# 2024–25 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season

The 2024–25 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season will be the 103rd season of play for the program and 41st in Hockey East. The Terriers will represent Boston University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Agganis Arena and were coached by Jay Pandolfo in his 3rd season.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Macklin Celebrini | Forward | Canada | Signed professional contract (San Jose Sharks) |
| Ty Gallagher | Forward | United States | Transferred to Colorado College |
| Henry Graham | Goaltender | United States | Graduate transfer to Lindenwood |
| Nick Howard | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (retired) |
| Lane Hutson | Defenseman | United States | Signed professional contract (Montreal Canadiens) |
| Thomas Jarman | Defenseman | United States | Graduate transfer to Lindenwood |
| Case McCarthy | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack) |
| Dylan Peterson | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with St. Louis Blues) |
| Sam Stevens | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Toronto Marlies) |
| Luke Tuch | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Montreal Canadiens) |
| Cade Webber | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Toronto Maple Leafs) |
| Jeremy Wilmer | Forward | United States | Transferred to Quinnipiac |
| Nicholas Zabaneh | Forward | Canada | Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Kamil Bednarik | Forward | United States | 18 | Elk Grove Village, IL; selected 61st overall in 2024 |
| Sascha Boumedienne | Defenseman | Sweden | 17 | Oulu, FIN |
| Matt Copponi | Forward | United States | 21 | Mansfield, MA; transfer from Merrimack; selected 216th overall in 2023 |
| Cole Eiserman | Forward | United States | 18 | Newburyport, MA; selected 20th overall in 2024 |
| Brehdan Engum | Defenseman | United States | 24 | Burnsville, MN; graduate transfer from Massachusetts Lowell |
| Billy Girard IV | Goaltender | United States | 25 | Boca Raton, FL; graduate transfer from University of New England |
| Cole Hutson | Defenseman | United States | 18 | North Barrington, IL; selected 43rd overall in 2024 |
| Nick Roukounakis | Forward | United States | 21 | Pembroke, MA; selected 193rd overall in 2023 |
| Brandon Svoboda | Forward | United States | 19 | Level Green, PA; selected 71st overall in 2023 |
| Mikhail Yegorov | Goaltender | Russia | 18 | St. Petersburg, RUS; selected 49th overall in 2024; joined mid-season |
| Alexander Zetterberg | Forward | Sweden | 18 | Sundsvall, SWE |

## Roster

As of September 4, 2024.

## Standings

2024–25 Hockey East Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | 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 | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #2 Boston College † | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 82 | 40 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 120 | 58 |
| #4 Maine | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 67 | 45 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 107 | 64 |
| #8 Boston University | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 89 | 65 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 129 | 100 |
| #7 Connecticut | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 76 | 65 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 114 | 85 |
| #10 Providence | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 65 | 67 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 101 | 88 |
| #14 Massachusetts | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 69 | 58 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 123 | 87 |
| #20 Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 57 | 69 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 89 | 92 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 57 | 81 | 34 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 79 | 109 |
| Northeastern | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 71 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 79 | 105 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 53 | 73 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 94 | 97 |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 59 | 88 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 99 | 114 |
| Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll Updated: March 9, 2025 ||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 5 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross* | #3 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | W 5–2 | 6,150 | 1–0–0 |
| October 12 | 7:00 pm | Union* | #3 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | W 4–1 | 4,954 | 2–0–0 |
| October 18 | 7:00 pm | Connecticut | #3 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+, NESN | Caron | W 4–1 | 5,074 | 3–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 19 | 7:00 pm | Harvard* | #3 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Lacroix | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 5,750 | |
| October 25 | 8:07 pm | at #7 North Dakota* | #3 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Midco | Caron | L 2–7 | 11,696 | 3–1–0 |
| October 26 | 7:07 pm | at #7 North Dakota* | #3 | Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota | Midco | Caron | W 4–3 | 11,736 | 4–1–0 |
| November 1 | 7:00 pm | #11 Michigan* | #5 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | L 1–5 | 6,010 | 4–2–0 |
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | #11 Michigan* | #5 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 6,150 | 4–3–0 |
| November 8 | 7:00 pm | #17 Massachusetts Lowell | #9 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | L 3–5 | 4,799 | 4–4–0 (1–1–0) |
| November 9 | 6:05 pm | at #17 Massachusetts Lowell | #9 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Lacroix | W 5–2 | 6,259 | 5–4–0 (2–1–0) |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Maine | #11 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Lacroix | L 2–5 | 4,807 | 5–5–0 (2–2–0) |
| November 16 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Maine | #11 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Caron | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 5,043 | 5–5–1 (2–2–1) |
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack | #13 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | W 6–3 | 4,468 | 6–5–1 (3–2–1) |
| Friendship Four ||||||||||
| November 29 | 9:00 am | vs. Merrimack | #13 | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) | NESN | Caron | W 6–2 | 9,000 | 7–5–1 (4–2–1) |
| November 30 | 2:00 pm | vs. Notre Dame* | #13 | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Championship) | NESN | Caron | W 4–3 | 9,000 | 8–5–1 |
| December 7 | 6:00 pm | Massachusetts | #11 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | L 0–4 | 5,072 | 8–6–1 (4–3–1) |
| December 11 | 7:00 pm | at Massachusetts | #13 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+, NESN, TSN+ | Caron | W 4–2 | 4,649 | 9–6–1 (5–3–1) |
| December 13 | 7:00 pm | USNTDP* | #13 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | ESPN+ | Girard | W 7–5 | 4,537 | |
| December 29 | 4:00 pm | at Yale* | #13 | Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Lacroix | L 5–7 | 2,960 | 9–7–1 |
| January 10 | 7:00 pm | Vermont | #15 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | W 6–1 | 4,499 | 10–7–1 (6–3–1) |
| January 11 | 5:00 pm | Vermont | #15 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | W 7–4 | 4,170 | 11–7–1 (7–3–1) |
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | at #19 New Hampshire | #11 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN+, NESN | Caron | W 6–3 | 5,653 | 12–7–1 (8–3–1) |
| January 18 | 6:00 pm | #19 New Hampshire | #11 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Caron | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 5,717 | 13–7–1 (9–3–1) |
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | #1 Boston College | #8 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+, NESN | Caron | L 2–6 | 6,150 | 13–8–1 (9–4–1) |
| January 25 | 7:00 pm | at #1 Boston College | #8 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+, NESN | Yegorov | L 0–2 | 7,884 | 13–9–1 (9–5–1) |
| January 31 | 7:00 pm | #18 New Hampshire | #10 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Yegorov | W 7–2 | 4,483 | 14–9–1 (10–5–1) |
| Beanpot ||||||||||
| February 3 | 5:00 pm | vs. Harvard* | #8 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) | NESN | Yegorov | W 7–1 | — | 15–9–1 |
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack | #8 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Yegorov | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,989 | 15–10–1 (10–6–1) |
| February 10 | 7:30 pm | vs. #1 Boston College* | #9 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Championship, Rivalry) | NESN | Yegorov | W 4–1 | 18,258 | 16–10–1 |
| February 14 | 7:00 pm | at #7 Providence | #9 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Yegorov | L 3–6 | 2,516 | 16–11–1 (10–7–1) |
| February 15 | 7:00 pm | #7 Providence | #9 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Yegorov | W 3–0 | 5,231 | 17–11–1 (11–7–1) |
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | Northeastern | #9 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Yegorov | L 1–5 | 5,727 | 17–12–1 (11–8–1) |
| February 22 | 7:00 pm | at Northeastern | #9 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Yegorov | W 3–1 | 4,687 | 18–12–1 (12–8–1) |
| February 25 | 7:00 pm | at #9 Connecticut | #10 | Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Yegorov | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 2,691 | 18–12–2 (12–8–2) |
| March 6 | 7:00 pm | #6 Providence | #10 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Yegorov | W 8–2 | 4,826 | 19–12–2 (13–8–2) |
| March 8 | 7:00 pm | at Vermont | #10 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Yegorov | W 6–1 | 2,674 | 20–12–2 (14–8–2) |
| Hockey East Tournament ||||||||||
| March 15 | 4:30 pm | #14 Massachusetts* | #9 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | ESPN+ | Yegorov | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 5,563 | 21–12–2 |
| March 20 | 4:00 pm | vs. #7 Connecticut* | #8 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinal) | ESPN+, NESN+ | | | | |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## 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 | 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 | 25 | 26 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | – | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | | |
| USA Hockey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | – | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | | |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12. Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.