2014-15 BU SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 2014-15 BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES OCTOBER (4-0-0, 2-0-0 HEA) Sat. 4 ST. THOMAS% W, 12-1 Fri. 10 at Massachusetts* W, 8-1 Sat. 18 U.S. UNDER-18 TEAM% W, 6-4 Fri. 24 MICHIGAN STATE W, 1-0 Sat. 25 #14 MICHIGAN W, 3-2 Fri. 31 at #8/9 Providence* W, 4-1 NOVEMBER (5-3-1, 4-1-1 HEA) Sat. 1 #8/9 PROVIDENCE* L, 2-1 Fri. 7 at #3 Boston College* (NBCSN) W, 5-3 Sat. 8 CONNECTICUT* T, 4-4 (ot) Fri. 14 at Maine* W, 3-1 Fri. 21 MAINE* W, 3-2 (ot) GAME #40 Sat. 22 at Connecticut@^ W, 5-2 Tue. 25 #18 HARVARD L, 3-2 (ot) FROZEN FOUR SEMIFINAL Sat. 29 #9 COLGATE W, 5-2 THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 - 8:30 P.M. Sun. 30 at Dartmouth L, 2-0 TD GARDEN - BOSTON, MASS. DECEMBER (2-0-1, 1-0-1 HEA) Fri. 5 at #18 Merrimack* (WBIN) T, 1-1 (ot) RADIO: Terrier Sports Radio Network - Bernie Corbett (PxP), Tom Ryan (color) Sat. 6 #18 MERRIMACK* W, 4-2 Sat. 13 at Rensselaer W, 5-1 TV: ESPN2 - John Buccigross (PxP), Barry Melrose (color), Quint Kessinich (rinkside) Fri. 19 U.S. WORLD JUNIOR TEAM %$ L, 5-2 #3 SEED OVERALL #2 SEED OVERALL JANUARY (5-1-2, 4-1-0 HEA) Sat. 3 UNION (NBCSN) T, 3-3 (ot) BOSTON UNIVERSITY NORTH DAKOTA Fri. 9 at Wisconsin T, 3-3 (ot) (27-7-5, 14-5-3 HEA) (29-9-3, 16-6-2 NCHC) Sat. 10 at Wisconsin W, 6-1 Fri. 16 #17 BOSTON COLLEGE* (NESN) L, 4-2 Last 10: 8-2-0 VS. Last 10: 7-3-0 Sun. 18 #6 UMASS LOWELL* W, 4-3 (ot) 22nd Frozen Four 21st Frozen Four Fri. 23 at #12 Vermont* W, 4-2 Sat. 24 at #12 Vermont* W, 2-1 (ot) BACK AT THE GARDEN • The Terriers have enjoyed the biggest improvement in Fri. 30 MASSACHUSETTS* W, 9-5 • After a pair of thrilling one-goal wins in the Northeast program history at 17 wins, earning 27 after only recording Regional, Boston University takes on North Dakota in the 10 last season. The 1964-65 and 2008-09 teams both had 16 FEBRUARY (5-3-1, 3-3-1 HEA) Tue. 3 vs #4 Harvard# (NESN) W, 4-3 (2ot) second of two Frozen Four semifinals at TD Garden. more wins than the previous season. This year’s turnaround Fri. 6 at #11/12 UMass Lowell* W, 5-2 • The Terriers have already won two titles at TD Garden this was also the biggest in the country, as Michigan Tech was Fri. 13 NEW HAMPSHIRE* (NESN) W, 6-3 season, hoisting the Beanpot with an overtime victory over second with a bump of 15 wins. Sat. 14 at New Hampshire* (WBIN) L, 4-3 Northeastern on Feb. 23 before taking the Hockey East title • BU has scored a nation-best 150 goals this season. Fri. 20 NOTRE DAME* T, 2-2 (ot) with a 5-3 win over UMass Lowell on March 21. It was the • The Terriers have set the school record for overtime wins Sat. 21 NOTRE DAME* L, 3-2 first time since 2009 that BU had won either tournament. (6) and games (12). The 1976-77 squad held the wins Mon. 23 vs Northeastern# (NESN) W, 4-3 (ot) • BU is making its 22nd Frozen Four appearance and will record previously with five. Fri. 27 NORTHEASTERN* L, 6-5 attempt to reach the national title game for the 11th time. • BU has trailed at some point in 14 of its 27 wins. Sat. 28 at Northeastern* (NESN) W, 6-1 • The Terriers are the hottest team remaining, as they have • The Terriers have the highest-scoring freshman class in put together a seven-game win streak for the second time the nation with 144 points (44g, 100a), 33 more than MARCH (6-0-0) this season while the other three came into the NCAAs off a UMass, which is second with 111. Fri. 13 MERRIMACK+ W, 6-2 loss in their respective conference tournaments. • BU put together its first undefeated March since the Sat. 14 MERRIMACK+ (NESN) W, 5-0 1994-95 NCAA championship team. Fri. 20 vs New Hampshire! (NESN/NBCSN) W, 4-1 HOCKEY EAST VS. NCHC Sat. 21 vs #12 UMass Lowell! (NESN+/NBCSN) W, 5-3 • Both national semifinals pit Hockey East teams against SERIES HISTORY Fri. 27 vs #17 Yale^ (ESPNU) W, 3-2 (ot) Sat. 28 vs #7 Minn.-Duluth^ (ESPN2) W, 3-2 NCHC squads, as Nebraska Omaha and Providence face off in • The Terriers have faced North Dakota 23 times and hold the 5 p.m. game on Thursday. a 9-12-2 record in the all-time series, but are 2-0-1 in the APRIL (0-0-0) • Since the NCHC began play in October 2013, Hockey East past three meetings. Thu. 9 vs #1 North Dakota& (ESPN2) 8:30 p.m. has a 21-14-5 record against the eight member schools. • The teams met the past two seasons with both schools Sat. 11 vs Providence/Omaha& (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. • This season, Hockey East is 10-8-1 versus the NCHC (7-7-1 hosting a two-game weekend. In the most recent series on All times Eastern regular season, 3-1 NCAA tournament). Nov. 22-23, 2013, at Agganis Arena, BU earned a 3-1 win All home games (in CAPS) at Agganis Arena before the teams skated to a 3-3 draw the next night. * Hockey East game STORY LINES • In the program’s eighth attempt, the Terriers secured % Exhibition contest • BU is a nation-best 17-2-2 (.857) in games away from their first victory in Grand Forks with a split at Ralph Engel- @ XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) home this season including a 6-0-0 record at neutral sites. stad Arena during the 2012-13 season. $ at Walter Brown Arena • The NoDak-BU match-up features two of the three • Five meetings have taken place in the NCAAs with the # 63rd Beanpot Tournament (TD Garden) members of the Hobey Hat Trick as Terrier freshman Jack most recent occurring in 2005, when UND earned a 4-0 win + Hockey East Quarterfinals Eichel and junior goaltender Zane McIntyre from UND joined in Worcester to improve to 3-2-0 against BU in NCAA play. ! Hockey East Championship (TD Garden) Harvard junior Jimmy Vesey as the three finalists for the the • This is the first national semifinal meeting. UND defeated ^ NCAA Northeast Regional (Manchester, N.H.) award given to the nation’s top college hockey player. the Terriers, 6-4, in the 1997 NCAA title game in Milwaukee. & NCAA Frozen Four (TD Garden) STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS SCORING SCORING Points Jack Eichel 67 Points Drake Caggiula 36 Goals Jack Eichel, Ahti Oksanen 24 Goals Drake Caggiula 18 Assists Jack Eichel 43 Assists Jordan Schmaltz 23 PPG Ahti Oksanen 9 PPG Tucker Poolman 6 GWG Evan Rodrigues 5 GWG Drake Caggiula, Connor Gaarder 5 PIM John MacLeod 54 PIM Stephane Pattyn 70 Shots Ahti Oksnaen 161 Shots Drake Caggiula 105 +/- Jack Eichel +49 +/- Gage Ausmus +15 BU GOALTENDING GOALTENDING GP Matt O’Connor 33 GP Zane McIntyre 41 HOCKEY SID: Brian Kelley UND Matt O’Connor 2.10 Zane McIntyre 2.00 OFFICE PHONE: 617-353-2872 GAA GAA SV% Matt O’Connor .928 SV% Zane McIntyre .931 CELL PHONE: 617-595-6999 Wins Matt O’Connor 24 Wins Zane McIntyre 29 EMAIL: [email protected] SO Matt O’Connor 1 SO Zane McIntyre 1 FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION (1971, 1972, 1978, 1995, 2009) 2014-15 boston university men’s ice hockey www.GoTerriers.com SCOUTING NoDAK • A lengthy possession in the Yale zone resulted in HOCKEY EAST STANDINGS • After dropping both of its contests at the NCHC the winner, as O’Regan elevated a rebound over Lyon (through March 30) Frozen Faceoff, North Dakota rebounded with two from below the left circle on assists from freshman wins in the West Regional to earn a spot in the Jack Eichel and Rodrigues. Hockey East Overall Frozen Four for the second straight year. • On Saturday, Duluth erased deficits of 1-0 and 2-1 Team GP W L T Pts GF GA W L T GF GA • UND has won seven national titles (1959, 1963, before the middle of the second period. The teams 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 2000) and been the nation- went scoreless for over 30 minutes before Rodrigues, BU 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 27 7 5 150 88 al runner-up on five occasions. UND also boasts the the Regional’s Most Outstanding Player, drew a pen- PC 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 24 13 2 115 80 best winning percentage in NCAA tournament history alty and then scored on the ensuing power play. BC 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 21 14 3 107 91 at .667 (48-24). • Junior Matt Lane also scored for the Terriers while UML 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 21 12 6 134 101 • UND leads the nation in shorthanded goals with 11. classmate Matt O’Connor recorded 27 saves. ND 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 18 19 5 126 116 • Junior Drake Caggiula has team highs in points NU 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 16 16 4 107 107 (36) and goals (18) while senior Michael Parks has HOCKEY EAST RECAP UVM 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 22 15 4 110 91 32 points on the strength of a team-best 18 assists.