The 2021–22 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his 28th 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. It was the 100th season of play for the program, and the 38th season in the Hockey East conference.
Previous season recap The Eagles entered the 2021–22 season following a strong 2020–21 effort. With a 17–6–1 record, going 16–4–1 in conference play, the Eagles finished first in Hockey East for a second straight year and returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2016. Despite clinching the top seed in the conference, no regular season trophy was awarded due to disparate scheduling among the league. The Eagles advanced to the Semifinals of the Hockey East tournament where they fell in double overtime to the UMass Lowell River Hawks. Earning a top seed in the NCAA Northeast Regional, the Eagles fell in the Regional final to the St. Cloud State Huskies. No mid-season tournaments were held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Departures
Eleven Eagles departed from the program from the 2020–21 roster:
Graduation:
Adan Farhat, Senior – G Logan Hutkso, Senior – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Florida Panthers on March 1, 2021) Michael Karow, Senior – D (Transferred to Michigan Tech as a Graduate)
Left program early to sign professionally:
Matt Boldy, Sophomore – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Minnesota Wild on March 31, 2021) Alex Newhook, Sophomore – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Colorado Avalanche on March 31, 2021) Mike Hardman, Sophomore – F (Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks on March 30, 2021) Spencer Knight, Sophomore – G (Signed with his drafted team, the Florida Panthers on March 31, 2021)
Transferred:
Tim Lovell, Freshman – D (Arizona State) Jack Agnew, Freshman – D (RPI) Danny Weight, Freshman – F (Colorado College) Harrison Roy, Freshman – F (Lake Superior State)
Recruiting Boston College added six freshmen for the 2021–22 season: four forwards and two defensemen. Additionally, four graduate transfers were added to the roster – three from Bowling Green and one from Penn State – consisting of two forwards, one defenseman and one goalie.
Cade Alami Defenseman Bedford, NY; Played for the Jersey Hitmen of the NCDC.Matt Argentina Forward Philadelphia, PA; Played for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL.Jack Dempsey Forward Natick, MA; Played for the Boston Junior Bruins of the NCDC.Aidan Hreschuk Defenseman Long Beach, CA; Played for the US National Development Team of the USHL.Selected 94th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2021 NHL Draft.Connor Joyce Forward Dedham, MA; Played for the Connecticut Junior Rangers of the NCDC.Mike Posma Forward Pomona, NY; Played for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL.
Eric Dop Goaltender Lewis Center, OH; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.Brandon Kruse Forward Saline, MI; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.Selected 135th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2018 NHL Draft.Sam Sternschein Forward Syosset, NY; Transferred from Penn State of the Big Ten.Justin Wells Defenseman North Canton, OH; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.
Roster As of September 6, 2021.
Coaching staff
Name Position Seasons atBoston College Alma mater Jerry York Head Coach 28th Boston College (1967) Mike Ayers Associate Head Coach 9th University of New Hampshire (2004) Brendan Buckley Associate Head Coach 4th Boston College (1999) Brooks Orpik Assistant Coach 2nd Boston College (2001)
Standings
Schedule
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Games against Notre Dame and Harvard, originally scheduled for November 26 and 30, respectively, were postponed due to COVID-19 Protocols within the Eagles men's hockey program. The road game against Notre Dame was rescheduled to January 19 and the home against Harvard to February 1. The February 25 match against Boston University was postponed to February 27, due to inclement winter weather.
Rankings
PollWeekPre12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 (Final) USCHO.com7661091416191920RV201820RVNRNRNRNRNRNRRVRVNR—RV USA Today887101315RVRVRVRVNRRVRVNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.
Statistics As of January 1, 2022
Skaters
2 D SO 38 0 9 9 4 0 0 0 +4 30 3 D SR 38 4 20 24 6 1 0 0 +8 84 4 D JR 32 4 21 25 30 2 0 2 –9 62 5 D JR 37 6 15 21 12 0 1 1 –3 106 6 D FR 10 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 –2 4 7 D FR 37 1 7 8 23 0 0 0 +9 37 8 D GR 37 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 –4 23 9 F FR 12 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 –1 6 10 D JR 32 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 –7 9 11 F SR 24 19 14 33 14 6 1 4 +13 81 12 F FR 28 3 6 9 27 0 0 0 –9 48 13 F SO 37 7 17 24 50 0 1 0 +7 77 14 F SO 29 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 –7 10 15 F SO 36 9 11 20 33 1 0 3 +2 106 18 F GR 38 3 23 26 18 0 0 0 –4 54 19 F GR 24 0 3 3 21 0 0 0 –7 25 20 F FR 35 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 –8 31 22 D SR 36 6 6 12 21 1 1 0 –10 68 24 F SR 37 15 7 22 26 1 2 2 +3 85 25 F SR 33 21 10 31 22 8 1 2 +10 92 26 F JR 24 4 3 7 10 0 0 0 –4 25 27 F SO 38 9 13 22 8 1 0 1 +7 99 28 F FR 29 2 3 5 44 0 0 0 –8 17 29 G GR 33 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 E 0 31 G SO 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 32 G JR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 Bench 2 Team 38 114 200 314 387 22 6 15 +1 1179
Goaltenders
29 GR 32 33 1930 12 15 5 96 2.98 961 865 0.900 0 31 SO 6 7 371 3 3 0 19 3.07 172 153 0.890 0 32 JR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.00 0 Empty Net 5 5 Team 38382301151851203.13113810180.8950
Awards and honors Hockey East All-Stars Jack McBain, F – Second Team Jack St. Ivany, D – Third Team Marc McLaughlin, F – Honorable Mention
Hockey East Player of the Month Jack McBain, F – Month of October Marc McLaughlin, F – Month of December
Hockey East Defender of the Month Jack St. Ivany, D – Month of December
Hockey East Player of the Week Marshall Warren, D – Week of October 11, 2021 Jack McBain, F – Week of November 1, 2021 (Shared with Philip Lagunov, Vermont), Week of January 4, 2022 (Shared with Jamie Engelbert, Providence) Marc McLaughlin, F – Week of December 13, 2021
Hockey East Goaltender of the Week Henry Wilder, G – Week of January 4, 2022 Eric Dop, G – Week of March 8, 2022
Jack McBain AHCA All-American East Second Team Jack McBain Hockey East Second Team Jack St. Ivany Hockey East Third Team
Players drafted into the NHL 2022 NHL entry draft 1 5 Cutter Gauthier† Philadelphia Flyers 4 126 Charles Leddy† New Jersey Devils † incoming freshman
References
External links BC Men's Hockey Home Page BC Men's Hockey Page on USCHO