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With depth issues at forward following Ahti Oksanen’s injury and AJ Greer’s departure, BU has added Swedish right wing Oskar Andren to the roster, beginning with second semester. The 6’1”, 185 lb. left-shot forward is in his second season with the NAHL Lone Star Brahmas, where he was the second leading scorer with an 8-14-22 scoring line in 28 games. In his rookie NAHL season, he had an 18-29-47 line in 51 games, including a four-goal game against Wenatchee.

Incredibly honored to announce my commitment to play D1 college hockey for @TerrierHockeystarting next semester. #GoTerriers
— Oskar Andrén (@oskarandren19) December 20, 2015

Andren spent the previous three seasons with Djurgarden in Sweden’s Elit and SuperElit leagues and has experience in international events.

Brahmas’ Head Coach Dan Wildfong said:

"Andren went through a lot and when the scholarship came, to reach that goal, we were all excited. We trusted him and believed in him and we're proud of him. He couldn't have asked for a better school."

The Danderyd, Sweden native has been in talks with Boston's Associate Head Coach Albie O'Connell for a few weeks and the recruiting process concluded during the road trip to Wichita Falls this weekend.

"We told him to trust us. I've seen Oskar improve every day in his board work and defensive play. He's going to be really good up there."

● Elite Prospects card

● Boston Hockey Blog report

● Lone Star Brahmas’ report
● Junior Hockey Digest Andren returns to Brahmas for round two

● FanSided profile

Rumors that have recently surrounded the Terrier hockey program came to fruition when it was revealed that junior forward Nick Roberto, who has yet to play a game this season, has been suspended for the season by the NCAA.

Although Federal privacy laws prevent BU from commenting further on Roberto, the university’s statement indicates that it had become aware that a student-athlete had gambled on games (not college or pro hockey) the previous season, had investigated the matter and turned its findings over to the NCAA, which “took remedial action.”

Roberto remains a member of the team and reportedly is eligible to play next season. The suspension is a second hit to the BU roster in a week after sophomore wing AJ Greer left school to play junior hockey in the QMJHL. The Terriers bolstered the roster on Sunday gaining a commitment for the second semester from Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) right wing Oskar Andren.

Roberto has scored 11 goals and 19 assists in two seasons.

● College Hockey News report

● SB Nation report

● USCHO report

Looking ahead

2017 recruit Patrick Harper won the Most Valuable Player Award at this past weekend’s Avon Old Farms Christmas Classic, leading the Winged Beavers to a 4-0 tournament record. He has a 9-10-19 scoring line in eight games.

BU recruit Patrick Harper wins MVP of AOF Christmas Classic. Produced 12pts in 4gp as Winged Beavers took the title. #2016NHLDraft
— Russ Bitely (@russbites) December 20, 2015

2016 recruit Dante Fabbro and his Canada West teammates won the gold medal at the World Junior A Challenge, defeating Russia, 2-1, in the final. The 6’1” right-shot defenseman, who is projected to be a first-round pick in the June NHL Entry draft, registered three assists in four games and was an assistant captain for Canada West.

On Monday night, former Terriers were all over NHL score sheets...and more:

Former BU captain Mike Sullivan gained his first win as Pittsburgh’s head coach as the Penguins beat Columbus, 5-2. David Warsofskynotched his first goal as a Penguin, blasting home a power play shot, while Nick Bonino assisted on a pair of Phil Kessel goals.

● Recap and video

Staying with the Pittsburgh organization, former Terrier standout, Bruin and U.S. Olympian Clark Donatelli has been promoted to head coach of the Penguins’ AHL affiliate in Wilkes Barre/Scranton. The Rhode Island native, who played seven pro seasons, including 35 NHL games, and was on two US Olympic squads, fills the slot vacated by Sullivan when he assumed the top spot in Pittsburgh. He scored 135 points in three BU seasons and was a teammate of Sullivan, BU Head Coach David Quinnand Assistant Coach Scott Young.

● WBS Penguins report

● Donatelli playing and coaching stats

Kevin Shattenkirk scored his fifth goal of the season in the Blues’ 4-3 loss to Philadelphia. The former BU captain All-American has a 5-16-21 scoring line in 25 games.

● Recap and video

Former BU All-American Colin Wilson scored a goal and assisted on two others as Nashville thumped Montreal, 5-1.

● Recap and video

During a recent Predators’ visit to TD Garden, Wilson was featured in a Hockey East Alumni Spotlight video.

Charlie Coyle scored his seventh goal of the season and added an assist for Minnesota in the Wild’s 6-3 loss to Dallas. The forward from East Weymouth, Massachusetts earned first-star honors.

● Recap and video

While Brian Strait didn’t have any points in the Islanders 5-2 win against Anaheim on Monday, New York Coach Jack Capuano said he was the team’s top defenseman in the win.

Matt O’Connor turned aside 21 of 22 shots for Binghamton in a 2-1 win over Lehigh Valley.

Looking ahead

From The Hockey News’ Prospect Need to Know by Ryan Kennedy:

Dante Fabbro, D – Penticton Vees (BCHL): Jost and Fabbro will get mentioned together a lot this year and both are enticing prospects. Fabbro is a smart, confident blueliner who controlled the puck more than most forwards in the WJAC game I attended and locally, he is killin’ it with the Vees to the tune of 38 points in 24 games. Fabbro is a Boston University commit.

Team USA won its exhibition game against host Finland, 3-2. Freshman defenseman Charlie McAvoy (photo) was paired with 2016 recruit Chad Krys and both were plus-2 for the game. Sophomore Brandon Fortunato and 2016 recruit Clayton Keller also saw action for Team USA, which begins preliminary round action on Saturday against Canada. The game will be televised on the NHL Network at 1 p.m. ET.

College Hockey News editor Adam Wodon, who posted the first article on the NCAA's suspension of junior Nick Roberto, offers some addition questions and concerns about rumor-mongering.

The Boston Globe provides some background on AJ Greer's decision to leave BU for the QMJHL.

World Junior Championships

Team USA named its final roster for the IIHF World Junior Championships with sophomore Brandon Fortunato (photo) and freshman Charlie McAvoy, along with 2016 recruit Chad Krys making up a substantial part of the defense corps. 2016 recruit Clayton Keller, the leading scorer on the NTDP U18s, was among the final two roster cuts.

With sophomore Brandon Hickey having made Team Canada’sfinal roster, half of BU’s starting defense will be on the ice in Helsinki this Saturday when Team USA meets Canada at 1 p.m. ET in the first preliminary round game. That contest and all Team USA games will air live on the NHL Networks.

● USA Hockey report and WJC homepage/schedule

● SB Nation reportand top draft eligible prospects at the WJC

● CBS Sports: Team USA roster analysis
● USCHO report
● IIFH WJC home page

Congrats to Brandon Fortunato and Charlie McAvoy! Future Terrier Chad Krys also made the team! #ProudToBU #USAWJC https://t.co/VsMqEQRIdH
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) December 23, 2015

► Hickey talked with TSN about the differences between NCAA hockey and the WJC and about having to delay several final exams. (Video)

►Freshman Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson remains with Team Sweden which has not yet finalized it's roster. Sweden will meet Team USA on Dec. 28. (To be updated)

Looking back

Former BU netminder Grant Rollheiser turned aside 27 of 29 shots in regulation and overtime for ECHL Wichita but the Thunder lost in a shootout, 3-2.

The 2016 IIHF World Junior Championships begin Saturday with Team USA facing Team Canada in a preliminary round game that will air on the NHL Network at 1 p.m. ET. Three current Terriers and one future one will be on the ice in that game: sophomore Brandon Fortunato, freshman Charlie McAvoy and 2016 recruit Chad Krys for the U.S. and sophomore Brandon Hickey for Canada.

►Team USA's line-up for today.

A fourth Terrier, freshman Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson will skate for Sweden in its opener against Switzerland, airing on NHL Network at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

● IIHF World Junior Championship home page, schedule and rosters

● USA Hockey World Junior Championships home page

● NHL Network schedule

● SB Nation coverage of the WJCs

● USCHO preview of Team USA

● Hockeysfuture.com previews: U.S., Canada, Sweden
● GoTerriers.com report

► Three players from the emerging San Diego area hockey hotbed, including sophomore Nik Olsson, are featured in a report in The Boston Globe

Looking back
Former BU All-American and Hobey Baker Award winner Jack Eichel returns to TD Garden Saturday night as the Bruins host Buffalo, his first visit since leading BU the Hockey East championship and the NCAA title game last Spring. The Sabres' top draft pick last June, he has a 9-7-16 scoring line for Buffalo. The Boston Globe's Kevin Paul Dupont talked with the North Chelmsford, Mass., native about his assimlation into the NHL and also looked at some of his off-ice experiences as a teenager.
● Buffalo News report

After playing in Germany and Austria the past three-and-a-half seasons, former BU captain Pete MacArthur is back in North America. He’s signed on with the ECHL Adirondack Thunder. The Clifton Park, NY native, who had a 64-83-147 scoring line in four seasons at BU, earned second team All-American and first team All Hockey East honors in 2007-08 and was a member of BU’s 2006 Hockey East Tournament Championship team.

● Daily Gazette report

● Video (MacArthur scores first goal as BU beats BC for Jack Parker’s 700^th win; 0:35)

World Junior Championships

Team USA scored three times in the third period to pull away from Canada for a 4-2 win. It was the first preliminary round game for both teams. None of the four Terriers (three current, one future) registered points. Brandon Fortunato and Charlie McAvoy were both +1, while 2016 recruit Chad Krys was -1. Brandon Hickey, skating for Team Canada was -1.

● USA Hockey recap

● IIHF box score

● CBS Eye on Sports analysis

● SB Nation analysis

Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson scored a goal on a great individual effort as Sweden thumped Switzerland, 8-3.

● IIHF recap and box score

● WTBU Sports report

● Let’sGoBruins.com recap and video

► Team USA takes on Sweden on Monday with puck drop set for 9 AM ET. NHL Network will air the game live.

Looking back

Jack Eichel recorded an NHL career-best night with four points—two goals and two assists—as Buffalo doubled up the Bruins, 6-3 in the All American and Hobey Baker Award winner’s first visit to TD Garden since last season. Both goals came in the third period: the first on a deflection off a defender’s skate and the second on a 150 foot shot into the empty net when Boston pulled its goalie. Eichel, who earned first-star honors, now has 20 points (11G, 9A) in 35 games.

●NHL.com recap and video

● WEEI.com recap

● Boston.com report

● Buffalo News: Eichel returns to TD Garden

Looking ahead

2018 recruit Jake Wise scored a pair of goals for Central Catholic, but the Raiders fell in overtime, 4-3, to Pope Paul in the Pete Frates Classic in North Andover.

Wise, who scored 16 goals and 26 assists as a freshman to earn SB Nation’s Massachusetts High School Rookie of the Year honors, is one of the top US skaters among ’00 birthdates. He’s expected to join the NTDP U17s next season and was a guest of USA Hockey at Agganis Arena earlier this year when the U18s played BU.

● ESPN.com recap

Central Catholic goal: Jake Wise answers on the scoreboard with a rebound goal. 2-2 with around 8 minutes left. pic.twitter.com/16lAWzrYaf
— Kevin Dillon (@kddillon219) December 26, 2015

Central Catholic goal: Jake Wise capitalizes on the power play. 3-3 with 5:06 left in the 3rd pic.twitter.com/ATSueOt2Px
— Kevin Dillon (@kddillon219) December 26, 2015

BU has made its second mid-season roster addition as quick, skilled left wing Erik Udahl announced he’s coming aboard. A 1996 birthdate, the 5’8”, 165 lb., Walpole, Mass., native has been skating for the BCHL Coquitlam Express with a 7-4-11 scoring line in 33 games.

Earlier this month, BU added Swedish wing Oskar Andren, who had been playing for the NAHL Lone Star Brahmas.

You're going to want to watch this Erik Udahl toe drag goal 1 or 10 times before bed tonight. @bchllive @BarDown https://t.co/HOeLiAmNBE
— Coquitlam Express (@BCHLExpress) November 28, 2015

Udahl spent the 2011-12 season at The Rivers School, playing for former Terrier All-American Shawn McEachern, before joining the Tier 1 Boston Advantage program for two campaigns, scoring 54 points for the U16 team and then 39 for the U18s.

USHR: Fall 2013 Tier 1 Elite Showcase

5. Erik Udahl, F, 3/31/96 (#7/Boston Advantage) 5-9/175 -- Udahl was one of the best forwards in the U18 division this weekend. Had a spectacular game in a 3-2 overtime win over Victory Honda. Udahl carried the puck over the blue line and bought time and space for himself, finding a teammate coming late to tie the game in the third period. He followed that up by tipping in the game-winning goal on a shot from the point. The knock on Udahl has always been his size, but he may be a nice energy player for a team willing to take a chance. Played at Rivers before going to the Boston Advantage last year.

Last season, Udahl played for the BCHL Langley Rivermen, scoring 19 points.

Couldn't be happier to be joining @TerrierHockey for the rest of the season. Thanks to everyone who helped along the way! #dogpound
— U (@Udahl7) December 28, 2015

World Junior Championships
Sweden 1, U.S. 0 USA Hockey recap
Canada 6 Denmark 1 IIHF recap

Looking back
Charlie Coyle's ninth goal of the season helped Minnesota defeat the Red Wings, 3-1. Coyle, who earned second-star honors, has 17 points in 34. games.

● Recap and video

The Penguins' NCAA alums, including Nick Bonino, talk about their experiences playing college hockey.

Former BU captain Wade Megan scored his third goal of the season as AHL Portland defeated Springfield, 5-1.

Looking ahead
2018 recruit Jake Wise was named to the All-Tournament team at the Pete Frates Classic.
Wise has a 7-7-14 scoring line in six games.

BU gained its third commitment in the past month from a high-end 2001 birthdate player, as Shattuck St. Mary’s defenseman Braden Doyle tweeted his commitment. The 5-10 left-shot blueliner from Lynnfield, Mass., who has a 7-23-30 scoring line in 35 games, joins fellow 2001s Robert Mastrosimone and Case McCarthy as future Terriers. He reportedly made his decision between BU and BC.

01 D Braden Doyle (@shattuckstmarysU14) commits to BU. Really nice add, MA native has 23 pts, great skater, super aware, quick, creates.
— Over The Boards (@OverTheBoards) December 30, 2015

Doyle, who previously played for the Minuteman Flames, was a standout at June’s Beantown NAPS Showcase, earning a strong review from USHR:

Braden Doyle, #8 East Coast Selects, ’01 – A high-end defenseman in all aspects of the game, Doyle skates well, passes the puck crisply and accurately, and can shoot it. He’s poised with the puck in his defensive zone and has the ability to beat defenders with a pass or his feet. Played for the Minuteman Flames last year and will be heading to Shattuck-St. Mary’s this fall.

Later in the summer, he earned kudos from OverTheBoards at the SFX 68 event in Chicago:

01 DBraden Doyle– Shattuck-St. Mary’s U14: Very offensively aware, makes the right play most of the time, at the right times. Utilizes deception in possession effectively and makes decisive reads all over the ice. Processes the game as it develops at a good clip compared to some of the best in his age group. He can really skate, too, as you’ll see when his top speed is needed to prevent a chance in the video below.

Doyle caps off another outstanding year for BU, have a great start in 01 age (2 D, 1 F) and a lot of talent among their 00s right now.
— Over The Boards (@OverTheBoards) December 30, 2015

Lynnfield, MA native is great skater, had been on BU radar for a few months. Terriers continue recruiting dominance. https://t.co/WeIYEsRZDI
— Jeff Cox (@JeffCoxSports) December 30, 2015

● Braden Doyle Elite Prospects card

● Boston Hockey Blog report

● Shattuck St. Mary’s Bantam stats

► Freshman center Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, currently skating for Sweden in the World Junior Championships, is featured in Julie Robenhymer’s New York Times report on Swedish players taking the NCAA route to pro hockey careers. JFK told her:

“When you see guys going through college hockey and becoming top players in the N.H.L., it helps convince your parents, but also helps convince yourself that this is a good way to go.”

● New York Times report and photo

Alongtheboards.com looks at the key question facing each Hockey East team as the second half of the season begins.

World Junior Championships

Team USA routed Switzerland, 10-1 today. While none of the Terriers registered points, both Brandon Fortunato and Charlie McAvoywere +3.

●IIHF recapand box score

Forsbacka Karlsson had an assist in Sweden’s 5-0 blanking of Denmark.

●IIHF recapand box score

Looking ahead

2016 recruits Clayton Keller (photo)and Kieffer Bellows each recorded an assist as the NTDP U18's defeated the Chicago Steel, 5-2. Fellow recruit Jake Oettinger made 21 saves to gain his 14^th win in 18 decisions to go with a 2.33 GAA. Keller, who was the final forward cut from the Junior National Team, leads the team in scoring with 56 points, while Bellows is the top goal-scorer with 24.

● USA Hockey recapand box score

In the Don Mills Flyers' last game before the holiday break, 2018 recruit Tyler Weiss scored a goal and two assists to lead the Flyers past Markham, 4-1. The left-shot forward, who has scored seven goals in his last seven games, has a 13-11-24 scoring line in 15 games.

● Flyers recap

Looking back

A pair of All-Americans from BU’s 2009 national championship squad, Kevin Shattenkirk (Blues) and Colin Wilson (Predators) faced off in St. Louis last night with each scoring a goal in a game won by the Blues, 4-3, in overtime. Shattenkirk’s sixth goal of the season gave St. Louis a 3-1 lead early in the third period. Wilson (photo), playing his 400th NHL game, scored late in the period to knot the score and force overtime.

● NHL.com recap and video

● NBCSports video of Shattenkirk’s goal

Jack Eichel assisted on both Buffalo goals in the Sabres' 5-2 loss to first-place Washington. Eichel, who earned third-star honors, has 22 points this season, including eight in his last five games.
● NHL.com recap and video

At the World Junior Championships, all four current Terriers and one future one are in action today. Sweden has already defeated Slovakia, 6-0, with Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson assisting on two goals and earning "Player of the Game"honors for Sweden.
● IIHF recap

JFK (2 assists) named Sweden's Player of the Game in 6-0 quarterfinal win over Slovakia! #ProudToBU pic.twitter.com/yzvK5z4dQ2
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) January 2, 2016

Brandon Hickey and Canada take on host team Finland, while Team USA (Brandon Fortunato, Charlie McAvoy, Chad Krys) faces the Czech Republic. Games air live on NHL Network.

► USCHO: Hockey East teams on NCAA bubble

Looking ahead

2016 recruit Dante Fabbro scored a pair of power play goals, including the game-winner, as first-place Penticton blanked Vernon, 6-0. The 6'1" right-shot defenseman from Coquitlam, British Columbia, who helped Canada West win gold at the World Junior A Challenge last month, has a 9-31-40 scoring linein just 25 games for the Vees.

● Penticton recap

● BCHL box score

As the Shattuck St. Mary's Bantams, the nation's top-ranked Tier 1 Bantam team, prepares to resume play at the Silverstick Tournament, two future Terriers are among the Sabres'top scorers. Forward Robert Mastrosimone has 74 points (36G, 38A) while BU's newest recruit, defenseman Braden Doyle (photo), has a 7-23-30 line.

Looking back

Sahir Gill scored a goal and Adam Clendening registered an assist in the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins’ 6-3 loss to Syracuse. Clendening is on a conditioning assignment from Pittsburgh. Former BU standout and Olympian Clark Donatelli took over as the Baby Penguins’ head coach last month when Mike Sullivan, captain of the 1990-91 Terriers, was promoted to Pittsburgh’s head coach.

● Times-Tribune recap

Women’s Team

Three former Terriers skated in yesterday’s inaugural Outdoor Women’s Classic at Gillette Stadium. Shannon Doyle and Kaleigh Fratkin skated for the Boston Pride of the NWHL, while Marie-Philip Poulin, BU’s all-time points leader (181) and current top scorer in Canada’s CWHL, played for Les Canadiennes.

● GoTerriers.com report

World Junior Championships

For three current Terriers and a future one, the pursuit of a WJC gold medal continues. Team USA, with Brandon Fortunato, Charlie McAvoyand Chad Krys, advanced to the semifinals after blanking the Czech Republic, 7-0. Team USA faces Russia on Monday in a game that airs on NHL Network at 1 p.m.

● USA Hockey recapand IIHF box score

● IIHF World Junior Championships home page
● Video highlights of USA-Czech Republic

► NHL.com’s Mike Morreale’s WJC report looks at the strong performance by Team USA’s defense corps with its three BU connections. Fortunato discusses advice received from assistant coach Chris Chelios.

Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and Team Sweden will take on host Finland in the other semifinal after the Swedes defeated Slovakia, 6-0, with JFK assisting on a pair of goals and earning Player of the Game honors. Hockeysfuture.com interviewed Forsbacka Karlsson (video) after the game

● IIHF recap and box score

● Video highlights of Sweden-Slovakia

►The tournament is over for Brandon Hickey and Team Canada, which dropped a 6-5 decision to Finland.

Looking ahead

2016 recruits Clayton Keller and Kieffer Bellows scored goals to give the NTDP U18s a 3-0 lead over Minnesota Duluth but the Bulldogs scored three times in the third period and won in OT behind Dominic Toninato’s third goal of the game. Keller, who assisted on Bellows’ goal, upped his team-best scoring total to 58 points in 29 games. Bellows goal was his 25^th in 30 games.

● UMD box score

2016 recruit Dante Fabbro assisted on a pair of goals as Penticton routed Silver Arm, 6-1. Fabbro has 42 points in 26 games for the Vees.

● BCHL box score

2017 recruit David Farrance (photo) scored an unassisted, power play goal for the NTDP U17s in a 6-4 loss to Dubuque.

2018 recruit Tyler Weiss scored his 14^th goal in the Don Mills Flyers’ 5-3 loss to the Vaughn Kings. The left-shot forward from Raleigh, N.C., has scored eight goals in his last eight games.

● Don Mills Flyers’ recap

Looking back

Eichel uses his elite speed and a video game move for his 2nd of the day. #DETvsBUF pic.twitter.com/FJ4x7MlN24
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) January 2, 2016

Jack Eichel scored twice for the second time in a week, but the Sabres fell to Detroit, 4-3, on late third-period goal. Eichel, who earned first-star honors, has nine points (4G, 5A) in his last five games and now is tied for the goal-scoring lead among NHL rookies with 13.

● NHL.com recap and video highlights

● Buffalo News recap

● NBC Sports recap

Charlie Coyle scored his 10^th goal of the season—two shy of his career best—but the Wild fell to Tampa Bay in a shootout, 3-2.

● NHL.com recap and video

Chris Bourque scored the overtime winner as Hershey edged Binghamton, 6-5.

Sahir Gill scored on a rebound to help the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins beat Springfield, 4-1, to give new head coach—and former BU standout—Clark Donatelli his first AHL win.

● CitizensVoice.com recap

In a detailed and optimistic interview with USCHO senior writer Scott Weighart, Head Coach David Quinn discussed a wide range of subjects, including the status of injured seniors Matt Grzelcyk and Ahti Oksanen and sophomore Nikolas Olsson, along with AJ Greer’s departure, Nick Roberto’s suspension, newly added forwards Oskar Andren and Erik Udahl, and the state of the Terriers’ goaltending.

Quinn indicated that the three injured players might be available for Thursday night’s game at Harvard, noting: “We’re inching toward getting healthier. We’re not sure yet, but we’ll know more by Wednesday.”

The status for Thursday of the players returning from the World Junior Championships in Helsinki also is up in the air. That includes sophomores Brandon Fortunato and Brandon Hickey and freshmen Charlie McAvoy and Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson.

UPDATE: Scott Weighart has posted this comment: While the WJC players will be tired, Quinn assured me that they will be playing Thursday.

Happy to welcome Erik Udahl and Oscar Andrén to our team! 4 days until we return to the ice against Harvard! #GoBU pic.twitter.com/FkISVeIu0i
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) January 3, 2016

World Junior Championships

The quest for a gold medal ended Monday for all the Terriers in action at The WJCs as Sweden (Forsbacka Karlsson) fell to Finland and Russia rallied past the US (Fortunato, McAvoy and 2016 recruit Chad Krys), both by 2-1 scores. The US and Sweden will play for the Bronze medal on Tuesday with puck drop at 9 a.m. ET. NHL Network will broadcast the game live.

● USA Hockey recapof USA-Russia

● IIHF recap of Finland-Sweden

Looking ahead

2016 recruits Kieffer Bellowsand Clayton Keller (photo) each scored a goal in the NTDP U18s’ 7-6 overtime win against St. Cloud State. Keller, who leads the team with 61 points in 30 games, also assisted on two goals, including the game-winner, and also hit the crossbar on a penalty shot (Video highlights). Fellow 2016 recruit Jake Oettinger stopped 29 shots in the high-scoring game, earning his 15^th win in 19 decisions and third against NCAA teams.

NTDPs Clayton Keller is the only player on the planet averaging two points per game against NCAA D-1 competition this year.
— Chris Dilks (@ChrisDilks) January 3, 2016

● USA Hockey recapand box score

ESPN Boston reports on 2018 recruit Jake Wise (photo) and linemate Cam Gendron who are the stem-winders for the Central Catholic Raiders. Wise, who scored 42 points as a freshman to lead the Raiders to the quarterfinals of the Div. 1A Super8 Tournament last year, currently has seven goals and seven assists in seven games. Ranked among the top '00 birthdates, he committed to BU in October 2014 and is expected to spend his junior and senior seasons in the USNTDP program.

Episode 11 of Inside BU Hockey features Bernie Corbett’s interviews with Head Coach David Quinnand senior assistant captain Danny O’Regan, as well as a review of the first half of the season. Quinn also addresses the status of the injuries to seniors Matt Grzelcyk and Ahti Oksanen and sophomore Nikolas Olsson, as well as the two roster additions (see links below).

Drafted by San Jose in 2012, O’Regan, whose father, Tom O’Regan, co-captained the 1982-83 Terriers, leads BU in points with 19 and scored his 50^th career goal earlier this season. He is currently tied for second in career points (129) among active NCAA players. Along with current teammates Matt Lane and Matt Grzelcyk, O’Regan was a member of Team USA’s gold-medal winning squad at the 2012 World U18 Championships.

UPDATE:In a series of tweets this afternoon, Boston Hockey Blog reported:

▪Per Quinn: Grzelcyk, Oksanen and Olsson will be "game time decisions" Thursday. More on that from Quinn:

I think they’re all going to be able to play, but you never know. We still haven’t had 100 percent clearance yet, but Grizzy and Olsson and Ahti, it looks like they’re all in a position where it looks like they’re being able to be in the lineup.

▪Quinn also said those who participated in World Juniors (Fortunato, Hickey, JFK, McAvoy) will all be in the lineup at Harvard on Thursday.

▪Quinn plans to start Sean Maguire in net on Thursday.

Happy to welcome Erik Udahl and Oscar Andrén to our team! 4 days until we return to the ice against Harvard! #GoBU pic.twitter.com/FkISVeIu0i
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) January 3, 2016

New Terriers: Oskar Andrénwill wear #26, while Erik Udahl has jersey #3.

► Thursday’s game at Harvard will air on NESN Plus. Here’s the broadcast schedule for the away and neutral ice games remaining on the regular-season schedule.

World Junior Championships

Team USA, with Brandon Fortunato, Charlie McAvoy and future Terrier Chad Krys on the blueline, defeated Sweden—and Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson—by an 8-3 score, to win the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships.

● USA Hockey recap

● IIHF recap

►Next year, the WJCs will be played in Montreal and Toronto and, potentially, there could be six or seven BU players on three rosters: McAvoy, Krys and 2016 recruits Clayton Keller, Kieffer Bellows and Jake Oettinger for Team USA, Forsbacka Karlsson for Sweden, and 2016 recruit Dante Fabbro for Canada.

●SBNation: Projecting for 2017

Looking back

The Rinkrap1 blog provides an insightful read on BU’s first Hobey Baker Award winner, Chris Drury. The two-time, first-team All-American, who was inducted last month into the US Hockey Hall of Fame, focused on his Class of ’98 “Gang of Six” (Drury, Mike Sylvia, Jeff Kealty, Chris Kelleher, Peter Donatelli and Tom Noble), who won a national championship in 1995, went to three Frozen Fours and became the first class to win the Beanpot all four years.

● Rinkrap1: The Humble Hall of Famer
● Hall of Fame induction coverage

2015 Hobey Baker Award winner Jack Eichel’s slick no-look pass helped Buffalo get even with Florida in the second period, but the Panthers went on to win 5-1.

● NHL.com recap and video
● The Hockey News report

Former BU All-American Colin Wilson’s fourth goal of the season was all the scoring for Nashville, which dropped a 4-1 decision to Winnipeg.

● NHL.com recap and video

Sahir Gill scored the game-winning goal, assisted by Adam Clendening, as AHL Wilkes Barre/Scranton defeated Binghamton, 4-1, giving the Baby Penguins a three-game winning streak under new head coach Clark Donatelli.

● Times Union recap

Nearly a month following its 4-1 win over Quinnipiac, the #11 Terriers are back on the ice, taking the short ride to Harvard’s Bright-Landry Hockey Center for a 7 p.m. match-up with #4/5 Harvard. The game airs live on NESNplus and also is available on the Ivy Digital Network (subscription).

Last season, the teams played a pair of overtime games, with Harvard winning, 3-2, at Agganis Arena and BU taking a 4-3 win in the Beanpot semifinal on assistant captain Danny O’Regan’s goal.

The Crimson have an 8-1-3 record and are coming off wins against Ferris State and Minnesota in the Marriucci Classic last weekend. Senior Jimmy Vesey, a Hobey Baker Award finalist last season, leads Harvard with 20 points, while his linemates, senior Kyle Criscuolo and junior Alex Kerfoot, each have 15. Sophomore goalie Merrick Madsen owns the nation’s second best GAA (1.32) and save percentage (.956).

Three Terriers who suffered first-semester injuries—captain Matt Grzelcyk (photo), senior Ahti Oksanen and sophomore Nikolas Olsson—have skated in practice but their availability will be decided later today. The four players returning from the World Junior Championships—sophomores Brandon Hickey and Brandon Fortunato, and freshmen Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and Charlie McAvoy—are expected to be in the BU line-up. Sean Maguire, who earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors for his 36-save effort against Quinnipiac, will start in goal for BU.

Everyone is back from injury and all four WJC guys are in the lineup… Happy New Year, Terrier Nation! #GoBU pic.twitter.com/BKzlzq2nix
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) January 7, 2016

● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, LiveStats, Terrier Sports Radio Network Webcast, @BUGameDay

● Boston Hockey Blog live in-game blog

● Daily Free Press preview

● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape; Team of the Week—Harvard

● Harvard Game Notes
● Havard Crimson preview
● Hockey East weekend preview

► BU is ranked #11 in the current USCHO weekly poll. Harvard is #5.

Throwback Thursday—This date in Terrier Hockey

Co-captains Brian Durocher and Jack O'Callahan after 1978 Beanpot win

On January 7, 1978 Boston University defeated Princeton, 4-3, at Baker Rink in Princeton. It was the Terriers 10th straight win to start the season, tying the team record, which had been set during the 1964-65 season. John Melanson scored two goals for BU, while Mark Fidler and Tony Meagher each scored one. In net Brian Durocher (current Women's Team head coach) made 31 saves against the Tigers for the win.

Looking ahead

2018 recruit Jake Wise scored his eighth goal of the season for Central Catholic in its 3-2 win against Arlington Catholic. The North Andover native leads the #6-ranked Raiders with 15 points in eight games.

● ESPN Boston profile

Shattuck St. Marys Bantams, with 2019 Terrier recruits Robert Mastrosimone and Braden Doyle, is the top-ranked Tier 1 '01 squad as the undefeated Sabres begin the Silversticks Tournament. Mastrosimone, a center, has 74 points while defenseman Doyle has 30.

U14 AAA Rankings to start 2016: 1) Shattuck St. Mary's (0 L's). 2) Little Caesars. 3) Chicago Mission. #RoadToNattys pic.twitter.com/PK6Swq7Mdr
— Matt Grainda (@graindaiv) January 7, 2016

Looking back

USCHO’s Tim Costello sat down with retiring Bowdoin coach—and former Terrier co-captain (1975-76) Terry Meagher—about his 33 seasons behind the Polar Bears’ bench and the program’s future. Earlier this season, Meagher’s Bowdoin team played rival Colby in a game marked by the endowment of the White Mules' coaching position for former Terrier head coach Jack Kelley. Meagher, whose brothers Rick and Tony, also starred for BU, remarked:

“To be a part of the Kelley/Parker coaching tree is something I treasure as part of a very special fraternity involved with a great game and great traditions.”

John McCarthy, a co-captain of BU’s 2009 national champions, scored his fourth goal of the season in the San Jose Barracudas’ 4-3 winover Stockton. McCarthy, who has had several stints with the San Jose Sharks, has 14 points in 29 games for the AHL affiliate.

#11 Terriers scored four times in the third period—three in a 2:09 span— to complete one of their most memorable third-period comebacks—perhaps the best since the DC Miracle in 2009—to defeat #4/5 Harvard, 6-5, at nearby Bright-Landry Hockey Center.

Senior Ahti Oksanen, returning after a serious injury against Quinnipiac last month, scored the game-winner with 1:49 left in regulation, just 55 seconds after senior assistant captain Danny O’Regan’s second goal of the game knotted the score at five apiece. And just a minute earlier, senior captain Matt Grzelcyk, also returning from an injury, had brought BU within a goal with a power play blast.

It took the Terriers more than 30 minutes to shake off the rust of a 26-day layoff since that 4-1 win over Quinnipiac and it didn’t help that the Crimson came out flying. They outshot BU 18-2 in the opening period, but only scored once—a power play goal by Jimmy Vesey—thanks to some exceptional saves by Sean Maguire.

Senior assistant captain Matt Lane scored twice in the middle period, but each one was followed in short order by a Sean Malone goal, resulting in a 3-2 Harvard lead after two.

Jake Horton’s bad-angle goal early in the third extended the margin before O’Regan’s first, on a power play, brought BU within one again. At the exact mid-point of the period, Kyle Criscuoloscored from the crease to restore the two-goal margin. A critical Harvard penalty at 14:49 set the stage for BU to fashion its improbable comeback with Grzelcyk’s third goal of the season, O’Regan’s seventh and Oksanen’s 10^th, on a Lane feed, delivering the victory.

“When the game started out, we were terrible,” Head Coach Quinn said. “As the period went on, we went from terrible to awful. Then we closed the first period out with being less awful. Then when the second period started, we were bad. Then we got to not so bad. Then it got to OK and then it got to pretty good. Then in the third period, I just thought we played a lot better hockey. … We’ve been a resilient group all year. Just a great win.”

► Terriers are now 8-4-1 in games at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center.

► With his two goals, O’Regan moved ahead of his father, Tom O’Regan, on the all-time BU scoring list with 131. Lane, with 2G and 1A for his second three-point game in the past four games, also racked up his second consecutive two-goal game.

► All six goals were scored by seniors.

● GoTerriers.com recapand comprehensive box score

● Video highlights

● Post-game comments: Quinn

● Daily Free Press recap and Seniors Shine

● Boston Hockey Blog: Pluses & Minuses
● College Hockey News recap

● WEEI Hockey Blog recap

► BU officially announced roster additions Oskar Andrén and Erik Udahl.

SB Nation’s Jeff Cox previewed the second half of the season for each of the Hockey East teams.

#11 Terriers resume Hockey East play tonight, hosting UMass and seeking to earn their second three-game win streak of the season. It’s the first meeting of the season between BU and the Minutemen. Puck drop at Agganis Arena is at 7:05 p.m. TerrierTV (subscription) will stream the game.

UMass is led by senior Shane Walsh and sophomore Dennis Kravchenkowith 18 points apiece, while junior Ray Pigozzi has 17.

Seniors are powering BU’s offense with Ahti Oksanen and assistant captain Matt Lane each scoring his tenth goal against Harvard on Thursday. Lane and team points leader Danny O’Regan (21) both found the net twice in the 6-5 come-from-behind win (video).

In the teams’ last meeting, they combined for nine third-period goals—six by BU and three by UMass—in a 9-5 Terrier win (video). Oksanen had a hat trick and captaiin Matt Grzelcyk fired home the game winner.

Tonight's BU Line-up
Cloonan-JFK-O'Regan
Oksanen-Lane-Greenway
Olsson-Carpenter-Baillargeon
Phelps-Moran-Andren
Grzelcyk-McAvoy
Hickey-Fortunato
Somerby-MacLeod
Maguire

● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, GameTracker, TerrierTV, Terrier Sports Radio Network Webcast, @BUGameDay

● Boston Hockey Blog live in-game blog
● Daily Free Press preview

● WTBU Sports game preview

● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape

● USCHO Hockey East Picks and Predictions

● UMass preview

►Following Thursday’s win over Harvard, BU is ninth in the PairWise rankings, in large part due to strength of schedule and quality wins.

Looking ahead

2-goal night for @USAHockeyNTDP Clayton Keller (@ClaytonKeller37) gives him 22 points in 11 USHL GP #WhosNext pic.twitter.com/kWESmcKXQn
— #WhosNext (@USHL) January 9, 2016

A pair of goals by 2016 recruit Clayton Keller led the NTDP U18s past Sioux Falls. The left-shot center from Swansea, Illinois who has a team-best 63 points (21G, 42A), extended his scoring streak to 12 games (8G, 20A) and has points in 27 of 31 games.

● USA Hockey recapand box score

2019 recruit Joel Farabee assisted on four goals in Selects Academy's 12-3 win against Springfield in USPHL 16U action. The 5-10 playmaker from CIcero, NY has a 6-13-19 scoring line in 10 league games.

►International Scouting Services’ January Top 30 for the 2016 draft ranked one current and four future Terriers as first-round picks: Kieffer Bellows (15), Dante Fabbro (16), Keller (17), Charlie McAvoy (20) and Chad Krys (22).

Looking back

Evan Rodrigues scored a goal and added two assists as AHL Rochester edged Hershey, 5-4. Chris Bourque had an assist for Hershey. Rodrigues, whose 61 points last season was second best in Division 1, now has 12 points in 32 games for Sabres’ affiliate Rochester.

Women’s Team

Terriers host #1 BC in a 3 p.m. start at Walter Brown Arena. The teams met on Nov. 10 at Conte Forum, where the Eagles came away with a 4-3 overtime win. BU, which last played on Dec. 10, is led by sophomores Victoria Bach and Rebecca Leslie (photo) who each have 27 points. Earlier this week, Bach and Leslie played for Canada’s National Women’s Development Team, which won the gold medal at the Nations Cup in Fussen, Germany. Bach scored a goal in the 4-3 overtime win over Finland in the title game.

● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Game Tracker, TerrierTV, @BUGameDay

Senior captain Matt Grzelcyk broke a 2-2 tie on a wrist shot from the left point and then added two more goals to power the #11 Terriers past UMass, 7-2, at Agganis Arena. The natural hat trick doubled the goal-scoring output for the All-American defenseman who has been limited to eight starts due to injuries. Twelve Terriers had at least one point as BU improved its record to 11-6-3, with its third consecutive win.

As in the two previous wins, BU yielded the first goal when an unmarked Shane Walsh snapped a rebound past Sean Maguire, just 2:50 into the game. Freshman Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson tied the score late in the period when he corralled a puck behind the Minuteman goal line and banked it off netminder Alex Wakaluk. Midway through the second period, freshman Bobo Carpenter backhanded home the rebound of a Nikolas Olsson shot, completing a play that began with Carpenter rushing the puck down the left side and cutting to the net.

The visitors struck back exactly one minute later with Steven Iacobellis converted a centering pass at the top of the crease to even the score at two apiece. Just 20 seconds later, Grzelcyk bought himself space at the blueline and wristed a shot past Wakaluk— who was screened by junior Robbie Baillargeon—to put BU on top for good. Still in the second period, Grzelcyk one-timed a Brandon Fortunato pass from the right point for a power play goal.

Just 18 seconds into the third period, Grzelcyk took a pass from assistant captain Danny O’Regan and blasted a 40-footer past Wakaluk, high to the glove side, to complete the hat trick. At 13:07, freshman Charlie McAvoy found Baillargeon at the bottom of the right circle for a wrist shot that upped the lead to 6-2. Freshman Jordan Greenway closed out the scoring on a short-handed breakaway that he finished by beating Wakaluk to the stick side.

A very pleased Head Coach David Quinn said:

“We were a little sluggish in the first five minutes. I thought we really started knuckling down and doing a much better job of managing the puck, playing the puck, and doing the job in our end. … Seven goals is great, but the thing I really like is we gave up five shots in the third period.”

Grzelcyk’s hat trick was the first by a BU defenseman since Ryan Whitney and Kevin Schaeffer achieved it in the same game against Yale on Nov. 30, 2003.

Game stars went to 1. Grzelcyk, 2., McAvoy, and 3. Baillargeon

Maguire, who earned his third consecutive win and fifth of the season, stopped 25 UMass shots.

BU’s penalty-killers, who limited UMass to just two shots on four power plays, have killed 16 of their opponents last 18 power plays.

Terriers dominated in the faceoff circle winning 38 of 61 draws, led by Forsbacka Karlsson who won 19 of 29.

Among the ex-Terriers at the game was 2009 national championship game Most Outstanding Player Colby Cohen.

● GoTerriers.com recapand comprehensive box score
● Video highlights
● Post-game comments: Quinn, Grzelcyk
● Daily Free Press recap and Grzelcyk feature
● Boston Hockey Blog Pluses & Minuses
● USCHO recap● SB Nation recap

Looking ahead

2018 recruit Jack DeBoer scored a goal for Salisbury in its 4-1 win against Deerfield.

2019 recruit Joel Farabee (photo) has a 29-44-73 scoring line in 42 games for Selects Academy at South Kent School.

Looking back

Nick Bonino shook off the effects of a disorienting hit and set up the game-winning goal as Pittsburgh defeated Montreal, 3-1.

● NHL.com recap and video.
● Pittsburgh Tribune recap

►Congratulations to Nick and his wife Lauren (former BU women's team standout Lauren Cherewyk) on the birth of their daughter Maisie!

Matt Nieto scored his fifth goal of the season—a shorthander—as San Jose thumped Toronto, 7-0.

● NHL.com recap and video

Charlie Coyle assisted on the game-winning goal in Minnesota’s 2-1 win against Dallas

● NHL.com recap and video

Women's Team

Terriers dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Boston College at Walter Brown Arena Saturday afternoon. First period goals by captain Kayla Tutino and Dakota Woodworth gave BU a 2-2 tie after the first 20 minutes and the Terriers took a 3-2 lead just a minute into the second on a short-handed goal by Rebecca Russo (photo). But BC’s Haley Skarupa, who accounted for all of her team’s goals, scored twice more in the second period to put the visitors in front for good. Erin O’Neil stopped 26 shots for BU.

● GoTerriers.com recap and comprehensive box score
● Video highlights
● Daily Free Press recap

With four goals in his first two games back following a knee injury, senior captain Matt Grzelcyk was selected as Hockey East Warrior Player of the Week. The Charlestown native and Bruins’ draft pick scored a goal and assist in BU’s 6-5 come-from-behind win against Harvard and produced a natural hat trick, including the game-winner, in the Terriers’ 7-2 thumping of UMass. Earlier this season, the left-shot defenseman earned Defensive Player of the Week honors after scoring goals in each of his first two games of the season.

Freshmen Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and Charlie McAvoy, just back from the World Junior Championships, were named to Hockey East’s weekly list of Top Performers.

► The wins against the Crimson and the Minutemen move BU up a notch to #10 in both the USCHO Weekly Poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll.

If you were wondering about the third-period penalty to Harvard that helped spark the BU comeback, it began with McAvoy checking the Crimson's Colin Blackwell, whose chose the wrong words when complaining to the ref. (video). Thirteen seconds later, Grzelcyk’s shot found the back of the net.

Thanks to blog reader Bart Rhett who provided us with YouTube links to: the full Yale game, the full Harvard game and extended Harvard game highlights. You can find Bart’s YouTube channel here.

Looking back

Writing for The Players Tribune, former Terrier and NHL defenseman Ryan Whitney, whose injuries forced him to retire earlier this season, authored a humorous and candid look at his time playing for HC Sochi in the KHL and adapting to frequently-challenging life in Russia. After three seasons at BU, Whitney played nine seasons in the NHL, scoring 259 points.

Viewer discretion advised. @ryanwhitney6 on playing hockey in Russia: https://t.co/W1osPbnqL3 pic.twitter.com/3Ev7U78IFI
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) January 11, 2016

Looking ahead

The Draft Analyst offers a profile of 2016 recruit and NTDP U18 scoring leader Clayton Keller. The 5-10 center has 21 goals and 42 assists through 32 games. His 20 points in the first ten games of the season is second only to the 24 in 10 games by Jack Eichel 2013-14.

Avon Old Farms, led by 2017 recruit Patrick Harper, has moved to the top of the USHR Weekly Prep Poll. The left-shot center from New Canaan, Conn., has nine goals and 10 assists for the 7-1-2 Winged Beavers.

Captain Matt Grzelcyk earned the NCAA’s #2 hockey star-of-the-week recognition for his four goals, including a natural hat trick, in a pair of BU wins.

Daily Free Press hockey reporter Sarah Kirkpatrick discussed the return to the BU line-up of Grzelcyk and senior Ahti Oksanen on Scott McLaughlin’s WEEI College Hockey podcast.

Photo by Allie Wimley, Daily Free Press

Kirkpatrick and fellow Free Press reporter Judy Cohenplayed 20 questions with new Terriers Oskar Andrén and Erik Udahl.

College Hockey News talked with freshman Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson about playing for Sweden in the World Junior Championships, about centering BU’s top line and about doing “those small things coaches talk about all the time.”

SB Nation/BC Interruption previews the upcoming home-and-home series between the Terriers and Eagles that begins with Friday's 6:00 p.m. start at Conte Forum and concludes Saturday at 7 p.m. at Agganis Arena.

Massachusetts Hockey explores the keys to improving playmaking skills with BU Head Coach David Quinn, who explains:

“Whatever the situation calls for, you have to pay attention to people on the ice. You just have to [keep your head up]. That’s a mental alertness. And that goes with not staring the puck down when you don’t have it. You have a responsibility every second you’re on the ice. Too often people think their responsibility starts when they get the puck.”

Looking ahead

2018 recruit Tyler Weiss scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner as the Don Mills Flyers routed the Mississauga Reps in GTHL Minor Midget action. The forward from Raleigh, N.C., now has a 16-15-31 scoring line in 21 games.

🚨@t_Weiss40 dangles a few and goes backhand to make it 1-0 with a minute left in the first.

— Don Mills Flyers (@DMFlyersAAA) January 13, 2016

During his stint as a member of the bronze-medal Team USA at the World Junior Championships, 2016 recruit Chad Krys guested on The Pipeline Show and discussed his time with the NTDP and his decision to commit to BU.

● The Pipeline Show (Segment 5; begins at 6 minute mark)

The Hockey News’ Prospect Need to Know report includes a sleeper alert on 2017 recruit Patrick Harper/

Sleeper Alert: Patrick Harper, C – Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers (Conn. HS): The prep schooler is leading his Avon Old Farms squad with 20 points in 10 games and he does it with intriguing speed and skill. A little undersized, Harper still plays in all situations and it will be interesting to see how NHL teams view him on draft day. He’s a Boston U. commit.

Looking back

Former Terrier defenseman and assistant captain Brian Strait scored his first goal of the season in the Islanders 5-2 win against Columbus.

● NHL.com recap and video

Chris Bourque’s 15^th and 16^th goals led AHL Hershey past Utica, 6-3.

Episode 12 of Inside BU Hockey features Bernie Corbett’s interviews with Head Coach David Quinn, freshman center Bobo Carpenter and former Terrier captain and current radio color commentator Tom Ryan.

Carpenter, the son of former NHL standout Bob Carpenter, centers BU’s third line and, with three goals in the past four games, now has eight points. He graduated from Austin Prep in 2014 after producing 70 points during two seasons. Last year, Carpenter played for USHL Sioux City and tied for the league lead in goals with 35 while adding 28 assists.

Ryan spent four seasons on the Terrier blueline beginning in 1984-85, scoring 55 points. As a sophomore he was paired on defense with Quinn as BU won its first Hockey East championship. Ryan and Quinn were co-captains as seniors, although a blood disorder forced Quinn to the sidelines for the season. During his BU career, his teammates included current Terrier assistant Scott Young, Penguins Head Coach Mike Sullivan, All-Time BU scoring champion John Cullen, Clark Donatelli, Joe Sacco, Dave Tomlinson and Mike Kelfer.A 1984 Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick, he spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Babson College under former BU All-American Steve Stirling and in 2008-09 returned to his high school alma mater, Newton North, as head hockey coach. Ryan has been Corbett’s radio sidekick since the 1992-93 season.

Make sure to tune in to @NESN tomorrow at 9:30pm to catch the 2nd episode premiere of BU Terriers All-Access! #GoBU pic.twitter.com/ECkoezXZH7
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) January 14, 2016

This episode (on NESN Jan. 14) will also be available for online viewing soon. Episode 1 can be seen here.

► Tomorrow night’s BU-BC clash at Conte Forum will air nationally—and in Canada on TSN5—on the American Sports Network. Check here for a list of cities and TV stations where the game will be carried. Game time is 6 p.m. ET, but consult local listings as in some cases, it may be shown delayed. In the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut market, SportsNet New York (SNY) will air the game beginning at 8 p.m.

● GoTerriers.com report

CHN's @WarriorHockeyPlayer of the Week is @TerrierHockeydefenseman Matt Grzelcykpic.twitter.com/WepSm4qXar
— College Hockey News (@chnews) January 14, 2016

NHL.com has issued its first mock entry drafts for 2016. Mike Morreale’s list of first round picks shows: #11 Charlie McAvoy (photo), followed by four 2016 recruits—#12 Dante Fabbro, #15 Clayton Keller, #16 Kieffer Bellows and #29 Chad Krys.

#10 Terriers head up the Green Line to take on #4 BC at Conte Forum in the 268^th renewal of The Battle of Commonwealth Avenue. Game time tonight is 6 p.m. ET with the American Sports Network airing the contest. It is live in most markets, but delayed in others, so check the Channel Listing.

The Eagles offense is tied for #4 in Division 1, averaging 4.15 goals per game, and scored a combined 11 goals in last weekend’s win and tie vs. Providence. Freshman Colin White and junior Ryan Fitzgeraldlead BC with 27 and 26 points respectively. Junior goalie Thatcher Demko missed the Providence series with an injury, but may return tonight.

For the Terriers, who have been getting more balanced scoring from the top three lines in recent games, seniors continue to lead the way. Danny O’Reganhas 23 points (7G, 16A), Ahti Oksanen (photo) has 19 (10G, 9A) and Matt Lane has 16 (10G, 6A). Captain Matt Grzelcyk, who returned to the line-up last week, has six goals and four assists despite playing in only eight games. Goalie Sean Maguire, who authored all three victories in BU’s current winning streak, is expected to start again tonight.

Tonight's BU Line-up
Cloonan-JFK-O'Regan
Oksanen-Lane-Greenway
Olsson-Carpenter-Baillargeon
Phelps-Moran-Andren
Grzelcyk-McAvoy
Hickey-Fortunato
Somerby-MacLeod
Maguire

►While BC Coach Jerry York pursues his 1000^thcoaching win, the Terriers are closing in on 1,500 program wins and are just four away from that mark. Exactly 500 of those BU wins are from a combination of four long-time opponents: Northeastern (160), BC (130), Providence (106) and New Hampshire (104).

►Episode 2 of BU Terriers All-Access will air today on NESN at 4 p.m. and on NESNplus immediately after tonight's game broadcast. When it becomes available online, THFB will post a link.

● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Live Stats, American Sports Network Channel listing, Terrier Sports Radio Network Webcast, @BUGameDay

● Boston Hockey Blog live in-game blog
● Daily Free Press preview

● WTBU Sports game previewand pregame podcast
● SB Nation preview

● College Hockey News Tale of the Tape, Hockey East weekend preview

● USCHO Hockey East Picks and Predictions

● Boston College Game Notes

● HockeyEastOnline weekend preview

● Boston Herald preview

Looking back

Former BU standout and Penguins center Nick Bonino is expected to miss at least a month of action due to a hand injury, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The Boston Globe looks back with former BU blueliner and Bruins draft pick John Cronin, who played on three Terrier squads that won 25 games.

Terriers add forward Oskar Andren to roster for second semester

NCAA suspends Roberto amid gambling investigation

Looking back link-o-rama

News update; Terriers land spots on final WJC rosters

WJCs begin with US vs. Canada--UPDATED

US trips Canada; JFK scores in Sweden's romp; Eichel shines vs. Bruins

More reinforcements: Winger Udahl joins Terriers

High-end 2001 defender commits to BU; WJC report--UPDATED

Quarterfinal Saturday

WJCs: Terrier skaters head to the semifinals

Quinn optimistic as second half begins

IBUH #11: Quinn, O'Regan; Looking back with Chris Drury--UPDATED

Game Day: BU vs. Harvard--UPDATED

Seniors rally Terriers past Harvard, 6-5--UPDATED

Game Day: Terriers host UMass--UPDATED

Grzelcyk hat trick powers Terriers past UMass

Player of the Week honors for the Captain

Midweek Linkorama--UPDATED

IBUH #12: Quinn, Carpenter, Ryan; BU Terriers All Access--Episode 2 airs tonight on NESN

Game Day: BU & BC Renew the Rivalry--UPDATE