Friday, October 16, 2026

UPDATED Game Day: BU visits Vermont; Brady on fire; The Hutson Bowl; Women host Colgate

               

Game day graphic featuring posed photo of Viktor Nörringer. BU at Vermont, Oct. 16, 7 PM in Burlington, VT 

#11 Terriers continue their season-opening road trip—interrupted by Saturday’s exhibition—by traveling to Burlington for a series with the Catamounts in BU’s first Hockey East action. Both games at Gutterson Fieldhouse will be live-streamed on ESPN+ with puck drop set for 7 p.m. ET both nights.

Last season, the teams split a pair of one-goal games at Agganis Arena before the Terriers ended the Cats' season with a 4-1 win in the opening round of the Hockey East playoffs. BU’s last visit to The Gut was in January 2024 with the Terriers earning decisive 5-1 and 5-2 wins. 

In the two games with Alaska and the exhibition against Brown, goals have been a bit hard to come by, despite some high shot totals. Tynan Lawrence, who scored in both wins in Fairbanks, has recorded a point in each of his last four games and in six of his last seven appearances going back to last season.

Kamil Bednarik had a goal and an assist in Alaska plus two helpers against Brown. Coach Jay Pandolfo remarked that his line--with Ben Merrill and Niklas Aaram-Olsen "was outstanding. They were just playing the right way."


 

BU men's ice hockey players discuss something on the ice before a faceoff  

                         Photo credit Eliza Nuestro  

At the other end of the ice, just two goals allowed in three contests made a statement.  

"We’ve been much more committed as a group defensively," Pandolfo said. "It’s only been two regular-season games and an exhibition, but overall, we’ve been pretty solid defensively. I think the buy-in has been there." 

On the blueline, the duo of Aiden Celebrini and Haoxi Wang has been quite reliable in three outings as have Vermont transfer Jax Wismer and his partner Carter Amico. Our friend BU Hockey Stats points out that half of Wismer’s two goals scored last season came against the Terriers.  

►►BU Hockey Writer Scott Weighart turns his attention to a pair of Terrier rookies from opposite ends of the earth: Aaram-Olsen from Norway and Wang from China.  

● GoTerriers.com So Far, So Good: Two New Terriers from Overseas Underscore Team’s Global Scope

Coach Steve Wielder is in his fourth season behind the UVM bench. His squad defeated Brock, 4-2, in an exhibition before dropping its season opener, 3-0, at Bentley. 

Junior Colin Kessler is UVM's top returning scorer (10-16-26) and is joined on the top line by sophomore Cedrick Guindon (3-10-13). Another sophomore, Jonah Aegerter, had a 7-8-15 mark last season. 

The backline is led by seniors Sebastian Törnqvist (5-8-13), who was Wismer's partner last year, and Jack Malinski (1-9-10), along with flashy sophomore Caeden Herrington.

Sophomore Aiden Wright (3.10, .892) was in goal against Bentley. He's joined by Quinnipiac transfer Dylan Silverman.  

                                 TONIGHT'S BU LINEUP 

● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, BU All-Access (audio), BU Men’s Hockey Twitter

● Live Stream: ESPN+

● Coach Pandolfo’s Media Call

● BU Hockey Stats Week 3 Preview—Leaf Peeping 

● Boston Hockey Blog BU looks to extend its winning streak in first Hockey East matchup against Vermont

● CHN: Tale of the Tape

 

►This week's edition of Inside BU Hockey features interviews with head coaches Jay Pandolfo and Tara Watchorn as well as a conversation with senior goalie Max Lacroix.


Looking ahead 

2027 recruit James Scantlebury was named QMJHL Player of the Week following an eight-point weekend highlighted by his two-goal, four-assist effort in a 7-6 win over Chicoutimi. That followed his recording a pair of assists in a 4-2 win over Cape Breton.  Scantlebury and Carter Meyer have led Quebec to first place in the Q’s Eastern Conference and the #2 power ranking in the CHL.  

Hutson Bowl

The NHL followed up Tuesday’s Frozen Frenzy with the first Huston Bowl, matching Lane Hutson and the Canadiens against Cole Huston and the Capitals. Cole’s Caps came away with a 5-4 win as the younger brother contributed a first-period assist. Lane responded shortly after with a highlight-reel goal and an assist. 

More NHL 

Final score: Panthers defeat Canucks 3-2 (Overtime) 

Two days after his natural hat trick in Florida's Frozen Frenzy win, Brady Tkachuk duplicated the feat, rescuing the Panthers from a 2-0 deficit in the third to deliver a 3-2 overtime win against Vancouver. Brady got Florida on the board with an even-strength goal, tied the score with an extra-attacker tally and then sent Panthers fans home happy with a snap shot at 2:23 of OT.

Evan Rodrigues scored for the second game in a row and added an assist as the Devils blitzed the Rangers, 7-1. 

Macklin Celebrini failed to connect on his three shots in regulation, but in the shootout, he scored the only goal to give San Jose a 3-2 win against Nashville. 

Jack Eichel scored shorthanded for his fifth goal and assisted on two more goals as Vegas defeated Calgary, 6-2. With 16 points, he's second in the league.

Clayton Keller scored a power-play goal and an empty-netter as Utah doubled up Edmonton, 4-2. 

Women's Team 

After two weeks on the road, the Terriers begin their home schedule with a two-game series against #9 Colgate. Both games are 6:00 p.m. starts that will stream on ESPN+.

Last weekend, BU tied New Hampshire, 4-4, winning the shootout, and defeated Holy Cross, 2-1.  

For BU, freshmen have made an impact. Lo Lachappelle has three goals while classmates Quinn Taylor and Julia Curran also have scored their initial collegiate goals. Seniors Neely Nicholson, the team captain, and Greta Henderson also have found the net.

Senior Mari Pietersen and sophomore Sydney Fogu have split the goaltending duties, each starting two games.  

● GoTerriers.com preview, Live Stats, BU Women’sHockey Twitter

● Live Stream: ESPN+

 

 

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