An early assessment; recruit class rankings; Bonino X 3

BU Athletics staff writer Scott Weighart offers his analysis of the first three weeks of BU's season. 
● GoTerriers.com Terrier Insider: Terriers Survive Tricks, Earn Treats in Season’s Opening Weeks   

Thanks for all the support this past weekend as we earned three points to kick off @hockey_east play!

We hit the road tomorrow morning for a weekend in Maine. #GoBU pic.twitter.com/wlEavQ5B5g

— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) October 30, 2019

►Daily Free Press:  BU set to visit Maine for Hockey East doubleheader  

►Boston Hockey Blog View from the Press Box Oct. 23-30  

NeutralZone's ranking of the top NCAA recruit classes for 2019-20 has BU in the #1 spot. 

Looking ahead 
The Beast Series, which brings together 19 of the best midget programs in New England and the Northeast, completed its playoffs last weekend and New England Hockey Journal has selected all-star teams for the 18U, 16U and 15U divisions. Terrier commits selected: 18U First Team, F Quinn Hutson (2021, NJ Avalanche), 16U First Team, F Ryan Greene (2022 Selects Academy) and Lane Hutson (2022 NJ Avalanche); 16U Third Team F Devin Kaplan (2022 NJ Avalanche). Greene's Selects Academy team claimed the 16U playoff title. The 6'1" center from Newfoundland has a 13-17-30 line in 22 games and also spent a weekend playing for  Green Bay, who had drafted him #3 overall in the USHL Futures draft. The 15U all-stars included a player with a BU connection: Selects Academy defenseman Shaun McEwen, is the grandson of BU standout and associate head coach Don "Toot" Cahoon.

2020 recruit Liam Connors, who scored 43 points in 29 games as a senior at St. Sebastian’s, is with the Boston Junior Eagles 18Us this season. 2022 recruit Nick Roukounakis, skating this fall for the Junior Eagles 16Us, scored 15 points last season for Coach Tony Amonte’s Thayer Academy team. 

Looking back 


Natural hat trick for #13. #ProudToBU https://t.co/MnaTy8FNzj

— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) October 30, 2019

Nick Bonino's natural hat trick powered the Predators past Chicago, 3-0. The former Terrier captain now has six goals this season. Dante Fabbro assisted on the second goal. 

● NHL.com recap and video highlights

Charlie Coyle scored his second goal in the Bruins’ 5-1 win against San Jose.
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