Sunday, March 02, 2025

UPDATED: Women advance with OT win to reach semifinal; Prospect evaluations; Macklin vs. Lane

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Junior Riley Walsh's goal four minutes into overtime gave the #14/13 Terriers a 4-3 win against Vermont and punched BU's ticket to the Hockey East semifinals. Terriers will host Green Line rival Boston College at Walter Brown Arena on Wednesday.

BU erased three Catamount one-goal leads on tallies by Maeve Kelly, Lilli Welcke and Sydney Healy.

Terriers dominated possession time throughout the contest and outshot Vermont 48-16. But it was the visitors who scored first when Oona Havana connected off a faceoff with wrister from the left circle six minutes into the period.

BU responded quickly when Kelly's low shot from the right circle, abetted by Luisa Welcke's screen, beat goalie Sydney Correa for a 1-1 tie. 

That lasted just 53 seconds as Rose-Marie Brochu took a feed from behind the the BU net and beat Callie Shanahan with a one-timer.

In the final minute of the period, Walsh took a pass at the top of the right circle and fired a shot that Lilli Welcke rerouted home to knot the score at two apiece.

The second period was scoreless with BU killing off the game's first power play and Shanahan defending nine UVM shots. 

Vermont took the lead on its second man-advantage at 4:37 of the third when Maddy Skelton poked a rebound into a wide-open net.  

Then midway through the period, BU pulled even for a third time when Kelly's waist-high shot from center point was deflected down and past Correa on the glove side by Healy. It was goal #14 for BU's leading scorer. 

BU had a late power play chance to take the lead but failed to convert.

On the game-winning sequence in overtime, Alex Law won an O-zone draw and Maggie Hanzel threw the puck toward the net. A UVM defender stopped with her skates, but fanned on a clearing attempt. Riley quickly controlled the puck fired it over Correa's glove as her teammates poured onto the ice.    

With the win, BU improves to 22-11-2.    

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score
● Highlights
● Post-game Coach Tara Watchorn and Walsh
● Boston Hockey Blog recap

● BU Hockey Stats  Walsh Wins It

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Looking ahead
2026 recruit Yegor Shilov scored his 10th goal and then added his 11th assist in Green Bay’s 4-3 win against Youngstown.

2026 recruit Caleb Malhotra scored his fifth goal in Chilliwack’s 8-3 win against Okotoks.

2026 recruit Tynan Lawrence is one of three USHL rookies with 40 points (20-21-41) and the only one who is 16 years old.  He was Puck Preps #1 Prospect for the 2024 QMJHL draft.

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►Elite Prospects report on 2025 recruit Charlie Trethewey.

Charlie Trethewey, RD, USNTDP (2025 Draft)

Following a rocky start to the season with regular turnovers off retrievals and, at times, erratic decision-making, Charlie Trethewey has gained his footing and settled into a calmer more straightforward approach.    

While it has been the simplification of his game that has improved Trethewey’s performances and gained his coaches’ trust, as Dir. of North American Scouting Mitchell Brown noted in this January 3rd scouting report, “Trethewey has a ton of potential, that much is clear. He's an explosive skater with physicality, handling ability, and a neverending motor. Defensively, he locks down off-puck threats, makes high-speed stops off the rush, and beats opponents down along the walls.”

This trend in Trethewey’s development has come at an important time for the USNTDP U18s, coinciding with a clear uptick in USHL form since December, going 7-1-1. He’s taken on bigger responsibilities with Carter Amico’s season-ending injury and has found consistency in the challenge.

The American defenceman may need a handful of years to develop into a reliable NHLer, but with continued steadiness and growing composure in his on-puck game, Trethewey’s high-end tools could flourish.


 

Looking back
Charlie Coyle’s 14th goal was the game winner in the Bruins' 3-2 win over the Penguins.

Evan Rodrigues scored his 14th goal and added an assist in Florida’s 3-0 win against Calgary. AJ Greer also recorded an assist for the Panthers.   

Brady Tkachuk scored his 22nd goal as the Senators defeated the Sharks, 5-3. Macklin Celebrini assisted on a pair of goals for San Jose.  

Lane Hutson collected his 41st and 42nd assists in Montreal’s 4-2 win against Buffalo. He remains the rookie points leader with 46, two ahead of Celebrini.

►TSN's Craig Button analyzes the two top Calder Trophy candidates and suggests both will be candidates for their countries' Olympic Teams in 2026.

 

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