The Terriers were ranked
#3 in the first USCHO poll of the season, announced yesterday. BU, which
received six first-place votes and trailed only top-ranked BC and Minnesota
Duluth, will face eight of the top 20 ranked teams during the regular season:
the BC Eagles, #5 Denver, #7 Providence, #8 Harvard, #12 Yale, #13 Michigan, #14 Lowell, and
#18 Quinnipiac.
► The Big 10 Conference’s
media
poll ranked Michigan #1 followed by Minnesota and Michigan State. BU will
host the Wolverines on Nov. 20 and 21, while the Terriers’ home opener on Oct.
17 comes against another Big 10 school, Wisconsin.
Looking ahead
NHL Central Scouting has issued its Preliminary Players to Watch report for the 2016 draft, which includes freshman defenseman Charlie McAvoy, four 2016 recruits and one 2017 recruit. Of the 24 "A" ratings given out, three went to Terriers.
Long Island native McAvoy is the only Hockey East player to receive an A rating. NTDP U18 forwards Kieffer Bellows and Clayton Keller earned A ratings, while their teammate, defenseman Chad Krys (photo courtesy of Tom Sorensen), received a B. Forward John McDermott, a 6'1" center in his senior year at The Westminster School, received a C rating, as did 2017 recruit Patrick Harper who led Avon Old Farms in scoring last season with 47 points in 22 games.
● SB Nation report on players to watch
● SB Nation report on players to watch
No question Bellows is a player who can finish as he can shoot, yet the guy setting him up ain't too shabby either. #Keller
— Russ Bitely (@russbites) September 28, 2015
Looking back
The Boston Globe’s
Marvin Pave authored a
retrospective on the life and hockey career of two-time All-American Jack Garrity, who passed away on Aug. 31 at age 89.
The Medford, Massachusetts native scored 51 goals and 84 points as a sophomore in
1949-50, leading BU to the Frozen Four, along with Jack
Kelley, Walt Anderson and Ike Bevins. Garrity had arrived at BU in 1948 as a 22
year old, having served in the Army Air Corp following high school and then
skating for the U.S. National Team in the 1948 Olympic Games in Switzerland. After graduating BU in three years, he went
on to a 40-year teaching and coaching career and played adult hockey until he was
78.
● Garrity wikipedia bio
After the first round
of training camp cuts, Evan Rodrigues remains in
the Sabres main camp, having earned kudos from Coach Dan Bylsma:
“This camp and rookie camp he’s gotten to the inside. You can see there’s some jam and some jump in this guy’s game. He’s really shown really quite well in the days that he’s been here and he will get a chance to play in another game.”
● Sabres.NHL.com report
Former Terrier captain and Olympian Kevin Shattenkirk, recovered from the injury that cost him 25 games last season (following the best start of his NHL career) is healthy and talks about putting together an "elite" season on the St. Louis blueline.
● NHL.com report
● NHL.com report
Former Terrier captain
and Bruins head coach Mike Sullivan began his
first training camp as head coach of the AHL Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins. In July, Sullivan ran
the Penguins
Development Camp, which was attended by Terrier goalie Sean Maguire.
Back in Pittsburgh with the Penguins varsity, Nick Bonino made his preseason debut after being out with the flu. Coach Mike Johnston discussed what the former Terrier standout brings to the team.
Back in Pittsburgh with the Penguins varsity, Nick Bonino made his preseason debut after being out with the flu. Coach Mike Johnston discussed what the former Terrier standout brings to the team.
Among the 47 players in
Pittsburgh's camp is former Terrier Sahir Gill, who played 12
games with the Baby Pens last season, as well as 25 with AHL Hamilton and 26
with ECHL Wheeling.
● Times-Tribune report
Charlie Coyle talked with ThePinkPuck.com about his path from
street hockey to the NHL.
Women’s Team
Coach Brian Durocher talked with the Daily Free Press about
the team’s deep
pool of talented forwards.
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