E-Rod takes center stage in Cup finals; Friendship Four pairings; draft diaries and profile

 

Someone at NHL.com made an extremely prescient choice when they asked former Terrier standout and current Florida Panther Evan Rodrigues to author a Stanley Cup Final Blog during the series between Edmonton and Florida.

After scoring 39 points in 80 regular season games, E-Rod has 11 points in 19 Stanley Cup games including three tallies in the first two games of the finals. His first of two goals in the third period on Monday was the game-winner in a 4-1 victory.  

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E-ROD SIMPLY MAKING IT HAPPEN pic.twitter.com/wY49PfxKoc

— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) June 11, 2024

 An assistant captain on the Terriers NCAA championship finalist squad in 2014-15, he was second in the nation in points with 61 (21G,40A) behind linemate Jack Eichel. Over four seasons at BU, he totaled 42 goals and 79 assists and twice was a Hockey East All-Star.

Rodrigues is seeking to become the 12^th Terrier with his name on the Stanley Cup. Eichel won with Vegas last season, Kevin Shattenkirk won with Tampa Bay in 2020 and Alex Chiasson won with Washington in 2018.

● NHL.com  Blog Entries: 1 & 2

 ►Both 2024 Hobey Baker Award winner Macklin Celebrini and 2024 recruit Cole Eiserman have each posted another edition of their Draft Diaries for NHL.com. Each detailed his experiences at last week’s NHL Combine in Buffalo.

At the Combine, both Celebrini and Eiserman—high-scoring linemates as 15 year olds at Shattuck St. Mary’s—was measured at 5’11.75” and 197 lbs.

● NHL Draft Diaries: Celebrini, Eiserman

►First-round pairings have been announced for next season’s Friendship Four Tournament in Belfast. BU will face Merrimack on Nov. 29, while Harvard takes on Notre Dame.

Looking ahead

With the NHL Entry Draft fast approaching, player profiles are being published including several for BU recruits, providing insights into future Terriers.

● Daily Faceoff Will Alex Zetterberg’s unquestioned skill trump size at 2024 NHL Draft?

● NHL.com/NJ  Mikhail Yegorov draft profile

● TheHockeyWriters.com Kamil Bednarik draft profile

● DropTheMitts Podcast Interview with Kamil Bednarik

●TheHockeyWriters.com Maple Leafs’ Combine Meeting with Jack Pridham

● NHL.com Top 10 goalies for the Draft

● FloHockey.TV Notes from the Combine

·         Mikhail Yegorov was another player that I heard interviewed well and he was a favorite among the media, too. The Russian netminder who played for the Omaha Lancers last season in the USHL had tremendous insight on his mental approach and how his mother was a big resource for him on handling what was a tough season statistically for the big netminder.

Looking back

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Nobody had more goals (12) or points (23) during the @ECHL playoffs than Bobo Carpenter.

📸 Patrick Onufer/Florida Everblades pic.twitter.com/hYimUflUDf

For a third consecutive season, former BU standout Bobo Carpenter and the Florida Everblades claimed the ECHL Kelly Cup Championship. Carpenter, a member of the Terriers’ 2017-18 Hockey East Champions and co-captain in 2018-19, scored 46 points in the regular season and added 23 more in 23 playoff games.

●GoTerriers.com Carpenter Claims Kelly Cup with Florida Everblades

 

Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes has been named as an assistant for the 2025 U.S. National Team that will in next February’s Four Nation’s Face-Off in Montreal and Boston. The U.S. squad, under head coach Mike Sullivan, will compete against Canada, Swede and Finland.

Hynes, a member of BU’s 1995 National Champions, served as head coach for the U.S. National Team in last month’s IIHF World Championship. Prior to the Wild, he was head coach for the Devils and for the Predators.

● USA Hockey Hynes named assistant coach for Four Nations Face-Off

 

 

— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) June 10, 2024