Hmmm, Seamus Powell, HE Defender of the month. Why can't you guys get........How did hagens escape
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Boston College Hockey 2026 - 2027
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mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
BCeagle
Registered User
I will go to the games but that's about it. I am concerned about losing future recruits under GB.
At least there's something to root for with the new coach and revamped Hoops team. If Obrien can get two more wins I'm content with the football team. At least they exceeded two wins and possibly a win against SU & an FSU team that just fired its coach.
LazyEyeGuy
Member
For those calling for Jan Korec to step in: you’re delusional.
He had his shot last year and cloutier 100% outplayed him. Nothing has changed. No offense to Korec, who I’m sure is a great kid. Can Henrique’s play better that cloutier? Maybe. But in no way has he proved that to be the case yet. Browns job is to continue to give henriquez chances until he proves he is not his own worst enemy . If he doesn’t he suffers the same fate as Korec. Regardless cloutier is the guy.
As for Powell, he went back to the Ushl and regrouped just like amico for bu. He’s a good player. But when bc had minnetian, forestscu, and Gustafson he was always going to be lower on the list. He bet on himself and moved on and that was clearly a good move. You can’t be anything but happy for Seamus Powell but it wasn’t in the cards for him at bc given who he was competing against. And that’s ok. Powell and the Mack are better off for it. Did bc lose out? At the time no. In the long run yes. Again it was a good call for Powell and more power to him.
No idea about hagens. Obviously a good player and maybe so good he was pissed he had to be multidimensional and play forward at bc. Vermont seems like a good landing spot for him and he’s obviously making the most of it. I hope he has a killer year. His brother certainty reps bc well.
With respect to bc, I’m not sure how you have a seriously competitive hockey team with 5 defensemen getting serious minutes (Joyce, beauschencne, and malgrave out). That’s just bad luck. You can’t predict injuries. And on top of that, a bunch of decent developing forwards are out as well. Vanhanenen is potentially a special player but guys like the mutryn brothers are likely three or four year players (like Stiga) and I personally believe those are the guys that, sprinkled with a potential first rounder like Alexis Joseph, win championships. We’ll see.
With respect to this season, not a great situation. But whatever. I hope the dmen get serious minutes and develop (Woodall is going to prove to be a big time college man despite never being drafted. I think beauschence will be a good one too), The roster composition is one for the long run, but I admit this year doesn’t look great.
Bu was awful last year and they bounced back. Bc will do the same.
He had his shot last year and cloutier 100% outplayed him. Nothing has changed. No offense to Korec, who I’m sure is a great kid. Can Henrique’s play better that cloutier? Maybe. But in no way has he proved that to be the case yet. Browns job is to continue to give henriquez chances until he proves he is not his own worst enemy . If he doesn’t he suffers the same fate as Korec. Regardless cloutier is the guy.
As for Powell, he went back to the Ushl and regrouped just like amico for bu. He’s a good player. But when bc had minnetian, forestscu, and Gustafson he was always going to be lower on the list. He bet on himself and moved on and that was clearly a good move. You can’t be anything but happy for Seamus Powell but it wasn’t in the cards for him at bc given who he was competing against. And that’s ok. Powell and the Mack are better off for it. Did bc lose out? At the time no. In the long run yes. Again it was a good call for Powell and more power to him.
No idea about hagens. Obviously a good player and maybe so good he was pissed he had to be multidimensional and play forward at bc. Vermont seems like a good landing spot for him and he’s obviously making the most of it. I hope he has a killer year. His brother certainty reps bc well.
With respect to bc, I’m not sure how you have a seriously competitive hockey team with 5 defensemen getting serious minutes (Joyce, beauschencne, and malgrave out). That’s just bad luck. You can’t predict injuries. And on top of that, a bunch of decent developing forwards are out as well. Vanhanenen is potentially a special player but guys like the mutryn brothers are likely three or four year players (like Stiga) and I personally believe those are the guys that, sprinkled with a potential first rounder like Alexis Joseph, win championships. We’ll see.
With respect to this season, not a great situation. But whatever. I hope the dmen get serious minutes and develop (Woodall is going to prove to be a big time college man despite never being drafted. I think beauschence will be a good one too), The roster composition is one for the long run, but I admit this year doesn’t look great.
Bu was awful last year and they bounced back. Bc will do the same.
Cross Check
Doggie Out! Afuera!
I could have gone to last night's game, chose not to, and I am profoundly thankful I wasn't there to witness that.
Terrific post. Great point about the BC D corp when Powell 1st got there. Always liked Minnetian's game, an absolute rock and I'm guessing he may also have been a leadership kind of guy (seems like that's missing for you guys this year).
What's your perspective on the coaching situation giving that a LOT of the BC fans here have some very strong opinions?
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Carmine Scarpaglia
My bad.
Our long nightmare is over. Alaska has managed to get their 2nd win last night over at Warrior Arena in Brighton, squeeking out a 2-1 win over powerhouse Stonehill. Their 3-goal outburst in Chestnut Hill remains their high-water mark offensively. With Alaska and Denver winning and SCSU getting a tie, it was a good night for BC (aside from blowing a 2-goal lead twice on their own home ice) and they remain a hopeful 1% likely to make the NCAA tournament. If anyone can do it, it's Greg Brown, who has a strong winning %, and his tandem of elite goaltenders (combined save % of .867, third best in the country if you reverse sort the stats chart)
You see two goal leads blown all the time, but never twice with two 6 on 5 goals. Would have been nice to have had the TO at the very end to rest his D but they gave it up for goal review. It was a Hail Mary to have that one called back, IDK what he was thinking on the call for a review. LC was not the reason for the loss, poor defensive coverage at the end with a pretty worn out defense. Rado play plus 30 minutes and Woodall was not far behind. ON to UMass, expecting no better than a split.
Carmine Scarpaglia
My bad.
Aside from the 2001 national title game vs North Dakota? Thank Jesus for Krys Kolanos.
Hagens would be #2 on the BC scoring chart today.
Good call, was there for that one and I was sure when SIOUX tied it up that we would lose in OT but Kobesew (one of my favorite players ever to wear a BC sweater) and Voce sent Kalanos in with a full head of steam. Great win after many FF disappointments. I remember a BC fan holding up a sign that said "Now I can die happy" with the GWG. That summed it up perfectly for me.
Here are your career stats at BC:
Cloutier 41 GP 21-16-3 .725 WP 2.38 GAA .907 Sv%
Korec 11 GP 5-3 .812 WP 2.23 GAA .908 Sv%
Other than going with the younger goalie is there any reason from these figures not to give Korec a try again? One of his 3 losses was when he came in the middle of the game with UConn already having scored 4 goals. He gave up 1 in 32 minutes but BC had fought back but lost 5-4. Another was a 4-3 opening game loss to a superior Quinnipiac team that outshot BC 30-15 in a 4-3 win.
Cloutier 41 GP 21-16-3 .725 WP 2.38 GAA .907 Sv%
Korec 11 GP 5-3 .812 WP 2.23 GAA .908 Sv%
Other than going with the younger goalie is there any reason from these figures not to give Korec a try again? One of his 3 losses was when he came in the middle of the game with UConn already having scored 4 goals. He gave up 1 in 32 minutes but BC had fought back but lost 5-4. Another was a 4-3 opening game loss to a superior Quinnipiac team that outshot BC 30-15 in a 4-3 win.
Carmine Scarpaglia
My bad.
Assuming Korec is healthy there is no legitimate reason. There is something going on with this decision to give Cloutier all these starts. And for the record, I wholeheartedly agree with the decision to start someone else on Thursday, he just started the wrong guy.
I was also looking at his career stats page today. He had 4 starts in his first two years and was 4-0 and had two shutouts, one in the Beanpot consolation game vs Harvard and the next vs UML I believe the game after Fowler punched a Yukon player and got himself suspended. Then Cloutier arrives and they practically shelved him permanently. He got a start early vs QPac (a 4-3 loss where BC was outshot 30-15 and 3.3 to 1.6 in xG), Northeastern later that month (run support - 1 goal scored vs 5.4 xGF), and LSSU over the holiday break (which he won).
Korec has not started a game since Dec 29, 2025. He has shown at minimum he's just as capable as Cloutier, who still looks terrible quite frankly and has not developed at all since arriving. Even assuming all 3 goalies are equal, which is scary, I just find it much more fruitful to try something else. Absolutely reward the senior with some time and a chance.
LazyEyeGuy
Member
I was at this game and was on the side of the net where Kalanos stated his drive to score the goal. I was on the glass the second the puck went into the net. One of the most amazing sports moments ever. I heard interviews from bc guys on that team that said once kolanos got set up for that move they knew it it was over even before it went in the net. Krys kolanos was an amazing college hockey player and he had his momonets in a too short nhl career. I think him and Marty reasoner are both underrated in what they did for bc.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
yup. It is all Marty’s fault 
Carmine Scarpaglia
My bad.
Update, it looks like Mayotte just signed a 5-year extension so this complicates things for him.
Hakstol intrigues me more and more. This ASU rescue operation gets him involved in the NCAA landscape again and he becomes more accustomed to the newer nuances of college sports (portal, NIL, etc). If not for JY, he'd probably have multiple national titles. He knows how to coach, no one can deny that. He can do a 1-year rescue operation for ASU while they navigate the situation of Greg Powers murdering one of his players and Blake James hopefully can make a call and make it happen.
Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
Man, brutal one Friday night. Looked like some good vibes were finally heading their way, Kostadinski gets his first career goal, gets mobbed by teammates. Sondreal gets one. Stiga is heating up and nets 2. Conmy makes a nice play and blows up his guy on the point and gets it to Stiga on the first goal. They won faceoffs! Offensive explosion of 4 goals not seen since their only regulation win weeks ago. And then it all collapses. 
Again, the PP had a chance to win the game and failed, this one in gd overtime. Why is Conmy (a PP specialist with no EV goals and a team-worst -5) not getting more one-timer looks on that off-wing? It feels like they are not really even trying to set up for that which is odd to me. Maybe it's happening and I'm not seeing it, maybe opponents are loading up on denying that side because Dean also like that forehand-backhand move on the post on the same side, IDK. I'm just not seeing it. Need a left-hander with a cannon to become a threat and open things up.
According to reports, Hemming and Mallgrave were hurt on Friday. BC did not even have an extra skater to dress in that extra slot going into the game. So we only have 3 lines and a partial fourth line and 5 Dmen unless someone returns . That's not good, and that's aside from having Greg Brown as head coach.
Apparently Colgate may have scored 3 EAGs against QU this weekend so I guess giving up 2 isn't so bad but least QU recovered. Rand at 700 wins; this man also knows how to win and how to build a roster and would be a great candidate to replace Brown if he wasn't such a dick.
BOB let another winnable game slip through his fingers over at Alumni on Saturday. Looks like BC is a hoops school now.
Cutter has 3 hatties in his last 5 games and 11 goals in his last 6 games.
Fun Fact: BC outshoots opponents 124-73 in the middle period but has been outscored 10-12.
Fun Fact #2: BC is 0-6 on the PP in the third period or OT in their last 6 games and 2/12 overall, one of which was a 6x3 EAG goal vs SCSU.
Again, the PP had a chance to win the game and failed, this one in gd overtime. Why is Conmy (a PP specialist with no EV goals and a team-worst -5) not getting more one-timer looks on that off-wing? It feels like they are not really even trying to set up for that which is odd to me. Maybe it's happening and I'm not seeing it, maybe opponents are loading up on denying that side because Dean also like that forehand-backhand move on the post on the same side, IDK. I'm just not seeing it. Need a left-hander with a cannon to become a threat and open things up.
According to reports, Hemming and Mallgrave were hurt on Friday. BC did not even have an extra skater to dress in that extra slot going into the game. So we only have 3 lines and a partial fourth line and 5 Dmen unless someone returns . That's not good, and that's aside from having Greg Brown as head coach.
Apparently Colgate may have scored 3 EAGs against QU this weekend so I guess giving up 2 isn't so bad but least QU recovered. Rand at 700 wins; this man also knows how to win and how to build a roster and would be a great candidate to replace Brown if he wasn't such a dick.
BOB let another winnable game slip through his fingers over at Alumni on Saturday. Looks like BC is a hoops school now.
Cutter has 3 hatties in his last 5 games and 11 goals in his last 6 games.
Fun Fact: BC outshoots opponents 124-73 in the middle period but has been outscored 10-12.
Fun Fact #2: BC is 0-6 on the PP in the third period or OT in their last 6 games and 2/12 overall, one of which was a 6x3 EAG goal vs SCSU.
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Nick Papagiorgio
Holding court
I want to come back to this wildly foolish (I'm being generous here) logic box you put yourself in and then attempted to break out of it seconds later.
First of all, as you can see from others on this discussion, there's no reason not to give Korec a chance and the numbers support it.
Second, on one hand you say Korec "had his shot" with 3 starts (debatable) and made a conclusion he wasn't up to snuff, but after two horrific starts "can Henriquez play better than cloutier? Maybe." Impressive logic there.
You think that third start is the difference where you can make a conclusion (which Korec won last year, for the record)? And after 3 starts you could make a conclusion last season but want to keep giving Henriquez "chances until he proves".
"Cloutier is the guy" is the nail in the coffin.