In
a game where the shots and the hits just kept on coming, #1 Terriers and
defending NCAA champion Union College played to a 3-3 tie. The game marked the
10-year anniversary of the first game played at Agganis Arena, and former
captain Brad Zancanaro, who had scored the first-ever goal at Harry Agganis Arena, dropped a
ceremonial first puck.
BU
took an early lead when freshman AJ Greer converted the rebound of a hard
slapper from Captain Matt Grzelcyk. But the visitors scored twice within
two-and-a-half minutes, first on Spencer Foo’s shot from the slot and then a
shorthander by Daniel Ciampini, who had tied up freshman Brandon Fortunato at
the blueline and despite Fortunato’s back-checking pushed the puck under BU
netminder junior Matt O’Connor.
Terriers tied the score five minutes later when freshman Nik Olsson's shot from the point deflected off a defender's stick into the net, with senior Cason Hohmann and freshman Brien Diffley asssisting.
Terriers tied the score five minutes later when freshman Nik Olsson's shot from the point deflected off a defender's stick into the net, with senior Cason Hohmann and freshman Brien Diffley asssisting.
Neither
team scored in the middle period, despite good opportunities. Junior Danny O’Regan
came closest, with slick stickhandling freeing him for a hard wrister that rang
off the crossbar.
The
pace picked up even more in the final period and Union took the lead on a power
play, with Mike Vecchione rapping the puck into the open side after a clearing
attempt hit a Dutchman forward.
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Grzelcyk, with two assists earned first-star honors, while Rodrigues was
awarded the third star.
►
Freshman Jack Eichel, who had returned from the World Junior Championship, was
given the night off. Coach David Quinn explained: “There was no debate, there
was no discussion and I know he wanted to play — he tried to convince me a few
more times — but that was falling on a deaf ear.”
► Terriers outshot the Dutchmen, 36-32, and out-attempted them by a wide margin. BU also had a 32-25 edge in face-off wins, although it lost several draws while on power plays.
► Terriers outshot the Dutchmen, 36-32, and out-attempted them by a wide margin. BU also had a 32-25 edge in face-off wins, although it lost several draws while on power plays.
● Boston Hockey Blog:
Pluses
& Minuses
● Daily Free Press recap
● USCHO recap
Terrier Fan Takeaway Today’s entry from buoldtimer
Terrier Fan Takeaway Today’s entry from buoldtimer
1. This was a
spirited, evenly played game with a strong physical component. From a
spectator's view, it was very entertaining.
2. Each team pierced
the other's defense for stretches of time. This wasn't the best of games for
BU's defense corps.
3. Union played an
aggressive style on PK. Fortunato seemed startled when he was challenged at the
point on BU's first PP, and lost the puck resulting in Union's second goal.
4. From the perspective
of a BU fan, it was heartening to see the top 3 lines spend sustained stretches
of play in the offensive zone. The Lane-Roberto-Greer line had a strong game.
In particular, Lane seemed to accomplish something on each shift.
5. Rob Baillargeon
was more "visible" than he was prior to his absence.
6. It's easy to
praise a guy who scores a goal and an assist, but Mike Vecchione is a terrific
player.
7. Union goalie, Alex
Sakellaropoulos, had a bad case of the "fumbles" throughout the
game.
Looking ahead
● 2016 recruit
Clayton Keller assisted on two goals in the NTDP U17s’ 4-3
overtime win against Green Bay. Keller now has 27 helpers and a
team-leading 47 points in 29 games.
Colin Wilson tallied his 11th goal and his 11th assist as Nashville outscored the Kings, 7-6 in overtime. The former BU All-American and Hobey Baker Award finalist earned first-star honors and now has four goals and three assists in his past five games.
● Recap and video
● Recap and video
● Recap and video
Women’s Tean
● Westport News feature
on junior forward Rebecca
Russo
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