2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 2018–19 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his twenty-fifth 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.

2018–19 Boston College Eagles
men's ice hockey season
Conference7th Hockey East
Home iceKelley Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com/CBS College SportsRV (Final)
USA Today/USA Hockey MagazineNR (Final)
Record
Overall14–22–3
(10–11–3)
Home7–5–2
Road5–15–1
Neutral2–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJerry York
Assistant coachesMike Ayers
Brendan Buckley
Marty McInnis
Captain(s)Casey Fitzgerald
Michael Kim
Christopher Brown
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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The Eagles competed in just one mid-season tournament during the 2018–19 season, forgoing the traditional holiday break tournament. The Eagles played in the 67th Annual Beanpot Tournament at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 4 and 11. Boston College defeated Harvard in the opening round by a score of 2–1, but fell to the defending champion Northeastern Huskies in the championship game, 4–2. The Eagles failed to secure the Beanpot title, but ended their two-season streak of finishing fourth in the tournament.

The Eagles finished the season 14–22–3, and 10-11-3 in conference play, seventh in Hockey East; their lowest finish since placing 6th in 2008–09. They advanced to the title game of the Hockey East tournament, however, they fell to the Northeastern Huskies by a score of 3–2. The Eagles failed to secure a bid to the NCAA Tournament, their third consecutive season missing the national tournament.

Previous season recap

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The Eagles entered the 2018–19 season following a second consecutive semi-disappointing year. While earning the Hockey East regular season title with their strong 20–14–3 record, they missed out on participating in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row; the first time missing consecutive years since 1998. Additionally, they failed to secure any mid-season tournament title, placing fourth in both the inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational Tournament and in the Beanpot tournament.

Departures

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Three Eagles departed from the program from the 2017–18 roster:

Graduation:

  • Kevin Lohan, Senior – D

Not Retained:

  • Mike Booth, Sophomore – F
  • Casey Carreau, Freshman – F

Additionally, long-time Associate Head Coach Greg Brown left the program to become the Assistant Coach for the New York Rangers of the NHL. Boston College alum and formerly assistant coach at Connecticut, Brendan Buckley was hired to fill the position.

Recruiting

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Boston College added five freshmen for the 2018–19 season: four forwards, and one defensemen.

Player Position Nationality Notes
Jack McBain Forward   Canada Toronto, Ontario; Drafted 63rd overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2018 Draft.
Oliver Wahlstrom Forward   United States Quincy, MA; Drafted 11th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2018 Draft.
Adam Samuelsson Defenseman   United States San Diego, CA; Played for the US-NTDP of the USHL.
Patrick Giles Forward   United States Chevy Chase, MD; Played for the US-NTDP of the USHL.
Marc McLaughlin Forward   United States North Billerica, MA; Played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL.

2018–2019 roster

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2018–19 Eagles

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As of October 8, 2018.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2   Michael Karow Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-12-18 Green Bay, Wisconsin Youngstown (USHL) ARI, 126th overall 2017
3   Luke McInnis Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-07-29 Hingham, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL)
4   Michael Kim (C) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-06-28 Toronto, Ontario Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL)
5   Casey Fitzgerald (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-02-25 North Reading, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) BUF, 86th overall 2016
6   Ben Finkelstein Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-10-01 Burlington, Vermont Waterloo (USHL) FLA, 195th overall 2016
7   Connor Moore Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-07-04 Cumming, Georgia Youngstown (USHL)
8   Jesper Mattila Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1997-10-09 Tampere, Finland Ilves U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
9   Logan Hutsko Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-02-11 Tampa, Florida USNTDP (USHL) FLA, 89th overall 2018
10   Christopher Brown (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-02-22 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Tri-City (USHL) BUF, 151st overall 2014
11   Jack McBain Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-01-06 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) MIN, 63rd overall 2018
14   Zach Walker Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998-08-02 Boise, Idaho USNTDP (USHL)
15   J. D. Dudek Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-01-29 Auburn, New Hampshire Chicago (USHL) EDM, 152nd overall 2014
17   David Cotton Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1997-07-09 Parker, Texas Waterloo (USHL) CAR, 169th overall 2015
18   Oliver Wahlstrom Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2000-06-13 Quincy, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) NYI, 11th overall 2018
19   Jacob Tortora Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1999-07-25 Victor, New York USNTDP (USHL)
20   Mike Merulla Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996-01-26 Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Aston (NAHL)
21   Christopher Grando Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-08-22 Islip, New York Green Bay (USHL)
22   Aapeli Räsänen Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1998-06-01 Tampere, Finland Sioux City (USHL) EDM, 153rd overall 2016
23   Adam Samuelsson Freshman D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2000-06-21 San Diego, California USNTDP (USHL)
24   Patrick Giles Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2000-01-03 Chevy Chase, Maryland USNTDP (USHL)
25   Marc McLaughlin Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-07-26 North Billerica, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL)
26   Julius Mattila Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-10-09 Tampere, Finland Ilves U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
27   Graham McPhee Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1998-07-24 Bethesda, Maryland USNTDP (USHL) EDM, 149th overall 2016
28   Ron Greco Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1995-03-20 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia (USPHL)
29   Ian Milosz Senior G 6' 7" (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995-05-08 North Grafton, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL)
31   Joseph Woll Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1998-07-12 St. Louis, Missouri USNTDP (USHL) TOR, 62nd overall 2016
35   Ryan Edquist Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1998-01-28 Lakeville, Minnesota Madison (USHL)

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Boston College
Alma Mater
Jerry York Head Coach 25 Boston College (1967)
Mike Ayers Assistant coach 6 University of New Hampshire (2004)
Brendan Buckley Assistant coach 1 Boston College (1999)
Marty McInnis Assistant coach 6 Boston College (1992)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Massachusetts 24 18 6 0 36 92 51 41 31 10 0 151 83
#4 Providence 24 14 7 3 31 76 44 42 24 12 6 133 84
#9 Northeastern* 24 15 8 1 31 76 52 39 27 11 1 118 81
#19 Massachusetts–Lowell 24 12 7 5 29 65 55 37 19 13 5 100 85
Boston University 24 12 9 3 27 64 65 38 16 18 4 99 104
Maine 24 11 9 4 26 64 60 36 15 17 4 90 99
Boston College 24 10 11 3 23 62 60 39 14 22 3 90 110
New Hampshire 24 8 10 6 22 55 67 36 12 15 9 90 103
Connecticut 24 7 15 2 16 52 77 34 12 20 2 81 107
Vermont 24 5 16 3 13 41 59 34 12 19 3 72 82
Merrimack 24 4 18 2 10 48 105 34 7 24 3 67 134
Championship: March 23, 2019
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule

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Regular season

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 6 7:00 pm New Brunswick* #12 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 8–1  843 0–0–0 (0–0–0)
Regular Season
October 12 8:00 pm at Wisconsin* #12 Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin FS Wisconsin+ L 0–3  7,911 0–1–0 (0–0–0)
October 13 8:00 pm at Wisconsin* #12 Kohl CenterMadison, Wisconsin BTN+ L 5–7  9,819 0–2–0 (0–0–0)
October 19 7:00 pm at Quinnipiac* #18 People's United CenterHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ L 0–1  3,625 0–3–0 (0–0–0)
October 25 7:00 pm #2 St. Cloud State* Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 L 0–7  3,520 0–4–0 (0–0–0)
November 2 7:00 pm at Merrimack Lawler ArenaNorth Andover, Massachusetts   L 2–1  2,204 0–5–0 (0–1–0)
November 3 7:00 pm Merrimack Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 4–1  3,291 1–5–0 (1–1–0)
November 8 7:00 pm Vermont Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 4–1  2,904 2–5–0 (2–1–0)
November 9 7:00 pm Vermont Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 3–2  3,714 3–5–0 (3–1–0)
November 16 7:00 pm New Hampshire Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 T 2–2 OT 3,019 3–5–1 (3–1–1)
November 23 3:00 pm Bentley* Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 L 2–4  4,436 3–6–1 (3–1–1)
November 30 7:30 pm at Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NESN W 4–1  6,150 4–6–1 (4–1–1)
December 1 7:00 pm Boston University Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) ESPN3 T 0–0 OT 7,328 4–6–2 (4–1–2)
December 6 7:00 pm at Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   W 4–0  4,059 5–6–2 (5–1–2)
December 7 7:00 pm Connecticut Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 3–2  3,063 6–6–2 (6–1–2)
December 31 5:00 pm at #6 Notre Dame* Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana (Holy War on Ice) NBC Chicago L 0–4  5,330 6–7–2 (6–1–2)
January 4 9:00 pm at #15 Arizona State* Oceanside Ice ArenaTempe, Arizona   L 2–5  921 6–8–2 (6–1–2)
January 5 9:00 pm at #15 Arizona State* Gila River ArenaGlendale, Arizona Pac-12 L 0–2  2,902 6–9–2 (6–1–2)
January 11 7:00 pm #7 Providence Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 4–2  6,176 7–9–2 (7–1–2)
January 12 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+ L 4–6  5,256 7–10–2 (7–2–2)
January 16 7:00 pm Maine Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 L 2–7  3,361 7–11–2 (7–3–2)
January 19 7:00 pm #11 Providence Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 4–1  3,419 8–11–2 (8–3–2)
January 25 7:00 pm #19 UMass Lowell Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 L 1–3  4,328 8–12–2 (8–4–2)
January 26 7:00 pm at #19 UMass Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts NESN T 4–4 OT 5,402 8–12–3 (8–4–3)
February 1 7:00 pm at Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   W 5–3  5,206 9–12–3 (9–4–3)
February 4 5:00 pm vs. #17 Harvard* TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot) NESN W 2–1  12,413 10–12–3 (9–4–3)
February 8 7:15 pm at #15 UMass Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts NESN L 0–3  5,424 10–13–3 (9–5–3)
February 11 7:30 pm vs. #14 Northeastern* TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot) NESN L 2–4  15,015 10–14–3 (9–5–3)
February 15 7:00 pm at #3 Massachusetts Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts NESN L 3–4  7,835 10–15–3 (9–6–3)
February 16 8:00 pm #3 Massachusetts Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 L 2–4  7,884 10–16–3 (9–7–3)
February 22 7:00 pm at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine   L 1–2  3,770 10–17–3 (9–8–3)
February 23 7:30 pm at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine Fox College Sports L 1–2 OT 4,348 10–18–3 (9–9–3)
March 1 7:00 pm #9 Northeastern Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 W 3–1  5,147 11–18–3 (10–9–3)
March 2 7:00 pm at #9 Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   L 2–4  2,414 11–19–3 (10–10–3)
March 7 7:00 pm at #8 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NBC Boston L 1–3  2,533 11–20–3 (10–11–3)
Hockey East Tournament
March 15 7:00 pm at #7 Providence* Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (Quarterfinals)   L 4–5 OT 1,716 11–21–3 (10–11–3)
March 16 7:00 pm at #7 Providence* Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (Quarterfinals)   W 4–3 OT 2,142 12–21–3 (10–11–3)
March 17 5:00 pm at #7 Providence* Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (Quarterfinals)   W 2–1  1,740 13–21–3 (10–11–3)
March 22 7:30 pm vs. #3 Massachusetts* TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Semifinals) NESN W 3–0  11,572 14–21–3 (10–11–3)
March 23 7:00 pm vs. #6 Northeastern* TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Finals) NESN L 2–3  13,402 14–22–3 (10–11–3)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Attendance data from Hockey East
  • On November 17, sophomore Jacob Tortora left the program after dressing in just four games on the season.[2]
  • Freshman Oliver Wahlstrom would miss the January 4 and 5 games against Arizona State, representing the United States at the 2019 World Juniors, where he would help the Americans win the silver medal, falling 3–2 in the gold medal game against Finland.
  • Defensemen Ben Finklestein was added to the roster on January 11, joining the program as a second-semester Junior. He previously played with the St. Lawrence Saints in the ECAC as well as the Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL.

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Final
USCHO.com 12 12 18 RV NR RV RV NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV
USA Today 9 10 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Statistics

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Skaters

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No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG
2 Micahel Karow D SO 39 0 2 2 18 0 0 0 -3 37
3 Luke McInnis D JR 35 0 2 2 30 0 0 0 -11 28
4 Michael Kim D SR 39 3 12 15 8 1 1 0 -5 93
5 Casey Fitzgerald D SR 39 2 12 14 26 0 0 0 -6 98
6 Ben Finkelstein D JR 22 1 9 10 6 1 0 1 -6 35
7 Connor Moore D JR 29 1 5 6 12 1 0 0 -1 32
8 Jesper Mattila D JR 39 0 9 9 6 0 0 0 -7 35
9 Logan Hutsko F SO 36 6 20 26 10 2 0 3 -7 93
10 Chris Brown F SR 39 7 9 16 14 2 0 1 -14 54
11 Jack McBain F FR 35 6 7 13 39 1 0 1 -3 38
14 Zach Walker F JR 22 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 -2 9
15 JD Dudek F SR 39 7 5 12 26 0 0 0 -4 63
17 David Cotton F JR 39 23 13 36 20 8 1 4 -8 136
18 Oliver Wahlstrom F FR 36 8 11 19 28 2 0 1 -6 121
19 Jacob Tortora F SO 4 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 E 0
20 Mike Merulla F JR 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0
21 Christopher Grando F SO 37 3 4 7 16 0 0 0 E 32
22 Aapeli Räsänen F SO 33 5 2 7 20 1 0 0 -2 40
23 Adam Samuelsson D FR 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 4
24 Patrick Giles F FR 37 1 5 6 14 0 0 0 -2 44
25 Marc McLaughlin F FR 39 4 4 8 20 1 0 1 -4 41
26 Julius Mattila F JR 34 9 14 23 6 2 1 2 E 84
27 Graham McPhee F JR 29 3 6 9 25 2 0 0 -7 40
28 Ron Greco F JR 25 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -6 14
29 Ian Milosz G SR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 Joe Woll G JR 37 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 -7 0
35 Ryan Edquist G JR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -7 0
Bench 8
Team 39 90 156 246 364 24 3 14 -18 1171

Goaltenders

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No. Player YR GS GP MIN W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
29 Ian Milosz SR 1 0 6:09 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 2 1.00 0
31 Joe Woll JR 37 37 2189:51 13 21 3 88 2.41 1091 1003 0.919 3
35 Ryan Edquist JR 3 2 141:23 1 1 0 12 5.09 77 65 0.844 0
Empty Net 22 23:40 10 10
Team 39 39 2361:03 14 22 3 110 2.80 1180 1070 0.907 3

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Men's Hockey Roster". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Berestecki, Laura (November 17, 2018). "Jacob Tortora Leaves Boston College Hockey Team". BC Interruption. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
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