2024–25 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Boston University Terriers
men's ice hockey season
Friendship Four, Champion
Beanpot, Champion
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
Conference3rd Hockey East
Home iceAgganis Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#2
USA Hockey#2
Record
Overall24–14–2
Conference14–8–2
Home11–6–0
Road6–6–2
Neutral7–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJay Pandolfo
Assistant coachesJoe Pereira
Kim Brandvold
Brian Daccord
Captain(s)Ryan Greene
Shane Lachance
Alternate captain(s)Devin Kaplan
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey seasons
« 2023–24 2025–26 »

The 2024–25 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season was the 103rd season of play for the program and 41st in Hockey East. The Terriers represented Boston University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Agganis Arena and were coached by Jay Pandolfo in his 3rd season.

Season

As Boston University's season began, the team was having first to content with a sizable amount of turnover. Not only did the team lose roughly half of last season's roster but they were now without two major professional prospects and possibly the two best players in program history (Macklin Celebrini and Lane Hutson). Coach Pandolfo was able to bring in a significant number of talented prospects with the Terriers adding six players already taken in the NHL draft and another (Sascha Boumedienne) who was projected as a 1st-round pick in the upcoming draft.[1] In all, BU possessed one of the most talented lineups in college hockey with more than half of the team already attached to NHL teams, however, the squad was full of young underclassmen, many of whom had yet to learn the Terrier's system.

Goaltending woes

BU was hoping to rely on one of the few areas of experience available to the team with Mathieu Caron returning as the starting goaltender. Early result looked promising with the Terriers going 4–1 in October with their only loss coming against a ranked North Dakota team. Unfortunately, proved to be less kind to the scarlet and white. Caron had several poor performances, leading not only to the Terriers losing three consecutive games but also costing the senior his job in goal. BU gave Max Lacroix a chance in net but he inadequate to the role and the team swiftly returned the crease to Caron. The instability in goal resulted in the team losing five matches in a seven-game stretch while allowing nearly 5 goals per game. The offense, which was still a bit of a work in progress at the time, was able to put up decent numbers but nothing near what was required to lead the team to victory. However, the brief loss of the starting job did seem to shake Caron back into at least a respectable level of play. Once he got back in goal against Maine on the 16th, he was able to limit the opposition to around 3 goals per game until the winter break. The significant improvement allowed BU to win five of the their last six games and finish off the first half of their schedule with a decent of damaged resume.

While goaltending was the team biggest issue, the Terriers' offense had swiftly come along and was back up to full strength by Christmas. Cole Eiserman, the 2024 1st-round selection, may have been the team's top goal scorer but Boston University continued to be lest by the Hutson family. Lane's two brothers Quinn and Cole led the charge and would finish the year as the Terriers' top two scorers. Ryan Greene and Shane Lachance (the latter of who was related to BU royalty in Scott Lachance and Jack Parker) finished out the top long alongside Quinn Hutson while the rest of the team provided a consistent level of depth scoring. BU averaged 3.75 goals per game for the year, good for 4th in the nation,[2] but was hampered not only by subpar goaltending but also a porous defense. The Terriers surrendered more than 30 shots against per game, placing them in the bottom third of D1 teams. This meant that the team as a whole did very little to alleviate their already-struggling goalies.

From Russia with Love

Knowing that the team had the makings of a title contender, Jay Pandolfo decided to alter his plans midseason and bring in another goalie to try and improve the team's circumstances. Mikhail Yegorov, a goaltender who had already committed to BU the previous February, joined the team on January 15 and arrived on campus about a week later.[3] Within four day of the announcement, Yegorov started his first collegiate game and the lanky netminder was thrown into the fire when he had to face down the nation's #1 team, Boston College. While the Terriers fell to their hated rivals, Yegorov acquitted himself well in his first action by holding the Eagles to just a single goal on 24 shots.

From that point on, the Terriers; season began to change. Yegorov was given complete control of the goal, starting every game for the remainder of the year. While he had some growing pains in February, the team gave him time to rise to round onto form with the college level. His first big task was leading the team into their annual matches at the Beanpot. While playing before an NHL-sized crowd, Yegorov was superb and backstopped the team to a pair of victories while allowing only one goal in each. The championship was particularly gratifying for the club as the Terriers were able to topple BC in the Final, preventing the Eagles from sweeping the season-series.

Down the stretch, both Yegorov and the team were looking stronger every day but they still had to battle against an inconsistent streak that never seemed to leave the Terriers. By the start of the postseason, BU's troubles had resulted in the team finishing with a respectable record, however, since Hockey East was the top-ranked conference this season, the team was already guaranteed an NCAA tournament berth.[4]

Hockey East playoffs

By finishing third in the standings, BU received a bye into the quarterfinal round and was able to prepare itself for the final home game of the year. Massachusetts arrived the following weekend and got off to a decent start though it was Lachance who opened the scoring with a power play goal just 5 minutes into the game. The two teams exchanged markers in the second while UMass used the third to ramp up its offense and desperately try to find the tying goal. Yegorov was bombarded by 19 shots in the period and managed to stop all but one. Despite having been on the back foot for the second half of regulation, Eiserman made the most of his opportunity off the rush and ended the game less than 3 minutes into overtime.[5]

The Terriers then met one of the nation's hottest teams in Connecticut in the semifinals. Quinn Hutson got BU an early lead, also on the power play, but after that the momentum swung completely in favor of the Huskies. UConn scored three goals in less than 8 minutes in the second, forcing the Terriers to try and score their way back into the game. While BU was fully capable of this, the team was forced to abandon any kind of defensive structure and all than did was give Connecticut the opportunity to score twice more in the third. A late goal by Boston University narrowed the score slightly but did noting to change the outcome and knocked BU out of the tournament.[6]

NCAA tournament

While the Terriers had already assured themselves of a #2 seed, they ended up getting slotted in the Toledo Regional and were forced to travel several hundred miles for their first round match. They were set against Ohio State in what was supposed to be a fairly even match.[7] The Buckeyes shot out of the gate and outshot BU 15–2 in the first period. Fortunately, Yegorov was able to limit the damage to just a single goal. After their embarrassing performance in the first 20 minutes, the Terriers woke up in the second and exchanged several goals with the Buckeyes until the score was tied at 3-all going into the third. While OSU had squandered their chances in the first, BU took full advantage of their in the third. Beginning with Aiden Celebrini's second of the year, the Terriers reeled off 5 goals in the third on only 8 shots. Every score seemed to sap more and more of the Buckeye's strength, particularly when Jack Hughes netted a short-handed tally. By the end of the game OSU was a shell of its former self, having been cored out by the superior talent on BU.[8]

In the Regional Final, BU found itself facing one its oldest rivals in Cornell for a rematch of a 2023 Regional Final. Predictably, the Big Red relied heavily on their defense but the Ivy-leaguers had already demonstrated that they could score in their win over #2 Michigan State. The game went largely to form with both sides firing several shots on the opposing goaltenders, both of whom put up sterling performances. Cornell got a lead in the first but Matt Copponi responded swiftly to tie the game. Cole Hutson put his team up with a power play marker early in the third and BU was nearly able to ride their lead to the end of regulation but a perfectly-placed shot eluded Yegorov and ended up forcing the match into overtime. Both teams had opportunities to end the game but it was Quinn Hutson who became the hero. The junior fired a shot from the point through a maze of bodies that flew right into the net, sending the Terriers to their third consecutive Frozen Four.[9]

Frozen Four

BU met Penn State for the first time in program history and was largely in control of the game from the start. While the Terriers had a sizable advantage in terms of control, the weren't able to get on the scoresheet until the second period. Fortunately, Yegorov was again up to the task and prevented any scoring through the first 40 minutes. The Terriers held a 2-goal lead entering the third and soon found themselves ahead by just a goal when Penn State finally broke through in the third minute. The Nittany Lions threw everything they had at the BU net and, though they were able to get a good number of chances on goal, Yegorov stopped any further scoring. The Terriers were able to ride their goaltender's efforts to the victory, especially after an empty net goal by Jack Harvey restored their 2-goal advantage.[10]

National Championship

BU returned to the championship game for the first time in 10 years and only had Western Michigan standing in the way of their 6th title. On paper, the Terriers had the more talented team, however, Western had an even better offense that the Terriers (#1 in the nation) and had a much older and more experienced team. The Broncos were able to rely on their strengths and looked like the superior team for most of the game. WMU got off to a fast start, scoring the opening goal in the first 2 minutes of the match. Eiserman's 25th of the year tied the game but BU found itself trailing once more before the end of the period. After a third goal in the early part of the second increased Western's lead, Lachance was able to close the gap with a power play marker.

At the start of the third, BU still had every chance to win the title but the Western skaters were quick to show their dominance. BU had trouble matching the speed and physicality of the Broncos and it wasn't too long before they were down by a pair for the second time. Despite turning all their efforts towards the offensive side, BU was unable to break through and saw the last vestiges of hope dissipate when the Broncos collected a fifth goal with under 4 minutes to play. Now down by 3, the Terriers had no option but to pull Yegorov early. A subsequent empty-net goal ended the scoring for the night and forced both BU and their fans to wait for another year.[11]

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Macklin Celebrini Forward  Canada Signed professional contract (San Jose Sharks)
Ty Gallagher Forward  United States Transferred to Colorado College
Henry Graham Goaltender  United States Graduate transfer to Lindenwood
Nick Howard Goaltender  United States Graduation (retired)
Lane Hutson Defenseman  United States Signed professional contract (Montreal Canadiens)
Thomas Jarman Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Lindenwood
Case McCarthy Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack)
Dylan Peterson Forward  United States Graduation (signed with St. Louis Blues)
Sam Stevens Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Toronto Marlies)
Luke Tuch Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Montreal Canadiens)
Cade Webber Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Toronto Maple Leafs)
Jeremy Wilmer Forward  United States Transferred to Quinnipiac
Nicholas Zabaneh Forward  Canada Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Kamil Bednarik Forward  United States 18 Elk Grove Village, IL; selected 61st overall in 2024
Sascha Boumedienne Defenseman  Sweden 17 Oulu, FIN
Matt Copponi Forward  United States 21 Mansfield, MA; transfer from Merrimack; selected 216th overall in 2023
Cole Eiserman Forward  United States 18 Newburyport, MA; selected 20th overall in 2024
Brehdan Engum Defenseman  United States 24 Burnsville, MN; graduate transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Billy Girard IV Goaltender  United States 25 Boca Raton, FL; graduate transfer from University of New England
Cole Hutson Defenseman  United States 18 North Barrington, IL; selected 43rd overall in 2024
Nick Roukounakis Forward  United States 21 Pembroke, MA; selected 193rd overall in 2023
Brandon Svoboda Forward  United States 19 Level Green, PA; selected 71st overall in 2023
Mikhail Yegorov Goaltender  Russia 18 St. Petersburg, RUS; selected 49th overall in 2024; joined mid-season
Alexander Zetterberg Forward  Sweden 18 Sundsvall, SWE

Roster

As of September 4, 2024.[12]

No. Nat. Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 United States Billy Girard IV Graduate G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1999-01-27 Boca Raton, Florida University of New England (NEHC) —
2 United States Gavin McCarthy Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2005-06-02 Clarence Center, New York Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) BUF, 86th overall 2023
3 United States Tristan Amonte Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 2000-02-01 Norwell, Massachusetts Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
4 United States Jack Hughes Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-11-02 Westwood, Massachusetts Northeastern (HEA) LAK, 51st overall 2022
5 Sweden Tom Willander Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2005-02-09 Stockholm, Sweden Rögle BK (SHL) VAN, 11th overall 2023
7 United States Nick Roukounakis Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2003-09-08 Pembroke, Massachusetts Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
8 United States Brandon Svoboda Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2005-02-04 Level Green, Pennsylvania Fargo Force (USHL) SJS, 71st overall 2023
9 Canada Ryan Greene (C) Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2003-10-21 Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) CHI, 57th overall 2022
10 United States Brehdan Engum Graduate D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-08-10 Burnsville, Minnesota Massachusetts Lowell (HEA) —
11 United States Kamil Bednarik Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2006-05-26 Elk Grove Village, Illinois USNTDP (USHL) NYI, 61st overall 2024
12 United States Jack Harvey Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2003-03-31 Stacy, Minnesota Chicago Steel (USHL) TBL, 193rd overall 2023
14 United States Mick Frechette Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2003-10-27 Weston, Massachusetts Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA) —
15 United States Matt Copponi Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2003-06-04 Mansfield, Massachusetts Merrimack (HEA) EDM, 216th overall 2023
17 United States Quinn Hutson Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2002-01-01 North Barrington, Illinois Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) —
18 United States Shane Lachance (C) Sophomore F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2003-08-30 Andover, Massachusetts Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) EDM, 186th overall 2021
19 United States Jack Page Senior D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-11-27 West Chester, Pennsylvania New Jersey Rockets (NCDC) —
21 United States Devin Kaplan (A) Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 2004-01-10 Bridgewater, New Jersey USNTDP (USHL) PHI, 69th overall 2022
22 Canada Aiden Celebrini Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2004-10-26 Vancouver, British Columbia Brooks Bandits (AJHL) VAN, 171st overall 2023
23 United States Doug Grimes Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2002-04-18 Brookline, Massachusetts Lincoln Stars (USHL) —
26 United States Jack Gorton Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-02-13 Granite Springs, New York Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) —
33 United States Max Lacroix Sophomore G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2003-12-13 Castle Pines, Colorado Colorado Grit (NAHL) —
34 United States Cole Eiserman Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2006-08-29 Newburyport, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) NYI, 20th overall 2024
40 Russia Mikhail Yegorov Freshman G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2006-03-07 St. Petersburg, Russia Omaha Lancers (USHL) NJD, 49th overall 2024
44 United States Cole Hutson Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2006-06-28 North Barrington, Illinois USNTDP (USHL) WSH, 43rd overall 2024
61 Sweden Alex Zetterberg Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 2006-04-27 Sundsvall, Sweden Örebro HK J20 (J20 Nationell) —
62 Canada Mathieu Caron Senior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2000-03-29 Abbotsford, British Columbia Brown (ECAC) —
71 Sweden Sascha Boumedienne Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2007-01-17 Oulu, Finland Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —

Standings

2024–25 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#4 Boston College † 24 18 4 2 2 0 1 55 82 40 37 27 8 2 125 65
#8 Maine * 24 13 5 6 1 1 5 50 67 45 38 24 8 6 124 75
#2 24 14 8 2 1 1 2 46 89 65 40 24 14 2 150 119
#7 Connecticut 24 12 8 4 3 2 1 40 76 65 39 23 12 4 130 97
#13 Providence 24 11 8 5 2 2 1 39 65 67 37 21 11 5 103 96
#10 Massachusetts 24 10 9 5 0 0 2 37 69 58 40 21 14 5 133 97
Massachusetts Lowell 24 8 13 3 0 1 2 30 57 69 36 16 16 4 93 101
Merrimack 24 9 14 1 1 0 1 28 57 81 35 13 21 1 81 112
Northeastern 24 7 14 3 1 1 2 26 48 71 37 14 20 3 88 112
New Hampshire 24 5 14 5 0 2 1 23 53 73 35 13 16 6 96 100
Vermont 24 6 16 2 2 3 1 22 59 88 35 11 21 3 100 116
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 7:00 pm Holy Cross* #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Caron W 5–2  6,150 1–0–0
October 12 7:00 pm Union* #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Caron W 4–1  4,954 2–0–0
October 18 7:00 pm Connecticut #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+, NESN Caron W 4–1  5,074 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 19 7:00 pm Harvard* #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition) ESPN+ Lacroix T 2–2 OT 5,750
October 25 8:07 pm at #7 North Dakota* #3 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco Caron L 2–7  11,696 3–1–0
October 26 7:07 pm at #7 North Dakota* #3 Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota Midco Caron W 4–3  11,736 4–1–0
November 1 7:00 pm #11 Michigan* #5 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Caron L 1–5  6,010 4–2–0
November 2 7:00 pm #11 Michigan* #5 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Caron L 4–5 OT 6,150 4–3–0
November 8 7:00 pm #17 Massachusetts Lowell #9 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Caron L 3–5  4,799 4–4–0 (1–1–0)
November 9 6:05 pm at #17 Massachusetts Lowell #9 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Lacroix W 5–2  6,259 5–4–0 (2–1–0)
November 15 7:00 pm at #7 Maine #11 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry) ESPN+ Lacroix L 2–5  4,807 5–5–0 (2–2–0)
November 16 7:00 pm at #7 Maine #11 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry) ESPN+ Caron T 2–2 SOW 5,043 5–5–1 (2–2–1)
November 22 7:00 pm Merrimack #13 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Caron W 6–3  4,468 6–5–1 (3–2–1)
Friendship Four
November 29 9:00 am vs. Merrimack #13 SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal) NESN Caron W 6–2  9,000 7–5–1 (4–2–1)
November 30 2:00 pm vs. Notre Dame* #13 SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Championship) NESN Caron W 4–3  9,000 8–5–1
December 7 6:00 pm Massachusetts #11 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Caron L 0–4  5,072 8–6–1 (4–3–1)
December 11 7:00 pm at Massachusetts #13 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts ESPN+, NESN, TSN+ Caron W 4–2  4,649 9–6–1 (5–3–1)
December 13 7:00 pm USNTDP* #13 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition) ESPN+ Girard W 7–5  4,537
December 29 4:00 pm at Yale* #13 Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Lacroix L 5–7  2,960 9–7–1
January 10 7:00 pm Vermont #15 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Caron W 6–1  4,499 10–7–1 (6–3–1)
January 11 5:00 pm Vermont #15 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Caron W 7–4  4,170 11–7–1 (7–3–1)
January 17 7:00 pm at #19 New Hampshire #11 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire ESPN+, NESN Caron W 6–3  5,653 12–7–1 (8–3–1)
January 18 6:00 pm #19 New Hampshire #11 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Caron W 2–1 OT 5,717 13–7–1 (9–3–1)
January 24 7:00 pm #1 Boston College #8 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) ESPN+, NESN Caron L 2–6  6,150 13–8–1 (9–4–1)
January 25 7:00 pm at #1 Boston College #8 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) ESPN+, NESN Yegorov L 0–2  7,884 13–9–1 (9–5–1)
January 31 7:00 pm #18 New Hampshire #10 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Yegorov W 7–2  4,483 14–9–1 (10–5–1)
Beanpot
February 3 5:00 pm vs. Harvard* #8 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) NESN Yegorov W 7–1  — 15–9–1
February 7 7:00 pm at Merrimack #8 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Yegorov L 1–2 OT 4,989 15–10–1 (10–6–1)
February 10 7:30 pm vs. #1 Boston College* #9 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Championship, Rivalry) NESN Yegorov W 4–1  18,258 16–10–1
February 14 7:00 pm at #7 Providence #9 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Yegorov L 3–6  2,516 16–11–1 (10–7–1)
February 15 7:00 pm #7 Providence #9 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Yegorov W 3–0  5,231 17–11–1 (11–7–1)
February 21 7:00 pm Northeastern #9 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Yegorov L 1–5  5,727 17–12–1 (11–8–1)
February 22 7:00 pm at Northeastern #9 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Yegorov W 3–1  4,687 18–12–1 (12–8–1)
February 25 7:00 pm at #9 Connecticut #10 Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Yegorov T 2–2 SOW 2,691 18–12–2 (12–8–2)
March 6 7:00 pm #6 Providence #10 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Yegorov W 8–2  4,826 19–12–2 (13–8–2)
March 8 7:00 pm at Vermont #10 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+ Yegorov W 6–1  2,674 20–12–2 (14–8–2)
Hockey East Tournament
March 15 4:30 pm #14 Massachusetts* #9 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) ESPN+ Yegorov W 3–2 OT 5,563 21–12–2
March 20 4:00 pm vs. #7 Connecticut* #8 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinal) ESPN+, NESN+ Yegorov L 2–5  14,313 21–13–2
NCAA Tournament
March 27 2:00 pm vs. #9 Ohio State* #8 Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (Regional Semifinal) ESPNU Yegorov W 8–3  6,907 22–13–2
March 29 4:00 pm vs. #16 Cornell* #8 Huntington Center • Toledo, Ohio (Regional Final; Rivalry) ESPNU Yegorov W 3–2 OT 6,453 23–13–2
April 10 8:30 pm vs. #12 Penn State* #8 Enterprise Center • St. Louis, Missouri (National Semifinal) ESPN2 Yegorov W 3–1    24–13–2
April 12 7:30 pm vs. #3 Western Michigan* #8 Enterprise Center • St. Louis, Missouri (National Championship) ESPN2 Yegorov L 2–6  16,953 24–14–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[13]

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

Regional semifinal

March 27, 2025
2:00 pm		(2) Boston University8–3
(0–1, 3–2, 5–0)		(3) Ohio StateHuntington Center
Attendance: 6,907
Game reference
Mikhail YegorovGoaliesLogan TernessReferees:
Nick Krebsbach
Brandon Schmitt
Linesmen:
Eric Frank
Chris Williams
0–109:06 – Joe Dunlap (7) (Hansen-Bukata, Ja. Dunlap)
(Kaplan, Bednarik) Cole Eiserman (22) – 28:071–1
1–232:50 – PP – Joe Dunlap (8) (Rozzi, Hansen-Bukata)
(C. Hutson, Greene) Quinn Hutson (22) – PP – 37:192–2
2–337:49 – Max Montes (14) (Weis, Able)
(Hughes, Harvey) Matt Copponi (5) – 38:013–3
(Copponi, Willander) Aiden Celebrini (5) – GW – 42:184–3
(Greene, C. Hutson) Jack Hughes (6) – SH – 45:255–3
(C. Hutson) Cole Eiserman (23) – 48:076–3
(Hughes, Boumedienne) Jack Harvey (10) – 54:167–3
(unassisted) Cole Hutson (13) – SH EN – 59:308–3
24 minPenalties4 min
23Shots36

Regional final

March 29, 2025
4:00 pm		(2) Boston University3–2 (OT)
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		(4) CornellHuntington Center
Attendance: 6,453
Game reference
Mikhail YegorovGoaliesIan ShaneReferees:
Eric Frank
Chris Williams
Linesmen:
Bruce Vida Jr.
Nick Huff
0–107:35 – Ryan Walsh (17) (Bancroft, Rego)
(C. Hutson) Matt Copponi (6) – 08:471–1
(Greene, Q. Hutson) Cole Hutson (14) – PP – 40:342–1
2–254:30 – Jack O'Leary (8) (Rego, Mack)
(Greene, Lachance) Quinn Hutson (23) – GW – 66:253–2
8 minPenalties9 min
43Shots39

National semifinal

April 10, 2025
7:30 pm		(T2) Boston University3–1
(0–0, 2–0, 1–1)		(A4) Penn StateEnterprise Center
Attendance: 16,814
Game reference
Mikhail YegorovGoaliesArsenii SergeevReferees:
Ryan Hersey
Nathan Wieler
Linesmen:
Tyler Liffrig
Erik Contino
(Copponi) Jack Hughes (7) – 21:351–0
(C. Hutson, Kaplan) Cole Eiserman – 30:442–0
2–142:15 – Nicholas DeGraves (4) (Schoen, Mack)
(Willander, Hughes) Jack Harvey – EN – 59:013–1
4 min minPenalties6 min min
33Shots33

National Championship

April 12, 2024
6:30 pm		Western Michigan6–2
(2–1, 1–1, 3–0)		Boston UniversityEnterprise Center
Attendance: 16,953
Game reference
Referees:
Cameron Lynch
CJ Hanafin
Linesmen:
John Rey
Patrick Dapuzzo
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st WMU Wyatt Schingoethe (5) Hakkarainen, Washe 1:38 1–0 WMU
BU Cole Eiserman (25) Kaplan, Bednarik 7:12 1–1
WMU Cole Crusberg-Roseen (3) 25:18 2–1 WMU
2nd WMU Ty Henricks (8) – GW Knuble, Szydlowski 29:42 3–1 WMU
BU Shane Lachance (12) – PP Greene, C. Hutson 30:42 3–2 WMU
3rd WMU Owen Michaels (17) Väisänen 47:16 4–2 WMU
WMU Iiro Hakkarainen (13) Schingoethe, Washe 50:02 5–2 WMU
WMU Owen Michaels (18) – EN 57:52 6–2 WMU
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st BU Quinn Hutson Hooking 9:33 2:00
2nd WMU Brian Kramer Holding 30:26 2:00
WMU Ty Henricks Slashing 35:40 2:00
BU Devin Kaplan Kneeing 38:14 2:00
  • Opening face-off from the finals
    Opening face-off from the finals

Scoring statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Quinn Hutson RW 38 23 27 50 33
Cole Hutson D 39 14 34 48 64
Ryan Greene C 40 13 25 38 18
Cole Eiserman LW 39 25 11 36 27
Shane Lachance LW 40 12 18 30 28
Jack Harvey F 40 11 16 27 2
Jack Hughes C 40 7 18 25 22
Matt Copponi C 40 6 18 24 14
Tom Willander D 39 2 22 24 8
Kamil Bednarik C 40 2 17 19 28
Devin Kaplan RW 38 10 8 18 65
Gavin McCarthy D 39 3 13 16 51
Sascha Boumedienne D 40 3 10 13 33
Brandon Svoboda C/RW 33 7 2 9 29
Alexander Zetterberg C 26 5 3 8 2
Aiden Celebrini D 31 2 6 8 14
Tristan Amonte F 38 4 2 6 19
Nick Roukounakis LW 21 0 5 5 12
Mathieu Caron G 21 0 3 3 0
Jack Page D 23 0 2 2 14
Brehdan Engum D 30 0 2 2 8
Doug Grimes RW 15 1 0 1 8
Mikhail Yegorov G 18 0 1 1 0
Billy Girard G 1 0 0 0 0
Jack Gorton RW 3 0 0 0 0
Max Lacroix G 4 0 0 0 0
Mick Frechette D 25 0 0 0 8
Bench – – – – – 14
Total 150 263 413 521

[14]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Mikhail Yegorov 18 1058:54 11 6 1 38 486 1 .927 2.15
Mathieu Caron 21 1139:28 12 6 1 60 532 0 .899 3.16
Max Lacroix 4 200:18 1 2 0 12 82 0 .872 3.59
Mathieu Caron 1 5:15 0 0 0 1 4 0 .800 11.43
Empty Net - 20:02 - - - 8 - - - -
Total 40 2423:57 24 14 2 119 1104 1 .903 2.95

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 (Final)
USCHO.com 3 3 3 3 5 9 11 13 13 11 13 13 – 15 15 11 8 10 8 9 9 10 10 9 8 8 – 2
USA Hockey 3 3 3 3 5 9 13 16 13 11 12 13 – 14 13 11 9 10 8 9 8 8 9 7 7 8 3 2

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12 or 26.[15]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

Awards and honors

Player Award Ref
Cole Hutson Tim Taylor Award [16]
Cole Hutson AHCA All-American East First Team [17]
Cole Hutson Hockey East Rookie of the Year [18]
Cole Hutson All-Hockey East First Team [19]
Tom Willander All-Hockey East Second Team [19]
Quinn Hutson
Ryan Greene All-Hockey East Third Team [19]
Cole Hutson Hockey East All-Rookie Team [20]
Cole Eiserman
Cole Eiserman NCAA All-Tournament team

2025 NHL Entry Draft

Main article: 2025 NHL entry draft
Round Pick Player NHL team
1 28 Sascha Boumedienne Winnipeg Jets
2 33 Simon Wang † San Jose Sharks
2 38 Carter Amico † Philadelphia Flyers
2 40 Jack Murtagh † Philadelphia Flyers
2 50 Conrad Fondrk † New Jersey Devils
3 73 Charlton Trethewey † Pittsburgh Penguins
3 76 Malte Vass † Columbus Blue Jackets

† incoming freshman [21]

References

  1. ^ "NHL Draft Notebook: 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup". FC Hockey. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "2024-25 National Team Statistics". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Adds Yegorov to Roster". Boston University Terriers. January 21, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  4. ^ "Men's Division I PairWise Rankings". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Highlights: Men's Ice Hockey vs. UMass - Hockey East Quarterfinal (3/15/25)". YouTube. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "2025 Hockey East Men's Semifinals: UConn vs. Boston University Highlights". YouTube. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  7. ^ "NCAA Hockey Tournament Toledo Regional Preview: Michigan State, Boston University, Ohio State, Cornell". USCHO. March 26, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "Boston University vs Ohio State - NCAA College Hockey - Highlights - March 27, 2025". YouTube. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  9. ^ "Boston University vs Cornell - NCAA College Hockey - Highlights - March 29, 2025". YouTube. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  10. ^ "Boston U. vs. Penn State: 2025 Men's Frozen Four semifinal highlights". YouTube. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  11. ^ "Western Michigan vs. Boston U: 2025 NCAA Frozen Four championship - FULL REPLAY". YouTube. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  12. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Boston University Terriers. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Boston University Terriers. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Boston Univ. 2024-2025 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  15. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  16. ^ "Hutson Named National Rookie of the Year, First Team All-American". Boston University Terriers. April 11, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  17. ^ "Men's CCM/AHCA Hockey Division I All-Americans Announced". ACHA. April 11, 2025. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  18. ^ "Ryan Leonard Named Hockey East Player of the Year". hockeyeastonline.com. March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  19. ^ a b c "Hockey East Names 2024-25 Men's All-Star Teams". hockeyeastonline.com. March 14, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  20. ^ "Harvard Duo, Four Other First-Year Standouts Comprise Men's All-Rookie Team". ecachockey.com. March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  21. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2025 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.