Kessel on the way out at UNH

UNH's star defenseman Blake Kessel will forgo his senior year at UNH, to turn pro for the New York Islanders.

Projecting the 2011-2012 line up

Forwards

1. Kreider-Whitney-Carey

2.Almedia-Hayes-Mullane

3.Linell-Arnold-Brown

4.Dyroff-Atkinson-Alber

Defenseman

1.Cross-Wey

2.Dumoulin-Macleod

3.Shea-Begert

The Eagles first two lines should be good. Kreider Whitney and Carey all have great speed and are great offensive weapons, but I worry about their D zone play. Almeida Hayes and Mullane is a great line, and could be the first line because of how good of a defensive line they should be. Almedia and Mullane have great speed, to go along with big man Kevin Hayes in front. The third line is tough to figue out. I think Danny Linell could be very good. He has a ton of speed, and could be a dangerous offensive weapon. If Linell produces, the Eagles may just surprise people around the country. The tough schedule to start the year may really help this team. Starting off with Air Force, a team that was in the NCAA tournament last year, and maybe a chance to play North Dakota will really help this team as they come home to play Denver and on the road at UNH. I personally think BC will do good this year. I expect to make the NCAA tournament via the Hockey East tournament. I do not think they will get an automatic bid, but Hockey East may not be that good this year. I also expect to win another Beanpot. Northeastern will be tough in the first round, but they loose there first line, plus leading scorer vs BC Brodie Reid. The biggest key to the Eagles this year will be goaltending. I am interested to see if Parker Milner can perform at a level people think he can, he is very talented, but can he perform is what we will wait and see.

BC will play BU on Sunday November 13th @ BC this year

No doubt Kreider staying, couple of new games

Other messages boards you may read will tell you that forward Chris Kreider will go to the pros. He will not, Kreider will return for his JR year at Boston College. Second of all. BC has announced a couple of new games

Denver @ home on a friday. Then @ UNH the next day

@ Yale Saturday after Thanksgiving

Great Lakes Invitational over Xmas break. (Michigan,Michigan State, and Michigan Tech)

Icebreaker invitational in North Dakota to start the year

Report that BC will play BU much earlier this year. Middle of November @ BC, will still have home and home first weekend in December.

@ Notre Dame 10/17

BC will close the year with Vermont instead of UNH this year. Also they will not play NU the weekend before that. This year it will be a home and home vs Providence.

Looking at next years schedule

here are some games that we can take educated guesses on

BU-2 at home, 1 on the road. First weekend in December, late January

Maine-1 at home, 2 on road. Home game in early October.

UNH-1 at home. 2 on road. Early November @ UNH, last week of year home and home

NU-2 at home, 1 on the road. Week after the Beanpot, early weeks of the season.

couple of new games released

10/14-Home vs Denver

10/21-Home vs UMASS

11/5-@ UMASS

1/13- @UMASS

The Eagles will also play archival BU first weekend in December and last week and late January.....as usual

Danny Linell leaving Harvard.....will go to Boston College

Incoming Harvard recruit Danny Linell has decomited from Harvard and is now committed to Boston College. Linell will have a full scholarship because of the loss of Philip Samuelsson. Linell is out of Choate Academy, is a 5-8 forward. This is a huge gain for the Eagles because this could really strengthen the top three lines. With a strong first three lines, BC should be able to compete for another Hockey East title, with almost all defenseman returning, including Tommy Cross who will be the teams captain in 2011.