Friday, February 06, 2026

Game Day: BU vs Maine; A special logo for game 300; O'Callahan dishes on the 1980 Miracle

In the dreaded “between the Beanpots trap game,” Terriers host #18 Maine at Agganis Arena. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. ET for the contest that will be live-streamed on ESPN+ and NESN+.

Coach Jay Pandolfo, in his weekly media call, asserted that the team is not looking past the game with the Black Bears who swept BU earlier in the season at Alfond Arena, winning 5-4 in overtime and 8-5.   

"I think our guys do have a pretty good understanding of how important tomorrow night's game is," he said, "and we don't want to look past that just because of where we're at in the standings in Hockey East. 

"We're trying to kick-start getting on some sort of run here. We need to make sure we play well tomorrow night." 

Regarding the 38 shots on goal in the Beanpot game, he said, "I thought our forecheck was really good. We were winning a lot of pucks in the offensive zone. We still, as a team, are missing [the net on] too many shots. 

"We actually did get some opportunities where we just shot the puck to the net and created some rebounds. We didn't score on them but we had some grade A chances off it it. A little more purposeful shooting is going to help us." 

Discussing the emerging offensive side of freshman D Charlie Trethewey's game, Pandolfo pointed out that "a lot of it has to do with being more comfortable, having more confidence with the puck. He's playing more than earlier in the season."

Trethewey's strong move carrying the puck deep led to BU's first goal against Northeastern.  

Pandolfo added, "One thing that was really impressive on Monday: He didn't give Eiserman a great pass, we turned the puck over, and then he took a tripping penalty, and they end up scoring. And for a young kid not to get discouraged, he played very well after that."

The beneficiary of Trethewey's play was Jonathan Morello who had the centering pass go in off his shin pad for his sixth goal and 12th point. 

"It's been a pretty seamless transition [to NCAA hockey] for him," Pandolfo explained. "Just the way he plays the game. He plays an honest game, a simple direct game. He can really skate. He's good in the face off circle. He's been one of our three or four most consistent forwards from day one. We have a lot of trust in him."  

Like BU, Maine had an up-and-down January, going 3-3-1 in seven games. Also like BU, they were swept by Providence, except in Maine's case, it was three times.

Freshman Justin Poirier is the top goal-scorer in Hockey East with 18 and is second in points with 29. Senior defensman Brandon Holt has 22 points (5G,17A) while junior Josh Nadeau and freshman Miguel Marques each have 17 points. 

A familiar face in goal is junior Albin Boija who brings a 2.56 GAA and a .900 save percentage. 

 

                Graphic courtesy of BU Hockey Stats 

 CHECK BACK FOR TONIGHT'S BU LINEUP

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

● Live stream ESPN+ , NESN+

● Pandolfo Media Call 

● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape

● BU Hockey Stats Previewing the Maine Event Before the Main Event

● Boston Hockey Blog Roukounakis-Morello-Ritchie keeps on rolling for BU: ‘They cause a lot of havoc’

 

►While Pandolfo doesn’t want his team to look ahead to Monday, some factors pointing to the magnitude of this Beanpot Final are taking shape.

300th Battle of Comm Ave Logo 

-BU and BC have announced a special logo for the title game, which will be the 300th edition of The Battle of Comm Ave.

-Legendary coaches Jack Parker and Jerry York will perform a ceremonial puck prior to the game.

-In addition to local coverage by NESN and live streams from ESPN+ and TSN+, the championship game will be broadcast live on NHL Network.

Terrier Hockey TalkTerrier Hockey Talk

Episode 138 of Terrier Hockey Talk recaps Monday’s Beanpot semifinal shootout win, the Women’s team’s sweep of Merrimack and this weekend’s games.


Looking ahead

NTDP Under-18 Players Embracing the Challenge of NCAA Competition  

                    Photo credit Rena Laverty 

2026 recruit Luke Schairer assisted on a pair of goals as the NTDP U18s defeated Czechia, 4-0, in the opening game of the Five Nations Tournament in Kloten, Switzerland. The 6’3” right-shot defenseman, who played a strong two-game, has 12 points in 39 games. 2027 recruit Jamie Glance, who is tied for the team scoring lead with 39 points, also recorded an assist.

2027 recruit Caleb Malhotra continues to move up the draft rankings. McKeen’s midseason ranking has the Brantford Bulldogs’ center at #9.  Director of Scouting Brock Otten says he says he could “easily” push to be a top-5 pick given his current trajectory.

OHL Prospects ranks Malhotra at #2 for draft prospects from that league. 

Looking back

Lane Hutson highlight-reel goal was his 10th tally of the season, as Montreal posted a  5-1 win over the Jets.  With 58 points in 57 games, he’s fourth among NHL blueliners.

Jack Eichel scored his 20th goal and then assisted on the game-winner as Vegas defeated Vancouver, 5-2 on Wednesday. 

Last night, Eichel scored his 21st in a 4-1 win against the Kings. Eichel has a 21-47-68 line in 50 games.

Charlie Coyle assisted on a pair of goals in the Blue Jackets’ 4-0 blanking of Chicago. He has a 14-27-42 scoring line in 56 games.

Clayton Keller scored his 17th goal and added his 37th assist as the Mammoth defeated Detroit, 4-1.

 

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►Last Friday, Netflix debuted its “Miracle: The Boys of ’80” documentary, which more than lived up to the hype. A new episode of the Spittin’ Chicklets podcast, fronted by Ryan Whitney, provides a perfect companion piece with non-stop story-telling from Jack O’Callahan, the two-time Terrier captain, All-American, 1978 NCAA champion and 1980 Olympic champion. OC talks candidly about games vs. Russia and Finland, the long season of exhibitions before the Olympics, growing up in Charlestown, choosing BU over Harvard and his days as a bartender at The Dugout. He also dispels a few Olympic myths.  O’Callahan’s interview begins around the 1:20:00 mark of the podcast. Here’s a taste:  

Women's Team

On Thursday, Terriers dropped a 3-0 road decision to Vermont at Gutterson Field House in Burlington. They'll return home to host Maine on Saturday in a 4 p.m. start at Walter Brown Arena.

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

►Senior Sydney Healy was named Hockey East’s Co-Player of the Week. She scored twice in Saturday’s 3-1 win that completed a two-game sweep of Merrimack. The Terriers’ leading points (24) and goal scorer (15) was +2 in Friday’s 3-0 shutout of the Warriors.

● GoTerriers.com Healey Tabbed Hockey East Player of the Week

►Olympics

Six Terriers—including two current ones— are rostered for the Olympic Women’s Hockey--,which has begun in Milano Cortina. Three-time gold-medalist Marie-Philip Poulin is representing Canada for a fifth time. Nadia Mattivi and Kayla Tutino are suiting up for Italy. Andrea Brändli will be a third-time Olympian for Switzerland, and the Welcke twins, Lilly and Luisa, are making their Olympic debut for Germany.

● GoTerriers.com Six Terriers to Compete at 2026 Winter Olympics

 Terrier Hockey Talk

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