Thursday, September 08, 2016

Terriers announce staff changes; issue 2016-17 roster and prospectus



BU Hockey has announced staff changes and has posted bios of the nine-member freshman class, along with the full 2016-17 roster. A team prospectus also was issued.

New DHO Brittany Miller with Matt Grzelcyk at 2015 Beanpot
Brittany Miller, a five-season team manager during her undergrad and graduate years, is the new Director of Hockey Operations, and becomes the first female hired in a full-time role on a D1 men's ice hockey staff. She replaces former BU defenseman Chris Dyment, who departed to pursue coaching opportunities.  It’s been reported that Dyment is now an assistant coach with the USPHL Islanders Hockey Club.


Brian Ecklund succeeds Mike Geragosian as volunteer assistant coach for goalies, after spending the past three seasons working with Harvard’s netminders. A standout goalie at Brown, Ecklund reached the NHL with Tampa Bay and earned a ring when the Lightning won the 2004 Stanley Cup. He's also the founder and head director of the MassCrease goalie school in Norwell, Mass. Geragosian had spent 17 seasons working with Terrier goalies.

With Sean Skahan having accepted the strength & conditioning coaching position with the NHL Minnesota Wild, BU has added Kyle Czech to the staff. He joins BU from Prentiss Hockey Performance where he worked with NHL players under PICP Level 5 strength coach Ben Prentiss, who will serve as a consultant to the Terrier program.

The nine freshmen join eight sophomores, six juniors and three seniors, making BU again one of the youngest squads in the nation. The 26-man team is led by senior captain and defenseman Doyle Somerby (photo) and two assistants, junior wing Nikolas Olsson and sophomore center Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson.

● More details in the GoTerriers.com report
● Today's Slapshot report 
● Boston Hockey Blog report 
● USCHO report
● Terrier roster
● Freshman class bios 

Looking ahead
Four highly-regarded 2000 birthdate Terrier recruits will hit the ice Friday when the NTDP U17s open their season, hosting Muskegon. 2018 recruits Jake Wise, Tyler Weiss, Joel Farabee (photo) and Jack DeBoer make up one-third of the U17s forward contingent.
● NTDP U17 schedule and roster

Looking back
Preliminary games for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey are underway and Team North America, featuring former Terrier All-America and Hobey Baker Award winner Jack Eichel, takes the ice tonight against Team Europe. Game time is 8 p.m. ET and it will air on ESPN2.
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Monday, September 05, 2016

Rangers promote Drury to assistant GM--UPDATED



Former Terrier co-captain, Hobey Baker Award winner and two-time All-American Chris Drury has been promoted to assistant general manager by the New York Rangers.  The Trumbull, Conn., native, who spent 12 seasons in the NHL including four with the Rangers, scoring 615 regular-season points, rejoined the Broadway Blues a year ago as director of player development. His role in helping New York sign last year’s Hobey Baker Award winner, free-agent Jimmy Vesey of Harvard, was widely reported.
  
As a freshman, Drury was part of BU’s 1995 national championship squad. He would help the Terriers reach two more Frozen Fours, earning All-American honors as a junior and again as a senior. He remains BU’s all-time goal-scoring leader (113) and is third on the all-time points list.
● BlueshirtsUnited.com report
● NHL.com report
● Drury OT goal in 1997 NCAA regionals



The 2016-17 Terrier roster is now available on the recently updated goterriers.com Web site. Numbers for the nine newcomers:  Chad Krys is #5; Kieffer Bellows #9; Gabriel Chabot #10; Patrick Curry #11; Dante Fabbro #17; Clayton Keller #19: Patrick Harper #21; Johnny McDermott #28; and Jake Oettinger #29.




Former Terrier, NHL and Olympic standout power forward Keith Tkachuk discussed the potential and development of sophomore Jordan Greenway (photo) for New England Hockey Journal. The 6’6”, 230 lb. native of Potsdam, N.Y. was one of Team USA’s top performers at last month’s NJEC Showcase in Plymouth, Mich.
● NEHJ September Digital Edition (Greenway)

Another NEHJ feature looks at the impact of the late Jim Prior on BU hockey through the observations of six Terriers: Charlie Coyle, Brian Durocher, Dan Ronan, Danny O’Regan, Ahti Oksanen and Sean Maguire.
● NEHJ September Digital Edition (Prior)

Looking ahead
With future Terriers Logan Cockerill, David Farrance and Brady Tkachuk (photo) on the roster, the NTDP U18s’ schedule kicks off this Friday. Beginning Oct. 2, the U18s will face six consecutive Division 1 opponents, including a visit to Agganis Arena on Oct. 6.
●  NTDP U18 schedule

Looking back
Former BU All-American and Hobey Baker Award winner Jack Eichel is in Montreal practicing with Team North America for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, which begins on Sept. 17.  On Monday, the Buffalo Sabres' forward was centering a line with Johnny Gaudreau and Brandon Saad.
● Buffalo News report 
● World Cup of Hockey home page

 The Hockey News talked with Eichel about his rookie season in Buffalo where he scored 56 points, second best among NHL rookies.


Women’s Team

Seven Terriers—two current skaters and five alums—have been named to the 44-player squad for Hockey Canada’s National Women’s Team Fall Festival, set for Sept. 11-18.
Juniors Victoria Bach and Rebecca Leslie will attend the festival in Calgary along with Marie-Philip Poulin, Jenn Wakefield, Tara Watchorn, Jenelle Kohanchuk and Sarah Lefort.
● GoTerriers.com report
 
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