Monday, October 12, 2026

Poll Story; SNL; Honors for Otter; Scantlebury on fire

 Poll story

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In the USCHO's Weekly Division 1 Poll, the Terrier move up three slots to #11. Among Hockey East schools, they trail only #7 Providence. No change in the top four teams: Denver, Michigan, Michigan State and North Dakota.  

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BU jumps from #13 to #11 in the USA Hockey Weekly Division 1 Poll. In Hockey East, Providence is #8, BC slips four spots to #15, UConn dips to #16 and UMass checks in at #18.

Everything College Hockey's Poll has the Terriers at #10. 

►We have two new recaps of Saturday night's men's and women's games: 

● Boston Hockey Blog BU propels to a 3-1 exhibition win over Brown thanks to a third period push

● BU Hockey Stats Tough as Neels (Week 2 Recap) 

► College Hockey Insider Mike McMahon's preseason ranking of D1 teams has slotted the Terriers at #12, just ahead of Cornell and behind only UMass and #8 Providence in Hockey East. McMahon writes: 

I’m expecting a bounce-back year from Mikhail Yegorov. 

BU struggled in its own zone last season, at times mightily. I watched the Terriers a lot, and too many of their top players showed little interest in doing the dirty work in their own end. That surely contributed to some of Yegorov’s struggles. 

I get the sense BU will make a bigger commitment to defense this season, and Yegorov’s numbers should benefit. As for the rest of the roster, the depth is impressive at both ends.

In the small sample of three games, that has proven true.  

SNL (Saturday Night Leftovers)  

►Freshman Caleb Malhotra had ten shots and could easily have had several goals. Post-game, he explained how charged up he was to play his first game at Agganis in front of The Dog Pound and The BU Band. Malhotra also won nine of 20 draws.

►LSSU transfer Adam Barone dressed for the first time and assisted on the game-winning goal. Both he and defensive partner Mick Frechette, who scored the first goal, were plus-2 as were Ben Merrill and Kamil Bednarik. 

►Despite adding two juniors from the portal and two 19-year old freshmen—Viktor Nörringer and Haoxi Wang—BU once again is icing a very young squad. The roster averages 20.6 years old, which ties Michigan State for second-youngest in the country. Only Michigan (20.5) is younger. 

►Saturday's crowd of 4,951 was an impressive turnout for an exhibition game, due in part because the first regular-season home game is still nearly two weeks away.   

►Along with the wall displays of Terriers in the NHL and those hockey players in the BU Athletics Hall of Fame, Terrier Olympians are now featured at Agganis Arena. That includes the gold-medal winning coaches and players from last winter's games in Milan and a certain silver medalist now playing in San Jose.  

►How large is BU's men's hockey budget and how does it compare with other schools? The answer is in this top-25 chart using figures from FY 2025. Data source is the Department of Education Equity in Athletics Data.

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Looking ahead  

2027 recruit James Scantlebury tied a franchise record with a six-point game—two goals, four assists—as Quebec outscored Chicoutimi, 7-6. The Montreal native has eight goals and nine assists in eight games. His 17 points are second in CHL.

Scantlebury's current and future Terrier teammate Carter Meyer also has had strong start in the Q. 

2027 recruit Jamie Glance assisted on a pair of goals, then potted the decider in the shootout, earning first- star honors in St. John's 4-3 win over Drummondville. With 13 points (3G,10A) in nine games, Glance is the Sea Dogs' top scorer and a projected first-round 2027 draft pick.   

2027 recruit Shawn Carrier scored a shorthanded goal and an even-strength tally to claim the #1 star in Halifax’s 6-2 win over Rouyn-Noranda. The 2025 Avalanche draft pick has three goals in four games.  

Looking back

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Jake Oettinger was named the NHL's second star of the past week. He yielded one goal in three starts, making 59 saves (on 60 SA) to compile a 2-0-1 record, 0.33 goals-against average, .983 save percentage and two shutouts for the Stars 

Matt Gilroy, co-captain of the 2009 national champion Terriers, has returned to Comm Ave. as Director of Player Development. But what about the other co-captain of the "DC Miracle" squad? Where is he?

Media Availability: Coach McCarthy (9/11) 

John McCarthy is beginning his fifth season as head coach of the AHL San Jose Barracuda, the team he captained for four seasons until his retirement in 2020. The former St. John's Prep football and hockey standout went directly from playing to serving as an assistant coach when a medical condition forced an end to his playing days. 

At BU he rose from the fourth-line checker to the second line--with Nick Bonino and Brandon Yip--as a senior, scoring 29 points for the 2008-09 title team.

● Instagram Winning is a learned habit 👊 San Jose Barracuda Head Coach John McCarthy on how his staff works to engrain winning habits  

● Elite Prospects Page (playing and coaching) 

 

Quinn Hutson scored a pair of second-period goals--his 4th and 5th--to lead Bakersfield past Calgary, 5-4.  

Women’s Team

Saturday’s 2-1 victory was Coach Tara Watchorn’s 50th win behind the Terriers’ bench.  

 

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