Boston College Hockey 2026 - 2027

[Cross Check]

generally agree with eyak, with one caveat... definitely have some concerns on the injury bug, especially on defense. losing 1 defenseman per game is not a great trend, with Joyce, Beauchesne, and now Mallgrave leaving each respective game hurt. hopefully they aren't long term (and it doesn't keep happening, or else they might have to ask a forward to play defense).

in general though it's just a very young team getting used to the college game. not everyone can slide in as quickly as Vanhanen or Woodall. might be a tough watch for now but not worth writing off

not sure if anyone mentioned yet but the Moore injury is him aggravating the shoulder injury he dealt with over summer. speculation is season ending :/

The problem is that under the selection system used by the NCAA, getting off to a slow start when you play the majority of your nonconference games buries you in a hole that is extremely had to dig out of. There isn't time to play your way out of it, by the time that you do you're already in crisis mode.

 

[eyak29]

Fair point, and it's why the Alaska loss stings most. BC is 1-2, and all three games were at home against nonconference teams. The St. Cloud split is fine, since SCSU is a tournament-caliber team, but dropping the opener at home to Alaska is the kind of result that sits in the comparisons all year. The good news is there's still a lot of nonconference schedule left to fix it, if the D can get healthy.

 

[Nick Papagiorgio]

Not sure what is left to say. You've all been warned for a good while now about Greg Brown. Against all evidence, some folks still feel the urge to hang on for the sake of being idiotically contrarian. That's on you if that's your choice.

Any discussion at this point should be the status of Greg Brown's contract, how soon we can get out of it, and the short list of coaches that should be considered to replace him.

As Cross Check has referenced above, there is a thing called NPI and Boston College isn't going to finish in the top 15 of that under any circumstances with 2 home losses to currently 1-5 Alaska and 2-3 SCSU. Hockey East looks strange this year via early results so of course it's possible to get in via the autobid but this season currently as of October 19th, 2026 is Beanpot-or-Bust mode.

Anyone notice BC went to a neutral zone trap down 4-1 to start the 3rd period on Saturday? LOL. Let's see what happens in Denver. Greg Brown is historically excellent vs Carle.

 

[BCeagle]

Not sure what is left to say. You've all been warned for a good while now about Greg Brown. Against all evidence, some folks still feel the urge to hang on for the sake of being idiotically contrarian. That's on you if that's your choice.

Any discussion at this point should be the status of Greg Brown's contract, how soon we can get out of it, and the short list of coaches that should be considered to replace him.

As Cross Check has referenced above, there is a thing called NPI and Boston College isn't going to finish in the top 15 of that under any circumstances with 2 home losses to currently 1-5 Alaska and 2-3 SCSU. Hockey East looks strange this year via early results so of course it's possible to get in via the autobid but this season currently as of October 19th, 2026 is Beanpot-or-Bust mode.

Anyone notice BC went to a neutral zone trap down 4-1 to start the 3rd period on Saturday? LOL. Let's see what happens in Denver. Greg Brown is historically excellent vs Carle.

If you go upstairs to Pikes, no one has the nerve to speak ill of the program or make any objective comments or criticism of the team and coaching. When the team is not playing well or not playing up to its potential if you believe in the talent they recruit, no one comes down hard on them and just goes along with the flow. The same old people say the same things and usually it's all happy talk.

How can you allow your team to come out flat Saturday and not even get any amount shots on net until the end of the period ? Typical BC MO. Why does this team only play in spurts like the first 10 minutes or last 5 minutes ? GB is another Ceglaski who had talented teams but wins very few trophies when it counts or you can even say GB is worse than LC.

 

[Cross Check]

If you go upstairs to Pikes, no one has the nerve to speak ill of the program or make any objective comments or criticism of the team and coaching. When the team is not playing well or not playing up to its potential if you believe in the talent they recruit, no one comes down hard on them and just goes along with the flow. The same old people say the same things and usually it's all happy talk.

How can you allow your team to come out flat Saturday and not even get any amount shots on net until the end of the period ? Typical BC MO. Why does this team only play in spurts like the first 10 minutes or last 5 minutes ? GB is another Ceglaski who had talented teams but wins very few trophies when it counts or you can even say GB is worse than LC.

No, I'm not prepared to say he's worse than Ceglarski, at least not yet. They each have one NCAA Finals appearance, Brown's in many fewer seasons. Plus Ceglarski was the coach of the 1986-87 squad's most disappointing and disgusting first round exit in BC history. That team was so talented it was sinful. I'm not lost on the irony that Greg Brown was a player on that team. That was one of multiple BC teams in Ceglarski's tenure that I am utterly convinced would have won the NCAA title with Jerry York coaching. Ceglarski was Dick Umile in maroon and gold. Not quite willing to there yet with Brown, though there is certainly reason for unrest.