Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Terrier Season Preview Podcast; Pandolfo Media Call; Boisvert "returns" to Agganis; Women take on the Gophers


The Terrier Hockey Fan Blog Season Preview features  Neal Boudette, Bernie Corbett, Doug Freeman, Mark Linehan, and Rick Sacks.

This is our third season-preview podcast. Once again it is in two parts. Due to some editing (and html) issues, you'll need to cursor up to the starting point in each segment. Part 1 begins at 7:36; Part 2 at 3:03. 

►   Season Preview Part 1 

►   Season Preview Part 2 

 

 A hockey player in a white and red Boston University jersey holding a hockey stick and wearing gloves. The background is red with "BOSTON 2025" and "GoBU" text, along with a cartoon mascot. Text below reads "UP NEXT" with game details: Oct. 4 vs. LIU at 7 PM, Oct. 5 vs. RPI at 5 PM, and "BU" with a logo.

Jay Pandolfo Media Call

In his weekly call, the Terrier head coach revealed that freshman Conrad Fondrk won't be available for the weekend games, but hopefully will be good to go against Colgate next weekend. The Islanders' second-round draft pick this past June suffered a season-ending lower-body injury with the NTDP U18s last Spring. He did play in the scrimmage with a non-contact jersey, then practiced without it this week.

Junior goalie Max Lacroix will be in net for Sunday's exhibition game against RPI. Lacroix participated this summer in the development camp of the Colorado Avalanche, the team his father, Eric Lacroix, played for, and his grandfather, Pierre Lacroix led as team president. Max described the experience on YouTube.

Pandolfo said that adding Ryder Ritchie to an already-strong recruit class "is huge," noting he's a year older than a typical freshman and that he has a confidence about him. "He's going to be a really good player for us this year."

Asked about Cole Eiserman, he pointed out that the sophomore wing has really worked in the off-season on nutrition and "has transformed his body. He's a little lighter than last year so is a bit quicker." 

Pandolfo made it clear that he wants the team to be more disciplined and take fewer penalties emphatically stating, "We cannot lead the nation in penalties again." 


 Sacha Boisvert wearing a red Boston University hockey jersey with the number 9. He holds a hockey stick and stands on an ice rink. Another player in a similar red jersey is visible behind him. The text "The Daily Free Press × Bhb The Hockey Issue" and "Sacha Boisvert was always meant to be at BU. It just took an extra year." is overlaid.

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The Boston Hockey Blog's Henry Dihn-Price examines Sacha Boisvert's path to becoming a Terrier, one that began with taking in gmes at Agganis while playing 14U hockey at Mount St. Charles Prep.

And once Boisvert settled on transferring, there was only one possible destination.

“I really had one school in my mind. It was coming to Boston University,” Boisvert said.

 

                    Future Terrier at age 15. 

 
 
►►ESPN's John Buccigross and Colby Cohen will be on hand at Agganis on Oct.16 to air the matchup between the #2 Terriers and the #3 Spartans. Game time now is 6:30 p.m.
 
 
 ► USCHO’s preview of Hockey East projects the Terriers will finish second in the regular season behind Connecticut. The Huskies defeated BU in the conference tournament semifinals last season. The rest of the top five are Maine, Providence and BC.

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Looking back

Before being assigned by the Maple Leafs to the AHL Marlies, Cade Webber put Montreal star rookie Ivan Demidov on the ice.

 

Women's Team

Women's ice hockey celebrates win against Concordia 

#13 Terriers begin the 2025-26 regular season by hosting #3 Minnesota for a two-game series at Walter Brown Arena. Puck drop for Friday's season-opener is at 6:00 p.m.

BU's top returning scorers are seniors Sydney Healy (23 points) and Clara Yuhn (18), followed by classmates Riley Walsh (17), Lilli Welcke (17) and Luisa Welcke (16).

Terriers have a top goaltending duo in junior Mari Petersen and transfer Michelle Pasiechnyk, who was NCAA goalie of the year in 2023-24 at Clarkson. 

● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, BU All-Access (audio)

● Live Streams ESPN+, International Stream 

► For more Boston Hockey Blog feature stories on the Terrier Women, click here. 

Looking back

Kaleigh Fratkin Lee, a standout defender who helped the Terriers earn Hockey East titles in 2012, 2013 and 2014, will be a primary broadcaster for all BU Women's Hockey home games this season. A 10-year veteran of professional hockey, she has six years of broadcast experience including Hockey East games on NESN. 

● GoTerriers.com Proulx, Fratkin Lee Join Hockey Broadcast Team

 

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