By: Neil Simmons | Follow me on Twitter / X: @NSimmz
The Beanpot Final may have taken the attention of the college hockey world and the hockey world in general, but it wasn’t the only game Bruins fans should’ve kept their eyes on. Several Bruins prospects put forth strong performances over the weekend slate, raising their game with tourney season right around the corner, setting or adding to career-high campaigns, being nominated for major year-end awards, and even a notable performance in the Garden before the main event:
Mason Langenbrunner (D) – Harvard – Langenbrunner had a career game against Northeastern in the Beanpot consolation on Monday evening, scoring a pair of power play goals in the second period en route to a 4-3 Crimson victory. Not only did both goals represent the first power play goals Langenbrunner had scored in college, but it was also his first multi-point game. The junior defenseman is having an offensive breakout campaign with five goals and eight points on the season after scoring just one goal and six points in his first two seasons combined.
Dans Locmelis (C) – UMass – Locmelis scored his sixth goal of the season during UMass’ 5-4 comeback win against UConn on Friday afternoon. The Minutemen trailed 3-1 halfway through the second period before mounting a comeback, and Locmelis tied the game early in the third period. The sophomore center is one goal away from tying his career high of seven, has long since set a new career high in points, and the red-hot Minutemen are making a revived run back into tournament contention down the stretch.
Chris Pelosi (C ) – Quinnipiac – Pelosi has firmly established himself as a regular in this column in 2025, and this past weekend was no different. The Bobcats’ freshman center recorded his first multipoint game against St Lawrence on Friday night with a goal and an assist and added another goal against Clarkson on Saturday.
Since the calendar flipped to 2025, Pelosi has six goals and three assists. He’s up to nine goals, six assists, and 15 points for the season. Not bad for a guy who started with five points in his first 15 games.
Philip Svedeback (G) – Providence – Since we last checked in on Svedeback, he’s been nominated for both the Hobey Baker Award and Mike Richter Award as the most outstanding player and goaltender in college hockey. The Swedish netminder has hit a bit of a skid as of late, winless in his past six games, with his last win coming against Dartmouth on December 29th.
Providence has played an absurdly difficult schedule in 2025, as they’ve gone against Top-10 ranked opponents in four straight weekends. Three of the six games in his winless streak resulted in shootout losses against UMass-Lowell, UConn, and Maine after Svedeback stopped a combined 88/97 shots and 11/15 shootout attempts and even recorded an assist against UConn. Svedeback also stopped 19/20 shots against Maine this past Saturday night, as the Friars fell 1-0 in overtime. Despite his recent struggles, he’s still sporting a career-high .916 save percentage for the season.
Ty Gallagher (D) – Colorado College – Gallagher had a milestone night with a multipoint effort during CC’s thrilling 6-4 victory over North Dakota at the Ralph on Friday night. Both points came in the third period, assisting on the Tigers’ third goal of the period and scoring the fourth on an empty netter to secure the points.
The empty net goal marked a new career-high sixth goal of the season, and paired with the earlier assist, matched his 21-point career-high point total from his sophomore season at Boston University. Like Philip Svedeback, Gallagher was nominated for the Hobey Baker Award as the most outstanding player in college hockey.
Looking Ahead: No rest for Andre Gasseau, Oskar Jellvik, and Dean Letourneau after a tough Beanpot final loss on Monday night, as they have a home-and-home with Dans Locmelis and a hot UMass squad this weekend. The Minutemen need every win they can to secure their place in the pairwise rankings and the NCAA tournament. Philip Svedeback and the Friars don’t get a weekend off either, with another home-and-home against a Top-10 opponent, this time Beanpot champions Boston University.
Ryan Walsh and Cornell have an Ivy League road weekend, taking on Brown and Princeton with an opportunity to make up some ground in the ECAC standings. Elite sniper Mason Langenbrunner and Harvard will also hit the road, taking the upstate New York swing against St Lawrence and Clarkson. Chris Pelosi and Elliott Groenewold will follow the Hudson River up north to play Union and Rensselaer.
Casper Nassen and Ty Gallagher will face off when Colorado College hosts Miami (OH) for the weekend. It should be a prime opportunity for Gallagher to set a new career high in points. Jake Schmaltz and 17th-ranked North Dakota will also be journeying west to Colorado, taking on sixth-ranked Denver in what could be a make-or-break weekend for the Fighting Hawks. Beckett Hendrickson and fourth-ranked Minnesota head to Ann Arbor to face 12th-ranked Michigan in a series that could significantly impact the Golden Gophers Big Ten title hopes and NCAA tournament seeding.
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