Monday, October 06, 2025

UPDATED Devils roster Lachance; Lacroix blanks RPI; SNL; Polls; POW for Hutson; Willander to AHL

UPDATE

Both of last season's Terrier co-captains open the season on NHL rosters. Earlier  we reported Ryan Greene (see Looking back) earned a Blackhawks roster spot. Now, Shane Lachance has made the Devils' opening night roster. 


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Junior netminder Max Lacroix turned aside 21 shots as the Terriers completed a two-game weekend sweep with a 3-0 exhibition win over Rensselaer. He was backed by goals from Captain Gavin McCarthy and freshmen Jonathan Morello and Ryder Ritchie. Cole Eiserman, who played another strong two-way game, assisted on all three tallies.

The Terriers had a bit of scare in the first period when sophomore Sacha Boisvert was checked heavily into the boards and immediately went down the tunnel for medical attention. He returned to the bench, but not to the ice, forcing BU to juggle lines for the duration. 

Check back later for updated polls from USCHO and USA Hockey. 

Post-game, Coach Jay Pandolfo explained that sitting his top line center down was "Just precautionary. We were not going to put him back in tonight. It's not worth it." 

Boisvert had a strong start to his Terrier career in Saturday's win with a goal and two assists.

Freshman Conrad Fondrk did not dress again but is expected to play next weekend. Classmate Carter Amico, who made his debut against LIU, also sat out as BU seeks to "manage his workload especially in the first  few weeks of the season. It was his first game, last night, in 10 or 11 months," according to Pandolfo.

BU spent the early minutes of the game contending with an aggressive forecheck by the Engineers. Even when they picked up their skating, the Terriers struggled to put quality shots on goal. Shots in the first period were 11-9 BU, including an unsuccessful power play for the home team.

"We came out slow, and I give them credit," Pandolfo said after the game. They came out ready to play."

Terriers tightened up defensively in the middle period, limiting the visitors to three shots on goal to BU's nine, but they were not able to open the scoring until late in the period. Shortly after killing the only penalty it took all night, BU broke the ice when Cole Eiserman set up McCarthy for a wrist shot from the right circle that deflected past goalie Nate Crawchuk. Cole Hutson collected the second assist. 

BU carried the slim lead into the third period. Midway through the period, consecutive RPI penalties gave the Terriers a brief 5-on-3 that they failed to convert on. But during the man-advantage from the second infraction, they would double their lead. Cole Hutson faked a drop pass, then entered the offensive zone. He mesmerized three RPI defenders before slipping a pass to a trailing Morello who blistered a shot from the left circle that found the net. Second assist went to Eiserman.

The Engineers pulled their goalie with about four minutes remaining and were able to generate a few grade-A shots that were turned aside by Lacroix. With less than two minutes in regulation, Eiserman outfought an attacker to free the puck, which Kamil Bednarik sent to Ritchie. The Minnesota Wild draft pick's pass slid the puck to Eiserman, then took a return pass and fired into the empty-net to seal the win.   

● GoTerriers.com recap and box score

● Highlights and post-game Pandolfo 

● Boston Hockey Blog recap 

 

Cole Hutson Hockey East Player of the Week Graphix 

Hutson ended his freshman year by capturing National Rookie of the Year honors. He begins this season as Hockey East's first Player of the Week. Hutson scored this goal and added an assist in the opening game win over LIU and assisted on a pair of tallies in the exhibition game win.    

● GoTerriers.com Hutson Named Hockey East Player of the Week

 

Poll Story 

Following the 4-2 win against LIU, Terriers dropped to #3 in the USCHO Division 1 Poll, leap-frogged by Michigan State, who will visit Agganis Arena in two weeks. Quinnipiac jumped up to #8 after defeating BC, who fell to #11.

Graphic displays NCAA Division I Mens College Hockey Poll for Week 2 on October 6, listing top 20 teams with rankings and records: 1 Western Michigan undefeated, 2 Michigan State, 3 Boston University, 4 Penn State and Denver tied, 5 Providence, 6 Michigan, 7 Michigan Tech, 8 Maine, 9 Quinnipiac, 10 Boston College, 11 North Dakota, 12 Minnesota, 13 UConn, 14 UMass, 15 Arizona State, 16 Cornell, 17 Ohio State, 18 Wisconsin, 19 St. Thomas, 20 Minnesota State. Logos of conferences including NCHC, Hockey East, Big Ten, CCHA, AHA appear at the bottom. 

In the USA Hockey Poll, BU also is #3 with six Hockey East schools among the top 14.  

BU sits at #4 in both John Buccigross’s rankings and the Everything College Hockey ranking. Buccigross and Colby Cohen will be in town to call the Terriers-Spartans matchup on Oct. 17. Puck Preps' Ryan Sikes slots the Terriers at #3.

 

SNL (Saturday and Sunday Night Leftovers)

Terriers have chosen a new prize to recognize the player of the game: a BU football helmet. First two winners are Eiserman and Lacroix.

►The Agganis Arena banners have been updated to reflect BU’s 32nd Beanpot title and its 25th Frozen Four appearance.

►BU Hockey Stats reports that "Cole Hutson becomes the fastest Terrier defenseman (40 games) to reach 50 points since Dick Lamby in 1977, who did it in just 25 games."

►Goalie Mikhail Yegorov punctuated Saturday’s win with his patented victory celly.

►In the two games, Ritchie has displayed skills and smarts. Although drafted second round, many believe he brings first-round talent. And he's quite used to playing with super-skilled guys. He played youth hockey with Macklin Celebrini, Major Junior with Gavin McKenna and now skates with the Coles and Boisvert.


#SimplyTheBest 

 

Looking ahead

2026 recruit Egor Shilov scored a goal, added an assist and connected on the shootout game-winner as Victoriaville edged Val d' Foreurs, 5-4. The 6'1" center leads the Tigers with nine points (3-6-9) in six games. Shootout goal here at 11:02

2027 recruit Freddy Meyer is making an impact on the blueline for the Quebec Remparts. Like father, like son.

 

Since returning from San Jose training camp, 2026 recruit Haoxi Wang has been increasingly involved in the Oshawa offense. Sunday night, he generated five shots on goal in addition to setting up the OT game winner as the Generals edged Saginaw, 3-2. He scored his first goal of the season Saturday.

Looking back

Mike Sullivan speaks to the media on Sept. 17, 2025.

● New York Post Why Mike Sullivan brought David Quinn back to Rangers on his staff

After initially being assigned to AHL Rockford on Sunday, Ryan Greene has been recalled by the Blackhawks and will be on the opening night roster. He'll center the fourth line, while recently signed Matt Grzelcyk is on the first defense pair. Alex Vlasic is out with an injury. Congratulations, Greener! 

►Tom Willander, the Vancouver Canucks' first round draft pick (11th overall) in 2023, has been assigned to AHL Abbottsford, whose head coach, Manny Malhotra, is the father of BU 2026 5-⭐️recruit Caleb Malhotra.  

Women's Team

Following the two losses to Minnesota, the Terriers slipped from #13 to #14 in the USCHO Division 1 poll.  BU will host New Hampshire at WBA on Friday.

On Sunday, the Terriers received rings commemorating last season's Hockey East Championship.      

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