Sunday at the End-of-the-Year Banquet, BU head coach David Quinn named the captains and the assistant captains for the upcoming season.
Junior forward Bobo Carpenter and sophomore defenseman Dante Fabbro with both wear the “C” next season as co-captains.
Carpenter spent this past season as one of three assistant captains and led the team in goals and scoring with 20 and 35 respectively. He was named to the Hockey East Second Team and a member of the All New England Team.
Fabbro finished second amongst defensemen with 29 points and first in goals with nine. He joined Carpenter on the Hockey East Second Team and the All New England Team.
The leadership will be rounded out with two assistant captains in sophomore defenseman Chad Krys and sophomore goaltender Jake Oettinger.
Krys finished his sophomore campaign with 27 points while Oettinger rebounded from a rough start to the season and from 2.10 goals against average and a .925 save percentage. Both players were named to the All Hockey East Tournament Team with Oettinger taking home Tournament MVP honors.
BU will host Acadia University for an exhibition game Oct. 6 and then open their season the following weekend in Mankato for a two-game series against Minnesota State.
The rest of the schedule will be released soon but the rest of the non-conference slate will be against Quinnipiac University, Dartmouth College, two games against Arizona State University. They will also play in the Friendship Four in November in Ireland.
The first round of the Friendship Four will be against the University of Connecutict, and will be a league game
As for the blog, both Liam and Matt will be returning for the Fall semester. Within a few weeks they will announce the newest men’s hockey beat writer.
vinnie • Apr 20, 2018 at 6:11 pm
i don’t think his father thinks he is ready. he plays a physical game in the gritty areas. i bet he stays to get another year stronger. it took greenway 3 years. they both play a similar game. banking on the fact that an NHL team sees that. also, i think he writes his blog knowing NHL folk will read it, so it is some propaganda for them.
that said, he will be gone tomorrow 🙂
i also hear tyler weiss was not accepted to BU academically. bummer. i think that kid would have been a nice addition to the team. not a superstar but a quality player. that hurts just like letenov’s rejection hurt.
Frozen Out • Apr 19, 2018 at 11:39 am
Son of CC
I agree with your assessment regarding Brady. The only way he returns is if the NHL team that drafts him feels he should go back to B.U. for another year of development. (certainly possible but not likely)
I hope there are no other surprises as I believe that B.U.s’ future depend more on the players that return rather than the incoming freshman.
Son of Caesar carlaci • Apr 19, 2018 at 7:21 am
This must mean Fabbro is coming back. Great for the program. After reading Tkachuk’s comments recently He is just about gone. Too bad he needs more seasoning but his father left after one year and I am not surprised.
P.S. Downing • Apr 17, 2018 at 9:55 am
I too thoroughly enjoyed the banquet, and the announcements of our C’s and A’s made it all the better. I was particularly impressed with Coach Quinn’s articulate chronological recollection of individual plays, incidents, and circumstances, and their cumulative effects on every single game throughout the entire season. We are very well positioned for next year, and I expect that we will enjoy a much different start to that campaign. As always, it was enlightening to speak with Colin and Glenn, whose insights and knowledge of the sport far surpass my own. PSD
Glenn Staub • Apr 16, 2018 at 6:08 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed the BU Hockey Brunch yesterday. It was well worth the 200 mile drive. Those two hours, for me, passed by like ten minutes. It was very well attended and left me feeling extremely proud of our program and the quality of kids on our team. I’m also very happy with the friendships I have made from my association with BU Hockey.
Frozen Out • Apr 16, 2018 at 4:24 pm
Great news if Dante Fabro returns next season. If he stays healthy he could be the best defenseman in College Hockey.
After reading Brady,s NHL draft diary I would be surprised if he returned to B.U. Unfortunately that is the gamble with high first round draft picks. I cannot blame him if he plays in the NHL next year. As the NHL for B.U, more often then not means Not Here Long.