Monday, October 05, 2026

Poll Story: moving up; SNL


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Following the AKF sweep, BU is ranked #13 in the USA Hockey Weekly Poll, up from #15. Seven future opponents are in the top 14, including conference foes #9 Providence, #11 BC, and #14 UConn.

 

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In the USCHO Weekly Poll, Terriers moved up two slots from #16 to #14. Denver, Michigan, Michigan State, North Dakota and Minnesota Duluth maintained their spots as the top five. UMass, who was swept by Colorado College slipped from #10 to #18.

Everything College Hockey’s initial poll slots BU at #10.

►Boston Hockey Blog RECAP: BU secures plenty of firsts in 4-0 win over Alaska Fairbanks

“We knew [Alaska] sells out for blocking shots a lot, so I used that to my advantage. I kind of baited him, waited for the opening, and took the shot and prayed for the best,” Haoxi Wang said. 

The goal (video) was the final piece of what was a stellar opening weekend for Wang, whose partnership with senior defenseman Aiden Celebrini has established itself as BU’s most consistent defensive pair through the first two games of the season. Throughout the Terriers’ opening series, both Wang and Celebrini created offense from the blue line, broke up plays defensively and were stalwarts on the Terriers’ penalty kill, which killed off all three of Alaska’s power-play opportunities on Saturday.  

“They had not just a good weekend, they had an outstanding weekend,” head coach Jay Pandolfo said about the pair. “Both guys were outstanding on both ends of the ice.

  SNL (Saturday Night Leftovers)

   

►Haoxi Wang, with Saturday’s game-winner and a strong two-game performance on the blueline, earned the player of the game jacket.   

►Our friend @BUHockeyStats reports: ”The sweep of Alaska was the Terriers' first series sweep to start a season since 1984-85, which opened with a sweep of Wisconsin (6-5, 4-2) at the Dane County Coliseum.”

►Tynan Lawrence has a three-game goal-scoring streak going back to last season’s final game.

►Best part of Caleb Malhotra’s first career goal wasn’t hitting the net; it was the effort to recover the draw and bank it forward off the boards.  

►After scoring Friday’s first goal, Jack Murtagh had four shots in Saturday’s including several grade A’s.

►Terriers blocked 19 shots, three more than the 16 saves by Mikhail Yegorov.  Celebrini led with five blocks while Brandon Svoboda had three.The Nanooks blocked a mind-boggling 29 BU shots.

►In case you missed defkit’s Terrier Takeaway for the shutout win, it is right here.

USCHO: "I wasn't even aware, to be honest with you," said Pandolfo, who played his college hockey at BU from 1992-96. "It feels good. I just want to see these guys have success. I was fortunate to play here, obviously a long time ago, for four years, and had a lot of success. That's what I want to see these guys have."

Looking ahead

2027 recruit Carter Meyer converted on a textbook give-and-go to open the scoring in Quebec’s 7-0 blanking of Blainville-Boisbriand. James Scantlebury had a primary assist on the Remparts second goal. Both players have nine points in six games.

2027 recruit Jamie Glance assisted on three goals, including the overtime game-winner, to earn the first star in St. John’s 4-3 win over Halifax. Fellow recruit Shawn Carrier, an Avalanche draft pick, scored his first of the season for the Mooseheads to tie the score in the third period.

2027 recruit Liam Lefebrve scored twice and assisted on the game-winner in Cape Breton’s 4-2 win over Moncton. The Los Angeles second-round draft pick has a 4-3-7 line in four games since returning from Kings’ main camp. Rian Chudzinski recorded an assist for Moncton and has nine points in six games.

2028 recruit Andrei Nikolayev stopped 32 of 34 shots to lead Victoriaville to a 5-2 win over Baie-Comeau for his third victory of the season.

Looking back

With Macklin Celebrini a late scratch, the Sharks were no match for the Stars, as Jake Oettinger authored his first shutout of the season, a 5-0 blanking. He stopped 13 shots to gain his 17th career shutout.

Domenick Fensore assisted on three goals as AHL Colorado defeated Tuscon, 5-3.

Quinn Hutson scored his second goal and assisted on the game-winner in AHL Bakersfield’s 3-1 win against Henderson.

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Former BU captain and NHLer Freddy Meyer, whose sons Carter and Freddy Meyer V will head to BU next fall , joined the Spittin’ Chicklets crew for their Sunday podcast. Freddy and SC host Ryan Whitney were Terrier teammates for two seasons, 2001-03. Carter joins the interview as well. The Meyer interview begins at 01:14:28 and is available on Spotify and Netflix. Great story telling all around.

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Hey, we know that guy! Two-time Terrier captain Logan Cockerill (2020-22) is now skating for Steve Thornton's Belfast Giants. So is J.J. Piccinich, a member of the 2015 national finalist squad who scored an unassisted goal in yesterday’s Challenge Cup game against Dundee. 

Women's Team

As the Terriers transition from being a senior heavy squad to much younger one, Boston Hockey Blog dives in to the eight freshmen and two transfers who have joined the program. 

“We’re starting a lot slower in terms of how we play, and taking a lot more time to coach the foundation that serves our identity and the bigger concepts and systems that we play under,” head coach Tara Watchorn said.  

● Boston Hockey Blog The new faces of Boston University women’s hockey

 

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