By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz
Last week in Bruins College Hockey was about points being spread across the board. This time the spotlight was dominated by a few big performances. Andre Gasseau and Jake Schmaltz recorded three-point weekends in high-stakes matchups, while Philip Svedeback put Providence on his back. While these three dominated the headlines, they weren’t the only ones who showed out over the long weekend. Among the thirteen Bruins prospects in college, who else deserves some recognition?
Andre Gasseau (LW) – Boston College – Gasseau played a vital part in BC’s weekend sweep of fifth-ranked Maine, finding the back of the net in both games. His first goal on Friday night sparked a sensational comeback, as the Eagles were trailing 2-0 halfway through the third period before Ryan Leonard found Gasseau alone in front of the net. He added an insurance goal and the empty netter in the Sunday rematch, which BC won 3-0. Gasseau scored only one goal before the weekend and is now the leading goal scorer amongst Bruins college prospects.
Jake Schmaltz (C) – North Dakota – Schmaltz erupted on Friday night with a trio of assists for North Dakota in their 7-3 romp of rivals Minnesota-Duluth. The Senior center only had two points in his first seven games before setting up back-to-back goals in the second period. His third assist was his first power play point of the year. Schmaltz has five points in nine games for the Fighting Hawks this season.
Philip Svedeback (G) – Providence – Svedeback carried the Friars through their weekend series against Northeastern, seeing action in both games. He saved 40 of 42 shots during his Friday night start that ended in a 2-2 tie, then came into the game on Saturday in relief of Zachary Borgiel in the second period. Trailing 3-1, Svedeback made 22 saves, and Providence stormed back to win 6-5 in OT, with Svedeback tallying an assist on the winning goal. Across both games, Svedeback logged a .939% Save Percentage, stopping 62 of 66 shots.
Ryan Walsh (C ) – Cornell – Walsh continued his torrid start with points in each of Cornell’s games this past weekend. He assisted on the opening goal in the Big Red’s Friday night’s 2-2 tie with Yale and scored an empty netter in their 3-1 win against Brown. Walsh also led Cornell in faceoffs, winning 30 of 53 draws. The sophomore center has points in three straight games and five in four games played. As of Monday, he is the only Bruins draftee in the NCAA playing at a point-per-game pace.
Ty Gallagher (D) – Colorado College – Gallagher maintained his exceptional form with Colorado College over their weekend sweep of Arizona State. Gallagher led all Tiger defensemen in minutes in both games, leading all skaters with 24:45 on Friday night. He capped off that performance by assisting on the game-tying goal from the blue line to set up CC captain Stanley Cooley with an open net. Gallagher is tied for the team lead in scoring with seven points and is only a point behind Dans Locmelis on the College Bruins scoreboard.
Looking ahead: Svedeback, Dans Locmelis, and Beckett Hendrickson will all take the ice on Thursday night, with Svedeback and Locmelis facing each other in Amherst, while Hendrickson takes on Bemidji State. Chris Pelosi and Elliott Groenewold hit the road to play Brown and local rival Yale.
Walsh and the Big Red play at Dartmouth, followed by fellow Bruin Mason Langenbrunner and the Harvard Crimson. Harvard will host Colgate on Friday before welcoming Cornell. Gasseau, Dean Letourneau, and Oskar Jellvik have a Friday night standalone road game against UConn in Storrs, Connecticut.
Gallagher and the Tigers have a road weekend series with #13 Western Michigan. Casper Nassen and the Miami Redhawks look to stop their skid with a weekend at home against Minnesota-Duluth, who are also mired in a losing skid. Schmaltz and North Dakota have a heavyweight weekend bought as their big rivals, top-ranked and reigning National Champions Denver, come to Grand Forks.
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