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Boston Globe
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Five things to know about Bruins' first-round pick James Hagens
Hagens is coming off of a freshman season at Boston College in which the skilled playmaker compiled 11 goals and 26 assists in 37 games — while posting a plus-21 rating. The 5-foot-11-inch, 177-pounder ranked fourth among NCAA freshmen in points, while earning a spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie Team. He skated on a BC team had three other Bruins draft picks: Oskar Jellvik, Dean Letourneau, and Andre Gasseau. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Hagens is the third Bruins' first-round pick from BC or Boston University — joining Charlie McAvoy (No. 14, 2016) and Craig Janney (No. 13, 1986). Advertisement 'I love the city. I love being in Boston,' Hagens said. 'I grew up playing so many hockey tournaments in Boston, so I knew the area. I'm super grateful it worked out, and then I'm in this spot now.' Hagens said he wants to go to the NHL as soon as possible, but will consult with Bruins management about his next steps. Hagens entered this season as the consensus No. 1 pick Advertisement Entering the 2024-25 season, Hagens was considered the top prospect in this draft class — earning the No. 1 spot on TSN's Bob McKenzie's preseason rankings in September. 'It wasn't a particularly difficult choice [to make Hagens No. 1 on the preseason list],' Hagens's standing was warranted, given the Hauppauge, N.Y., native's track record of shredding defenses the last few seasons. Before his arrival at BC, Hagens recorded 102 points (39 goals, 63 assists) in 58 games with the US National Development Program in 2023-24. That 102-point output bested the likes of Ryan Leonard (94), Phil Kessel (98 points), and Matthew Tkachuk (95 points) during their under-18 seasons with the USNTDP. The only U18 players to match or surpass Hagens's 102 points were Patrick Kane, Cole Eiserman, Clayton Keller, Jack Hughes, Auston Matthews — and BC products Will Smith and Gabe Perreault. Hagens also dominated international competition — setting a scoring record at the 2024 World U18 Championships with 22 points (nine goals, 13 assists) in just seven games. The previous record-holder? Nikita Kucherov. Even with his smaller frame, Hagens is a dynamic playmaker with the puck — with evaluators unanimously awarding him with the 'best hands' in his draft class 'I love making plays,' Hagens said last month. 'I love being able to find a guy back door, that's something that I feel like is a big part of my game, my whole entire career. So I wouldn't say that I ever deflect away from shooting the puck. I know when to shoot and when to pass.' Advertisement Hagens saw his stock slip the last few months Despite Hagens's track record, that smaller frame might have been one of the reasons he was available at No. 7. Hagens's playmaking acumen would seemingly thrive in an NHL that prioritizes speed and skill. But questions have arisen over whether Hagens's smaller frame might stunt his production. Even with his point-per-game line with the Eagles, his raw numbers paled in comparison to recent Hockey East freshman phenoms such Jack Eichel (71 points in 40 games) and Macklin Celebrini (64 points in 38 games). Hagens might have been leapfrogged by Matthew Schaefer and Michael Misa on the draft board, but his high-end talent make for great value at No. 7. The case could be made that Hagens would have replicated the production of Misa (134 points in 65 games) or Jake O'Brien (32 goals, 98 points in 66), had he also played against younger competition in Canadian juniors. 'I thought this year was really good,' Hagens said. 'And you just got to go out there next year and prove everyone that passed on you wrong. I'm in a spot where I want to be. I want to be a Boston Bruin, and I'm really excited to get things going.' Hagens grew up as an Islanders fan It should come as little surprise that the crowd at the Islanders' draft party groaned when the Bruins selected Hagens. Advertisement The — Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) Hagens grew up less than 30 miles from Nassau Coliseum. 'His favorite player as a kid was John Tavares, he has a picture with Matt Martin on the wall in his room and has playoff memories — and towels from Nassau Coliseum,' Islanders staff writer Rachel Luscher wrote in a draft profile. With the Islanders adding the No. 16 and No. 17 picks after trading Noah Dobson to Montreal, But with Hagens on the board at No. 7, the Bruins did not bite on any offers with the skilled center up for grabs. 'I stayed away from all that stuff,' Hagens said of trade rumors. 'I had no idea where it was going to end up. I'm so grateful that I'm ending up at Boston, that I'm a Bruin, and that I'm not leaving the Boston area.' Hagens is a big fan of 'Happy Gilmore' It was fitting that Adam Sandler — appearing as Happy Gilmore — was the one to announce Boston's pick. 'My name is Happy Gilmore, how are you?' Sandler said in the video while donning a Bruins sweater. 'Proud to be part of the 2025 NHL Draft. The Boston Bruins select from Boston College, James Hagens. Way to go homie!' Oh, Happy day. Who we picking, Mr. Gilmore? — Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) 'I just had the biggest smile on my face because I love 'Happy Gilmore' — it's my favorite movie,' Hagens said. 'So it was just right away, the coolest thing.' Conor Ryan can be reached at
Boston Globe
03-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Hockey East men's teams begin to separate as regular season winds down
Advertisement Already without Oskar Jellvik and Brady Berard, BC lost two more forwards Friday when freshman Teddy Stiga left with an upper-body injury and junior Andre Gasseau was whistled for slew-footing and assessed a game misconduct less than a minute into the third period. Stiga missed Saturday's game at Durham, as did Gasseau, who served a one-game suspension. Perreault ties it up and Powell picks up his 100th career point with the primary assist! Watch on — BC Men's Hockey (@BC_MHockey) ▪ There was a scary moment in the second period of Friday's game when UNH goalie Jared Whale went down after being struck by one of his teammates. Play was halted with 4:51 remaining as Whale was secured to a backboard and stretchered off the ice, then taken to a local hospital. Fortunately, he was discharged after being evaluated and returned to campus. Rico DiMatteo came on and stopped 6 of 7 shots, as well as 31 saves in Saturday's loss, which was good for a 1.34 goals-against average and .949 save percentage. The senior was named the conference's goalie of the week. ▪ Maine (21-6-5, 13-4-5) stayed within striking distance of the Eagles by sweeping Vermont (11-18-3, 6-14-2). Advertisement ▪ UMass (18-12-4, 9-9-4) took 5 of 6 points from UMass Lowell (15-13-4, 8-11-3) in a series that had postseason implications. The Minutemen vaulted to sixth place in the conference, as well as 12th in the PairWise, while Lowell dropped to 15th and is on the outside looking in for the NCAAs. Cole O'Hara had two goals over the weekend to give him 20 for the season. He is second in the nation and first in Hockey East with 47 points. Tonight — UMass Hockey (@UMassHockey) Greg Carvel became the all-time winningest coach at UMass with 167. ▪ UConn (19-10-4, 11-8-4) took another step toward clinching its first trip to the NCAA Tournament by sweeping Northeastern (11-18-3, 6-13-3) by a combined score of 12-3, including a 7-2 beatdown at Matthews Arena on Saturday that sent the team back to Storrs eighth in the PairWise, one spot behind Boston University, which was idle. ▪ Providence (20-8-5, 10-7-5) posted a pair of one-goal victories over Merrimack (13-18-1, 9-12-1). It's the eighth 20-win season in Nate Leaman's 14-year tenure as coach for the Friars, who are sixth in the PairWise. ▪ This was supposed to be the year in which one of the other ECAC schools would end Quinnipiac's reign. That theory picked up momentum when the Bobcats opened conference play with a pair of losses at home to Dartmouth and Harvard Nov. 8-9, dropping to 3-5. Advertisement But Quinnipiac (22-10-2, 16-5-1) responded by going 19-5-2 the rest of the way to clinch its fifth consecutive Cleary Cup with a 4-0 win over St. Lawrence. Jeremy Wilmer, a junior transfer from BU, had a pair of goals and an assist in the win. Quinnipiac sits at 13th in the PairWise and would benefit from a deep run in the conference tournament to qualify for the NCAAs. Left the five-hole open 🤷♂️ — Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey (@QU_MIH) ▪ Harvard (11-15-3, 9-10-3) closed the regular season with a 4-3 overtime win at Yale and a 3-3 tie at Brown. The Crimson open the conference tournament by hosting RPI Friday night, with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals. ▪ American International College lives to fight another day. The Yellow Jackets (12-21-2) defeated RIT, 2-1, in the first round of the Atlantic Hockey America tournament. AIC entered as the higher seed but the game was played on the campus of the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. AIC's home rink, MassMutual Center in Springfield, had booked Disney on Ice. It was another disappointing development for the team. The school administration Follow Andrew Mahoney
