2021–22 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season

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2021–22 Boston University Terriers
men's ice hockey season
Beanpot, Champion
ConferenceT–4th Hockey East
Home iceAgganis Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA TodayNR
Record
Overall19–13–3
Conference14–8–3
Home8–7–2
Road9–6–1
Neutral2–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachAlbie O'Connell
Assistant coachesLen Quesnelle
Jay Pandolfo
Captain(s)Logan Cockerill
Alternate captain(s)Ty Amonte
Max Kaufman
Alex Vlasic
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2021–22 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season was the 100th season of play for the program. They represented Boston University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season and for the 38th season in the Hockey East conference. The Terriers were coached by Albie O'Connell, in his fourth season, and played their home games at Agganis Arena.

Season[edit]

BU entered the season with a great deal of hope after making the NCAA tournament despite having to cancel several games as a result of COVID-19. The Terriers received a top 10 ranking in the preseason polls and were expected to compete for the Hockey East championship.[1] When they hit the ice, however, Boston University got off to a terrible start. BU got off to a 3–7 record with their offense struggling mightily in the first month. Despite Drew Commesso playing well in goal, the Terriers scored more than two goals in just three of those contests. By mid-November the team appeared to be rounding into form but were still a middling team in their conference. Ordinarily that might not have been a terrible position to be in, however, Hockey East was having a bad season with a poor non-conference record.[2]

While the first half of their season was disastrous to the Terrier's postseason hopes, their situation went from bad to worse in late December. During the winter break, Tyler Boucher left the team and signed a professional contract with the Ottawa Senators.[3] In spite of losing their top prospect, however, BU came out guns blazing in the second half and won seven of their next eight games.

The winning streak was put in jeopardy when Commesso was selected to be a member of the United States national team at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4] The team rallied around backup Vinny Duplessis, however, and continued to pile up wins. Boston University went so far as to knock off Northeastern in the Beanpot championship, capturing their first title in seven years.

Commesso returned to campus at the end of February found his team with a top-15 ranking and a near-lock for the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately, the team faltered at the very end of the season and lost two of their last three regular season games. The defeats pushed BU down to 5th-place in the standings and below the cutoff line for at-large bids. The Terriers still had a chance to win their way into the tournament but they would need a good showing in the Hockey East playoffs. In their quarterfinal match, BU took on Connecticut and were stymied by a stellar performance from Darion Hanson. The 1–3 loss ended the Terriers' once promising season.

After the year, head coach Albie O'Connell was fired after having made the NCAA tournament just once in his four years behind the bench.[5]

Departures[edit]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Tyler Boucher Forward  United States Left mid-season (signed with Ottawa Senators)
Jack DeBoer Forward  United States Transferred to Niagara
David Farrance Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Nashville Predators)
Matthew Quercia Forward  United States Transferred to Michigan Tech
Jake Wise Forward  United States Transferred to Ohio State
Jake Witkowski Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Canisius

Recruiting[edit]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Tristan Amonte Forward  United States 21 Norwell, MA
Tyler Boucher Forward  United States 18 Scottsdale, AZ; selected 10th overall in 2021
Matt Brown Forward  United States 22 Wood Ridge, NJ; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Brian Carrabes Forward  United States 20 North Andover, MA
Braden Doyle Defenseman  United States 20 Lynnfield, MA; selected 219th overall in 2019
Ty Gallagher Defenseman  United States 18 Clarkston, MI; selected 217th overall in 2021

Roster[edit]

As of August 12, 2021.[6]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 New York (state) Case McCarthy Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2001-01-09 Clarence Center, New York USNTDP (USHL) NJD, 118th overall 2019
3 Massachusetts Tristan Amonte Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-02-01 Norwell, Massachusetts Penticton (BCHL) —
4 Michigan Ty Gallagher Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 2003-03-06 Clarkston, Michigan USNTDP (USHL) BOS, 217th overall 2021
5 Pennsylvania Thomas Jarman Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2001-04-09 Gibsonia, Pennsylvania Maryland (NAHL) —
7 Illinois Alex Vlasic (A) Junior D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 2001-06-05 Wilmette, Illinois USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 43rd overall 2019
8 Pennsylvania Cade Webber Sophomore D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-01-05 Meadville, Pennsylvania Penticton (BCHL) CAR, 99th overall 2019
9 Michigan Logan Cockerill (C) Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-03 Brighton, Michigan USNTDP (USHL) NYI, 201st overall 2017
10 Ontario Nick Zabaneh Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 2001-03-27 Toronto, Ontario Green Bay (USHL) —
11 New York (state) Luke Tuch Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2002-03-07 Baldwinsville, New York USNTDP (USHL) MTL, 47th overall 2020
12 Rhode Island Jamie Armstrong Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1998-08-07 Warwick, Rhode Island Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) —
13 California Dylan Peterson Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-01-08 Roseville, California USNTDP (USHL) STL, 86th overall 2020
14 Wisconsin Sean Driscoll Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1998-07-02 Mequon, Wisconsin Janesville (NAHL) —
15 Alberta Markus Boguslavsky Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-05-15 Calgary, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL) —
16 New York (state) Robert Mastrosimone Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-01-24 East Islip, New York Chicago (USHL) DET, 54th overall 2019
17 Massachusetts Braden Doyle Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2001-08-24 Lynnfield, Massachusetts Dubuque (USHL) LAK, 157th overall 2019
18 Massachusetts Jay O'Brien Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1999-11-04 Hingham, Massachusetts Penticton (BCHL) PHI, 19th overall 2018
19 New Jersey Tyler Boucher Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2003-01-16 Haddonfield, New Jersey USNTDP (USHL) OTT, 10th overall 2021
21 New York (state) Max Kaufman (A) Graduate F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1996-06-26 Rochester, New York Vermont (HEA) —
22 Massachusetts Brian Carrabes Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-08-01 North Andover, Massachusetts Sioux City (USHL) —
23 New York (state) Domenick Fensore Junior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2001-09-07 Thornwood, New York USNTDP (USHL) CAR, 90th overall 2019
25 Quebec Sam Stevens Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2000-04-27 Montreal, Quebec Sioux Falls (USHL) —
26 Pennsylvania Joseph Campolieto Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-04-29 Eynon, Pennsylvania Union (ECAC) —
27 Massachusetts John Copeland Junior D 6' 6" (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 1999-03-03 Wellesley, Massachusetts Carleton Place (CCHL) —
28 Nova Scotia Ethan Phillips Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 2001-05-07 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Sioux Falls (USHL) DET, 97th overall 2019
29 Massachusetts Drew Commesso Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2002-07-19 Norwell, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) CHI, 46th overall 2020
30 Alberta Ashton Abel Junior G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-10-22 Fort McMurray, Alberta Okotoks (AJHL) —
31 Quebec Vinny Duplessis Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-03-19 Quebec City, Quebec Whitecourt (AJHL) —
32 Sweden Wilmer Skoog Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1999-07-17 Tyresö, Sweden Maryland (NAHL) —
33 Massachusetts Ty Amonte (A) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-01-11 Norwell, Massachusetts Penticton (BCHL) —
37 New Jersey Matt Brown Junior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-08-09 Wood-Ridge, New Jersey UMass Lowell (HEA) —

Standings[edit]

2021–22 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#12 Northeastern † 24 15 8 1 1 1 1 47 68 46 39 25 13 1 99 68
#10 Massachusetts * 24 14 8 2 2 3 1 46 77 54 37 22 13 2 117 88
#13 Massachusetts Lowell 24 15 8 1 1 0 1 46 62 48 35 21 11 3 102 74
#19 Connecticut 24 14 10 0 2 1 0 41 73 61 36 20 16 0 109 89
Boston University 24 13 8 3 3 2 0 41 69 58 35 19 13 3 107 89
Merrimack 24 13 11 0 1 3 0 41 70 70 35 19 15 1 109 99
#20 Providence 24 12 11 1 1 1 1 38 61 52 38 22 14 2 118 82
Boston College 24 9 12 3 0 1 1 32 67 77 38 15 18 5 114 123
New Hampshire 24 8 15 1 2 2 0 25 47 71 34 14 19 1 76 95
Vermont 24 6 16 2 3 1 2 20 41 72 35 8 25 2 59 101
Maine 24 5 17 2 2 3 1 19 54 80 33 7 22 4 74 111
Championship: March 19, 2022
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and results[edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 2 7:30 PM Holy Cross* #10 Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)     W 6–1  1,922
Regular Season
October 8 7:05 PM at Connecticut #10 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Commesso W 2–1  3,084 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 9 7:00 PM Connecticut #10 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Commesso L 1–5  3,533 1–1–0 (1–1–0)
October 15 7:30 PM Sacred Heart* #12 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Commesso L 2–3  3,158 1–2–0
October 16 7:00 PM at Sacred Heart* #12 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Commesso W 4–1  3,201 2–2–0
October 22 7:00 PM Merrimack #16 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Commesso L 2–3  2,174 2–3–0 (1–2–0)
October 23 7:00 PM Merrimack #16 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Commesso W 8–6  5,339 3–3–0 (2–2–0)
October 29 7:30 PM Massachusetts Lowell #19 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Commesso L 0–3  2,941 3–4–0 (2–3–0)
October 30 7:30 PM at Massachusetts Lowell #19 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Commesso L 1–2  4,363 3–5–0 (2–4–0)
November 5 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Commesso L 3–5  3,650 3–6–0
November 6 6:37 PM at Northern Michigan* Berry Events Center • Marquette, Michigan   Duplessis L 2–6  3,219 3–7–0
November 12 7:30 PM #8 Massachusetts Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Commesso T 2–2 SOL 4,149 3–7–1 (2–4–1)
November 13 7:00 PM at #8 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Commesso W 4–3 OT 5,741 4–7–1 (3–4–1)
November 19 7:30 PM #18 Northeastern Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Commesso L 0–1 OT 4,482 4–8–1 (3–5–1)
November 20 7:00 PM at #18 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Commesso T 2–2 SOL 4,703 4–8–2 (3–5–2)
November 27 8:00 PM vs. #10 Cornell* Madison Square Garden • New York, New York (Red Hot Hockey)   Commesso L 4–6  0 4–9–2
December 3 7:30 PM New Hampshire Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Commesso W 3–1  3,123 5–9–2 (4–5–2)
December 4 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Commesso W 2–1 OT 5,021 6–9–2 (5–5–2)
December 10 7:30 PM Boston College Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) NESN Commesso T 3–3 SOL 6,150 6–9–3 (5–5–3)
December 11   USNTDP Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)     L 3–4   
December 31 2:00 PM at Brown* Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   Duplessis W 5–1  473 7–9–3
January 7 7:30 PM Arizona State* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Commesso W 7–1  2,539 8–9–3
January 8 7:00 PM Arizona State* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Commesso W 5–2  1,991 9–9–3
January 14 7:05 PM at Connecticut XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   Commesso W 2–1 OT 3,596 10–9–3 (6–5–3)
January 21 7:00 PM Vermont Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN+ Commesso L 1–2 OT 3,191 10–10–3 (6–6–3)
January 22 4:00 PM Vermont Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Commesso W 4–0  3,294 11–10–3 (7–6–3)
January 25 7:00 PM at #9 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts NESN Commesso W 6–4  6,269 12–10–3 (8–6–3)
January 30 3:00 PM #17 Providence Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts NESN Commesso W 5–2  2,228 13–10–3 (9–6–3)
February 4 7:30 PM Maine #19 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)   Duplessis W 4–0  2,343 14–10–3 (10–6–3)
Beanpot
February 7 5:00 PM vs. Harvard* #20 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal) NESN Duplessis W 4–3  0 15–10–3
February 11 7:00 PM at #17 Providence #20 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN+ Duplessis W 4–1  2,394 16–10–3 (11–6–3)
February 14 7:30 PM vs. #13 Northeastern* #17 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Championship) NESN Duplessis W 1–0  17,850 17–10–3 (12–6–3)
February 25 7:00 PM Boston College #13 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry) NESN Duplessis W 6–3  6,007 18–10–3 (13–6–3)
February 27 4:00 PM at Boston College #13 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry) NESN Commesso L 1–3  5,208 18–11–3 (13–7–3)
March 4 7:30 PM at Maine #14 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Commesso W 5–1  3,226 19–11–3 (14–7–3)
March 5 7:30 PM at Maine #14 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Commesso L 1–8  3,651 19–12–3 (14–8–3)
Hockey East Tournament
March 12 7:00 PM at Connecticut* #16 XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut (Quarterfinal)   Commesso L 1–3  3,416 19–13–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[7]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Domenick Fensore D 35 5 26 31 8
Wilmer Skoog C 35 15 15 30 20
Robert Mastrosimone C/LW 34 11 14 25 28
Jay O'Brien C 24 10 12 22 38
Matthew Brown LW 24 7 10 17 4
Ethan Phillips C/RW 28 6 11 17 12
Dylan Peterson C 29 10 6 16 18
Ty Gallagher D 34 5 11 16 35
Case McCarthy D 26 5 9 14 20
Max Kaufman F 34 6 5 11 12
Logan Cockerill LW/RW 30 5 6 11 8
Luke Tuch LW 26 6 4 10 16
Nicholas Zabaneh C 30 1 9 10 14
Brian Carrabes F 24 4 4 8 4
Alex Vlasic D 32 1 7 8 31
Sam Stevens F 31 5 2 7 14
Jamie Armstrong LW 26 1 5 6 12
Ty Amonte RW 22 1 4 5 18
Joseph Campolieto D 29 0 5 5 6
Tyler Boucher LW/RW 17 2 1 3 34
Tristan Amonte D 17 1 2 3 10
Cade Webber D 31 0 2 2 8
Braden Doyle D 8 0 1 1 0
John Copeland F/D 18 0 1 1 2
Jack Page D 1 0 0 0 0
Ashton Abel G 2 0 0 0 0
Sean Driscoll D 3 0 0 0 0
Thomas Jarman D 3 0 0 0 0
Markus Boguslavsky RW 5 0 0 0 15
Vinny Duplessis G 10 0 0 0 0
Drew Commesso G 28 0 0 0 0
Total 107 172 279 387

[8]

Goaltending statistics[edit]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Vinny Duplessis 17 517 6 2 0 18 194 2 .915 2.09
Drew Commesso 28 1595 13 11 3 67 715 1 .914 2.52
Empty Net - 14 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 35 2126 19 13 3 89 909 3 .911 2.51

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 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 24 25 (Final)
USCHO.com 10 10 12 16 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 19 20 17 13 14 16 18 NR - NR
USA Today 10 10 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 14 14 NR NR NR NR NR

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 24.[9]

Awards and honors[edit]

Player Award Ref
Domenick Fensore Hockey East Second Team [10]
Wilmer Skoog
Ty Gallagher Hockey East Rookie Team [11]

Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2022 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

Round Pick Player NHL team
2 57 Ryan Greene† Chicago Blackhawks
2 62 Lane Hutson† Montreal Canadiens
3 69 Devin Kaplan† Philadelphia Flyers

† incoming freshman [12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Picked to Top Hockey East Men's League". Hockey East. September 27, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021‑22 Inter-Conference Records". College Hockey News. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Boston University's Boucher bolts Terriers mid-season, signs NHL deal with Senators". USCHO.com. December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Drew Commesso selected for U.S. Olympic team". The Rink. January 14, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Albie O'Connell fired as Boston University men's hockey coach". New England Hockey Journal. March 30, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "2020–21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "Boston University 2021-22 Team Schedule". College Hockey Inc. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "Boston Univ. 2021-2022 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "Hockey East Names 2021-22 Men's All-Star Teams". Hockey East. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "Hockey East Names Men's Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team". Hockey East. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "NCAA player rankings, selections in 2022 NHL Draft". USCHO.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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