▪ Patience has been the key word in Chestnut Hill, whether it applies to this Eagles squad coming together after key departures from last year, or the specific case of sophomore forward Dean Letourneau.
After failing to register a goal as a freshman, the 2024 Bruins first-round pick (25th overall) has lit the lamp four times in the first 11 games, while also collecting five assists. After tallying three goals on the road, he scored his first in front of the Conte Forum crowd Friday night to get the Eagles on the board in a game they went on to win 7-3.
He also finished with two assists on the weekend, one each night. His wraparound pass set up the second of Jake Sondreal’s two goals in Saturday’s 4-0 win in Amherst.
“We played together a little bit last year, just stacking up those reps,” said Letourneau, who is centering the second line with Sondreal and Will Vote. “We stayed together through the whole preseason, and just getting comfortable with how everyone plays, I’ve been able to just know where guys are going to be on the ice. It just allows us to gain that chemistry.”
Junior Ryan Conmy, a transfer from UNH, registered a goal in each game, while senior Paul Davey, appearing in his first game in 1,078 days after Teddy Stiga received a disqualification for unsportsmanlike conduct, scored his first collegiate goal Saturday.
And in net, freshman Louka Cloutier picked up both wins and appears to be more comfortable, stopping 32 shots on Saturday to get the shutout.
▪ It was a nice weekend for Harvard and Dartmouth as both hit the road and came away with sweeps in North Country, posting wins over Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Senior Casey Severo had the game-winner in each contest for a Crimson squad that prevailed by one goal each night. Newton native Philip Tresca had a pair of goals in Saturday’s 4-3 decision over St. Lawrence, while sophomore Ben Charette stopped 68 of 72 shots on the weekend as Harvard swept the New York trip for the first time in three seasons.
Dartmouth’s victories were a little more decisive, winning by a combined 9-2 score, including Friday’s 6-1 win over St. Lawrence in which freshman Nathan Morin recorded a hat trick. He added another goal in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Clarkson as the Big Green took both games of the New York trip for the first time since 2017-18 en route to the program’s first 6-0-0 start since 1957-58.
▪ UConn did what teams have struggled to do all season, get pucks past Northeastern’s Lawton Zacher, to emerge with a sweep in a hard-fought home-and-home series. Saturday night’s 4-3 overtime win at Matthews Arena was particularly impressive as UConn was able to rally from a 3-0 deficit to force overtime when Jake Percival scored his fourth goal of the weekend, having posted a hat trick in Friday’s 4-2 win in Storrs. Joey Muldowney, in his first game after missing a pair with an upper-body injury, scored the winner in the extra session.
▪ With Cole Eiserman making his return after a four-game absence with a lower-body injury, and Nick Roukounakis making his season debut, it was thought that Boston University would get a boost heading into Saturday’s game at Quinnipiac. That was not the case, however, as the Bobcats stormed out to a 3-0 lead and rolled to a 6-2 win.
“Pathetic, embarrassing. That’s one of the worst games that I’ve ever been a part of,” BU coach Jay Pandolfo told the Boston Hockey Blog.
The Terriers were 0 for 6 on the power play. Pembroke’s Roukounakis was one of the few bright spots, notching a goal in the second period.
▪ Nice moment ahead of Cornell’s home opener against Brown as the teams honored the late Ken Dryden. Instead of the captains participating in the ceremonial puck drop, the goaltenders lined up in the faceoff circle.
Before yesterday’s game, the life and legacy of legendary goaltender Ken Dryden ’69 was honored, starting with a ceremonial puck drop between the two starting goaltenders while the team wore special helmet decals to honor Dryden.#YellCornell pic.twitter.com/63qxeZN9SW
— Cornell Men’s Ice Hockey (@CornellMHockey) November 15, 2025
Dryden, who played three seasons at Cornell from 1966-69 before embarking on a Hall of Fame career with the Canadiens, died in September at 78 after a fight with cancer.
▪ Holy Cross ran its unbeaten streak to seven with a sweep at Air Force. Senior Jack Seymour had three goals on the weekend as the Crusaders improved to 7-1-1 in Atlantic Hockey.
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