Boston University (6-9-2, 5-5-2 HE) vs. Boston College (8-5-2, 5-3-1 HE)
Date & Time: Friday, Dec. 10 - 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass.
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The Boston University men's ice hockey team will continue its 100th season on Friday night when the Terriers host Boston College in the 285th edition of the Battle of Comm. Ave. at Agganis Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and the game will be televised live on NESN as the Hockey East Game of the Week.

BU will pay tribute to legendary player and coach Jack Kelley ('52) prior to the game. Kelley, who passed away in September 2020 at the age of 92, led the Terriers to their first two national titles in 1971 and 1972 and set a standard of excellence for the Terrier men's ice hockey program during his 10 years as head coach.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of those back-to-back national titles, BU will welcome back members of the 1970-71 and 1971-72 teams and recognize them during an on-ice ceremony during the first intermission.

Effective Oct. 15, 2021, all guests 12 years and older will be required to present proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or a qualifying negative COVID-19 test to gain access to Agganis Arena and the Case Center for ice hockey and basketball games. To view the full policy and guidelines, click here.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU is coming off a weekend sweep of New Hampshire, having earned a 3-1 win at Agganis on Dec. 3 and a 2-1 overtime triumph at Whittemore Center the next night.
• Junior Case McCarthy, the reigning Hockey East Defender of the Month, earned Defender of the Week honors from the league after finishing the weekend with three assists, including the lone helper on graduate student Max Kaufman's overtime winner.
• Kaufman tallied two goals over the weekend and joined junior Matt Brown (1g, 1a), junior Domenick Fensore (2a) and McCarthy (3a) as Terriers with at least one point in both games against UNH.
• Sophomore Dylan Peterson recorded a career-high two assists in Friday's win.
• Sophomore Drew Commesso combined for 57 saves in the sweep of UNH and has allowed just one 5-on-5 goal in each of his last four league starts.
• Fensore leads the Terriers with 11 assists and is now tied with junior Wilmer Skoog (6g, 7a) for the team lead in points with 13
• Skoog and Peterson have both tallied a team-best six goals.
• BU was 5-for-5 on the penalty kill Saturday and closed the weekend a perfect 8-for-8 against the UNH power play.
• The Terriers have killed 11 straight penalties dating back to Nov. 27 against Cornell.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Comm. Ave. rivals have met 284 times and the Terriers lead the series, 136-128-20 (.514).
• No other opponent has appeared on BU's schedule more often.
• Northeastern is the next closest, having faced BU 244 times since the 1930-31 season.
• Both programs are celebrating their 100th season in 2021-22.
• The first game in BU Hockey history was on Feb. 6, 1918, against Boston College at Boston Arena.
• BU and BC have played each other to an even 6-6-2 record since the start of the 2016-17 season.
• The Terriers and the Eagles have played 45 overtime games and BC holds a 16-10-19 edge.
• BU has 11 of the 21 shutouts in the series history.
• This will be the first time BU and BC have faced off in front of fans since Feb. 29, 2020.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

• BC returned from an 18-day layoff on Tuesday night, defeating Brown, 5-2, at Conte Forum.
• The Eagles are 8-5-2 overall but just 3-3-0 on the road.
• BC is unbeaten in its last three contests, as prior to its pause it earned a win and a tie against Maine on Nov. 18 and 19.
• Four different Eagles lit the lamp on Tuesday, including senior Marc McLaughlin, who leads BC with 11 goals.
• Senior Jack McBain leads BC with 20 points thanks to nine goals and 11 assists.
• McLaughlin is second on the squad wtih 15 points (11g, 4a) while graduate student Brandon Kruse is third in points with 14 thanks to two goals and a team-best 12 assists.
• Graduate student Eric Dop has made 13 appearances in his first season at BC, posting a 2.51 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage en route to a 7-4-2 record.

UP NEXT

• BU will close the first semester on Saturday when it hosts the U.S. National Under-18 Team at Agganis.
• Puck drop is scheduled for 3 p.m.