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Boston College is a charter member of Hockey East. BC was a member of the ECAC (now ECACHL) from 1962-1984 and was an independent from 1917-1961.
Boston College has won three national championships - 1949, 2001 and 2008.
Currently
Current national champions. Season will open on October 10, 2008 at home vs. Wisconsin.
Official and News sites
- Official Boston College site
- The official site of the Boston College Eagles. Main page contains latest news and links to the roster, schedule (including results and gametracker links), etc.
- USCHO - Boston College page
- Contains basic info, roster, schedule and links to stories re: Boston College men's hockey.
- Boston Globe - College Sports
- Not specifically Boston College or college hockey, but this is where you will find related articles from the Boston Globe.
- HockeyDB.com listing of Alumni
- Listing of Alumni with their post-BC college careers.
- 2008 National Champions
- Celebration of the 2008 National Championship on the Boston College official site.
- BC Heights Sports Section
- Student newspaper
Related Squidoo lenses
- Hockey East lens
- Info on all of Hockey East.
- NCAA Div. 1 lens
- More general lens for info/news that covers all of Division 1 men's hockey.
Peter Harrold, Team Captain
7 - Senior Defenseman
Harrold
- Boston College bio
- Official bio and past stats.
- USCHO profile
- Profile from April 5, 2004 - "Playing Both Sides" on adding offense to his defensive talents.
- Inside College Hockey interview
- Interview from March 31, 2004.
Chris Collins
12 - Senior Forwarrd
Boston College alternate captain. Younger brother plays for UNH.
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio and past stats.
- BC Heights profile
- 10/27/05 profile.
- BC Heights profile
- 3/25/05 profile
Stephen Gionta
15 - Senior Forward
Boston College alternate captain. Older brother Brian (BC 2001) captained the 2001 National Championship team.
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio and past stats.
- CSTV audio interview
- 10/31/05 - on fan support, number of younger brothers following older brothers into program
- BC Heights article
- 10/27/05 - Article on the brothers and their father Sam Gionta.
- USA Hockey profile
- 11/4/03 profile
Joe Adams
11 - Freshman Forward
Younger brother of John Adams (BC 2005).
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio.
Anthony Aiello
2 - Freshman Defenseman
Drafted by the Minnesota Wild in 2005 (Round 5 - 129 overall); did not opt-in for 2004.
- Boston College bio
- Official bio.
- Hockey's Future profile
- Profile updated 9/05, but little content.
Dan Bertram
22 - Sophomore Forward
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio
- BC Heights
- 10/27/05 BC Heights profile.
- Chicago Sun Times article
- 9/2/05 - Bertram is apparently close to being ready for the pros. He was one of four Hawks prospects rated by Canadian junior coach Brent Sutter as among the top 10 players at this summer's preparatory camp for the World Junior Championships. About 50 players participated.
(Note - this is from "FindArticles.com not the Sun Times' site; not sure of setup.) - Chicago Blackhawks
- Blackhawks official bio - "a nasty Steve Sullivan". As a Sully fan since his start as a Devils' prospect, that's a nice compliment.
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Prospect Camp "Journal" - 9/2/05
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Prospect Camp "Journal" - 9/3/05
- Hockey's Future
- Profile - update shown as 11/3/05, but text is clearly pre-draft.
Brian Boyle
10 - Junior Forward
Boyle
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio and past stats
- Boston College Athletics feature
- 1/25/05 feature from Boston College's official athletics site:
"It's definitely BU for me, personally. We have just a huge rivalry against them. We have a separate part in our locker room called "The Dog Pound." Every time we beat them, we put a puck up there." - USCHO profile
- 3/20/05 profile:
"Brian is a good athlete, he was a pitcher in high school and of course a very good hockey player," Eagles coach Jerry York said. "The jump for any player from the prep school level to Hockey East is huge. Big kids like Brian, it takes them longer. You have to be a little patient with them, but at some point you've got to challenge the player. 'Hey, you're just treading water. We want you to be much, much better in specific areas.'
"We thought his intensity level on the ice had to improve. His skills have always been good. He's a much more powerful player. He's using his 6-foot-7, 235 pounds. Sometimes, during his freshman year, I thought he was 5-7, 150 pounds. He was playing a cute little game, but he's become a man now." - Hockey East multimedia
- Video highlights from the Hockey East 2005 Championship - 2 of the 4 feature Boyle.
- Hockey's Future
- Hockey's Future profile - last updated 8/14/05
- New Hampshire Union Leader profile
- 11/3/05 profile as part of the "Monarchs Insider" - the Manchester Monarchs are the Los Angeles Kings' AHL affiliate.
- BC Heights profile
- BC Heights profile from 10/28/03
- BC Heights article
- Can't leave off Boyle's second place finish in the BC Athletics Pie-Eating contest.
Thankfully the photo of Boyle accompanying the article does not feature: "..."I cheated a little and spit some out on the table because I was going to throw up," Boyle said...."
Brock Bradford
19 - Freshman Forward
bradford
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio.
- Hockey's Future
- 9/25/04 Q&A
- Hockey's Future
- Profile last updated 8/28/05
Mike Brennan
4 - Sophomore Defenseman
Took part in US Under-20 Training Camp and Summer Hockey Challenge in August, 2005.
- Boston College bio
- Official bio and past stats.
- USA Hockey profile
- Profile written while playing for the NTDP team post-BC commitment.
Benn Ferriero
21 - Freshman Forward
Benn
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio.
- Hockey Journal
- 3/10/05 Hockey Journal profile
- Gloucester Daily Times article
- 8/17/04 tied to the U-18 Junior World Cup.
Tim Filangieri
5 - Freshman Defenseman
Tim Filangieri
- Boston College bio
- Official bio.
- Hockey's Future blurb
- Scroll down to 13
Nathan Gerbe
9 - Freshman Forward
Nate Gerbe
- Boston College bio
- Official bio.
- Photos of Gerbe by the lensmaster
- Includes images from the US Under-20 Training Camp and Summer Hockey Challenge at Lake Placid in August 2005 in addition to Boston College 2005-2006 games.
- Boston Globe article
- 11/14/05 following win against Vermont. Great compliment from York:
''You could walk into a rink and you knew right away he was going to be a terrific player," said BC coach Jerry York, who recruited Gerbe from the US National Development Program. ''It didn't take a lot for me to see his skating and his creativeness. He's an awful lot like the Brian Giontas and some of the other players that we've had." - Hockey East Rookie of the Week - 11/14/05
- BC release regarding award.
- USA Hockey Q&A
- Not dated, but he was 16 when he completed it.
Interesting snippet:
The most impactful (inspirational, motivational, hilarious, etc.) thing a coach ever said to me is - (all of the above, inspirational, motivational and hilarious) I'm going to be a great college student -- Coach Quinn - USA Hockey
- 11/5/04 NTDP article after Gerbe was named an alternate.
- Inside College Hockey profile
- Dated 4/19/05.
"I can't be scared being 5-5," Gerbe said following a U.S. Under-18 team exhibition match against a college opponent. "This is what I've got. I know how I've got to play to make it. I'm going to go out there and throw my body around, take hits and make plays. I have to have a mean streak being this size. Have to." - US Hockey Report
- 10/12/03 -
Then, pretty much out of the blue, he announced to a surprised NTDP staff that he saw his future at BC, and wished to play there. U.S. Under-17 coach David Quinn put in a call to BC assistant Mike Cavanaugh -- and the rest is history, or will be in a couple of years, when Gerbe arrives at the Heights in the fall of 2005.
Justin Greene
26 - Junior Forward
Older brother of teammate Matt Greene.
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio
- Hockey Journal
- 1/9/05 article on first game as an Eagle.
- USCHO.com
- 1/6/05 Hockey East article - scroll down
"...When Justin Greene strode to the front of the post-game press conference following Boston College's 4-1 win over Merrimack, BC coach Jerry York smiled and said to him, "I bet you never thought you'd be at this table."..."
Matt Greene
14 - Sophomore Forward
Younger brother of teammate Justin Greene.
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio and past stats.
- BC Athletics feature
- 12/2/04: I don't think you can really look forward to any one thing. You come to BC to win. That's why you come here. It's a great school that has unbelievable athletics, and you want to win. The reason BC wins is because they take one game at a time. If you sit here at the beginning of the season saying, `Let's win the Beanpot,' or, `Let's get to the Frozen Four,' you are not going to get very far. If you think an opponent isn't that strong, you are going to lose. You need to take every game as seriously as the next. I can't say that I'm looking forward more to the Beanpot or the Frozen Four, even though that is our goal.
- Boston Globe mention
- Member of the Boston Globe's All-Scholastic Winter 2004 Boy's Hockey Super Team.
Tim Kunes
6 - Freshman Defenseman
Tim Kunes
- Boston College bio
- Official bio
- Boston College Q&A
- Posted on the official site on November 10, 2005. Pretty standard.
Brian O'Hanley
23 - Sophomore Defenseman
- Boston College bio
- Official bio and past stats.
- Hockey's Future
- Dated 9/4/05
- Hockey's Future
- 10/26/04 article - scroll down
- Salisbury School release
- 4/13/04 - named to All-Founder's League team and All New England team.
Andrew Orpik
27 - Freshman Forward
Younger brother of former Boston College Eagle Brooks Orpik.
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio.
- Hockey's Future
- Dated 10/11/05, but lists him as a D.
Joe Pearce
29 - Junior Goalie
Was not a member of the team his sophomore year.
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio and past stats.
- BC Heights
- 11/10/05 - short piece
- Brick Township Bulletin profile
- 6/16/05 article on his return to the team.
- Hockey East award
- 12/29/03 Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week
Adam Reasoner
30 - Freshman Goaltender
Younger brother of former Boston College Eagle Marty Reasoner.
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio.
Joe Rooney
17 - Junior Forward
Son of former NHL-er Steve Rooney.
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio and past stats.
- Boston College Athletics feature
- 11/17/04 profile: He also remembers when he first began playing the sport. At the time, his father was playing in Utica, N.Y. "There was a league for the children of the players," Rooney said. "It was not too intense and we were all learning how to skate at the time. It was nice to finally play the game that I was so used to watching my father play."
Cory Schneider
1 - Sophomore Goaltender
Cory Schneider was credited with only one loss in his freshman season - to the University of North Dakota in the East Regional Final at Worcester.
- Boston College bio
- Official bio and past stats.
- Vancouver Canucks profile
- Schneider was the Canucks' first round draft pick in 2004 (26th overall). Bio stats are through last season, but profile text has not been updated since the draft.
- Vancouver Canucks interview
- Post-draft interview.
...Q: What do you know about the Vancouver Canucks and where do you see yourself fitting in over the next few years?
I don't know too much about them. They've done very well over the past few years, so I know that they are a very good organization. I've heard a lot of great things about the city itself and I've also heard they were looking for a goalie and hopefully that I'll be able to fill that void. I know they have had a tough time establishing a number one guy, but I'm confident that in a couple of years I'll be able to do that. ...
Hopefully by "couple" he meant "four". - BC Heights (student newspaper) profile
- 11/11/04 profile covering prep career, winning the gold with the US U-18 team in Slovakia and his first two games starting for the Eagles.
- International Scouting Services profile
- Profile on page 2 of the .pdf being used as a sample of their services. Note - this is not the CSB.
- Hockey's Future profile
- Profile updated 8/05, but stats still pre-draft
Jeremiah "Jerry" F. York
Head Coach
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio.
- BC Heights
- Article on the hockey mass York instituted.
- Boston Globe
- 10/7/05 - Jerry York and Jack Parker, cancer
- Inside College Hockey
- Cancer diagnosis
- Hockey Journal
- 4/13/05 - Attending the Frozen Four in Columbus despite BC's regional loss.
- BC Heights
- 11/1/04 Profile in connection with 700th win.
- BC Heights
- 11/4/03 profile:
"As a coach, there are two important issues. You have to win games and graduate players. The whole job performance can be judged on those two aspects. It's pretty simple and defined," he said. "Academically, we want to graduate our players in four years." - Hockey East
- 3/18/04 - Hockey East Coach of the Year
- AHCA
- 3/6/02 - AHCA "Ask the Coach" feature.
- Boston College Magazine
- Spring 2001 article focused on York in connection with championship.
Mike Cavanaugh
Associate Coach
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio.
- Eagle Tribune
- 4/8/01 (scroll down) - head coach ambitions
Greg Brown
Assistant Coach
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio
- Buffalo Sabres Alumni Association
- Profile
Jim Logue
Assistant Coach
- Boston College bio
- Boston College official bio.
- Eagle Tribune
- 2/3/04 on Beanpot Hall of Fame induction
- Eagle Tribune
- 4/8/01 - Frozen Four excitement
