We’re a month away
from the Terriers’ first exhibition game against St. Thomas University (New Brunswick, Canada). The ice is down at
Agganis Arena and has been painted. David
Quinn is welcoming a large and talented class of recruits who join 16 returnees
focused on a turn-around season. The second-year head coach talked with The
Terrier Hockey Fan Blog about a variety of subjects, including what
that turn-around will take, the role of new DHO Scott Young, his young
but skilled squad, and his vision for the BU hockey program.
Q. When
practice begins, what objectives will you emphasize to put BU on the path to a
successful turnaround season?
A. Obviously
we’ll have a lot of new faces again; so helping the ten freshmen adapt to
college hockey as quickly as possible will be important. The fact that the
returnees have been in our system for a year will make preparations easier and
there won’t be as much uncertainty earlier on as there was last season.
Obviously, we have to do a better job defensively this season and also limit
the number of shots taken by our opponents. Some of the ways we are looking to
do that are by improving our puck possession and doing a better job
offensively.
► The Daily Free
Press reported
on the announcement of the final four freshman. The BU student newspaper also reported that defenseman Dalton MacAfee is no longer on the team. With those
changes, the final roster has 26 players: three goalies, 15 forwards and 8
defensemen. Providing Coach Quinn with some flexibility, junior Ahti Oksanen and sophomore TJ Ryan are both listed as D/F on the roster.
► New assistant coach
Albie O’Connell talked with The
Boston Hockey Blog about his playing career at BU, his coaching career and
his return to Comm. Ave. as a member of Coach Quinn’s staff. The Watertown, Mass., native,
who captained the Terriers as a senior, was a member of squads that won four
Beanpot titles and played in two Frozen Fours.
Looking ahead
Jordan Greenway
and Charlie
McAvoy (photo), two top BU recruits for 2015, get their seasons underway tomorrow as
the NTDP U-18s compete in the 2014
Atlantic Challenge in East Meadow, Long Island, where they’ll take
on USHL rivals Muskegon, Cedar Rapids and Lincoln.
For McAvoy, a 6-0, 206 lb., right-shot defenseman, this will be a homecoming. The Long Beach, N.Y. native grew up just a few miles away from the tournament site, Twin Rinks at Eisenhower Park, and played for the Long Island Gulls organization. He committed to BU in August of 2013.
For McAvoy, a 6-0, 206 lb., right-shot defenseman, this will be a homecoming. The Long Beach, N.Y. native grew up just a few miles away from the tournament site, Twin Rinks at Eisenhower Park, and played for the Long Island Gulls organization. He committed to BU in August of 2013.
Freshman right wing
J.J. Piccinich and 2015 recruit Maxim Letunov participated in the inaugural
Atlantic Challenge a year ago with the Youngstown Phantoms. Letunov, who will
spend a second season with Youngstown, committed
to BU two months later.
Looking back
Photo by Richard Lam
Following his
breakout season in Anaheim, Nick Bonino faces new
challenges in Vancouver after being traded for Canucks standout Ryan
Kesler.
Women’s Team
Sophomore forward
Maddie Elia has been named to the evaluation
camp roster for the U.S. National
Women’s Team. The camp begins Sept. 12 in Biddeford, Maine. With 28 points last season, she was the Terriers' top-scoring freshman and third in goal-scoring with 13.
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