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#6 NOTRE DAME GAME 15 | DEC. 31, 2018 | 5:00 P.M. | SOUTH BEND, IND. BOSTON COLLEGE 6-6-2 | 6-1-2 HEA 11-5-1 | 5-3-0 B1G 44TH MEETING • BC LEADS SERIES 22-19-2 0-4-0 (0-0-0 HEA) SETTING THE SCENE 6 NEW BRUNSWICK (EXH) W, 8-1 • Boston College begins the second half on New Year's Eve against former Hockey East rival and sixth- 12 AT WISCONSIN L, 3-0 ranked Notre Dame at the Compton Family Ice Arena in South Bend 13 AT WISCONSIN L, 7-5 19 AT QUINNIPIAC L, 3-0 • After starting the season with five straight defeats, the Eagles went 6-1-2 in their final nine games of the 25 #2 ST. CLOUD STATE L, 7-0 first semester to get back to .500 overall and earn a tie with UMass for first place in the league 4-2-1 (4-1-1 HEA) • BC and Notre Dame split their final Hockey East series two years ago with each school winning on home 2 AT MERRIMACK L, 2-1 ice before the Fighting Irish moved to the Big Ten prior to the 2017-18 campaign 3 MERRIMACK W, 4-1 8 VERMONT W, 4-1 THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY 9 VERMONT W, 3-2 16 NEW HAMPSHIRE T, 2-2 • Since November 1st, Boston College is 6-2-2 and undefeated in December, riding its second four-game 23 BENTLEY L, 4-2 unbeaten streak of the season into the second half (3-0-1) 30 AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY W, 4-1 • During those five weeks of play, the Eagles have posted a +12 goal differential, out-shot their opponents 2-0-1 (2-0-1 HEA) by a total of 33, and held teams to just 1.50 goals per game to lead Hockey East 1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY T, 0-0 • BC also has the league's third-best power play percentage in that span at 22.6% (7-for-31) 6 AT UCONN W, 4-0 • Over the last four seasons, the Eagles are 24-4-2 in November 7 UCONN W, 3-2 31 AT #6 NOTRE DAME 5:00 PM BREAK OUT THE BROOMS • In its final two games before the break (Dec. 6-7), BC swept UConn in a home-and-home set 4 AT ARIZONA STATE 9:00 PM • Julius Mattila recorded his first career hat trick and Joseph Woll posted his second straight shutout in a 5 AT ARIZONA STATE 9:00 PM 11 PROVIDENCE 7:00 PM convincing 4-0 Hockey East win for Boston College on Dec. 6 at the XL Center 12 AT NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:00 PM • Mattila added an assist for a four-point night, while David Cotton (two assists) and Logan Hutsko (goal) 16 MAINE 7:00 PM helped the Eagles' top line combine for seven points in the win 19 PROVIDENCE 7:00 PM • The following night, BC scored three straight goals and held on late for a 3-2 Hockey East victory over 25 UMASS LOWELL 7:00 PM 26 AT UMASS LOWELL 7:00 PM UConn to clinch the regular season series and improve to 5-0-1 all-time at home against Connecticut • Cotton (11) along with rookies Jack McBain (2) and Oliver Wahlstrom (4) accounted for the Eagle goals, while Woll picked up another win between the pipes with 28 saves, including 14 in the second period 1 AT UCONN 7:00 PM 4 VS. HARVARD 5:00 PM 8 AT UMASS LOWELL 7:00 PM BATTLE OF COMM AVE 11 VS. BU/NORTHEASTERN TBD • The Eagles took three out of four league points from archrival Boston University on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in 15 AT UMASS 7:00 PM a home-and-home set, allowing just one goal to the Terriers all weekend in the Battle of Comm Ave 16 UMASS 8:00 PM • Logan Hutsko scored the first two of four unanswered goals in a 4-1 victory over Boston University to 22 AT MAINE 7:00 PM 23 AT MAINE 7:00 PM open the series at Agganis Arena as Joseph Woll made a season-high 38 saves • The Eagles improved to 13-4-2 all-time at Agganis Arena and 4-1-1 in their last six trips down Comm Ave • The back-end of the weekend was the first-ever scoreless tie between the archrivals in over 100 years 1 NORTHEASTERN 7:00 PM 2 AT NORTHEASTERN 7:00 PM • Jake Oettinger (42 saves) and Woll (26 saves) combined to stop all 68 shots they faced as Woll secured 7 AT PROVIDENCE 7:00 PM his fourth career shutout; BC won the shot (42-26) and faceoff (39-22) battles convincingly 1 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION WOLL STREET Location Chestnut Hill, Mass. Founded 1863 • Joe Woll has played a key role in BC's most recent four-game unbeaten run, posting a shutout streak Nickname Eagles of 184 minutes which spanned all four games from Nov. 30 to Dec. 7 Enrollment 9,783 (undergraduates) 14,513 (total) • The St. Louis native went more than nine periods without allowing a goal until UConn finally beat him Colors Maroon and Gold on a deflected shot at 6:14 of the first period last time out Home Rink Kelley Rink (7,884) President Rev. William P. Leahy, SJ • Woll was named the Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Dec. 3 after stopping 64 of the NCAA Faculty Representative Robert Taggart 65 shots he faced against Boston University Athletics Director Martin Jarmond Sr. Associate AD / Hockey Administrator Vaughn Williams • The junior leads Hockey East during conference play with a 1.11 goals against average and a .964 save Associate Director / Media Contact Alastair Ingram BC Athletics Website BCeagles.com percentage, pacing Boston College to a 6-1-2 league record • Since the start of November, he ranks third in the nation turning aside 95.5% of opposing shots HOCKEY STAFF Jerry York (Boston College ’67) The Schiller Family Head Hockey Coach • For the second straight season, he was one of 20 goalies named to the watch list for the Mike Richter Mike Ayers (New Hampshire ’04) Assistant Coach Award, given annually to the top goaltender in Division I men's hockey Brendan Buckley (Boston College ’99) Assistant Coach Marty McInnis (Boston College ’90) Assistant Coach • He made exactly 29 saves in both of his starts vs. Notre Dame two seasons ago, going 1-1-0 John Hegarty (Boston College ’94) Director of Hockey Operations Bert Lenz (Castleton State ’91) Athletic Trainer Russ DeRosa (Springfield ’95) Strength Coach WE'RE THE THREE BEST FRIENDS Iggy Tarajos (Plymouth State ’13) Equipment Manager • The Eagles' top offensive line of David Cotton, Julius Mattila, and Logan Hutsko has combined for Lucas Hurtt (Boston College '18) Video Intern nearly half of Boston College's total offense this season with 44 of the team's 91 points PROGRAM HISTORY • The line has combined for 40 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Hockey East Association points and a +24 rating since the First Season 1917-18 start of November Total Seasons 96 Overall Record 1535-820-134 • During that span, the only line Kelley Rink Record (1988-pres.) 325-110-39 (.729) in Division I college hockey that McHugh Forum Record (1958-86) 282-95-10 (.748) Winning Seasons 77 has produced more offense is NCAA Championships 5 (1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012) Penn State's No. 1 unit of Alex NCAA Tournament Record 49-42 NCAA Tournament Record under York 36-14 Limoges, Evan Barratt, and Liam NCAA Frozen Four Appearances 25 Folkes (25-36-61) (1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) • The trio has accounted for 18 of the team's 27 goals over the last 10 contests, including five of the NCAA Tournament Appearances 35 Hockey East Regular Season Titles 16 seven that the Eagles scored in the sweep of UConn on Dec. 6-7 Hockey East Tournament Titles 11 • The three forwards have combined for 13 multi-point games this year Hockey East Tournament Record 70-32-2 Hockey East Tournament Record under York 61-19-1 • All three rank among the top-25 scorers in Hockey East (Cotton - 1st, Mattila - 11th, Hutsko - 21st) All-Americans (Total Selections) 70 (48 First Team) HOCKEY INFORMATION COTTON DOMINATES NOVEMBER 2017-18 Overall Record 20-14-3 • David Cotton was named the Hockey East Player of the Month for November after leading the league 2017-18 Hockey East Record (Finish) 18-6-0 (1st) Final Ranking No. 16 (USCHO) / RV (USA Today) in goals (7) and points (11) last month with a pair of game-winners and a +7 rating Lettermen Returning / Lost 21 / 4 • He was one point shy of matching his career-high point streak (7) before he was finally held scoreless Newcomers 5 Captains Christopher Brown, Casey Fitzgerald, Michael Kim by Boston University on Dec. 1 in a 0-0 tie • Cotton put together a career-high goal scoring streak of five games last month from Nov. 3-23 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Address 238B Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 • With 11 goals in 14 games this season, Cotton ranks second nationally in goals per game (0.79) Contact Alastair Ingram • The Texan has already set a new career-high in goals, eclipsing the 10 he scored as a rookie Email [email protected] Office Phone (617) 552-2094 • The winger is tied for second in Hockey East in points per game (1.29), sits third in shots on goal per Cell Phone (339) 927-0097 game (3.79), and is tied for sixth in multi-point games (5) Hockey Twitter / Instagram @BCHockey Athletics Twitter/ Instagram @BCEagles • He is currently the only player in Hockey East with two four-point games this season and one of only Hashtag #WeAreBC four nationwide (Notre Dame's Cal Burke is also on that short list) 2 # Team (1st Place) W-L-T Points LW INDEPENDENCE DAY 1 St.