Wednesday, September 16, 2026

UPDATED Harvey heads 2026-27 Leadership Team; HEA Coaches and Media Polls

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Senior wing Jack Harvey has been named captain of the 2026-27 Terriers. He’ll be assisted by seniors Aiden Celebrini and Mick Frechette and juniors Kamil Bednarik and Nick Roukounakis. The Stacy, Minnesota, native, who was an assistant captain last season, succeeds Gavin McCarthy.  

Harvey, who is BU’s top returning scorer with 21 points, is coming off a career-best in goals (13) in 2025-26, which included four power-play tallies and three short-handers. He has produced 63 points (31G,32A) in 96 career games. 

Celebrini and Frechette were paired on defense for most of last season. Celebrini has 21 points (3G, 18A) in 102 career games. Frechette who also saw action at forward, scored his first collegiate goal last year and has five career points.

Bednarik, one of the Terriers’ top penalty killers, had a 5-11-16 scoring line last season and has 35 career points. He also skated for Team USA in the 2026 World Junior Championships.

Despite missing most of first semester last season, Roukounakis contributed five goals and a pair of assists in 25 games.

Harvey is just the second Minnesotan to captain the Terriers and first since Chris Connolly (2010-11, 2011-12). H/T to BU Hockey Stats.

All five Terriers were named to the 2025-26 Hockey East All-Academic Team.

● GoTerriers.com Harvey Named Captain as Men's Ice Hockey Finalizes 2026-27 Leadership Group

Polls

Conference coaches' poll has BU third (with two first-place votes), behind Providence and UMass and just ahead of BC by one vote.  

►The Hockey East preseason media poll starts BU in the middle of the pack at #5. 

►Sports Illustrated has a more optimistic outlook for BU, suggesting that adding a highly-talented freshman class to anticipated step-ups from sophomores like Tynan Lawrence and Ryder Ritchie and an improved defense in front of Mikhail Yegorov will enable the Terriers to challenge for a Hockey East title.

● SI.com Can Boston University's Exceptional Recruiting Class Weather Its Departure Storm?

►Everything College Hockey's preseason national poll slots the Terriers at #12.  This ranking has Michigan State, Michigan, Denver, North Dakota and Minnesota-Duluth as its top five.   

Looking ahead

FloHockey.tv's examination of 10 prospects to watch in the QMJHL this season features three 2027 BU recruits--Carter Meyer, Jamie Glance and Liam Lefebrve--and a defenseman, Malik L'Italien, reportedly on the Terriers' radar.

      

►Elite Prospects' deep dive into its top 16 prospects for the 2027 NHL Entry Draft include analysis of what makes Meyer's game special.   

 

Lefebrve's strong performance in the Rookie Faceoff has earned him a roster spot at the Kings' main camp which begins this Friday.

“I think you can project that one a few years from now, I think you’ve got a heck of a player,” Los Angeles Head Coach Andrew Lord said. “The size, some of the craft around the net, some of the small board plays and then obviously the compete. He’s into it. Not just the fight – the fight was awesome – but aside from that, just a lot of chippyness, a lot of second efforts, a lot of puck protection, a lot of net front battles. Lots of good signs.” 

Looking back

Minnesota Head Coach John Hynes, entering his fourth season behind the Wild's bench, has had his contract extended for "multiple years." No details were made available. 

Hynes previously had a pair of four-year stints as head coach for Nashville and New Jersey. A member of the Terriers' 1995 national champions, the Rhode Island native began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Jack Parker after an injury ended his playing career.  

● NHL.com/Wild Minnesota Wild Signs Head Coach John Hynes to Multi-Year Contract Extension 

Three Terriers found the scoresheet in the Devils' 4-3 shootout win against the Islanders in a Rookie Showcase game. Shane Lachance (#20) scored in regulation and Jeremy Wilmer fired the shootout winner. Cole Eiserman found the net for the Isles.

►Two days earlier, Eiserman scored an extra-attacker goal to tie the score, then notched the overtime game-winner as the Islanders rallied past the Devils, 5-4.  

Womens' Team

Terriers are slotted at #4 in the pre-season Coaches' Poll. BU opens its season on Sept. 26 hosting LIU.  

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Monday, September 14, 2026

Have a weekend, Liam! Terrier recruits shine at Rookie tournaments and in exhibitions; Looking Back-1996 World Cup of Hockey

2027 recruits Liam Lefebrve and Brady Knowling had very different roles in Saturday’s Rookie Faceoff game in San Jose between the Kings and the Sharks. 

Lefebrve, a right-shot center with Cape Breton, dropped the gloves with towering Alexander Karmanov. 

Knowling was sharp in goal stopping 26 of 27 shots as the Sharks thumped Los Angeles, 9-1.  

In the teams' rematch on Sunday, Lefebrve put his stick skills to work, netting a pair of third period goals to pace a 4-1 win. 

  

He discussed those tallies and Friday’s fight with fan site The Mayor/Team MM:

On his two goals coming from the dirty areas — a rebound and a deflection — and if getting to those areas on the ice is a big part of his game:

Yeah, definitely big. I think whenever you can get to that area, it’s the most dangerous place on the ice. So the more I can get there, the better, and then just utilize my frame to take away the goalie’s eyes and find those pucks.

On his fight in Game 1:

He’s definitely a big guy. But whenever one of my teammates goes down, I’m going to be there to step up for him. So I saw him go down and then had to answer to that for sure. Just trying to be a good teammate out there.

Prior to the Faceoff series, The Mayor/Team MM suggested that the Montreal native, whom the Kings drafted #46 overall in the 2026 Entry Draft, is “perhaps the fastest rising star in a Kings prospect pool.” 

Lefebrve produced 32 goals and 59 points in his first QMJHL season and is expected to lead the offense for Cape Breton, the team he was traded to in the off-season. 

● The Mayor/Team MM High-End Prospect Liam Lefebvre Researched Coach Before Joining Kings for Rookie Faceoff

Following the tournament, Lefebrve and Knowling (Saginaw) returned to their CHL teams.  

►2027 recruit Carter Meyer (#20), who leads Quebec in pre-season points (3-2-5), was scoreless Saturday night, but offered up a reminder that he’s the son of rugged BU All-American and NHLer Freddy Meyer IV.  Carter is ranked #3 for the 2027 NHL Entry Draft by TSN’s Steve Dryden. Fellow recruit and Remparts teammate James Scantlebury (#19) got involved in the after-the whistle action, as well.

►2027 or 2028 recruit Sam Pandolfo scored in each of game the NTDP U18’s opening weekend series, which they split with Muskegon. The 6’4”, 203 lb., center missed substantial time with injuries during his U17 season.

►2027 recruit Shawn Carrier (Halifax) scored for Colorado in a 7-3 Rookie Showcase win over Anaheim. Fellow recruit Rian Chudzinski (Moncton) was robbed by the Avs goalie on a grade A scoring chance.

 

►2027 recruit Braidy Wassilyn, currently at Montreal's rookie camp as an undrafted invitee, has been traded from OHL London to Saginaw.  Spirit GM Dave Drinkill:

“We are extremely excited to add Braidy to our group here in Saginaw,” said Drinkill “He is a highly skilled player with game-breaking ability, and I saw firsthand what he can bring to a team during our time at U17’s. We believe we have added another proven, dynamic offensive weapon to our very talented forward group. The experience he’s gaining at an NHL camp will be valuable to our entire group, and we can’t wait to get started with Braidy in the coming weeks.”

Looking back

Evan Rodrigues, after winning the Stanley Cup twice with Florida, was a key off-season acquisition by New Jersey. The Devils are looking for the former Terrrier scoring standout to bolster both the power-play and penalty-kill units as well as center a scoring line.  

● The Hockey News Evan Rodrigues: The Devils' glue player or just a merchant 

● The Hockey Writers New Jersey Devils 2026-27 Player Projections: Evan Rodrigues

►Quinn Hutson took questions from the media prior to tonight's Oilers Rookie Showcase game. Last season the oldest of the Hutson brothers did what he does best--score goals--30 of them for AHL Bakersfield. He also made his NHL debut last season and scored his first NHL goal.

  

►ProHockey Rumors reports that Alex Chiasson “has joined the Washington Capitals as a full-time scout, per Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network. A member of the team’s beloved 2018 Stanley Cup winning roster, the 35-year-old has gotten right to work at the team’s rookie camp this weekend, having served as a consultant last year.”

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A Montreal native and second-round pick by Dallas in 2009, Chiasson played 651 games over 11 NHL seasons, including a 22-16-38 mark for Edmonton in 2018-19. He produced 99 points (36G,63A) in three seasons as a Terrier.

Tony Amonte, one of four Terriers on the U.S. roster, scored the game-winner in the gold-medal game against Canada. 

 

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