2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey season | |
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National Champions Hockey East Tournament Champions Hockey East Regular Season Champions Beanpot Champions Ice Breaker Champions NCAA Championship Game, W 4–1 vs. Ferris State Hockey East Championship, W 4–1 vs. Maine Beanpot Championship, W 3–2 (OT) vs. Boston University Ice Breaker Championship, W 6–2 vs. North Dakota |
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Conference | Hockey East |
Home ice | Kelley Rink |
Rankings | |
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine | #1 |
USCHO.com/CBS College Sports | #1 |
Record | |
Overall | 33–10–1 |
Home | 12–3–1 |
Road | 10–6–0 |
Neutral | 11–1–0 |
Coaches and Captains | |
Head Coach | Jerry York |
Assistant Coaches | Mike Cavanaugh Greg Brown Jim Logue |
Captain(s) | Tommy Cross |
Alternate captain(s) | Barry Almeida, Paul Carey |
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The 2011–12 Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team represented Boston College in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Jerry York, '67, his eighteenth season behind the bench at Boston College. The Eagles played their home games at Kelley Rink on the campus of Boston College, competing in Hockey East.
Boston College defeated Ferris State 4–1 in the 2012 Frozen Four Championship Game, earning the school's fifth national title and third title in five years. It was Jerry York's fourth title as head coach of the Eagles, having also won in 2001, 2008, and 2010. BC entered the NCAA Tournament as the number one overall seed, defeating Air Force and defending national champion Minnesota Duluth in the Northeast Regional in Worcester to advance to the Frozen Four at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa. The Eagles defeated Minnesota 6–1 in the semifinals before beating Ferris State in the national title game, with goaltender Parker Milner earning Most Outstanding Player honors.
Boston College also entered the 2011–2012 season as reigning Hockey East tournament champions, having defeated Merrimack 5–3 in the championship game, as well as defending Beanpot champions, beating Northeastern in the final 7–6 in overtime. The Eagles also won the 2010–11 Hockey East regular season championship, their first since 2004–05.