# 2022–23 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

The 2022–23 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season was the 101st season of play for the program and the 39th in the Hockey East conference. The Eagles represented Boston College in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, playing their home games at Kelley Rink. They were coached by Greg Brown in his 1st season, after taking over for longtime head coach Jerry York who retired after 50 years behind an NCAA bench, 28 of which were for the Eagles.

## Previous season recap

The Eagles entered the 2022–23 season following a lackluster 2021–22 campaign. With a 15–8–5 record, going 9–12–3 in conference play, the Eagles finished eighth in Hockey East and failed to secure a berth to the NCAA tournament. Despite a relatively strong start to the year in which they brought trophies home from both the Ice Breaker tournament and Ledyard Bank Classic, the Eagles suffered a 12-game winless streak to start the 2nd half of the year. During that stretch, they fell in the Beanpot opener to Northeastern and tied with Harvard for 3rd place (the first of its kind in tournament history). The postseason only saw the Eagles advance to the Quarterfinals of the Hockey East tournament; after beating New Hampshire in the Opening Round, Northeastern defeated Boston College to deny them a trip to the semi-finals.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Casey Carreau | Forward | United States | Graduation (transfer to Niagara) |
| Eric Dop | Goaltender | United States | Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers) |
| Patrick Giles | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Florida Panthers) |
| Drew Helleson | Defenseman | United States | Signed professional contract (Anaheim Ducks) |
| Brandon Kruse | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Henderson Silver Knights) |
| Jack McBain | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Arizona Coyotes) |
| Marc McLaughlin | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Boston Bruins) |
| Jack St. Ivany | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Pittsburgh Penguins) |
| Sam Sternschein | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Jacksonville Icemen) |
| Justin Wells | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Mitch Benson | Goaltender | Canada | 24 | Windsor, ON; graduate transfer from Colgate |
| Cam Burke | Forward | United States | 23 | Boxborough, MA; graduate transfer from Notre Dame |
| Paul Davey | Forward | United States | 19 | Greenwich, CT |
| Andre Gasseau | Forward | United States | 19 | Garden Grove, CA; selected 213th overall by the Boston Bruins in 2021 |
| Cutter Gauthier | Forward | United States | 18 | Skellefteå, SWE; selected 5th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2022 |
| Lukas Gustafsson | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Alpharetta, GA |
| Oskar Jellvik | Forward | Sweden | 19 | Täby, SWE; selected 149th overall by the Boston Bruins in 2021 |
| Charlie Leddy | Defenseman | United States | 18 | Fairfield, CT; selected 126th overall by the New Jersey Devils in 2022 |
| Christian O'Neill | Forward | United States | 24 | Westwood, MA; graduate transfer from Princeton |
| Seamus Powell | Defenseman | United States | 18 | Marcellus, NY |
| Dylan Silverstein | Goaltender | United States | 18 | Calabasas, CA |
| Will Traeger | Forward | United States | 20 | Mendota Heights, MN |

## Roster

As of September 1, 2022.

## Standings

2022–23 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 |
| #4 Boston University †* | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 99 | 62 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 154 | 106 |
| #14 Merrimack | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 106 | 89 |
| #16 Northeastern | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 78 | 45 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 107 | 82 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 78 | 71 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 113 | 96 |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 89 | 82 |
| Maine | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 62 | 65 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 92 | 94 |
| Providence | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 64 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 103 | 87 |
| Boston College | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 70 | 73 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 104 | 104 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 55 | 80 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 94 | 103 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 44 | 76 | 35 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 74 | 105 |
| Vermont | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 36 | 76 | 36 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 69 | 103 |
| Championship: March 18, 2023 † 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 1 | 7:30 PM | at Holy Cross* | | Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Exhibition) | | | L 2–3 | N/A | 0–0–0 (0–0–0) |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| October 7 | 7:00 PM | #6 Quinnipiac* | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | L 0–4 | 5,608 | 0–1–0 (0–0–0) |
| October 15 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Benson | W 4–2 | 6,179 | 1–1–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Northeastern* | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,198 | 1–1–1 (1–0–0) |
| October 23 | 1:00 PM | New Hampshire | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | W 5–0 | 3,524 | 2–1–1 (2–0–0) |
| October 27 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Connecticut | | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Benson | L 1–5 | 3,031 | 2–2–1 (2–1–0) |
| November 3 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | L 1–3 | 2,612 | 2–3–1 (2–2–0) |
| November 5 | 1:00 PM | Merrimack | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | L 2–5 | 4,101 | 2–4–1 (2–3–0) |
| November 11 | 7:00 PM | at #15 Northeastern | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | T 4–4 $^{SOL}$ | 4,724 | 2–4–2 (2–3–1) |
| November 12 | 7:00 PM | #15 Northeastern | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | W 3–2 | 5,724 | 3–4–2 (3–3–1) |
| November 15 | 7:00 PM | #13 Massachusetts Lowell | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN, ESPN+ | Benson | W 3–2 | 3,002 | 4–4–2 (4–3–1) |
| November 25 | 4:00 PM | #19 Notre Dame* | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPN+ | Benson | L 2–5 | 6,234 | 4–5–2 (4–3–1) |
| November 29 | 7:00 PM | at Brown* | | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Benson | W 4–2 | 786 | 5–5–2 (4–3–1) |
| December 2 | 7:00 PM | #10 Providence | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 5,119 | 5–5–3 (4–3–2) |
| December 3 | 7:00 PM | at #10 Providence | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Benson | T 2–2 $^{SOW}$ | 3,042 | 5–5–4 (4–3–3) |
| December 9 | 7:00 PM | #7 Boston University | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | ESPNews | Benson | W 9–6 | 7,884 | 6–5–4 (5–3–3) |
| December 30 | 9:00 PM | at Arizona State* | | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Benson | W 5–2 | 5,000 | 7–5–4 (5–3–3) |
| December 31 | 9:00 PM | at Arizona State* | | Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona | | Benson | L 1–2 | 4,820 | 7–6–4 (5–3–3) |
| January 7 | 6:00 PM | vs. #15 Massachusetts* | | Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts (Frozen Fenway) | NESN | Benson | W 4–2 | 22,500 | 8–6–4 (5–3–3) |
| January 14 | 7:00 PM | at Sacred Heart* | #20 | Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut | FloHockey, SNY | Benson | W 3–2 $^{OT}$ | 4,103 | 9–6–4 (5–3–3) |
| January 20 | 7:00 PM | Vermont | #18 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | T 1–1 $^{SOL}$ | 5,763 | 9–6–5 (5–3–4) |
| January 21 | 5:00 PM | Vermont | #18 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+, ESPN+ | Benson | L 2–3 | 6,226 | 9–7–5 (5–4–4) |
| January 27 | 7:00 PM | at #4 Boston University | | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | NESN, ESPN+ | Benson | L 3–6 | 6,150 | 9–8–5 (5–5–4) |
| January 28 | 7:00 PM | #4 Boston University | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) | NESN+, ESPN+ | Benson | L 1–3 | 7,000 | 9–9–5 (5–6–4) |
| January 31 | 7:00 PM | at Northeastern | | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN, ESPN+ | Benson | L 1–2 | 2,621 | 9–10–5 (5–7–4) |
| February 3 | 7:15 PM | at #16 Massachusetts Lowell | | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NESN, ESPN+ | Benson | T 2–2 $^{SOL}$ | 6,000 | 9–10–6 (5–7–5) |
| Beanpot ||||||||||
| February 6 | 5:00 PM | vs. #10 Harvard* | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) | NESN | Benson | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 18,258 | 9–11–6 (5–7–5) |
| February 10 | 7:00 PM | Maine | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN, ESPN+ | Benson | L 1–3 | 4,175 | 9–12–6 (5–8–5) |
| February 13 | 4:30 PM | vs. #5 Boston University* | | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Consolation, Rivalry) | | Benson | W 4–2 | 18,258 | 10–12–6 (5–8–5) |
| February 17 | 7:00 PM | Massachusetts | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | W 7–3 | 5,328 | 11–12–6 (6–8–5) |
| February 18 | 7:00 PM | at Massachusetts | | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Benson | W 3–1 | 5,278 | 12–12–6 (7–8–5) |
| February 24 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | ESPN+ | Benson | L 3–6 | 4,870 | 12–13–6 (7–9–5) |
| February 25 | 7:00 PM | at Maine | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | ESPN+ | Benson | L 1–2 | 5,045 | 12–14–6 (7–10–5) |
| March 3 | 7:00 PM | #17 Connecticut | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN, ESPN+ | Benson | W 5–3 | 4,559 | 13–14–6 (8–10–5) |
| March 4 | 4:00 PM | at #17 Connecticut | | Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Wilder | L 5–6 | 2,691 | 13–15–6 (8–11–5) |
| Hockey East Tournament ||||||||||
| March 8 | 7:00 PM | Massachusetts* | | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Opening Round) | NESN+ | Benson | W 5–2 | 1,376 | 14–15–6 (8–11–5) |
| March 11 | 7:30 PM | at #14 Merrimack* | | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts (Quarterfinals) | NESN | Benson | L 0–1 $^{2OT}$ | 2,747 | 14–16–6 (8–11–5) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||||||

## Statistics

As of March 14, 2023

### Skaters

| No. | Player | POS | YR | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PP | SHG | GWG | +/- | SOG |
| 1 | Mitch Benson | G | GR | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
| 2 | Eamon Powell | D | JR | 36 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 58 |
| 3 | Seamus Powell | D | FR | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 11 |
| 4 | Charlie Leddy | D | FR | 35 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | E | 29 |
| 5 | Marshall Warren | D | SR | 36 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | E | 80 |
| 6 | Cade Alami | D | SO | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 20 |
| 7 | Aidan Hreschuk | D | SO | 35 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –5 | 37 |
| 8 | Lukas Gustafsson | D | FR | 35 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 81 |
| 9 | Jack Dempsey | F | SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
| 10 | Mitch Andres | D | SR | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 10 |
| 11 | Colby Ambrosio | F | JR | 36 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 83 |
| 12 | Mike Posma | F | SO | 36 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 42 |
| 13 | Nikita Nesterenko | F | JR | 36 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 110 |
| 14 | Gentry Shamburger | F | JR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 4 |
| 15 | Trevor Kuntar | F | JR | 34 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 137 |
| 17 | Cam Burke | F | GR | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –9 | 62 |
| 18 | Paul Davey | F | FR | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 4 |
| 19 | Cutter Gauthier | F | FR | 32 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 130 |
| 21 | Oskar Jellvik | F | FR | 34 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –6 | 65 |
| 22 | Christian O'Neill | D | GR | 36 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –9 | 47 |
| 23 | Will Treager | D | FR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 |
| 24 | Andre Gasseau | F | FR | 36 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 65 |
| 26 | Liam Izyk | F | SR | 35 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –7 | 31 |
| 27 | Connor Joyce | F | SO | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 33 |
| 28 | Matt Argentina | F | SO | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 21 |
| 31 | Henry Wilder | G | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
| 32 | Jack Moffatt | G | SR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
| | Bench | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | |
| | Team | | | 36 | 104 | 186 | 290 | 372 | 32 | 2 | 14 | –3 | 1162 |

### Goaltenders

| No. | Player | YR | GS | GP | MIN | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO |
| 1 | Mitch Benson | GR | 35 | 35 | 2132 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 93 | 2.62 | 967 | 874 | 0.904 | 1 |
| 31 | Henry Wilder | JR | 1 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5.48 | 49 | 42 | 0.857 | 0 |
| 32 | Jack Moffatt | SR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 |
| | Empty Net | | | | | | | | 4 | | 4 | | | |
| | Team | | 36 | 36 | 2209 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 104 | 2.82 | 1020 | 916 | 0.898 | 1 |

## 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 | 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 | 27 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | 20 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | — | NR |
| USA Today | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |

## Awards and honors

Hockey East All-Stars
* Cutter Gauthier, F – Third Team, All-Rookie Team
Hockey East Rookie of the Month
* Cutter Gauthier, F – Month of November, Month of February
Hockey East Player of the Week
* Cutter Gauthier, F – Week of December 13, 2022
* Cam Burke, F – Week of January 10, 2023
* Nikita Nesterenko, F – Week of February 20, 2023
Hockey East Rookie of the Week
* Cutter Gauthier, F – Week of December 6, 2022, Week of January 10, 2023 (Shared with Jack Williams, Northeastern)
* Andre Gasseau, F – Week of January 17, 2023 (Shared with Kristaps Skrastins, New Hampshire)
Hockey East Goalie of the Week
* Mitch Benson – Week of December 6, 2022
Hockey East Defender of the Week
* Lukas Gustafsson, D – Week of October 25, 2022

## Players drafted into the NHL
### 2023 NHL Entry Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
| 1 | 4 | William Smith $^†$ | San Jose Sharks |
| 1 | 8 | Ryan Leonard $^†$ | Washington Capitals |
| 1 | 23 | Gabe Perreault $^†$ | New York Rangers |
| 3 | 69 | Jacob Fowler $^†$ | Montreal Canadiens |
| 3 | 90 | Drew Fortescue $^†$ | New York Rangers |
| 4 | 125 | Aram Minnetian $^†$ | Dallas Stars |
† incoming freshman