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Blackhawks prospect and Boston University sophomore forward Sacha Boisvert and UMass Lowell senior Connor Eddy went blow-for-blow in a rare college hockey fight on Friday night. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Sacha Boisvert’s boxing background is well known, but it was always assumed he’d have to wait until turning pro to provide a glimpse of his ability after he opted to take the college hockey route.
The No. 18 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, who attended North Dakota as a freshman and whose father owns a boxing gym in Quebec, had other ideas. Boisvert, a Boston University sophomore forward, and UMass Lowell senior Connor Eddy went blow-for-blow in a rare college hockey fight on Friday night. Two officials attempted to stop the fight early, but both players continued to swing away.
We have a college hockey fight! Sacha Boisvert and Connor Eddy drop the gloves 👊 pic.twitter.com/e74jnmwgRp
— EVERYTHING COLLEGE HOCKEY (@TeamECH) January 17, 2026
Fighting is illegal in college hockey and results in a five-minute major penalty, an immediate ejection and an automatic suspension for another game. Neither player was in Saturday’s game between the two teams.
Boston University coach Jay Pandolfo wasn’t sure Saturday whether Boisvert would be disciplined further by Hockey East.
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“I’m not going to comment now, we’re past it,” Pandolfo said during Saturday’s postgame news conference. “We’re just moving forward now. We’re just waiting to see what Hockey East says about it, but it’s over, it’s last night.”
Hockey East suspended both players an additional two games on Sunday afternoon.
“What took place on the ice Friday at Agganis Arena was entirely unacceptable and has no place in college hockey,” said Steve Metcalf, Hockey East commissioner.
Scott Powers is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Chicago Blackhawks. Previously, he covered the Blackhawks and the White Sox for ESPN Chicago. He has also written for the Daily Herald and the Chicago Sun-Times and has been a sportswriter in the Chicagoland area for the past 15 years. Follow Scott on Twitter @byscottpowers
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