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#2 BOSTON COLLEGE UCONN DEC. 11, 2020 • 6:00 P.M. • KELLEY RINK 4-0-0 • 0-0-0 15TH MEETING • BC LEADS SERIES 11-2-1 0-1-1 • 0-0-0 OVERALL LEAGUE OVERALL LEAGUE >>> NOVEMBER SETTING THE SCENE • Second-ranked Boston College faces UConn in the opening game of a home-and-home series 20 NEW HAMPSHIRE PPD on Friday night at Kelley Rink on NESN at 6 p.m. 21 @ NEW HAMPSHIRE PPD • The schools close the series on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. from the Freitas Ice Forum in 27 #7 UMASS W, 4-3 Storrs for BC's final game of the first semester 28 @ #7 UMASS W, 6-3 • The Eagles are 4-0 for the first time in 18 years after home-and-home sweeps of No. 7 UMass >>> december and No. 12 Providence over the last two weekends • BC looks to extend a five-game winning streak against Mike Cavanaugh's Huskies 4 #12 PROVIDENCE W, 3-0 5 @ #12 PROVIDENCE W, 9-0 FAST START 11 UCONN 6:00 P.M. • Boston College has posted its first perfect 4-0-0 start to a season since 2002 12 @ UCONN 3:30 P.M. • That year, the Eagles won their first five games and were unbeaten in their first nine (8-0-1) >>> january • 2002-03 was also the last time that BC scored 22 goals in its first four games 8 NORTHEASTERN 7:00 P.M. PROVIDENCE SWEEP 9 @ NORTHEASTERN TBA • Boston College out-scored No. 12 Providence 12-0 last weekend in a sweep 15 @ UMASS TBA • Freshman Trevor Kuntar scored his first career goal and Spencer Knight posted his sixth career 16 UMASS 4:00 P.M. shutout in a 3-0 blanking of the Friars to open the series on Friday at Conte Forum 22 MERRIMACK 7:00 P.M. • Rookie Nikita Nesterenko netted his second goal of the year to extend the lead in the third, 23 @ MERRIMACK TBA while Mike Hardman added his third tally on an empty-netter in the closing seconds 29 VERMONT 7:00 P.M. • The Eagles dominated the Friars 9-0 in the series finale on Saturday in Providence 30 VERMONT 4:00 P.M. • Matt Boldy, Colby Ambrosio and Kuntar all had two-goal performances for BC and a total of >>> FEBRUARY nine Eagles finished with multi-point games • Knight posted his second straight shutout with 36 saves, and Boston College's penalty kill was 5 NEW HAMPSHIRE * 7:00 P.M. 7-for-7 with three shorthanded goals 6 @ NEW HAMPSHIRE * 7:00 P.M. 12 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7:00 P.M. SHARING IS CARING 13 @ BOSTON UNIVERSITY 6:00 P.M. • Sophomores Matt Boldy and Spencer Knight shared the Hockey East Player of the Week 19 PROVIDENCE * 7:00 P.M. Award on Monday following a dominant home-and-home sweep of No. 12 Providence 20 @ PROVIDENCE * TBA • Boldy earned Player of the Week honors for the second straight week after posting four points 26 @ BOSTON UNIVERSITY * 6:00 P.M. on two goals and two assists against the Friars, finishing the series with a plus-4 rating 28 BOSTON UNIVERSITY * 2:00 P.M. • Knight posted back-to-back shutouts for the Eagles with 66 saves, extending his shutout streak >>> MARCH to 132 minutes and his unbeaten streak to 13 straight games (12-0-1) dating back to last season 5 @ MAINE 7:00 P.M. DIFFERENT KIND OF SWEEP 6 @ MAINE 7:00 P.M. • Boston College swept Hockey East's weekly awards two Mondays ago • Matt Boldy was named Player of the Week, Colby Ambrosio took home Rookie of the Week * Flex Weekend (date and opponent tentative) honors, and Drew Helleson was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week All game times ET and subject to change • Boldy led the Eagles with four points on a goal and three assists, Ambrosio registered two points in his first two collegiate games, and Helleson collected his first career multi-point game 1 >>> at a glance >>> GAME NOTES UNIVERSITY INFORMATION STREAKY EAGS Location......................................................Chestnut Hill, Mass. • Going back to last season, Boston College is unbeaten in its last 13 games (12-0-1) and has Founded .....................................................................................1863 out-scored its opponents 66-21 in that span Nickname .............................................................................. Eagles • Matt Boldy (10-13-23) has led the team in scoring over those 13 games Colors ....................................................................Maroon & Gold • Spencer Knight is now riding a personal 13-game unbeaten streak in net (12-0-1) Enrollment ................. 9,370 (undergrad) / 14,559 (total) • BC also strung together a 10-game winning streak during the first half of last season Home Rink ..................................................Kelley Rink (7,884) President .........................................Rev. William P. Leahy, SJ MILESTONE WATCH NCAA Faculty Representative ......................Bob Murphy • Logan Hutsko needs three points to become the 83rd member of the 100-point club at BC Athletic Director ....................................................Patrick Kraft Hockey Administrator .....................................John Hegarty • Jerry York needs five wins to reach 1,100 in his 49 years as a Division I head coach Media Contact ..................................................Alastair Ingram • Jack McBain will skate in his 75th collegiate game on Saturday BC Athletics Website ..................................... BCEagles.com • Spencer Knight needs two saves to reach 1,000 in his Eagle career HOCKEY STAFF CLEAN SHEETS Jerry York ................................ Schiller Family Head Coach • Last weekend, Spencer Knight collected his sixth and seventh career shutouts, moving past Mike Ayers ...........Heffes Family Associate Head Coach Joe Carroll '54 and Parker Milner '12 into sixth place all-time in program history Brendan Buckley ............................ Associate Head Coach • With his next clean sheet, Knight would tie Jack Fitzgerald '25 and Matti Kaltiainen '05 for Brooks Orpik ...................................................Assistant Coach fourth place all-time with eight shutouts John Hegarty ...........................................Hockey Operations • Knight closed his freshman campaign tied for third in the NCAA with five shutouts Bert Lenz.............................................................Athletic Trainer • Only three other goalies in BC history have posted at least five shutouts in an entire season; Russ DeRosa ................................................... Strength Coach Thatcher Demko set a single season record with 10 shutouts during the 2015-16 season Iggy Tarajos ........................................... Equipment Manager Alastair Ingram.............................................. Media Relations • No Eagle has registered three straight shutouts since Demko did so that season Cam Wolbach ..................................................Video Assistant WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS PROGRAM HISTORY • Boston College's 9-goal explosion last Saturday at Providence was its highest output since Affiliation...........................................................NCAA Division I netting 10 against Northeastern in a 10-1 win on Feb. 21 of last season Conference...............................................................Hockey East • It was the first time scoring exactly nine goals in a game since a 9-2 win over Wisconsin more First Season ......................................................................... 1917-18 than seven years ago on Oct. 18, 2013 Total Seasons ...............................................................................98 • The Eagles, who own a dominant 22-6 goal differential (+16) this season, ranked third in the Overall Record .......................................1553-837-136 (.642) country last year in scoring margin with a +65 differential Kelley Rink Record (1988-pres) ........... 331-115-39 (.723) • BC finished last season second nationally in scoring offense behind Minnesota State (4.0) McHugh Forum Record (1958-86) .... 282-95-10 (.748) Winning Seasons ....................................................................... 77 NCAA Championships ...............................................................5 BALANCED ATTACK (1949, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2012) • Through four games, BC has nine different players averaging at least a point-per-game NCAA Tournament Record .......................................... 49-42 • Nine players have scored at least one goal and 15 players have at least one point NCAA Tournament Record under York ...................36-14 • The Eagles' team-lead in goals (3) is shared by six players NCAA Frozen Four Appearances ..................................... 25 • Five members of the rookie class have already posted their first NCAA point (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) LOGAN LOADS UP NCAA Tournament Appearances .....................................35 • After ranking third in Hockey East last year in goals per game with 19 in 30 contests, Logan Hockey East Regular Season Titles ................................... 17 Hutsko scored the first goal of his senior campaign last Saturday at Providence Hockey East Tournament Titles ........................................... 11 • Hutsko is now just three points away from hitting 100 in his time on the Heights Hockey East Tournament Record ...........................71-33-2 • The forward has a team-high six assists through four games and ranks second on the team HE Tournament Record under York ........................62-21-1 in scoring with seven points All-Americans .............................................71 (48 First Team) • As a junior, he had at least one point in all but four of his games last season HOCKEY