UPATED Remembering Mark Bavis; Writers & Broadcasters poll; Coaches Poll; Alums at NHL Rookie Showcases

 

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Today and every day, we remember Mark Lawrence Bavis.

Forever in our hearts. pic.twitter.com/8trhsjQKZL

— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) September 11, 2023

 

►Defending conference champion BU was the choice to repeat in the 2023-24 Hockey East Writers and Broadcasters Association Media Poll. Terriers received 11 of 15 first-place votes, while BC and Merrimack tied for second in the poll with each earning two first-place votes.

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2023-24 Hockey East Writers and Broadcasters Association Media Poll (1/2)

1. BU (11) 156
2. BC (2) 135
Merrimack (2) 135
4. Connecticut 102
5. Providence 92
6. Northeastern 86
7. Massachusetts-Lowell 83
8. Massachusetts 79
9. Maine 74
10. New Hampshire 26
11. Vermont 22

— Mike Machnik (@MikeMachnikCHN) September 10, 2023

The HEW&BA poll also included picking a preseason All-Star team. It featured forwards Cutter Gauthier (BC), Justin Hryckowian (NU), and  Alex Jeffries (MC), defensemen Lane Hutson (BU) and Scott Morrow (UMass), and goalie Victor Ostman (Maine). Hutson, an All-American, Walter Brown Award winner and MVP of the Hockey East Tournament MVP last year, was the only unanimous selection.

►The Hockey East Men's Coaches Poll was released this morning at the conference's Media Day event. We'll report on other Media Day activities in the next post.

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Season 40 🔜#WhereChampionsPlay | #HockeyEast40
📖 https://t.co/P3dOvaBCsK pic.twitter.com/Rs4Eyux4lz

— Hockey East (@hockey_east) September 12, 2023

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● USCHO: BU earns top billing in Hockey East poll

 

Always 🥶 or always 🥵? pic.twitter.com/ibtvo5pXUU

— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) September 8, 2023

 

Looking ahead

In his first BCHL game, 2024 or 2025 recruit Cal Hughes scored twice within 16 seconds of the first period to lead West Kelowna Warriors past Merritt, 5-2. Skating on the Warriors’ top line, the left-shot center was assisted on both goals by 2024 recruit Jack Pridham.

2024 recruit Owen Keefe assisted on three goals as Muskegon edged Youngstown in overtime, 6-5. A defenseman from Saugus, Mass., Keefe skated for Team USA in this summer’s Hlinka-Gretzky Cup event.

Looking back

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Alex Chiasson on returning to Boston: "I was drafted in '09 and played three years @TerrierHockey and as I've gotten older I've realized how much it has helped me throughout my career...I know what sports mean to this city." pic.twitter.com/bouG2UFXl4

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) September 8, 2023

● Boston Herald Alex Chiasson hopes to stick with Bruins 

 

Wilmer Skoog and Jake Wise—free agent signees with Florida’s AHL affiliate in Charlotte—are rostered for the Panthers’ entry in the 2023 Rookie Showcase that begins Friday in Estero, Fla. Skoog journey from Sweden to the NAHL, then to BU and now the AHL is traced in an interview article with  hockeysverige.se . Here's a link to the translated story. 

Also rostered at the Showcase in Florida will be Dom Fensore, who signed an AHL contract with Carolina.

Matt Brown is on the Philadelphia roster for the Flyers Rookie Series against the Rangers this Friday and Saturday.

 

Women's Team

In the Hockey East Women's Coaches Poll, BU is #5 with defending champion Northeastern in the top spot.

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Only thing left to do is play hockey📊#WhereChampionsPlay
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— Hockey East (@hockey_east) September 12, 2023

 

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Great to see 4️⃣ Terriers on the 🇨🇦 roster!

🔴Victoria Bach
🔴Rebecca Leslie
🔴Marie-Philip Poulin
🔴Corinne Schroeder#ProudToBU🐾 https://t.co/GKIFd9P7wC

— BU Women's Hockey (@TerrierWHockey) September 8, 2023