Rankings: Terriers jump up to #14 (from #20) in the USCHO poll. In the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll, BU now is ranked at #12 (up from #14).
Eichel’s offensive output led to this tweet from BU Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Brian Kelley and a reply from BurntBoats:
@BKelleyBU Eichel was 2 months old for that.
— BurntBoats (@BurntBoats) October 13, 2014
►The ISS scouting service posted its list of the top 30 NCAA freshmen, which featured five Terrier pups: 1. Eichel, 18. Brandon Fortunato, 20. Brandon Hickey, 21 (photo). Johnathan MacLeod and 27. JJ Piccinich. [Surprising not to see AJ Greer, whom most mock drafts have pegged as a second or third round pick in June]
►Terriers’ eight goals were the most in a conference opener since BU rang up a 9-4 win over Northeastern to kick off the 1992-93 season, led by two goal apiece from Mark Bavis (one PPG, one SHG), Doug Friedman and Jacques Joubert (photo).
● Scott McLaughlin’s WEEI.com blog: What stood out in Hockey East’s opening weekend
● USCHO’s HockeyEast blog
● SB Nation—Eichel feature
Looking ahead
SB Nation’s Chris Dilks assessed the NTDP U17 forwards, including 2016 recruit Clayton Keller, as Team USA found the net frequently in two wins over Minnesota Elite league teams.
Centering the top line is BU commit Clayton Keller. I thought Keller was fantastic on Saturday, and just good on Sunday. The thing that really stood out both days is just how patient he is with the puck. He scored an amazing goal on Saturday that showed off some really good puckhandling skills. He's a small kid and his size will likely make him divisive among scouts gong forward, but he's got above average hockey sense, and should be a very valuable player.
Women's Team
● Terrier remain at #6 in the USCHO weekly poll
● Daily Free Press recap of exhibition game loss to the Boston Blades