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Poll story

After the weekend losses to Michigan State, the Terriers fell to #4 in the USCHO Division 1 Poll. The Spartans took over the top spot, followed by Western Michigan and Michigan. Six Hockey East schools are in the top 15.

BU is also No. 4 in the USA Hockey Division 1 Poll behind Michigan State, Western Michigan and Michigan, and ahead of Penn State and Quinnipiac.

John Buccigross’ rankings has the Terriers #2 behind the Spartans and ahead of Michigan, North Dakota and Penn State.

defkit’s terrier takeaway

– Like Jay, I thought Saturday’s game was a better performance, even though it was still officially a loss. Michigan State is a very talented and very well coached team. I fully expect them to be a top 4 team all season. For a team as young as ours (the youngest in D1) there are going to be bumps in the road, and this weekend was certainly one of them.
– It was certainly a tough way to lose after a great comeback. But apparently NPI (replacing Pairwise) an OT loss still gives us 40% of a win, versus 60% for MSU.
– This team is definitely missing the steady game of Tom Willander. While Sascha Boumedienne While he has played well defensively, I don’t think he has taken the step forward we all expected after finishing the season so strongly. I like his instincts to get shots on net.
– It seems that Carter friend gets the most ice time among freshmen and I think it’s deserved. Charlie Tretheway still adapts to D-1’s speed. Malte Vass It went well too, but I didn’t play the physical game I expected from him.
– The game of Jack Murtagh is a perfect example of what is common among 17 and 18 year old college freshmen. He looked phenomenal last weekend. Saturday night, he made a very poor decision on a cross-ice pass, which resulted in an easy goal for the Spartans.
– Good for Ben Merrill to get some big assists last night. We need guys like Brandon SvobodaJonathan Morello and he threaten to create threats if we want to remain a top-5 team.
– Also nice to see Kamil Bednarik shows a nice scoring touch on his SHG. I hope this gets him going and leads to an 8-10 goal season.
– Right now, Hockey East is a distant third behind the Big 10 and the NCHC in interconference records, meaning we’ll likely only get three teams in the NCAAs. So this team must be sure that they belong to that group.

►More analysis comes from the Boston Hockey Blog’S Sam Robb O’Hagen.

“We won more low-level battles,” the BU head coach said Jay Parolfo said about Saturday’s game. “Yesterday in the offensive zone I could honestly count on one hand how many legitimate battles we won on the back burner. Tonight was a lot better.”

Pandolfo mentioned both Svoboda and Merrill when asked about a player he was particularly impressed with on Saturday, citing the pair’s physicality and ability to win battles.

● Boston Hockey Blog BU men’s hockey learned a valuable lesson against Michigan State

SNL (leftovers on Saturday evening)

It was Saturday night Jack Parker Hall of Fame Night celebrating the legendary 40-season Terrier coach’s upcoming induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. It started with one ceremonial puck drop and a special Hall of Fame video.

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The first terrier to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 897 wins. Three national championships. A record number of 21 bean pots. 13 Frozen Four appearances.

Congratulations Jack Parker!!#ProudtoBU pic.twitter.com/KPdMKp1pBS

— BU Men’s Hockey (@TerrierHockey) October 18, 2025

Terrier fans received a special Jack Parker poster featuring the highlights of his coaching career and a list of his players who reached the NHL, played in the Olympics and won the Stanley Cup.

Parker joined Voice of the Terriers Bernie Corbett for an interim interview. Speaking about the BU Hockey program that has been part of his life for more than 60 years, he called it “this thing of ours,” including one line as his favorite movie: “The Godfather.”

Parker’s former players and assistant coaches came out in droves to honor him. A private reception was held for Jack and his ‘sons’. [We’re working on a list of names. Check back]

The number of visitors of 7,033 announced on Saturday appears to have been a typo. It has now been corrected to 6,040. The capacity of Agganis Arena for hockey is 6,150.

Looking back

Clayton Keller scored his second goal and added an assist as Utah defeated the Bruins 3–2. Charlie McAvoy picked up a helper for Boston.

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These two were unstoppable 🙌

Schmaltzy allows Kells to tie the match, 2-2. pic.twitter.com/YhHDziYGfs

— Utah Mammoet (@utahmammoth) October 20, 2025

Quinn Hutson‘s unassisted tally was both the match winner and his first professional goal as a Bakersfield defeated San Jose 2-1in AHL action.

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“Snakebite? I don’t think so!”
-Quinn Hutson (probably)

What a first goal for the Edmonton Oilers prospect!@Condors | @DeAHL | @TerrierHockey | @MuskegonJacks #Condorstown #LetsGoOilers #AHL pic.twitter.com/s0rFDnXDIc

— FloHockey (@FloHockey) October 19, 2025

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Just Otter doing Otter things 🦦 pic.twitter.com/JnnIBGdzqp

— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) October 20, 2025

Women’s team

Despite remaining winless (0-5-0), the Terriers are still ranked in the USCHO Division 1 Poll, coming in at #15. BU will try to get rid of the schneid on Friday when they host New Hampshire.