#15
Terriers rebounded from two lackluster losses to Northeastern by dominating #8
New Hampshire, 4-0, behind 29 saves by redshirt sophomore Max Prawdzik. It was
the first collegiate start for Prawdzik, who spent second semester of last
season with NAHL Lone Star, leading the Brahmas to the league’s Robertson Cup
championship.
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Displaying
the strong play that had led to wins at Quinnipiac in October and last weekend
against Providence, BU received even-strength goals from freshman Ty Amonte,
sophomore Dante Fabbro and juniors Jordan Greenway and Bobo Carpenter. Fabbro,
a 2016 Nashville first-round draft pick, finished with a game-best +4.
Amonte
opened the scoring midway through the first period with a shot from the bottom
of the left circle following passes by sophomore Patrick Curry and graduate
student Drew Melanson. The lead was doubled early in the second period when
Fabbro’s shot from the right point found its way through a maze of players and
past Wildcat goalie Danny Tirone.
Eight
minutes into the third period, Tirone stopped a wrap-around attempt by Brady
Tkachuk, but Greenway drove to the net to snap home the rebound for his second
goal in the past three games. Carpenter also had an assist.
Carpenter
closed the scoring at 13:28 firing his seventh goal of the season top-shelf
from the left circle, with assists to Tkachuk and freshman David Farrance.
Discussing
his decision to not start Jake Oettinger in goal for the first time this season and his team's strong effort,
Coach David Quinn explained:
“I
think Jake needed a mental break first and foremost. “Two, Max has been playing
well and I just thought it was the right time and he rewarded us for the
opportunity that he earned.”
“I
liked the balance in our lines tonight; I thought we defended well and created
a lot of scoring chances for ourselves,” Quinn said. “To bounce back as quickly
as we did, in the way we did, I feel really good for our players, and hopefully
it’s the start of some good things happening.”
Andover,
Mass., native Prawdzik became the first Bay State native to start a game in
goal for BU since Rick DiPietro. He also became the first BU goalie to pitch a
shutout in his college debut since Sean Fields blanked Merrimack, 3-0, 17
seasons ago.
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USCHO recap
Terrier
Takeaway from blog contributor defkit
- Overall, the team played a much more cohesive game. The
breakout and neutral zone plays were noticeably improved from recent games. The
team made the short passes to push the puck up and keep the pressure on the
defense. The first and fourth goals showed the sort of offensive flow that this
team has been lacking.
- What a great night for Max Prawdzik. This was not an
easy shutout. He seemed poised and trusted his defense to clear out rebounds (which
they did well all night) by getting aggressive on shots from further out. He
had one memorable right pad save in the second period that was absolute
robbery.
- I thought Farrance showed he should be in the lineup
every night. He was the best skating defenseman last night and I think his
willingness to go to the net adds an element to the offense, as happened on
Carpenter’s goal.
- Fabbro had another strong game. Through the ups and
downs, I think he has been the most consistent Terrier. Especially with Hickey
out of the lineup, the team is relying on him.
- I really liked having Greenway and Tkachuk on the same
line. UNH struggled to contain them.
- Max Gildon is the real deal. Smooth and poised with the
puck, he quarterbacked the power play effectively. I thought he was their best
player.
Looking
ahead
2018
recruit Joel Farabee had a hand in all three Team USA goals as the U18s dropped a 4-3
shootout decision to host Finland at the Five Nations Tournament. Farabee assisted on a first period goal,
scored in the second and added another assist in the middle period. Team USA
meets the Czech Republic on Sunday. Farabee is second on the U18s in scoring
with an 11-10-21 line.
2018
recruits Tyler Weiss (photo) and Jack DeBoer combined for the game-winning goal in Team
USA’s 3-0 win over the Czech Republic in their final game of the Five Nations
tournament. After a scoreless first period, Weiss took a pass from DeBoer and
fired home a shot from the left faceoff circle.
2019
recruits Trevor Zegras and Case McCarthy each had two points in the Team USA
9-1 win against Canada White in the World U17 Challenge semifinals. Wearing the captain's C, Zegras
scored a first period goal, assisted by McCarthy, who also had a second period
helper. Zegras assisted on a third-period power play goal.
In
the World U17 Challenge championship game, 2020 recruit Alex Vlasic scored a
goal as Team USA defeated Canada Red, 6-4. Vlasic, McCarthy and Zegras all earned gold medals for the U.S. squad, which last won this tournament in Jan. 2014.
Looking
back
Kevin
Shattenkirk’s power play assist extended his scoring streak to seven games,
during which he’s tallied ten
points (3G, 7A), as the Rangers won
their sixth straight contest, defeating Edmonton, 6-4.
USA
Today talked with likely U.S. Olympian and former BU All-American Matt Gilroy
about his experience in the KHL in Russia and with his wife, former BU
lacrosse player Jenny Taft, now a Fox Sports reporter
Women's Team
Senior
captain Rebecca Leslie’s extra-attacker goal in the final minute of regulation
gave the Terriers a 2-2 overtime tie with Connecticut on Friday at Walter
Brown Arena. BU had taken a 1-0 lead in
the first period when sophomore Natasza Tarnowski converted a centering pass
from sophomore Abby Cook. UConn matched that goal in the second period and took
a 2-1 lead eight minutes into the third period. Freshman netminder Corinne
Schroeder turned aside 23 Husky shots for the win.
