#2 Boston University (12-4-1, 7-1-1 HE) vs. Simon Fraser
Date & Time: Friday, Jan. 5 - 7 p.m.
Venue: Agganis Arena - Boston, Mass.
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The No. 2 Boston University men's ice hockey team will return home on Friday night to host Simon Fraser in an exhibition contest at Agganis Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Fans can purchase tickets to Friday's game by clicking here. The game will also be streamed live on ESPN+, with an international stream located here. The game will also be shown live on TSN+.

GOING FOR GOLD

• Sophomore Lane Hutson (USA) and freshman Tom Willander (Sweden) will face off in the gold-medal game of the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship on Friday in Gothenburg, Sweden.
• BU is the only school in the country that has a representative on both teams in the gold-medal contest.
• Puck drop is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET, with the game being shown live on NHL Network and TSN.
• Hutson had the primary assist on the game-winning goal in Thursday's semifinal contest and was selected as one of Team USA's top three players for the tournament.
• He enters Friday as a plus-6 for the tournament, having notched six assists.
• Willander recorded an assist and was a plus-3 in Sweden's semifinal victory.
• He is tied for the lead among all skaters as a plus-11; even more impressive is that he has not registered a minus during the entire tournament.
• Willander has also tallied one goal and two assists for three points.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU opened the second half of the season with a 6-1 win at Yale on Dec. 29.
• Senior Dylan Peterson and freshman Shane Lachance tallied two goals apiece while sophomore Devin Kaplan had a career-best three assists.
• Graduate student Sam Stevens and sophomore Jeremy Wilmer each recorded two assists against the Bulldogs.
• Sophomore Ryan Greene and junior Jack Hughes each lit the lamp.
• Senior Luke Tuch, junior Ty Gallagher, sophomore Quinn Hutson and freshman Mick Frechette each collected one assist.
• Frechette's assist was his first collegiate point as he became the 21st different Terrier to record a point this season.
• Junior Mathieu Caron made 23 saves to earn his 12th win of the year.
• Caron owns a 1.51 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage over the last four games.
• Hutson and Stevens have both recorded a point in each of the last three games.

SCOUTING THE RED LEAFS

• This will be the sixth exhibition against an NCAA Division I opponent that Simon Fraser has played this season.
• The Red Leafs will also face Boston College on Saturday and Providence on Sunday.
• Tristen Cross has lit the lamp in three of Simon Fraser's last four D-1 exhibitions, including a 3-1 loss at LIU on Nov. 25
• Kiano Robinson assisted on Cross' goal at LIU and also added two helpers at Lake Superior State on Oct. 21.
• Goaltender Kolby Matthews played 28 games across four seasons at RIT from 2019-23.