Men’s D-I: Boston College

WCHA, CCHA Each Have Three Hobey Finalists

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The WCHA and CCHA led the way with three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award each, and Colorado College has two of the 10 that will be considered for college hockey’s top individual award. Also, the CHA has its first Hobey finalist, Niagara forward Joe Tallari. Colorado College junior forward Peter Sejna and senior defenseman … Read more

Beanpot Notebook: Semifinals

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Rest Factor In Beanpots past the Harvard Crimson had a legitimate gripe to claim the role of underdog. Hockey East, the conference of the other three Beanpot schools — BC, BU and Northeastern — allowed those teams to play only one game the weekend before each Beanpot Monday. Harvard’s conference, the ECAC, wasn’t as generous. … Read more

BC’s Patrick Eaves Likely Out For Season

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Boston College freshman Patrick Eaves, who fractured a vertebra in his neck on Dec. 7, will likely miss the rest of the season, according to BC coach Jerry York. Doctors have decided to keep Eaves in the neck brace he has worn since the accident for another three weeks. “He’s probably out the rest of … Read more

BC’s Pat Eaves Has Vertebra Fracture

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The injury suffered by Boston College freshman Patrick Eaves on Saturday is more serious than originally suspected. Eaves, who leads the Eagles with 10 goals, suffered a fracture of the C-5 vertebra after a freak collision during Saturday’s 2-2 tie with Maine. Eaves was motionless for several minutes before finally moving his arms and legs. … Read more

Six Teams Vie For First Place in USCHO.com Poll

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An early match-up of the nation’s top-rated teams led to uncertainty in the latest USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, as six different teams garnered first-place votes. Boston College, which was No. 1 last week, held onto the top spot, but only by a very narrow margin. A Tuesday night match-up between the No. 1 Eagles … Read more

Eagles Flying High In Poll

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After being voted first in the nation last week, Boston College made a statement that it deserved the ranking, remaining undefeated with a convincing 6-1 victory over No. 14 Providence last Tuesday, and a taut 3-2 win over cross-town rival Boston University on Friday. The Eagles captured 37 of 40 first-place votes and 596 points … Read more

BC Gets Nod, Tops Poll

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Boston College, with an undefeated 6-0-1 record, captured the top spot with 29 first-place votes in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The Eagles played just one game this week, a 7-0 thrashing of Merrimack on Thursday night. BC is one of just three teams without a loss this season, but the other two, … Read more

Boston College 2002-2003 Season Preview

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Boston College may have won just nine games last season, but those nine were the best output in the young program’s history. Now coach Tom Babson is expecting to make it to the next level. The goal of reaching the Hockey East playoffs by finishing in the league’s top four, he feels, is within reach. … Read more

2002-03 Boston College Season Preview

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After four straight Frozen Four appearances and a 2001 national championship, the Eagles took an expected nosedive last year. With almost three-quarters of the roster made up of freshmen and sophomores, BC dropped to a .500 record. With that rebuilding year under their belts, however, the Eagles should once again be a power in the … Read more

Top Harvard Assistant Leaves for BC

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Harvard assistant coach Ron Rolston is leaving to take the same position at Boston College. Rolston replaces Scott Paluch who last month accepted the head coaching position at his alma mater, Bowling Green. Rolston joins the Eagles after spending three years as the top assistant on the Harvard staff under Mark Mazzoleni. The Crimson this … Read more

BC’s Forrest to Miss Rest of Season

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Boston College sophomore defenseman J.D. Forrest will miss the remainder of the season after sustaining tendon and nerve damage in his right forearm. He will undergo surgery on Wednesday, March 6 to repair the damage. Forrest sustained the injury late in the third period of the Eagles’ 2-1 loss to New Hampshire on Sunday, March … Read more

Beanpot Finds Home on NESN

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The 50th anniversary Beanpot will be televised on New England Sports Network (NESN), according to a report in the Boston Globe. The annual hockey classic, played on the first two Monday nights in February, ran into television difficulties a year ago when WABU, a local Boston television station that showed Boston University games as well … Read more

2001-02 Boston College Season Preview

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BC coach Jerry York had planned on trying to replace Brian Gionta, Bobby Allen and the rest of the graduated senior class, but what he hadn’t counted on was also losing Brooks Orpik, Chuck Kobasew and Krys Kolanos to either the pros or junior leagues. Nonetheless, the Eagles have hardly gone from the penthouse to … Read more

York Inks New 5-Year Deal

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Boston College coach Jerry York has signed a new five-year contract with the school that runs through the 2005-2006 season. “I believe that Jerry York is the premier college ice hockey coach in the country and all of us at Boston College are thrilled that Jerry will continue to direct our program,” said BC director … Read more

Another One Bites the Dust: BC Loses Orpik

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They say bad news comes in threes. For Boston College head coach Jerry York, that old adage was never truer than this summer. ORPIK The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that the Eagles’ Brooks Orpik has agreed to pass up his senior year and turn pro. Orpik, a 6-foot-4-inch, 230-pound bruising defenseman whom the Penguins have … Read more