BC Interruption - COMPLETE COVERAGE: Boston College Men’s Hockey vs. Wisconsin - Friday the 13thA Boston College Eagles Community.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47285/bci-fave.png2017-10-14T11:18:28-04:00http://www.bcinterruption.com/rss/stream/162364052017-10-14T11:18:28-04:002017-10-14T11:18:28-04:00GOAL BY GOAL: BC Men’s Hockey Can’t Convert Their Chances In 5-2 Loss To Wisconsin
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<p>Eagles still winless at 0-1-1</p> <p id="Xfdzhf">BC men’s hockey has looked okay in its first two games of the season, particularly given that 19 of the 25 players on the roster are freshmen or sophomores, but the results haven’t been there for BC. </p>
<p id="7F3MyY">After playing Quinnipiac to a tight 1-1 draw last week and struggling to create offensive chances, the Eagles did pick up the offensive pace against #10 Wisconsin on Friday night. Unfortunately, the Eagles couldn’t cash in on the chances they created for themselves and watched <a href="http://hockeyeastonline.com/men/boxes18.php?mbc_wis1.o13">Wisconsin pull away for a 5-2 win</a> at Conte Forum.</p>
<p id="fvZ9XQ"><strong>Wisconsin Goal #1: 17:17 of the 1st period</strong><br><strong>Trent Frederic (Linus Weissbach)</strong></p>
<p id="9JLSmC"><em><strong>UW 1, BC 0</strong></em></p>
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<p id="QDBbtN">BC’s first period was borderline excellent, so it was pretty frustrating to see them go down 1-0. The goal comes as a result of a turnover as the Eagles are trying to create something out of their own end. </p>
<p id="OUBpSY">A pass deflects off the stick of David Cotton — definitely a surprise — and right onto the waiting stick of Weissbach. One pass back to Frederic up high and a rip of a one timer, and that’s how quickly a game can change.</p>
<p id="IsGLig">It was very #hockey.</p>
<p id="PCUJux"><strong>Boston College Goal #1 (PPG): 18:51 of the 1st period</strong><br><strong>Graham McPhee (Julius Mattila, Luke McInnis)</strong></p>
<p id="vM4qmJ"><em><strong>BC 1, UW 1</strong></em></p>
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<p id="QTNuyJ">Fortunately for BC, they were able to respond before the end of the period to send the game into the locker room tied.</p>
<p id="JhU5tW">The tying goal came courtesy of a slew of penalties after a big scrum that saw the Eagles come out ahead on the penalty board thanks to a double minor to Trent Frederic. Graham McPhee took advantage but it was nothing fancy — he just skated from behind the net and tried his luck from an angle. It just beat Kyle Hayton over the shoulder, and the game was tied at 1-1.</p>
<p id="HusHk1"><strong>Wisconsin Goal #2: 1:13 of the 2nd period</strong><br><strong>Tim Davison (Tarek Baker)</strong></p>
<p id="mTX1Dl"><em><strong>UW 2, BC 1</strong></em></p>
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<p id="37W8mH">That was as close as the Eagles would make it, though. Early on in the 2nd period, BC fell behind for good, on yet another frustrating turn of events. </p>
<p id="GoN2DM">Just before this faceoff, the Badgers fired a shot on net that initially appeared to both the goal judge and the referee to have ended up in the net — the goal light went on and John Gravallese pointed to the goal. Then he immediately waved it off and play continued for a moment as everyone realized the puck was actually on top of the netting rather than underneath it.</p>
<p id="hFKLv4">The whistle blew and they reset for the faceoff, after which Tim Davison immediately put the puck where everyone thought it went in the first place with a goal off a possible deflection.</p>
<p id="dQmudB">Frustrating.</p>
<p id="LZb24b"><strong>Wisconsin Goal #3 (GWG): 12:04 of the 2nd period</strong><br><strong>Seamus Malone (Will Johnson, Tyler Inamoto)</strong></p>
<p id="FR2KpN"><em><strong>UW 3, BC 1</strong></em></p>
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<p id="KHow8n">Two things on this goal, one good and one bad. </p>
<p id="GFiOBJ">First, that is a nicely timed dive and block from the first BC defender. Johnson is forced to make a basically impossible pass from below the goal line. He’s able to, but that particular defender couldn’t have done much more than he did.</p>
<p id="c6nmrZ">The other trailing defender, though, gets caught puck watching big time. I can’t tell who it is (he’s probably glad we can’t, although I’m sure Jerry noticed, eye surgery or not) but he just doesn’t defend anyone or anything. It allows Malone to pretty much camp out unmolested right on Woll’s doorstep for the easy poke in that gives Wisconsin its first insurance goal.</p>
<p id="iLpN55">And the Badgers still weren’t done.</p>
<p id="5jjZdT"><strong>Wisconsin Goal #4: 5:12 of the 3rd period</strong><br><strong>Matthew Freytag (Peter Tischke)</strong></p>
<p id="a2wKnR"><em><strong>UW 4, BC 1</strong></em></p>
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<p id="BD5P9b">This is the goal that really puts the game away for BC early in the third period.</p>
<p id="C8Y1Ol">BC was still in it, given the chances they were creating for themselves, but once the Badgers went up by three, that was too much. </p>
<p id="tk99my">Just a three on two, and Freytag takes what he’s given. BC’s got the two Wisconsin skaters without the puck on their radar, so Freytag just takes it himself. His shot from the dot beats Woll, and that was pretty much that.</p>
<p id="XeOwDZ"><strong>Boston College Goal #2: 10:59 of the 3rd period</strong><br><strong>Christopher Grando (Logan Hutsko)</strong></p>
<p id="iQYfNN"><em><strong>UW 4, BC 2</strong></em></p>
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<p id="h8kdHJ">But if there’s one positive to take out of this game (as well as the Quinnipiac game), it’s that the Eagles really don’t seem to quit on the game once they go down. For all intents and purposes the game was over at 4-1, but they were still working to create chances and get themselves back in it.</p>
<p id="gMIbJX">And they nearly did. They got the first one here thanks to a beautiful feed across the slot from Hutsko to Grando. Hutsko in particular had an excellent game for BC and might have been the best player on the ice, so he was deserving of the point.</p>
<p id="o6QAPa">But BC couldn’t quite get any closer the rest of the game. Wisconsin put in an empty netter in the final minute to make the final score 5-2, which really was really less than the Eagles deserved. BC outshot the #10 Badgers in every period despite a 5-1 power play disadvantage — the story of the game was truly just that of converting on chances.</p>
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<p id="Rptn5A">But there are no moral victories to be had in the short non-conference schedule. BC has a really tough start to the season, and they’ll need to avoid digging themselves much more of a Pairwise hole. </p>
<p id="rBWLqZ">Their next opportunity is Sunday at 5pm against Providence, once again at Kelley Rink, as the Eagles will try once again to get that first win of the season.</p>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/boston-college-bc-eagles-mens-hockey/2017/10/14/16475524/goal-by-goal-boston-college-bc-eagles-mens-hockey-cant-convert-in-5-2-loss-to-wisconsin-badgersGrant Salzano2017-10-13T13:00:01-04:002017-10-13T13:00:01-04:00Boston College Men’s Hockey vs. Wisconsin Preview
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<p>Can BC MIH earn a win on Friday night?</p> <p id="VDZDLg">After tying Quinnipiac last weekend, the Eagles face another tough team tonight. Wisconsin has played 3 games already, while the Eagles are only one game into the season. The Eagles played well against QU (for the most part), but as expected, offense is going to be a struggle for this team. BC is certainly capable of holding Wisconsin to only a goal or two, but they are going to need to score more than once to pull off a victory.</p>
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<p id="HnqdVz"><em><strong>GAME FACTS</strong></em></p>
<p id="ZF0PZa"><strong>Who:</strong></p>
<p id="4pFAC1">Boston College Eagles (0-0-1) vs.</p>
<p id="5Ltyez">Wisconsin Badgers (2-1-0)</p>
<p id="LoSzDN"><strong>When: </strong>Friday, October 13 @ 7 PM</p>
<p id="XS4Dhm"><strong>Where: </strong>Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, MA</p>
<p id="FjMDLS"><strong>How to Watch: </strong>ESPN3</p>
<p id="Bm1F5I"><strong>How to Listen: </strong>WEEI 850 AM or <a href="http://bceagles.com/"><strong>BCEagles.com</strong></a></p>
<p id="pMZ8um"><strong>How to Follow: </strong>@BCHockey, @BCInterruption, @LBerestecki, @Salzano14, @JoeGrav, @ArthurBailin, @Caligraphy15.</p>
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<p id="6Nz9vK"><strong>Ice Cream of the Game</strong></p>
<p id="Y7yMwU">Many of our other previews feature a beverage of the game, but this year we’ll be picking an ice cream dessert of the game for MIH games. Why, you ask? Because when Jerry York got the BC coaching job, he went out for ice cream sundaes to celebrate.</p>
<p id="c9q9cj">It’s Wisconsin, so we’ve gotta throw cheese in somehow, right? Because cheese ice cream probably exists but sounds gross, we’re gonna go with Ben & Jerry’s strawberry cheesecake as this tonight’s ice cream of the game :)</p>
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<p id="Slj7oA"><strong>Cat Predictions</strong></p>
<p id="OXD4Xe">Every game, we have the cats of the Ellen M. Gifford Cat Shelter (located right across from BC at 30 Undine Road) predict the outcome of the games. The Gifford Cat Shelter is the oldest cageless, no-kill shelter in the USA.</p>
<p id="aqyxP8">Last week, Traveller went with his fellow cats and picked QU. This week, he’s feeling better about BC and is picking a 4-1 win over the Badgers. </p>
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<p id="J9RD3J"><strong>Human Predictions</strong></p>
<p id="ZBfPeB">Laura: BC 2, Wisconsin 1</p>
<p id="9XGSaF">AJ: BC 3, Wisconsin 2</p>
<p id="DeoJse">Grant: BC 2, Wisconsin 1 </p>
<p id="ETgGcB">Steven: BC 3, Wisconsin 1</p>
<p id="POc58I">Arthur: BC 4, Wisconsin 1</p>
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<p id="hdk558"><strong>Prediction Standings (3 points for the 100% correct score, 2 points for the correct outcome & goal differential, 1 point for the correct outcome)</strong></p>
<p id="e7SXtW">Laura: 0<br>Arthur: 0<br>Eric: 0<br>Grant: 0<br>Steven: 0<br>AJ: 0<br>Cats: 0</p>
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<p id="WFwRO4">Share your prediction in the comments!</p>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/10/13/16459822/boston-college-mens-hockey-vs-wisconsin-previewLaura Berestecki2017-10-13T09:54:58-04:002017-10-13T09:54:58-04:00Boston College Men’s Hockey vs Wisconsin: How to Watch
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<p>Beat Bucky</p> <p id="cJzXEG"></p>
<p id="n4etOm"><strong>GAME DAY FACTS</strong></p>
<p id="QEY9PT"><strong>WHO</strong> </p>
<p id="rSqivP">Wisconsin Badgers (1-1-0, 0-0-0 B1G)</p>
<p id="c5BwTC">vs.</p>
<p id="qOBAA0">Boston College Eagles (0-0-1, 0-0-0 Hockey East)</p>
<p id="1gdFFD"> </p>
<p id="coBIVk"><strong>WHAT</strong> </p>
<p id="vtSYmT">The Eagles continue their trek through the season against a Big Ten foe.</p>
<p id="9NomOn"> </p>
<p id="AECwuX"><strong>WHERE</strong></p>
<p id="2aBRhW">Kelley Rink at Conte Forum</p>
<p id="6OKanx">Chestnut Hill, Mass.</p>
<p id="rg8nN4"> </p>
<p id="quTeiN"><strong>WHEN</strong></p>
<p id="R2nSfB">Friday, October 13, 2017</p>
<p id="d5YAmS">Puck drop is set for 7 PM.</p>
<p id="kBPL3Q"> </p>
<p id="vDwOh9"><strong>HOW TO WATCH</strong></p>
<p id="6Qpm3F">The game will be broadcast on ESPN3, like all regular season home games moving forward. The link can be found <a href="http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3175436/wisconsin-vs-boston-college-m-hockey">here</a>.</p>
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<p id="8g2yB9"><strong>HOW TO LISTEN</strong></p>
<p id="cOn4Sz">The radio broadcast will be on WEEI 850 AM. You can also listen online <a href="http://www.bceagles.com/watch/?Live=446&type=Live">here</a>.</p>
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<p id="re97ZE"><strong>HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG ON TWITTER</strong></p>
<p id="RhoPtI">Follow our account <a href="http://twitter.com/bcinterruption">@bcinterruption</a> for live updates throughout the game. You can also check out the official men’s hockey account <a href="http://twitter.com/bchockey">@bchockey</a>. </p>
<p id="bMGrLD">Also follow our hockey writers at @arthurbailin, @lberestecki, @joegrav, @salzano14 and @caligraphy15.</p>
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<p id="rA0oCS"><strong>Preview </strong></p>
<p id="4onsUh"><a href="https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/10/12/16464174/mens-hockey-q-a-with-buckys-5th-quarter-wisconsin-badgers-eagles-hockey-preview-question-and-answer">Men’s Hockey Q&A with Bucky’s 5th Quarter</a></p>
<p id="8NpdZf">We sat down with a writer from our sister site covering Wisconsin. READ IT.</p>
<p id="YOJ9fR"><strong>BC’s BEST CHANCE TO WIN</strong></p>
<p id="DxwqUN">This is an opportunity for a BC offense that struggled against Quinnipiac to get going against a team that tends to get into offensive shootouts. If Woll is strong again, and the offense is going, BC should be in good shape.</p>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/boston-college-bc-eagles-mens-hockey/2017/10/13/16468930/boston-college-mens-hockey-vs-wisconsin-how-to-watchArthur Bailin2017-10-12T20:00:02-04:002017-10-12T20:00:02-04:00Men’s Hockey Q&A with Bucky’s 5th Quarter
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<p>The Eagles prep for a tough match ahead of them with #10 Wisconsin </p> <p id="VrmRRs">In a game that came down to the wire, BC was able to secure a tie against a very solid Quinnipiac team last week thanks in part to freshman Jacob Tortora’s first collegiate goal that came deep into the third period. This Friday, the Eagles face another stalwart opponent coming out of the Big Ten: the Wisconsin Badgers. The Badgers enter this game after completing a weekend series with fellow conference foe the Ohio State Buckeyes. With Wisconsin traveling a far-ways east to Kelly Rink, I sat down with Jon Beidelschies from <a href="https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/">Bucky’s 5th Quarter </a>to extrapolate some of the key things to watch for in Friday night’s showdown.</p>
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<p id="GpPSOj"><strong>1) Big week last week for Wisconsin with them diving straight into conference play against Ohio State. With them equaling the series against the Buckeyes, what are some of the big takeaways you got from the first few games of the Wisconsin season?</strong></p>
<p id="iJxgoL">It was great to grab a split against a strong conference opponent, although they were five minutes from a win on Friday before Ohio State put two past grad transfer goaltender Kyle Hayton late to win. The Badgers narrowly missed an At Large tournament bid last year - I hope the dropped points do not come back to haunt them at the end of the season. </p>
<p id="M36XvI">Some takeaways: The penalty kill looked good against the Buckeyes. The Badgers killed off every penalty in the series against an Ohio State team that was really good on the power play last year. It looks like Hayton is solidifying the goaltender position after some up-and-down play at the position in 2016-17. Coach Tony Granato and staff have been recruiting well and several members of the freshmen class got some good run.</p>
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<p id="DQSNYM"><strong>2) Which player(s) were you most impressed by last weekend, and what made them stand out? </strong></p>
<p id="nkfkgf">Freshman Tarek Baker grabbed two goals in the series, including a penalty shot. Senior captain Cameron Hughes and 2016 Bruins first-rounder Trent Frederic, both of whom are expected to pick up the scoring slack from the departed Luke Kunin, both got on the board over the weekend as well. Junior forward Jarod Zirbel was +2 in Saturday's win, including nabbing an assist. </p>
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<p id="xj9Z2Y"><strong>3) What are some areas that the Badgers should look to improve in coming into Conte on Friday?</strong></p>
<p id="2i4Fy7">Last year's defense was a crapshoot, so continued growth from the blueliners would be good to see. Associate head coach Mark Osiecki has a reputation as a defenseman whisperer and early returns have been good, but Friday will be a good early season litmus test. </p>
<p id="93O9pa">With Kunin gone, production has to come from somewhere. Baker and fellow freshman Linus Weissbach each have two goals so far in the young season. Continued growth from a talented freshman class would auger well for success this year. </p>
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<p id="Xod8UM"><strong>4) Who do you think could have a breakout performance against the Eagles? </strong></p>
<p id="4FzJUI">Junior forward Seamus Malone was tied for third in goals last year for the Badgers but has been held goal-less in three games despite leading the team in shots. I think he grabs at least one over the road trip. Hayton was the ECAC Goaltender of the Year last year when he was at St. Lawrence. He's been in big spots before and could certainly steal a game. </p>
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<p id="lBHwju"><strong>5) What do you think the Badgers need to do in order to secure a victory this weekend against Jerry's squad?</strong></p>
<p id="nE9BgD">Keep things close. Last year, Wisconsin found itself in a fair number of shootouts (including an 8-5 loss to the Eagles at the Kohl Center). With Hayton in net and more talent and experience on the blueline, I expect that things should be be a little saner, but without Kunin's scoring, the wide-open offense that served the Badgers well last season may be a bit tempered too. If the Badgers can hold BC under three goals, I think they come away with the win. </p>
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<p id="GQmkts"><strong>6) Prediction time. Whose winning this battle and what will the scoreline be? </strong></p>
<p id="4Jv29h">I think this is going to be a good one. Wisconsin actually comes into the game ranked higher, which surprised me, but these teams are very close. Granato will have them ready. Wisconsin plays a bunch of juniors and seniors who have seen some pretty hostile environments, so I don't expect them to get rattled. My prediction: Badgers win 3-2. </p>
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<p id="sipb8n">Thanks again to Jon for taking the time to speak with BCI. Looking forward to what should be a great match between two top tier hockey programs!</p>
https://www.bcinterruption.com/2017/10/12/16464174/mens-hockey-q-a-with-buckys-5th-quarter-wisconsin-badgers-eagles-hockey-preview-question-and-answerPeter Caliguri