Hockey East released a video indicating that the Conference will return to action on Nov. 20, but without any schedule details.
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— Hockey East (@hockey_east) November 6, 2020
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● Boston Globe Hockey East targeting Nov. 20 start date
►College Hockey News has ranked BU’s freshman class at #4 among D1 programs with goalie Drew Commesso listed among the top newcomers to watch:
Drew Commesso, G, Boston University — In 2019-20, the Terriers allowed the third-most goals of any Hockey East team. The season before that, they tied for fourth-most. The crease has been BU’s weakness as of late, and Commesso figures to be the fix. His 2.18 goals against average last season is good for the second-best number in NTDP U-18 history, and he sported a solid .920 save percentage to boot. Terriers sophomore goalie Ashton Abel performed admirably in the second half of last season, but Commesso is very much capable of winning - and keeping - the starting job. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound freshman was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft.
● CollegeHockeyNews.com Fresh Faces for 2020-21
Associate Head Coach Paul Pearl is joined by Associate Athletic Director for Marketing & Communications Brian Kelley in a new episode of BU’s Coffee With Coaches. Pearl is in his third season on Head Coach Albie O’Connell’s staff.
Looking ahead
2021 recruit Quinn Hutson recorded a hat trick—including a flashy game-winning goal—and added an assist in Penticton’s 6-3 win against Vernon. With the win, the Vees finished the round-robin portion of the pre-season Okanagan Cup tournament with an 11-1-0 record and head to the semifinals next weekend against Salmon Arm. Hutson, a 5-10 right wing who leads the tournament in goals with nine, generated 51 tallies in 59 games last season for North Jersey Avalanche 18U.
● PentictonVees.ca recap
2021 recruit Brian Carrabes had the lone tally for Sioux City in a 5-1 loss to Tri-City in his team’s first regular-season game. The 5’8” right wing from North Andover, who previously played for Kimball Union Academy, St. John's Prep and, last season, Sioux Falls had a 3-2-5 line in three pre-season games.
Another 2021 recruit, Liam Connors, has been added to the Des
Moines Buccaneers’roster. Connors captained St. Sebastian's last season and recorded a team-high 41 points in 28 games.
Looking back
Received a link to Next Shift hockey podcasts featuring interviews with players whose on-ice careers have ended and who have taken their next career step. The newest one is with Brian Strait (#29 on the podcast list), a defenseman and assistant captain on BU’s 2009 national champions. A Penguins’ third-round draft pick, he played seven NHL seasons, primarily with the Islanders, and several AHL seasons. Strait is now a player development coach with the Devils.
Next Shift has also interviewed three other Terrier defensemen: US Olympian and co-captain of the 1978 national champs Jack O’Callahan (#24); former Terriers Head Coach and now Rangers Head Coach David Quinn (#18); and Colby Cohen (#4), the M.O.P. of the 2009 NCAA title game
Women’s Team
In the initial USCHO weekly poll, BU is ranked at #9, the same spot where the Terriers were ranked in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll last week. BU finished last season at 24-8-4.
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