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2008–09 Boston University Terriers
men's ice hockey season
NCAA Division I National Champion
Ice Breaker, Champion
Denver Cup, Champion
Beanpot, Champion
Hockey East, Champion
Hockey East Tournament, Champion
NCAA tournament, Champion
Conference1st Hockey East
Home iceAgganis Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com1
USA Today1
Record
Overall35–6–4
Conference18–5–4
Home14–4–2
Road12–2–2
Neutral9–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachJack Parker
Assistant coachesDavid Quinn
Mike Bavis
Mike Geragosian
Captain(s)Matt Gilroy
John McCarthy
Alternate captain(s)Brian Strait
Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2008–09 Boston University Terriers Men's ice hockey season was the 81st season of play for the program and 25th in Hockey East. They represented Boston University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Terriers were coached by Jack Parker, in his 36th season, and played their home games at Agganis Arena. The team won the 2009 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament, the 5th national championship in program history.

Season

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Entering the year, Boston University had been a program in limbo for several years. While Jack Parker had no trouble recruiting talented players for the Terriers (nearly half of the roster was made up of NHL-drafted players), that hadn't translated into many victories for BU. Over the previous four years, the Terriers had good finishes in the regular season but had squandered several tournament appearance by losing 3 of their last 4 postseason games.

This year, the team's fortunes would hinge on the performance of two freshmen goaltenders, Kieran Millan and Grant Rollheiser, who would vie to take over the starting from the less-than stellar Brett Bennett. At the beginning of the year, the two netminders shared the crease and both played well over the first few weeks of the campaign. By late-November, however, Millan had established himself as the better of the two and would remain a fixture in goal for the rest of the season. Rollheiser got some playing time and did look very capable when he was in the cage, but Millan put up one of the most stellar freshman performances in the history of the NCAA.

BU's goaltenders were insulated by a star-studded cast of defensemen, many of whom would reach the highest level of the game, including Eric Gryba, Brian Strait and Kevin Shattenkirk. It was, however, Matt Gilroy, the team's senior co-Captain who led the defensive corps. While Gilroy led the club in points from the blueline, he was also a standout by wearing the number 97. Jack Parker typically did not allow his players to wear any number above 39, however, Gilroy was a special case. Growing up, Matt and his younger brother Timmy wore numbers 98 and 97 respectively in honor of Wayne Gretzky. That changed when Timmy died in a bicycle accident at the age of 8.[1] Afterwards, Matt Gilroy wore his brother's number and when he told Parker his reasons why, the old-school BU coach made an exception for Gilroy.

Up front, the Terriers were a very deep team. Led by a 7th-overall pick in Colin Wilson, the Terriers had the #1 offense in the nation. BU had 17 players reach double-digit points on the year and averaged just under 4 goals per game. With all of those elements, the Terriers produced one of the best single-season performances in college hockey.

Early season gauntlet

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From the beginning of their campaign, the Terriers faced a difficult test. In their first eleven games, nine came against ranked teams. Despite the tall task, BU shot out to a 6–1 record and were ranked #1 just a month into the season. The team hit a bit of a rough patch in mid-November and lost three of four games. They dropped down to #8 in the polls but jumped back into the top 5 when they took a weekend series from arch-rival and then-#2 Boston College.

Piling up wins

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After returning from the winter break, BU kicked off the second half of their season by winning the Denver Cup. After a poor performance against conference bottom-feeder Providence ten days later, BU went on a long streak and didn't lose another game for the rest of the regular season. The Terriers went 13–0–3 down the stretch and trounced most of their opponents. During their run, they also captured the Beanpot title, dropping #3 Northeastern in the process. By not losing, BU was able to rise up to #1 in the polls and finish atop the Hockey East standings by a single point.

Conference tournament

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Despite being the prohibitive favorite for the NCAA title, BU faced tough challenge from 8th-seeded Maine in the quarterfinals. After eking out a narrow victory in game 1, the Terriers played one of their worst games of the year in the rematch and lost for the first time in over two months. Millan's 6 goals against was by far a season high and put the Terriers on the precipice of getting knocked out of the Hockey East tournament. The shocking loss appeared to wake up the team and they came storming back in the deciding game 3, scoring 6 goals in the first two periods and sailing to an easy victory.

The semifinal pitted BU against BC once more and, at least early-on, it appeared that the Eagles may finally have figured out how to defeat this year's team. The Terriers were held scoreless over the first 50 minutes of the game and were held in check by a stingy Boston College defense. In the second half of the third, BU's offense exploded for 3 goals in 44 seconds and took a 3–1 lead over the stunned BC squad. The Eagles were able to cut into the lead with a second goal just after a BU penalty had expired but Millan held the fort for the rest of the game and allowed the Terriers to escape with a win.

The championship game turned into a goaltending dual between Millan and Massachusetts–Lowell's Nevin Hamilton. It took almost all of the first period for Brandon Yip to net the Terriers' first marker but that was all BU could get past the River Hawk goalie. Fortunately, Millan stood on his head all game long and turned aside all 32 shots to earn a 1–0 shutout and the 31st victory on the year for the Terriers.

NCAA tournament

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BU was given the #1 overall seed for the NCAA tournament, which was typically the kiss-of-death for a team's championship hopes. Since 1996, only Wisconsin in 2006 had won a championship as the top overall seed. While history may have been against them, The Terriers were able to open against a relatively weak Ohio State team and complete dominate the Buckeyes. BU scored the first six goals of the game and were able to relax in the second half, cruising to an 8–3 victory. They received goals from six different players but it was Matt Gilroy who led the way with 4 assists.

The Terriers' road grew much more difficult after the opening round breeze and they got a fight from conference-rival New Hampshire. The Wildcats limited BU to just 23 shots on the night but that didn't stop Corey Trivino from opening the scoring. UNH took over the second period and even the score but, uncharacteristically, it was the Wildcats that got into penalty trouble in the third. Jason Lawrence scored his 24th goal of the year on BU's second power play of the frame with just 15 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Terriers the win and send them to the Frozen Four for the first time in twelve years.

In the national semifinal against another conference rival, Vermont, BU got off to a tremendous start; they outshot the Catamounts 2:1 and led 2–0 after 20 minutes. While it appeared that the Terriers were on their way to another easy win, Vermont came charging back in the second, scoring three consecutive goals in a 6-minute span to take the lead. Vinny Saponari netter a power play goal just before the end of the period to tie the game. The Catamounts retook the lead mid-way through the third on their second power play goal of the game but Chris Higgins became the hero a few minutes later. He scored his 14th of the year on a rush to tie the game and then had Wilson score off of his rebound to put the Terriers ahead for good.

After the wild semifinal, only Miami remained and Boston University met the RedHawks for the championship. Chris Connolly opened the scoring in the first, however, true to form, the Terriers were hampered by having to kill 7 penalties during the game. While Miami wasn't able to score on any of the man-advantages, they were able to keep the Terriers hemmed in their zone for much of the time. The limited offensive opportunities enabled the RedHawks to tie the game in the second and then take a lead in the second half of the third. A third Miami goal with just over 4 minutes remaining in the match appeared to be the final nail in the coffin for BU. After calling a timeout, Parker pulled Kieran Millan with 3:32 remaining. Due to the tough defensing from Miami, it took a while for BU to establish themselves in the offensive zone but eventually they were able to leaky goal from a Zach Cohen backhander. With approximately one minute left, BU needed another goal to tie and the team appeared to be far more energetic. The Terriers were able to get into the Miami end fairly easily and passed the puck around with aplomb. Eventually the rubber made its way through a sea of lumber and legs to the stick of Nick Bonino who fired it into a half-open cage to tie the score with just 17 seconds remaining. The team's momentum carried over into the overtime where BU outshot Miami 9–4. About halfway through the extra period, Colby Cohen fired a shot from the blueline but it was blocked by Kevin Roeder. The puck deflected off of Roeder's leg up into the air, causing Miami's goaltender Cody Reichard to lose track of the shot. The puck arched like a rainbow right over Reichard's shoulder and into the net, giving BU its 5th national championship and one of the more improbable comebacks in the history of all sports, let alone college hockey.[2]

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Brett Bennett Goaltender  United States Returned to juniors (Indiana Ice); transferred to Wisconsin
Bryan Ewing Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Karson Gillespie Goaltender  Canada Graduation (retired)
Kevin Kielt Defenseman  United States Graduation (retired)
Peter MacArthur Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Bridgeport Sound Tigers)
Dan McGoff Defenseman  United States Graduation (signed with Trenton Devils)
Brian McGuirk Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Columbus Blue Jackets)
Ryan Monaghan Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Craig Sanders Forward  United States Signed professional contract (Amsterdam Tigers)
Ryan Weston Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Albany River Rats)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Chris Connolly Forward  United States 21 Duluth, MN
Kevin Gilroy Forward  United States 21 North Bellmore, NY
Andrew Glass Forward  United States 19 Wrentham, MA
Kieran Millan Goaltender  Canada 19 Edmonton, AB
Grant Rollheiser Goaltender  Canada 19 Chilliwack, BC; selected 158th overall in 2008
Ryan Ruikka Defenseman  United States 20 Chelsea, MI; red shirt
Vinny Saponari Forward  United States 18 Powder Springs, GA; selected 94th overall in 2008
Corey Trivino Forward  Canada 18 Toronto, ON; selected 36th overall in 2008
David Warsofsky Defenseman  United States 18 Marshfield, MA; selected 95th overall in 2008

Roster

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As of October 1, 2008.[3]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Saskatchewan Eric Gryba Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1988-04-14 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) OTT, 68th overall 2006
3 New York (state) Kevin Shattenkirk Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1989-01-29 New Rochelle, New York USNTDP (USHL) ANA, 14th overall 2007
4 Michigan Ryan Ruikka Freshman (RS) D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1988-03-31 Chelsea, Michigan New Jersey Hitmen (EJHL) —
5 Massachusetts David Warsofsky Freshman D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990-05-30 Marshfield, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) STL, 95th overall 2008
6 Connecticut Joe Pereira Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1987-03-28 West Haven, Connecticut South Kent Prep (USHS-Prep) —
7 Massachusetts Brian Strait (A) Junior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1988-01-04 Waltham, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) PIT, 65th overall 2006
8 Massachusetts Steve Smolinsky Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1986-05-22 Plymouth, Massachusetts Salisbury School (USHS-Prep) —
9 Ontario Corey Trivino Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-01-12 Toronto, Ontario Stouffville Spirit (OPJHL) NYI, 36th overall 2008
10 Massachusetts Chris Higgins Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986-04-30 Lynnfield, Massachusetts New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL) —
11 Illinois Zach Cohen Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1987-02-06 Schaumburg, Illinois Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
12 Minnesota Chris Connolly Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 1987-07-23 Duluth, Minnesota Omaha Lancers (USHL) —
13 Connecticut Nick Bonino Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1988-04-20 Hartford, Connecticut Avon Old Farms School (USHS-Prep) SJS, 173rd overall 2007
14 Massachusetts Andrew Glass Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1989-07-14 Wrentham, Massachusetts Noble and Greenough School (USHS-Prep) —
15 Massachusetts John McCarthy (C) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1986-08-09 Boston, Massachusetts Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) SJS, 202nd overall 2006
16 New York (state) Kevin Gilroy Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1987-07-08 North Bellmore, New York South Shore Kings (EJHL) —
17 Georgia (U.S. state) Victor Saponari Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1987-11-15 Powder Springs, Georgia Culver Academies (USHS-Prep) —
18 British Columbia Brandon Yip Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1985-04-25 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Coquitlam Express (BCHL) COL, 239th overall 2004
21 Massachusetts Jason Lawrence Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1987-02-02 Saugus, Massachusetts USNTDP (USHL) —
25 Pennsylvania Colby Cohen Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1989-04-25 Villanova, Pennsylvania Lincoln Stars (USHL) COL, 45th overall 2007
26 New Jersey Luke Popko Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1988-03-29 Skillman, New Jersey USNTDP (USHL) —
27 Georgia (U.S. state) Vinny Saponari Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1990-02-15 Powder Springs, Georgia USNTDP (USHL) ATL, 94th overall 2008
31 Alberta Kieran Millan Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1989-08-31 Edmonton, Alberta Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) —
32 Texas Adam Kraus Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-07-25 Irving, Texas Alaska Avalanche (NAHL) —
33 Connecticut Colin Wilson Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1989-10-20 Greenwich, Connecticut USNTDP (USHL) NSH, 7th overall 2008
35 British Columbia Grant Rollheiser Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1989-07-24 Chilliwack, British Columbia Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL) TOR, 158th overall 2008
97 New York (state) Matt Gilroy (C) Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1984-07-20 North Bellmore, New York Walpole Jr. Stars (EJHL) —

Standings

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2008–09 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#1 Boston University†* 27 18 5 4 40 103 54 45 35 6 4 177 91
#11 Northeastern 27 18 6 3 39 78 59 41 25 12 4 121 91
#6 New Hampshire 27 15 8 4 32 80 78 38 20 13 5 116 112
#3 Vermont 27 15 8 4 32 78 69 39 22 12 5 121 102
Massachusetts–Lowell 27 14 11 2 30 84 66 38 20 16 2 112 86
Boston College 27 11 11 5 27 81 77 37 18 14 5 112 105
Massachusetts 27 10 14 3 23 77 75 39 16 20 3 112 103
Maine 27 7 17 3 17 52 82 39 13 22 4 86 110
Merrimack 27 5 19 3 13 57 80 34 9 21 4 72 89
Providence 27 4 18 5 13 56 106 34 7 22 5 77 133
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 2:00 pm New Brunswick* Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Exhibition)   Millan W 4–1  3,069
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 10 7:35 pm #5 North Dakota* #9 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Semifinal)   Millan W 5–1  3,753 1–0–0
October 11 7:35 pm #11 Michigan State* #9 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Ice Breaker Championship)   Rollheiser W 2–1  4,207 2–0–0
Regular Season
October 17 7:05 pm vs. Merrimack #5 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Millan W 5–2  5,213 3–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 19 5:00 pm at #6 New Hampshire #5 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Rollheiser L 1–2  6,501 3–1–0 (1–1–0)
October 25 7:06 pm #5 Michigan* #6 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Millan W 7–2  6,400 4–1–0
November 1 7:05 pm at #14 Vermont #3 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Rollheiser W 7–2  4,003 5–1–0 (2–1–0)
November 7 7:00 pm at Massachusetts–Lowell #3 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Millan W 6–4  4,613 6–1–0 (3–1–0)
November 14 7:00 pm at #20 Massachusetts #1 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Rollheiser L 1–5  7,212 6–2–0 (3–2–0)
November 16 7:30 pm #7 Northeastern #1 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Millan W 3–0  5,496 7–2–0 (4–2–0)
November 21 7:30 pm #15 Vermont #2 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Rollheiser L 3–4  5,187 7–3–0 (4–3–0)
November 22 7:05 pm #15 Vermont #2 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Millan L 3–4  5,209 7–4–0 (4–4–0)
November 25 7:05 pm Holy Cross #8 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Rollheiser W 3–2  4,710 8–4–0
November 29 7:05 pm St. Lawrence #8 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Millan W 4–1  4,322 9–4–0
December 5 7:36 pm #2 Boston College #7 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)   Millan T 1–1 OT 6,221 9–4–1 (4–4–1)
December 6 7:05 pm at #2 Boston College #7 Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (Rivalry)   Millan W 3–1  7,884 10–4–1 (5–4–1)
December 12 7:05 pm Massachusetts–Lowell #4 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Millan W 3–2  4,520 11–4–1 (6–4–1)
Denver Cup
January 2 6:37 pm vs. Rensselaer* #3 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Denver Cup Semifinal)   Rollheiser W 6–2  5,453 12–4–1
January 3 9:07 pm at #5 Denver* #3 Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado (Denver Cup Championship)   Millan W 4–1  6,050 13–4–1
January 10 7:05 pm Maine #2 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)   Millan W 4–1  5,767 14–4–1 (7–4–1)
January 13 7:05 pm Providence #2 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Rollheiser L 2–4  4,242 14–5–1 (7–5–1)
January 16 7:00 pm Merrimack #2 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Millan W 4–1  2,785 15–5–1 (8–5–1)
January 17 7:05 pm #12 Boston College #2 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Rivalry)   Millan W 5–2  6,221 16–5–1 (9–5–1)
January 23 7:31 pm #11 New Hampshire #2 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Millan W 5–0  6,170 17–5–1 (10–5–1)
January 24 7:00 pm at #11 New Hampshire #2 Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire   Millan W 3–1  6,501 18–5–1 (11–5–1)
January 30 7:00 pm at Merrimack #2 J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts   Millan W 3–1  2,681 19–5–1 (12–5–1)
Beanpot
February 2 5:00 pm vs. Harvard* #1 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Semifinal)   Millan W 4–3  17,565 20–5–1
February 6 7:05 pm Massachusetts–Lowell #1 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Millan W 5–3  5,114 21–5–1 (13–5–1)
February 14 8:05 pm vs. #3 Northeastern* #1 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Beanpot Championship)   Millan W 5–2  17,565 20–5–1
February 13 7:07 pm at Maine #1 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry)   Millan W 7–2  5,162 23–5–1 (14–5–1)
February 14 7:07 pm at Maine #1 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry)   Rollheiser T 2–2 OT 5,279 23–5–2 (14–5–2)
February 20 7:05 pm #4 Northeastern #1 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Millan T 2–2 OT 6,221 23–5–3 (14–5–3)
February 21 8:05 pm at #4 Northeastern #1 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Millan T 1–1 OT 5,407 23–5–4 (14–5–4)
February 27 7:00 pm at Massachusetts #1 Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Rollheiser W 6–3  8,291 24–5–4 (15–5–4)
February 28 8:05 pm Massachusetts #1 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Millan W 7–2  5,887 25–5–4 (16–5–4)
March 6 7:05 pm at Providence #1 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Millan W 8–2  1,771 26–5–4 (17–5–4)
March 7 2:15 pm at Providence #1 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Rollheiser W 3–0  4,797 27–5–4 (18–5–4)
Hockey East Tournament
March 13 7:05 pm Maine* #1 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 1; Rivalry)   Millan W 2–1  3,825 28–5–4
March 14 7:05 pm Maine* #1 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 2; Rivalry)   Millan L 3–6  4,094 28–6–4
March 15 7:05 pm Maine* #1 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal Game 3; Rivalry)   Millan W 6–2  3,642 29–6–4
March 20 8:50 pm vs. #15 Boston College* #2 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinal; Rivalry)   Millan W 3–2  14,280 30–6–4
March 21 7:15 pm vs. #19 Massachusetts–Lowell* #2 TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Championship)   Millan W 1–0  13,130 31–6–4
NCAA Tournament
March 28 5:58 pm vs. #14 Ohio State* #1 Verizon Wireless Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire (Northeast Regional Semifinal)   Millan W 8–3  6,883 32–6–4
March 29 5:34 pm vs. #12 New Hampshire* #1 Verizon Wireless Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire (Northeast Regional Final)   Millan W 2–1  7,863 33–6–4
April 9 8:30 pm vs. #11 Vermont* #1 Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. (National Semifinal)   Millan W 5–4  18,427 34–6–4
April 11 7:00 pm vs. #13 Miami* #1 Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. (National Championship)   Millan W 4–3 OT 18,512 35–6–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
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National championship game

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April 11, 2009Boston University4 – 3 (OT)
(1–0, 0–1, 2–2, 1–0)		MiamiVerizon Center, Washington, D. C.
Attendance: 18,512
Game reference
Referees:
Todd Anderson, Marco Hunt
Tony Czech, Matt Ulwelling
Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st BU Chris Connolly (10) Warsofsky and Gryba 15:15 1–0 BU
2nd MIA Gary Steffes (11) Miele and Palmer 22:01 1–1
3rd MIA Tommy Wingels (11) Camper 52:31 2–1 MIA
MIA Trent Vogelhuber (2) Kaufman 55:52 3–1 MIA
BU Zach Cohen (13) – EA Bonino and Yip 59:00 3–2 MIA
BU Nick Bonino (18) – EA Gilroy and Higgins 59:42 3–3
Overtime BU Colby Cohen (8) – GW Shattenkirk and Connolly 71:47 4–3 BU
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st BU Eric Gryba Tripping 2:23 2:00
BU Vinny Saponari Cross–Checking 5:19 2:00
MIA Chris Wideman Holding 12:01 2:00
BU John McCarthy Roughing 12:01 2:00
BU Eric Gryba Cross–Checking 15:46 2:00
MIA Tommy Wingels Hooking 19:48 2:00
2nd BU Brandon Yip Holding 23:13 2:00
MIA Justin Mercier Tripping 26:09 2:00
BU Colby Cohen Cross–Checking 37:17 2:00
3rd BU Colby Cohen Slashing 45:51 2:00
BU Jason Lawrence Slashing 53:38 2:00

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Colin Wilson C 43 17 38 55 52
Nick Bonino C 44 18 32 50 30
Chris Higgins C 42 14 34 48 40
Brandon Yip RW 45 20 23 43 118
Jason Lawrence F 44 25 14 39 38
Matt Gilroy D 45 8 29 37 12
Colby Cohen D 43 8 24 32 65
Chris Connolly RW 45 10 20 30 12
John McCarthy LW 45 6 23 29 24
Kevin Shattenkirk D 43 7 21 28 40
David Warsofsky D 45 3 20 23 28
Zach Cohen F 41 13 5 18 22
Vinny Saponari RW 44 8 9 17 39
Luke Popko F 45 5 9 14 24
Corey Trivino C 32 6 7 13 14
Joe Pereira F 34 3 7 10 74
Brian Strait D 38 2 5 7 67
Eric Gryba D 45 0 6 6 106
Andrew Glass LW 15 2 1 3 2
Kevin Gilroy F 12 2 0 2 2
Steve Smolinsky F 14 0 1 1 0
Victor Saponari F 5 0 0 0 2
Grant Rollheiser G 12 0 0 0 0
Kieran Millan G 35 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 12
Total 177 328 505 823

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Kieran Millan 35 2072:50 29 2 3 67 776 3 .921 1.94
Grant Rollheiser 12 647:47 6 4 1 23 201 1 .897 2.13
Empty Net – 11:10 – – – 1 – – – –
Total 45 2731:47 35 6 4 91 977 4 .915 2.00

Rankings

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Main article: 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 (Final)
USCHO.com - 9 5 6 3 3 1 2 8 7 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 - -
USA Today 10 9 5 7 3 3 1 2 8 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 0, 24 and 25.[6]

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Matt Gilroy Hobey Baker Award [7]
Jack Parker Spencer Penrose Award [8]
Kieran Millan National Rookie of the Year [9]
Colby Cohen NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player [10]
Matt Gilroy AHCA East First Team All-American [11]
Colin Wilson
Kevin Shattenkirk AHCA East Second Team All-American [11]
Kieran Millan Hockey East Rookie of the Year [12]
Kieran Millan William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player [12]
Matt Gilroy All-Hockey East First Team [13]
Colin Wilson
Kieran Millan Hockey East Second Team [13]
Kevin Shattenkirk
Kieran Millan Hockey East All-Rookie Team [14]
Chris Connolly
Kieran Millan Hockey East All-Tournament Team [15]
Matt Gilroy
Colin Wilson
John McCarthy
Kieran Millan NCAA All-Tournament Team [16]
Colby Cohen
Nick Bonino
Colin Wilson

Players drafted into the NHL

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2009 NHL Entry Draft

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= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star[17] = NHL All-Star[17] and NHL All-Star team = Did not play in the NHL
Round Pick Player NHL team
2 38 Alex Chiasson† Dallas Stars
5 124 Kieran Millan Colorado Avalanche
5 138 Wade Megan† Florida Panthers

† incoming freshman [18]

References

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  12. ^ a b "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Hockey East Names 2021–22 Men's All-Star Teams". Hockey East. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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  17. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
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