Saturday, September 13, 2025

UPDATED Not quite a record; Morello impresses at Bs camp; Recruits and alums find the net

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The current Terrier roster features19 NHL draft picks. That has to be a program record, right? Wrong. We asked our friend BU Hockey Stats to check it out and he found two seasons, 1988-89 and 1990-1991, with 20 picks each. 1988-89 featured Shawn McEachern, Mike Sullivan, and Ed Ronan—all eventual Stanley Cup winners—as well as Joe Sacco, David Sacco and Phil von Stefanelli. The 1990-91 national finalist squad included five of those six (Sullivan had graduated) plus Tony Amonte, Keith Tkachuk, Scott Lachance, Mark Krys and Kevin O’Sullivan.

However, for a bit of context, back then, the NHL draft had 12 rounds while it currently is limited to seven. Several of those 20 picks, on the 90-91 squad for example, were in the double-digit rounds, including Ronan, David Sacco, Doug Friedman and Mike Bavis.

Of the 19 on the current roster, there are 3 first-rounders (Sacha Boisvert, Sascha Boumedienne and Cole Eiserman), 7 second-rounders (Cole Hutson, Mikhail Yegorov, Carter Amico, Jack Murtagh, Ryder Ritchie, Kamil Bednarik and Conrad Fondrk) and 4 third-rounders (Gavin McCarthy, Brandon Svoboda, Charlie Trethewey and Malte Vass). A total of 14 from the first three rounds. See all the recruits' draft teams here (Note that there are a few 2026 recruits incorrectly listed.)


 

                Photo credit Connor Nee 

►BlacknGold Hockey took a close look at freshman Jonathan Morello when he attended his second Bruins Development Camp this summer. The 6’1” center from Toronto played for Dubuque in the USHL last season, producing 28 points.

“I was high on Morello after last year’s Development Camp, and I’m even higher after this one. There was a major increase in talent among this season’s invites (Hagens, Moore, Zellers, etc.), and when the 5v5 scrimmage came around, Morello was one of the standouts. 

He’s grown into his frame and is an excellent skater. He’s able to use his strength to win battles and hold onto pucks while also utilizing speed to win races and make defenders uncomfortable. I’m not sure where he’ll play in the lineup for a deep BU team, but he’s someone to keep an eye on as a sleeper prospect in this organization.”

● Blackngoldhockey.com Bruins Prospect Jonathan Morello is Outnumbered on Comm Ave, But Not Outclassed 

 

► This season's promotional giveaways at Agganis Arena

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Looking ahead 

  

2026 or 2027 Jamie Glance scored a third-period tying goal and then connected in the shootout (2:39 of the video) as the NTDP U18s fell to Youngstown, 4-3. The New Hampshire native had a 14-15-29 line in 51 games for the U17s last season. 

2026 recruit 6'6" defenseman Haoxi Simon Wang, skating for San Jose in the Golden State Rookie Tournament, tangled with an even taller opponent and more than held his own.  Sheng Peng, who covers the Sharks for NBCSports and SJHockeyNow, later posted: 

Both Graf and McCarthy credit Wang fight for sparking #SJSharks comeback. McCarthy said Wang was originally kicked out for continuing fight on ice, but officials retracted ejection (refs originally thought it was automatic ejection)

That's former Terrier John McCarthy co-captain of the 2009 national champs and now head coach of San Jose's AHL team, the Barracuda. San Jose rallied to beat the Kings, 8-5.   


James Scantlebury, a 5-⭐️ 2027 recruit, was tendered by Chicago after generating a 100-point season at Bishop Kearney. His goal opened the scoring in a 4-1 Steel win over Muskegon. He committed to BU on Aug. 1, the first day for committing 2009 birthdates. 

2027 recruit Carter Meyer, also a 5-⭐️, scored a pair of goals in the NTDP U17s' 5-1 win over the Minnesota Mallards. Fellow recruit Sam Pandolfo also tallied for team USA. He had an assist in Friday's OT loss to the Mallards. 

● NTDP Hockey U17s win their first 

 

Looking back  

►Legendary Terrier Head Coach Jack Parker was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto this past June. The induction ceremony is set for November 8-10. The three-time Spencer Penrose Award winner (for top Division 1 coach) was elected to the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.

● GoTerriers.com Parker elected to Hockey Hall of Fame 

 

►Shane Lachance scored the game-winner in the third period on a power play and added an assist as the Devils defeated the Sabres, 4-2, at the Prospects Challenge in Buffalo. It was the former Terrier captain’s second goal in two games.

His first goal of the tournament came in New Jersey's 8-2 rout of Columbus. Both Lachance and former Terrier Brian Carrabes potted third-period scores. From the recap:

It was a little redemption for Lachance, who had a goal taken away late in the first period.

"I went up to the ref at the start of the second and he said the D actually knocked the goalie over, so it should have been a goal but it’s alright," Lachance said. "No video review. In the regular season, that’s a goal review.”

Lachance, also made sure to make his physical presence known, dropping the glove in defense of a teammate.

“Any time one of your teammates gets hit hard, hit like that, it’s important that you step in, show your teammates, show the other team that you’re not going to back down, he said.”

►Quinn Hutson, who made his NHL debut last April, scored on a shot we’ve seen many times from him in Edmonton’s 6-5 loss to Calgary in a Rookie Tournament Game.

►Near the tail end of Elliott Friedman’s 32 Thoughts podcast, there are a pair of excellent interviews with Charley McAvoy and Jake Oettinger. The two were teammates on BU’s 2016-17 regional finalist squad. Begins at 82:45


 

 

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