CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – A total of 14 former Boston College men's hockey players begin their quest for a title when the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begin this weekend in Toronto and Edmonton, which ranks top-5 among all Division I programs.
Kevin Hayes (Philadelphia), Zach Sanford (St. Louis), Alex Tuch (Vegas) and Patrick Brown (Vegas) will compete in a round robin tournament among the top-4 seeds in each conference. The remaining 10 players will face off in a best-of-5 qualification round. Sanford and Tuch, who were classmates at BC from 2014-16, will face one another next Thursday (Aug.