Boston University
2-0-0
Brown
0-0-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boston U. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
No. 14/13 Terriers Skate Past Brown, 3-1
October 10, 2026 | Men's Ice Hockey
BOSTON - Sophomore Ben Merrill's goal 6:40 into the third period broke a 1-1 tie and lifted the No. 14/13 Boston University men's ice hockey team to a 3-1 exhibition win over Brown on Saturday night at Agganis Arena.
BU got out to a 1-0 lead thanks to senior Mick Frechette's goal, but the Bears evened the score at 15:19 of the second stanza. Merrill's tip-in of junior Adam Barone's shot pulled BU back in front before senior captain Jack Harvey iced the game with an empty-net goal.
Junior Kamil Bednarik assisted on the Terriers' first two goals while Barone, freshman Niklas Aaram-Olsen and sophomores Ryder Ritchie and Carter Amico each had one assist. Senior goaltender Max Lacroix was sharp all night, making 22 saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Freshman Xavier Villeneuve sent classmate Caleb Malhotra in on a breakaway midway through the first, but Fred Halyk (45 saves) made a nice glove stop to keep the game scoreless.
- Frechette broke through with 3:29 remaining in the first with a shot from the top of the circle.
- Lacroix nifty pad save early in the second on a grade-A opportunity to keep Brown off the board, but the Bears eventually broke through late in the frame.
- Merrill gave BU the lead for good when he deftly redirected a well-placed Barone shot.
- Harvey made it 3-1 with an empty-net goal. Ritchie sent a long-distance chance towards the vacant cage that was just wide, but Harvey was first on the scene to collect the puck and slide it over the line.
GAME NOTES
- BU outshot Brown, 48-23.
- That includes an 18-4 advantage in shots on goal during the third period.
- The teams had 38 penalty minutes apiece but combined for just three power-play chances, with neither team converting.
- This was the Agganis Arena debut for Barone, fellow junior transfer Jax Wismer and five Terrier freshmen - Aaram-Olsen, Malhotra, Villeneuve, Viktor Nörringer and Haoxi (Simon) Wang.
UP NEXT
- BU will begin Hockey East play with a weekend series at Vermont that begins on Friday, Oct. 16.
- Puck drop on both Friday and Saturday night is scheduled for 7 p.m.
