CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 7 Boston College opens its 98th season of men's hockey on Saturday (Oct. 5) with a 2 p.m. exhibition contest against the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds at Kelley Rink. Admission is free to fans and live stats are available at the link above.
PRESEASON FAVORITE
• BC was selected as the preseason favorite in Hockey East, according to the annual coaches' poll released at Hockey East Media Day at TD Garden
• It marks the second straight season and third time in the last five years that the Eagles have been picked to win the league
• The Eagles received eight of a possible 10 first-place votes (a head coach is not allowed to vote for his own team) and finished with 97 points in the poll
CLASS OF 2023
• The eight-member Class of 2023 features five 2019 NHL draft picks, the most for BC at a single draft in a decade, and a program-record three selections in the first round
• Forwards Matt Boldy (MIN) and Alex Newhook (COL) and goaltender Spencer Knight (FLA) were all selected in the top 16 picks of the opening round
• BC became just the fifth program in college hockey history to have three players taken in the first round of the same draft
• The trio gives Boston College 21 first round picks all-time in program history
LEADERSHIP DUO
• Senior David Cotton was voted as the captain of the team for the 2019-20 season, while classmate Graham McPhee was selected as the assistant captain
• A Second Team All-American last season, Cotton is coming off a career year with 23 goals to lead the league
• Cotton also led Hockey East with eight power play goals and was named to the All-Hockey East First Team and the New England All-Star Team
• McPhee skated in 29 games as a junior with three goals and six assists, but missed the final nine games of the season due to injury
THE HALL OF FAMER
• Schiller Family Head Hockey Coach Jerry York, the winningest coach in college hockey history, will be formally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, Nov.