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The Catamounts wrap up their season-opening six-game home stand this weekend as they host No. 9 Boston College in their first Hockey East action of the season. The two-game series will go at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday night. The broadcasts will air live for free on CollegeSportsLive. The voice of the Catamounts, Adam LaFleur, will broadcast the action live on WVMT (FM 96.3 / AM 620).
 
Friday night will feature a Redstone Swag Toss and on Saturday night it's Halloween at the Gut. Join us to Trick or Treat in Catamount Country, kids are encouraged to wear costumes.
 
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HARMON STRONG IN THE BLUE PAINT
Graduate goaltender Tyler Harmon is 14th in the NCAA and second in Hockey East with a .940 save percentage. He has played 192:58 of game action this season and made 80 saves for the Catamounts. His goals-against average sits at 1.87, which is 12th in the NCAA.  
 
FINISHING STRONG
The third period has been the Catamounts best this season. 60% of the Catamounts offense has come in the final frame and UVM has outshot its opponents 56-29. During the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign 11 of UVM's 20 goals came in the third.
 
WOODCROFT FEATURED IN TALKING HOCKEY SENSE WITH CHRIS PETERS
Head Coach Todd Woodcroft was featured in Chris Peters' Talking Hockey Sense podcast this week. They discussed rebuilding the program, a coach working for the players, and anecdotes about Jacques Lemaire. Listen here
 
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Boston College is 3-2-1 this season and is coming off a 5-1 home win over No. 8 Denver Saturday night. The Eagles are averaging 3.66 goals-per-game and have scored five goals in all three of their wins this season. Boston College lost its only true road game of the season thus far October 16 at Bentley 6-2.
 
Senior forward Jack McBain leads Hockey East in scoring with 11 points including two goals and nine assists. He has a point in every game this season for BC, matching a career-high with a six-game point streak. Senior captain Marc McLaughlin leads the team with five goals on the season.
 
Graduate goaltender Eric Dop has started four games in net for the Eagles, including their last two contests last weekend. He carries a 2.46 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY
Vermont is facing the Eagles for the 74th and 75th time this weekend. Boston College holds a 50-16-7 mark against the Catamounts. The two teams last met on November 16, 2019 a 3-0 BC win at Gutterson Fieldhouse. UVM is 8-17-5 against the Eagles at the Gut. UVM's last win in the series came on March 12, 2016 a 4-2 decision in game two of the Hockey East Quarterfinals.
 
DRAFT CAPITAL
The Catamounts enter the new season with five NHL Draft picks on the roster. It is the first time in the 2000s UVM has had more than three players drafted on the roster at one time. Robbie Stucker (Columbus, 2017 7th Rd.), Andrei Buyalsky (Colorado, 2021 3rd Rd.), Luca Mu¨nzenberger (Edmonton, 2021 3rd Rd.), Isak Walther (Nashville, 2019 6th Rd.) and Timofei Spitserov (San Jose, 2020 7th Rd.) are sure to bring NHL attention to the program this season.
 
NEW FACES AT THE GUT
Second year Head Coach Todd Woodcroft will field a significantly different team this year in Catamount Country. 14 Catamounts are eligible to make their debut for Vermont tomorrow night. UVM's newcomers include 10 first years, two juniors, one senior and a grad transfer.
 
GUT HOCKEY GOES INTERNATIONAL
The Vermont roster is comprised of student-athletes from nine different countries. There is at least one player from Finland, Latvia, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Germany, Kazakhstan, Canada and the United States. UVM features five players from Ontario the most of any province or state. Vermont's eight players from outside North America is tied for the second most of any Division I program with Lake Superior State. Only Alaska has more with 14.
 
WOODCROFT HEADED TO 2022 OLYMPICS WITH SWEDEN
Vermont Head Coach Todd Woodcroft has been named an assistant coach with the Swedish national men's team for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The men's ice hockey competition at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games is slated for February 9-20, 2022. Games will be played at the National Indoor Stadium and the Wukesong Sports Centre in Beijing. 
 
This past season he served as an assistant coach remotely with the 2021 Sweden national junior team at the IIHF World Junior Championships hosted in Edmonton, Alberta.
 
WINTER 2021 FAN AND VISITOR POLICY
The University of Vermont is now requiring anyone in a campus building to wear a face covering - regardless of vaccination status. The policy went into effect on August 5 to aid in protecting our community from the spread of COVID-19. In order to ensure the safety of students, staff and the community, UVM is now also expecting that all vaccine eligible visitors to campus, including fans attending athletic events, will be fully vaccinated.
 
Due to the ongoing health and safety protocols, concessions will be closed for the time being. No outside food will be permitted but fans are allowed to bring a reusable water bottle (maximum size 2 liters). Our policy will be reevaluated as circumstances evolve. 
 
Handy Toyota is the presenting sponsor of the 2021-22 men's hockey season