Second-ranked Boston College opens the second half against New Hampshire at 7 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 8) at Kelley Rink on NESN. The series concludes on Sunday (Jan. 10) at the Whittemore Center in Durham at 4 p.m. on SportsLive.
The Eagles are 5-1-0 through six games, while the Wildcats enter the series at 2-3-1. BC hasn't lost at home to New Hampshire in more than nine years (Nov. 5, 2010) and is unbeaten in its last 11 home meetings in the series (9-0-2).
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• UNH traveled to face UMass on Wednesday afternoon and was shut out 4-0 at the Mullins Center, falling to 2-3-1 overall on the season
• The Wildcats split a home-and-home with UConn on Jan. 1-2, dropping a 2-1 final at home before winning 2-1 in overtime on the road
• Junior Jackson Pierson leads the team in scoring early on with five points
• Senior Mike Robinson has started all six games between the pipes with a 2.15 goals against average and a .923 save percentage
• New Hampshire entered the final night of the 2019-20 regular season one point out of the final playoff spot behind Northeastern, but missed out on the postseason following a Huskies victory
• UNH ended last season with a six-game winless streak and finished at .500 overall with a 15-15-4 (9-12-3) record
LAST YEAR'S SERIES
• BC took three of four points against UNH in a home-and-home series on March 6-7, which would prove to be the final games of the 2019-20 campaign
• The Eagles played the series without senior captain David Cotton (illness)
• Boston College pushed its overall winning streak to eight with a 2-1 home victory on Senior Night at Kelley Rink
• The rookie class led the way as Spencer Knight stopped 23 of the 24 Wildcat shots he faced in the series opener
• In the back-end of the series in Durham, Knight made a career-high 47 stops in a 3-3 tie at the Whittemore Center
SERIES HISTORY
• The schools will meet for the 158th time in the all-time series with Boston College holding a 76-65-16 overall advantage
• Following a 12-game series unbeaten streak (9-0-3) for BC, UNH was on a three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1) until the March 6 loss at Kelley Rink
• That game was the Eagles' first win against the Wildcats since a 5-2 home victory on Jan. 14, 2018
• BC hasn't lost at home to New Hampshire in more than nine years, dating back to Nov. 5, 2010
• Over its last 20 matchups with the Wildcats, the Eagles are 14-3-3
• Boston College is 0-2-1 in its last three trips to Durham after going unbeaten at 4-0-1 in its previous five visits
WELCOME TO THE HEIGHTS
• Yale transfer Jack St. Ivany is set to make his Boston College debut on Friday
• The 6'3, 200 pound right-shot defenseman from Manhattan Beach, California was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fourth round of the 2018 NHL Draft
• St. Ivany played for Team USA at World Juniors in 2019 and won a silver medal
• He posted seven goals and 23 assists for 30 points in 62 games over two seasons at Yale
GOLDEN EAGLES
• Sophomores Matt Boldy, Drew Helleson and Spencer Knight won gold medals for the United States at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship on Tuesday in Edmonton, defeating classmate Alex Newhook and Team Canada 2-0
• The trio gives Boston College 10 different players who have earned a total of 11 gold medals in the history of the World Junior Championship
• The U.S. won its fifth World Junior title and first since 2017 when an American squad featuring Casey Fitzgerald, Colin White and Joseph Woll defeated Canada in a shootout
• By winning silver, Newhook became just the third Eagle to capture a World Junior medal for Canada, joining Dan Bertram (gold in 2006 & 2007) and Chuck Kobasew (silver in 2002)
AMERICAN TRIO
• Spencer Knight went 5-1-0 in six starts for the U.S. with a 1.63 GAA and a .940 SV%
• Matt Boldy finished tied for fourth among all players at the tournament in goals with five and had a point per game in seven contests
• Drew Helleson had the primary assist on the game-winning goal against Canada
• The defenseman closed the event with two goals (both game-winners), two assists, and a +9 rating, tied for the U.S. team-lead
SEE YA 2020
• Spencer Knight was named the Goaltender of the Month by Hockey East on Monday in a combined award for games played in November and December
• Logan Hutsko was named the runner-up for Hockey East Player of the Month, while his linemate Nikita Nesterenko earned runner-up honors for the Rookie of the Month Award
• Knight went 4-0-0 in net for the Eagles before departing to compete for Team USA at Juniors
• The sophomore posted a 1.50 GAA and a .955 SV% in his first four starts
DONUTS
• Spencer Knight has started 10 games between Boston College and Team USA, shutting out his opponent in half of those 10 contests
• Knight shut down the high-powered Canadians with 34 saves in the Gold Medal Game on Tuesday, posting the first shutout in a medal round game in U.S. history
• He also set the Team USA record for shutouts in a World Juniors single tournament (3) and in a World Juniors career (3)
• Knight has posted back-to-back shutouts for the Eagles, extending his shutout streak to 132 minutes and his unbeaten streak to 13 games (12-0-1) dating back to last season
WILD CARD
• Henry Wilder was recognized as the Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Dec. 14 following his first two collegiate starts
• The freshman posted a .920 save percentage over his first NCAA weekend against UConn, finishing with 69 total saves
• He made 30 saves and collected his first career win on Dec. 11 at Kelley Rink, then stopped 39 shots on Dec. 12 at the Freitas Ice Forum
MILESTONE WATCH
• Logan Hutsko needs one point to become the 83rd member of the 100-point club at BC
• Jerry York needs four wins to reach 1,100 in his 49 years as a Division I head coach
• Spencer Knight needs two saves to reach 1,000 in his Eagle career
GOING CAMPING
• A total of 21 former Eagles began skating at NHL training camps this week in preparation for an abbreviated 2021 season
• The 21 players ranks fourth among all NCAA programs
• BC was tied for the most alumni to play at least one NHL game in the 2019-20 season (20)
