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2023–24 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

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2023–24 Boston College Eagles
men's ice hockey season
Hockey East Regular Season, Champion
Hockey East tournament, Champion
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up
Conference1st Hockey East
Home iceKelley Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com#2
USA Hockey#2
Record
Overall34–6–1
Conference20–3–1
Home16–2–0
Road12–2–1
Neutral6–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachGreg Brown
Assistant coachesMike Ayers
Brendan Buckley
Brent Darnell
Captain(s)Eamon Powell
Alternate captain(s)Jack Malone
Mike Posma
Gentry Shamburger
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season was the 102nd season of play for the program and the 40th in Hockey East. The Eagles represented Boston College in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Kelley Rink and were coached by Greg Brown in his 2nd season.

Season

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The addition of six NHL draft picks, including three first-rounders, was a huge boost to the Eagles' outlook entering the season. Despite finishing with a losing record the year before, the team was #6 in the preseason rankings because of a revamped roster in which more than half of the lineup was new players.[1] BC didn't have to wait long for their first big test when they opened the season against the defending national champions, Quinnipiac. The Eagles played well, particularly on defense, but it was Jacob Fowler who portended a good season early. The freshman goaltender stopped 29 shots en route to an overtime win and had Boston College off and running.

The offense began to get into gear after the opening match and soon the Eagles became one of the top offensive teams in the nation. This was primarily thanks to the all-freshman line of Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault and Will Smith who were not only a terror at even strength but helped BC produce the #2 power play in the nation. The Eagles suffered their first loss of the season when they met Denver, another championship hopeful, and the two power play goals that BC allowed convinced the team to redouble its efforts. For the remainder of the season, BC surrendered just 14 power play goals on 126 opportunities, posting the best penalty kill in the nation.[2] The team's special teams came up big in the next game when they took on a resurgent Michigan State squad and killed off 6 of 7 penalties to down the Spartans then scored two on the power play in the rematch to sweep the weekend series. By handling the #8 team in the nation, BC was able to earn its first #1 ranking of the season.

Mid-November saw the team stumble a bit as they lost a series to Maine when they scored just 4 goals in 2 games. The games showed a possible flaw with the team that the Eagles might be a bit too top heavy. After their freshman line, the Eagles had a good second line, headlined by sophomore Cutter Gauthier, but after that the scoring dropped off precipitously. The three freshman were responsible for three of the goals against the Black Bears while the fourth came on the power play. This demonstrated that the team was still vulnerable if the other three lines had off nights, but that was a very small crack in the Eagles' facade.

Over the next two and a half months, the Eagles went 12–2 and regained the #1 spot three separate times. The final time was thanks to BC taking down hated rival Boston University with a weekend sweep that saw the two teams face one another as #1 and #2 for the first time in history.[3] The first match was so anticipated that it was broadcast in Canada, an exceedingly rare event for a regular season game. The defense was key for the win in game 1 as Fowler allowed just one goal while two empty-netters turned a tight battle into a rout. More offense was needed in game two and, fortunately, BC was able to get contributions from outside the freshman line. 4 goals were enough to give BC a lead it could defend against one of the top offensive teams in the nation and firmly plant itself as the top team in the country.

Just over a week later, the Terriers were able to get revenge by knocking BC out in the Beanpot Semifinal. The Eagles weren't able to hold off the likely top pick in the upcoming NHL draft, Macklin Celebrini, for three consecutive games and lost their chance at ending the program's 8-year Beanpot drought. The team appeared to take the loss personally and played an inspired brand of hockey for the rest of the season. Boston College won their last 9 regular season games, many by wide margins, and marched into their conference playoff atop all national rankings.

At the time, the Eagles were guaranteed to receive one of the four #1 seed in the NCAA tournament but top spot would only be ensured if they kept on winning. Everything looked good for BC when they opened against Connecticut. The team had a 3-goal lead just 8 minutes into the game and then tried to cruise to the win. The Huskies, however, were not content to just lay down and led BC soar to the win. UConn scored three goals in just under 5 minutes at the start of the third to tie the game and shock the partisan crowd. Graduate transfer Jack Malone scored a few minutes later to give BC the lead once more and enabled the Eagles to escape disaster. After the narrow win, Boston College punished Massachusetts in the Semifinal. The top line scored four times and Gauthier raised his total to a nation-leading 34 when he capped off the eight-goal deluge on the power play.[4] The championship once more pitted BC vs. BU with the #1 overall seed on the line. The Eagles' power play decided the match with Boston College scoring four times on the man-advantage Smith finished the game with 4 goals and was named as the tournament MVP.[5]

With the unanimous #1 ranking in hand, Boston College entered the NCAA tournament as the prohibitive favorite. They began their climb with the best possible matchup and faced a relatively weak Michigan Tech team that had earned its appearance only by winning a conference championship. Despite being heavily favored in the game, BC was stymied in the first 40 minutes of the game. Though the team had the lead, the Eagles scored just twice on 21 shots and Tech was behind by only a single marker. However, in the third period the Huskies' game began to crumble and the superior talent on BC started to show through. Boston College scored four goals in final period, two on the power play, and ran away with the game late.[6]

In the regional final, BC faced off against Quinnipiac for the second time on the season. The Bobcats were keen to defend their championship and got a solid game from their goaltender early on. All 15 BC shots in the first period were turned aside and that allowed Quinnipiac to score the first two goals in the first two minutes of the second period. A power play allowed Leonard to cut the lead in half just seconds later while Andre Gasseau tied the score just past the halfway point of the game. The teams exchanged scores in the final minutes of the period to leave both with 3 goals each. The Bobcats scored their second power play goal of the game at the start of the third and then played an oppressive brand of forechecking that kept BC hemmed in their own end. The Eagles were hardly able to get a shot on goal over the next 15 minutes and just when it looked like the team might see their season come to an end, The Eagles were finally able to get an open look at the net and Aram Minnetian fired the puck in from the high slot. Quinnipiac turned up the pressure in overtime and with his team reeling, Greg Brown called a timeout just 2 minutes into the extra session to give the Eagles a break. The ploy worked as Boston College got back on the offensive and began to attack the Bobcat cage. A shot from the point was tipped by Colby Ambrosio and caught Quinnipiac's goaltender by surprise. He lost his balance and was unable to freeze the puck. One of the Bobcat defenders tried to clear the puck out of the crease but it landed right on the stick of Malone, who shot it right into the cage for the winning goal.[7]

Boston College was back in the Frozen Four for the first time since 2016 and were set against Michigan. The two teams were among the best offensive clubs in the nation with the Wolverines being the only team better on the man-advantage. However, Boston College was a far superior team on the defensive side of the puck and they proved as much over course of the game. Michigan was unable to get a single goal past Fowler and went empty on four power plays in the game. The stellar goaltending meant that Smith's goal, just 80 seconds into the game, stood as the winning marker but the team scored three more for good measure.[8]

The relative ease at which BC had vanquished Michigan again convinced many that the Eagles were the best team in the nation but they had one final impediment standing between them and the national championship: Denver. The Pioneers were the top scoring team in the nation but they had been relatively quiet on the offensive side of the puck in the tournament thus far. Denver had won three consecutive 2–1 decisions thanks to a surprisingly strong performance from their goaltender but they were about to face the #2 offense in the nation. However, BC quickly discovered why the Pios had reached the championship game when they were held to just 12 shots in the first two periods. Worse, Denver was able to score twice in the second to take a 2-goal lead into the third period. In the final 20 minutes, the Boston College offense awoke and began to assault the Denver cage with shot after shot. The puck got on goal 23 times in the final frame but nothing got past the Denver goaltender. Despite their furious finish, BC was shutout for the first time all season and the team watched helplessly as the Pioneers claimed the championship.[9]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Cade Alami Defenseman  United States Transferred to Arizona State
Mitch Andres Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Robert Morris
Matt Argentina Forward  United States Returned to juniors (Chilliwack Chiefs)
Mitch Benson Goaltender  Canada Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Cam Burke Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Jack Dempsey Forward  United States Left program (retired)
Liam Izyk Forward  Canada Transferred to Sacred Heart
Trevor Kuntar Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Boston Bruins)
Jack Moffatt Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Nikita Nesterenko Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Anaheim Ducks)
Christian O'Neill Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Seamus Powell Defenseman  United States Returned to juniors (Dubuque Fighting Saints)
Dylan Silverstein Goaltender  United States Returned to juniors (Sioux City Musketeers)
Marshall Warren Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Michigan
Henry Wilder Goaltender  United States Transferred to Colorado College

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Jamie Armstrong Forward  United States 25 Warwick, RI; graduate transfer from Boston University
Timmy Delay Forward  United States 20 Hingham, MA
Drew Fortescue Defenseman  United States 18 Pearl River, NY; selected 90th overall in 2023
Jacob Fowler Goaltender  United States 18 Melbourne, FL; selected 69th overall in 2023
Ryan Leonard Forward  United States 18 Amherst, MA; selected 8th overall in 2023
Nolan Joyce Defenseman  United States 20 Dedham, MA
Jan Korec Goaltender  Slovakia 19 Bratislava, SVK
Jack Malone Forward  United States 22 Danville, CA; graduate transfer from Cornell; selected 180th overall in 2019
Aram Minnetian Defenseman  United States 18 Woodcliff Lake, NJ; selected 125th overall in 2023
Alex Musielak Goaltender  United States 20 Buffalo, NY
Gabe Perreault Forward  Canada 18 Sherbrooke, QC; selected 23rd overall in 2023
Will Smith Forward  United States 18 Lexington, MA; selected 4th overall in 2023
Will Vote Forward  United States 18 Arlington, MA

Roster

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As of October 2, 2023.[10]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Florida Jacob Fowler Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2004-11-24 Melbourne, Florida Youngstown (USHL) MTL, 69th overall 2023
2 New York (state) Eamon Powell (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2002-05-10 Marcellus, New York USNTDP (USHL) TBL, 116th overall 2020
3 Massachusetts Nolan Joyce Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2003-09-25 Dedham, Massachusetts Chicago (USHL)
4 Connecticut Charlie Leddy Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-01-11 Fairfield, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL) NJD, 126th overall 2022
5 New York (state) Drew Fortescue Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2005-04-28 Pearl River, New York USNTDP (USHL) NYR, 90th overall 2023
6 Massachusetts Will Smith Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2005-03-17 Lexington, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) SJS, 4th overall 2023
7 California Aidan Hreschuk Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2003-02-19 Long Beach, California USNTDP (USHL) CBJ, 94th overall 2021
8 Georgia (U.S. state) Lukas Gustafsson Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-12-16 Atlanta, Georgia Chicago (USHL)
9 Massachusetts Ryan Leonard Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2005-01-21 Amherst, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) WSH, 8th overall 2023
11 Ontario Colby Ambrosio Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-08-07 Welland, Ontario Tri-City (USHL) COL, 118th overall 2020
12 New York (state) Mike Posma (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2001-12-04 Pomona, New York Omaha (USHL)
13 New Jersey Jack Malone (A) Graduate F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2000-10-13 Madison, New Jersey Cornell (ECAC) VAN, 180th overall 2019
14 Georgia (U.S. state) Gentry Shamburger (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2000-09-29 Atlanta, Georgia Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT)
15 Sweden Jacob Bengtsson Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-05-08 Stockholm, Sweden Waterloo (USHL)
17 New Jersey Aram Minnetian Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2005-03-19 Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey USNTDP (USHL) DAL, 125th overall 2023
18 Connecticut Paul Davey Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2003-01-11 Greenwich, Connecticut Des Moines (USHL)
19 Arizona Cutter Gauthier Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2004-01-19 Scottsdale, Arizona USNTDP (USHL) PHI, 5th overall 2022
21 Sweden Oskar Jellvik Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-02-08 Täby, Sweden Djurgårdens J20 (J20 Nationell) BOS, 149th overall 2021
22 Massachusetts Will Vote Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 2005-02-22 Arlington, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL)
23 Minnesota Will Traeger Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2002-04-10 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Jersey (NCDC)
24 California Andre Gasseau Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-07-03 Garden Grove, California Fargo (USHL) BOS, 213th overall 2021
25 Rhode Island Jamie Armstrong Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-08-07 Warwick, Rhode Island Boston University (HEA)
27 Massachusetts Connor Joyce Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2001-07-06 Dedham, Massachusetts Connecticut (NCDC)
28 Massachusetts Timmy Delay Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-06-16 Hingham, Massachusetts Chilliwack (BCHL)
30 Slovakia Jan Korec Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-09-28 Bratislava, Slovakia Des Moines (USHL)
31 New York (state) Alex Musielak Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2003-07-23 Buffalo, New York Kemptville (CCHL)
34 Quebec Gabe Perreault Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2005-05-07 Sherbrooke, Quebec USNTDP (USHL) NYR, 23rd overall 2023

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Boston College †* 24 20 3 1 1 0 1 61 105 56 41 34 6 1 183 89
#3 Boston University 24 18 4 2 1 1 1 57 104 53 40 28 10 2 163 97
#10 Maine 24 14 9 1 0 1 0 44 76 67 37 23 12 2 119 94
#16 Providence 24 11 9 4 3 1 2 37 66 58 35 18 13 4 100 83
#13 Massachusetts 24 12 10 2 4 2 0 36 57 62 37 20 14 3 108 105
#20 New Hampshire 24 12 11 1 1 0 0 36 69 56 36 20 15 1 106 90
Northeastern 24 9 14 1 1 3 0 30 65 71 36 17 16 3 113 97
Connecticut 24 9 14 1 1 1 1 29 49 77 36 15 19 2 90 105
Vermont 24 7 14 3 1 0 3 26 52 81 35 13 19 3 87 106
Merrimack 24 6 17 1 0 1 1 21 62 85 35 13 21 1 98 114
Massachusetts Lowell 24 4 17 3 1 4 0 18 39 78 36 8 24 4 72 113
Championship: March 23, 2024
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 7 7:00 pm at #2 Quinnipiac* #6 M&T Bank ArenaHamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Fowler W 2–1 OT 3,700 1–0–0
October 13 7:00 pm Long Island* #4 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 4–2  7,308 2–0–0
October 20 7:00 pm Rensselaer* #3 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 6–1  5,802 3–0–0
October 21 7:00 pm #2 Denver* #3 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler L 3–4  7,884 3–1–0
October 26 7:00 pm #8 Michigan State* #3 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 6–4  5,195 4–1–0
October 27 7:00 pm #8 Michigan State* #3 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 5–1  7,884 5–1–0
November 3 7:00 pm Massachusetts Lowell #1 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 3–2  6,608 6–1–0 (1–0–0)
November 4 6:05 pm at Massachusetts Lowell #1 Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 3–2  6,163 7–1–0 (2–0–0)
November 10 7:00 pm at #13 Maine #1 Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Fowler L 2–4  5,043 7–2–0 (2–1–0)
November 11 7:00 pm at #13 Maine #1 Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Fowler T 2–2 SOW 5,043 7–2–1 (2–1–1)
November 17 7:00 pm Connecticut #4 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 5–4 OT 6,127 8–2–1 (3–1–1)
November 18 7:00 pm at Connecticut #4 Toscano Family Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Fowler W 3–0  2,630 9–2–1 (4–1–1)
November 24 5:00 pm at #18 Notre Dame* #2 Compton Family Ice ArenaNotre Dame, Indiana (Rivalry) Peacock Fowler W 6–1  5,126 10–2–1
November 26 1:00 pm at Harvard* #2 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 4–1  2,903 11–2–1
December 1 7:00 pm Northeastern #1 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler L 3–5  7,884 11–3–1 (4–2–1)
December 2 8:00 pm at Northeastern #1 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 3–1  4,392 12–3–1 (5–2–1)
December 9 4:30 pm #9 Providence #2т Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+, NESN Fowler W 5–4  7,884 13–3–1 (6–2–1)
January 12 7:00 pm #9 Providence #1 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 7–1  7,489 14–3–1 (7–2–1)
January 13 6:00 pm at #9 Providence #1 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Fowler L 3–4  2,904 14–4–1 (7–3–1)
January 19 7:00 pm at Merrimack #2 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 6–4  2,674 15–4–1 (8–3–1)
January 21 1:00 pm Merrimack #2 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+, NESN Fowler W 6–2  6,640 16–4–1 (9–3–1)
January 26 7:00 pm #1 Boston University #2 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) ESPN+, NESN, TSN2 Fowler W 4–1  7,884 17–4–1 (10–3–1)
January 27 7:00 pm at #1 Boston University #2 Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) NESN, ESPN+ Fowler W 4–3  6,150 18–4–1 (11–3–1)
February 2 7:15 pm at Massachusetts Lowell #1 Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 6–1  6,421 19–4–1 (12–3–1)
Beanpot
February 5 8:00 pm vs. #3 Boston University* #1 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal, Rivalry) NESN Fowler L 3–4  17,850 19–5–1
February 9 7:00 pm #17 New Hampshire #1 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 6–1  6,608 20–5–1 (13–3–1)
February 12 4:30 pm vs. Harvard* #1 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Consolation Game) NESN Korec W 5–0  21–5–1
February 16 7:00 pm at #11 Massachusetts #1 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 5–1  8,412 22–5–1 (14–3–1)
February 18 1:00 pm #11 Massachusetts #1 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 6–4  7,008 23–5–1 (15–3–1)
February 23 7:00 pm Vermont #1 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+, NESN Fowler W 7–1  7,246 24–5–1 (16–3–1)
February 24 7:00 pm Vermont #1 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 4–2  6,559 25–5–1 (17–3–1)
March 1 7:00 pm at #17 New Hampshire #1 Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+ Fowler W 5–3  6,501 26–5–1 (18–3–1)
March 3 5:00 pm #17 New Hampshire #1 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Fowler W 1–0  5,402 27–5–1 (19–3–1)
March 9 7:00 pm at Merrimack #1 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Korec W 6–4  2,747 28–5–1 (20–3–1)
Hockey East Tournament
March 16 7:30 pm Connecticut* #1 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal) ESPN+, NESN+ Fowler W 5–4  6,705 29–5–1
March 22 4:00 pm vs. #13 Massachusetts* #1 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Semifinal) ESPN+, NESN Fowler W 8–1  17,850 30–5–1
March 23 7:30 pm vs. #2 Boston University* #1 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Championship, Rivalry) ESPN+, NESN Fowler W 6–2  17,850 31–5–1
NCAA Tournament
March 29 2:00 pm vs. #20 Michigan Tech* #1 Amica Mutual PavilionProvidence, Rhode Island (East Regional Semifinal) ESPNU Fowler W 6–1  6,988 32–5–1
March 31 4:00 pm vs. #8 Quinnipiac* #1 Amica Mutual PavilionProvidence, Rhode Island (East Regional Final) ESPN2 Fowler W 5–4 OT 5,835 33–5–1
April 11 8:30 pm vs. #10 Michigan* #1 Xcel Energy CenterSaint Paul, Minnesota (National Semifinal) ESPN2 Fowler W 4–0  18,598 34–5–1
April 13 6:00 pm vs. #3 Denver* #1 Xcel Energy Center • Saint Paul, Minnesota (National Championship) ESPN2 Fowler L 0–2  18,694 34–6–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[11]

NCAA Tournament

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Regional semifinal

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March 29, 2024
2:00 pm
(1) Boston College6–1
(1–1, 1–0, 4–0)
(4) Michigan TechAmica Mutual Pavilion
Attendance: 6,988
Game reference
Jacob FowlerGoaliesBlake PietilaReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Tyler Liffrig
Erik Contino
(Jellvik, Powell) Cutter Gauthier (36) – 0:361–0
1–112:55 – SHMax Koskipirtti (4) (unassisted)
(Malone, Hreschuk) Ryan Leonard (28) – GW – 26:572–1
(Malone, Powell) Connor Joyce (12) – 44:473–1
(Smith, Leonard) Oskar Jellvik (13) – 45:354–1
(Gauthier, Powell) Ryan Leonard (29) – PP – 47:585–1
(Jellvik, Leonard) Cutter Gauthier (37) – PP – 51:256–1
21 minPenalties31 min
38Shots24

Regional final

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March 31, 2024
4:00 pm
(1) Boston College5–4 (OT)
(0–0, 3–3, 1–1, 1–0)
(3) QuinnipiacAmica Mutual Pavilion
Attendance: 5,835
Game reference
Jacob FowlerGoaliesVinny DuplessisReferees:
Brandon Schmitt
Nicholas Krebsbach
Linesmen:
Dana Penkivech
Jeff Schultz
0–121:19 – PPJacob Quillan (16) (Treloar, Lee)
0–221:54 – Iivari Räsänen (4) (unassisted)
(Gauthier, Powell) Ryan Leonard (30) – PP – 22:201–2
(Jellvik, Gustafsson) Andre Gasseau (12) – 31:352–2
2–335:59 – Christophe Fillion (12) (Legault, Räsänen)
(Smith, Powell) Ryan Leonard (31) – 37:553–3
3–440:18 – PPJacob Quillan (17) (Graf, Legault)
(Gauthier, Jellvik) Aram Minnetian (3) – 55:164–4
(unassisted) Jack Malone (12) – GW – 63:065–4
8 minPenalties10 min
32Shots30

National semifinal

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April 11, 2024
8:10 pm
(E1) Boston College4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
(MW3) MichiganXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 18,598
Game reference
Jacob FowlerGoaliesJake BarczewskiReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Tyler Liffrig
Erik Contino
(Leonard, Perreault) Will Smith (24) – 1:201–0
(Perreault, Gustafsson) Will Smith (25) – 32:252–0
(unassisted) Cutter Gauthier (38) – 33:143–0
(unassisted) Gabe Perreault (19) – 45:034–0
8 minPenalties6 min
22Shots32

National Championship

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April 13, 2024
5:00 pm
(E1) Boston College0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)
(NE1) DenverXcel Energy Center
Attendance: 18,694
Referees:
Joe Carusone
C. J. Hanafin
Linesmen:
Ryan Knapp
Patrick Dapuzzo
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st no scoring
2nd DU Tristan Broz (17) – GW Lorenz, Buckberger 29:42 1–0 DU
DU Rieger Lorenz (16) Z. Buium, Behrens 35:16 2–0 DU
3rd no scoring
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st no penalties
2nd BC Mike Posma Boarding 24:31 2:00
3rd DU McKade Webster Holding 41:29 2:00
DU Jack Devine Tripping 52:06 2:00

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Will Smith C 41 25 46 71 14
Cutter Gauthier C/LW 41 38 27 65 18
Ryan Leonard C 41 31 29 60 38
Gabe Perreault RW 36 19 41 60 29
Oskar Jellvik C/LW 41 13 29 42 16
Eamon Powell D 40 5 33 38 8
Andre Gasseau C 40 12 17 29 27
Jack Malone C/RW 41 12 13 25 12
Lukas Gustafsson D 41 3 13 16 22
Aidan Hreschuk D 41 2 13 15 32
Jacob Bengtsson D 40 3 11 14 18
Jamie Armstrong LW 32 5 7 12 17
Aram Minnetian D 40 3 6 9 29
Mike Posma C/LW 41 2 6 8 23
Will Vote RW 20 1 7 8 4
Colby Ambrosio C 40 2 6 8 10
Drew Fortescue D 40 4 4 8 36
Charlie Leddy D 39 0 8 8 12
Connor Joyce C 35 2 4 6 6
Gentry Shamburger F 30 1 1 2 8
Jacob Fowler G 39 0 2 2 0
Jan Korec G 4 0 0 0 0
Will Traeger C 8 0 0 0 2
Nolan Joyce D 4 0 0 0 0
Total 183 319 502 393

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Jan Korec 4 136:59 2 0 0 4 45 1 .918 1.75
Jacob Fowler 39 2326:33 32 6 1 83 1038 3 .926 2.14
Empty Net - 13:52 - - - 2 - - - -
Total 41 2477:24 34 6 1 89 1083 4 .924 2.16

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 26 (Final)
USCHO.com 6 4 (2) 3 (4) 3 (1) 1 (36) 1 (30) 4 (2) 2 (6) 1 (18) (4) 1 (34) 1 (34) 1 (37) 2 (12) 2 (6) 1 (47) 1 (48) 1 (24) 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (50) 2
USA Hockey 6 5 3 (1) 3 1 (27) 1 (25) 3 (2) (11) 1 (18) 3 (1) 1 (26) 1 (28) 1 (28) 2 (6) 2 (7) 1 (34) 1 (34) 1 (22) 1 (34) 1 (34) 1 (34) 1 (34) 1 (34) 1 (34) 1 (34) 2

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 or 25.[13] Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Greg Brown Spencer Penrose Award [14]
Jacob Fowler AHCA East First Team All-American [15]
Cutter Gauthier
Will Smith
Ryan Leonard AHCA East Second Team All-American [15]
Gabe Perreault
Will Smith NCAA All-Tournament team
Jacob Fowler Hockey East Goaltending Champion [16]
Eamon Powell Len Ceglarski Award [16]
Greg Brown Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award [16]
Will Smith William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player [17]
Jacob Fowler Hockey East First Team [18]
Cutter Gauthier
Gabe Perreault
Eamon Powell Hockey East Second Team [18]
Ryan Leonard
Gabe Perreault
Jacob Fowler Hockey East Rookie Team [19]
Ryan Leonard
Gabe Perreault
Will Smith
Jacob Fowler Hockey East All-Tournament Team [17]
Eamon Powell
Will Smith
Gabe Perreault
Round Pick Player NHL team
1 25 Dean Letourneau Boston Bruins
2 55 Teddy Stiga Nashville Predators
2 65 Will Skahan Utah Hockey Club

† incoming freshman [20]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 NCAA Hockey Rankings – USCHO – Preseason". USCHO.com. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 National Team Statistics". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "Top Two Teams in Nation Set for Historic Battle of Comm. Ave". Boston University Terriers. January 25, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Boston College vs. Massachusetts - 2024 Hockey East Semifinal Highlights". YouTube. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Boston College vs. Boston University - 2024 Hockey East Championship Highlights". YouTube. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Boston College vs Michigan Tech - NCAA College Hockey - Highlights - March 29, 2024". YouTube. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Boston College vs Quinnipiac - NCAA College Hockey - Highlights - March 31, 2024". YouTube. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Boston College vs Michigan - NCAA Hockey Frozen Four Semi Final - Highlights - April 11, 2024". YouTube. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "Denver vs. Boston College: 2024 NCAA Frozen Four championship - FULL REPLAY". YouTube. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "2023-24 Men's Hockey Roster". Boston College Eagles. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023-24 Men's Hockey Schedule". Boston College Eagles. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "Boston College 2023-2024 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  14. ^ "Boston College's Brown gets Spencer Penrose Award as Division I men's hockey coach of the year". USCHO.com. April 10, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Top 25 men's college hockey players earn distinction as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for 2023-24 season". USCHO.com. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "MACKLIN CELEBRINI NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR". Hockey East. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Boston College Earns 12th Hockey East Tournament Crown With 6-2 Win Over Boston University". Hockey East. March 23, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  18. ^ a b "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 MEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". Hockey East. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  19. ^ "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 PRO AMBITIONS ALL-ROOKIE TEAM". Hockey East. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  20. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2024 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
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