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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
Conference2nd Hockey East
Home iceConte Forum
Rankings
USA Today#1
USCHO.com#3
Record
Overall29–10–3
Conference16–8–3
Home14–2–0
Road7–6–3
Neutral8–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJerry York
Assistant coachesMike Cavanaugh
Greg Brown
Jim Logue
Captain(s)Matt Price
Alternate captain(s)Ben Smith, Matt Lombardi
Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey seasons
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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[edit]

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] The 5–0 win in the national championship game was also Jerry York's 850th career victory.

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[edit]

Boston College added nine freshmen for the 2009–10 season, including four defensemen, four forwards, and one goalie.

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.

Departures[edit]

  • Anthony Aiello, D – Graduation
  • Tim Filangieri, D – Graduation
  • Tim Kunes, D – Graduation
  • Kyle Kucharski, F – Graduation
  • Brock Bradford, F – Graduation
  • Benn Ferriero, F – Graduation
  • Andrew Orpik, F – Graduation
  • Alex Kremer, G – left team
  • Nick Petrecki, D – signed with SJS

Roster[edit]

Goaltenders
# State Player (Draft) Catches Year Hometown Previous team
1 Massachusetts John Muse L Junior East Falmouth, Massachusetts Nobles
30 Massachusetts Chris Venti L Sophomore Needham, Massachusetts Buckingham Browne & Nichols
35 Pennsylvania Parker Milner L Freshman Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Waterloo (USHL)
Defensemen
# State Player (Draft) Shoots Year Hometown Previous team
2 Maine Brian Dumoulin (CAR, 51st overall 2009) L Freshman Biddeford, Maine New Hampshire (EJHL)
4 Connecticut Tommy Cross – (BOS, 35th overall 2007) L Sophomore Simsbury, Connecticut Westminster School
5 Arizona Philip Samuelsson (PIT, 61st overall 2009) L Freshman Scottsdale, Arizona Chicago (USHL)
6 Pennsylvania Patrick Wey (WAS, 115th overall 2009) R Freshman Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Waterloo (USHL)
7 Minnesota Carl Sneep (PIT, 32nd overall 2006) R Senior Nisswa, Minnesota Brainerd
8 Massachusetts Edwin Shea R Sophomore Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Boston (EJHL)
23 Florida Malcolm Lyles R Sophomore Miami Gardens, Florida Deerfield Academy
27 New York (state) Patch Alber R Freshman Clifton Park, New York Boston (EJHL)
Forwards
# State Player (Draft) Shoots Year Hometown Previous team
9 Massachusetts Barry Almeida L Sophomore Springfield, Massachusetts Omaha (USHL)
10 Massachusetts Jimmy Hayes (TOR, 60th overall 2008) R Sophomore Dorchester, Massachusetts Lincoln (USHL)
11 Connecticut Pat Mullane L Freshman Wallingford, Connecticut Omaha (USHL)
12 Connecticut Ben Smith – A (CHI, 169th overall 2008) R Senior Avon, Connecticut Westminster School
13 Connecticut Cam Atkinson (CBJ, 157th overall 2008) R Sophomore Greenwich, Connecticut Avon Old Farms
14 Colorado Brooks Dyroff R Freshman Boulder, Colorado Phillips Andover
15 Massachusetts Joe Whitney L Junior Reading, Massachusetts Lawrence Academy
17 Massachusetts Brian Gibbons L Junior Braintree, Massachusetts Salisbury School
19 Massachusetts Chris Kreider (NYR, 19th overall 2009) L Freshman Boxford, Massachusetts Phillips Andover
21 Massachusetts Steven Whitney R Freshman Reading, Massachusetts Lawrence Academy
22 Massachusetts Paul Carey (COL, 135th overall 2007) L Sophomore Weymouth, Massachusetts Indiana (USHL)
24 Massachusetts Matt Lombardi – A R Senior Milton, Massachusetts Governor's Academy
25 Ontario Matt Price – C R Senior Milton, Ontario Milton Icehawks (OPJHL)
28 Connecticut Tommy Atkinson L Sophomore Greenwich, Connecticut Avon Old Farms

Standings[edit]

2009–10 Hockey East standings
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

Schedule and results[edit]

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.
Source:[3]

National Championship game[edit]

April 10, 2010
7:00 PM		Boston College5–0
(1–0, 0–0, 4–0)		WisconsinFord Field, Detroit, MI
Attendance: 37,592
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
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

Scoring statistics[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: 2009–10 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 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[edit]

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
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

Players drafted into the NHL[edit]

2010 NHL Entry Draft[edit]

= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star[12] = NHL All-Star[12] and NHL All-Star team = Did not play in the NHL
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

† incoming freshman

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "2009-10 Game Recap - Hockey East Association".
  3. ^ "Boston College Eagles (Men) 2009-2010 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Boston College 2009-2010 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  9. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  10. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "NCAA Division I Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  13. ^ "2010 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved September 24, 2022.

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