Today’s San Diego Union-Tribune leads off its sports section with a feature on Thatcher Demko, San Diego kid and sophomore goalie for the #6 Eagles.
BC men’s hockey beat UMass Saturday to improve to 3-1. The #3 women’s ice hockey team improved to 5-0-1 with a two-game sweep of #5 Cornell. Check out the Sports Schedules/Results page for just what it says, schedules and results for Eagles teams.
Johnny Gaudreau, known to many fans as “Johnny Hockey,” has won the 2014 Hobey Baker Award, presented today to the best male college hockey player. A junior, he is the third Eagle to win college hockey’s top award. David Emma was the first Eagle to win the award, in 1991, and Mike Mottau won it in 2000.
Gaudreau, it was also announced today, has signed with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and will begin NHL play Sunday. He will join teammate and line mate Bill Arnold, who also signed with the Flames.
For the second consecutive year, Union College ended Boston College’s men’s hockey season, this time in the Frozen Four. The Eagles fell, 5-4, in the national semifinals. Last year, Union won 5-1 in the East Regional semifinals.
Johnny Gaudreau, the odds-on favorite to win the Hockey Baker Award tomorrow, scored one goal and two assists.
Today’s defeat brings an end of a streak of three national championships for BC in even-numbered year. BC was national champion in 2008, 2010, and 2012, in addition to previous titles in 2001 and 1949.
Next game watch will be in the fall. :(