BOSTON UNIVERSITY BEANPOT GENERAL NOTES February 4, 2002 * 8:00 p.m. * FleetCenter
COMING IN ON TWO-GAME WINNING STREAK: The Terriers enter tonight's Beanpot on a two-game winning a streak, as they defeated Merrimack College twice last week. They skated to a 4-1 win last Wednesday night (January 30th) and a 3-2 win on Friday night (February 1st).
RECAPPING WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S WIN: Junior Brian Collins (Shrewsbury) scored a pair of power play goals and sophomore Sean Fields (Edmonton, ALTA) turned aside 22-of-23 Merrimack shots to lead the Terriers to their 4-1 victory. It was the first multiple-goal game of the season for Collins, who now has 8 in 25 games. Four of those 8 goals have come on the Terrier power play. In the meantime, Fields improved his career record against Merrimack to 3-1-0 along with a 1.00 GAA and a .955 save percentage.
RECAPPING FRIDAY NIGHT'S WIN: Junior Freddy Meyer (Sanbornville, NH) scored the game-winning goal at 11:41 of the third period and Fields had 17 saves in the 3-2 victory. The Warriors jumped to a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period, but B.U. came back with second-period goals by sophomore Frantisek Skladany (Martin, Slovakia) and senior Chris Dyment (Reading) to tie the game. That left it to Meyer, who had his first game-winning goal of the season.
Pat Aufiero
AUFIERO SUFFERS TENDON INJURY; OUT THREE TO SIX WEEKS: Friday night's win was clouded when senior Pat Aufiero (Winchester) suffered a complete laceration of the left anterior tibialis tendon just above his ankle in the second period. In addition, he sustained a chip of his left tibia. Terrier team physician Dr. Anthony Schepsis performed surgery on the ankle on Saturday. A cast was put on, and it is expected he will wear the cast for about three weeks after which he will be able to resume minor activity. It is expected he will be out of action between three and four weeks. Aufiero had been enjoying an outstanding season with 2-10-12 in 25 games.
PENALTY KILLING REMAINS STRENGTH: In last week's 2 games against the Warriors, the Terriers were a perfect 10-for-10 in killing penalties…Over the last 8 games, they have allowed just one power play goal-vs. New Hampshire on 1/27. In the meantime, they have killed off 26-of-27 (.963) chances by their opponents…In the last 21 games, they have given up just 12 power play goals in 105 chances for an .886 penalty-killing percentage…In 13-of-25 games this year, the Terriers have been perfect in their penalty killing efforts. In those 13 games, they were a perfect 53-for-53 in penalty killing. They have given up 2 power play goals in just 4 games this year. Northeastern (11/2) and Harvard (11/20) each was 2-for-4, Nebraska/Omaha (12/21) was 2-for-11, while Providence (1/11) was 2-for-7. By comparison, Merrimack (0-for-4 on 10/28, 0-for-7 on 1/30, and 0-for-4 on 2/1), New Hampshire (0-for-4), Maine (0-for-3), Cornell (0-for-4), UMass/Amherst (0-for-5) on 12/9, Nebraska/Omaha (0-for-4) on 12/20, Northeastern (0-for-2) on 1/6, and BC (0-for-4 and 0-for-4) in both games on 1/18 and 1/20, and New Hampshire (0-for-5) on 1/25 were shut out on their power play attempts.
WERE RANKED 11TH IN THE NATION: Through games of January 27th, the Terriers were ranked 11th in the country in penalty killing. At that point, they were 99-of-115 for an .861 percent. They improved that total last week, as they were a perfect 10-for-10 vs. Merrimack to bring their season total to 109-of-125 for an .872 percent.
IMPROVED POWER PLAY: The Terriers showed an improvement on their power play vs. the Warriors. In the 2 games, they were 3-for-9 (.333). In the 6 games prior to that, they had been able to convert on just 2-of-35 (.057)…Before that, they were on a 9-game stretch in which had at least one power play goal. During that span, they were 13-of-50 (.260). Overall this year, the Terriers have at least one PPG in 18-of-25 games. They have a season single-game high 3 PPGs-3-for-5 vs. Harvard on 11/20 and 3-for-8 vs. Nebraska/Omaha on 12/20.
TOPPED LAST YEAR'S WIN TOTAL: With their 4-1 win over Merrimack last Wednesday night, the Terriers notched their 15th win of the season, surpassing last year's season total. A year ago, the Terriers were 14-20-3.
501 GAMES SINCE 1989-90: Tonight's game marks the 502nd game for the Terriers since the 1989-90 season. That means that over the past 12-and-a-half years, the Terriers are averaging 39.92 games a year. During this time, they have amassed an impressive 322-140-39 mark for a .682 winning percentage. They have played in the NCAA Tournament in 10 of the 11 years and advanced to the Frozen Four in seven of those years. They won the Division 1 championship game in 1995, while they played in the title game in 1991, 1994, and 1997. They have also won nine Beanpots, four Hockey East tournament championships, and six Hockey East regular-season titles. Below is how the Terriers have done during the past 12-plus years.
| Year | Record | .Pct | NCAA Tournament |
| 1989-90 | 25-17-2 | .591 | Lost to Colgate in semis, 3-2 |
| 1990-91 | 28-11-2 | .707 | Lost to Northern Michigan, 8-7, in triple overtime in title game |
| 1991-92 | 22-9-4 | .686 | Lost to Michigan State in Regional, 4-2 |
| 1992-93 | 29-9-2 | .750 | Lost to Lake State in semis |
| 1993-94 | 34-7-0 | .829 | Lost to Lake State in title game, 9-1 |
| 1994-95 | 31-6-3 | .813 | Defeated Maine, 6-2, in title game |
| 1995-96 | 30-7-3 | .788 | Lost to Michigan in semis, 4-0 |
| 1996-97 | 26-9-6 | .707 | Lost to North Dakota in title game, 6-4 |
| 1997-98 | 28-8-2 | .763 | Lost to New Hampshire in Regional, 4-3 (OT) |
| 1998-99 | 14-20-3 | .418 | Did not qualify |
| 1999-2000 | 25-10-7 | .679 | Lost to St. Lawrence in Regional, 3-2 (4 OTs) |
| 2000-01 | 14-20-3 | .418 | Did not qualify |
| 2001-02 14-7-2 .652 | 16-7-2 | .680 | |
FIELDS TOUGHEST IN SECOND PERIOD: The Terrier goalie has been the stingiest in the second period. In 21 games this year, he has yielded just 12 goals in the middle period. His next best period has been the first during which he has given up 18 goals. In the third period, he has been victimized 24 times.
ONE-GOAL GAMES: Thus far this year, the Terriers have been involved in 10 one-goal games, and they are 8-2 in those decisions. Their only losses were a 3-2 decision to UMass/Lowell on December 1st and a 4-3 overtime decision on Nebraska/Omaha on December 21st. Their one-goal wins have been over RPI, Northeastern, Maine, Yale, UMass/Amherst, Northeastern, BC, and Merrimack. The Maine and Yale games needed overtime to determine a winner.
COME FROM BEHIND: In 14 of the team's first 25 games this year, the opponent has scored first. In those 14 games, the Terriers are 8-4-2, while they are 8-3-0 when they score first.
IN THE NATIONAL POLLS: Prior to last week's games, the Terriers were 10th in the U.S. College Hockey Online poll and 11th in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine national ranking. They week before, they had been sixth, but they dropped as a result of their two losses to the University of New Hampshire. In last week's USCHO poll, they finished with 245 points, just 25 points behind 9th-place UMass/Lowell. In the USA Today rankings, they earned 114 points, only 7 behind 10th-place Cornell…This is the Terriers' lowest spot in the polls since October 15th when they were 11th.
4-5-1 VS. TOP 15: The Terriers were 4-5-1 vs. teams that are ranked in the Top-15 last week. They are 0-2-1 vs. New Hampshire, which is first in the nation in the USA Today poll and second in the USCHO ranking; 1-0-0 vs. Maine, which is 6th in USCHO and 8th in USA Today; 0-1-0 vs. UMass/Lowell, which is 9th in both polls; 1-1-0 vs. Cornell, which is 10th in USA Today and 11th in USCHO; 1-1-0 vs. Nebraska/Omaha, which is 13th in both polls; and 1-0-0 vs. Harvard, which is 14th in the USCHO ranking and tied for 14th in the USA Today poll …The next three-highest vote getter is Northeastern, and the Terriers are 2-1-0 against the Huskies.
ROAD WARRIORS: After playing four of their first five games at home, the Terriers have been in an extended travel mode. Dating back to their November 9th game at Maine, the Terriers have played 14 of their last 20 games on the road. Since their trip to Maine, their only home games were against Cornell on November 24-25, UMass/Amherst on 12/9, Northeastern on 1/6, BC on 1/20, and New Hampshire on 1/27.
Frantisek Skladany
RECORD AWAY FROM HOME: Thus far this year, the Terriers are 10-4-1 on the road. They have wins at Vermont, Maine, Yale, Harvard, UMass/Amherst, Nebraska/Omaha, Northeastern, Boston College, and Merrimack, while their losses have been at Boston College, at UMass/Lowell, at Nebraska/Omaha, and at New Hampshire. Their tie came at Providence…Four of the games have gone into overtime, and they are 2-1-1 in those games…In the 15 games, the Terriers have outscored their opponents, 54-42…Individually, Mike Pandolfo (Burlington) leads the way both in goals with 12 and in points with 19. Sophomore Frantisek Skladany, who missed both games at Nebraska/Omaha and the game at Northeastern, has a team-leading 10 assists in 12 road games and is third in scoring with 14 points. Freshman Brian McConnell (Norfolk) is second in scoring with 7-8-15 in 15 games…Sean Fields is 9-3-1 with a 2.66 GAA and an .901 save percentage, while Jason Tapp (Kelowna, BC) is 1-1-0 with a 3.29 GAA and an .860 save percentage. Fields has wins over Vermont, Maine, Harvard, UMass/Amherst, Nebraska/Omaha, Northeastern, BC, and Merrimack twice, while his losses have been to BC, UMass/Lowell, and New Hampshire. His tie was vs. Providence…Tapp's win came at Yale, and his loss was at Omaha. The two goalies have a combined 2.76 GAA and an .895 save percentage in the 15 road games…In special teams' play, B.U. has converted on 17-of-74 power play chances for a .230 percentage, while they have killed off 69-of-79 chances by their opponents for an .873 percentage.
NO SOPHOMORE YEAR JINX: The sophomore class has been one of the keys to the Terriers' success this season. A year ago, the group of Frantisek Skladany, Gregg Johnson (Windsor, CT), Kenny Magowan , Mark Mullen (Dorchester), and Steve Greeley (Scituate) combined for 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points. This year, this same group has 21 goals and 37 assists for 58 points. Skladany is second on the team in both goals and points, as senior Mike Pandolfo is the only Terrier with more goals (15) and points (26). In the meantime, Magowan leads the team in assists with 12…A year ago, they had 15 percent of the team's 109 goals, 12 percent of the 181 assists, and 13 percent of the 290 points. This year, they have 25 percent of the team's 85 goals, 25 percent of the 147 assists, and 25 percent of the 223 points...Here is a breakdown of the group's points this year, and what they had last year.
| Player | This Season | Last Season |
| Frantisek Skladany | 9-10-19 (21 gp) | 4-5--9 (35 gp) |
| Gregg Johnson | 5-10-15 (22 gp) | 5-5--10 (35 gp) |
| Kenny Magowan | 2-12--14 (24 gp) | 5-1--6 (34 gp) |
| Mark Mullen | 5-4--9 (25 gp) | 2-8--10 (32 gp) |
| Steve Greeley | 0-1--1 (17 gp) | 1-2--3 (22 gp) |
| Sean Fields | 0-1--1 (21 gp) | 0-0--0 (16 gp) |
FIELDS ALSO IN CLASS: Sean Fields is also showing he doesn't believe in the sophomore-year jinx. A year ago, Fields was 6-8-1 with a 2.53 GAA and a .904 save percentage. Coming into tonight's Beanpot game, he has been the Terriers' goalie of record in 21 of the first 25 games, as he did not play against Yale (11/13), the first Cornell game (11/24), the second Nebraska/Omaha game (12/21), and the second Northeastern game (1/6). His record to date is 14-5-2 with a 2.55 GAA and a .905 save percentage.
FRESHMEN FIRST IN ASSISTS; SECOND IN POINTS: Before the season began, the hockey publication, Red Line Report, ranked the Terriers' freshman class the best in the country. This group is living up to this advanced billing as the 6 freshmen have combined to lead the team in assists with 43 and are second only to the seniors in total points, 68-61. In Friday night's 3-2 win over Merrimack, Matt Radoslovich, (Wanaque, NJ),who had played in just 4 games prior to Friday, notched his first collegiate point with an assist on Freddy Meyer's game-winning goal. With that assist, it meant that all the freshmen have at least one point this year. SCORING BY CLASS: Here is a breakdown of scoring by each class and the percentage of the team totals each represent.
| Class | Goals (% of total) | Assists (% of total) | Points (% of total) |
| Seniors | 29 (.34) | 39 (.27) | 68 (.29) |
| Juniors | 17 (.20) | 28 (.19) | 45 (.19) |
| Sophomores | 21 (.25) | 37 (.25) | 58 (.25) |
| Freshmen | 18 (.21) | 43 (.29) | 61 (.27) |
PANDOLFO NEEDS 5 FOR 100: Terrier senior captain Mike Pandolfo comes into tonight's game needing just 5 points to reach 100 for his career. In 138 games, he has 58-37-95. Other notes on Pandolfo · He has at least one point in 17-of-24 games this year. Only once this year has he gone as many as 2 games without a point. · He has one three-point game (vs. UMass on 12/7) and 7 two-point games. · He has at least one goal in 12 games. · He has 3 two-goal games, the most recent coming vs. Northeastern on Jan. 4. · Scored his 50th career goal vs. UMass/Lowell on 12/1.
Chris Dyment
PANDOLFO, DYMENT AMONG CONFERENCE SCORING LEADERS: Through games of this past weekend, both Mike Pandolfo and Chris Dyment are ranked among the scoring leaders in Hockey East. In Conference Games Only: Pandolfo is tied for 13th in scoring (16) points, tied for 5th in game-winning goals (2), and tied for 8th in power play goals (3). In the meantime, Dyment is tied for 3rd in power play goals (5). In All Games: Pandolfo is tied for 8th in goals (15) and tied for 7th in game-winning goals (3). Dyment is tied for 9th in power play goals (5).
FIELDS ALSO AMONG THE HOCKEY EAST LEADERS: Sean Fields continues to be ranked among the Hockey East goalie leaders this week. Fields is 6th in the league in GAA in league games only with a 2.34 in 16 games. UMass/Lowell's Cam McCormick leads the league with a 1.88 GAA in 9 Hockey East games. In all games, Fields is 5th in GAA in all games played with a 2.55 in 21 games. McCormick, who has played in 16 games, is first with a 1.34 GAA.
IN HOCKEY EAST TEAM STATISTICS: Here is how the Terriers rank as a team in both league games only and in all games. The statistics include this past weekend's games.
| League Games | All Games |
| Team Offense | 7th--2.76 gpg | 3rd--3.40 gpg |
| Team Defense | 3rd--2.47 gpg | 5th--2.76 gpg |
| Power Play | 6th, T--.138 (12-of-87) | 4th--.182 (24-of-132) |
| Penalty Kill | 1st--.886 (70-of-79) | 1st--.872 (109-of-125) |
| Penalty Minutes | 8th--16.29 mpg | 9th, 17.52 mpg |
| TEAM BY CLASS | | | |
| Forward | Defense | Goalie |
| Seniors (5) | Jack Baker, Mike Pandolfo | Pat Aufiero, Chris Dyment | Jason Tapp |
| Juniors (6) | Brian Collins, Ryan Priem, John Sabo | Mike Bussoli, John Cronin, Freddy Meyer | none |
| Sophomores (7) | Steve Greeley, Gregg Johnson, Kenny Magowan, Mark Mullen, Frantisek Skladany | none | Sean Fields, Andy Warren |
| Freshmen (8) | Eric Johnson, David Klema, Justin Maiser, Brian McConnell | Kevin Bjelajac, Bryan Miller, Matt Radoslovich, Ryan Whitney | none |
THE CAPTAINS: This year's Terrier co-captains are Mike Pandolfo and Chris Dyment. Pandolfo is the younger brother of former Terrier and now New Jersey Devil Jay Pandolfo. The older Pandolfo was the captain of the Terriers' 1995-96 team. This marks the second time that brothers have served as a Terrier captain. Actually, the record belongs to the Meagher family, as three of them have been Terrier captains. Terry Meagher started the string when he was co-captain of the 1975-76 team. Rick was the co-captain of the 1976-77 team. Finally, Tony was the captain of the 1979-80 team…Last year, Dyment was an assistant captain of the Terriers.
PARKER'S RECORD: Veteran Terrier head coach Jack Parker is now in his 29th season. Including this year's 16-7-2 start, his career record is 646-322-63 for a .657 winning percentage.
BY THE MONTH: As noted below, the Terriers were 3-0-0 in October, 5-2-1 in November, 3-2-0 in December, and 4-3-1 in January, while they opened February with the 3-2 win over Merrimack. Here is a closer look at how the team and individual players performed each month.
| October | The Terriers opened the season with wins over RPI, Vermont, and Merrimack. They outscored their opponents, 16-8, during the month…B.U. was 4-of-17 on the power play (.235), while they killed off 14-of-16 (.875) chances by their opponents…Individually, Mike Pandolfo led the way with 2-3-5, while Frantisek Skladany (2-2-4) and John Sabo (1-3-4) were second in scoring. Sean Fields was the only goalie of record as he had a 3-0-0 record along with a 2.67 GAA and an .884 save percentage. |
| November | The Terriers enjoyed their second straight successful month with wins over Northeastern, Maine, Yale, Harvard, and Cornell in their first of a weekend series. They lost to Boston College and Cornell in the series wrapup, while they tied New Hampshire. They outscored their opponents in the eight games by a 28-23 margin. B.U. was 7-of-36 (.194) on the power play, while they killed off 30-of-36 (.833) opponents' chances…Individually, Skladany (4-5-9) and Gregg Johnson (3-6-9) led the team in points. Skladany, Pandolfo, and Jack Baker led the way in goals with 4…Fields was 3-2-1 in the net along with a 2.43 GAA and a .910 save percentage. Jason Tapp was 2-0-0 with a 2.92 GAA and an .887 save percentage. |
| December | The Terriers finished 3-2-0 in December. They outscored their opponents, 17-12, in the 5 games. They were 7-of-33 (.212) on the power play, while they killed off 25-of-29 (.862) chances by their opponents. Mike Pandolfo (6-1-7) led the team in scoring, while Chris Dyment (1-4-5) was second. During the month, Sean Fields was 3-1-0 with a 2.01 GAA and a .917 save percentage. Jason Tapp was 0-1-0 with a 3.84 GAA and an .840 save percentage. |
| January | The Terriers closed out January with a 4-1 victory over Merrimack to assure them of the fourth straight winning month. The team, which finished with a 4-3-1 record in eight games, was actually outscored, 24-21. They had problems on the power play, as they converted on just 5-of-42 chances (.119), while they have killed off 37-of-41 (.902) chances by their opponents. …Mike Pandolfo and Brian McConnell tied for the team lead in scoring with nine points each. McConnell had 4-5-9, while Pandolfo had 3-6-9…Sean Fields was 4-2-1 in January with a 2.82 GAA and a .903 save percentage. Jason Tapp was 0-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and an .852 save percentage. |
| February | The Terriers opened the month with a 3-2 win over Merrimack. Frantisek Skladany, Chris Dyment, and Freddy Meyer each had goals, while Skladany, freshmen Justin Maiser, David Klema, Bryan Miller, and Matt Radoslovich (Wanaque, NJ) all had single assists as did sophomore Kenny Magowan (Kelowna, BC). The Terriers were 1-for-4 on the power play, while the Warriors were 0-for-3. |
| Days of the Week | W | L | T | | W | L | T |
| Friday | 6 | 2 | 1 | | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Saturday | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sunday | 3 | 3 | 1 | | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Monday | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuesday | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Record by Month | W | L | T | | W | L | T |
| October | 3 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 5 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| December | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| January | 4 | 3 | 1 | | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| February | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| General Statistics | W | L | T |
| When scoring first | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| When ahead after the first period | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| When trailing after the first period | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| When tied after the first period | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| When ahead after the second period | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| When trailing after the second period | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| When tied after the second period | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Record in overtime games | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| When outshooting an opponent | 13 | 3 | 1 |
MEMORIAL BAND: All season long, the Terriers will wear a black band on the left sleeve of their game sweaters. On the band are three letters-MLB. They are the initials of Mark Bavis, the former Terrier hockey player who was on board United Flight #175 that terrorists flew into the World Trade Center on September 11th. Mark's identical twin brother, Mike, is an assistant coach on Jack Parker's staff.
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