The 2010–11 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his seventeenth 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.
Boston College entered the 2010–2011 season as reigning National Champions, having defeated Wisconsin in the 2010 Frozen Four Championship Game. The Eagles also began the season as defending Hockey East tournament and Beanpot champions, having alo won both tournaments during the 2009–2010 season. The Eagles raised their 2010 National Championship banner in the home opener against Merrimack on October 29, 2010. BC skated to a 3–2 victory.
On February 14, 2011, BC defeated Northeastern 7–6 in overtime on a goal by junior forward Jimmy Hayes in the Beanpot Championship. It was the first time the Eagles have won back-to-back Beanpots (having also won in 2010) since the team won three-in-a-row from 1963–1965. Sophomore forward Chris Kreider was named tournament MVP.
BC clinched the Hockey East regular season crown by sweeping New Hampshire in the final series of the regular season. It was the Eagle's record eleventh Hockey East regular season title and the team's first since 2005. The Eagles also repeated as Hockey East Tournament champions, defeating Merrimack 5–3 in the tournament championship game. It was also BC's tenth Hockey Tournament Tournament title, a conference record. Junior Cam Atkinson was named tournament MVP.
The Eagles entered the 2011 NCAA Tournament as a number one seed in the West Regional played in St. Louis at the Scottrade Center. BC failed to defend their 2010 National Championship, losing in the first round to fourth-seeded Colorado College 8–4.
Offseason April 24, 2010: Freshman hockey players Parker Milner, Philip Samulesson, and Patrick Wey were involved in an accident when the SUV they were passengers in was hit by a trolley close to the South Street T-stop near Boston College. Players were treated for minor injuries.
September 13, 2010: Members of the 2009–2010 National Championship team were honored at the White House with other champion student athletes. Players visited the Walter Reed Medical Center, met with Senators Scott Brown and John Kerry of Massachusetts, and were addressed by President Barack Obama on the South Lawn.
Recruiting Boston College added four freshmen for the 2010–2011 season: Isaac MacLeod, a Canadian defenseman who previously played for Penticton Vees in the BCHL; Patrick Brown, a forward from Michigan who is the nephew of BC assistant coach Greg Brown; Needham-born forward Bill Arnold, who captured a gold medal with the USA U-18 team at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships in Minsk, Belarus; and Kevin Hayes of Dorchester, MA, a first round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2010 NHL entry draft and younger brother of junior forward Jimmy Hayes. A fifth recruit, Cody Ferriero, decommitted in August and chose instead to play hockey at Northeastern.Essex Hockey Standout Headed to Northeastern not Boston College
Isaac MacLeod Defense Nelson, BC; Selected 136th overall by SJS in 2010 draft.Kevin Hayes Forward Dorchester, MA; Selected 24th overall by CHI in 2010 draft. Patrick Brown Forward Bloomfield Hills, MI; nephew of BC assistant coach Greg Brown. Bill Arnold Forward Needham, MA; Selected 108th overall by CAL in 2010 draft.
2010–2011 Roster Departures from 2009–2010 Team Ben Smith F – Graduation Matt Price, F – Graduation Matt Lombardi, F – Graduation Carl Sneep, D – Graduation Malcolm Lyles, D – Currently playing with the Vernon Vipers of the BCHL
2010–2011 Eagles As of September 14, 2010
Goaltenders#StatePlayer (Draft)CatchesYearHometownPrevious team1John MuseLSeniorEast Falmouth, MassachusettsNobles (USHS-MA)30Chris VentiLJuniorNeedham, MassachusettsBuckingham Browne & Nichols (USHS-MA)35Parker MilnerLSophomorePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWaterloo (USHL)
Defensemen#StatePlayer (Draft)ShootsYearHometownPrevious team2Brian Dumoulin (CAR, 51st overall 2009)LSophomoreBiddeford, MaineNew Hampshire (EJHL)4Tommy Cross – A (BOS, 35th overall 2007)LJuniorSimsbury, ConnecticutWestminster School (USHS-CT)5Philip Samuelsson (PIT, 61st overall 2009)LSophomoreScottsdale, ArizonaChicago (USHL)6Patrick Wey (WAS, 115th overall 2009)RSophomorePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWaterloo (USHL)7Isaac MacLeod (SJS, 136th overall 2010)LFreshmanNelson, British ColumbiaPenticton (BCHL)8Edwin SheaRJuniorShrewsbury, MassachusettsBoston (EJHL)27Patch AlberRSophomoreClifton Park, New YorkBoston (EJHL)
Forwards#StatePlayer (Draft)ShootsYearHometownPrevious team9Barry AlmeidaLJuniorSpringfield, MassachusettsOmaha (USHL)10Jimmy Hayes (TOR, 60th overall 2008)RJuniorDorchester, MassachusettsLincoln (USHL)11Pat MullaneLSophomoreWallingford, ConnecticutOmaha (USHL)12Kevin Hayes (CHI, 24th overall 2010)RFreshmanDorchester, MassachusettsNobles (USHS-MA)13Cam Atkinson (CBJ, 157th overall 2008)RJuniorGreenwich, ConnecticutAvon Old Farms (USHS-CT)14Brooks DyroffRSophomoreBoulder, ColoradoPhillips Andover (USHS-MA)15Joe Whitney – CLSeniorReading, MassachusettsLawrence Academy (USHS-MA)17Brian Gibbons – ALSeniorBraintree, MassachusettsSalisbury School (USHS-CT)19Chris Kreider (NYR, 19th overall 2009)LSophomoreBoxford, MassachusettsPhillips Andover (USHS-MA)21Steven WhitneyRSophomoreReading, MassachusettsLawrence Academy (USHS-MA)22Paul Carey (COL, 135th overall 2007)LJuniorWeymouth, MassachusettsIndiana (USHL)23Patrick BrownRFreshmanBloomfield Hills, MichiganCranbrook Kingswood (USHS-MA)24Bill Arnold (CAL, 108th overall 2010)RFreshmanNeedham, MassachusettsUSA Under-18 Team (USHL)28Tommy AtkinsonLJuniorGreenwich, ConnecticutAvon Old Farms (USHS-CT)
Standings On September 29, the Eagles were selected as the preseason favorite to win the league regular-season title in Hockey East Coach's Poll.
Schedule 2010–2011 Regular season Oct. 3 #1 vs. Toronto (exhib.) 4:00 p.m. W 8–0 Kelley RinkOct. 9 #1 at Northeastern* 7:00 p.m. W 2–0 Matthews ArenaOct. 15 #1 at #6 Denver 9:30 p.m. W 6–2 Magness ArenaOct. 16 #1 at #6 Denver 9:00 p.m. W 3–0 Magness ArenaOct. 23 #1 at #17 Notre Dame 7:00 p.m. L 2–1 Joyce CenterOct. 29 #2 vs. Merrimack* 7:00 p.m. W 3–2 Kelley RinkOct. 30 #2 at Merrimack* 7:00 p.m. L 4–2 Lawler ArenaNov. 2 #4 vs. UMass Lowell* 7:00 p.m. W 5–2 Kelley RinkNov. 5 #4 vs. #10 New Hampshire* 7:00 p.m. L 2–1 Kelley RinkNov. 12 #7 at Vermont* 7:00 p.m. W 3–2 Gutterson FieldhouseNov. 13 #7 at Vermont* 7:00 p.m. L 5–3 Gutterson FieldhouseNov. 19 #10 vs. #3 Maine* 7:00 p.m. W 4–0 Kelley RinkNov. 21 #10 vs. #3 Maine* 1:00 p.m. W 4–1 Kelley RinkNov. 26 #7 at #18 Merrimack* 4:00 p.m. L 5–3 Lawler ArenaNov. 28 #7 vs. Vermont* 4:00 p.m. W 6–0 Kelley RinkDec. 3 #8 at #2 Boston University* (Green Line Rivalry) 7:30 p.m. W 9–5 Agganis ArenaDec. 4 #8 vs. #2 Boston University* (Green Line Rivalry) 7:30 p.m. W 5–2 Kelley RinkDec. 30 #5 vs. Colgate % 4:00 p.m. W 6–5 Thompson ArenaDec. 31 #5 vs. Mercyhurst %Champ. 7:00 p.m. W 4–1 Thompson ArenaJan. 7 #3 vs. Providence* 7:30 p.m. W 4–1 Kelley RinkJan. 8 #3 at Providence* 7:00 p.m. W 3–1 Schneider ArenaJan. 16 #3 at #13 Maine* 7:00 p.m. L 4–1 Alfond ArenaJan. 21 #3 at #15 Boston University* (Green Live Rivalry) 7:30 p.m. W 3–2 Agganis ArenaJan. 22 #3 vs. UMass Lowell* 7:00 p.m. W 5–3 Kelley RinkJan. 29 #2 at UMass Lowell* 7:00 p.m. W 5–1 Tsongas CenterFeb. 4 #1 vs. Massachusetts* 7:00 p.m. W 5–0 Kelley RinkFeb. 7 #1 vs. #14 Boston UniversityBeanpot (Green Line Rivalry) 8:00 p.m. W 3–2 (OT) TD GardenFeb. 11 #1 at Providence* 7:00 p.m. W 3–0 Schneider ArenaFeb. 14 #1 vs. NortheasternBeanpot Champ. 7:30 p.m. W 7–6 (OT) TD GardenFeb. 18 #1 vs. Northeastern* 7:00 p.m. T 7–7 Kelley RinkFeb. 19 #1 at Northeastern* 7:30 p.m. L 2–1 Matthews ArenaFeb. 25 #2 at Massachusetts* 7:00 p.m. W 4–3 Mullins CenterFeb. 26 #2 vs. Massachusetts* 7:00 p.m. W 2–1 Kelley RinkMar. 4 #2 vs. #7 New Hampshire* 7:30 p.m. W 4–0 Kelley RinkMar. 5 #2 at #7 New Hampshire* 7:00 p.m. W 4–3 Whittemore Center All times Eastern
Rankings from USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll
* = Hockey East Conference Play
% = 2010 Ledyard National Bank Classic in Hanover, NH
Beanpot = 59th Annual Beanpot Tournament in Boston, MA
On December 7, sophomores Chris Kreider, Philip Samuelsson, Brian Dumoulin, and Patrick Wey were named 29-man preliminary roster for the 2011 United States Junior National Team. On December 22, sophomores Chris Kreider, Brian Dumoulin, and Patrick Wey were selected to the final 22-man roster for the 2011 United States Junior National Team to compete at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships from December 26, 2010 to Jan. 5, 2011, in Buffalo and Niagara, New York. On January 22, Jerry York notched his 400th win as Boston College head coach, and 867th overall, with a 5–3 victory over UMass Lowell at Kelley Rink. On February 14, BC won its sixteenth Beanpot title by defeating Northeastern 7–6 in overtime of the championship game. On February 18, BC clinched home ice for the quarterfinal round of the Hockey East playoffs with a 7–7 tie versus Northeastern. On March 5, in the final game of the regular season versus New Hampshire, the Eagles won 4–3 at the Whittemore Center to win its record eleventh Hockey East regular season championship and the school's first since 2005.
2011 Post-Season Mar. 11 vs. Massachusetts Hockey East Quarterfinals 7:00 p.m. W 4–1 Kelley RinkMar. 12 vs. Massachusetts Hockey East Quarterfinals 7:00 p.m. W 4–2 Kelley RinkMar. 18 vs. Northeastern Hockey East Semifinals – Boston, MA 5:00 p.m. W 5–4 TD GardenMar. 19 vs. Merrimack Hockey East Championship – Boston, MA 7:00 p.m. W 5–3 TD GardenMar. 25 vs. Colorado College NCAA West Regional semifinal – St. Louis, MO 9:00 p.m. L 8–4 Scottrade Center All times Eastern
On March 12, the senior class of Joe Whitney, Brian Gibbons, and John Muse recorded their 100th career win in defeating Massachusetts 4–2 in the Hockey East tournament quarterfinals, the trio's final game at Kelley Rink. On March 19, the Eagles won their league-record tenth Hockey East Tournament title by defeating Merrimack 5–3 in the final.
Awards and honors
2010 Lester Patrick Trophy Recipient Jerry York
2010–11 Norman F. Dailey Team MVP Cam Atkinson, F (shared) John Muse, G (shared)
2010–11 John "Snooks" Kelley Memorial Award Brian Gibbons, F
William J. Flynn Coaches Award Joe Whitney, F
Parker-York Award Jim Logue
ACHA All-Americans Brian Dumoulin, D (First team) Cam Atkinson, F (First team) John Muse, G (Second team)
All-USCHO Teams Brian Dumoulin, D (First team) Cam Atkinson, F (First team) John Muse, G (Second team)
2011 Walter Brown Award John Muse, G John Muse Wins 59th Walter Brown Hockey Award as Best American-Born Division One College Hockey Player in New England
2011 Hockey Humanitarian Award Brooks Dyroff, F Boston College’s Dyroff named 2011 Hockey Humanitarian Award recipient
Beanpot MVP Chris Kreider, F
2011 Hockey East Tournament MVP Cam Atkinson, F
2011 Hockey East All-Tournament Team John Muse, G Tommy Cross, D Brian Gibbons, F Cam Atkinson, F
2010–11 Hockey East Coach of the Year Jerry York
2010–11 Hockey East First-Team All-Stars John Muse, G Brian Dumoulin, D Cam Atkinson, F
2010–11 Hockey East Second-Team All-Stars Brian Gibbons, F
2010–11 Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman Brian Dumoulin
2010–11 Hockey East Goaltending Champion John Muse – 1.84 GAA, .933 save%
2010–11 Hockey East All-Rookie Team Bill Arnold, F
2010–11 Hockey East Academic All-Stars Isaac Macleod, D Patrick Wey, D Bill Arnold, F Patrick Brown, F Brooks Dyroff, F
Hockey East Player of the Month Brian Gibbons, F – December 2010 Cam Atkinson, F – March 2011 (Shared with Ryan Flanigan, F, Merrimack)
Hockey East Goaltender of the Month John Muse – November 2010
Hockey East Team of the Week Week of October 18, 2010 Week of November 22, 2010