2009–10_Boston_College_Eagles_men's_ice_hockey_season

2009–10 Boston College Eagles
men's ice hockey season
2009–10 Boston College Eagles; men's ice hockey season
NCAA Division I National Champion; Beanpot, Champion; Hockey East Tournament, Champion; NCAA Tournament, Champion
Conference	2nd Hockey East
Home ice	Conte Forum
Rankings
USA Today	#1
USCHO.com	#3
Record
Overall	29–10–3
Conference	16–8–3
Home	14–2–0
Road	7–6–3
Neutral	8–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jerry York
Assistant coaches	Mike Cavanaugh; Greg Brown; Jim Logue
Captain(s)	Matt Price
Alternate captain(s)	Ben Smith, Matt Lombardi
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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.

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Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Brian Dumoulin	Defense	United States	Biddeford, ME; Selected 51st overall by CAR in 2009 draft.
Philip Samuelsson	Defense	United States	Scottsdale, AZ; Selected 61st overall by PIT in 2009 draft.
Patrick Wey	Defense	United States	Pittsburgh, PA; Selected 115th overall by WAS in 2009 draft.
Pat Mullane	Forward	United States	Wallingford, CT; Played alongside teammate Cam Atkinson at Avon Old Farms.
Brooks Dyroff	Forward	United States	Boulder, CO; Also an accomplished young filmmaker.
Chris Kreider	Forward	United States	Boxford, MA; Selected 19th overall by NYR in 2009 draft.
Steven Whitney	Forward	United States	Reading, MA; Younger brother of teammate Joe Whitney.
Patch Alber	Defense	United States	Clifton Park, NY; Earned EJHL All-Star recognition with Boston in 2008–09.
Parker Milner	Goalie	United States	Pittsburgh, PA; Voted Waterloo's Most Improved Player in 2008–09.

Goaltenders
#	State	Player (Draft)	Catches	Year	Hometown	Previous team
1		John Muse	L	Junior	East Falmouth, Massachusetts	Nobles
30		Chris Venti	L	Sophomore	Needham, Massachusetts	Buckingham Browne & Nichols
35		Parker Milner	L	Freshman	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Waterloo (USHL)

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

2009–10 Hockey East standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#11 New Hampshire†	27	15	6	6	36	98	77	39	18	14	7	131	122
#1 Boston College*	27	16	8	3	35	99	61	42	29	10	3	171	104
Boston University	27	13	12	2	28	93	91	38	18	17	3	123	124
Maine	27	13	12	2	28	95	90	39	19	17	3	143	130
Massachusetts–Lowell	27	12	11	4	28	82	72	39	19	16	4	114	92
Merrimack	27	12	13	2	26	82	85	37	16	19	2	109	116
Massachusetts	27	13	14	0	26	72	86	36	18	18	0	105	117
Vermont	27	9	11	7	25	78	82	39	17	15	7	113	112
Northeastern	27	11	14	2	24	70	87	34	16	16	2	93	100
Providence	27	5	18	4	14	46	84	34	10	20	4	68	99
Championship: Boston College † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

2009–10_Boston_College_Eagles_men's_ice_hockey_season

2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season

Season

Recruiting

Departures

Roster

Standings

Schedule and results

National Championship game

Scoring statistics

Goaltending statistics

Rankings

Awards and honors

Players drafted into the NHL

2010 NHL Entry Draft

References

External links

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2009–10 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season


NCAA Division I National Champion Beanpot, Champion Hockey East Tournament, Champion NCAA Tournament, Champion

Conference	2nd Hockey East
Home ice	Conte Forum
Rankings
USA Today	#1
USCHO.com	#3
Record
Overall	29–10–3
Conference	16–8–3
Home	14–2–0
Road	7–6–3
Neutral	8–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jerry York
Assistant coaches	Mike Cavanaugh Greg Brown Jim Logue
Captain(s)	Matt Price
Alternate captain(s)	Ben Smith, Matt Lombardi
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons « 2008–09 2010–11 »

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	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. Source:^[3]

Game reference
				Referees: Matt Shegos, Mark Wilkins Bruce Vida, Tony Molina

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
2nd	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

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

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

Poll	Week
Poll	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)

Player	Award	Ref
Jerry York	USCHO Coach of the Year
John Muse	Beanpot Tournament MVP
Ben Smith	NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player	^[6]
Ben Smith	Len Ceglarski Award	^[7]
Matt Lombardi	William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player	^[7]
Brian Gibbons	All-Hockey East First Team	^[8]
Cam Atkinson	All-Hockey East Second Team	^[8]
Brian Dumoulin	Hockey East All-Rookie Team	^[9]
Chris Kreider	Hockey East All-Rookie Team	^[9]
Matt Lombardi	Hockey East All-Tournament Team	^[10]
Carl Sneep
John Muse
Cam Atkinson	NCAA All-Tournament Team	^[11]
Joe Whitney
Ben Smith
Brian Dumoulin
John Muse

Round^[13]	Pick	Player	NHL team
1	24	Kevin Hayes^†	Chicago Blackhawks
4	108	Bill Arnold^†	Calgary Flames
5	136	Isaac MacLeod^†	San Jose Sharks