No. 9 Eagles Set for Trip to RPI

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 9 Boston College travels to the Albany area this Friday for a non-conference matchup against the Rensselaer (RPI) Engineers. Puck drop at Houston Field House is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+. A radio broadcast on WEEI 850 AM begins 15 minutes prior to puck drop.

SETTING THE SCENE
• The Eagles improved to 1-1-1 after a win and a tie against No. 12 Minnesota
• RPI is currently 0-2-0 after dropping two contests to Miami (OH)
• Boston College moved back into the top 10 of both the USCHO.com and USA Hockey national polls, sitting ninth in both

UNBEATEN TRIP TO MINNESOTA
• The Eagles defeated Minnesota, 3-1, on Thursday night before skating to a 2-2 tie on Friday night
• Louka Cloutier made 49 saves across the two games
• Will Moore scored his first collegiate goal in Thursday's game, also his first game-winning goal
• Will Vote scored his first goal of the campaign in the first of the two games
• Drew Fortescue also tallied his second goal of the year
• In Friday's matchup, Ryan Conmy scored his second power play goal of the season
• Dean Letourneau netted his first career goal in the game, tying things up late in the third period to force overtime

WEEKLY AWARD
• Following his performances against No. 12 Minnesota, Cloutier was named the Hockey East Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Week
• This marks the first league weekly award for Cloutier
• He is also now the first Eagle to win a weekly award this season

A LOOK AT RPI
• RPI enters the matchup with a 0-2-0 record
• The Engineers are coming off back-to-back losses to Miami, 5-3 and 5-0, this past weekend to open the season
• Kazimier Sobieski and Luciano Wilson lead the team in points with two each
• Matthew Buckley, Filip Sitar, and Sobieski each have one goal
• Bruno Bruveris and Nate Krawchuk split time between the pipes over opening weekend, combining to make 43 saves

SERIES HISTORY
• The Eagles are 21-15-1 all-time against the Engineers
• The two teams last met during the 2023-24 campaign at Kelley Rink, a 6-1 win for BC
• Boston College is making its first trip to Houston Field House for the first time since Oct. 11, 2015
• BC is 0-4 in its last four trips to Troy, N.Y., and is looking for its first win at Houston Field House since a 4-1 victory on Feb. 21, 1981

NHL NOTES
• 20 Eagles were named to Opening Night rosters that were submitted to the NHL
• Ryan Leonard (Washington) scored his first career game-winning goal on Saturday
• In Anaheim's 4-3 win on Tuesday night, all four goals were scored by former Eagles; Chris Kreider (2), Cutter Gauthier, and Drew Helleson
• Matt Boldy (Minnesota) has eight points through four games on four goals and four assists
• On Thursday morning, Cam Atkinson signed a one-day contract with Columbus to officially announce his retirement from the NHL following a 13-season career

UP NEXT
• BC returns to Kelley Rink next Friday to take on No. 5 Denver. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+ along with radio coverage on WEEI 850 AM.

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Players Mentioned

Louka Cloutier

Ryan Conmy

Drew Fortescue

Ryan Leonard

Dean Letourneau

Will Moore

Will Vote