik Assistant Coach 2nd Boston College (2001)

Standings

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2021–22 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Northeastern † 24 15 8 1 1 1 1 47 68 46 39 25 13 1 99 68
#10 Massachusetts * 24 14 8 2 2 3 1 46 77 54 37 22 13 2 117 88
#13 Massachusetts Lowell 24 15 8 1 1 0 1 46 62 48 35 21 11 3 102 74
#19 Connecticut 24 14 10 0 2 1 0 41 73 61 36 20 16 0 109 89
Boston University 24 13 8 3 3 2 0 41 69 58 35 19 13 3 107 89
Merrimack 24 13 11 0 1 3 0 41 70 70 35 19 15 1 109 99
#20 Providence 24 12 11 1 1 1 1 38 61 52 38 22 14 2 118 82
Boston College 24 9 12 3 0 1 1 32 67 77 38 15 18 5 114 123
New Hampshire 24 8 15 1 2 2 0 25 47 71 34 14 19 1 76 95
Vermont 24 6 16 2 3 1 2 20 41 72 35 8 25 2 59 101
Maine 24 5 17 2 2 3 1 19 54 80 33 7 22 4 74 111
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2 4:00 PM #20 American International* #7 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Exhibition)   Dop W 4–1  567 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 8 4:30 PM vs. #9 Quinnipiac* #6 DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Game 1) NESN+ Dop T 2–2 SOW N/A 0–0–1
October 9 7:30 PM vs. Holy Cross* #6 DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Game 2) NESN Wilder W 5–1  2,052 1–0–1
October 15 7:00 PM #18 Northeastern #6 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop W 5–3  7,288 2–0–1 (1–0–0)
October 16 7:00 PM at Bentley* #6 Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts   Wilder L 2–6  2,150 2–1–1
October 22 7:00 PM Colorado College* #10 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop L 3–5  5,242 2–2–1
October 23 7:00 PM #8 Denver* #10 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Dop W 5–1  4,546 3–2–1
October 29 7:00 PM at Vermont #9 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Dop L 4–5 OT 2,770 3–3–1 (1–1–0)
October 30 7:00 PM at Vermont #9 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Dop W 3–2  2,928 4–3–1 (2–1–0)
November 5 7:00 PM at Merrimack #14 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Dop W 4–1  2,314 5–3–1 (3–1–0)
November 6 4:00 PM Merrimack #14 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 3–4  4,246 5–4–1 (3–2–0)
November 12 7:00 PM at UConn #16 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Dop W 2–1  5,694 6–4–1 (4–2–0)
November 13 6:00 PM at #20 UMass Lowell #16 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Dop L 2–4  5,215 6–5–1 (4–3–0)
November 18 7:00 PM Maine #19 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Dop W 6–2  3,177 7–5–1 (5–3–0)
November 19 7:00 PM Maine #19 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop T 2–2 SOL 4,224 7–5–2 (5–3–1)
December 7 7:00 PM Brown* Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Dop W 5–2  2,597 8–5–2
December 10 7:30 PM at Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NESN Dop T 3–3 SOW 6,150 8–5–3 (5–3–2)
December 30 4:00 PM vs. Mercyhurst* #20 Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal)   Wilder W 4–2  87 9–5–3
December 31 7:30 PM vs. Dartmouth* #20 Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Final)   Wilder W 6–1  48 10–5–3
January 8 4:00 PM UConn #18 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop L 4–5  3,524 10–6–3 (5–4–2)
January 14 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #20 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire NESN Wilder L 2–3  4,873 10–7–3 (5–5–2)
January 15 7:00 PM New Hampshire #20 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 2–5  3,408 10–8–3 (5–6–2)
January 19 7:00 PM at #13 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice)   Wilder L 2–8  4,124 10–9–3
January 21 7:00 PM #18 Providence Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 0–7  5,390 10–10–3 (5–7–2)
January 22 6:30 PM at #18 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN Dop T 1–1 SOL 3,187 10–10–4 (5–7–3)
January 28 7:30 PM at Maine Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Dop L 1–4  3,369 10–11–4 (5–8–3)
February 1 7:00 PM Harvard* Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 3–6  3,111 10–12–4
February 4 7:00 PM #14 UMass Lowell Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 2–3  3,843 10–13–4 (5–9–3)
February 7 8:00 PM vs. #15 Northeastern* TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) NESN Dop L 1–3  15,535 10–14–4
February 11 7:00 PM UConn Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop L 4–6  3,024 10–15–4 (5–10–3)
February 14 4:30 PM vs. Harvard* TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Consolation)   Dop T 3–3 OT 17,850 10–15–5
February 18 7:00 PM at #13 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop W 4–1  1,955 11–15–5 (6–10–3)
February 19 7:00 PM #13 Northeastern Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Dop L 1–4  5,163 11–16–5 (6–11–3)
February 26 6:30 PM at #13 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NESN Dop L 3–6  6,007 11–17–5 (6–12–3)
February 27 4:00 PM #13 Boston University Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NESN Dop W 3–1  5,208 12–17–5 (7–12–3)
March 4 7:00 PM #9 Massachusetts Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Dop W 2–1  5,524 13–17–5 (8–12–3)
March 5 4:30 PM at #9 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Dop W 4–3  5,736 14–17–5 (9–12–3)
Hockey East Tournament
March 9 7:00 PM New Hampshire* Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Opening Round) NESN Dop W 4–3 OT 1,125 15–17–5
March 12 7:30 PM at #11 Northeastern* Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals) NESN+ Dop L 2–3  2,304 15–18–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[14]
  • Games against Notre Dame and Harvard, originally scheduled for November 26 and 30, respectively, were postponed due to COVID-19 Protocols within the Eagles men's hockey program. The road game against Notre Dame was rescheduled to January 19 and the home against Harvard to February 1.
  • The February 25 match against Boston University was postponed to February 27, due to inclement winter weather.

Rankings

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Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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 23 24 25 (Final)
USCHO.com 7 6 6 10 9 14 16 19 19 20 RV 20 18 20 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR — RV
USA Today 8 8 7 10 13 15 RV RV RV RV NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[15]

Statistics

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As of January 1, 2022[16]

Skaters

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No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG
2 Eamon Powell D SO 38 0 9 9 4 0 0 0 +4 30
3 Jack St. Ivany D SR 38 4 20 24 6 1 0 0 +8 84
4 Drew Helleson D JR 32 4 21 25 30 2 0 2 –9 62
5 Marshall Warren D JR 37 6 15 21 12 0 1 1 –3 106
6 Cade Alami D FR 10 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 –2 4
7 Aidan Hreschuk D FR 37 1 7 8 23 0 0 0 +9 37
8 Justin Wells D GR 37 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 –4 23
9 Jack Dempsey F FR 12 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 –1 6
10 Mitch Andres D JR 32 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 –7 9
11 Jack McBain F SR 24 19 14 33 14 6 1 4 +13 81
12 Mike Posma F FR 28 3 6 9 27 0 0 0 –9 48
13 Nikita Nesterenko F SO 37 7 17 24 50 0 1 0 +7 77
14 Gentry Shamburger F SO 29 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 –7 10
15 Trevor Kuntar F SO 36 9 11 20 33 1 0 3 +2 106
18 Brandon Kruse F GR 38 3 23 26 18 0 0 0 –4 54
19 Sam Sternschein F GR 24 0 3 3 21 0 0 0 –7 25
20 Connor Joyce F FR 35 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 –8 31
22 Casey Carreau D SR 36 6 6 12 21 1 1 0 –10 68
24 Patrick Giles F SR 37 15 7 22 26 1 2 2 +3 85
25 Marc McLaughlin F SR 33 21 10 31 22 8 1 2 +10 92
26 Liam Izyk F JR 24 4 3 7 10 0 0 0 –4 25
27 Colby Ambrosio F SO 38 9 13 22 8 1 0 1 +7 99
28 Matt Argentina F FR 29 2 3 5 44 0 0 0 –8 17
29 Eric Dop G GR 33 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 E 0
31 Henry Wilder G SO 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0
32 Jack Moffatt G JR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0
  Bench 2
Team   38 114 200 314 387 22 6 15 +1 1179

Goaltenders

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No. Player YR GS GP MIN W  L  T  GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
29 Eric Dop GR 32 33 1930 12 15 5 96 2.98 961 865 0.900 0
31 Henry Wilder SO 6 7 371 3 3 0 19 3.07 172 153 0.890 0
32 Jack Moffatt JR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.00 0
Empty Net 5 5
Team 38 38 2301 15 18 5 120 3.13 1138 1018 0.895 0

Awards and honors

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Hockey East All-Stars

Hockey East Player of the Month

Hockey East Defender of the Month

Hockey East Player of the Week

Hockey East Goaltender of the Week

Player Award Ref
Jack McBain AHCA All-American East Second Team [17]
Jack McBain Hockey East Second Team [18]
Jack St. Ivany Hockey East Third Team [18]

Players drafted into the NHL

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2022 NHL Entry Draft

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Round Pick Player NHL team
1 5 Cutter Gauthier† Philadelphia Flyers
4 126 Charles Leddy† New Jersey Devils

† incoming freshman [19]

References

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  7. ^ Bell, Andrew (April 9, 2021). "ASU Hockey: Sun Devils add three players via the transfer portal". House of Sparky. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
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  17. ^ "Four players return to 2021-22 Division I men's All-American teams, led by three-time pick Dryden McKay". USCHO.com. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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  19. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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