# 2021–22 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 2021–22 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his 28th 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. It was the 100th season of play for the program, and the 38th season in the Hockey East conference.

## Previous season recap

The Eagles entered the 2021–22 season following a strong 2020–21 effort. With a 17–6–1 record, going 16–4–1 in conference play, the Eagles finished first in Hockey East for a second straight year and returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2016. Despite clinching the top seed in the conference, no regular season trophy was awarded due to disparate scheduling among the league. The Eagles advanced to the Semifinals of the Hockey East tournament where they fell in double overtime to the UMass Lowell River Hawks. Earning a top seed in the NCAA Northeast Regional, the Eagles fell in the Regional final to the St. Cloud State Huskies. No mid-season tournaments were held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Departures

Eleven Eagles departed from the program from the 2020–21 roster:
Graduation:
* Adan Farhat, Senior – G
* Logan Hutkso, Senior – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Florida Panthers on March 1, 2021)
* Michael Karow, Senior – D (Transferred to Michigan Tech as a Graduate)
Left program early to sign professionally:
* Matt Boldy, Sophomore – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Minnesota Wild on March 31, 2021)
* Alex Newhook, Sophomore – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Colorado Avalanche on March 31, 2021)
* Mike Hardman, Sophomore – F (Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks on March 30, 2021)
* Spencer Knight, Sophomore – G (Signed with his drafted team, the Florida Panthers on March 31, 2021)
Transferred:
* Tim Lovell, Freshman – D (Arizona State)
* Jack Agnew, Freshman – D (RPI)
* Danny Weight, Freshman – F (Colorado College)
* Harrison Roy, Freshman – F (Lake Superior State)

## Recruiting

Boston College added six freshmen for the 2021–22 season: four forwards and two defensemen. Additionally, four graduate transfers were added to the roster – three from Bowling Green and one from Penn State – consisting of two forwards, one defenseman and one goalie.
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Cade Alami | Defenseman | United States | Bedford, NY; Played for the Jersey Hitmen of the NCDC. |
| Matt Argentina | Forward | United States | Philadelphia, PA; Played for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL. |
| Jack Dempsey | Forward | United States | Natick, MA; Played for the Boston Junior Bruins of the NCDC. |
| Aidan Hreschuk | Defenseman | United States | Long Beach, CA; Played for the US National Development Team of the USHL. Selected 94th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2021 NHL Draft. |
| Connor Joyce | Forward | United States | Dedham, MA; Played for the Connecticut Junior Rangers of the NCDC. |
| Mike Posma | Forward | United States | Pomona, NY; Played for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL. |
| Player | Position | Nationality | Notes |
| Eric Dop | Goaltender | United States | Lewis Center, OH; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA. |
| Brandon Kruse | Forward | United States | Saline, MI; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA. Selected 135th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2018 NHL Draft. |
| Sam Sternschein | Forward | United States | Syosset, NY; Transferred from Penn State of the Big Ten. |
| Justin Wells | Defenseman | United States | North Canton, OH; Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA. |

## Roster

As of September 6, 2021.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Boston College | Alma Mater |
| Jerry York | Head Coach | 28th | Boston College (1967) |
| Mike Ayers | Associate Head Coach | 9th | University of New Hampshire (2004) |
| Brendan Buckley | Associate Head Coach | 4th | Boston College (1999) |
| Brooks Orpik | Assistant Coach | 2nd | Boston College (2001) |

## Standings

2021–22 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 | SOW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #12 Northeastern † | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 68 | 46 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 99 | 68 |
| #10 Massachusetts * | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 77 | 54 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 117 | 88 |
| #13 Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 62 | 48 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 102 | 74 |
| #19 Connecticut | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 73 | 61 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 109 | 89 |
| Boston University | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 69 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 107 | 89 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 70 | 70 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 109 | 99 |
| #20 Providence | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 61 | 52 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 118 | 82 |
| Boston College | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 67 | 77 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 114 | 123 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 47 | 71 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 76 | 95 |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 41 | 72 | 35 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 59 | 101 |
| Maine | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 54 | 80 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 74 | 111 |
| Championship: March 19, 2022 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition ||||||||||
| October 2 | 4:00 PM | #20 American International* | #7 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | | Dop | W 4–1 | 567 | 0–0–0 |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 8 | 4:30 PM | vs. #9 Quinnipiac* | #6 | DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Game 1) | NESN+ | Dop | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | N/A | 0–0–1 |
| October 9 | 7:30 PM | vs. Holy Cross* | #6 | DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Game 2) | NESN | Wilder | W 5–1 | 2,052 | 1–0–1 |
| October 15 | 7:00 PM | #18 Northeastern | #6 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Dop | W 5–3 | 7,288 | 2–0–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 16 | 7:00 PM | at Bentley* | #6 | Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts | | Wilder | L 2–6 | 2,150 | 2–1–1 |
| October 22 | 7:00 PM | Colorado College* | #10 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Dop | L 3–5 | 5,242 | 2–2–1 |
| October 23 | 7:00 PM | #8 Denver* | #10 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Dop | W 5–1 | 4,546 | 3–2–1 |
| October 29 | 7:00 PM | at Vermont | #9 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Dop | L 4–5 $^{OT}$ | 2,770 | 3–3–1 (1–1–0) |
| October 30 | 7:00 PM | at Vermont | #9 | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Dop | W 3–2 | 2,928 | 4–3–1 (2–1–0) |
| November 5 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | #14 | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | | Dop | W 4–1 | 2,314 | 5–3–1 (3–1–0) |
| November 6 | 4:00 PM | Merrimack | #14 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Dop | L 3–4 | 4,246 | 5–4–1 (3–2–0) |
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | at UConn | #16 | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | Dop | W 2–1 | 5,694 | 6–4–1 (4–2–0) |
| November 13 | 6:00 PM | at #20 UMass Lowell | #16 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Dop | L 2–4 | 5,215 | 6–5–1 (4–3–0) |
| November 18 | 7:00 PM | Maine | #19 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Dop | W 6–2 | 3,177 | 7–5–1 (5–3–0) |
| November 19 | 7:00 PM | Maine | #19 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Dop | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 4,224 | 7–5–2 (5–3–1) |
| December 7 | 7:00 PM | Brown* | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Dop | W 5–2 | 2,597 | 8–5–2 |
| December 10 | 7:30 PM | at Boston University | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) | NESN | Dop | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 6,150 | 8–5–3 (5–3–2) |
| December 30 | 4:00 PM | vs. Mercyhurst* | #20 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Semifinal) | | Wilder | W 4–2 | 87 | 9–5–3 |
| December 31 | 7:30 PM | vs. Dartmouth* | #20 | Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Ledyard Bank Final) | | Wilder | W 6–1 | 48 | 10–5–3 |
| January 8 | 4:00 PM | UConn | #18 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Dop | L 4–5 | 3,524 | 10–6–3 (5–4–2) |
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | #20 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | Wilder | L 2–3 | 4,873 | 10–7–3 (5–5–2) |
| January 15 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire | #20 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Dop | L 2–5 | 3,408 | 10–8–3 (5–6–2) |
| January 19 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Notre Dame* | | Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Holy War on Ice) | | Wilder | L 2–8 | 4,124 | 10–9–3 |
| January 21 | 7:00 PM | #18 Providence | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Dop | L 0–7 | 5,390 | 10–10–3 (5–7–2) |
| January 22 | 6:30 PM | at #18 Providence | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Dop | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 3,187 | 10–10–4 (5–7–3) |
| January 28 | 7:30 PM | at Maine | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | Dop | L 1–4 | 3,369 | 10–11–4 (5–8–3) |
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | Harvard* | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Dop | L 3–6 | 3,111 | 10–12–4 |
| February 4 | 7:00 PM | #14 UMass Lowell | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Dop | L 2–3 | 3,843 | 10–13–4 (5–9–3) |
| February 7 | 8:00 PM | vs. #15 Northeastern* | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) | NESN | Dop | L 1–3 | 15,535 | 10–14–4 |
| February 11 | 7:00 PM | UConn | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Dop | L 4–6 | 3,024 | 10–15–4 (5–10–3) |
| February 14 | 4:30 PM | vs. Harvard* | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Consolation) | | Dop | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 17,850 | 10–15–5 |
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Northeastern | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Dop | W 4–1 | 1,955 | 11–15–5 (6–10–3) |
| February 19 | 7:00 PM | #13 Northeastern | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | | Dop | L 1–4 | 5,163 | 11–16–5 (6–11–3) |
| February 26 | 6:30 PM | at #13 Boston University | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) | NESN | Dop | L 3–6 | 6,007 | 11–17–5 (6–12–3) |
| February 27 | 4:00 PM | #13 Boston University | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) | NESN | Dop | W 3–1 | 5,208 | 12–17–5 (7–12–3) |
| March 4 | 7:00 PM | #9 Massachusetts | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Dop | W 2–1 | 5,524 | 13–17–5 (8–12–3) |
| March 5 | 4:30 PM | at #9 Massachusetts | | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Dop | W 4–3 | 5,736 | 14–17–5 (9–12–3) |
| Hockey East Tournament ||||||||||
| March 9 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire* | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Opening Round) | NESN | Dop | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 1,125 | 15–17–5 |
| March 12 | 7:30 PM | at #11 Northeastern* | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals) | NESN+ | Dop | L 2–3 | 2,304 | 15–18–5 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||
* Games against Notre Dame and Harvard, originally scheduled for November 26 and 30, respectively, were postponed due to COVID-19 Protocols within the Eagles men's hockey program. The road game against Notre Dame was rescheduled to January 19 and the home against Harvard to February 1.
* The February 25 match against Boston University was postponed to February 27, due to inclement winter weather.

## 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 | 25 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | RV | 20 | 18 | 20 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | — | RV |
| USA Today | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.

## Statistics

As of January 1, 2022

### Skaters

| No. | Player | POS | YR | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PP | SHG | GWG | +/- | SOG |
| 2 | Eamon Powell | D | SO | 38 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 30 |
| 3 | Jack St. Ivany | D | SR | 38 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 84 |
| 4 | Drew Helleson | D | JR | 32 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –9 | 62 |
| 5 | Marshall Warren | D | JR | 37 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –3 | 106 |
| 6 | Cade Alami | D | FR | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 4 |
| 7 | Aidan Hreschuk | D | FR | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 37 |
| 8 | Justin Wells | D | GR | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 23 |
| 9 | Jack Dempsey | F | FR | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 6 |
| 10 | Mitch Andres | D | JR | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –7 | 9 |
| 11 | Jack McBain | F | SR | 24 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | +13 | 81 |
| 12 | Mike Posma | F | FR | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –9 | 48 |
| 13 | Nikita Nesterenko | F | SO | 37 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 77 |
| 14 | Gentry Shamburger | F | SO | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –7 | 10 |
| 15 | Trevor Kuntar | F | SO | 36 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 106 |
| 18 | Brandon Kruse | F | GR | 38 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 54 |
| 19 | Sam Sternschein | F | GR | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –7 | 25 |
| 20 | Connor Joyce | F | FR | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –8 | 31 |
| 22 | Casey Carreau | D | SR | 36 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | –10 | 68 |
| 24 | Patrick Giles | F | SR | 37 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 85 |
| 25 | Marc McLaughlin | F | SR | 33 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 92 |
| 26 | Liam Izyk | F | JR | 24 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 25 |
| 27 | Colby Ambrosio | F | SO | 38 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 99 |
| 28 | Matt Argentina | F | FR | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –8 | 17 |
| 29 | Eric Dop | G | GR | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
| 31 | Henry Wilder | G | SO | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
| 32 | Jack Moffatt | G | JR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
| | Bench | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | |
| | Team | | | 38 | 114 | 200 | 314 | 387 | 22 | 6 | 15 | +1 | 1179 |

### Goaltenders

| No. | Player | YR | GS | GP | MIN | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
| 29 | Eric Dop | GR | 32 | 33 | 1930 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 96 | 2.98 | 961 | 865 | 0.900 | 0 |
| 31 | Henry Wilder | SO | 6 | 7 | 371 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3.07 | 172 | 153 | 0.890 | 0 |
| 32 | Jack Moffatt | JR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
| | Empty Net | | | | | | | | 5 | | 5 | | | |
| | Team | | 38 | 38 | 2301 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 120 | 3.13 | 1138 | 1018 | 0.895 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

Hockey East All-Stars
* Jack McBain, F – Second Team
* Jack St. Ivany, D – Third Team
* Marc McLaughlin, F – Honorable Mention
Hockey East Player of the Month
* Jack McBain, F – Month of October
* Marc McLaughlin, F – Month of December
Hockey East Defender of the Month
* Jack St. Ivany, D – Month of December
Hockey East Player of the Week
* Marshall Warren, D – Week of October 11, 2021
* Jack McBain, F – Week of November 1, 2021 (Shared with Philip Lagunov, Vermont), Week of January 4, 2022 (Shared with Jamie Engelbert, Providence)
* Marc McLaughlin, F – Week of December 13, 2021
Hockey East Goaltender of the Week
* Henry Wilder, G – Week of January 4, 2022
* Eric Dop, G – Week of March 8, 2022
| Player | Award |
| Jack McBain | AHCA All-American East Second Team |
| Jack McBain | Hockey East Second Team |
| Jack St. Ivany | Hockey East Third Team |

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2022 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 1 | 5 | Cutter Gauthier$^†$ | Philadelphia Flyers |
| 4 | 126 | Charles Leddy$^†$ | New Jersey Devils |
† incoming freshman