Eagles Fly to Milwaukee for Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 12 Boston College males’s hockey workforce travels to Milwaukee to play within the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off at Fiserv Forum, house of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. The Eagles tackle No. 7/8 Western Michigan on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. CT on B1G+ together with a radio broadcast on WEEI 850 AM. Depending on Sunday’s outcomes, BC will face both No. 2 Wisconsin or Lake Superior State on Monday at 4:00 p.m. CT or 7:30 p.m. CT.
 
SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles improved to 10-5-1 general and 7-3-0 in Hockey East after sweeping UMass Lowell again on the primary weekend of December
• The Broncos are 10-6-0 general and 6-4-0 within the NCHC after splitting with No. 4 Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 5-6
• Wisconsin is at present 12-2-2 general and 8-2-0 within the B1G and is coming off a weekend sweep over Notre Dame
• Lake Superior State is 6-11-1 general and 3-9-0 within the CCHA and is coming off a cut up weekend towards St. Thomas in league play
• BC moved as much as No. 12 in each the USCHO.com and USA Hockey nationwide polls
• Western Michigan sits seventh within the USCHO.com ballot and eighth within the USA Hockey ballot
• Wisconsin is ranked No. 2 in each nationwide polls
 
CONFERENCE WEEKEND SWEEP
• The Eagles picked up back-to-back 3-1 wins over UMass Lowell to shut out the primary half of the season
• Dean Letourneau scored twice on the ability play in Friday’s win earlier than including one other objective on Saturday
• Jake Sondreal had a four-point weekend, ending with three assists on Friday and a objective on Saturday
• James Hagens picked up the game-winning objective in Friday’s victory
• Lukas Gustafsson tallied an influence play objective in Saturday’s win
• Louka Cloutier made 50 saves over the 2 video games
 
THE EAGLES
• J. Hagens has a team-high 18 factors and 10 objectives
• Letourneau and Sondreal are tied for second with 17
• Sondreal leads the Eagles in assists with 11 and Luka Radivojevic is second with 9
• Ryan Conmy, Teddy Stiga, and Will Vote are additionally in double digits for factors with 11 every
• Nolan Joyce leads the workforce in blocks with 19, whereas Aram Minnetian and Will Skahan are proper behind with 18
• Cloutier has an 10-3-1 report this season with a .918 save share and a pair of.01 objectives towards common
 
HOCKEY EAST AWARDS
• Letourneau was named the Hockey East Player of the Week after his three-goal weekend
• Gustafsson was acknowledged because the league’s Army ROTC Defender of the Week
 
EAGLES AT WORLD JUNIORS
• Three Eagles will compete on the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship
• J. Hagens and Stiga will symbolize the United States, after having each performed on the workforce final yr
• Radivojevic will play for Slovakia for the third-straight World Junior Championship
• Additionally, Schiller Family Head Coach Greg Brown shall be serving as an assistant coach for Team USA
 
A LOOK AT WESTERN MICHIGAN
• The Broncos have received 5 of their final six video games
• Western Michigan dropped a 4-1 determination to Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 5 earlier than bouncing again with a 3-2 additional time victory the next evening
• Grant Slukynsky and William Whitelaw have a team-high 15 factors
• Whitelaw leads the workforce in objectives with 9, whereas Slukynsky has a team-high 12 assists
• Hampton Slukynsky has began all 16 video games between the pipes, making 353 saves and has a .887 save share and a 2.83 objectives towards common
 
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE BRONCOS
• The Eagles are 1-0-0 all-time towards the Broncos
• The two groups met for the primary time ever final season at Kelley Rink, which led to a 4-2 victory for BC
 
A LOOK AT WISCONSIN
• Wisconsin has received its final 5 video games with a win over Ohio State, and sweeps over No. 1 Michigan State and Notre Dame
• Gavin Morrissey leads the Badgers in factors (18) and assists (15)
• Christian Fitzgerald has a team-high 10 objectives
• Daniel Hauser has began 13 video games in objective and boasts a .915 save share and a 2.17 objectives towards common
• Logan Hensler and Luke Osborn have been chosen to the preliminary roster for the United States on the World Junior Championship
• Quinn Finley shall be representing the U.S. Collegiate Selects on the Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland
 
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE BADGERS
• The Eagles are 16-13-0 all-time towards the Badgers
• The two groups final met through the 2019-20 season in a 5-3 win for BC at Kelley Rink
• The final time BC and Wisconsin met for a impartial website sport was the 2010 National Championship sport, a 5-0 victory for the Eagles
 
A LOOK AT LAKE SUPERIOR STATE
• Lake Superior State is 3-3-0 over its final six video games
• William Ahlrik leads the workforce in factors (16) and assists (12)
• Calem Mangone boasts a team-high eight objectives
• Adam Barone and Ryan Beck are each in double digits for assists with 10 every
• Rorke Applebee has began 13 video games in objective for the Lakers and has a 2.73 objectives towards common and a .921 save share
 
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE LAKERS
• The Eagles are 1-1-0 all-time towards the Lakers
• They final performed one another on December 29, 1983 on the Minnesota-Duluth Holiday Classic, which led to a 6-4 win for the Eagles
 
NHL NOTES
• Four Eagles have began between the pipes within the NHL this season, every with a begin on Tuesday, December 16; Thatcher Demko (Vancouver), Jacob Fowler (Montreal), Spencer Knight (Chicago), Joseph Woll (Toronto)
• No different faculty has had a couple of goalie play within the NHL this yr
• Trevor Kuntar (Buffalo) and Fowler each made their NHL debuts on Thursday, December 11
• Gabe Perreault (NY Rangers) scored his first NHL objective on Thursday, December 18
 
UP NEXT
• BC returns to motion on January 9, internet hosting Stonehill in an exhibition at Kelley Rink. The sport shall be accessible to stream on ESPN+ together with a radio broadcast on WEEI 850 AM.