Monday, August 25, 2025

UPDATED It’s Ranking season; Lacroix shines for Avs alumni; ERod's 2nd Cup Day

 Just 40 days until BU’s season opener against LIU. 

While we're waiting for the introduction of newcomers and other news...

PuckPreps has ranked BU’s 2025 recruit class  #1 in Hockey East and #2 nationally.

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PuckPreps’ Ryan Sikes posted that:

BU’s incoming class is No. 2 in the nation and features the likes of
 5 ⭐️ Conrad Fondrk
5 ⭐️ Jack Murtagh
5 ⭐️ Charlie Trethewey
4.5 ⭐️ Carter Amico
4.5 ⭐️ Ryder Ritchie

Among other incoming freshman are 4⭐️John McNelis and 3⭐️Jonathan Morello. 

►Mike McMahon’s College Hockey Insider recently declared that BU had the best transfer portal results among Hockey East schools with the additions of NCHC Rookie of the Year Sacha Boisvert and Owen McLaughlin, both formerly at North Dakota. Now, College Puck NXT has posted portal all-star teams for each conference and Hockey East’s features those two new Terriers.

Rising junior goalie Max Lacroix was in goal for the Colorado Avalanche alumni in their summer match-up with Univ of Denver alums. The Avs borrowed Max, whose grandfather, Pierre Lacroix, was team president and whose father played for Colorado.  Max attended Avs development camp in July (Instagram).

►Our friend BU Hockey Stats has announced a sizeable expansion of BU Hockey history and information on his Web site. He’s added new charts with all-time goalie shutouts and hat tricks registered going back to the early days of Terrier hockey more than 100 years ago. Here’s a taste:

Now that we’ve looked at some first (and lasts) let’s take a look at some records. Starting off with goalies, Jack Ferreira set the program record for most shutouts in a season with 8 in 1964-65, John Curry nearly matched him in 2006-07 when he recorded 7. Jake Oettinger is the only other Terrier goalie to record 5+ in a season. Oettinger is also the only goalie in program history to record 4+ shutouts in multiple seasons, doing so all 3 seasons between the pipes

 ● BU Hockey Stats Record Expansion 

 

Looking ahead

The kudos for Tynan Lawrence following his strong showing in the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup keep coming. From The Athletic’s discussion of the tournament’s top players:

BULTMAN: Quick height check: Tynan Lawrence now reads over 6 feet. That matters at center. Going from sub-6 to 6-foot center changes perception.

PRONMAN: It does. And despite not getting many points, scouts were most impressed by Lawrence coming out of the tournament, with most calling him Canada’s top prospect. He’s a high-end skater and competitor, coming off a Clark Cup MVP in the USHL, and a center in a class that’s thin at the position.

WHEELER: The center scarcity is real this cycle. Lawrence being a natural two-way center puts a big spotlight on him.

PRONMAN: The conversation with him probably starts very high once Gavin McKenna is off the board, possibly at 2. I’m not saying that’s where I’d rank him today though.

Scott Wheeler’s latest 2026 draft ranking has Lawrence at #5, while The Hockey News’ Early ranking lists Lawrence at #13 and Braidy Wassilyn at #15

►Where are the future Terriers playing next season? 

Lawrence returns to Muskegon and will be joined there by 6'4" Swedish wing Viktor Norringer. 2027 recruit James Scantlebury also will be in the USHL, having tendered with Chicago. NTDP U18s Luke Schairer and Jamie Glance will play in the USHL, too, along with about a dozen games against NCAA teams—although BU is not on this year’s schedule.

Newly-committed 2027 recruits Carter Meyer and Sam Pandolfo were selected for the NTDP U17s and will see action against USHL and NAHL teams, among others. 

2026 recruit Yegor Shilov has headed to the QMJHL and will skate with Victoriaville, while classmate Rian Chudzinki, who led Dexter Southfield to the NEPSAC Elite 8 championship game, also goes North to play for Moncton. 

 Freddy Meyer jrended number 15 at training camp.

As noted last week, 2027 recruit Freddy Meyer V is in Quebec where he has been "a pleasant surprise" in the Remparts' training camp. Le Soilel chatted with Freddy and his dad about his opportunity in the Q and about Carter, whose rights the Remparts also hold. The story is in French, so hit the translate button near top. While the translation is a bit clunky, you'll get the gist of the conversation. 

 ● LeSoleil Another Meyer waiting for Carter

In the OHL, Simon Haoxi Wang is expected to take on a bigger role on the Oshawa Generals’ blueline. 5-⭐️forward Wassilyn will return to Niagara where he set the Ice Dogs’ franchise record for assists by a rookie (31) en route to a 39-point season. Recently, he was named to Canada’s 18U National Program of Excellence Camp.   After a season in the BCHL, Toronto native Caleb Malhotra returns to Ontario to play for Brantford. 

Returning to China over the summer, Wang captained Beijing to the 18U national championship.

● Caleb Malhotra ecstatic to join Brantford Bulldogs

Looking back

NHL Network’s ranking of the top 20 centers has Jack Eichel at #6, while Macklin Celebrini, just a year into the league, slots in at #19.

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One name omitted here is Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller. Recently, the Daily Faceoff asked, Is Clayton Keller the most underrated player in the NHL? 

Former Boston Hockey Blog writer Belle Fraser, who now is the Utah Mammoth beat reporter for the Salt Lake City Tribune, explains:

"I definitely think Keller is underrated, partly due to his poor supporting cast as well as the  Arizona situation the past years. I think he has more to give in the scoring department and deferred a bit too much last season. He’s a good two-way player and has an edge; only his size (5'10", 175) can hold him back. He works 10 times harder because of his size."

  

USA Hockey isn’t underrating Keller as it named him to the 44-man camp roster for the 2026 Olympic Team. He joins Eichel, Brady Tkachuk, Charley McAvoy, Alex Vlasic and Jake Oettinger as Terriers receiving invitations. Orientation camp in Plymouth, Mich., is set for Aug. 26-27. BU and Michigan are the schools with the most invitees with six apiece.

● USA Hockey 44 Players To Attend Men’s Olympic Orientation Camp

Evan Rodrigues joins Jay Pandolfo, Scott Young and Mike Sullivan as two-time Stanley Cup winners. 

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