2020–21 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season

2020–21 Boston University Terriers
men's ice hockey season
NCAA Tournament, Regional semifinal
Conference2nd Hockey East
Home iceAgganis Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com11
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
12
Record
Overall10–5–1
Conference10–3–1–3–1–1
Home4–3–0
Road6–1–1
Neutral0–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachAlbie O'Connell
Assistant coachesPaul Pearl
Len Quesnelle
Brian Eklund
Captain(s)Logan Cockerill
Alternate captain(s)Ty Amonte
David Farrance
Max Kaufman
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season was the 99th season of play for the program and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Terriers represented Boston University and were coached by Albie O'Connell, in his 3rd season.

Season

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As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Boston University's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]

Due to COVID-19, the start to BU's season was delayed until even later than most schools. The Terriers weren't able to play their first game until January 8, but once they did make it onto the ice, Boston University performed very well. The Terriers won 9 out of 11 games and shot up the Hockey East standings despite playing much fewer games than their colleagues. As the team progressed BU was also hit by the injury bug. Ty Amonte, who missed the entire previous season due to an injury, was lost after just 2 games.[3] During the season two of the team's top players, Drew Commesso and David Farrance, both were lost for several games but BU continued to find a way to win.[4]

Further cancellations and delays limited the team to just 14 games in the regular season.[5] In spite of their limited schedule, BU finished the season second place in Hockey East and was ranked in the middle of the top-20. The program was all but guaranteed a berth into the NCAA Tournament with their 10–3–1 record, which proved fortunate as the team lost its opening game in the conference quarterfinals. The Terriers were rather lackluster in the playoff match, recording just 17 shots on goal for the game and losing 1–2.

As predicted,[6] Boston University was selected for the tournament. They were given the 3-seed in the Northeast region and set to face St. Cloud State in the opening round. BU managed to kill off a 5-minute major in the first period to keep the game scoreless and then opened the second with a goal after just 8 seconds. The Huskies responded with two goals in rapid succession but Boston University tied the game less than two minutes later. St. Cloud got a second lead before the period was out and the two entered the final frame with both still very much in contention. Despite a push by the Terriers, the team was unable to get any of their 16 shots into the net while St. Cloud State scored three more times and ended with a 6–2 victory over BU.

John Copeland sat out the season.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Hugo Blixt Defenseman  Sweden Transferred to Colorado College
Alex Brink Forward  United States Graduation
Gabe Chabot Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Rapid City Rush)
Cam Crotty Defenseman  Canada Signed professional contract (Arizona Coyotes)
Patrick Curry Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Grand Rapids Griffins)
Patrick Harper Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Nashville Predators)
Kasper Kotkansalo Defenseman  Finland Signed professional contract (Ässät)
Nico Lynch Goaltender  United States Graduation
Vinnie Purpura Goaltender  United States Transferred to Long Island
Sam Tucker Goaltender  United States Graduation
Trevor Zegras Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Anaheim Ducks)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Joseph Campolieto Defenseman  United States 22 Eynon, PA; transfer from Union
Drew Commesso Goaltender  United States 18 Norwell, MA; selected 46th overall in 2020
Vincent Duplessis Goaltender  United States 21 Quebec City, QC
Thomas Jarman Defenseman  United States 19 Pittsburgh, PA
Max Kaufman Forward  United States 24 Pittsford, NY; graduate transfer from Vermont
Jay O'Brien Forward  United States 19 Hingham, MA; transfer from Providence; selected 19th overall in 2018
Dylan Peterson Forward  United States 18 Roseville, CA; selected 86th overall in 2020
Luke Tuch Forward  United States 18 Baldwinsville, NY; selected 47th overall in 2020
Cade Webber Defenseman  United States 18 Meadville, PA; selected 99th overall in 2019
Nick Zabaneh Forward  Canada 19 Toronto, ON

Roster

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As of February 12, 2021.[7]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 New York (state) Case McCarthy Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2001-01-09 Clarence Center, New York USNTDP (USHL) NJD, 118th overall 2019
3 Massachusetts Ty Amonte (A) Junior (RS) F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-01-11 Norwell, Massachusetts Penticton (BCHL)
4 New York (state) David Farrance (A) Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-06-23 Victor, New York USNTDP (USHL) NSH, 92nd overall 2017
5 Pennsylvania Thomas Jarman Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-04-09 Gibsonia, Pennsylvania Maryland (NAHL)
7 Illinois Alex Vlasic Sophomore D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 2001-06-05 Wilmette, Illinois USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 43rd overall 2019
8 Pennsylvania Cade Webber Freshman D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-01-05 Meadville, Pennsylvania Penticton (BCHL) CAR, 99th overall 2019
9 Michigan Logan Cockerill (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-03 Brighton, Michigan USNTDP (USHL) NYI, 201st overall 2017
10 Ontario Nick Zabaneh Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2001-03-27 Toronto, Ontario Green Bay (USHL)
11 New York (state) Luke Tuch Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2002-03-07 Baldwinsville, New York USNTDP (USHL) MTL, 47th overall 2020
12 Rhode Island Jamie Armstrong Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-08-07 Warwick, Rhode Island Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)
13 California Dylan Peterson Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-01-08 Roseville, California USNTDP (USHL) STL, 86th overall 2020
14 Wisconsin Sean Driscoll Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-07-02 Mequon, Wisconsin Janesville (NAHL)
15 Alberta Markus Boguslavsky Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-15 Calgary, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL)
16 New York (state) Robert Mastrosimone Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-24 East Islip, New York Chicago (USHL) DET, 54th overall 2019
17 Massachusetts Jake Wise Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-02-28 Reading, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 69th overall 2018
18 Massachusetts Jay O'Brien Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1999-11-04 Hingham, Massachusetts Penticton (BCHL) PHI, 19th overall 2018
19 New Jersey Jack DeBoer Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2000-08-17 Madison, New Jersey USNTDP (USHL)
20 Massachusetts Matthew Quercia Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1999-02-24 Andover, Massachusetts Sioux Falls (USHL)
21 New York (state) Max Kaufman Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1996-06-26 Rochester, New York Vermont (HEA)
22 Massachusetts Jake Witkowski Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1996-08-28 Melrose, Massachusetts Alberni Valley (BCHL)
23 New York (state) Domenick Fensore Sophomore D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-09-07 Thornwood, New York USNTDP (USHL) CAR, 90th overall 2019
25 Quebec Sam Stevens Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2000-04-27 Montreal, Quebec Sioux Falls (USHL)
26 Pennsylvania Joseph Campolieto Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-29 Eynon, Pennsylvania Union (ECAC)
27 Massachusetts John Copeland Sophomore D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-03 Wellesley, Massachusetts Carleton Place (CCHL)
28 Nova Scotia Ethan Phillips Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-05-07 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Sioux Falls (USHL) DET, 97th overall 2019
29 Massachusetts Drew Commesso Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-07-19 Norwell, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 46th overall 2020
30 Alberta Ashton Abel Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-10-22 Fort McMurray, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL)
31 Quebec Vinny Duplessis Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-03-19 Quebec City, Quebec Whitecourt (AJHL)
32 Sweden Wilmer Skoog Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1999-07-17 Tyresö, Sweden Maryland (NAHL)

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW HEPI GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Boston College 21 16 4 1 3 2 0 58.61 82 46 24 17 6 1 91 58
#11 Boston University 14 10 3 1 3 1 1 56.36 49 37 16 10 5 1 52 45
#1 Massachusetts * 22 13 5 4 1 1 1 55.44 76 42 29 20 5 4 103 48
Connecticut 22 10 10 2 1 4 2 52.01 69 63 23 10 11 2 70 69
#16 Providence 23 10 8 5 0 0 2 50.80 63 61 25 11 9 5 71 67
Northeastern 20 9 8 3 1 0 3 49.94 68 60 21 9 9 3 69 64
#19 Massachusetts–Lowell 16 7 8 1 1 1 0 48.00 46 53 20 10 9 1 59 63
Maine 15 3 10 2 0 1 2 46.66 41 61 16 3 11 2 43 68
Merrimack 18 5 11 2 0 1 0 45.38 47 66 18 5 11 2 47 66
New Hampshire 21 5 13 3 3 2 2 43.66 51 83 23 6 14 3 60 88
Vermont 12 1 9 2 0 0 0 38.02 17 37 13 1 10 2 20 42
Championship: March 20, 2021[8]
No Regular Season Champion Awarded[9]
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular season
January 8 6:00 PM vs. #16 Providence Walter Brown ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN+ Commesso L 3–7  0 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
January 9 7:00 PM at #16 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Commesso W 6–4  0 1–1–0 (1–1–0)
January 17 3:30 PM at #8 Massachusetts Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts NESN Commesso W 4–2  0 2–1–0 (2–1–0)
January 18 3:05 PM vs. #8 Massachusetts Walter Brown ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   Commesso W 4–3 OT 0 3–1–0 (3–1–0)
January 22 3:35 PM vs. Maine Walter Brown ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN Commesso W 3–2 OT 0 4–1–0 (4–1–0)
January 23 1:05 PM vs. Maine Walter Brown ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   Commesso W 5–1  0 5–1–0 (5–1–0)
February 5 7:00 PM at #1 Boston College #15 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Abel L 3–4 OT 0 5–2–0 (5–2–0)
February 6 7:05 PM vs. #1 Boston College #15 Walter Brown ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   Duplessis W 3–1  0 6–2–0 (6–2–0)
February 12 6:00 PM at Vermont #13 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   Duplessis W 1–0  0 7–2–0 (7–2–0)
February 13 6:00 PM at Vermont #13 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   Duplessis W 5–1  0 8–2–0 (8–2–0)
February 20 4:00 PM at Connecticut #11 Mark Edward Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut   Duplessis W 3–2 OT 0 9–2–0 (9–2–0)
February 26 4:05 PM vs. Merrimack #8 Walter Brown ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   Duplessis L 2–5  0 9–3–0 (9–3–0)
February 27 4:05 PM at Merrimack #8 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts   Commesso W 4–2  0 10–3–0 (10–3–0)
March 6 3:00 PM at Massachusetts–Lowell #10 Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts   Commesso T 3–3 SOW 0 10–3–1 (10–3–1)
Hockey East Tournament
March 14 1:05 PM vs. Massachusetts–Lowell* #9 Walter Brown ArenaBoston, Massachusetts (Quarterfinal) NESN+ Commesso L 1–2  0 10–4–1
NCAA Tournament
March 27 1:00 PM vs. #7 St. Cloud State* #10 Times Union CenterAlbany, New York (Regional semifinal) ESPNews Commesso L 2–6  1,136 10–5–1
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Jay O'Brien C 16 8 8 16 8
David Farrance D 11 5 11 16 4
Luke Tuch LW 16 6 5 11 12
Logan Cockerill LW/RW 12 5 5 10 6
Wilmer Skoog C 14 4 4 8 2
Robert Mastrosimone C/LW 15 3 5 8 6
Alex Vlasic F 16 3 5 8 10
Domenick Fensore D 16 2 6 8 16
Max Kaufman F 15 1 7 8 4
Nick Zabaneh F 16 0 7 7 4
Dylan Peterson C 16 3 3 6 25
Markus Boguslavsky RW 15 4 1 5 4
Matthew Quercia F 16 2 1 3 4
Jack DeBoer C 7 1 2 3 0
Jamie Armstrong LW 16 1 2 3 6
Ty Amonte RW 2 1 1 2 2
Jake Wise C 5 1 1 2 4
Case McCarthy D 12 1 1 2 8
Sam Stevens F 11 0 2 2 2
Cade Webber D 14 0 2 2 15
Thomas Jarman D 16 0 2 2 10
Sean Driscoll D 4 1 0 1 2
Ethan Phillips C/RW 1 0 0 0 0
Ashton Abel G 2 0 0 0 0
Vinny Duplessis G 5 0 0 0 0
Jake Witkowski F 6 0 0 0 6
Drew Commesso G 11 0 0 0 0
Joseph Campolieto D 16 0 0 0 4
Bench - - - - - 10
Total 52 81 133 174

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Vinny Duplessis 5 253 4 1 0 7 107 1 .939 1.66
Drew Commesso 11 641 6 3 1 32 346 0 .915 2.99
Ashton Abel 2 77 0 1 0 5 38 0 .884 3.89
Empty Net - 23 - - - 3 - - - -
Total 16 974 10 5 1 45 491 1 .916 2.77

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 (Final)
USCHO.com NR 20 20 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 15 15 13 11 8 10 9 11 10 - 11
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 15 15 13 12 8 11 10 11 11 12 12

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[12]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
David Farrance AHCA East First Team All-American [13]
David Farrance Hockey East First Team [14]
Drew Commesso Hockey East Rookie Team [15]
Luke Tuch

Players drafted into the NHL

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Round Pick Player NHL team
1 10 Tyler Boucher Ottawa Senators
6 186 Shane Lachance Edmonton Oilers
7 217 Ty Gallagher Boston Bruins

† incoming freshman [16]

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "From BU head coach Albie O'Connell". Twitter. January 20, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Helleson Beats the Buzzer, Pushes No. 1 BC Past No. 15 BU in Overtime". Sports Illustrated. February 6, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Citing rising COVID-19 numbers, Boston University pauses all athletics, including men's, women's hockey, for rest of January". USCHO. January 27, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bracketology: With Selection Sunday around the corner, taking one last stab at how the NCAA hockey tournament field will look". USCHO. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hockey East Unveils 2021 Tournament and Seeding Format - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 Hockey East Women's Tournament Field Set". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Boston University Terriers (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "Boston Univ. 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  12. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin lead way with three All-American college hockey players apiece for '20-21 season". USCHO.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "Hockey East Names 2020-21 Men's All-Star Teams - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "Hockey East Names Men's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2021 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 24, 2021.