Terriers Trek to Northern Michigan for Pair of Games

Friday, November 5

Marquette, MI

6:30 PM

Boston University

Northern Michigan

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

Terriers Trek to Northern Michigan for Pair of Games

November 4, 2021 | Men's Ice Hockey

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Boston University (3-5-0, 2-4-0 HE) at Northern Michigan (2-5-0, 2-4-0 CCHA)
Date & Time: Friday, Nov. 5 - 6:37 p.m. | Saturday, Nov. 6 - 6:37 p.m.
Venue: Berry Events Center - Marquette, Mich.
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The Boston University men's ice hockey team will head west this weekend when the Terriers trek to the Upper Peninsula for a pair of games at Northern Michigan. Puck drop on Friday and Saturday is set for 7 p.m.

TERRIER TIDBITS

These two tilts will be the Terriers' first true road games against a non-conference opponent since Jan. 11, 2020,, when they drove to Dartmouth.
This is the Terriers' first time having to fly to a game since the 2018-19 season when the Terriers traveled to Minnesota State on Oct. 12-13 for the first two contests of the year.
BU was swept by UMass Lowell this past weekend, suffering a 3-0 setback at Agganis Arena on Friday before a 2-1 loss at Tsongas Center on Saturday.
Junior Case McCarthy scored the Terriers' lone goal of the weekend thanks to an assist from classmate Robert Mastrosimone.
Sophomore Drew Commesso made 45 saves over the weekend.
BU went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill over the weekend.
Seventeen different Terriers have registered a point this season, including 12 different goal scorers.
Junior Wilmer Skoog leads BU with four goals and seven points.
Fourteen different BU skaters have at least two points through the first eight games.

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS

Northern Michigan began the season 2-0 but has lost five straight, though all five losses have been to teams currently ranked in the national polls.
That includes a pair of road defeats to No. 2 Minnesota State.
Junior AJ Vanderbeck and sophomore Mikey Colella lead the team with five goals apiece while senior Hampus Eriksson has recorded a team-high seven assists.
The Wildcats have two of the CCHA's top-nine scorers in Vanderbeck and junior Hank Crone; Crone played for the Terriers during the 2017-18 season.
Sophomore Rico DiMatteo had a career-high 43 saves this past Friday against Minnesota State.
He owns a 4.10 goals-against average and an .866 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY

The Terriers are 3-7-2 all-time against Northern Michigan in a series that began during the 1984-85 season.
This weekend marks the Terriers' first visit to Northern Michigan since Jan. 8, 1988; they have yet to earn a road win against the Wildcats.
They will be playing at the Berry Events Center for the first time.
All three Terrier wins in the series have been in Massachusetts.
The two schools famously met in the 1991 national title game, which NMU won in triple overtime.

LAST TIME AGAINST THE WILDCATS

BU hosted Northern Michigan at Agganis Arena on Oct. 18-19, 2019.
The teams skated to a 4-4 tie the first night before NMU earned a 4-3 win the next day.
Logan Cockerill scored a power-play goal in the 4-4 tie.
Robert Mastrosimone assisted on Cockerill's strike while Alex Vlasic also recorded an assist.
Domenick Fensore notched the first two assists of his collegiate career in the 4-3 loss.

UP NEXT

BU will return to Boston for the start of a home-and-home series with defending national champion UMass on Nov. 12 and 13.
Friday night's game at Agganis Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets to that contest by clicking here.