111 AMAZIN1 AMAZING YEARSG YEARS

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Boston College AmongCollege Hockey Elites(1997-98 through 2007-08)

National Championships1. Boston College . . . . . . . .2

Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Frozen Fours1. Boston College . . . . . . . .82. Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . .64. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55. New Hampshire . . . . . . . . .4

NCAA Wins1. Boston College . . . . . . .242. Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . .164. North Dakota . . . . . . . . . .155. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . .11

NCAA Appearances1. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . .112. Boston College . . . . . . .10

New Hampshire . . . . . . . .10North Dakota . . . . . . . . . .10

5. Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Michigan State . . . . . . . . . .9

Win Total1. Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . .3092. North Dakota . . . . . . . . .3003. Boston College . . . . . .2944. Michigan State . . . . . . . .2915. New Hampshire . . . . . . .2756. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . .271

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Jerry York• 803 career wins (336 at BC)• 9 Frozen Four appearances (8 at BC)• 29 NCAA Tournament wins – all-time

leader (24 at BC)• 3 National Titles (1985 at BGSU, 2001 &

2008 at BC)• 10 Hockey East titles (6 tournament, 4

regular season)

Len Ceglarski• 673 career wins (419 at BC)• 8 Frozen Four appearances (4 at BC)• 13 NCAA Tournament wins (9 at BC)• 8 Hockey East titles (2 tournament, 6

regular season)

John “Snooks” Kelley• 501 career wins (all at BC)• 9 Frozen Four appearances• 4 NCAA Tournament wins• 1 National Title (1949)

Marty Reasoner1995-98

All-America, 1998Hockey East Rookie of the Year, 1996

Richie Smith1972-76

All-New England, 1975, 1976Four-time team scoring leader

Butch Songin1946-50

All-America, 1948, 1949

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Mike Mottau1996-2000

Hobey Baker Memorial Award, 2000All-America, 1999, 2000

Brian Gionta1997-2001

All-America, 1999-2001Walter Brown Award, 2001

Nathan Gerbe2005-08

All-America, 2008USA Hockey College Player of the Year, 2008

Joe Mullen1975-79

All-America, 1978, 1979Walter Brown Award, 1978

Greg Brown1986-87, 1988-90

All-America, 1989, 1990Hockey East Player of the Year, 1989, 1990

David Emma1987-91

Hobey Baker Memorial Award, 1991All-America, 1990, 1991

John Cunniff1963-66

All-America, 1965, 1966Walter Brown Award, 1966

Tim Sheehy1967-70

All-America, 1969, 1970Walter Brown Award, 1968, 1970

Paul Hurley1965-67, 1968-69All-America, 1969

All-New England, 1969

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Since it opened in October 1988, Silvio O.Conte Forum has been the heart of theBoston College athletics program. From

October through March, its main arena is thehome of the Eagles’ men’s and women’s basketballand hockey teams, and some of the most thrillingsports action in Boston. The arena seats 8,606 forbasketball and 7,884 for hockey, and sellouts arecommon during the basketball and hockey sea-sons.

The forum also houses the 950-seat PowerGymnasium, as well as offices for AthleticAssociation staff and varsity coaches, film andconference rooms, the weight training and sportsmedicine facilities, locker and equipment rooms,indoor practice cages for the baseball and golfteams, and practice and storage rooms for theBoston College band.

Conte Forum is also Boston College fan cen-tral, where tickets may be purchased for all BCathletic events. Its main concourse contains con-cession stands and souvenir shops. Its restroomsserve both Alumni Stadium and the forum arena,and its eight luxury boxes overlook both the sta-dium and the basketball/hockey venue.

Kelley Rink RecordsYear Games Att. Avg. Record

1988-89 19 95,210 5,011 14-3-21989-90 23 118,694 5,161 18-5-01990-91 20 114,464 5,723 17-3-01991-92 15 67,611 4,507 7-6-21992-93 14 54,176 3,870 4-9-11993-94 15 53,019 3,535 7-6-21994-95 18 60,661 3,370 5-12-11995-96 14 50,715 3,623 9-4-11996-97 14 67,054 4,790 7-5-21997-98 19 79,174 4,167 13-4-21998-99 17 99,209 5,836 11-3-31999-00 17 93,012 5,471 14-2-12000-01 16 102,647 6,415 12-3-12001-02 14 81,866 5,848 9-5-02002-03 17 105,890 6,229 11-4-22003-04 18 111,347 6,186 14-3-12004-05 17 96,130 5,655 11-1-52005-06 17 100,191 5,894 13-3-12006-07 17 85,639 5,308 13-4-02007-08 17 95,071 5,592 6-7-4Totals 338 1,731,780 5,124 215-92-31

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The BC sports medicine staff tends to the health care needs of some750 student-athletes in 31 varsity sports. Services include on-site firstaid, evaluation and treatment of all athletic-related injuries, as well as

full rehabilitation therapy. Both surgical and non-surgical injuries are reha-bilitated within the department, bringing student-athletes back to full par-ticipation.

BC student-athletes receive the finest medical care available for the pre-vention, diagnosis and treatment of athletic injuries. Bert Lenz, assistantdirector of sports medicine for Olympic sports, oversees the training roomoperation in Conte Forum and serves as the head athletic trainer for thehockey team.

Lenz is assisted by a staff of three full-time athletic trainers, all of whomare certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) andlicensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Six resident trainers, alsocertified and licensed and recent graduates of strenuous athletic trainingcurricula, support the full-time staff.

Overseen by Dr. Thomas Nary, head team physician and director of healthservices, five team physicians serve as the medical corps for the SportsMedicine department. These include two orthopedic surgeons, an internist,a general practitioner and a sports medicine/emergency medicine physician.Other specialists are on call for consultation on the care and treatment ofinjuries, while the medical staff confers as needed with numerous medicalspecialists in the greater Boston area.

The Sports Medicine facilities in Conte Forum occupy approximately3,000 square feet. They include a rehabilitation area containing equipmentused for development of strength, balance, reflexes and muscular coordina-tion along with a LIDO isokinetic rehabilitation and testing machine,whirlpools, physician exam rooms and offices, as well as a separate therapyarea containing the latest in technical equipment for treatment of injuries.

Cushing Hall, adjacent to Conte Forum, houses Student Health Services,which provides daily care for all students through its physician and nursingstaffs. BC Health Services is available around the clock for the managementof general health concerns, overnight observation and post-operative care.

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a short two-mile drive from campus, hous-es the offices of both orthopedic surgeons. This allows the athletic trainingstaff easy access to hospital facilities for emergency care and diagnostic tests.

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SPORSPORTTS MEDICINES MEDICINE

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The Clough Family Sports Medicine suite was completely renovated in the summer of 2008.

Offseason additions to the sports medicine facility include a digital X-Ray machine.

Learning Resources

Boston College recognizes the demands of academics and athletics,and acknowledges that students must be disciplined in their studyhabits to succeed in the classroom. The University’s Office of

Learning Resources for Student-Athletes provides academic, personal, andsocial support services to all varsity student-athletes with the goal thateach student-athlete will be provided a fair opportunity to achieve his orher potential of academic, social, spiritual and personal development.

In April 2005, Learning Resources moved into its new home in YawkeyCenter. Dr. Ferna Phillips, director, leads a professional staff of six and atutorial staff consisting of 35 graduate and undergraduate students.

Learning Resources offers academic counseling, developmental andsupplemental instruction as well as tutorial services to help its student-athletes reach their maximum potential in the classroom.

The academic counselors and other support staff members providemuch-needed guidance and direction to student-athletes by monitoringtheir academic progress, supporting their academic success in the class-room by promoting self advocacy as well as articulating concerns to faculty,staff and administrators. The staff promotes, recognizes and rewards scholar-ship and maintains an interdisciplinary approach to providing services.

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Learning Resources StaffFerna L. Phillips, Ph.D., DirectorDard Miller, Ph.D., Associate DirectorMariette Landry, Learning Specialist/Academic CounselorLee Metzger, Academic Counselor Claire Turkington, Academic CounselorLee LeBlanc, Administrative Assistant

2007-08 Hockey EastAll-Academic TeamMembersJoe AdamsDan BertramBrock BradfordMike BrennanAlex KremerPat GannonMatt PriceBen Smith

“Many college athletics programs use the term ‘student-athlete,’ but we truly back it up here at BostonCollege. We win national championships on the ice andin the classroom. Our student-athletes are at the veryheart of our athletics program.”

- Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo

Murphy Family Study Center

The study center offers an integrated learning environment for the student-athletes. They can elect to havea quiet space in which to work or join a study group as well as participate in “one to one” tutor relation-ships. Student-athletes can and do participate in structured study hour programs sponsored with the cen-

ter. The Center offers both Mac and PC computers for use by the student-athletes as well as the opportunity tobring their own laptop to use in our completely wireless environment. The Center serves as the primary tutori-al area for Learning Resources and offers student-athletes an easy, accessible area, close to the athletic facilitiesin which to study.

Once again in 2008, US News & World Report ranked BostonCollege among the Top 40 Universities in America.

Ben Smith earned Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors for the

freshman class in 2006-07.

Mike Brennan, a three-time Hockey East All-Academic Team recipient, earned the

Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award for thesenior class at the 2007-08 All-Sports Banquet.

US News & World Report has honored Boston College as one of the top 20 athletics departments in the country. The magazine ranked

each Division I school on four categories: Gender equity, graduation rates, win-loss records and total number of sports offered.

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Community Service

Boston College student-athletes continue to give back to thecommunity, living by the Jesuit ideal of improving one’s self byhelping others. Nearly one-third of all BC student-athletes par-

ticipate in some sort of community project.More than 100 student-athletes correspond regularly with area school

children through the Pen Pal program. In May, the school children getthe opportunity to meet with their pen pals at the annual picnic inAlumni Stadium.

BC student-athletes also visit area hospitals and schools throughoutthe course of the year.

Boston College’s Ben Smith filmed a national public service announcement for United Way at the Hattie B. Cooper CommunityCenter in Roxbury, Mass. Smith read to a group of preschool kids

for the PSA promoting volunteerism.

Joe Whitney, Alex Kremer, John Muse, Nathan Gerbe and BrockBradford visited the Boston College Campus School — a private,

non-profit, publicly funded, special education day school for studentsages 3-21 with multiple disabilities — last May.

2007-08 team captains Matt Greene, Mike Brennan and Dan Bertram afterthe men’s hockey team was awarded the Ignatius Cup recognizing the teamswhose spirit and actions best exemplify the Jesuit principle of care for others

and overall excellence in all they do.