Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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100 Seasons Later When Boston College men’s hockey made the move in 1917 to turn what had been an informal group of hockey players into an official program, the team stepped into a fledgling world of college hockey. BC kicked off what would become a legendary rivalry with Boston University with a win in the early season, but the program struggled in its opening years and finished above .500 just five times between 1918 and 1929. Much has changed since those early struggles with poor play and stoppages caused by the Great Depression and world wars, as BC enters its 100th season with a storied legacy in the upper echelons of college hockey. The Eagles won their first National Championship in 1949 and, after a 50year drought, got back on top in 2001 before stringing together another three titles in the next decade. With a team chock full of senior leadership and a host of new faces, BC enters the new season with the same goal as always, but this time with an extra level of significance: to bring home the hardware in its centennial season.
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THIS ISSUE 100 SEASONS.......... PAGE 2 MARC MCLAUGHLIN... PAGE 4 BROOKS ORPIK.......... PAGE 5 2011-2012 SEASON..... PAGE 6 NIKITA NESTERENKO... PAGE 7