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

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2022–23 Boston College Eagles
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceKelley Rink
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall14–16–6
Conference8–11–5
Home7–6–2
Road5–9–4
Neutral2–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachGreg Brown
Assistant coachesMike Ayers
Brendan Buckley
Paul Carey
Captain(s)Marshall Warren
Alternate captain(s)Mitch Andres
Trevor Kuntar
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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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

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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

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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

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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

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As of September 1, 2022.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Ontario Mitch Benson Graduate G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-11-18 Windsor, Ontario Colgate (ECAC)
2 New York (state) Eamon Powell Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2002-05-10 Marcellus, New York NTDP (USHL) TBL, 116th overall 2020
3 New York (state) Seamus Powell Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2004-04-26 Marcellus, New York NTDP (USHL)
4 Connecticut Charlie Leddy Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-01-11 Fairfield, Connecticut NTDP (USHL) NJD, 126th overall 2022
5 New York (state) Marshall Warren (C) Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-04-20 Laurel Hollow, New York NTDP (USHL) MIN, 166th overall 2019
6 New York (state) Cade Alami Sophomore D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2001-03-13 Bedford, New York Jersey (NCDC)
7 California Aidan Hreschuk Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2003-02-19 Long Beach, California NTDP (USHL) CBJ, 94th overall 2021
8 Georgia (U.S. state) Lukas Gustafsson Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-12-16 Atlanta, Georgia Chicago (USHL)
9 Massachusetts Jack Dempsey Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2001-05-17 Natick, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)
10 Minnesota Mitch Andres (A) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-09-02 Brainerd, Minnesota Chilliwack (BCHL)
11 Ontario Colby Ambrosio Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-08-07 Welland, Ontario Tri-City (USHL) COL, 118th overall 2020
12 New York (state) Mike Posma Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2001-12-04 Pomona, New York Omaha (USHL)
13 New York (state) Nikita Nesterenko Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2001-09-10 Brooklyn, New York Chilliwack (BCHL) MIN, 172nd overall 2019
14 Georgia (U.S. state) Gentry Shamburger Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2000-09-29 Atlanta, Georgia Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT)
15 New York (state) Trevor Kuntar (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2001-06-20 Buffalo, New York Youngstown (USHL) BOS, 89th overall 2020
17 Massachusetts Cam Burke Graduate F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-01-08 Boxborough, Massachusetts Notre Dame (Big Ten)
18 Connecticut Paul Davey Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2003-01-11 Greenwich, Connecticut Des Moines (USHL)
19 Arizona Cutter Gauthier Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 2004-01-19 Scottsdale, Arizona NTDP (USHL) PHI, 5th overall 2022
21 Sweden Oskar Jellvik Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-02-08 Täby, Sweden Djurgårdens J20 (J20 Nationell) BOS, 149th overall 2021
22 Massachusetts Christian O'Neill Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1998-06-17 Westwood, Massachusetts Princeton (ECAC)
23 Minnesota Will Traeger Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2002-04-10 Mendota Heights, Minnesota Jersey (NCDC)
24 California Andre Gasseau Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-07-03 Garden Grove, California Fargo (USHL) BOS, 213th overall 2021
26 Alberta Liam Izyk Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-12-27 Blackie, Alberta Alabama Huntsville (WCHA)
27 Massachusetts Connor Joyce Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2001-07-06 Dedham, Massachusetts Connecticut (NCDC)
28 Pennsylvania Matt Argentina Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2003-01-16 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Waterloo (USHL)
31 Massachusetts Henry Wilder Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-03-19 Needham, Massachusetts Hotchkiss (USHS–CT)
32 Massachusetts Jack Moffatt Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 2001-01-08 Wellesley, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA)

Standings

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Conference 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

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 1 7:30 PM at Holy Cross* Hart CenterWorcester, Massachusetts (Exhibition)     L 2–3  N/A 0–0–0 (0–0–0)
Regular Season
October 7 7:00 PM #6 Quinnipiac* Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Benson L 0–4  5,608 0–1–0 (0–0–0)
October 15 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+ Benson W 4–2  6,179 1–1–0 (1–0–0)
October 18 7:00 PM at #12 Northeastern* Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Benson T 3–3 OT 2,198 1–1–1 (1–0–0)
October 23 1:00 PM New Hampshire Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Benson W 5–0  3,524 2–1–1 (2–0–0)
October 27 7:00 PM at #10 Connecticut XL CenterHartford, Connecticut ESPN+ Benson L 1–5  3,031 2–2–1 (2–1–0)
November 3 7:00 PM at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Benson L 1–3  2,612 2–3–1 (2–2–0)
November 5 1:00 PM Merrimack Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Benson L 2–5  4,101 2–4–1 (2–3–0)
November 11 7:00 PM at #15 Northeastern Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Benson T 4–4 SOL 4,724 2–4–2 (2–3–1)
November 12 7:00 PM #15 Northeastern Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Benson W 3–2  5,724 3–4–2 (3–3–1)
November 15 7:00 PM #13 Massachusetts Lowell Conte ForumChestnut 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 ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) ESPN+ Benson L 2–5  6,234 4–5–2 (4–3–1)
November 29 7:00 PM at Brown* Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Benson W 4–2  786 5–5–2 (4–3–1)
December 2 7:00 PM #10 Providence Conte ForumChestnut 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 ArenaProvidence, 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 ForumChestnut 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 ArenaTempe, Arizona   Benson W 5–2  5,000 7–5–4 (5–3–3)
December 31 9:00 PM at Arizona State* Mullett ArenaTempe, Arizona   Benson L 1–2  4,820 7–6–4 (5–3–3)
January 7 6:00 PM vs. #15 Massachusetts* Fenway ParkBoston, 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 ArenaFairfield, Connecticut FloHockey, SNY Benson W 3–2 OT 4,103 9–6–4 (5–3–3)
January 20 7:00 PM Vermont #18 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Benson T 1–1 SOL 5,763 9–6–5 (5–3–4)
January 21 5:00 PM Vermont #18 Conte ForumChestnut 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 ArenaBoston, 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 ForumChestnut 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 ArenaBoston, 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 CenterLowell, 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 GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) NESN Benson L 3–4 OT 18,258 9–11–6 (5–7–5)
February 10 7:00 PM Maine Conte ForumChestnut 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 GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Consolation, Rivalry)   Benson W 4–2  18,258 10–12–6 (5–8–5)
February 17 7:00 PM Massachusetts Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Benson W 7–3  5,328 11–12–6 (6–8–5)
February 18 7:00 PM at Massachusetts Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Benson W 3–1  5,278 12–12–6 (7–8–5)
February 24 7:00 PM at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Benson L 3–6  4,870 12–13–6 (7–9–5)
February 25 7:00 PM at Maine Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Benson L 1–2  5,045 12–14–6 (7–10–5)
March 3 7:00 PM #17 Connecticut Conte ForumChestnut 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 ForumStorrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Wilder L 5–6  2,691 13–15–6 (8–11–5)
Hockey East Tournament
March 8 7:00 PM Massachusetts* Conte ForumChestnut 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 RinkNorth 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:[2]

Statistics

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As of March 14, 2023[3]

Skaters

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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

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No. Player YR GS GP MIN 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

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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 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

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Hockey East All-Stars

Hockey East Rookie of the Month

Hockey East Player of the Week

Hockey East Rookie of the Week

Hockey East Goalie of the Week

Hockey East Defender of the Week

Players drafted into the NHL

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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 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Hockey Roster". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Hockey Schedule". Boston College Eagles. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Boston College 2022-23 Team Statistics - Overall & Conference - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2023 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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