Daily Free Press Hockey Preview Issue; NHL Terriers in action--UPDATED

● Zegras, other 2019 draftees headline impressive freshman class for the Terriers 
● In year two, Albie O’Connell is ready for a major step forward 
● In net, Purpura and Tucker are embracing their partnership ● Harper, Cockerill, young Terrier offense looking to turn heads 
● Cam Crotty, BU defense playing with confidence 
● Patrick Curry rising to the role of captain 

The Boston Hockey Blog learned from Head Coach Albie O’Connell that junior forward Ty Amonte will miss the entire 2019-20 with an upper-body injury. The right-shot center is expected to rejoin the Terriers as a redshirt junior next season.
● Boston Hockey Blog report 
● College Hockey News report 

► USCHO’s ECAC preview, including key information about BU’s opening-game opponent, Union College. 

Looking ahead

Jay O'Brien and the Penticton Vees continue to roll. Undefeated after 8 games, O'Brien paces the Vees with 13 points (5g, 8a).

On Saturday he scored and added three helpers. Here is his goal, a pretty put back just 9 seconds into the opening period. #FlyOrDie #Terriers pic.twitter.com/tcXBsy6xyk

— Stars n’ Stripes Hockey (@StarsStripesHKY) October 2, 2019

2020 recruit Drew Commesso turned aside all 26 shots in the NTDP U18s' 4-0 win against Sioux City, earning his fourth career shutout for Team USA. Luke Tuch assisted on a pair of goals and has a team-leading seven points.  

● USA Hockey recap     

TPE Player-evaluation service Total Pro Evaluation (TPE Hockey) lists 2022 recruits Devin Kaplan and Lane Hutson among its seven top ranked skaters for the 2020 OHL draft.

This year’s #OHLDraft will be very interesting. 6 of my top 7 is American and the only Canadian (Fantilli) is rumored to be NCAA bound.

Adam Fantilli
Rutger McGroarty
Devin Kaplan
Seamus Casey
Frank Nazar
Hunter Brzustewicz
Lane Hutson

The Americans are taking over people

— TPEHockey (@TPEHockey) October 2, 2019

Looking back

Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie McAvoy assisted on the game-winning power-play goal in the Bruins’ opening night 2-1 win against Dallas. Charlie Coyle assisted on Boston’s first goal.
● NHL.com recap and video highlights

Brady Tkachuk gets the 1st of the NHL season less than 30 seconds in

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— Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) October 2, 2019

The 2019-20 @NHL season opens tonight with 14 Terriers on active rosters!

Keller #Yotes
Coyle/Grzelcyk/McAvoy #NHLBruins
Eichel/Rodrigues #Sabres50
Nieto/Wilson #GoAvsGo
Chiasson #LetsGoOilers
Greenway #MNWild
Bonino/Fabbro #Preds
Tkachuk #GoSensGo
Shattenkirk #GoBolts

BU-->NHL

— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) October 2, 2019

Jack Eichel is one of five NCAA products currently wearing a C in the NHL.

Women's Team    

More from The Daily Free Press Hockey Issue

● Women’s Hockey season preview: Terriers to build off of 2018 campaign

● After a memorable sophomore year, netminder Corrine Schroeder ready to fortify BU net 

The 2019-20 BU Women’s Hockey prospectus provides the full schedule, roster information and thumbnails of returning players and freshmen. 

Among the freshmen are forward Julie Nearis who was named USHR’s Prep Player of the Year for 2018-19.

Girls’ Prep Player of the Year Julia Nearis, Senior Forward, Kent (BU). This was a close race between four or five talented hockey players. For us, what it came down to was Nearis’s performance in the postseason. Unlike the coaches’ awards, we wait until the playoffs are over before making our final selections. Since the best players can usually be found on teams that reach the playoffs, we think playoff performance should be considered. And Nearis put her team on her back and went out and dominated in all three of her playoff games, including back-to-back playoff hat tricks against St. Paul’s and Loomis. It was a remarkable performance 

Kent won its first-ever Division 1 NEPSAC Girls’ Hockey Championship with a resounding 4-1 win over a previously undefeated Nobles team. Senior Julia Nearis, who led Division 1 scoring in the playoffs with seven goals in three games, propelled the Lions to the championship and was named MVP.