2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season . The team was coached by Jerry York , '67, his twenty-seventh 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 .
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , no out-of-conference games were scheduled for the regular season, nor any traditional mid-season tournaments. As a result, the Eagles did not compete in any tournaments, including the annual Beanpot championship, which would have been in its 69th year of competition.
The Eagles finished the season 17–6–1, and 16–4–1 in conference play, good for 1st place in Hockey East, however, no regular season title was officially awarded due to disparate scheduling among the conference. They advanced to the semifinals of the Hockey East tournament where they lost 5–6 in double overtime to the UMass Lowell River Hawks . Boston College returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016, as the top seed of the Northeast Regional hosted in Albany, New York . Their first round meeting with Notre Dame was ruled a no-contest as the Fighting Irish were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols, and the Eagles advanced to the Regional final via forfeit. There, they were defeated by the St. Cloud State Huskies by a score of 1–4.
Previous season recap
The Eagles entered the 2020–21 season following a strong 2019–20 effort. With a 24–8–2 record, going 17–6–1 in conference play, the Eagles finished first in Hockey East and captured their 20th regular season title; rebounding from a 7th-place finish in the previous year. However, that would be the only post-season trophy possible to earn, as both the Hockey East and NCAA tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played. The Eagles were a likely NCAA tournament qualifier which would have ended a three-year drought from the nationals. Additionally, they failed to secure any mid-season tournament title, their only tournament result being their third-place Beanpot finish.
Departures
Thirteen Eagles departed from the program from the 2019–20 roster:
Graduation:
Luke McInnis, Senior – D
Ben Finkelstein, Senior – D
Connor Moore, Senior – D
Jesper Mattila, Senior – D
Zach Walker, Senior – F
David Cotton, Senior – F
Mike Merulla, Senior – F
Julius Mattila, Senior – F
Graham McPhee, Senior – F
Ron Greco, Senior – F
Ryan Edquist, Senior – G Signed Professionally:
Not Retained:
Mid-Season Departures:
Stephen Davies, Freshman – D (Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL , did not dress for any games and signed during the winter break)[ 2]
Logan Hutsko, Senior – F (Florida Panthers , signed after season-ending injury in February 2021)[ 3]
Recruiting
Boston College added eleven freshmen for the 2020–21 season: six forwards, four defensemen, and a goalie.[ 4] [ 5] Alabama–Huntsville Chargers .[ 6]
Player
Position
Nationality
Notes
Stephen Davis
Defenseman
United States Hingham, MA ; Played for the Madison Capitols of the USHL .
Tim Lovell Defenseman
United States Hingham, MA ; Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL .
Eamon Powell
Defenseman
United States Marcellus, NY ; Drafted 116th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2020 Draft , played for the USNTDP of the USHL .
Jack Agnew
Defenseman
Canada Oakville, ON ; Played for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL .
Nikita Nesterenko Forward
United States Brooklyn, NY ; Drafted 172nd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2019 Draft , Played for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL .
Gentry Shamburger
Forward
United States Atlanta, GA ; Played for Avon Old Farms in the New England prep league, the Founders League .
Trevor Kuntar
Forward
United States Buffalo, NY ; Drafted 89th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2020 Draft , played for the Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL .
Danny Weight
Forward
United States Lattingtown, NY ; Played for the Penticton Vees of the BCHL .
Harrison Roy
Forward
United States Lakeville, MA ; Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL .
Colby Ambrosio
Forward
Canada Welland, ON ; Drafted 118th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 Draft , Played for the Tri-City Storm of the USHL .
Liam Izyk
Forward
Canada Blackie, AB ; Sophomore transfer from the Alabama–Huntsville Chargers , playing in the WHCA .
Henry Wilder
Goalie
United States Needham, MA ; Played for the Hotchkiss School in the New England prep league, the Founders League .
Additionally, some mid-season roster additions occurred during the winter break:
Junior defenseman Jack St. Ivany transferred from Yale and was immediately eligible to play.[ 7]
Senior goaltender Adin Farhat was officially recalled from the club team, as he not retained on the roster at the beginning of the season.[ 8]
As of January 9, 2021.[ 9]
No. S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Adin Farhat Senior
G 5' 11" (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1998-05-03
Hollis, New Hampshire Loomis Chaffee (USHS–NH —
2
Michael Karow A Senior
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
1998-12-18
Green Bay, Wisconsin Youngstown (USHL ARI 2017
3
Jack St. Ivany Junior
D 6' 3" (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1999-07-22
Manhattan Beach, California Yale (ECAC PHI 2018
4
Drew Helleson Sophomore
D 6' 2" (1.88 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
2001-03-26
Farmington, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL COL 2019
5
Marshall Warren Sophomore
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
163 lb (74 kg)
2001-04-20
Laurel Hollow, New York USNTDP (USHL MIN 2019
6
Tim Lovell Freshman
D 5' 8" (1.73 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
2002-02-08
Hingham, Massachusetts Des Moines (USHL —
7
Eamon Powell Freshman
D 5' 11" (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2002-05-10
Marcellus, New York USNTDP (USHL TBL 2020
8
Jack Agnew Freshman
D 6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2001-10-22
Oakville, Ontario Chilliwack (BCHL —
9
Logan Hutsko A Senior
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1999-02-11
Tampa, Florida USNTDP (USHL FLA 2018
10
Mitch Andres Sophomore
D 6' 1" (1.85 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
1998-09-02
Brainerd, Minnesota Chilliwack (BCHL —
11
Jack McBain Junior
F 6' 4" (1.93 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
2000-01-06
Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL MIN 2018
12
Matt Boldy Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
2001-04-05
Millis, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL MIN 2019
13
Nikita Nesterenko Freshman
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
2001-09-10
Brooklyn, New York Chilliwack (BCHL MIN 2019
14
Gentry Shamburger Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2000-09-29
Atlanta, Georgia Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT —
15
Trevor Kuntar Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
2001-06-20
Buffalo, New York Youngstown (USHL BOS 2020
17
Danny Weight Freshman
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
2001-05-01
Lattingtown, New York Penticton (BCHL —
18
Alex Newhook Sophomore
F 5' 11" (1.8 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
2001-01-28
St. John's, Newfoundland Victoria (BCHL COL 2019
19
Mike Hardman Sophomore
F 6' 2" (1.88 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
1999-02-05
Hanover, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL —
21
Liam Izyk Sophomore
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1998-12-27
Blackie, Alberta Alabama Huntsville (WCHA —
22
Casey Carreau Junior
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1998-03-08
Acushnet, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC )—
24
Patrick Giles A Junior
F 6' 5" (1.96 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
2000-01-03
Chevy Chase, Maryland USNTDP (USHL —
25
Marc McLaughlin C Junior
F 6' 0" (1.83 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1999-07-26
North Billerica, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL —
26
Harrison Roy Freshman
F 6' 1" (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
2000-01-17
Lakeville, Massachusetts Des Moines (USHL —
27
Colby Ambrosio Freshman
F 5' 9" (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
2002-08-07
Welland, Ontario Tri-City (USHL COL 2020
30
Spencer Knight Sophomore
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
2001-04-19
Darien, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL FLA 2019
31
Henry Wilder Freshman
G 6' 1" (1.85 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
2001-03-19
Needham, Massachusetts Hotchkiss (USHS–CT —
32
Jack Moffatt Sophomore
G 6' 3" (1.91 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
2001-01-08
Wellesley, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA —
Coaching staff
Standings
Schedule
[ 12]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Regular season
November 27
6:00 pm
#7 Massachusetts
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN
Knight
W 4–3 0
1–0–0 (1–0–0)
November 28
4:30 pm
at #7 Massachusetts
#2
Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN+
Knight
W 6–3 0
2–0–0 (2–0–0)
December 4
6:00 pm
#12 Providence
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN
Knight
W 3–0 0
3–0–0 (3–0–0)
December 5
7:00 pm
at #12 Providence
#2
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN
Knight
W 9–0 0
4–0–0 (4–0–0)
December 11
6:00 pm
Connecticut
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN
Wilder
W 4–3 OT 0
5–0–0 (5–0–0)
December 12
3:30 pm
at Connecticut
#2
Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut
Wilder
L 1–3 0
5–1–0 (5–1–0)
January 8
7:00 pm
New Hampshire
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN
Wilder
L 3–4 OT 0
5–2–0 (5–2–0)
January 10
4:00 pm
at New Hampshire
#2
Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire
Knight
W 3–2 OT 0
6–2–0 (6–2–0)
January 16
7:00 pm
Merrimack
#3
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN
Knight
W 2–1 0
7–2–0 (7–2–0)
January 17
4:00 pm
at Merrimack
#3
Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts
Knight
W 5–3 0
8–2–0 (8–2–0)
January 22
4:00 pm
Connecticut
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Knight
T 3–3 SOL 0
8–2–1 (8–2–1)
January 23
4:00 pm
at Connecticut
#1
Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut
Knight
W 4–2 0
9–2–1 (9–2–1)
February 2
7:00 pm
at #14 Northeastern
#1
Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+
Knight
W 6–2 0
10–2–1 (10–2–1)
February 5
7:00 pm
#15 Boston University
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry )NESN+
Knight
W 4–3 OT 0
11–2–1 (11–2–1)
February 6
7:00 pm
at #15 Boston University
#1
Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry )
Knight
L 1–3 0
11–3–1 (11–3–1)
February 12
7:00 pm
UMass Lowell
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+
Knight
W 7–1 0
12–3–1 (12–3–1)
February 13
6:00 pm
at UMass Lowell
#1
Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts
Knight
W 4–3 0
13–3–1 (13–3–1)
February 19
7:00 pm
Maine
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+
Knight
W 4–2 0
14–3–1 (14–3–1)
February 20
5:00 pm
Maine
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN
Knight
W 3–0 0
15–3–1 (15–3–1)
February 26
7:00 pm
#9 Massachusetts
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+
Knight
L 2–3 OT 0
15–4–1 (15–4–1)
March 5
5:00 pm
#18 Northeastern
#2
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Knight
W 4–2 0
16–4–1 (16–4–1)
Hockey East Tournament
March 14
4:30 pm
New Hampshire *
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals)NESN
Knight
W 3–2 0
17–4–1 (16–4–1)
March 17
4:30 pm
UMass Lowell *
#1
Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Semifinals)NESN
Knight
L 5–6 2OT 0
17–5–1 (16–4–1)
NCAA Tournament
March 27
1:00pm
vs. #18 Notre Dame *
#2
Times Union Center • Albany, New York (Regional semifinal, Holy War on Ice )ESPNews
No Contest †
March 28
5:30pm
vs. #7 St. Cloud State *
#2
Times Union Center • Albany, New York (Regional final)ESPN2
Knight
L 1–4 1,136
17–6–1 (16–4–1)
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . Hockey East . OT Denotes game ended in the overtime period. SOW or SOL Denotes game resulted in an official tie with a shootout win/loss.
† Notre Dame was forced to withdraw from the regional semifinal match on March 27, as the team received multiple positive COVID tests on March 25.[ 13]
Rankings
Poll
Week
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Final
USCHO.com
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
—
6
USA Today
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
7
6
Statistics
[ 14] [ 15]
Skaters
No.
Player
1
Adin Farhat G
SR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
E
0
2
Michael Karow D
SR
24
1
2
3
18
0
0
0
+10
33
3
Jack St. Ivany D
JR
18
1
5
6
6
0
0
0
–1
34
4
Drew Helleson D
SO
22
4
11
15
8
1
0
1
+23
50
5
Marshall Warren D
SO
23
3
8
11
27
0
0
1
+13
47
6
Tim Lovell D
FR
18
0
2
2
6
0
0
0
+3
0
7
Eamon Powell D
FR
24
2
12
14
6
1
0
0
+12
25
8
Jack Agnew D
FR
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
–1
1
9
Logan Hutsko F
SR
11
4
7
11
10
0
0
0
+11
37
10
Mitch Andres D
SO
24
0
1
1
9
0
0
0
+2
10
11
Jack McBain F
JR
24
6
13
19
12
0
0
1
+14
60
12
Matt Boldy F
SO
22
11
20
31
4
2
3
2
+15
71
13
Nikita Nesterenko F
FR
24
8
11
19
18
0
1
1
+12
49
14
Gentry Shamburger F
FR
12
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
–1
0
15
Trevor Kuntar F
FR
23
6
4
10
33
1
0
1
+2
53
17
Danny Weight F
FR
19
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
–1
14
18
Alex Newhook F
SO
12
7
9
16
8
4
0
1
–1
48
19
Mike Hardman F
SO
24
10
9
19
14
1
0
1
+5
59
21
Liam Izyk F
SO
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
–1
2
22
Casey Carreau D
JR
23
5
3
8
0
0
0
1
+2
39
24
Patrick Giles F
JR
24
3
9
12
16
0
0
1
+8
41
25
Marc McLaughlin F
JR
24
10
14
24
6
2
3
5
+16
49
26
Harrison Roy F
FR
23
2
1
3
19
0
0
0
–2
24
27
Colby Ambrosio F
FR
24
7
8
15
6
1
1
0
+9
62
30
Spencer Knight G
SO
21
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
+36
0
31
Henry Wilder G
FR
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
–2
0
32
Jack Moffatt G
SO
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
E
0
Bench
8
Team 24
91 152 243 242 13 8 17 +33 808
Goaltenders
No.
Player
1
Adin Farhat SR
0
0
0:00
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
1.00
0
30
Spencer Knight SO
21
21
1296:27
16
4
1
47
2.18
691
644
0.932
3
31
Henry Wilder FR
3
3
187:43
1
2
0
10
3.20
110
100
0.909
0
32
Jack Moffatt SO
0
0
0:00
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
1.00
0
Empty Net
8
8:01
1
1
Team 24 24 1492:11 17 6 1 58 2.33 802 744 0.928 3
Awards and honors
Hobey Baker Award
Mike Richter Award
CCM/AHCA All-Americans
Hockey East Awards
Spencer Knight, G – Goaltender of the Year , Player of the Year
Marc McLaughlin, F – Best Defensive Forward , Three Stars Award (Shared with Jonny Evans, Connecticut and Aidan McDonough, Northeastern)
Drew Helleson, D – Best Defensive Defenseman
Nikita Nesterenko, F – Co-Rookie of the Year (Shared with Josh Lopina, Massachusetts)
Jerry York, Coach – Coach of the Year Hockey East All-Stars
Hockey East Goaltender of the Month
Hockey East Player of the Week
Matt Boldy, F Week of November 30, 2020 Week of December 7, 2020 Week of February 15, 2021 (Shared with Aidan McDonough, Northeastern)Week of March 8, 2021 (Shared with Jáchym Kondelík, Connecticut)
Spencer Knight, G – Week of December 7, 2020
Marc McLaughlin, F – Week of February 22, 2021 Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week
Hockey East Rookie of the Week
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
[ 16]
References
^ Bailin, Arthur (April 9, 2020). "Aapeli Räsänen and Jesper Mattila Sign With Kalevan Pallo" . BC Interruption . Retrieved November 11, 2020 . ^ "American Stephen Davis joining the Moose – Halifax Mooseheads" . Retrieved January 9, 2021 .^ "Logan Hutsko Reportedly Signs Professional Contract Following Injury" . BC Interruption . February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021 .^ "Eagles Announce Recruiting Class for 2020-21 Season" . Boston College Athletics . Retrieved November 12, 2020 .^ "Eagles Add Forward Trevor Kuntar to Incoming Class" . Boston College Athletics . Retrieved November 12, 2020 .^ Bailin, Arthur (May 26, 2020). "Liam Izyk, Former Player at Alabama-Huntsville, Transfers to Boston College" . BC Interruption . Retrieved November 12, 2020 . ^ Harve, Maithri (December 23, 2020). "Defenseman Jack St. Ivany Transfers to Boston College" . BC Interruption . Retrieved January 9, 2021 . ^ Healy, Emma (January 8, 2021). "Eagles Return From World Juniors Ahead of UNH Series" . The Heights . Retrieved January 9, 2021 . ^ "2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster" . Boston College Athletics . Retrieved January 9, 2021 .^ "Hockey East Unveils 2021 Tournament and Seeding Format - Hockey East Association" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved February 10, 2021 .^ "2021 Hockey East Women's Tournament Field Set" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved March 13, 2021 .^ "Boston College 2020-21 Team Schedule - Hockey East Association" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved November 12, 2020 .^ Weitzer, Nate (March 25, 2021). "BC advances in NCAA men's hockey tournament as Notre Dame has to forfeit Saturday's game" . BostonGlobe.com . Retrieved March 25, 2021 . ^ "2020–21 Men's Hockey Statistics" . Boston College Athletics . Retrieved November 12, 2020 .^ "Boston College 2020-21 Team Statistics - Hockey East Association" . hockeyeastonline.com . Retrieved February 14, 2021 .^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft" . USCHO.com . Retrieved July 24, 2021 .
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