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

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)^[1]
• Michael Karow, Senior – D (Transferred to Michigan Tech as a Graduate)^[2]

Left program early to sign professionally:

• Matt Boldy, Sophomore – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Minnesota Wild on March 31, 2021)^[3]
• Alex Newhook, Sophomore – F (Signed with his drafted team, the Colorado Avalanche on March 31, 2021)^[4]
• Mike Hardman, Sophomore – F (Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks on March 30, 2021)^[5]
• Spencer Knight, Sophomore – G (Signed with his drafted team, the Florida Panthers on March 31, 2021)^[6]

Transferred:

• Tim Lovell, Freshman – D (Arizona State)^[7]
• Jack Agnew, Freshman – D (RPI)^[8]
• Danny Weight, Freshman – F (Colorado College)^[9]
• Harrison Roy, Freshman – F (Lake Superior State)^[10]

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.^{[11] [12]}

Cade Alami	Defenseman		Bedford, NY Played for the Jersey Hitmen of the NCDC.
Matt Argentina	Forward		Philadelphia, PA Played for the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL.
Jack Dempsey	Forward		Natick, MA Played for the Boston Junior Bruins of the NCDC.
Aidan Hreschuk	Defenseman		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		Dedham, MA Played for the Connecticut Junior Rangers of the NCDC.
Mike Posma	Forward		Pomona, NY Played for the Omaha Lancers of the USHL.

Eric Dop	Goaltender		Lewis Center, OH Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.
Brandon Kruse	Forward		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		Syosset, NY Transferred from Penn State of the Big Ten.
Justin Wells	Defenseman		North Canton, OH Transferred from Bowling Green of the WCHA.

Roster

As of September 6, 2021.^[13]

Coaching staff

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

Schedule

|-!colspan=12 ! style=""; | Exhibition|-!colspan=12 ! style=""; | Regular Season|-!colspan=12 ! style=""; |

• 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

See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey 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	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.^[14]

Statistics

As of January 1, 2022^[15]

Skaters

2		D	SO	38	0	9	9	4	0	0	0	+4	30
3		D	SR	38	4	20	24	6	1	0	0	+8	84
4		D	JR	32	4	21	25	30	2	0	2	–9	62
5		D	JR	37	6	15	21	12	0	1	1	–3	106
6		D	FR	10	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	–2	4
7		D	FR	37	1	7	8	23	0	0	0	+9	37
8		D	GR	37	0	3	3	4	0	0	0	–4	23
9		F	FR	12	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	–1	6
10		D	JR	32	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	–7	9
11		F	SR	24	19	14	33	14	6	1	4	+13	81
12		F	FR	28	3	6	9	27	0	0	0	–9	48
13		F	SO	37	7	17	24	50	0	1	0	+7	77
14		F	SO	29	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	–7	10
15		F	SO	36	9	11	20	33	1	0	3	+2	106
18		F	GR	38	3	23	26	18	0	0	0	–4	54
19		F	GR	24	0	3	3	21	0	0	0	–7	25
20		F	FR	35	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	–8	31
22		D	SR	36	6	6	12	21	1	1	0	–10	68
24		F	SR	37	15	7	22	26	1	2	2	+3	85
25		F	SR	33	21	10	31	22	8	1	2	+10	92
26		F	JR	24	4	3	7	10	0	0	0	–4	25
27		F	SO	38	9	13	22	8	1	0	1	+7	99
28		F	FR	29	2	3	5	44	0	0	0	–8	17
29		G	GR	33	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	E	0
31		G	SO	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	E	0
32		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

29		GR	32	33	1930	12	15	5	96	2.98	961	865	0.900	0
31		SO	6	7	371	3	3	0	19	3.07	172	153	0.890	0
32		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

Jack McBain	AHCA All-American East Second Team	^[16]
Jack McBain	Hockey East Second Team	^[17]
Jack St. Ivany	Hockey East Third Team

Players drafted into the NHL

2022 NHL Entry Draft

1	5	Cutter Gauthier^†	Philadelphia Flyers
4	126	Charles Leddy^†	New Jersey Devils

† incoming freshman^[18]

External links

• BC Men's Hockey Home Page
• BC Men's Hockey Page on USCHO

Notes and References

1. Web site: Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Forward Logan Hutsko. 2021-10-07. NHL.com. en-US.
2. 2021-10-01. PREVIEW: Tech hosts NMU in exhibition hockey. en.
3. Web site: Wild signs forward Matt Boldy to a three-year, entry-level contract. 2021-10-07. NHL.com. en-US.
4. Web site: Avalanche Signs Alex Newhook. 2021-10-07. NHL.com. en-US.
5. Web site: L_B_R. 2021-03-29. Blackhawks sign NCAA free agent Mike Hardman. 2021-10-07. Second City Hockey. en.
6. Web site: Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Goaltender Spencer Knight. 2021-10-07. NHL.com. en-US.
7. Web site: Bell. Andrew. 2021-04-09. ASU Hockey: Sun Devils add three players via the transfer portal. 2021-10-07. House of Sparky. en.
8. Web site: Flannery. Curtis. 2021-04-28. Jack Agnew to transfer to RPI. 2021-10-07. BC Interruption. en.
9. Web site: Harve. Maithri. 2021-05-12. Danny Weight to Transfer to Colorado College. 2021-10-07. BC Interruption. en.
10. Web site: Salzano. Grant. 2021-07-29. MIH: Harrison Roy To Transfer To Lake Superior State. 2021-10-07. BC Interruption. en.
11. Web site: 2021-04-06. An early look at Boston College hockey's 2021-22 freshman recruiting class. 2021-10-07. BC Interruption. en.
12. Web site: 2021-06-08. Assessing Boston College hockey's roster after transfers, recruits, and departures. 2021-10-07. BC Interruption. en.
13. Web site: Boston College Athletics. 2020–21 Men's Hockey Roster. January 9, 2021.
14. Web site: USCHO Division I Men's Poll . USCHO.com . November 26, 2019.
15. Web site: Boston College 2021-22 Team Statistics - Overall & Conference - Hockey East Association. 2021-10-07. hockeyeastonline.com. en.
16. News: Four players return to 2021-22 Division I men's All-American teams, led by three-time pick Dryden McKay . USCHO.com . April 8, 2022 . April 8, 2022.
17. Web site: Hockey East Names 2021-22 Men's All-Star Teams . Hockey East . March 11, 2022 . March 16, 2022 .
18. News: NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft . USCHO.com . July 9, 2022.