While Foley had only two years of coaching experience, his appointment was brought about due to a new policy by Boston College of hiring alumni.

[2] With their limited slate of games, BC wanted to get off to a good start but their first opponent, Yale, was possibly the best college team in the nation.

Unfortunately, the Eagles were short-handed entering the game as team captain Joe Fitzgerald was suffering from an illness and Larry Gibson had been injured in an off-ice accident.

Gibson's understudy, John Kelley played a tremendous game in relief, checking the Terriers hard throughout the match.

However, BU managed to tie the game late by a low-percentage shot from center ice that somehow eluded Leon Fitzgerald.

After BU tied the match, Joe Fitzgerald scored by weaving his way through several Terrier defenders before being the scarlet goalie from a sharp angle.

After that flurry in the first, the game sped up in the middle frame, however, a series of great saves prevented all but one BU shot from reaching its mark.

Boston College was so overwhelming in the match, they caused the opposing netminder to accidentally knock the puck into his own net.