Men's Ice Hockey Hosts #18 Boston College for First Time Friday

Friday, October 19

Hamden, Conn.

7:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Boston College

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Men's Ice Hockey Hosts #18 Boston College for First Time Friday

10/19/2018 10:14:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey

Fourth All-Time Meeting Between Two Programs with First in Hamden

By: QU Athletic Communications

Quinnipiac Bobcats (2-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC Hockey) vs.
#18 Boston College (0-2-0, 0-0-0 Hockey East)
Friday, October 19, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time vs. Boston College: 2-0-1 (Tied last meeting, 1-1, on Oct. 6)

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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac men's ice hockey team hosts the No. 18 Boston College Eagles for the first time ever Friday night as the two teams are set for a 7 p.m. puck drop at Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena.

Last Time Out
Quinnipiac is off to a 2-0-0 start after picking wins at Vermont and vs. UConn, with the latter coming Tuesday night in Hamden. The Bobcats jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first 6:17 of the game on goals from Brandon Fortunato and Odeen Tufto. Quinnipiac held UConn to just 13 shots and William Fällström scored his first career goal.

Scouting Boston College
The Eagles are coming off a tough opening weekend where they were swept by Wisconsin in Madison. David Cotton recorded a hat trick on the weekend and had four points to lead the team while Graham McPhee and Oliver Wahlstrom also scored for the Eagles. Joseph Woll struggled in net with a 4.09 GAA and .857 save percentage on the weekend. Boston College allowed 10 goals between the two teams, including a 3-0 shutout on Friday before falling 7-5 in a shootout on Saturday.

All-Time vs. Boston College
Friday marks the first visit to Hamden by the Eagles in their storied history and just the fourth meeting between the two teams. Quinnipiac is unbeaten against Boston College at 2-0-1. The Bobcats and Eagles first met in the 2016 Frozen Four Semifinals which Quinnipiac won, 3-2, to advance to its second National Championship game. The Bobcats won again against the Eagles at the Three Rivers Classic in Pittsburgh on Dec. 29, 2016 before last season's 1-1 tie to open up the season in Chestnut Hill.

Impressive Coaching Matchup
Head coach Rand Pecknold and Boston College head coach Jerry York have combined for 1,540 wins in their coaching careers heading into this Friday's matchup. Pecknold has won 487 games and is primed to record his 500^th career win this season while York has 1,053 wins in his 46 seasons behind the bench, including the last 586 wins in the last 24 seasons with Boston College.

Great Start
The Bobcats are off to a great start in 2018-19, winning the first two games against Hockey East schools Vermont and UConn. After tough starts to the last two seasons, the Bobcats are unbeaten through the first two games since the 2015-16 season in which they reached the Frozen Four.

Spreading the Love
Of Quinnipiac's seven goals this season, five different players have found the back of the net as the offensive attack has spread throughout the lineup. In addition to five different goal scorers, 11 different players have points already and seven of those have at least two points through two games.

Impressive Defense
The defense was particularly dominant Tuesday night against UConn, blocking numerous shots and allowing just 13 shots on goal in the 4-2 win. Those 13 shots on goal were the fewest in six seasons as the Bobcats had not allowed that few shots in a games since Oct. 22, 2013 against Bentley in a 4-3 win.

First of Many
Freshman William Fällström scored the first two goals of his career Tuesday night to secure the Bobcats' win over UConn. He is the first Quinnipiac freshman with a two-goal game within his first two career games in the program's Division I era. Fällström has points in back-to-back games after recording an assist in the opener at Vermont.

Two in a Row
Sophomore Odeen Tufto picked up the 2018-19 season right where he left off his freshman year with goals in back-to-back games to open the season. Tufto struck early in the first period Tuesday night for his second goal of the season. Tufto had nine goals and 32 assists for 41 points just a season ago. Last season he had goals in back-to-back games once and had a three-game goal stretch.