Sunday, December 08, 2024

Blanked!

 Cole Eiserman skates with the puck against UMass

                       Photo credit Fia McCarty

After taking two steps forward at the Friendship Four in Belfast, #11 Terriers took a disappointing step backward as they were shutout, 4-0, by UMass at Agganis Arena. The official-review-filled game featured five disallowed goals—three for the Minutemen, two for BU—and two major penalties/game misconducts, both to BU.

6’7” UMass goalie Michael Hrabel turned aside all 32 Terrier shots, while Mathieu Caron stopped 33 of 37 attempts. The Minutemen converted three of seven power plays, while BU was oh-for-two.

BU nearly took the lead just 90 seconds in, but Hrabel made a great save on Kamil Bednarik’s backhand attempt.  

Three minutes later, UMass scored on the rush when Michael Cameron got behind the BU defense. Caron stopped his shot, but Ryan Lautenbach buried the rebound.

Terriers appeared to tie the game at 8:39 when Cole Hutson beat Hrabel, but a questionable goalie interference call on Shane Lachance erased the tally.   

At 11:56, Cole Hutson received a five minute major for charging along with a game misconduct. UMass had six shots on the extended man-advantage, all stopped by Caron. The period ended with the visitors on top, 1-0.  

BU had an opportunity to knot the score with a carried-over UMass penalty from the first period and another early in the second period. Six shots produced no goals. BU fired 15 shots at Hrabel in the period with nothing to show for it. 

At the 15 minute mark, Brandon Svoboda jousted in front of the UMass net with a defender and was called for a five-minute major for cross-checking and also received a game misconduct. (You judge.)

This time, UMass took advantage and connected for goals by Daniel Jenčko and Lucas Ovestad and took a 3-0 lead into the third period.

After what would have been Sascha Boumedienne’s first collegiate goal was wiped away for goalie interference, a too men many penalty put UMass back on the power play and Kenny Connors converted to make it 4-0.

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Highlights and Pandolfo post-game

● Boston Hockey Blog BU men’s hockey drops another at Agganis Arena with 4-0 loss to UMass

Looking ahead 

2025 recruit Conrad Fondrk scored his 6th goal and added a pair of power play assists in the NTDP U18s' 4-1 win against Cedar Rapids. Fellow recruit Charlie Trethewey had the primary assist on Fondrk's goal. The White Bear Lake, Minn., native has 18 points in 25 games this season and second on the U18s in scoring.

2025 recruit Jack Pridham scored his fifth goal for Kitchener in a 3-2 shootout victory over Windsor. The 6'2" right wing has 12 points in 10 games since joining the Rangers.

2025 Mikhail Yegorov blanked Sioux City for two periods, but Omaha gave up four goals in the third period before losing to the Musketeers in overtime, 5-4. Yegorov stopped 27 of 32 shots.

2026 recruit Tynan Lawrence scored his seventh goal in Muskegon's 5-3 win against Youngstown. He has 15 points in 19 games.

Looking back

Alex Vlasic scored his second goal of the season—and second in two games—in the Blackhawks' 4-2 loss to Winnipeg.

 

 

 

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