Tuesday, October 05, 2021

UPDATED: O'Connell's analysis; poll story; Rookie honors for Shanahan


Terrier Athletics feature writer Scott Weighart joined Head Coach Albie O’Connell to analyze Saturday’s exhibition win as well as where his team stands. While the fourth-year head coach ticked off numerous positives, he also is clear-eyed about the improvements necessary to make this 100th journey for BU Hockey a successful one. 

"We're a competitive group. I think we've got a lot of depth. Arguably our best line tonight was our fourth line. That's a good sign. But we definitely need to get in better game shape. Our penalty kill was aggressive; it was very good. I think we need to improve our power play. Although we scored a couple of goals, I think our breakout can improve. We've got to shoot more and we need our top players to execute in those situations. There was some youthfulness: We took too many on the men ice penalties, which was frustrating. There were a couple of miscues in that regard, and that can end up costing you your season or moving on when you have those type of mistakes."

• GoTerriers.com Weighart: Terriers put on an Exhibition but Remain a Work in Progress 

 

From the Terriers' exhibition win at Walter Brown Arena

Freshman wing Tyler Boucher celebrates after getting the Terriers on the board. Credit Kyle Prudhomme.

BU head coach Albie O’Connell: “It’s exciting to see the band and get fans in the building. I think that was a big boost after our guys went out for warmups.”

With a goal and an assist, Sam Stevens was the game's sole multi-point scorer. Credit Joe Eachus

 

Graduate student Max Kaufman responds to being grabbed around the neck by HC's Nick Hale, drawing a roar from Terrier fans.

 

► On WTBU Sports' The BU Hockey Show Brady Gardner and Patrick Donnelly recap the exhibition win and the women's team's sweep of UNH, and look ahead to next weekend.

● WTBU Sports: Photo gallery 

● Boston Hockey Blog recap of exhibition win

Poll Story

Terriers remained at #10 in both the USCHO Weekly Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll. UMass, swept by Minnesota-Duluth, dropped to seventh in the USCHO poll. BC and Providence inched up a spot to sixth and 11th respectively, while Northeastern moved into the top 20, landing at #18.

#10 also is where BU landed in NCAA.org's Evan Marinofsky's first Power 10 ranking of the season.

● USCHO How the top 20 fared this past weekend

   

Looking back 

The Bruins regular-season line-up will feature a trio of Terriers: Charley Coyle, Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie McAvoy. In yesterday’s 2-1 exhibition loss to Philadelphia in overtime, however, it was three Flyers—Joel Farabee (photo), Adam Clendening and Max Williman who made the Flyers’ win a three-dog night. None of them figured in the scoring and only Farabee, who led Philadelphia in goals last season with 20 and nearly doubled his rookie year points total, is expected to make the season-opening roster.

Women’s Team

Freshman netminder Callie Shanahan was named Hockey East Rookie of the Week after backstopping BU’s sweep of New Hampshire. The Commerce, Michigan native stopped 42 shots in the two games, yielding only two goals. Shanahan, who won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2020 IIHF Women’s World Under-18 Championship, didn’t allow a goal over the final 113:52 of the home-and-home series.

● GoTerriers.com report

● Boston Hockey Blog Recap of UNH series

 

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