The 2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season was the 88th season of play for the program and 26th in the Hockey East. They represented Boston College in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. They were coached by Jerry York, in his 16th season and played their home games at the Conte Forum. The team won the 2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, the 4th title in program history.
Season Boston College defeated Wisconsin 5–0 in the 2010 Frozen Four championship game, earning the school's fourth national championship and second title in three years. The Eagles defeated Alaska and Yale in the Northeast Regional in Worcester, earning them a berth in the Frozen Four to be played at Ford Field in Detroit. BC defeated Miami (OH) 7–1 in the national semifinal, the fourth time in five years that the Eagles ended the RedHawks' season in the NCAA tournament, before meeting Wisconsin in the final. The game was played before a record crowd of 37,592, the largest to attend an indoor hockey game. The 5–0 win in the national championship game was also Jerry York's 850th career victory.
After finishing second behind New Hampshire in the 2009–2010 Hockey East Regular Season, the Eagles won the 2010 Hockey East Tournament, defeating Maine 7–6 in overtime in the championship game, gaining their record ninth league title. BC also won the 2010 Beanpot Tournament, defeating rivals Boston University 4–3 in the final game to earn their fifteenth championship.
On January 8, 2010, Boston College and Boston University faced off at Fenway Park in the first men's college hockey game played at the home of the Boston Red Sox. BU edged BC 3–2 before a sellout crowd of 38,472.
Recruiting Boston College added nine freshmen for the 2009–10 season, including four defensemen, four forwards, and one goalie.
Brian Dumoulin Defense Biddeford, ME; Selected 51st overall by CAR in 2009 draft.Philip Samuelsson Defense Scottsdale, AZ; Selected 61st overall by PIT in 2009 draft. Patrick Wey Defense Pittsburgh, PA; Selected 115th overall by WAS in 2009 draft. Pat Mullane Forward Wallingford, CT; Played alongside teammate Cam Atkinson at Avon Old Farms. Brooks Dyroff Forward Boulder, CO; Also an accomplished young filmmaker. Chris Kreider Forward Boxford, MA; Selected 19th overall by NYR in 2009 draft. Steven Whitney Forward Reading, MA; Younger brother of teammate Joe Whitney. Patch Alber Defense Clifton Park, NY; Earned EJHL All-Star recognition with Boston in 2008–09. Parker Milner Goalie Pittsburgh, PA; Voted Waterloo's Most Improved Player in 2008–09.
Departures Anthony Aiello, D – Graduation Tim Filangieri, D – Graduation Tim Kunes, D – Graduation Kyle Kucharski, F – Graduation Brock Bradford, F – Graduation Benn Ferriero, F – Graduation Andrew Orpik, F – Graduation Alex Kremer, G – left team Nick Petrecki, D – signed with SJS
Roster Goaltenders#StatePlayer (Draft)CatchesYearHometownPrevious team1John MuseLJuniorEast Falmouth, MassachusettsNobles30Chris VentiLSophomoreNeedham, MassachusettsBuckingham Browne & Nichols35Parker MilnerLFreshmanPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWaterloo (USHL)
Defensemen#StatePlayer (Draft)ShootsYearHometownPrevious team2Brian Dumoulin (CAR, 51st overall 2009)LFreshmanBiddeford, MaineNew Hampshire (EJHL)4Tommy Cross – (BOS, 35th overall 2007)LSophomoreSimsbury, ConnecticutWestminster School5Philip Samuelsson (PIT, 61st overall 2009)LFreshmanScottsdale, ArizonaChicago (USHL)6Patrick Wey (WAS, 115th overall 2009)RFreshmanPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWaterloo (USHL)7Carl Sneep (PIT, 32nd overall 2006)RSeniorNisswa, MinnesotaBrainerd8Edwin SheaRSophomoreShrewsbury, MassachusettsBoston (EJHL)23Malcolm LylesRSophomoreMiami Gardens, FloridaDeerfield Academy27Patch AlberRFreshmanClifton Park, New YorkBoston (EJHL)
Forwards#StatePlayer (Draft)ShootsYearHometownPrevious team9Barry AlmeidaLSophomoreSpringfield, MassachusettsOmaha (USHL)10Jimmy Hayes (TOR, 60th overall 2008)RSophomoreDorchester, MassachusettsLincoln (USHL)11Pat MullaneLFreshmanWallingford, ConnecticutOmaha (USHL)12Ben Smith – A (CHI, 169th overall 2008)RSeniorAvon, ConnecticutWestminster School13Cam Atkinson (CBJ, 157th overall 2008)RSophomoreGreenwich, ConnecticutAvon Old Farms14Brooks DyroffRFreshmanBoulder, ColoradoPhillips Andover15Joe WhitneyLJuniorReading, MassachusettsLawrence Academy17Brian GibbonsLJuniorBraintree, MassachusettsSalisbury School19Chris Kreider (NYR, 19th overall 2009)LFreshmanBoxford, MassachusettsPhillips Andover21Steven WhitneyRFreshmanReading, MassachusettsLawrence Academy22Paul Carey (COL, 135th overall 2007)LSophomoreWeymouth, MassachusettsIndiana (USHL)24Matt Lombardi – ARSeniorMilton, MassachusettsGovernor's Academy25Matt Price – CRSeniorMilton, OntarioMilton Icehawks (OPJHL)28Tommy AtkinsonLSophomoreGreenwich, ConnecticutAvon Old Farms
Standings
Schedule and results
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National Championship game
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BCBen Smith (16) – GW PPS. Whitney and J. Whitney 12:57 1–0 BC 2nd None 3rd BCCam Atkinson (29)J. Whitney and Gibbons 41:38 2–0 BC BCChris Kreider (15)Hayes and Samuelsson 43:40 3–0 BC BCCam Atkinson (30) – PPGibbons and J. Whitney 47:20 4–0 BC BCMatt Price (5) – ENunassisted 55:29 5–0 BC Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BCJoe WhitneyInterference 1:17 2:00 WISRyan McDonaghCross–Checking 5:24 2:00 WISJohn MitchellContact to the Head Elbowing 11:04 2:00 2nd WISJake GardinerInterference 23:16 2:00 BCJoe WhitneyClipping 24:21 2:00 3rd WIS Craig Smith Contact to the Head Elbowing 46:32 2:00 WISPodge TurnbullContact to the Head 47:20 2:00 BCJoe WhitneyUnsportsmanlike Conduct 50:19 2:00 BCBrian GibbonsSlashing 57:52 2:00 WISCraig SmithSlashing 57:52 2:00
Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Boston College 12 6 8 26 Wisconsin 5 9 6 20
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BC John Muse 20 0 60:00 WIS Scott Gudmandson 20 4 58:41
Scoring statistics RW 42 30 23 53 30 C/W 42 16 34 50 78 LW/RW 42 17 28 45 61 C/RW 42 16 21 37 8 RW 42 13 22 35 14 D 42 11 17 28 26 C/RW 42 8 20 28 26 C 42 7 21 28 28 LW 38 15 8 23 26 D 42 1 21 22 16 C/W 41 9 12 21 29 F 41 5 11 16 16 RW 42 7 7 14 14 D 42 1 13 14 36 C/W 42 8 5 13 24 D 38 5 5 10 36 D 37 1 9 10 14 D 27 0 5 5 24 D 17 1 2 3 8 D 8 0 1 1 14 G 2 0 0 0 0 F 4 0 0 0 2 G 14 0 0 0 0 G 29 0 0 0 4 Bench - - - - - 4 Total 171 285 456 520
Goaltending statistics 2 7:22 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.00 14 801:29 10 2 1 31 308 0 .909 2.32 29 1723:58 19 8 2 69 697 2 .910 2.40 Empty Net - 10:38 - - - 4 - - - - Total 42 2543:27 29 10 3 104 1008 4^ .906 2.45 ^ Muse and Venti shared a shutout on February 1, Milner and Venti shared a shutout on February 23.
Rankings
PollWeekPre12345678910111213141516171819202122232425 (Final) USCHO.com121214131616171615105-71211141410875443 -- USA Today12121512NRNRNR1514106581210151410975442 3 1 Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11, 24, or 25.
Awards and honors Jerry York USCHO Coach of the Year John Muse Beanpot Tournament MVP Ben Smith NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player Ben Smith Len Ceglarski Award Matt Lombardi William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player Brian Gibbons All-Hockey East First Team Cam Atkinson All-Hockey East Second Team Brian Dumoulin Hockey East All-Rookie Team Chris Kreider Matt Lombardi Hockey East All-Tournament Team Carl Sneep John Muse Cam Atkinson NCAA All-Tournament Team Joe Whitney Ben Smith Brian Dumoulin John Muse
Players drafted into the NHL 2010 NHL entry draft = NHL All-Star team= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career. = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Did not play in the NHL 1 24 Kevin Hayes† Chicago Blackhawks 4 108 Bill Arnold† Calgary Flames 5 136 Isaac MacLeod† San Jose Sharks † incoming freshman
References
External links BC Men's Hockey Home Page BC Men's Hockey Page on USCHO