Category: Sports – Friar Sports

by Pippa Jones ‘28 on January 22, 2026

Providence College’s men’s ice hockey (No. 14) team’s competition with Boston College (No. 12/13) has been a passionate rivalry for a long time, as New England not only loves ice hockey, but also an intense competition. With die-hard fans on each team, these games provide for a fierce watch. Both teams are usually ranked in the top five of the Hockey East, making this game imperative for ranking and supremacy in the conference. Both schools being religious and close in proximity raises the stakes to assert dominance.

Heading into the games, Boston College averaged 3.3 goals per game with goals from Lukas Gustaffson and Dean Letourneau, who were recently given Hockey East awards, averaging 18 and 20 games played respectively this season. Letourneau is the goal leader for the team followed by James Hagens with the second-highest shooting percentage this season. Boston College’s goalie Louka Cloutier was also named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List.

At Providence College, goalie Jack Parsons ’29 was just named the Pro Ambitions Hockey East of the week with his near shutout against the University of Maine. Goalie Philip Svedbäck ’26 was also named for the Mike Richter Award Watch List. Logan Sawyer ’28 and John Mustard ’28 have the most recorded goals and shots for the Friars followed by first round draft pick Roger Mcqueen ’29, who has the most recorded points and assists. The first game away at Boston College ended with a Friars overtime win of 4–3, with the winning goal scored by Sawyer.

The game kicked off with an Eagles goal scored by former Friar Brady Berard in the first period followed by one from Providence’s Clint Levens ’27 and another from Aleksi Kivioja ’28. In the second period, Kale McCallum ’26G raised the scoring gap with the third goal. Boston responded to the Friars lead in the second period with their second goal by Teddy Stiga.

The Eagles’ Will Moore tied the game 3–3 before Sawyer brought it into overtime with a goal for Providence. Parsons had a career high of 43 saves for the Friars. Game Two at home had an electric atmosphere for the “Freezeout” game. The game started with a strong lead of three Providence goals in the first period. Mustard started with a goal followed by a powerplay goal by Boston College’s Andre Gasseau. Providence returned with a powerplay goal by Tanner Adams ’27, and concluded the period with a pass between the legs from McQueen and a finish by Jonathan Faucon ’29. In the second period, Sawyer scored the fourth goal leading to a Providence powerplay. Ryan Conny from the Eagles scored on their powerplay bringing the game to a score of 4–2. In the third period, Luka Radivojec brought the score to 4–3 and concluded the goals of the game. At a high stakes game, the Friar fans definitely brought the energy that contributed to Providence’s full weekend sweep of Boston College for the first time since 2002.