NCAA play carried on over the weekend with nine New York Rangers prospects competing.
Gabe Perreault, the 2023 first-round pick, scored his 12th goal of the season for Boston College on Friday night. While his team was on the power play and down 1-0 against UMass, the sophomore forward received a pass from Teddy Stiga and fired it into an open net to even the score.
Perreault displayed his exceptional skill and vision by netting the goal from below the circle.
With Boston College trailing 3-1 and their goalie pulled, Perreault assisted on Ryan Leonard’s goal to make it 3-2, but the Eagles couldn’t complete the comeback against UMass. Perreault finished with a goal, an assist, six shots on goal, a minus-1 rating, and a minor penalty. Drew Fortescue was also minus-1 with no shots on goal.
On Saturday, BC rebounded with a 4-1 win over UMass. Perreault extended his point streak to six games, assisting on the game-winning goal by Andre Gasseau, earning his 27th assist and 39th point of the season.
Perreault leads BC in assists and is tied for the team lead in points. BC dropped out of the top spot in the USCHO Poll but remains first in the PairWise Rankings. They face Vermont next.
Rangers 2024 top pick EJ Emery suspended
2024 first-round pick EJ Emery has just one assist in 29 games for North Dakota, but it wasn’t scoring issues that got him in trouble this past weekend. On Friday, in a 4-0 loss to Denver, the freshman defenseman recorded one shot on goal, one blocked shot, and a minus-1 rating. On Saturday, North Dakota won 3-1 to split the series, with Emery registering one shot on goal and two blocked shots. The main event came at the end of the game when Emery received a two-minute minor for roughing, along with a game misconduct. He had also been penalized for slashing and cross-checking earlier in the game.
On Monday, the NCHC announced that Emery would be suspended for one game due to his actions.
North Dakota, with a 15-12-2 record, is on the bubble, ranked 17th in the USCHO Poll and 18th in PairWise. They’ll face Minnesota Duluth next.
Brody Lamb of Minnesota has gone 11 games without a goal. He had no shots and a minus-1 rating in Friday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Michigan and no stats in a 2-2 tie on Saturday. The Gophers are fifth in the USCHO Poll and third in PairWise.
Western Michigan swept Nebraska-Omaha, with Ty Henricks earning an assist in a 6-1 win. Henricks has 8 points in 28 games for the Broncos, who are third in the USCHO Poll and fifth in PairWise.
Colorado College defeated Miami (OH) 6-1 on Friday, but Noah Laba left the game in the second period. The Tigers are 20th in the USCHO Poll and need to win the NCHC tournament.
Cornell’s Hank Kempf is a finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award for his community work.
Hank Kempf was plus-2 for Cornell in their 6-1 win over Brown on Friday. He had one shot, one blocked shot, and was minus-1 in Saturday’s 5-3 win over Yale. Cornell is 11-8-6 overall and may need to win the ECAC tournament to reach the NCAA Frozen Four. They play Clarkson and St. Lawrence this weekend.
Harvard, also needing to win the ECAC tournament, defeated St. Lawrence 6-2 on Friday. Zakary Karpa had a secondary assist and was strong in face-offs, winning 11 of 18. In Saturday’s 6-0 loss to Clarkson, Karpa was minus-1 with no shots and won 10 of 14 face-offs. Harvard is 41st in PairWise with a 9-14-2 record.
Northeastern’s Jackson Dorrington had one shot and five blocked shots in a 5-0 win over UMass Lowell on Friday but was minus-2 with one shot and four blocked shots in a 5-4 loss Saturday. Northeastern is 10-15-3 and faces Boston University next.
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