2014–15 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Boston University Terriers
men's ice hockey season
Hockey East regular season champions
63rd Annual Beanpot champions
Hockey East Tournament champions
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceAgganis Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com#2
USA Today#2
Record
Overall28–7–5 (14–5–3 HEA)
Home10–5–3
Road11–2–2
Neutral7–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachDavid Quinn
Assistant coachesSteve Greeley
Albie O'Connell
Mike Geragosian
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2014–15 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey team represented Boston University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by David Quinn, in his 2nd season with the Terriers. The Terriers play their home games at Agganis Arena on campus in Boston, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East.

Personnel

Roster

As of end of season.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Anthony Moccia Senior G 5' 8" (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1990-12-23 Medford, Massachusetts BB&N (USHS–MA) —
2 Finland Ahti Oksanen Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1993-03-10 Kirkkonummi, Finland Blues J20 (Jr. A SM-Liiga) —
3 Massachusetts T.J. Ryan Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-11-13 West Newton, Massachusetts South Shore (EJHL) —
4 Alberta Brandon Hickey Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-04-13 Leduc, Alberta Spruce Grove (AJHL) CGY, 64th overall 2014
5 Massachusetts Matt Grzelcyk (C) Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1994-01-05 Charlestown, Massachusetts US NTDP (USHL) BOS, 85th overall 2012
7 Texas Cason Hohmann (A) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-01-10 Arlington, Texas Cedar Rapids (USHL) —
9 Massachusetts Jack Eichel Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996-10-28 Chelmsford, Massachusetts US NTDP (USHL) —
10 Massachusetts Danny O'Regan Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994-01-30 Needham, Massachusetts US NTDP (USHL) SJS, 138th overall 2012
11 Massachusetts Mike Moran Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1991-09-07 Marshfield, Massachusetts Bay State (EJHL) —
12 Minnesota Chase Phelps Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1996-04-26 Edina, Minnesota Shattuck-Saint Mary's (Midget AAA) —
13 California Nikolas Olsson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1994-06-14 Escondido, California Sioux City (USHL) —
14 Ontario Dillon Lawrence Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1995-03-22 Toronto, Ontario Toronto (GTHL) —
15 Massachusetts Nick Roberto Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1994-04-04 Wakefield, Massachusetts Kimball Union (USHS–NH) —
16 Massachusetts John MacLeod Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1996-06-02 Dracut, Massachusetts US NTDP (USHL) TBL, 57th overall 2014
17 Ontario Evan Rodrigues (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1993-07-28 Etobicoke, Ontario Georgetown (OJHL) —
18 Connecticut Kevin Duane Sophomore F 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-01-16 New Canaan, Connecticut Boston (EJHL) —
19 Connecticut Robbie Baillargeon Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-11-26 Enfield, Connecticut Omaha (USHL) OTT, 136th overall 2012
20 Massachusetts Brien Diffley Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1995-07-08 Burlington, Massachusetts BB&N (USHS–MA) —
21 New York (state) Matt Lane Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1994-03-15 Rochester, New York US NTDP (USHL) —
22 Massachusetts Tommy Kelly Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1994-09-15 Natick, Massachusetts St. Sebastian's (USHS–MA) —
23 Connecticut J.D. Carrabino Junior (RS) D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1991-02-17 New Canaan, Connecticut Clarkson (ECAC) —
25 New York (state) Brandon Fortunato Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1996-06-07 North Hills, New York US NTDP (USHL) —
26 Quebec A.J. Greer Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-12-14 Joliette, Quebec Kimball Union (USHS–NH) —
27 Massachusetts Doyle Somerby Sophomore D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1994-07-04 Marblehead, Massachusetts Kimball Union (USHS–NH) NYI, 125th overall 2012
28 New Jersey J.J. Piccinich Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1996-06-12 Paramus, New Jersey Youngstown (USHL) TOR, 103rd overall 2014
29 Ontario Matt O'Connor Junior G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1992-02-14 Toronto, Ontario Youngstown (USHL) —
33 British Columbia Connor LaCouvee Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1994-05-24 Qualicum Beach, B.C. Alberni Valley (BCHL) —

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Boston University		 Alma Mater
David Quinn Head coach 2 Boston University (1989)
Steve Greeley Associate head coach 2 Boston University (2004)
Albie O'Connell Assistant coach 2 Boston University (1999)
Mike Geragosian Assistant coach 16 University of Massachusetts Lowell (1975)

Standings

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Boston University †* 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 41 28 8 5 158 95
#1 Providence 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 41 26 13 2 123 84
#13 Boston College 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 38 21 14 3 107 91
#17 Massachusetts–Lowell 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 39 21 12 6 134 101
Notre Dame 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 42 18 19 5 126 116
Northeastern 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 36 16 16 4 107 107
Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 41 22 15 4 110 91
New Hampshire 22 10 11 1 21 66 68 40 19 19 2 119 109
Connecticut 22 7 11 4 18 42 74 36 10 19 7 66 111
Maine 22 8 12 2 18 64 74 39 14 22 3 108 127
Merrimack 22 5 14 3 13 38 56 38 16 18 4 81 93
Massachusetts 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 4 4:00 PM St. Thomas* #20 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 12–1  3,542 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 10 7:00 PM at UMass #20 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   W 8–1  4,288 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 24 7:30 PM Michigan State* #12 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 1–0  4,639 2–0–0
October 25 7:15 PM #14 Michigan* #12 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 3–2  5,846 3–0–0
October 31 7:00 PM at #9 Providence #6 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   W 4–1  2,978 4–0–0 (2–0–0)
November 1 7:00 PM #9 Providence #6 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 1–2  4,648 4–1–0 (2–1–0)
November 7 8:00 PM at #3 Boston College #5 Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts NBCSN W 5–3  7,884 5–1–0 (3–1–0)
November 8 7:00 PM Connecticut #5 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   T 4–4 OT 4,658 5–1–1 (3–1–1)
November 14 7:30 PM at Maine #3 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 3–1  4,919 6–1–1 (4–1–1)
November 21 7:30 PM Maine #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 3–2 OT 5,291 7–1–1 (5–1–1)
November 22 3:30 PM at Connecticut #3 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   W 5–2  7,712 8–1–1 (6–1–1)
November 25 7:00 PM #18 Harvard* #1 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 2–3 OT 4,456 8–2–1
November 29 4:00 PM #9 Colgate* #1 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 5–2  4,585 9–2–1
November 30 4:00 PM at Dartmouth* #1 Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire   L 0–2  2,314 9–3–1
December 5 7:00 PM at #18 Merrimack #3 Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   T 1–1 OT 2,549 9–3–2 (6–1–2)
December 6 7:00 PM #18 Merrimack #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 4–2  4,366 10–3–2 (7–1–2)
December 13 7:00 PM at RPI* #2 Houston Field House • Troy, New York   W 5–1  3,720 11–3–2
January 3 7:00 PM Union* #1 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   T 3–3 OT 5,286 11–3–3
January 9 8:00 PM at Wisconsin* #2 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin   T 3–3 OT 9,248 11–3–4
January 10 8:00 PM at Wisconsin* #2 Kohl Center • Madison, Wisconsin   W 6–1  11,776 12–3–4
January 16 7:00 PM #17 Boston College #2 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 2–4  6,150 12–4–4 (7–2–2)
January 18 2:00 PM #6 UMass Lowell #2 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 4–3 OT 4,786 13–4–4 (8–2–2)
January 23 7:00 PM at #12 Vermont #3 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   W 4–2  4,007 14–4–4 (9–2–2)
January 24 7:00 PM at #12 Vermont #3 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   W 2–1  4,007 15–4–4 (10–2–2)
January 30 7:30 PM UMass #2 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 9–5  5,026 16–4–4 (11–2–2)
February 3 5:00 PM vs. #6 Harvard* #3 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot)   W 4–3 2OT 14,520 17–4–4
February 6 7:15 PM at #12 UMass Lowell #3 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   W 5–2  7,241 18–4–4 (12–2–2)
February 13 7:00 PM New Hampshire #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 6–3  4,596 19–4–4 (13–2–2)
February 14 7:00 PM at New Hampshire #3 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   L 3–4  4,896 19–5–4 (13–3–2)
February 20 7:30 PM Notre Dame #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   T 2–2 OT 5,376 19–5–5 (13–3–3)
February 21 7:00 PM Notre Dame #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 2–3  5,049 19–6–5 (13–4–3)
February 23 7:30 PM vs. Northeastern* #4 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot)   W 4–3 OT 14,253 20–6–5
February 27 7:30 PM Northeastern #4 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 5–6  5,729 20–7–5 (13–5–3)
February 28 7:00 PM at Northeastern #4 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 6–1  4,746 21–7–5 (14–5–3)
Postseason
March 13 7:00 PM Merrimack* #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   W 6–2  2,612 22–7–5
March 14 4:00 PM Merrimack* #3 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)   W 5–0  3,069 23–7–5
March 20 8:00 PM vs. New Hampshire* #3 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinal) NBCSN W 4–1  13,263 24–7–5
March 21 7:00 PM vs. #12 UMass Lowell* #3 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East championship) NBCSN W 5–3  13,352 25–7–5
March 27 2:00 PM vs. #17 Yale* #2 Verizon Wireless Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire (NCAA First Round) ESPNU W 3–2 OT 5,123 26–7–5
March 28 5:30 PM vs. #7 Minnesota–Duluth* #2 Verizon Wireless Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire (NCAA Second Round) ESPN2 W 3–2  4,721 27–7–5
April 9 8:30 PM vs. #3 North Dakota* #2 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (NCAA Frozen Four) ESPN2 W 5–3  18,022 28–7–5
April 11 7:30 PM vs. #15 Providence* #2 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (NCAA national championship) ESPN L 3-4  18,022 28–8–5
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 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 (Final)
USCHO.com 20 14 12 6 5 3 3 (14) 1 (42) 3 (4) 2 (1) 1 (18) 2 (18) 2 (12) 3 2 (5) 3 (16) 3 (6) 3 4 3 3 (4) 3 (3) 2 (6) 2 (1)
USA Today NR 13 11 6 5 3 2 (10) 1 (27) 2 (2) 2 (1) 1 (19) 2 (12) 3 (7) 3 2 (7) 2 (15) 2 (12) 2 (1) 4 3 3 (3) 3 (1) 2 (4) 2

References

  1. ^ "2014-15 Boston University Terriers roster". goterries.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2014.