# 2017–18 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 2017–18 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his twenty-fourth 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 mid-season tournaments during the 2017–18 season, the first of which took place during the holiday break, where the Eagles made the trip to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for the inaugural Ice Vegas Invitational on January 5 and 6. The Eagles fell 4–3 to the Michigan Tech Huskies in the opening round, and officially tied the Northern Michigan Wildcats in the consolation round by a score of 3–3, with the Wildcats winning the unofficial shootout to take third place. For their second tournament of the season, the Eagles played in the 66th Annual Beanpot Tournament at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on February 5 and 12. Boston College faced Northeastern in the opening round, losing 3–0, and fell 5–4 in overtime to Harvard in the consolation game, finishing fourth place for the second consecutive year.
The Eagles finished the season 20-14-3, and 18-6-0 in conference play, winning the conference regular season title. They advanced to the Semifinals of the Hockey East tournament, where they were beaten by eventual champions Boston University. The Eagles, having failed to secure an auto-bid by virtue of winning the Hockey East tournament, did not attend the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

## Previous season recap

The Eagles entered the 2017–18 season following a semi-disappointing year. While attaining a share of the Hockey East regular season title with their strong 21–15–4 record, they missed out on participating in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009 after falling in the Hockey East Tournament championship to UMass Lowell. Additionally, they failed to secure any mid-season tournament title, placing third in the Ice Breaker Tournament and Three Rivers Classic, and placing fourth in the Beanpot tournament.

## Departures

Five Senior Eagles graduated in May:
* Chris Calnan – F $^{(Captain)}$
* Austin Cangelosi – F $^{(Assistant)}$
* Ryan Fitzgerald – F $^{(Assistant)}$
* Matt Gaudreau – F
* Scott Savage – D
One Underclassmen left the program early to sign with their drafted teams in the NHL:
* Colin White — F — Ottawa Senators
Additional:
* Chris Shero – F – Not retained on roster from previous season

## Recruiting

Boston College adds six freshmen and one graduate transfer for the 2017–18 season: five forwards, and two defensemen.
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Michael Karow | Defenseman | United States | Green Bay, WI; Drafted 126th overall by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2017 Draft. |
| Logan Hutsko | Forward | United States | Tampa, Fl; Played for the US-NTDP of the USHL. |
| Casey Carreau | Forward | United States | Acushnet, MA; Played for Thayer Academy of the USHS-MA. |
| Jacob Tortora | Forward | United States | Victor, NY; Played for the US-NTDP of the USHL. |
| Christopher Grando | Forward | United States | Islip, NY; Played for the Green Bay Gamblers of the USHL. |
| Aapeli Räsänen | Forward | Finland | Tampere, Finland; Drafted 153rd overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2016 Draft. |
| Kevin Lohan | Defenseman | United States | Cold Spring Harbor, NY; Graduate senior; transferred from Michigan of the B1G conference. |

## 2017–2018 roster
### 2017–18 Eagles

As of September 12, 2017.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Boston College | Alma Mater |
| Jerry York | Head Coach | 24 | Boston College (1967) |
| Greg Brown | Associate Head Coach | 14 | Boston College (1990) |
| Mike Ayers | Assistant coach | 5 | University of New Hampshire (2004) |
| Marty McInnis | Assistant coach | 5 | Boston College (1992) |

## Standings

2017–18 Hockey East men's standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #19 Boston College† | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 79 | 53 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 108 | 99 |
| #11 Northeastern | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 79 | 49 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 136 | 81 |
| #7 Providence | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 117 | 85 |
| #10 Boston University* | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 72 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 124 | 105 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 100 | 102 |
| Maine | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 65 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 115 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 68 | 75 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 101 | 99 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 60 | 74 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 104 | 119 |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 75 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 79 | 112 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 83 | 105 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 71 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 88 | 104 |
| Championship: March 17, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2018 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule
### Regular season

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| September 30 | 7:00 pm | vs. New Brunswick* | #13 | Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | W 4–2 | 323 | 0–0–0 (0–0–0) |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 6 | 7:00 pm | #14 Quinnipiac* | #13 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | T 1–1 $^{OT}$ | 5,436 | 0–0–1 (0–0–0) |
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | #10 Wisconsin* | #13 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 2–5 | 5,108 | 0–1–1 (0–0–0) |
| October 15 | 5:00 pm | at #9 Providence | #13 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,030 | 1–1–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 20 | 8:30 pm | at #3 St. Cloud State* | #13 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | L 2–5 | 3,778 | 1–2–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 21 | 8:00 pm | at #3 St. Cloud State* | #13 | Herb Brooks National Hockey Center • St. Cloud, Minnesota | | L 1–3 | 4,150 | 1–3–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 27 | 7:00 pm | at #11 Providence | #19 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 1–2 | 2,765 | 1–4–1 (1–1–0) |
| October 28 | 7:00 pm | #1 Denver* | #19 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 1–6 | 4,788 | 1–5–1 (1–1–0) |
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack | | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 3–1 | 3,675 | 2–5–1 (2–1–0) |
| November 4 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack | | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 2–1 | 2,549 | 3–5–1 (3–1–0) |
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | Connecticut | | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 | 2,916 | 4–5–1 (4–1–0) |
| November 10 | 7:00 pm | at Vermont | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | W 4–3 | 4,007 | 5–5–1 (5–1–0) |
| November 11 | 7:00 pm | at Vermont | | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | W 5–1 | 4,007 | 6–5–1 (6–1–0) |
| November 17 | 7:00 pm | at #11 New Hampshire | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN3 | W 3–2 | 5,572 | 7–5–1 (7–1–0) |
| November 18 | 7:00 pm | at #12 Northeastern | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | W 4–1 | 3,291 | 8–5–1 (8–1–0) |
| November 24 | 4:00 pm | Harvard* | #14 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 6,283 | 8–5–2 (8–1–0) |
| December 1 | 7:00 pm | Boston University | #15 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) | ESPN3 | L 4–7 | 7,884 | 8–6–2 (8–2–0) |
| December 2 | 7:00 pm | at Boston University | #15 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) | | W 4–1 | 6,115 | 9–6–2 (9–2–0) |
| December 9 | 7:00 pm | #10 Northeastern | #14 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 2–5 | 4,277 | 9–7–2 (9–3–0) |
| December 30 | 3:00 pm | Connecticut | #14 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–0 | 5,555 | 10–7–2 (10–3–0) |
| January 5 | 8:00 pm | vs. Michigan Tech* | #13 | T-Mobile Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada (Ice Vegas Invitational) | | L 3–4 | 2,507 | 10–8–2 (10–3–0) |
| January 6 | 8:00 pm | vs. Northern Michigan* | #13 | T-Mobile Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada (Ice Vegas Invitational) | | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,237 | 10–8–3 (10–3–0) |
| January 12 | 7:00 pm | #11 Providence | #16 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 1–4 | 4,709 | 10–9–3 (10–4–0) |
| January 14 | 1:00 pm | New Hampshire | #16 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 5–2 | 5,094 | 11–9–3 (11–4–0) |
| January 23 | 7:00 pm | Massachusetts | #16 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 | 3,274 | 12–9–3 (12–4–0) |
| January 26 | 7:00 pm | at UMass Lowell | #16 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | L 2–3 | 6,227 | 12–10–3 (12–5–0) |
| January 27 | 7:00 pm | UMass Lowell | #16 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 5–2 | 5,483 | 13–10–3 (13–5–0) |
| February 2 | 7:00 pm | at Connecticut | #16 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | L 3–5 | 5,914 | 13–11–3 (13–6–0) |
| February 5 | 5:00 pm | vs. #11 Northeastern* | #18 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot) | NESN | L 0–3 | 13,567 | 13–12–3 (13–6–0) |
| February 9 | 7:00 pm | UMass Lowell | #18 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,170 | 14–12–3 (14–6–0) |
| February 12 | 4:30 pm | vs. Harvard* | #19 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot) | | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 17,565 | 14–13–3 (14–6–0) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | at Massachusetts | #19 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | W 5–2 | 2,459 | 15–13–3 (15–6–0) |
| February 17 | 7:00 pm | at Maine | #19 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 5–0 | 5,165 | 16–13–3 (16–6–0) |
| February 23 | 7:00 pm | Maine | #20 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 6–3 | 4,175 | 17–13–3 (17–6–0) |
| February 24 | 7:00 pm | Maine | #20 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 2–1 | 5,245 | 18–13–3 (18–6–0) |
| Hockey East Tournament |||||||||
| March 9 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack* | #18 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals) | | W 1–0 | 2,484 | 19–13–3 (18–6–0) |
| March 10 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack* | #18 | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals) | | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,825 | 20–13–3 (18–6–0) |
| March 16 | 5:00 pm | #18 Boston University* | #14 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Semifinals, Green Line Rivalry) | NESN | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 10,871 | 20–14–3 (18–6–0) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Attendance data from Hockey East |||||||||
* Sophomore defenseman Michael Campoli left the program on December 19, having not dressed for any game in the 2017–18 season.

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 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 | Final |
| USCHO.com | 13 | — | 13 | 13 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | — | 19 |
| USA Today | RV | RV | RV | 15 | RV | NR | NR | RV | 13 | RV | 14 | 14 | 14 | RV | RV | RV | 15 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 15 | RV | RV | RV |

## Statistics
### Skaters

| No. | Player | POS | YR | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PP | SHG | GWG | +/- | SOG |
| 2 | Micahel Karow | D | FR | 34 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 41 |
| 3 | Luke McInnis | D | SO | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 32 |
| 4 | Michael Kim | D | JR | 37 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 92 |
| 5 | Casey Fitzgerald | D | JR | 36 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 102 |
| 7 | Connor Moore | D | SO | 37 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 49 |
| 8 | Jesper Mattila | D | SO | 35 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 45 |
| 9 | Logan Hutsko | F | FR | 37 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 90 |
| 10 | Chris Brown | F | JR | 37 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 86 |
| 12 | Mike Booth | F | SO | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 8 |
| 14 | Zach Walker | F | SO | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 22 |
| 15 | JD Dudek | F | JR | 36 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 79 |
| 17 | David Cotton | F | SO | 37 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 87 |
| 18 | Casey Carreau | F | FR | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | E | 30 |
| 19 | Jacob Tortora | F | FR | 34 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 46 |
| 20 | Mike Merulla | F | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 21 | Christopher Grando | F | FR | 37 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +9 | 49 |
| 22 | Aapeli Räsänen | F | FR | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 46 |
| 24 | Kevin Lohan | D | SR | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 13 |
| 26 | Julius Mattila | F | SO | 35 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 94 |
| 27 | Graham McPhee | F | SO | 36 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 70 |
| 28 | Ron Greco | F | SO | 37 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 36 |
| 29 | Ian Milosz | G | JR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
| 31 | Joe Woll | G | SO | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 0 |
| 35 | Ryan Edquist | G | SO | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 0 |
| | Bench | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | |
| | Team | | | 37 | 108 | 196 | 304 | 472 | 26 | 7 | 20 | +13 | 1117 |

### Goaltenders

| No. | Player | YR | GS | GP | MIN | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
| 29 | Ian Milosz | JR | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
| 31 | Joe Woll | SO | 30 | 30 | 1789:34 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 2.48 | 867 | 793 | .915 | 2 |
| 25 | Ryan Edquist | SO | 7 | 9 | 459:21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2.48 | 227 | 208 | .916 | 1 |
| | Empty Net | | | 19 | 14:50 | | | | 6 | | 6 | | | |
| | Team | | 37 | 37 | 2263:45 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 99 | 2.62 | 1100 | 1001 | .910 | 3 |