Critically, BU entered the season with US Olympian Drew Commesso in goal and were expecting to rely on the star goalie for the bulk of the minutes.

Boston University kicked off their season with an easy victory over a lesser opponent but, when they travelled to take on Michigan, the Terriers got punched in the mouth.

The embarrassing defeat was spurred on by two major penalties taken just a minute apart that allowed Michigan to score three goals and completely take over the game.

The Terriers could have easily fallen in the rematch, as they handed Michigan another 5 power play opportunities, however, the BU special teams came up big and propelled them to a 3–2 win.

The freshman defenseman was a bit undersized at just 5' 9", which likely caused him to slip into the second round of the NHL draft, but his talent and instincts were able to lift BU into being one of the top scoring teams in the nation.

He finished the year as an All-American and managed to surpass the conference record for points by a freshman defenseman of 47 set by Brian Leetch in 1987.

[2] BU continued to fly high and, after finishing as the runner-up for the Desert Hockey Classic, the Terriers won seven in a row, including a solid victory over old ECAC rival Cornell.

As the team entered the Beanpot, they had risen up to 3rd in all the rankings and were guaranteed a spot in the NCAA tournament, barring a complete collapse.

With their strong finish, BU was guaranteed to make the NCAA tournament no matter what happened in the Hockey East playoffs but that didn't stop the team from acting like their season was in the balance.

Both teams found it difficult to get shots on goal in overtime, however, Lane Hutson made his count and notched the game-winner near the 2-minute mark.

The Terriers were unable to completely silence the nation's top goal scorer, Jason Polin, but his marker was the only one that got past Commesso and Boston University skated away with a rather pedestrian victory.

Despite getting just 3 shots in the final period, Cornell managed to sneak one into the goal but, with just 28 seconds remaining, they were unable to find another and BU advanced to their first Frozen Four in eight years.

All that did was allow the Gophers to pot two empty-net goals and turn a tight game into an easy victory and BU ended its season with a dull thud.