The No. 11 Boston College Eagles (0-1) men’s hockey team is looking for its first win of the season as it travels to Minneapolis, Minn., for a road series against the No. 12 Minnesota Gophers (1-1) which starts on Thursday night.
On Friday, the Eagles opened their 2025-26 campaign with a 4-3 loss to No. 8 Quinnipiac while the Gophers split their opening series with Michigan Tech over the weekend. Minnesota won the first game 6-3 and lost the finale 5-3.
This will be the first matchup between the two teams in nearly a decade. The last meeting was on Nov. 27, 2016 where Minnesota defeated Boston College 4-2 at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Minnesota leads the all-time series 18-12-3.
Boston College’s Projected Lines
Minnesota’s Projected Lines:
LW Teddy Stiga
C James Hagens
RW Ryan Conmy
LW Brodie Ziemer
C Erik Pahlsson
RW LJ Mooney
Will Moore
Andre Gasseau
Landan Resendes
Beckett Hendrickson
Jimmy Clark
Brody Lamb
Jake Sondreal
Dean Leoturneau
Will Vote
Javon Moore
Tanner Ludtke
Tate Pritchard
Will Traeger
Brady Berard
Gavin Cornforth
August Falloon
John Mittelstadt
Mason Moe
D Will Skahan
D Aram Minnetian
G Louka Cloutier
D Cal Thomas
D Leo Gruba
G Nathan Airey
Drew Fortescue
Luka Radivojevic
Jan Korec
Jacob Rombach
Luke Mittelstadt
Luca Di Pasquo
Kristian Kostadinski
Lukas Gustafsson
John Whipple
Finn McLaughlin
Zach Wiese
Nolan Joyce
Axel Begley
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Pregame
Who: Boston College Eagles and Minnesota Gophers
When: Thursday, Oct. 9 at 9 p.m. ET
Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
Where: 3M Arena at Mariucci, Minneapolis, Minn.
TV: Big Ten Network (Thursday) and BIG+ (Friday)
Radio: WEEI 850 AM
Last Outing, Minnesota: The Gophers split their season-opening series with Michigan Tech over the weekend. They won the first game 6-3 and dropped the finale 5-3.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles lost their season opener to Quinnipiac 4-3 on Friday night at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was on Nov. 27, 2016. Minnesota beat Boston College 4-2 at Conte Forum.
Others receiving votes:Colorado College 92, Michigan Tech 40, UMass Lowell 26, Minnesota Duluth 25, Northeastern 17, Bemidji State 13, Sacred Heart 10, St. Cloud State 7, Omaha 6, Bowling Green 5, Dartmouth 5, Bentley 4, Brown 4, Clarkson 3, Harvard 3, Canisius 2, Notre Dame 2, Augustana 1
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Kim Rankin is the lead writer for Boston College On SI. The 2020 graduate of the University of Alabama. She joined Alabama Crimson Tide On SI in February 2024 covering baseball, softball, football, men’s basketball, and more for BamaCentral, but has also contributed to Missouri Tigers On SI. She previously worked as the brand manager at Tide 100.9 FM in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She has covered a wide variety of events including SEC Championships, NCAA Regionals, and bowl games.
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