Saturday, October 03, 2026

UPDATED: Lawrence delivers BU in overtime; defkit's Terrier Takeaways

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Tynan Lawrence scored at 1:18 of overtime to make the Terriers a 2-1 winner in the season opener at the University of Alaska's Carlson Center. The sophomore center's shot from the right circle, along with a first-period wrap-around tally by Jack Murtagh and a sharp, 25-save effort by Mikhail Yegorov, gave BU its seventh consecutive opening-game win. 

After killing an early Nanook power play, the Terriers opened the scoring at the four-minute mark. Lawrence forced a turnover along the left boards in the offensive zone and pushed the puck ahead to Murtagh. The sophomore wing carried it past a defender, behind the net and then jammed the puck past goalie Tyler Shea. 

The lead lasted just two and a half minutes. A turnover just inside the BU blueline led to a a breakaway that Yegorov stymied, but on the ensuing power play, UA scored on Linden Burrett's slapper past a screened Yegorov. Shots for the period were 13-8 BU.

In the second period, both the Terriers and Nanooks had long periods of offensive zone time, but couldn't produce a goal.

BU had a 15-9 shot edge in a scoreless third period with its best scoring chance coming on Caleb Malholtra's set up for Jack Harvey that Shea turned aside.

In the extra period, Alaska won a defensive zone draw but Lawrence recovered the puck, skated to the high slot and fired a shot that was defended. Harvey pounced on the rebound. His shot hit Shea and was briefly free in the blue paint before being swept away. Harvey recovered the puck and quickly found Lawrence for the game-winner.  Carter Amico, who dished out big hits all night, had the second assist. 

The rematch tonight is again an 11:07 start. Game Day links are in the GoTerriers recap.  

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Post-game comments Pandolfo

● Boston Hockey Blog Instant Takeaways

defkit's Terrier Takeaways

-There were certainly some frustrating moments, but give credit to the AKF goalie who made more than 40 saves.
- I was most surprised by how good Wang looked. Most of the chatter was that he was a project and he would need some time to adapt. He looked very comfortable out there, and JP had him out there to start OT. He was showing off his skating on that shift until the matching penalties that like everything else, we didn't get to see a replay of.
- I was also very impressed (and surprised) with Celebrini. He looked very good and I take back my comment earlier that he should be on the third pairing on a good team.
- Villeneuve on the other hand - I think he is going to need some time to adjust. He looked nervous, often mishandling the puck. And certainly not showing any Hutston-like moves. But it's one game, I'm not going to be too harsh.
- Amico certainly looked improved and played a physical game with some big hits.
- Lawrence looked good as expected. Somewhere I predicted he was going to have 45 points this season, and I feel good about that prediction.
- I also thought Malhotra looked solid for his first NCAA game.I could see him taking around 10 games to adjust and then just starting to dominate.
- Strong game by Yegorov. Allowed few rebounds. Stopped everything he saw. 
- Too many penalties.The power play, which used five forwards at times, could struggle for a bit.

Advanced Stats from BU Hockey Stats

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On Thursday, the Terriers spent some time with young Alaskan Huskies at Trail Breaker Kennels.

The Daily Faceoff’s Top 20 NHL Affiliated Prospects in the NCAA this season include #6 Malhotra, #9 Lawrence, #12 Yegorov and #19 Xavier Villeneuve.

Looking ahead

2027 recruit Jamie Glance scored his first QMJHL goal and then scored the game-winner in the shootout as St. John’s edged Cape Breton, 4-3. Fellow recruit Liam Lefebrve scored a goal and assisted on another in a 1:12 span of the second period for Cape Breton.

2027 recruit James Scantlebury scored his sixth goal, racing past a defender to convert a goalmouth pass from fellow recruit Carter Meyer as Quebec edged Blainville-Boisbriand, 4-3.

2027 recruit Braidy Wassilyn scored his fifth and sixth goals for Saginaw, but the Spirit dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to Kitchener. The 6’0” left wing has scored in all five games and is second in OHL scoring with ten points. Brady Knowling stopped 27 shots for Saginaw.

2027 recruit Alessandro Di Iorio scored his third goal in Sarnia’s 4-3 overtime loss to Sault St. Marie.

Looking back

Cole Hutson scored a goal and was +2 in 17 minutes of ice time in Washington’s 5-2 win against Carolina.

Former Terrier captain and All-American Freddy Meyer has been named director of player development for the Neponset Valley RiverRats beginning with the 2027-28 season. Meyer, the father of 2027 recruits Carter Meyer and Freddy Meyer V, currently is head coach at The Rivers School and also has coached in the Boston Junior Eagles organization. He played 281 NHL games with the Flyers, Islanders, Coyotes and Thrashers. 

 

Women’s Team

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Terriers stayed with #1-ranked Wisconsin for two periods and were tied, 1-1, but the Badgers dominated the final period, putting up three tallies for a 4-1 win and a series sweep.

Freshman Lo Lachapelle scored from the crease in the waning seconds of the first period to put the Terriers in front. Assists went to sophomore Tessa Demain and freshman Eden Bergman.  

Wisconsin tied the scored on a second-period power play and went ahead for good midway through the third period.

Sophomore Sydney Fogu stopped 37 shots in her first career start.

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Post game Coach Tara Watchorn

● Boston Hockey Blog Takeaways


 

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Friday, October 02, 2026

UPDATED Drop the Puck!! BU HOF welcomes Grizzy

Game day graphic featuring posed photo of Tynan Lawrence. BU men's ice hockey at Alaska, Oct. 2, 11:07 PM ET, at Fairbanks, AK on FloHockey 

The 105th season of Terrier hockey begins tonight about as far as one can get from the site of Boston Arena, where BU first played in 1918. The #16/15 Terriers are in Fairbanks for a two-game series with the University of Alaska, the first-ever meetings between the programs. 

Having a road series in Alaska has enabled the Terriers to have a 36-game schedule this year. BU will also play an exhibition game against Brown at Agganis Arena next Saturday. 

BU men's ice hockey team poses for a group photo in Fairbanks, Alaska  

                        Photo credit Dan Koerner  

After three consecutive Frozen Four appearances—and one national championship game—BU had a decidedly down season by program standards, finishing at .500 with a 17-17-2 mark.

Note: Both Alaska games will stream on FloHockey.tv, which offers a monthly subscription for $39.99. Subscribers can watch full game archives and replays anytime via FloHockey or the FloSports app.   

Head Coach Jay Pandolfo's squad, featuring 18 returnees, two portal transfers and six freshmen, will look to establish an identity for consistently playing fast, smart and direct hockey. 

The Terrier offense is expected to get a boost from its two first-round draft pick centers, Tynan Lawrence and Caleb Malhotra. However, substantial step-ups from sophomore wings Jack Murtagh, Ryder Ritchie and Conrad Fondrk also will be needed if BU is to return to having a top D1 offense. Look for first-year wings Niklas Aaram Olsen and Viktor Norringer to be contributors as well. Senior captain Jack Harvey is the top returning goal scorer with 13 and 21 points. 

For the first time in four seasons, there is no Hutson on the BU blueline. Returnees Aiden Celebrini, Charlie Trethewey and Mick Frechette are joined by transfers Adam Barone (LSSU) and Jaxon Wismer (UVM), returnee from the USHL Carter Amico and freshmen Xavier Villeneuve (Hutson 3.0?) and Haoxi Wang. 

Junior Mikhail Yegorov, back for a third season, is regarded as one of the NCAA's top netminders despite the team's struggles last year. Senior Max Lacroix returns as Big Mike's back-up.

The Nanooks also are coming off a .500 season, posting a 15-15-3 record and finishing 35th in the NPI. UA, who had wins over Clarkson, Providence and Quinnipiac as well as a tie with the Bobcats, have been slotted at #37 by CHN's Mike McMahon in his preseason ranking.

UA lost four players to D1 transfers and several of its top scorers to graduation, as well.  They welcomed seven transfers and eight freshmen. Sophomore forwards Rylen Roersma and Jhett Larson had 22 and 14 points respectively. Transfers Joel Lehtinen (Stonehill) and Domenick Bartecko (Mercyhurst) should bolster the offense. 

A veteran and large defense led by junior Nathan Rickey (16 points) and sophomore Jackson Anderson grew even bigger with the addition of transfers 6'4" Grady Gallatin (WMU) and 6'2" Lukas Klemm (Mercyhurst).

Tyler Shea, a transfer from Brown ( 3.26, .911), takes over in goal for the Nanooks. Last weekend, he authored a pair of shutouts in exhibition games with ACHA schools.

UA's Atlas Rink is 200 x 100, the same size as UMass's Mullin Center prior to renovations. 

There are two names on the UA roster that BU fans may remember, one of them painfully. Jack Plandowski's dad is Darryl Plandowski, who scored the triple overtime goal that denied BU the 1991 national championship. Back-up goalie Calvin Vachon is the son of Terrier forward Nick Vachon who played for the 90-91 and 91-92 squads.

TONIGHT'S BU LINEUP 

BU line chart at Alaska - Oct. 2, 2026 Forwards Aaram-Olsen - Bednarik - Merrill Murtagh - Lawrence - Fondrk Harvey - Malhotra - Ritchie Roukounakis - Morello - Svoboda Defensemen Wismer - Amico Wang - Celebrini Villeneuve - Trethewey Frechette Goalies Yegorov Lacroix Dhami 

● GoTerriers.com preview, game notes, Live Stats, BU All-Access (audio), Live stream (subscription); BU Men’s Hockey Twitter

●  Pandolfo Media Call

● BU Hockey Stats: First Game, Last Frontier

● Boston Hockey Blog NOTEBOOK: BU looks to turn the page as the new season begins 

● Boston Hockey Blog Opening Weekend Preview Terrier Hockey Talk

● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape

● College Hockey Inc. Men’s Notes: Top 2026-27 Preseason Storylines 

►On today's episode of Inside BU Hockey, Bernie Corbett talks with Coach Pandolfo and Women's Head Coach Tara Watchorn. 

 

►The Athletic's ranking of the top 40 freshmen features four Terriers: 

3. Caleb Malhotra, C, Boston U. (Canucks — No. 3, 2026)

Malhotra is the top freshman forward in this class. He was Brantford’s best player between the regular season and playoffs as a rookie last year in the OHL, a standout at the CHL-USA Prospects Challenge, and you can expect him to be one of the Terriers’ best players as a freshman. He needs to fill out and get stronger, and that’s going to show up in some games, but he has all of the rest (smarts, skill, skating, feel, detail, intangibles) and doesn’t have the off games most players his age do.

14. Xavier Villeneuve, LHD, Boston U. (Blackhawks — No. 34, 2026)

The biggest wild card on this list, Villeneuve is a small but highly skilled offensive defenseman who takes risks, makes plays and will compete, but is quite likely going to face some real practical challenges defending early on in his college career. He’s also coming off a season that was affected by hip issues. He’s going to pull Terriers fans out of their seats, but he may not be Hutson 3.0.

17. Niklas Aaram-Olsen, LW/RW, Boston U. (Canucks — No. 41, 2026)

After leading goal scorer Cole Eiserman turned pro, the Terriers are going to have to replace his goals by committee this season. I expect sophomores Ryder Ritchie and Jack Murtagh to step up, but Aaram-Olsen’s combination of speed, skill, shooting and athleticism should allow him to make an impact on the power play and potentially even flank centers Tynan Lawrence or Malhotra. The Norwegian has the ability to score from distance and attack in cuts.

38. Haoxi Wang, LHD, Boston U. (Sharks — No. 33, 2025)

Wang is one of hockey’s most fascinating case studies as a towering D with excellent skating and overall mobility. Though it didn’t necessarily show up in the stat sheet, he took a step by playing against tougher competition in his second year in the OHL. His decision-making and reads are still very much a work in progress, and he’s going to have some ups and downs this season at BU, but he has a chance to put it all together over time.

 

Looking back

Grzelcyk, now in his 11th NHL season, signed a one-year deal with Buffalo last week. He spent eight years with the Bruins before skating for Pittsburgh and Chicago the past two seasons.

A two-time Terrier captain, he produced 95 points (26G,69A) in 125 games. He fired home the overtime game-winner in the 2015 Beanpot Championship game, his second of the night.   

   

Macklin Celebrini assisted on three scores in San Jose's opening night 4-3 overtime win against the Panthers.  

Devlin Kaplan has been traded to the Seattle Kraken by the Flyers. The New Jersey native played for three BU Frozen Four teams and generated 64 points in 115 games. In the 2023-24 Hockey East championship game, he scored the third-period tying goal prior to Lane Hutson's overtime tally.

Last season, Kaplan had 13 points for the AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms. 

● NHL.com Seattle Kraken Acquire Forward Devin Kaplan from Philadelphia in Exchange for David Goyette 

Women's Team

Terriers were blanked, 7-0, by defending champion Wisconsin in the season opener for both teams.

The Badgers took a 1-0 lead near the end of the opening period. They broke the game open with five unanswered goals in the middle period and closed the scoring with one in the third. 

Mari Pietersen stopped 24 shots before being relieved by Sydney Fogu who made 16 saves. BU took 22 shots.

Game two of the series is set for 6 p.m. ET. Game Day links are in the recap below.

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score  

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