Saturday, April 15, 2023

Goalie Caron commits from the portal; Fensore signs with Carolina

Terriers have their first addition from the transfer portal and it’s an important one: Brown University sophomore goalie Matthieu Caron. He’ll have two years of eligibility at BU.

Following the announcement, CHN's Mike McMahon tweeted: "In my opinion, the most underrated goalie in the country. Big pickup for BU."

Considered by several observers as the best netminder in the portal, the 6’0” native of Abbotsford, B.C., started 24 games for the 11th place (in ECAC) Bruins last season with a 2.49 GAA and a .921 save percentage. He authored 3-0 shutouts of RPI and Holy Cross and outdueled Harvard’s Mitchell Gibson for a 3-2 win, stopping 27 shots. Caron’s save percentage was in the top three nationally among underclassmen.

His performance earned him Third Team All-ECAC and Second Team All-Ivy honors as well as a Hobey Baker Memorial Award nomination. Caron also was a finalist for the Mike Richter Award, given to the nation's top D1 goalie.


As a freshman, he appeared in 26 games with a 2.74 GAA and a .911 save percentage. Caron and posted back-to-back shutouts over Harvard and Dartmouth, becoming the first Brown goalie in 12 years to record consecutive shutouts.

Prior to committing to Brown, he spent multiple campaigns in the BCHL with the Chilliwack Chiefs with a 62-35-11 record. As a member of the Chiefs’ RBC National (Junior A) Champions in 2018, he was named First Star of the Year and Most Improved Player.

● Boston Hockey Blog Brown goaltender Matthieu Caron transfers to BU

● Elite Prospects Page

● Brown roster listing

 

Headed to the 'Canes

Terrier captain Dom Fensore, who led BU to its first Frozen Four since 2015, has signed a two-year entry level contract with the NHL Carolina Hurricanes, the team that drafted him in the third round of the 2019 Entry Draft. According to team President Don Waddell, the deal will begin in the 2023-24 season and will pay Fensore $832,500 at the NHL level and $70,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level for both seasons. Fensore also will receive a signing bonus of $185,000.

                 

Following his 31-point senior campaign, the Thornwood, N.Y, native finished his BU career with a 19-66-85 line in 122 games. He earned Hockey East First-Team All-Star honors this season and was named to the conference’s second last year. Prior to BU he spent two seasons in the NTDP and won a bronze medal at the 2019 IIHF U18 World Championships.

● NHL.com Canes Sign Fensore to Entry-Level Contract

 

Looking ahead

Shades of BU's 2009 DC Miracle. 2023 recruit Doug Grimes scored his second goal of the game with 1.3 seconds remaining as Lincoln scored twice in the final minute and went on to defeat Fargo in overtime, 4-3. In addition to tallying his 23rd and 24th goals, he added a power-play assist. Grimes has 47 points in 47 games and is the Stars’ second leading goal-scorer. He’s had 12 multi-point games.


2023 recruit Jack Harvey scored his 37th goal in Chicago’s 6-2 loss to Dubuque. Harvey is second in the USHL in goals and third in scoring with 71 points.

The Steel were playing without leading scorer, 2023 recruit Macklin Celebrini, who has joined Team Canada for the upcoming IIHF World U18 Championships in Switzerland. Celebrini, who leads the USHL with points, and UConn's Matthew Wood are the only non-Major Junior skaters on Team Canada's roster. Other BU recruits set to play in the World U18s are: 2023 recruit Tom Willander for Sweden, and 2024 recruits Cole Hutson and Kai Janviriya for the U.S.

2024 recruit Kamil Bednarik scored his 20th goal in the NTDP U17s’ 6-3 loss to Green Bay. Bednarik has 44 points in 55 games.

 

2024 recruit defenseman Owen Keefe scored his fourth goal in Muskegon’s 6-4 loss to Muskegon. 

 

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