2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season was the 88th season of play for the program and 26th in the Hockey East . They represented Boston College in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season . They were coached by Jerry York , in his 16th season and played their home games at the Conte Forum . The team won the 2010 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament , the 4th title in program history.
Season
Boston College defeated Wisconsin 5–0 in the 2010 Frozen Four championship game, earning the school's fourth national championship and second title in three years. The Eagles defeated Alaska and Yale in the Northeast Regional in Worcester , earning them a berth in the Frozen Four to be played at Ford Field in Detroit . BC defeated Miami (OH) 7–1 in the national semifinal, the fourth time in five years that the Eagles ended the RedHawks' season in the NCAA tournament, before meeting Wisconsin in the final. The game was played before a record crowd of 37,592, the largest to attend an indoor hockey game.[ 1]
After finishing second behind New Hampshire in the 2009–2010 Hockey East Regular Season, the Eagles won the 2010 Hockey East Tournament , defeating Maine 7–6 in overtime in the championship game, gaining their record ninth league title. BC also won the 2010 Beanpot Tournament , defeating rivals Boston University 4–3 in the final game to earn their fifteenth championship.
On January 8, 2010, Boston College and Boston University faced off at Fenway Park in the first men's college hockey game played at the home of the Boston Red Sox . BU edged BC 3–2 before a sellout crowd of 38,472.[ 2]
Recruiting
Boston College added nine freshmen for the 2009–10 season, including four defensemen, four forwards, and one goalie.
Departures
Anthony Aiello, D – Graduation
Tim Filangieri, D – Graduation
Tim Kunes, D – Graduation
Kyle Kucharski, F – Graduation
Brock Bradford, F – Graduation
Benn Ferriero , F – GraduationAndrew Orpik, F – Graduation
Alex Kremer, G – left team
Nick Petrecki , D – signed with SJS
Roster
Defensemen
#
State
Player (Draft)
Shoots
Year
Hometown
Previous team
2
Brian Dumoulin (CAR , 51st overall 2009 )
L
Freshman
Biddeford, Maine
New Hampshire (EJHL )
4
Tommy Cross – (BOS , 35th overall 2007 )
L
Sophomore
Simsbury, Connecticut
Westminster School
5
Philip Samuelsson (PIT , 61st overall 2009 )
L
Freshman
Scottsdale, Arizona
Chicago (USHL )
6
Patrick Wey (WAS , 115th overall 2009 )
R
Freshman
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Waterloo (USHL )
7
Carl Sneep (PIT , 32nd overall 2006 )
R
Senior
Nisswa, Minnesota
Brainerd
8
Edwin Shea
R
Sophomore
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Boston (EJHL )
23
Malcolm Lyles
R
Sophomore
Miami Gardens, Florida
Deerfield Academy
27
Patch Alber
R
Freshman
Clifton Park, New York
Boston (EJHL )
Forwards
#
State
Player (Draft)
Shoots
Year
Hometown
Previous team
9
Barry Almeida
L
Sophomore
Springfield, Massachusetts
Omaha (USHL )
10
Jimmy Hayes (TOR , 60th overall 2008 )
R
Sophomore
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Lincoln (USHL )
11
Pat Mullane
L
Freshman
Wallingford, Connecticut
Omaha (USHL )
12
Ben Smith – A CHI , 169th overall 2008 )
R
Senior
Avon, Connecticut
Westminster School
13
Cam Atkinson (CBJ , 157th overall 2008 )
R
Sophomore
Greenwich, Connecticut
Avon Old Farms
14
Brooks Dyroff
R
Freshman
Boulder, Colorado
Phillips Andover
15
Joe Whitney
L
Junior
Reading, Massachusetts
Lawrence Academy
17
Brian Gibbons
L
Junior
Braintree, Massachusetts
Salisbury School
19
Chris Kreider (NYR , 19th overall 2009 )
L
Freshman
Boxford, Massachusetts
Phillips Andover
21
Steven Whitney
R
Freshman
Reading, Massachusetts
Lawrence Academy
22
Paul Carey (COL , 135th overall 2007 )
L
Sophomore
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Indiana (USHL )
24
Matt Lombardi – A
R
Senior
Milton, Massachusetts
Governor's Academy
25
Matt Price – C
R
Senior
Milton, Ontario
Milton Icehawks (OPJHL )
28
Tommy Atkinson
L
Sophomore
Greenwich, Connecticut
Avon Old Farms
Standings
Schedule and results
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Decision
Result
Attendance
Record
Exhibition
October 4
5:00 pm
St. Francis Xavier *
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Exhibition)
Muse
W 4–1 -
0–0–0
October 9
7:00 pm
USNTDP *
#12
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Exhibition)
Milner
W 6–3 2,709
0–0–0
Regular Season
October 18
5:05 pm
at #11 Vermont *
#12
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont
Muse
L 1–4 4,003
0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 23
7:35 pm
at #9 Notre Dame
#14
Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana (Rivalry )
Muse
W 3–2 2,997
1–1–0
October 30
7:00 pm
Merrimack
#13
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Milner
W 4–3 3,842
2–1–0 (1–1–0)
November 1
4:00 pm
at Merrimack
#13
J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts
Muse
L 3–5 2,660
2–2–0 (1–2–0)
November 6
7:05 pm
at New Hampshire
#16
Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire
Muse
T 4–4 OT
6,501
2–2–1 (1–2–1)
November 7
7:05 pm
Northeastern
#16
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Muse
W 5–1 5,238
3–2–1 (2–2–1)
November 14
7:00 pm
at #15 Vermont
#16
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Muse
W 7–1 4,988
4–2–1 (3–2–1)
November 15
4:05 pm
at #15 Vermont
#16
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Muse
L 2–3 4,472
4–3–1 (3–3–1)
November 20
7:07 pm
at Maine
#17
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
Milner
W 4–3 4,488
5–3–1 (4–3–1)
November 21
7:07 pm
at Maine
#17
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
Muse
T 3–3 OT
4,709
5–3–2 (4–3–2)
November 27
5:05 pm
Clarkson *
#16
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Muse
W 6–5 5,689
6–3–2
December 4
7:00 pm
at #9 Massachusetts
#15
Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts
Milner
W 3–1 8,169
7–3–2 (5–3–2)
December 5
7:00 pm
at Boston University
#15
Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry )
Muse
W 4–1 6,150
8–3–2 (6–3–2)
December 12
7:00 pm
at Harvard *
#10
Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston , Massachusetts
Milner
W 3–2 2,211
9–3–2
December 12
7:05 pm
at Providence
#10
Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island
Muse
W 3–1 2,279
10–3–2 (7–3–2)
Denver Cup
January 1
6:37 pm
vs. St. Lawrence *
#5
Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Denver Cup game 1)
Milner
L 2–5 5,250
10–4–2
January 2
9:17 pm
vs. #2 Denver *
#5
Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Denver Cup game 2)
Muse
L 3–4 5,983
10–5–2
January 8
7:55 pm
vs. Boston University
#7
Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry )
Muse
L 2–3 38,472
10–6–2 (7–4–2)
January 12
7:05 pm
Providence
#12
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Milner
W 4–1 3,162
11–6–2 (8–4–2)
January 15
7:05 pm
#16 Maine
#12
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Muse
W 6–1 6,324
12–6–2 (9–4–2)
January 22
7:30 pm
Boston University
#11
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry )
Milner
L 4–5 OT
7,884
12–7–2 (9–5–2)
January 23
7:00 pm
at #19 Massachusetts–Lowell
#11
Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts
Muse
L 1–3 5,711
12–8–2 (9–6–2)
January 29
7:05 pm
Providence
#14
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Muse
W 5–2 5,832
13–8–2 (10–6–2)
Beanpot
February 1
5:08 pm
vs. Harvard *
#14
TD Banknorth Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal)
Muse
W 6–0 17,565
14–8–2
February 5
7:00 pm
at #15 Massachusetts
#14
Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts
Muse
W 7–1 8,389
15–8–2 (11–6–2)
February 8
8:11 pm
vs. Boston University *
#10
TD Banknorth Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Championship; Rivalry )
Muse
W 4–3 17,565
16–8–2
February 12
7:00 pm
at #20 Massachusetts–Lowell
#10
Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts
Muse
L 1–4 4,915
16–9–2 (11–7–2)
February 13
7:00 pm
#20 Massachusetts–Lowell
#10
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Milner
W 2–1 5,715
17–9–2 (12–7–2)
February 19
7:00 pm
at Northeastern
#8
Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts
Muse
L 2–3 4,666
17–10–2 (12–8–2)
February 21
3:05 pm
Northeastern
#8
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Milner
W 7–1 6,180
18–10–2 (13–8–2)
February 23
7:05 pm
Merrimack
#7
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Milner
W 7–0 1,816
19–10–2 (14–8–2)
February 26
7:05 pm
Massachusetts
#7
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Milner
W 2–1 OT
4,872
20–10–2 (15–8–2)
March 5
7:31 pm
at #10 New Hampshire
#5
Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire
Milner
T 3–3 OT
6,501
20–10–3 (15–8–3)
March 6
7:05 pm
#10 New Hampshire
#5
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Muse
W 3–2 7,148
21–10–3 (16–8–3)
Hockey East Tournament
March 12
7:00 pm
Massachusetts *
#4
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinals Game 1)
Milner
W 6–5 2,888
22–10–3
March 13
7:00 pm
Massachusetts *
#4
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinals Game 2)
Muse
W 5–2 3,148
23–10–3
March 19
5:00 pm
vs. #14 Vermont *
#4
TD Banknorth Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinal)
Muse
W 3–0 -
24–10–3
March 20
7:05 pm
vs. #19 Maine *
#4
TD Banknorth Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Championship)
Muse
W 7–6 OT
12,103
25–10–3
NCAA Tournament
March 27
1:30 pm
vs. #17 Alaska *
#3
DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Northeast Regional Semifinal)
Muse
W 3–1 6,572
26–10–3
March 28
5:30 pm
vs. #8 Yale *
#3
DCU Center • Worcester, Massachusetts (Northeast Regional Final)
Muse
W 9–7 6,054
27–10–3
April 8
8:40 pm
vs. #1 Miami *
#3
Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan (National Semifinal)
Muse
W 7–1 34,954
28–10–3
April 10
7:05 pm
vs. #5 Wisconsin *
#3
Ford Field • Detroit, Michigan (National Championship)
Muse
W 5–0 37,592
29–10–3
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time . [ 3]
Game reference Referees:
Scoring summary
Period
Team
Goal
Assist(s)
Time
Score
1st
BC
Ben Smith (16) – GW PP
S. Whitney and J. Whitney
12:57
1–0 BC
2nd
None
3rd
BC
Cam Atkinson (29)
J. Whitney and Gibbons
41:38
2–0 BC
BC
Chris Kreider (15)
Hayes and Samuelsson
43:40
3–0 BC
BC
Cam Atkinson (30) – PP
Gibbons and J. Whitney
47:20
4–0 BC
BC
Matt Price (5) – EN
unassisted
55:29
5–0 BC
Penalty summary
Period
Team
Player
Penalty
Time
PIM
1st
BC
Joe Whitney
Interference
1:17
2:00
WIS
Ryan McDonagh
Cross–Checking
5:24
2:00
WIS
John Mitchell
Contact to the Head Elbowing
11:04
2:00
2nd
WIS
Jake Gardiner
Interference
23:16
2:00
BC
Joe Whitney
Clipping
24:21
2:00
3rd
WIS
Craig Smith
Contact to the Head Elbowing
46:32
2:00
WIS
Podge Turnbull
Contact to the Head
47:20
2:00
BC
Joe Whitney
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
50:19
2:00
BC
Brian Gibbons
Slashing
57:52
2:00
WIS
Craig Smith
Slashing
57:52
2:00
Shots by period
Team
1
2
3
T
Boston College 12
6
8
26
Wisconsin 5
9
6
20
Scoring statistics
Name
Position
Games
Goals
Assists
Points
PIM
Cam Atkinson RW 42
30
23
53 30
Brian Gibbons C /W 42
16
34
50 78
Joe Whitney LW /RW 42
17
28
45 61
Ben Smith C /RW 42
16
21
37 8
Jimmy Hayes RW 42
13
22
35 14
Carl Sneep D 42
11
17
28 26
Pat Mullane C /RW 42
8
20
28 26
Steven Whitney C 42
7
21
28 28
Chris Kreider LW 38
15
8
23 26
Brian Dumoulin D 42
1
21
22 16
Paul Carey C /W 41
9
12
21 29
Matt Price F 41
5
11
16 16
Matt Lombardi RW 42
7
7
14 14
Philip Samuelsson D 42
1
13
14 36
Barry Almeida C /W 42
8
5
13 24
Tommy Cross D 38
5
5
10 36
Edwin Shea D 37
1
9
10 14
Patrick Wey D 27
0
5
5 24
Patch Alber D 17
1
2
3 8
Malcolm Lyles D 8
0
1
1 14
Chris Venti G 2
0
0
0 0
Tommy Atkinson F 4
0
0
0 2
Parker Milner G 14
0
0
0 0
John Muse G 29
0
0
0 4
Bench
-
-
-
-
-
4
Total
171
285
456
520
[ 4]
Goaltending statistics
Name
Games
Minutes
Wins
Losses
Ties
Goals Against
Saves
Shut Outs
SV % GAA
Chris Venti 2
7:22
0
0
0
0
3
0
1.000
0.00
Parker Milner 14
801:29
10
2
1
31
308
0
.909
2.32
John Muse 29
1723:58
19
8
2
69
697
2
.910
2.40
Empty Net
-
10:38
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
Total
42
2543:27
29
10
3
104
1008
4^
.906
2.45
^ Muse and Venti shared a shutout on February 1, Milner and Venti shared a shutout on February 23.
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
12
12
14
13
16
16
17
16
15
10
5
-
7
12
11
14
14
10
8
7
5
4
4
3 (8)
-
-
USA Today
12
12
15
12
NR
NR
NR
15
14
10
6
5
8
12
10
15
14
10
9
7
5
4
4
2 (7)
3 (1)
1 (34)
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11, 24, or 25. [ 5]
Awards and honors
Players drafted into the NHL
† incoming freshman
References
^ "Boston College Scores Four in Third to Rout Wisconsin for Fourth NCAA Title :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online" . Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010 .^ "2009-10 Game Recap - Hockey East Association" .^ "Boston College Eagles (Men) 2009-2010 Schedule and Results" . College Hockey Stats . Retrieved December 13, 2022 .^ "Boston College 2009-2010 Skater Stats" . Elite Prospects . Retrieved March 7, 2020 .^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll" . USCHO.com . Retrieved November 26, 2019 .^ "NCAA Division I Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 18, 2013 .^ a b "Hockey East Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .^ a b "Hockey East All-Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013 .^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide" . Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014 .^ "NCAA Division I Awards" . College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013 .^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
^ "2010 NHL Entry Draft" . Hockey DB . Retrieved September 24, 2022 .
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