Monday, October 07, 2024

Terriers remain at #3 in polls; SNL; Honorary Terrier; Extension for Webber; Women swept in Minnesota

Following their opening night 5-2 win over Holy Cross, Terriers remain at #3 in both major national polls.


The top four teams in the USCHO Poll--Denver, BC, BU, and Michigan State--remain unchanged. Future opponents North Dakota and Michigan dropped. UND, which lost an exhibition game to Augustana, slipped one spot to #6, while Michigan fell three spots to #10 after splitting a series with Minnesota State. Maine jumped up to #11 and Northeastern, which defeated Quinnipiac in an exhibition, moved up to #18. 

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The USA Hockey/The Rink Live poll has its top six unchanged. Maine moved up a slot and Providence was up two, while Michigan fell five spots to #13. 

More rankings: Everything College Hockey, John Buccigross Top 16

● USCHO.com How Top 20 teams fared Oct. 4-6

 

ICYMI: defkit's Terrier Takeaway

 

SNL (Saturday Night Leftovers)

Quinn Hutson, Shane Lachance and Ryan Greene look at each other before a faceoff

                    Photo credit Matt Woolverton

►USCHO: “Greene has a knack for getting the Agganis Arena crowd going in its first games of the season, having now scored five goals in his three BU home openers. He and his linemates Shane Lachance and Quinn Hutson combined for a plus-9 rating Saturday.”

►Head Coach Jay Pandolfo has a perfect 3-0 record in season openers, and BU has now won 4 straight season openers overall.

►Agganis Arena's new state-of-the-art round center-hung display system, featuring high-definition screens and advanced video technology. ensures that every seat in the house will have a crystal-clear view of live action.

►Pandolfo on the sellout crowd: “It was great to see. We had a ton of students here, which is huge for us.” Cole Hutson on the packed Dog Pound sections: “If you ask me, I think they should show up to a few more.”

►Another view of Cole Hutson’s first collegiate goal.

● Boston Hockey Blog 3 takeaways from men’s hockey’s 5-2 win over Holy Cross

● Boston Hockey Blog BU’s season-opening performance wasn’t perfect, or was it?

►Another celebrity in attendance:

►Guess who else, besides the Terriers, has been sharpening his game at Agganis Arena? It’s Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman who ended his holdout Sunday after agreeing to an eight-year, $66M contract.

One Twitter poster's reply: "90s hockey East fans throwing up."

 ► Swayman and former Bruins goalie Linus Ulmark had a unique way of celebrating wins. Mathieu Caron and the Dog Pound have their own.

Looking ahead

Haoxi Wang - Neutral Zone - Men's

McKeen’s scouting director Brock Otten sees considerable upside for 2026 recruit Haoxi (Simon) Wang, a 6’6”, 212 lb., left-shot defenseman playing in the OJHL with King Rebellion who has ten points in ten games. Do check out the videos that follow the Tweet.

2026 recruit Luke Schairier, a 6-2 defenseman scored his first goal and added an assist  in the NTDP U17s 5-4 win against the Minnesota Elite League All-Stars Sunday. He also recorded an assist in Saturday’s 5-3 win over the All-Stars.

►2026 recruit Jay Feldberg scored the overtime game-winner (Instagram) and added his sixth assist to lead the Jr. Canadians past Aurora 4-3. A right-shot center, Feldberg has goals in four consecutive games and five in his last six. 6-6-12 in eleven games.

Looking back

                                        Photo credit Rich Gagnon  
Cade Webber's strong performance at Toronto's rookie camp has earned him a contract extension. Originally drafted by Carolina (2019, 4th round), he was acquired by Toronto last Spring and signed a two-year, entry level contract.   In 2023-24, Webber set a new single-season NCAA record with 133 blocked shots en route to being named Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman

● SportsNet.ca Maple Leafs sign Webber to two-year extension

Two years after his debut at Agganis Arena with a three-point game, Lane Hutson is ready to perform on hockey's biggest stage. The Athletic (subscription) digs deeper.

“He attacks ice, he attacks space, with or without the puck,” [Montreal Head Coach Martin] St. Louis said. “He sees plays develop before they do. And when he doesn’t have a lot of space, he’s really good at creating space. Elite players, their definition of space is probably smaller than non-elite players. An elite player doesn’t need a lot of space to create stuff, and an average player probably needs a little more space. But I feel for him, he can get in a phone booth and create space."

 Women’s Team

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In Sunday’s rematch with Minnesota, BU stayed with the #2 Golden Gophers for most of two periods before yielding two scores late in the period, en route to a 5-2 defeat. On Friday, Minnesota edged the Terriers, 1-0, on a power play goal late in the final minutes of regulation.

After Minnesota took a 1-0 lead in the first period, Lilli Welcke matched that goal at 13:05 of the second period. But a penalty-shot score by Abbey Murphey, just a minute later gave Minnesota the lead for good.

Just minutes into the third period, Riley Walsh scored BU’s second goal on a breakaway, rapping home her own rebound.

Mari Pietersen had 21 saves for BU.

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Post-game comments Coach Tara Watchorn

● Boston Hockey Blog recap and analysis

Lola Reid, a standout at Shattuck St. Mary's and the first Nebraska native to play for BU, scored the game-winner against Merrimack, along with two assists, also had a helper against Minnesota.

● GoTerriers.com Reid Tabbed Hockey East Rookie of the Week

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