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 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 Casey Carreau Forward Graduation (transfer to Niagara) Eric Dop Goaltender Graduation (signed with Tulsa Oilers) Patrick Giles Forward Graduation (signed with Florida Panthers) Drew Helleson Defenseman Signed professional contract (Anaheim Ducks) Brandon Kruse Forward Graduation (signed with Henderson Silver Knights) Jack McBain Forward Graduation (signed with Arizona Coyotes) Marc McLaughlin Forward Graduation (signed with Boston Bruins) Jack St. Ivany Defenseman Graduation (signed with Pittsburgh Penguins) Sam Sternschein Forward Graduation (signed with Jacksonville Icemen) Justin Wells Defenseman Graduation (signed with Iowa Heartlanders)
Recruiting Mitch Benson Goaltender 24 Windsor, ON; graduate transfer from Colgate Cam Burke Forward 23 Boxborough, MA; graduate transfer from Notre Dame Paul Davey Forward 19 Greenwich, CT Andre Gasseau Forward 19 Garden Grove, CA; selected 213th overall by the Boston Bruins in 2021 Cutter Gauthier Forward 18 Skellefteå, SWE; selected 5th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2022 Lukas Gustafsson Defenseman 19 Alpharetta, GA Oskar Jellvik Forward 19 Täby, SWE; selected 149th overall by the Boston Bruins in 2021 Charlie Leddy Defenseman 18 Fairfield, CT; selected 126th overall by the New Jersey Devils in 2022 Christian O'Neill Forward 24 Westwood, MA; graduate transfer from Princeton Seamus Powell Defenseman 18 Marcellus, NY Dylan Silverstein Goaltender 18 Calabasas, CA Will Traeger Forward 20 Mendota Heights, MN
Roster As of September 1, 2022.
Standings
Schedule
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Statistics As of March 14, 2023
Skaters
1 G GR 35 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 E 0 2 D JR 36 5 17 22 16 3 0 0 +7 58 3 D FR 21 1 0 1 15 0 0 0 –3 11 4 D FR 35 2 5 7 47 0 0 1 E 29 5 D SR 36 5 9 14 12 1 0 2 E 80 6 D SO 27 0 3 3 21 0 0 0 –4 20 7 D SO 35 1 5 6 20 0 0 0 –5 37 8 D FR 35 3 16 19 19 2 0 1 +4 81 9 F SO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 10 D SR 19 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 +1 10 11 F JR 36 10 11 21 16 1 0 0 –2 83 12 F SO 36 6 4 10 23 2 0 0 +2 42 13 F JR 36 13 21 34 18 4 0 1 +6 110 14 F JR 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 –1 4 15 F JR 34 13 16 29 36 6 0 2 +5 137 17 F GR 36 2 8 10 6 1 0 1 –9 62 18 F FR 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –1 4 19 F FR 32 16 21 37 37 7 0 0 +2 130 21 F FR 34 4 13 17 6 1 0 2 –6 65 22 D GR 36 3 3 6 32 0 0 0 –9 47 23 D FR 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 E 2 24 F FR 36 10 19 29 14 4 2 2 +6 65 26 F SR 35 3 2 5 24 0 0 1 –7 31 27 F SO 36 4 6 10 4 0 0 0 –2 33 28 F SO 24 2 3 5 4 0 0 1 –1 21 31 G JR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 32 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
1 GR 35 35 2132 14 15 6 93 2.62 967 874 0.904 1 31 JR 1 3 77 0 1 0 7 5.48 49 42 0.857 0 32 SR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.00 0 Empty Net 4 4 Team 36362209141661042.8210209160.8981
Rankings
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Awards and honors
Hockey East All-Stars Cutter Gauthier, F – Third Team, All-Rookie Team
Hockey East Rookie of the Month Cutter Gauthier, F – Month of November, Month of February
Hockey East Player of the Week Cutter Gauthier, F – Week of December 13, 2022 Cam Burke, F – Week of January 10, 2023 Nikita Nesterenko, F – Week of February 20, 2023
Hockey East Rookie of the Week Cutter Gauthier, F – Week of December 6, 2022, Week of January 10, 2023 (Shared with Jack Williams, Northeastern) Andre Gasseau, F – Week of January 17, 2023 (Shared with Kristaps Skrastins, New Hampshire)
Hockey East Goalie of the Week Mitch Benson – Week of December 6, 2022
Hockey East Defender of the Week Lukas Gustafsson, D – Week of October 25, 2022
Players drafted into the NHL 2023 NHL entry draft 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
References
External links BC Men's Hockey Home Page BC Men's Hockey Page on USCHO