2024–25 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season

College ice hockey team season

2024–25 Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey season


Friendship Four, Champion

Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Agganis Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com	#13
USA Hockey	#13
Record
Overall	9–6–1
Conference	5–3–1
Home	4–4–0
Road	3–2–1
Neutral	2–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Jay Pandolfo
Assistant coaches	Joe Pereira Kim Brandvold Brian Daccord
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The 2024–25 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season will be the 103rd season of play for the program and 41st in Hockey East. The Terriers will represent Boston University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Agganis Arena and were coached by Jay Pandolfo in his 3rd season.

Season

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Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Macklin Celebrini	Forward	Canada	Signed professional contract (San Jose Sharks)
Ty Gallagher	Forward	United States	Transferred to Colorado College
Henry Graham	Goaltender	United States	Graduate transfer to Lindenwood
Nick Howard	Goaltender	United States	Graduation (retired)
Lane Hutson	Defenseman	United States	Signed professional contract (Montreal Canadiens)
Thomas Jarman	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Lindenwood
Case McCarthy	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Hartford Wolf Pack)
Dylan Peterson	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with St. Louis Blues)
Sam Stevens	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Toronto Marlies)
Luke Tuch	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Montreal Canadiens)
Cade Webber	Defenseman	United States	Graduation (signed with Toronto Maple Leafs)
Jeremy Wilmer	Forward	United States	Transferred to Quinnipiac
Nicholas Zabaneh	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Providence Bruins)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Kamil Bednarik	Forward	United States	18	Elk Grove Village, IL; selected 61st overall in 2024
Sascha Boumedienne	Defenseman	Sweden	17	Oulu, FIN
Matt Copponi	Forward	United States	21	Mansfield, MA; transfer from Merrimack; selected 216th overall in 2023
Cole Eiserman	Forward	United States	18	Newburyport, MA; selected 20th overall in 2024
Brehdan Engum	Defenseman	United States	24	Burnsville, MN; graduate transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Billy Girard IV	Goaltender	United States	25	Boca Raton, FL; graduate transfer from University of New England
Cole Hutson	Defenseman	United States	18	North Barrington, IL; selected 43rd overall in 2024
Nick Roukounakis	Forward	United States	21	Pembroke, MA; selected 193rd overall in 2023
Brandon Svoboda	Forward	United States	19	Level Green, PA; selected 71st overall in 2023
Alexander Zetterberg	Forward	Sweden	18	Sundsvall, SWE

Roster

As of September 4, 2024.

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Billy Girard IV	Graduate	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1999-01-27	Boca Raton, Florida	University of New England (NEHC)	—
2	Gavin McCarthy	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2005-06-02	Clarence Center, New York	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	BUF, 86th overall 2023
3	Tristan Amonte	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	2000-02-01	Norwell, Massachusetts	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
4	Jack Hughes	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-11-02	Westwood, Massachusetts	Northeastern (HEA)	LAK, 51st overall 2022
5	Tom Willander	Sophomore	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2005-02-09	Stockholm, Sweden	Rögle BK (SHL)	VAN, 11th overall 2023
7	Nick Roukounakis	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2003-09-08	Pembroke, Massachusetts	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
8	Brandon Svoboda	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2005-02-04	Level Green, Pennsylvania	Fargo Force (USHL)	SJS, 71st overall 2023
9	Ryan Greene	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2003-10-21	Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	CHI, 57th overall 2022
10	Brehdan Engum	Graduate	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2000-08-10	Burnsville, Minnesota	Massachusetts Lowell (HEA)	—
11	Kamil Bednarik	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2006-05-26	Elk Grove Village, Illinois	USNTDP (USHL)	NYI, 61st overall 2024
12	Jack Harvey	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2003-03-31	Stacy, Minnesota	Chicago Steel (USHL)	TBL, 193rd overall 2023
14	Mick Frechette	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2003-10-27	Weston, Massachusetts	Dexter Southfield (USHS–MA)	—
15	Matt Copponi	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-06-04	Mansfield, Massachusetts	Merrimack (HEA)	EDM, 216th overall 2023
17	Quinn Hutson	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-01-01	North Barrington, Illinois	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)	—
18	Shane Lachance	Sophomore	F	6' 5" (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2003-08-30	Andover, Massachusetts	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	EDM, 186th overall 2021
19	Jack Page	Senior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-11-27	West Chester, Pennsylvania	New Jersey Rockets (NCDC)	—
21	Devin Kaplan	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2004-01-10	Bridgewater, New Jersey	USNTDP (USHL)	PHI, 69th overall 2022
22	Aiden Celebrini	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2004-10-26	Vancouver, British Columbia	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)	VAN, 171st overall 2023
23	Doug Grimes	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2002-04-18	Brookline, Massachusetts	Lincoln Stars (USHL)	—
26	Jack Gorton	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-02-13	Granite Springs, New York	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)	—
33	Max Lacroix	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-12-13	Castle Pines, Colorado	Colorado Grit (NAHL)	—
34	Cole Eiserman	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2006-08-29	Newburyport, Massachusetts	USNTDP (USHL)	NYI, 20th overall 2024
44	Cole Hutson	Freshman	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2006-06-28	North Barrington, Illinois	USNTDP (USHL)	WSH, 43rd overall 2024
61	Alex Zetterberg	Freshman	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2006-04-27	Sundsvall, Sweden	Örebro HK J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
62	Mathieu Caron	Senior	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2000-03-29	Abbotsford, British Columbia	Brown (ECAC)	—
71	Sascha Boumedienne	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2007-01-17	Oulu, Finland	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—

Standings

2024–25 Hockey East Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Maine	9	5	2	2	0	0	1	18	29	14	14	10	2	2	55	22
#13 Boston University	8	5	2	1	0	0	1	17	32	24	14	8	5	1	52	47
#7 Providence	9	5	2	2	2	1	1	17	29	25	15	10	3	2	46	38
#10 Massachusetts Lowell	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	15	23	17	14	10	3	1	47	33
Connecticut	10	4	5	1	1	1	0	13	26	30	14	7	6	1	42	39
Vermont	9	3	4	2	1	2	1	13	24	26	13	3	7	3	32	40
#2 Boston College	6	4	2	0	1	0	0	11	18	13	13	10	3	0	44	24
Northeastern	8	1	4	3	0	1	2	9	16	24	12	3	6	3	28	36
Merrimack	8	2	5	1	0	0	1	8	17	32	13	3	9	1	26	47
Massachusetts	7	1	4	2	0	0	1	6	16	19	15	7	6	2	49	39
New Hampshire	6	1	3	2	0	0	0	5	9	14	12	6	4	2	33	28
Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 5	7:00 pm	Holy Cross*	#3	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Caron	W 5–2	6,150	1–0–0
October 12	7:00 pm	Union*	#3	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Caron	W 4–1	4,954	2–0–0
October 18	7:00 pm	Connecticut	#3	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN	Caron	W 4–1	5,074	3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 19	7:00 pm	Harvard*	#3	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Lacroix	T 2–2	5,750
October 25	8:07 pm	at #7 North Dakota*	#3	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco	Caron	L 2–7	11,696	3–1–0
October 26	7:07 pm	at #7 North Dakota*	#3	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, North Dakota	Midco	Caron	W 4–3	11,736	4–1–0
November 1	7:00 pm	#11 Michigan*	#5	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Caron	L 1–5	6,010	4–2–0
November 2	7:00 pm	#11 Michigan*	#5	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Caron	L 4–5	6,150	4–3–0
November 8	7:00 pm	#17 Massachusetts Lowell	#9	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Caron	L 3–5	4,799	4–4–0 (1–1–0)
November 9	6:05 pm	at #17 Massachusetts Lowell	#9	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Lacroix	W 5–2	6,259	5–4–0 (2–1–0)
November 15	7:00 pm	at #7 Maine	#11	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Lacroix	L 2–5	4,807	5–5–0 (2–2–0)
November 16	7:00 pm	at #7 Maine	#11	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Caron	T 2–2	5,043	5–5–1 (2–2–1)
November 22	7:00 pm	Merrimack	#13	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Caron	W 6–3	4,468	6–5–1 (3–2–1)
Friendship Four
November 29	9:00 am	vs. Merrimack	#13	SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Semifinal)	NESN	Caron	W 6–2	9,000	7–5–1 (4–2–1)
November 30	2:00 pm	vs. Notre Dame*	#13	SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Championship)	NESN	Caron	W 4–3	9,000	8–5–1
December 7	6:00 pm	Massachusetts	#11	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Caron	L 0–4	5,072	8–6–1 (4–3–1)
December 11	7:00 pm	at Massachusetts	#13	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN, TSN+	Caron	W 4–2	4,649	9–6–1 (5–3–1)
December 13	7:00 pm	USNTDP*	#13	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Girard	W 7–5	4,537
December 29	4:00 pm	at Yale*		Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut	ESPN+
January 10	7:00 pm	Vermont		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 11	5:00 pm	Vermont		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 17	7:00 pm	at New Hampshire		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+
January 18	6:00 pm	New Hampshire		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 24	7:00 pm	Boston College		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)	ESPN+
January 25	TBA	at Boston College		Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry)	ESPN+
January 31	7:00 pm	New Hampshire		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
Beanpot
February 3	TBA	vs. Harvard*		TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal)	NESN
February 7	TBA	at Merrimack		J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 10	TBD	vs. Boston College / Northeastern*		TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot)	NESN
February 14	7:00 pm	at Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
February 15	7:00 pm	Providence		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 21	7:00 pm	Northeastern		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 22	TBA	at Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 25	TBA	at Connecticut		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
March 6	7:00 pm	Providence		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
March 8	7:00 pm	at Vermont		Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:

Scoring statistics

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Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

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	26 (Final)
USCHO.com	3	3	3	3	5	9	11	13	13	11	13	13
USA Hockey	3	3	3	3	5	9	13	16	13	11	12	13

References

"2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Boston University Terriers. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
"2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Boston University Terriers. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

v t e Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Boston Arena (1918–1971) Walter Brown Arena (1971–2005) Agganis Arena (2005–present)
Head coaches	Edgar Burkhardt (1917–1918) Harold Stuart (1919–1920) John J. O'Hare (1922–1924) Chippy Gaw (1924–1928) Wayland Vaughan (1928–1940) Syd Borofsky (1940–1941) Wayland Vaughan (1941–1943) Harry Cleverly (1945–1962) Jack Kelley (1962–1972) Leon Abbott (1972–1973) Jack Parker (1973–2013) David Quinn (2013–2018) Albie O'Connell (2018–2022) Jay Pandolfo (2022–present)
Seasons	1917–18 1919–20 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Boston College Eagles (Green Line Rivalry) Beanpot Maine Black Bears
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders John Cullen (241 Points) Chris Drury (113 Goals) Sean Fields (62 Wins)
National championships	1971 1972 1978 1995 2009
Frozen Four appearances	1950 1951 1953 1960 1966 1967 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2009 2015 2023 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances	1950 1951 1953 1960 1966 1967 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1984 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 2023 2024
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 Hockey East: 1986 1991 1994 1995 1997 2006 2009 2015 2018 2023
Hobey Baker winners	Chris Drury (1998) Matt Gilroy (2009) Jack Eichel (2015)
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