2019–20 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 2019–20 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his twenty-sixth 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.

2019–20 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
Hockey East, Regular Season Champions
Conference1st Hockey East
Home iceKelley Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com#4 (Final)
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		#4 (Final)
Record
Overall24–8–2
Conference17–6–1
Home10–5–0
Road13–3–1
Neutral1–0–1
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachJerry York
Assistant CoachesMike Ayers
Brendan Buckley
Marty McInnis
Captain(s)David Cotton
Graham McPhee
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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The Eagles competed in just one mid-season tournament during the 2019–20 season, forgoing the traditional holiday break tournament. The Eagles played in the 68th Annual Beanpot Tournament at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on February 3 and 10. Boston College faced Boston University in the opening round, where they officially tied 4–4 per NCAA rules, but the Terriers advanced to the championship game by scoring in the second overtime. The Eagles faced the Harvard Crimson in the consolation game, securing third place with a 7–2 victory. They failed to secure a Beanpot title for the fourth consecutive season, while Northeastern won their third consecutive title.

The Eagles finished the season 24–8–2, and 17–6–1 in conference play, to secure 1st place in Hockey East and the regular season title. The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before any games were played.[1][2] Therefore, no postseason result occurred for the Eagles.

Previous season recap

The Eagles entered the 2019–20 season following a 2018–19 effort falling well short of expectation. While they did advance to the Hockey East tournament championship game, they ultimately fell to the Northeastern Huskies and failed to secure a bid to the NCAA Tournament for a third straight season. Their regular season record was abysmal by recent standards, going only 14–22–3 and 10–11–3 in conference play, finishing seventh in the conference; their lowest result since 2008-09. Additionally, they failed to secure any mid-season tournament title, their only tournament result being their second place Beanpot finish.

Departures

Nine Eagles departed from the program from the 2018–19 roster:

Graduation:

  • Michael Kim, Senior – D
  • Casey Fitzgerald, Senior – D
  • Christopher Brown, Senior – F
  • J.D. Dudek, Senior – F
  • Ian Milosz, Senior – G

Signed Professionally:

Not Retained:

Recruiting

Boston College added eight freshmen for the 2019–20 season: three forwards, three defensemen, and two goalies.[7] Additionally, junior goaltender Adin Farhat was added to the roster mid-season, having been called up from the club hockey team.[8]

Player  PositionNationalityNotes
Drew HellesonDefenseman United StatesFarmington, MN; Drafted 47th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019 Draft.
Marshall WarrenDefenseman United StatesLaurel Hollow, NY; Drafted 166th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2019 Draft.
Mitch AndresDefenseman United StatesBrainerd, MN; Played for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL.
Matt BoldyForward United StatesMillis, MA; Drafted 12th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2019 Draft.
Alex NewhookForward CanadaSt. John’s, N.L.; Drafted 16th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019 Draft.
Mike HardmanForward United StatesHanover, MA; Played for the West Kelowna Warriors of the BCHL.
Spencer KnightGoalie United StatesDarien, CT; Drafted 13th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2019 Draft.
Jack MoffattGoalie United StatesWellesley, MA; Played for St. Sebastian’s in the New England’s prep school league, the ISL.

2019–2020 roster

2019–20 Eagles

As of March 3, 2020.[9]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Adin Farhat Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-05-03 Hollis, New Hampshire Loomis Chaffee (USHS–NH) —
2 Michael Karow Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1998-12-18 Green Bay, Wisconsin Youngstown (USHL) ARI, 126th overall 2017
3 Luke McInnis Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1998-07-29 Hingham, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) —
4 Drew Helleson Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2001-03-26 Farmington, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) COL, 47th overall 2019
5 Marshall Warren Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 2001-04-20 Laurel Hollow, New York USNTDP (USHL) MIN, 166th overall 2019
6 Ben Finkelstein Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-10-01 South Burlington, Vermont Waterloo (USHL) FLA, 195th overall 2016
7 Connor Moore Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-07-04 Cumming, Georgia Youngstown (USHL) —
8 Jesper Mattila Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-10-09 Tampere, Finland Ilves U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
9 Logan Hutsko Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1999-02-11 Tampa, Florida USNTDP (USHL) FLA, 89th overall 2018
10 Mitch Andres Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-09-02 Brainerd, Minnesota Chilliwack (BCHL) —
11 Jack McBain Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-06 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) MIN, 63rd overall 2018
12 Matt Boldy Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-04-05 Millis, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) MIN, 12th overall 2019
14 Zach Walker Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-08-02 Boise, Idaho USNTDP (USHL) —
17 David Cotton (C) Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1997-07-09 Parker, Texas Waterloo (USHL) CAR, 169th overall 2015
18 Alex Newhook Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-28 St. John's, Newfoundland Victoria (BCHL) COL, 16th overall 2019
19 Mike Hardman Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-05 Hanover, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL) —
20 Mike Merulla Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1996-01-26 Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Aston (NAHL) —
22 Aapeli Räsänen Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1998-06-01 Tampere, Finland Sioux City (USHL) EDM, 153rd overall 2016
23 Casey Carreau Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-03-08 Acushnet, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
24 Patrick Giles Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-03 Chevy Chase, Maryland USNTDP (USHL) —
25 Marc McLaughlin Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1999-07-26 North Billerica, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
26 Julius Mattila Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-10-09 Tampere, Finland Ilves U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —
27 Graham McPhee (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-07-24 Las Vegas, Nevada USNTDP (USHL) EDM, 149th overall 2016
28 Ron Greco Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1995-03-20 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia (USPHL) —
30 Spencer Knight Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-04-19 Darien, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL) FLA, 13th overall 2019
31 Jack Moffatt Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2001-01-08 Wellesley, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) —
35 Ryan Edquist Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1998-01-28 Lakeville, Minnesota Madison (USHL) —

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Boston College		Alma Mater
Jerry YorkHead Coach26Boston College (1967)
Mike AyersAssistant Coach7University of New Hampshire (2004)
Brendan BuckleyAssistant Coach2Boston College (1999)
Marty McInnisAssistant Coach7Boston College (1992)

Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston College 24176135934834248213671
#9 Massachusetts241482306949342111210767
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell24127529606034181069079
#15 Maine24129327565634181158975
Connecticut24121022671753415154102106
Boston University241095256964341313810398
#19 Northeastern241112123667134181339892
Providence2410113237063341612610278
New Hampshire24912321546934151549197
Merrimack24714317637734922385123
Vermont2421848448334523659100
Championship: March 21, 2020
indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2020

Schedule

Regular season

[10]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# SiteTV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 2:00 pm New Brunswick* #11 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts  Knight W 4–2  188 0–0–0 (0–0–0)
Regular Season
October 11 7:00 pm #16 Wisconsin* #10 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN+ Knight W 5–3  6,172 1–0–0 (0–0–0)
October 13 4:00 pm at Colgate* #10 Class of 1965 Arena • Hamilton, New YorkESPN+ Knight W 3–0  1,235 2–0–0 (0–0–0)
October 18 9:00 pm at #1 Denver* #6 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado  Knight L 0–3  6,038 2–1–0 (0–0–0)
October 19 9:00 pm at #1 Denver* #6 Magness Arena • Denver, ColoradoNESN+ Knight L 4–6  6,390 2–2–0 (0–0–0)
October 25 7:00 pm #7 Providence #10 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN+ Knight L 2–6  6,208 2–3–0 (0–1–0)
November 1 7:00 pm at New Hampshire #15 Whittemore Center • Durham, New HampshireNESN Knight L 0–1 OT 4,832 2–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 2 7:00 pm at #8 Providence #15 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island  Knight W 3–2  2,843 3–4–0 (1–2–0)
November 8 7:00 pm Connecticut #19 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts  Knight W 6–0  5,291 4–4–0 (2–2–0)
November 9 3:30 pm at Connecticut #19 XL Center • Hartford, ConnecticutNESN Knight W 5–1  5,112 5–4–0 (3–2–0)
November 15 7:00 pm at Vermont #16 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont  Knight W 5–1  3,118 6–4–0 (4–2–0)
November 16 7:00 pm at Vermont #16 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont  Knight W 3–0  3,585 7–4–0 (5–2–0)
November 26 7:00 pm Yale* #14 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts  Knight W 6–2  3,669 8–4–0 (5–2–0)
November 29 4:30 pm at #9 Harvard* #14 Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, MassachusettsNESN Knight W 4–2  3,095 9–4–0 (5–2–0)
December 6 7:00 pm #9 Notre Dame* #10 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Holy War on Ice)  Knight W 4–0  7,295 10–4–0 (5–2–0)
December 8 5:00 pm at #9 Notre Dame* #10 Compton Family Ice Arena • South Bend, Indiana (Holy War on Ice)  Knight W 6–1  3,985 11–4–0 (5–2–0)
January 4 4:30 pm Vermont #5 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN Edquist W 8–3  6,572 12–4–0 (6–2–0)
January 10 7:00 pm #10 Massachusetts #4 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN Knight L 1–3  6,705 12–5–0 (6–3–0)
January 11 7:00 pm at #10 Massachusetts #4 Mullins Center • Amherst, MassachusettsNESN+ Knight W 6–3  5,153 13–5–0 (7–3–0)
January 17 7:00 pm at #13 UMass Lowell #5 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts  Knight W 3–2  4,849 14–5–0 (8–3–0)
January 18 7:00 pm Boston University #5 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry)NESN+ Knight W 4–3  7,884 15–5–0 (9–3–0)
January 24 7:00 pm Maine #4 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN+ Knight L 3–4 OT 5,191 15–6–0 (9–4–0)
January 25 8:00 pm Maine #4 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts  Knight L 2–3 OT 4,758 15–7–0 (9–5–0)
January 31 7:00 pm at #7 Massachusetts #5 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  Knight W 3–0  7,336 16–7–0 (10–5–0)
February 3† 8:00 pm vs. Boston University* #4 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry, Beanpot)NESN Knight T 4–4 OT 13,141 16–7–1 (10–5–0)
February 7 7:00 pm #14 UMass Lowell #4 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts  Knight L 2–3  4,298 16–8–1 (10–6–0)
February 10 4:30 pm vs. #18 Harvard* #7 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot)NESN Knight W 7–2  17,850 17–8–1 (10–6–0)
February 14 7:00 pm at Merrimack #7 Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts  Knight W 3–2  2,011 18–8–1 (11–6–0)
February 15 4:30 pm Merrimack #7 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN Knight W 6–2  5,498 19–8–1 (12–6–0)
February 20 7:00 pm at #10 Northeastern #6 Matthews Arena • Boston, MassachusettsNESN Knight W 3–2  3,054 20–8–1 (13–6–0)
February 21 7:00 pm #10 Northeastern #6 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN+ Knight W 10–1  5,910 21–8–1 (14–6–0)
February 27 7:00 pm Merrimack #4 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MassachusettsNESN Knight W 6–1  3,124 22–8–1 (15–6–0)
February 29   7:00 pm at Boston University #4 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry)NESN Knight W 4–1  5,772 23–8–1 (16–6–0)
March 6 7:00 pm New Hampshire #4 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts  Knight W 2–1  4,024 24–8–1 (17–6–0)
March 7 7:00 pm at New Hampshire #4 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire  Knight T 3–3 OT 6,034 24–8–2 (17–6–1)
Hockey East Tournament (Cancelled)
NCAA Tournament (Cancelled)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Attendance data from Hockey East

† In the opening round of the 2020 Beanpot tournament, Boston University and Boston College officially tied - per NCAA rules - after playing a scoreless 5-minute overtime. The game continued for placement purposes, where the Terriers advanced to the title game by scoring in the second overtime period.

Both the Hockey East and NCAA Tournaments were cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played. Boston College was scheduled to host Providence in the Quarterfinals of the Hockey East Tournament and was qualified to make the NCAA tournament.

Rankings
Main article: 2019–20 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 Final
USCHO.com 11 10 6 10 15 19 16 14 14 10 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 7 6 4 4 5 4
USA Today 7 6 6 10 15 RV RV 12 12 7 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

Statistics

[11]

Skaters
2019–20 Statistics
No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG
1Adin FarhatGJR10000000E0
2Michael KarowDJR3404412000+1029
3Luke McInnisDSR34281041001+1235
4Drew HellesonDFR2815612000+1224
5Marshall WarrenDFR34651122001+2248
6Ben FinkelsteinDSR345162118302+2954
7Connor MooreDSR3327912101+936
8Jesper MattilaDSR3427910000+3031
9Logan HutskoFJR3019143316304+17111
10Mitch AndresDFR60112000+10
11Jack McBainFSO346152139120+545
12Matt BoldyFFR34917268101+16101
14Zach WalkerFSR2805525000+421
17David CottonFSR3215243946603+15118
18Alex NewhookFFR341923428434+2888
19Mike HardmanFFR3412132510000+2153
20Mike MerullaFSR70000000E5
22Aapeli RäsänenFJR3411132414512+1451
23Casey CarreauDSO30002000E3
24Patrick GilesFSO103254020+616
25Marc McLaughlinFSO34571214020+840
26Julius MattilaFSR3410324210314+2191
27Graham McPheeFSR34571242000+443
28Ron GrecoFSR2742623101+420
30Spencer KnightGFR330000000+590
31Jack MoffattGFR10000000+10
35Ryan EdquistGSR10000000+40
 Bench10
Team  34136227363400281124+611063

Goaltenders
2019–20 Statistics
No. Player YR GS GP MIN W  L  T  GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
1Adin FarhatJR012:3300000.00001.000
30Spencer KnightFR33331979:122382651.979378720.9315
31Jack MoffattFR019:1600000.00441.000
35Ryan EdquistSR1160:0010033.0029260.8970
Empty Net157:5233
Team34342058:532482712.079739020.9275

Awards and honors

References
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