BU Announces 2005-06 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
July 29, 2005 | Men's Ice Hockey
2005-06 Boston University Men's Ice Hockey Roster
BOSTON – The 2005-06 Boston University men's ice hockey roster was announced today by BU Executive Director of Athletics Jack Parker, who will be entering his 33 rd season as the head coach of Terrier men's ice hockey. Among the 27 players on the roster for the coming season are 21 returnees, along with six newcomers representing the class of 2009.
Following a successful 2004-05 campaign in which the Terriers recorded a 23-14-4 record, captured the coveted Beanpot Championship, finished second in the Hockey East Association and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time in the past 16 years, BU men's ice hockey will look to have another victorious season with many returning players and a top-notch recruiting class.
Heading the list of incoming freshmen are six forwards including Matt Gilroy (North Bellmore, N.Y.), Chris Higgins (Lynnfield, Mass.), Jason Lawrence (Saugus, Mass.), John McCarthy (Andover, Mass.), Steve Smolinsky (Plymouth, Mass.) and Brandon Yip (Maple Ridge, B.C.).
Matt Gilroy joins the Terriers after playing the 2004-05 season with the Walpole Jr. Stars of the Eastern Junior Hockey League. Placing 13 th in the league and leading the Stars in scoring, he tallied 53 points on 24 goals and 29 assists to lead the team to a second-place finish in the Southern Division.
Chris Higgins recently completed his first season with the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs of the EJHL, where he tallied 51 points (22 goals, 29 assists) in 41 games to earn Second Team All-Star honors in the EJHL. Prior to his time with the Monarchs, Higgins played three years (2001-04) at the Pingree School in Hamilton, Mass., and totaled 193 career points (121 goals, 72 assists) to be named to the All-New England First Team two years in a row.
Jason Lawrence, a former member of the Boston Jr. Bruins of the EJHL, spent the last two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich. With the U.S. National Under-18 Team in 2004-05, Lawrence netted 30 goals and added 21 assists in 59 games as Team USA went undefeated in 15 international games and won the gold medal at the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation World Under-18 Championship in the Czech Republic.
Following a successful four-year career at St. John's Prep in Danvers, Mass., in which John McCarthy was a three-year All-Catholic Conference selection, he joined the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League. In 60 games for the Bucs during the 2004-05 season, he recorded eight goals and 10 assists.
Steve Smolinsky , a four-year standout at Boston College High in Dorchester, Mass., helped the Greater Boston Jr. Bruins to a USA Hockey National Championship in the Youth Tier I 17 & Under division in 2004 with five goals and seven assists in six games. After graduating from BC High in 2004, Smolinsky played a year of prep school hockey at Salisbury (Conn.).
Spending the last two seasons with the Coquitlam Express of the British Columbia Hockey League, Brandon Yip scored 51 goals and recorded 86 helpers. Following his rookie season in 2003-04, he was named to the BCHL All-Rookie Team and was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the 12th round (239th overall) of the 2004 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
Joining captains David Van der Gulik and Brad Zancanaro in the senior class are four additional three-year lettermen, including forward John Laliberte, defensemen Jekabs Redlihs and Dan Spang and goaltender Stephan Siwiec.
Returning to the team as juniors are forwards Kenny Roche and Eric Thomassian; blue liners Kevin Schaeffer, Sean Sullivan and Tom Morrow; and goalie John Curry.
Finally, the sophomore class of 2008 brings back nine players in forwards Bryan Ewing, Peter MacArthur, Brian McGuirk, Ryan Monaghan, Craig Sanders and Ryan Weston; defensemen Kevin Kielt and Dan McGoff; and goaltender Karson Gillespie.
BU men's ice hockey opens the 2005-06 season at home on Saturday, October 15, versus UMass Lowell at Agganis Arena.
