2014–15 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
Ledyard Bank Classic Champions, W 3–2 vs. Dartmouth
First Round NCAA Tournament, L 5–2 vs. Denver
Conference Hockey East
Home ice Kelley Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports #13 (Final)
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine #14 (Final)
Record
Overall 21–14–3 (12–7–3)
Home 11–6–1
Road 6–6–2
Neutral 4–2–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach Jerry York
Assistant Coaches Greg Brown
Mike Ayers
Marty McInnis
Captain(s) Mike Matheson
Alternate captain(s) Michael Sit, Quinn Smith
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2014–15 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his twenty-first 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.

The Eagles competed in two tournaments during the 2014–15 season. On January 2–3, the Eagles earned a trophy at the Ledyard Bank Classic, also known as the Dartmouth Showcase Tournament, hosted by Dartmouth College. Because the tournament was not bracketed (i.e. the winners of the first games did not face each other in a championship match), the Eagles won by virtue of points earned; they won both of their games, as Denver and Brown both won one and tied the other, and as host Dartmouth lost both of their games. On February 3 and 23, the Eagles played in the 63rd Annual Beanpot Tournament at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, losing to Northeastern by a score of 3–2 in the first round and winning the consolation game over Harvard 3–2 in OT, the first time since 2008 that the Eagles did not win the Beanpot tournament.

The Eagles finished 21–14–3, and 12–7–3 in conference play, good for the 3rd seed and a first-round bye entering the 2015 Hockey East tournament. However, they would lose to the Vermont Catamounts during the best-of-three quarterfinals in three games at home, marking the second year in a row in which the Eagles did not advance to at least the semifinals. The Eagles qualified for the 2015 NCAA tournament and were placed in the east regional at Providence. They lost to Denver 5–2 in the first round.

Previous season recap

The Eagles entered the 2014–15 season following a Frozen Four loss to Union College in the NCAA Tournament, and a quarterfinals loss to Notre Dame in the Hockey East Tournament. The Eagles did capture three trophies during the 2013–14 season, finishing with a strong 28–8–4 record and 16–2–2 in conference play, good for the Hockey East regular season title, as well as their fifth consecutive Beanpot championship in a 4–1 win over Northeastern. Junior Johnny Gaudreau won numerous accolades including the 2014 Hobey Baker Award after a fantastic league-leading 36 goal, 44 assist, 80 point season. He chose to forgo his senior year of eligibility to enter the NHL with the Calgary Flames.

Offseason

Four Senior Eagles graduated in May: Captain Patrick Brown – F, Assistant Captain Bill Arnold – F, Assistant Captain Isaac MacLeod – D, and Kevin Hayes – F.

Junior forward Johnny Gaudreau decided to forgo his senior year of eligibility to enter the NHL, signing with his drafted team, the Calgary Flames.

Junior defensemen Mike Matheson was named Captain, with seniors Quinn Smith and Michael Sit named Assistant Captains for the 2014–15 season.

On June 4, sophomore forward Evan Richardson transferred to UConn after receiving limited playing time in his freshman year, joining former BC Assistant Coach, Mike Cavanaugh, head coach of the Huskies.[1]

On June 28, goalie Thatcher Demko was drafted 36th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

On August 12, graduated defenseman Isaac MacLeod signed a contract with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.[2]

On August 16, York announced that incoming-freshman Sonny Milano decided to forgo an NCAA career at Boston College, opting to sign directly with his drafted team, the Columbus Blue Jackets.[3]

On August 20, graduated forward Kevin Hayes signed an entry level deal with the New York Rangers. Having chosen not to sign with his drafted team, the Chicago Black Hawks will receive a compensatory 2nd round draft pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[4]

Recruiting

Boston College added three freshmen for the 2014–15 season: two forwards, and one defensemen.

Player Position Nationality Notes
Noah Hanifin Defense  United States Norwood, MA; Played for the US National Development Team. Will be eligible for the 2015 NHL Draft.
Zachary Sanford Forward  United States Auburn, NH; Selected 61st Overall by WAS in the 2013 Draft.
Alex Tuch Forward  United States Bladwinsville, NY; Selected 18th Overall by MIN in the 2014 Draft.

2014–2015 roster

Departures from 2013–2014 team

2014–15 Eagles

As of March 16, 2015.[5]

# S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Maine Billett, BrianBrian Billett Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1992-03-19 Brunswick, Maine NH Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
2 California Savage, ScottScott Savage Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-04-11 San Clemente, California US NTDP (USHL)
3 Minnesota McCoshen, IanIan McCoshen Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1995-08-05 Faribault, Minnesota Waterloo (USHL) FLA, 31st overall 2013
4 Massachusetts Doherty, TeddyTeddy Doherty Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1994-04-25 Hopkinton, Massachusetts Dubuque (USHL)
5 Quebec Matheson, MichaelMichael Matheson (C) Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1994-02-27 Pointe-Claire, Quebec Dubuque (USHL) FLA, 23rd overall 2012
6 New York Santini, StevenSteven Santini Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1995-03-07 Mahopac, New York US NTDP (USHL) NJD, 42nd overall 2013
7 Massachusetts Hanifin, NoahNoah Hanifin Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1997-01-25 Norwood, Massachusetts US NTDP (USHL)
8 Pennsylvania Jeke, TravisTravis Jeke Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1993-06-11 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Northwood (USHS–NY)
9 Massachusetts Silk, BrendanBrendan Silk Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-01-13 Wakefield, Massachusetts US NTDP (USHL)
10 New York Linell, DannyDanny Linell Senior F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1992-09-04 Great Neck, New York Choate (USHS–CT)
11 Massachusetts Calnan, ChrisChris Calnan Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1994-05-05 Norwell, Massachusetts South Shore (EJHL) CHI, 79th overall 2012
12 New York Tuch, AlexAlex Tuch Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1996-05-10 Baldwinsville, New York US NTDP (USHL) MIN, 18th overall 2014
14 Massachusetts Gilmour, AdamAdam Gilmour Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1994-01-29 Hanover, Massachusetts Muskegon (USHL) MIN, 98th overall 2012
15 Massachusetts Spiro, CamCam Spiro Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1991-12-30 Hingham, Massachusetts Tabor (USHS–MA)
17 British Columbia Straight, DestryDestry Straight Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-03-22 West Vancouver, British Columbia Coquitlam (BCHL)
18 Minnesota Sit, MichaelMichael Sit (A) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1993-02-04 Edina, Minnesota Edina (USHS–MN)
19 Massachusetts Fitzgerald, RyanRyan Fitzgerald Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1994-10-19 North Reading, Massachusetts Valley Jr. Warriors (EJHL) BOS, 120th overall 2013
20 New Jersey McMullen, PeterPeter McMullen Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1993-02-19 Essex Fells, New Jersey Delbarton (USHS-NJ)
21 New Jersey Gaudreau, MathewMathew Gaudreau Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 135 lb (61 kg) 1994-12-05 Carneys Point, New Jersey Omaha (USHL)
24 New Hampshire Sanford, ZacharyZachary Sanford Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-11-09 Auburn, New Hampshire Middlesex Islanders (EJHL) WSH, 61st overall 2013
26 Florida Cangelosi, AustinAustin Cangelosi Sophomore F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1994-08-27 Estero, Florida Youngstown (USHL)
27 Connecticut Smith, QuinnQuinn Smith (A) Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1992-01-11 Fairfield, Connecticut Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT)
29 Massachusetts Barone, BradBrad Barone Senior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1990-12-02 Medfield, Massachusetts South Shore (EJHL)
30 California Demko, ThatcherThatcher Demko Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1995-12-08 San Diego, California US NTDP (USHL) VAN, 36th overall 2014
35 Connecticut Joyce, AlexAlex Joyce Sophomore G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995-01-01 Darien, Connecticut Pomfret School (USHS-CT)

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Boston College
Alma Mater
Jerry York Head Coach 21 Boston College (1967)
Greg Brown Associate Head Coach 11 Boston College (1990)
Mike Ayers Assistant Coach 2 University of New Hampshire (2004)
Marty McInnis Assistant Coach 2 Boston College (1992)

Standings

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#3 Boston University dagger* 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 33 21 7 5 124 78
#14 Providence 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 34 21 11 2 100 69
#11 Boston College 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 34 20 11 3 100 80
#12 UMass Lowell 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 34 18 10 6 114 87
Notre Dame 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 39 17 17 5 118 103
Northeastern 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 36 16 16 4 107 107
#16 Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 37 20 13 4 103 82
New Hampshire 22 10 11 1 21 66 68 36 17 17 2 113 101
Connecticut 22 7 11 4 18 42 74 36 10 19 7 66 111
Maine 22 8 12 2 18 64 74 39 14 22 3 108 127
Merrimack 22 5 14 3 13 38 56 36 16 16 4 79 82
UMass 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
dagger indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

Regular season

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 4 7:00 pm New Brunswick* #4 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 6–4  539 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 10 7:00 pm at #17 UMass Lowell #4 Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts NESN L 2–5  7,326 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 18 7:00 pm vs. RIT* #7 Blue Cross ArenaRochester, New York   W 6–2  10,556 1–1–0
October 24 7:30 pm Colorado College* #6 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 6–2  5,833 2–1–0
October 25 7:00 pm Massachusetts #6 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 4–1  4,908 3–1–0 (1–1–0)
October 31 5:30 pm at #11 Denver* #5 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado ROOT W 2–1  4,559 4–1–1
November 1 5:00 pm at #11 Denver* #5 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado   L 1–2 OT 6,032 4–2–0
November 5 7:00 pm at Connecticut #3 XL CenterHartford, Connecticut   L 0–1  8,089 4–3–0 (1–2–0)
November 7 7:00 pm #5 Boston University #3 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NBCSN L 3–5  7,884 4–4–0 (1–3–0)
November 11 7:00 pm Harvard* #8 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   L 3–6  4,706 4–5–0
November 14 7:00 pm at Michigan State* #8 Munn Ice ArenaEast Lansing, Michigan   W 3–2  5,595 5–5–0
November 21 7:00 pm at Massachusetts #12 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts   W 5–3  5,939 6–5–0 (2–3–0)
November 22 7:00 pm Maine #12 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 4–1  6,773 7–5–0 (3–3–0)
November 28 7:07 pm #3 Minnesota* #12 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   L 2–6  6,748 7–6–0
November 29 7:00 pm at #20 Providence #12 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island   L 0–1  2,978 7–7–0 (3–4–0)
December 5 7:00 pm at New Hampshire #17 Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire NBCSN T 2–2 OT 6,263 7–7–1 (3–4–1)
December 6 7:00 pm New Hampshire #17 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 4–2  4,589 8–7–1 (4–4–1)
December 13 7:00 pm Michigan* #16 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 5–1  6,202 9–7–1
January 2 4:00 pm vs. Brown* #15 Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic)   W 4–1  1,837 10–7–1
January 3 7:00 pm vs. Dartmouth* #15 Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Classic)   W 3–2  3,651 11–7–1
January 9 7:00 pm at Northeastern #16 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   T 1–1 OT 3,998 11–7–2 (4–4–2)
January 10 7:00 pm Northeastern #16 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN W 4–2  4,615 12–7–2 (5–4–2)
January 16 7:00 pm at #2 Boston University #17 Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NESN W 4–2  6,150 13–7–2 (6–4–2)
January 18 3:00 pm at Maine #17 Harold Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine FCS L 4–2  4,215 13–8–2 (6–5–2)
January 21 7:00 pm #14 Merrimack #19 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN W 2–1  4,188 14–8–2 (7–5–2)
January 24 7:00 pm Connecticut #19 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 3–2  6,815 15–8–2 (8–5–2)
January 30 7:00 pm #12 Providence #14 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 3–2  7,389 16–8–2 (9–5–2)
February 3 (rescheduled from 2/2) 8:00 pm vs. Northeastern* #11 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot) NESN L 2–3  14,520 16–9–2
February 6 7:00 pm at #18 Merrimack #11 J. Thom Lawler ArenaNorth Andover, Massachusetts   W 4–2  2,549 17–9–2 (10–5–2)
February 13 7:00 pm #17 Vermont #10 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   L 2–3 OT 4,528 17–10–2 (10–6–2)
February 14 7:00 pm #17 Vermont #10 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   W 6–5  3,119 18–10–2 (11–6–2)
February 20 7:00 pm #16 UMass Lowell #10 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   T 2–2 OT 6,615 18–10–3 (11–6–3)
February 23 (rescheduled from 2/9) 4:30 pm vs. #16 Harvard* #9 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot)   W 3–2 OT 14,253 19–10–3
February 27 7:30 pm at Notre Dame #9 Compton Family CenterNotre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice) NBCSN W 2–0  5,092 20–10–3 (12–6–3)
February 28 6:00 pm at Notre Dame #9 Compton Family CenterNotre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice) NBCSN L 1–3  4,875 20–11–3 (12–7–3)
Hockey East Tournament
March 13 7:00 pm #17 Vermont* #9 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals)   W 4–2  3,478 21–11–3
March 14 7:00 pm #17 Vermont* #9 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals) NESN L 1–3  3,349 21–12–3
March 15 6:00 pm #17 Vermont* #9 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals) NESN L 0–1  2,242 21–13–3
NCAA Tournament
March 28 3:00 pm vs. #6 Denver* #12 Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, Rhode Island (Regional Semifinal) ESPN2 L 2–5  7,908 21–14–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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 (Final)
USCHO.com 4 7 6 5 3 8 12 12 17 16 15 16 17 19 14 11 10 10 9 9 9 11 12 13
USA Today 4 8 6 5 3 8 12 12 RV RV RV RV RV RV 15 12 11 11 10 9 9 11 12 14

Statistics

Skaters

2014-15 Statistics
No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG
1 Billett, BrianBrian Billett G SR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0
2 Savage, ScottScott Savage D SO 38 0 6 6 8 0 0 0 -7 64
3 McCoshen, IanIan McCoshen D SO 35 6 10 16 63 3 0 2 +14 69
4 Doherty, TeddyTeddy Doherty D JR 38 6 17 23 24 0 0 2 +15 65
5 Matheson, MikeMike Matheson D JR 38 3 22 25 26 0 0 0 -4 107
6 Santini, StevenSteven Santini D SO 22 1 4 5 20 0 0 0 -2 39
7 Hanifin, NoahNoah Hanifin D FR 37 5 18 23 16 1 0 0 +12 82
8 Jeke, TravisTravis Jeke D JR 8 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 E 3
9 Silk, BrendanBrendan Silk F JR 22 0 3 3 10 0 0 0 +1 17
10 Linell, DannyDanny Linell F SR 26 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 -1 10
11 Calnan, ChrisChris Calnan F SO 37 11 5 16 8 1 1 4 +1 73
12 Tuch, AlexAlex Tuch F FR 37 14 14 28 28 3 0 2 +13 119
14 Gilmour, AdamAdam Gilmour F SO 38 9 18 27 22 5 0 1 +14 70
15 Spiro, CamCam Spiro F SR 38 4 5 9 0 0 0 0 +7 31
17 Straight, DestryDestry Straight F SR 38 7 7 14 46 0 0 1 -4 55
18 Sit, MichaelMichael Sit F SR 38 1 5 6 16 0 0 0 E 33
19 Fitzgerald, RyanRyan Fitzgerald F SO 38 17 8 25 54 7 2 5 -4 125
20 McMullen, PeterPeter McMullen F JR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 1
21 Gaudreau, MattMatt Gaudreau F SO 32 3 3 6 8 0 0 0 +4 41
24 Sanford, ZacharyZachary Sanford F FR 38 7 17 24 30 0 0 2 +10 88
26 Cangelosi, AustinAustin Cangelosi F SO 37 6 14 20 8 3 0 1 +2 53
27 Smith, QuinnQuinn Smith F SR 38 7 7 14 26 0 0 1 -10 45
29 Barone, BradBrad Barone G SR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0
30 Demko, ThatcherThatcher Demko G SO 35 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 +19 0
35 Joyce, AlexAlex Joyce G SO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0
Bench 10
Team 38 107 187 294 431 23 3 21 +15 1190

Goaltenders

2014-15 Statistics
No. Player YR GS GP MIN W L T GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
1 Billett, BrianBrian Billett SR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.00 0
29 Barone, BradBrad Barone SR 3 3 178:43 2 1 0 8 2.69 75 67 0.893 0
30 Demko, ThatcherThatcher Demko SO 35 35 2107:06 19 13 3 77 2.19 1027 950 0.925 1
35 Joyce, AlexAlex Joyce SO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.00 0
Empty Net 16:17 6 6
Team 38 38 2302:06 21 14 3 91 2.37 1108 1017 0.918 1

Awards and honors

Hockey East All-Stars

Hockey East Awards

Hockey East Player of the Week

Hockey East Rookie of the Week

Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week

References

External links

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