Tuesday, November 05, 2024

BHB Analysis of UM Series; Poll Story; New Draft Rankings; Women ranked #15

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                              Photo credit Annika Morris

Analysis of the weekend sweep of the Terriers by Michigan from BHB’s Brendan Nordstrom with more post-game comments from Head Coach Jay Pandolfo.

A lack of discipline doesn’t just mean penalties. Pandolfo specifically pointed out the team’s untimely turnovers — a problem he said hasn’t improved all year.

“We have to learn from some of these things and learn from the mistakes we’re making … I’m still seeing too many of the same mistakes,” Pandolfo said. “Just way too many turnovers in tough spots, letting the other team have second and third chances because of these turnovers.”

● Boston Hockey Blog Terriers leave Michigan series with far more questions than answers

Boston Hockey Stats Recapping the Highs and Lows of Week 5 of BU Hockey

 

Poll Story


The twin losses to Michigan dropped the Terriers to #9 in the USCHO Weekly Poll. Michigan moves up to #7 while undefeated Maine replaces BU in the #5 slot. The Terriers’ next opponent, Lowell (5-1-0), is now ranked #17.

 

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In the USA Hockey/The Rink Inside weekly poll, Terriers’ also find themselves at #9. Six Hockey East teams are among the top 17: #2 BC, #5 Maine, #9 BU, #11 Providence, #16 UMass and #17 Lowell.

John Bucciogross' ranking has BU in the #10 spot while the Everything College Hockey ranking shows BU at #9.

In the Pairwise Rankings, BU, which was #2 last week, fell all the way to #15.

SNL (Saturday Night Leftovers)

Of BU's 15 "scoring chances" (see above) Matt Copponi, who scored his first goal as a Terrier, had three. 

Terriers' weekend ended with back-to-back home losses for the first time since October 9th and 15th, 2021.

BU blocked 14 shots on Saturday night led by Gavin McCarthy with three. 

BU won 38 of 61 face offs led by Ryan Greene (13 of 21), Kamil Bednarik (10 of 16) and Shane Lachance (4 of 5).

 

Looking ahead

The Athletic's Scott Wheeler published his Top 64 for the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, along with 26 honorable mentions. His lists feature six Terriers: #24 Charlie Trethewey, #29 Jack Murtagh, #33 Sascha Boumedienne, #43 Conrad Fondrk, #50 Haoxi Simon Wang and HM Carter Amico (photo).

Of the 17 skaters (out of 64) who are committed to or currently playing for D1 schools, five are current or future Terriers.

nytimes.com/Athletic 2025 NHL Draft Ranking (subscription)

 

2025 recruit Callum Hughes has left BCHL West Kelowna and joined USHL Green Bay. Last season he had a 23-19-42 scoring line in 54 games for the Warriors and earned a spot on the BCHL All-Rookie team, along with fellow recruit Jack Pridham, who remains with West Kelowna. A cousin of current Terrier Jack Hughes, Callum skated for Team USA in the 2023 Hlinka-Gretzky Tournament.

Looking back

Alex Vlasic recorded his seventh assisted in the Blackhawks' 4-2 win over the Ducks.Vlasic, who has yet to take a penalty this season, played a team-high 25:14.

Women's Team 

With a 6-1-0 record, the Terriers sit atop the Hockey East standings.

 

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