The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented

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in the

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. The team was coached by

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, '67, his twenty-seventh season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles played their home games at

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on the campus of Boston College, competing in

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. Due to the

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, no out-of-conference games were scheduled for the regular season, nor any traditional mid-season tournaments. As a result, the Eagles did not compete in any tournaments, including the annual

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championship, which would have been in its 69th year of competition. The Eagles finished the season 17–6–1, and 16–4–1 in conference play, good for 1st place in Hockey East, however, no regular season title was officially awarded due to disparate scheduling among the conference. They advanced to the semifinals of the Hockey East tournament where they lost 5–6 in double overtime to the UMass Lowell River Hawks. Boston College returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016, as the top seed of the Northeast Regional hosted in

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. Their first round meeting with Notre Dame was ruled a no-contest as the Fighting Irish were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols, and the Eagles advanced to the Regional final via forfeit. There, they were defeated by the

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by a score of 1–4.

Previous season recap

The Eagles entered the 2020–21 season following a strong 2019–20 effort. With a 24–8–2 record, going 17–6–1 in conference play, the Eagles finished first in Hockey East and captured their 20th regular season title; rebounding from a 7th-place finish in the previous year. However, that would be the only post-season trophy possible to earn, as both the Hockey East and NCAA tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before any games were played. The Eagles were a likely NCAA tournament qualifier which would have ended a three-year drought from the nationals. Additionally, they failed to secure any mid-season tournament title, their only tournament result being their third-place Beanpot finish.

Departures

Thirteen Eagles departed from the program from the 2019–20 roster: Graduation: *Luke McInnis, Senior – D *Ben Finkelstein, Senior – D *Connor Moore, Senior – D *Jesper Mattila, Senior – D *Zach Walker, Senior – F *David Cotton, Senior – F *Mike Merulla, Senior – F *Julius Mattila, Senior – F *Graham McPhee, Senior – F *Ron Greco, Senior – F *Ryan Edquist, Senior – G Signed Professionally: *Aapeli Räsänen, Junior – F (

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of the Finish Elite League) Not Retained: *Adin Farhat, Junior – G Mid-Season Departures: *Stephen Davies, Freshman – D (

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of the

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, did not dress for any games and signed during the winter break) *Logan Hutsko, Senior – F (

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, signed after season-ending injury in February 2021)

Recruiting

Boston College added eleven freshmen for the 2020–21 season: six forwards, four defensemen, and a goalie. Additionally, sophomore forward Liam Izyk transferred into the program from the

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. Additionally, some mid-season roster additions occurred during the winter break: *Junior defenseman Jack St. Ivany transferred from

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and was immediately eligible to play. *Senior goaltender Adin Farhat was officially recalled from the club team, as he not retained on the roster at the beginning of the season.

2020–2021 roster

2020–21 Eagles

As of January 9, 2021.

Coaching staff

Standings

Schedule

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Rankings

Statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Awards and honors

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*Spencer Knight, G �
Top 10 Finalist
*Matt Boldy, F �
Top 10 Finalist

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*Spencer Knight, G �
Top 3 Finalist
CCM/AHCA All-Americans *Spencer Knight, G �
First Team East
*Matt Boldy, F �
First Team East
*Drew Helleson, D �
Second Team East
Hockey East Awards *Spencer Knight, G �
Goaltender of the YearPlayer of the Year
*Marc McLaughlin, F �
Best Defensive ForwardThree Stars Award
(Shared with Jonny Evans, Connecticut and Aidan McDonough, Northeastern) *Drew Helleson, D �
Best Defensive Defenseman
*Nikita Nesterenko, F �
Co-Rookie of the Year
(Shared with Josh Lopina, Massachusetts) *Jerry York, Coach �
Coach of the Year
Hockey East All-Stars *Spencer Knight, G �
First Team
*Matt Boldy, F �
First Team
*Drew Helleson, D �
First Team
*Marc McLaughlin, F �
Third Team
*Eamon Powell, D �
All-Rookie Team
*Nikita Nesterenko, F �
All-Rookie Team
Hockey East Goaltender of the Month *Spencer Knight, G �
Month of December
Hockey East Player of the Week *Matt Boldy, F Week of November 30, 2020
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Week of December 7, 2020
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Week of February 15, 2021
(Shared with Aidan McDonough, Northeastern)Week of March 8, 2021
(Shared with Jáchym Kondelík, Connecticut) *Spencer Knight, G �
Week of December 7, 2020
*Marc McLaughlin, F �
Week of February 22, 2021
Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week *Drew Helleson, D �
Week of November 30, 2020
Hockey East Rookie of the Week *Colby Ambrosio, F �
Week of November 30, 2020
*Nikita Nesterenko, F �
Week of January 18, 2021Week of March 15, 2021
*Henry Wilder, G �
Week of December 14, 2020

Players drafted into the NHL

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† incoming freshman

References

External links

BC Men's Hockey Home Page
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