2019–20 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

2019–20 Boston College Eagles
men's ice hockey season
Hockey East, Regular Season Champions
Conference1st Hockey East
Home iceKelley Rink
Rankings
USCHO.com#4 (Final)
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
#4 (Final)
Record
Overall24–8–2
Conference17–6–1
Home10–5–0
Road13–3–1
Neutral1–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachJerry York
Assistant coachesMike Ayers
Brendan Buckley
Marty McInnis
Captain(s)David Cotton
Graham McPhee
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his twenty-sixth 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 just one mid-season tournament during the 2019–20 season, forgoing the traditional holiday break tournament. The Eagles played in the 68th Annual Beanpot Tournament at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts on February 3 and 10. Boston College faced Boston University in the opening round, where they officially tied 4–4 per NCAA rules, but the Terriers advanced to the championship game by scoring in the second overtime. The Eagles faced the Harvard Crimson in the consolation game, securing third place with a 7–2 victory. They failed to secure a Beanpot title for the fourth consecutive season, while Northeastern won their third consecutive title.

The Eagles finished the season 24–8–2, and 17–6–1 in conference play, to secure 1st place in Hockey East and the regular season title. The Hockey East tournament as well as the NCAA Tournament were unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, before any games were played.[1][2] Therefore, no postseason result occurred for the Eagles.

Previous season recap

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The Eagles entered the 2019–20 season following a 2018–19 effort falling well short of expectation. While they did advance to the Hockey East tournament championship game, they ultimately fell to the Northeastern Huskies and failed to secure a bid to the NCAA Tournament for a third straight season. Their regular season record was abysmal by recent standards, going only 14–22–3 and 10–11–3 in conference play, finishing seventh in the conference; their lowest result since 2008–09. Additionally, they failed to secure any mid-season tournament title, their only tournament result being their second place Beanpot finish.

Departures

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Nine Eagles departed from the program from the 2018–19 roster:

Graduation:

  • Michael Kim, Senior – D
  • Casey Fitzgerald, Senior – D
  • Christopher Brown, Senior – F
  • J.D. Dudek, Senior – F
  • Ian Milosz, Senior – G

Signed Professionally:

Not Retained:

Recruiting

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Boston College added eight freshmen for the 2019–20 season: three forwards, three defensemen, and two goalies.[7]

Player Position Nationality Notes
Drew Helleson Defenseman  United States Farmington, MN; Drafted 47th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019 Draft.
Marshall Warren Defenseman  United States Laurel Hollow, NY; Drafted 166th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2019 Draft.
Mitch Andres Defenseman  United States Brainerd, MN; Played for the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL.
Matthew Boldy Forward  United States Millis, MA; Drafted 12th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2019 Draft.
Alex Newhook Forward  Canada St. John’s, N.L.; Drafted 16th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019 Draft.
Mike Hardman Forward  United States Hanover, MA; Played for the West Kelowna Warriors of the BCHL.
Spencer Knight Goalie  United States Darien, CT; Drafted 13th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2019 Draft.
Jack Moffatt Goalie  United States Wellesley, MA; Played for St. Sebastian’s in the New England’s prep school league, the ISL.

Mid-season additions

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  • Adin Farhat, Junior – G (Called up from the club hockey team)[8]
  • Casey Carreau, Sophomore – F (Returned to the program after having been not retained following his freshman season in 2017–18. Played 44 combined games for the Des Moines Buccaneers and the Boston Junior Bruins in the USHL and USPHL, respectively.)[9]

2019–2020 roster

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2019–20 Eagles

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As of March 3, 2020.[10]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New Hampshire Adin Farhat Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1998-05-03 Hollis, New Hampshire Loomis Chaffee (USHS–NH)
2 Wisconsin Michael Karow Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1998-12-18 Green Bay, Wisconsin Youngstown (USHL) ARI, 126th overall 2017
3 Massachusetts Luke McInnis Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1998-07-29 Hingham, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL)
4 Minnesota Drew Helleson Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2001-03-26 Farmington, Minnesota USNTDP (USHL) COL, 47th overall 2019
5 New York (state) Marshall Warren Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 2001-04-20 Laurel Hollow, New York USNTDP (USHL) MIN, 166th overall 2019
6 Vermont Ben Finkelstein Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-10-01 South Burlington, Vermont Waterloo (USHL) FLA, 195th overall 2016
7 Georgia (U.S. state) Connor Moore Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1997-07-04 Cumming, Georgia Youngstown (USHL)
8 Finland Jesper Mattila Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-10-09 Tampere, Finland Ilves U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
9 Florida Logan Hutsko Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1999-02-11 Tampa, Florida USNTDP (USHL) FLA, 89th overall 2018
10 Minnesota Mitch Andres Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-09-02 Brainerd, Minnesota Chilliwack (BCHL)
11 Ontario Jack McBain Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-06 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) MIN, 63rd overall 2018
12 Massachusetts Matt Boldy Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-04-05 Millis, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) MIN, 12th overall 2019
14 Idaho Zach Walker Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-08-02 Boise, Idaho USNTDP (USHL)
17 Texas David Cotton (C) Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1997-07-09 Parker, Texas Waterloo (USHL) CAR, 169th overall 2015
18 Newfoundland and Labrador Alex Newhook Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-01-28 St. John's, Newfoundland Victoria (BCHL) COL, 16th overall 2019
19 Massachusetts Mike Hardman Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-02-05 Hanover, Massachusetts West Kelowna (BCHL)
20 Pennsylvania Mike Merulla Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1996-01-26 Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Aston (NAHL)
22 Finland Aapeli Räsänen Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1998-06-01 Tampere, Finland Sioux City (USHL) EDM, 153rd overall 2016
23 Massachusetts Casey Carreau Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-03-08 Acushnet, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)
24 Maryland Patrick Giles Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2000-01-03 Chevy Chase, Maryland USNTDP (USHL)
25 Massachusetts Marc McLaughlin Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1999-07-26 North Billerica, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids (USHL)
26 Finland Julius Mattila Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1997-10-09 Tampere, Finland Ilves U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
27 Nevada Graham McPhee (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1998-07-24 Las Vegas, Nevada USNTDP (USHL) EDM, 149th overall 2016
28 Pennsylvania Ron Greco Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1995-03-20 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia (USPHL)
30 Connecticut Spencer Knight Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2001-04-19 Darien, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL) FLA, 13th overall 2019
31 Massachusetts Jack Moffatt Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2001-01-08 Wellesley, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA)
35 Minnesota Ryan Edquist Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1998-01-28 Lakeville, Minnesota Madison (USHL)

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Boston College
Alma Mater
Jerry York Head Coach 26 Boston College (1967)
Mike Ayers Assistant Coach 7 University of New Hampshire (2004)
Brendan Buckley Assistant Coach 2 Boston College (1999)
Marty McInnis Assistant Coach 7 Boston College (1992)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston College 24 17 6 1 35 93 48 34 24 8 2 136 71
#9 Massachusetts 24 14 8 2 30 69 49 34 21 11 2 107 67
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell 24 12 7 5 29 60 60 34 18 10 6 90 79
#15 Maine 24 12 9 3 27 56 56 34 18 11 5 89 75
Connecticut 24 12 10 2 26 71 75 34 15 15 4 102 106
Boston University 24 10 9 5 25 69 64 34 13 13 8 103 98
#19 Northeastern 24 11 12 1 23 66 71 34 18 13 3 98 92
Providence 24 10 11 3 23 70 63 34 16 12 6 102 78
New Hampshire 24 9 12 3 21 54 69 34 15 15 4 91 97
Merrimack 24 7 14 3 17 63 77 34 9 22 3 85 123
Vermont 24 2 18 4 8 44 83 34 5 23 6 59 100
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule

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Regular season

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 2:00 pm New Brunswick* #11 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Knight W 4–2  188 0–0–0 (0–0–0)
Regular Season
October 11 7:00 pm #16 Wisconsin* #10 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Knight W 5–3  6,172 1–0–0 (0–0–0)
October 13 4:00 pm at Colgate* #10 Class of 1965 ArenaHamilton, New York ESPN+ Knight W 3–0  1,235 2–0–0 (0–0–0)
October 18 9:00 pm at #1 Denver* #6 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado   Knight L 0–3  6,038 2–1–0 (0–0–0)
October 19 9:00 pm at #1 Denver* #6 Magness ArenaDenver, Colorado NESN+ Knight L 4–6  6,390 2–2–0 (0–0–0)
October 25 7:00 pm #7 Providence #10 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Knight L 2–6  6,208 2–3–0 (0–1–0)
November 1 7:00 pm at New Hampshire #15 Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire NESN Knight L 0–1 OT 4,832 2–4–0 (0–2–0)
November 2 7:00 pm at #8 Providence #15 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island   Knight W 3–2  2,843 3–4–0 (1–2–0)
November 8 7:00 pm Connecticut #19 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Knight W 6–0  5,291 4–4–0 (2–2–0)
November 9 3:30 pm at Connecticut #19 XL CenterHartford, Connecticut NESN Knight W 5–1  5,112 5–4–0 (3–2–0)
November 15 7:00 pm at Vermont #16 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   Knight W 5–1  3,118 6–4–0 (4–2–0)
November 16 7:00 pm at Vermont #16 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   Knight W 3–0  3,585 7–4–0 (5–2–0)
November 26 7:00 pm Yale* #14 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Knight W 6–2  3,669 8–4–0 (5–2–0)
November 29 4:30 pm at #9 Harvard* #14 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts NESN Knight W 4–2  3,095 9–4–0 (5–2–0)
December 6 7:00 pm #9 Notre Dame* #10 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Holy War on Ice)   Knight W 4–0  7,295 10–4–0 (5–2–0)
December 8 5:00 pm at #9 Notre Dame* #10 Compton Family Ice ArenaSouth Bend, Indiana (Holy War on Ice)   Knight W 6–1  3,985 11–4–0 (5–2–0)
January 4 4:30 pm Vermont #5 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Edquist W 8–3  6,572 12–4–0 (6–2–0)
January 10 7:00 pm #10 Massachusetts #4 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Knight L 1–3  6,705 12–5–0 (6–3–0)
January 11 7:00 pm at #10 Massachusetts #4 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts NESN+ Knight W 6–3  5,153 13–5–0 (7–3–0)
January 17 7:00 pm at #13 UMass Lowell #5 Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts   Knight W 3–2  4,849 14–5–0 (8–3–0)
January 18 7:00 pm Boston University #5 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NESN+ Knight W 4–3  7,884 15–5–0 (9–3–0)
January 24 7:00 pm Maine #4 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Knight L 3–4 OT 5,191 15–6–0 (9–4–0)
January 25 8:00 pm Maine #4 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Knight L 2–3 OT 4,758 15–7–0 (9–5–0)
January 31 7:00 pm at #7 Massachusetts #5 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts   Knight W 3–0  7,336 16–7–0 (10–5–0)
February 3 8:00 pm vs. Boston University* #4 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry, Beanpot) NESN Knight T 4–4 OT 13,141 16–7–1 (10–5–0)
February 7 7:00 pm #14 UMass Lowell #4 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Knight L 2–3  4,298 16–8–1 (10–6–0)
February 10 4:30 pm vs. #18 Harvard* #7 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot) NESN Knight W 7–2  17,850 17–8–1 (10–6–0)
February 14 7:00 pm at Merrimack #7 Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts   Knight W 3–2  2,011 18–8–1 (11–6–0)
February 15 4:30 pm Merrimack #7 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Knight W 6–2  5,498 19–8–1 (12–6–0)
February 20 7:00 pm at #10 Northeastern #6 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN Knight W 3–2  3,054 20–8–1 (13–6–0)
February 21 7:00 pm #10 Northeastern #6 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Knight W 10–1  5,910 21–8–1 (14–6–0)
February 27 7:00 pm Merrimack #4 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Knight W 6–1  3,124 22–8–1 (15–6–0)
February 29   7:00 pm at Boston University #4 Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts (Green Line Rivalry) NESN Knight W 4–1  5,772 23–8–1 (16–6–0)
March 6 7:00 pm New Hampshire #4 Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Knight W 2–1  4,024 24–8–1 (17–6–0)
March 7 7:00 pm at New Hampshire #4 Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire   Knight T 3–3 OT 6,034 24–8–2 (17–6–1)
Hockey East Tournament (Cancelled)
NCAA Tournament (Cancelled)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Attendance data from Hockey East

† In the opening round of the 2020 Beanpot tournament, Boston University and Boston College officially tied - per NCAA rules - after playing a scoreless 5-minute overtime. The game continued for placement purposes, where the Terriers advanced to the title game by scoring in the second overtime period.

Both the Hockey East and NCAA Tournaments were cancelled as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, before any games were played. Boston College was scheduled to host Providence in the Quarterfinals of the Hockey East Tournament and was qualified to make the NCAA tournament.

Rankings

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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 Final
USCHO.com 11 10 6 10 15 19 16 14 14 10 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 7 6 4 4 5 4
USA Today 7 6 6 10 15 RV RV 12 12 7 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

Statistics

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Skaters

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2019–20 Statistics
No. Player POS YR GP G A Pts PIM PP SHG GWG +/- SOG
1 Adin Farhat G JR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0
2 Michael Karow D JR 34 0 4 4 12 0 0 0 +10 29
3 Luke McInnis D SR 34 2 8 10 41 0 0 1 +12 35
4 Drew Helleson D FR 28 1 5 6 12 0 0 0 +12 24
5 Marshall Warren D FR 34 6 5 11 22 0 0 1 +22 48
6 Ben Finkelstein D SR 34 5 16 21 18 3 0 2 +29 54
7 Connor Moore D SR 33 2 7 9 12 1 0 1 +9 36
8 Jesper Mattila D SR 34 2 7 9 10 0 0 0 +30 31
9 Logan Hutsko F JR 30 19 14 33 16 3 0 4 +17 111
10 Mitch Andres D FR 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 +1 0
11 Jack McBain F SO 34 6 15 21 39 1 2 0 +5 45
12 Matt Boldy F FR 34 9 17 26 8 1 0 1 +16 101
14 Zach Walker F SR 28 0 5 5 25 0 0 0 +4 21
17 David Cotton F SR 32 15 24 39 46 6 0 3 +15 118
18 Alex Newhook F FR 34 19 23 42 8 4 3 4 +28 88
19 Mike Hardman F FR 34 12 13 25 10 0 0 0 +21 53
20 Mike Merulla F SR 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 5
22 Aapeli Räsänen F JR 34 11 13 24 14 5 1 2 +14 51
23 Casey Carreau D SO 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 E 3
24 Patrick Giles F SO 10 3 2 5 4 0 2 0 +6 16
25 Marc McLaughlin F SO 34 5 7 12 14 0 2 0 +8 40
26 Julius Mattila F SR 34 10 32 42 10 3 1 4 +21 91
27 Graham McPhee F SR 34 5 7 12 42 0 0 0 +4 43
28 Ron Greco F SR 27 4 2 6 23 1 0 1 +4 20
30 Spencer Knight G FR 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +59 0
31 Jack Moffatt G FR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +1 0
35 Ryan Edquist G SR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +4 0
  Bench 10
Team   34 136 227 363 400 28 11 24 +61 1063

Goaltenders

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2019–20 Statistics
No. Player YR GS GP MIN GA GAA SA SV SV% SO
1 Adin Farhat JR 0 1 2:33 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.00 0
30 Spencer Knight FR 33 33 1979:12 23 8 2 65 1.97 937 872 0.931 5
31 Jack Moffatt FR 0 1 9:16 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 4 1.00 0
35 Ryan Edquist SR 1 1 60:00 1 0 0 3 3.00 29 26 0.897 0
Empty Net 15 7:52 3 3
Team 34 34 2058:53 24 8 2 71 2.07 973 902 0.927 5

Awards and honors

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Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
3 89 Trevor Kuntar Boston Bruins
4 116 Eamon Powell Tampa Bay Lightning
4 118 Colby Ambrosio Colorado Avalanche

† incoming freshman

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References

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  1. ^ "Hockey East Men's Tournament Cancelled - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Joe Woll Signs with Toronto Maple Leafs". BC Interruption. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Oliver Wahlstrom Signs with New York Islanders". BC Interruption. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jacob Tortora Commits to Colts". Ontario Hockey League. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. ^ "Hockey Adds Transfer Chris Grando from Boston College". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Eagles Announce Eight Players in Class of 2023". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "Boston College Men's Hockey Adds Goalie Adin Farhat". BC Interruption. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  9. ^ Principi, Steven (September 22, 2019). "Meet The Eagles, Boston College Men's Hockey: Casey Carreau". BC Interruption. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "2019–20 Men's Hockey Roster". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "2019–20 Men's Hockey Schedule". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "2019–20 Men's Hockey Statistics". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "NHL DRAFT: Second day of NHL Draft concludes, nearly 70 players with NCAA ties chosen overall". USCHO.com. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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