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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2011-12 BOSTON COLLEGE HOCKEY Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 Media Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Outlook
5-10
BC at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Roster/Pronunciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-11
Staff
2010-11 Game Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45-52 Class of 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-57 2011 Individual Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
11-18
Head Coach Jerry York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-15 Assoc. Head Coach Cavanaugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Asst. Coach Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Asst. Coach Logue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Dir. of Operations Hegarty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
2011-12 Eagles
19-40
2010-11 Review
41-58
Captain Tommy Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21 Assistant Captain Barry Almeida . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Assistant Captain Paul Carey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Returning Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-36 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-39 TV/Radio Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
2010-11 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 2010-11 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 2010-11 G-A-Pts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Hockey East
59-66
2010-11 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 BC in Hockey East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 BC vs. Hockey East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 BC vs. Hockey East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 BC vs. Hockey East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 BC vs. Hockey East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 2011 NCAA Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 BC vs. All Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
History
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Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68-71 Year-by-Year Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72-73 Annual Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74-75 Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76-78 Career Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79-81 Single-Season Records - Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Single-Season Superlatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Miscellaneous Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Retirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85-90 Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91-93 1991 Hobey Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 2000 Hobey Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 BC in the NCAA Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96-97
1949 National Championship Team . . . . . . . . . . . .98 2001 National Championship Team . . . . . . . . . . . .99 2008 National Championship Team . . . . . . . . . . .100 2010 National Championship Team . . . . . . . . . . .101 BC in the Beanpot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102-103 Eagles A to Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104-105 Names, Faces, Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106-107 Uniform History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108-109 Hat Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110-111 Shutouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 World Junior Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114-126
University
127-136
Eagles in the NHL
137-144
Boston College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128-129 President Fr. Leahy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo . . . . . . . . . .131 Athletics Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132-133 Sr. Assoc. AD Tom Peters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Hockey Student Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Conte Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Campus Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Eagles in the NHL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138 All-Time NHL Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139-141 Draft History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142-143 BC - The NHL’s First Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
2011-12 Boston College Hockey Media Guide Credits
The 2011-12 Boston College hockey yearbook is a copyright pr oduction of the Boston College Media Relations Of fice, Conte Forum, Suite 321, Chestnut Hill, Mass., 02467. The publication was written, compiled and edited by assistant dir ector of media relations Tim Clark and assistant athletics dir ector Dick Kelley with assistance fr om associate athletics director Chris Cameron, assistant athletics director Stephanie Tunnera, assistant director Matt Lynch, assistant director Suzanna Ollove, media relations assistants Josh Lentine and Ashley Robbins, senior administrative assistant emerita Stephanie O’Leary and student assistant Nicholas Dow . Page layout and design coordinated by Chad Laytham of IMG College Publishing in Lexington, Ky. Special thanks to Boston College ar chivist Amy Braitsch and ar chives assistant Shelley Barber at Burns Library , photographer John Quackenbos, Melissa Wade of U.S. College Hockey Online.com, Getty Images, Barry Chin of the Boston Globe photographic depar tment, Boston Bruins and Celtics of ficial photographer Steve Babineau, White House photographer Eric Draper, Dave Sandford of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Alex T rautwig and the entire photographic department at The Heights, Jet Comm ercial Photographers, Bruce Bennett Studios, Gr eater Boston Convention and Visitors' Bureau and the National Hockey League. Printing by Ebsco Media, Birmingham, Al. © Boston College, Athletics Media Relations Office, 2011. All rights reserved.
On the Covers
The front cover of the 2010-11 Boston College hockey yearbook featur es captain Tommy Cross, assistant captain Barry Almeida and assistant captain Paul Car ey. The back cover displays the 2011-12 Boston College Hockey Schedule and features seniors Tommy Atkinson, Edwin Shea and Chris Venti. The inside front cover depicts Boston College hockey’s honors and awards. The inside back cover highlights Boston College's r ecent trips to the Frozen Four.
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MEDIA INFORMATION 2011-12 BOSTON COLLEGE HOCKEY
BC Media Relations 321 Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02467 Office: 617-552-3004 Press Box: 617-552-4747 Fax: 617-552-4903 Website: www.bceagles.com
Chris Cameron Associate Athletics Director/Media Relations
Dick Kelley Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations
Media Information
The Boston College media r elations office is pleased to work with members of the media to meet their needs covering our hockey program.
Credentials
All requests for working pr ess credentials for 2011-12 Boston College home hockey games should be made at least two days prior to the game in question. Please dir ect all cr edential requests to Tim Clark Assistant Director/Media Relations Boston College 321 Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02467
[email protected] Office: 617.552.8841 Cell: 857.233.3536 Please include your name, af filiation, address, cell phone and e-mail address on all requests. All credentials should be picked up at the pr ess will call table outside the first-floor elevator on the south side (Beacon Street side) of Conte Forum.
Interview Policies
Stephanie Tunnera Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations
Tim Clark Assistant Director/Hockey Contact
All interviews with Boston College hockey players or coaches must be arranged thr ough the media relations office. It is suggested that 48 hours notice be given for an inter view request. The Media Relations Office will arrange an interview time that is mutually convenient for the player and media r epresentative. Players are not to be called in their dormitory rooms, nor should they be contacted via cell phone, facebook or email. Rather, players will return telephone calls to members of the media. Players will not be asked to miss classroom time for interviews.
Press Facilities
Matt Lynch Assistant Director/Media Relations
Boston College’s hockey pr ess box is located above the spectators’ seating ar ea on the south side of Kelley Rink. The pr ess box can be accessed by taking the elevator on the building’s south side to the fourth level. Writers and game operations personnel will be assigned seats in the two open areas of the fourth-floor press box. Television crews, radio crews and home and visiting coaches will be assigned booths adjacent to the writers’ work space.
Media Suite
Zanna Ollove Assistant Director/Media Relations
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Press Hospitality
Food and refreshments are served approximately two hours prior to faceof f in the Conte Forum Media Suite. Beverages are served on the fourth floor press box.
The Conte Forum media suite is located on the building’s ground floor. To access the media suite, enter the visitor’ s skating lobby on the ground floor of the south side and pr oceed approximately 150 feet down the hallway located directly in the front right.
Internet Access
Wireless Internet access is available throughout Conte Forum. To gain access to the secur e network, connect to a wir ed network jack or the wireless network called “BostonCollege.” Open a Web browser and type http://www .bc.edu. Follow the network activation steps and you will be asked to restart your machine.
Photographers
Photographers also will be issued cr edentials through the Media Relations Of fice, and will be allowed to shoot fr om a staging ar ea on the concourse level (south side) of Conte Forum. Shooting from the penalty-box ar ea is r estricted to Boston College-affiliated personnel. Special r equests may be made to media relations personnel.
Radio Broadcasts
Radio booths are available for the visiting commercial stations on the fourth floor of the press box. Telephone lines have been pr e-installed in each booth. Stations wishing to br oadcast a game should contact the BC media r elations office at 617-552-3004 at least two weeks prior to the contest. The fee is $100 per (analog) line. Stations wishing to use ISDN lines should notify the Media Relations Of fice, and also should contact Paul Flynn in the Boston College Network Services Office at (617) 552-8920.
TV Broadcasts
A television broadcast booth is located at center ice on the four th floor of the pr ess box. This location has been pr e-wired with multiple triaxial cable drops. Any network production unit televising a game fr om Conte Forum/Kelley Rink must use this pre-installed cable.
Post-Game Interviews
The Boston College locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach Jerry Y ork and requested players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling-off period. After home games, York will address the media representatives in the media workr oom, located on the first floor (nor th side) of Conte Forum. Media wishing to interview players should notify appropriate members of the BC media r elations staff just prior to or at the conclusion of the game. Every ef fort will be made to bring requested players to the interview area. Visiting teams will also conduct their post-game interviews in the media workroom.
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MEDIA INFORMATION 2011-12 BOSTON COLLEGE HOCKEY
BOSTON COLLEGE 2011-12 HOCKEY QUICK FACTS
www.bceagles.com
All Boston College hockey information is available to the media on the Internet at www.bceagles.com. Releases, line charts, statistics and game r ecaps are available. Information about Boston College and the other nine Hockey East institutions is available at www.hockeyeastonline.com
Radio
A live radio broadcast of each game is available free of char ge over the Internet at www.bceagles.com. Boston College radio broadcasts will be handled by play-by-play announcer Jon Rish and expert analyst Ken Hodge. Rish, a 1994 graduate of Boston College, begins his 15th year calling the Eagles. He began his tenure with the Eagles as the color analyst during the 1997-98 season befor e switching to play-by-play duties during the 1998-99 season. He also works for WEEI 850 AM.
GENERAL Location . . . . . . . . .Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1863 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14,500 President . . . . . . . . .Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . .Gene DeFilippo Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eagles Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Maroon and Gold Home Arena . . . . . . . .Silvio O. Conte Forum Home Rink (Capacity) . .Kelley Rink (7,884) Rink Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200 x 85 Conference . . . . . . . .Hockey East Association 2010-11 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . .30-8-1 2010-11 Conference Record . . . . . . . . .20-6-1 2010-11 Conference Finish . . . . . . . . . . .First Lettermen Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . .18/6 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 HOCKEY Head Coach . .Jerry York (Boston College ’67) Career Record . . . . . . .880-547-93 (39 years) Record at BC . . . . . . . .413-212-59 (17 years) Associate Head Coach . . . . .Mike Cavanaugh (Bowdoin ’90) Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greg Brown (Boston College ’90) Jim Logue (Boston College ’61) Hockey Office Phone . . . . . . .(617) 552-3028 Dir. Hockey Operations. . . . . . . .John Hegarty Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bert Lenz
Strength & Conditioning . . . . . .Russ DeRosa Captain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tommy Cross Assistant Captains .Barry Almeida, Paul Carey MEDIA RELATIONS Assoc. AD/Media Relations . . .Chris Cameron Asst. AD/Media Relations . . . . . . .Dick Kelley Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(617) 552-3039 Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(857) 233-3272 E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Asst. Director/Media Relations/ Hockey Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Clark Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .617-552-8841 Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .857-233-3536 E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Media Relations Fax . . . . . . .(617) 552-4903 Press Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . .(617) 552-4747 Mailing Address . . . . . . . . .321 Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.bceagles.com Twitter Account . . . . . . . . .@BCHockeyNews MISCELLANEOUS Sr. Assoc. AD/ Hockey Administrator . . . . . . . . . .Tom Peters Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(617) 552-4682 Rink Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Norm Reid Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(617) 552-2916 Hockey Ticket Manager . . . . .Matt Thompson Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(617) 552-2420
Hodge, a BC star in the mid-1980s, begins his 12th year as the color analyst. He still holds the BC record for assists by a fr eshman (44) and ranks among the top 25 on the car eer scoring list. After leaving the Heights, he enjoyed a four-year career in the National Hockey League, including two years with the Boston Bruins.
Television
The New England Sports Network (NESN) will be the primary broadcast home of Hockey East. Versus and CBS College Spor ts also are scheduled to televise select games.
Twitter
Keep up with all Boston College men’ s hockey news (in shor t form) by following at www.twitter.com/BCHockeyNews
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PRIMARY MEDIA OUTLETS 2011-12 BOSTON COLLEGE HOCKEY
Print Media
The Boston Globe 135 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA 02107 617-929-2860 www.boston.com/sports
[email protected] Joe Sullivan, Sports Editor John Powers, Columnist Kevin Paul DuPont, Senior Writer Nancy Marrapese-Burrell, Writer Fluto Shinzawa, Writer The Boston Herald 1 Herald Square Boston, MA 02106 617-619-6651 www.bostonherald.com
[email protected] Hank Hryniewicz, Sports Editor John Connolly, Writer Rich Thompson, Writer Steve Conroy, Writer Steve Buckley, Columnist Associated Press 184 High Street Boston, MA 02110 617-357-8100
[email protected] Jimmy Golen, Writer Ken Powtak, Writer
WBZ-TV (CBS, Channel 4) 1170 Soldiers Field Road Brighton, MA 02134 617-787-7338 cbs4boston.com Jackie Connally, Producer Steve Burton, Reporter Dan Roche, Reporter
Internet Media
WCVB-TV (ABC, Channel 5) 5 TV Place Needham, MA 02494 781-433-4700 www.thebostonchannel.com Mike Lynch, Sports Anchor Mike Dowling, Reporter
U.S. College Hockey Online www.uscho.com Jim Connelly, Senior Writer Todd Milewski, Executive Editor Dave Hendrickson, Hockey East Columnist Melissa Wade, Photographer Inside College Hockey www.insidecollegehockey.com Joe Gladziszewski, Writer Jess Myers, Writer College Hockey News www.collegehockeynews.com Adam Wodon, Editor in Chief Joe Meloni, Writer Eagle Action www.eagleaction.com Eric Hoffses, Writer Bob Van Wert, Writer
Metrowest Daily News 33 New York Avenue Framingham, MA 01701 508-626-3987 www.metrowestdailynews.com Art Davidson, Sports Editor Len Megliola, Columnist The Enterprise 60 Main Street Brockton, MA 02403 508-427-4048 www.enterprise.southofboston.com
[email protected] Jim Fenton, Writer Patriot-Ledger 400 Crown Colony Drive Quincy, MA 02169 617-786-7060 www.patriotledger.com
[email protected] Eric McHugh, Reporter
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The Heights (Student weekly) McElroy Commons Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 617-552-2221 www.bcheights.com Paul Sulzer, Sports Editor Alex Trautwig, Photographer
ESPN.com 1 ESPN Plaza Bristol, CT 06010 David Albright, College Sports Editor Jack McCluskey, Writer/Editor (ESPNBoston.com)
Television
NESN (New England Sports Network) 480 Arsenal St., Building #1 Watertown, MA 02472 617-927-1360 www.nesn.com
[email protected] Russ Kenn, Producer Heather Barraclough, Producer Tom Caron, Studio Host, Play-by-play Steve Garabedian, Feature Producer
WHDH-TV (NBC, Channel 7) 7 Bulfinch Place Boston, MA 02114 617-725-0800 www.whdh.com Joe Amorosino, Sports Anchor Koon Lam, Producer Rhett Lewis, Reporter Larry Ridley, Reporter WFXT-TV (Fox, Channel 25) 25 Fox Drive Dedham, MA 02027 781-467-1344 www.wfxt.com Butch Stearns, Sports Anchor Comcast SportsNet 42 Third Ave. Burlington, MA 01803 781-270-7200/7365 comcastsportsnet.com Catharine DeVito, Assignment Editor NECN (New England Cable News) 160 Wells Avenue Newton, MA 02459 617-630-5000 www.necn.com Morry Levine, Sports Director Mike Giardi, Reporter
Radio
Boston College IMG Sports Network Duke Little, General Manager, Boston College IMG Sports Marketing
[email protected] Office: 617-552-8986 Cell: 617-935-6323 Jon Rish 9 Lacosta Drive Natick, MA 01760 cell: (774) 286-9538 Ken Hodge 13 Longfellow Drive Newburyport, MA 01950 cell: (978) 314-9850 Jon Rish and Ken Hodge handle commentary on live br oadcasts of all Boston College hockey games, which are streamed live (free of charge) over the Internet at: www.bceagles.com WEEI (850 AM) 20 Guest Street, 3rd Floor Brighton, MA 02135 617-779-3549 www.weei.com Jason Wolfe, Program Director WBZ (1030 AM) 1170 Soldiers Field Road Brighton, MA 02134 617-787-7250 www.wbz1030.com
[email protected] Walt Perkins, Reporter WZBC (90.3 FM-student) Boston College McElroy Commons Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 617-552-3511 Sean Lane, Broadcaster
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