Men’s Hockey: Line Chart Projections

By: Dan Shulman and Jake Reiser

The Boston University Men’s Ice Hockey team begins its 2016-17 campaign with an exhibition game this Saturday. There is plenty of excitement ahead of the new season, but some questions remain unanswered. Just how will the lines look ahead of the upcoming season?

WTBU’s Men’s Hockey beat writers Dan Shulman and Jake Reiser took a look at the roster for the upcoming season and each came up with their own analytic projection of how the team could look come Saturday. While there may be uncertainty about personnel groupings for this season’s Terrier team, there’s no doubt about the depth and talent this team possesses.

Here our the analysts’ line chart predictions:

DAN SHULMAN

FORWARDS

Keller – Forsbacka Karlsson – Bellows

Cloonan – Carpenter – Greenway

Olsson – Andren – Curry

Phelps – Roberto – Harper

Kelley – Chabot – McDermott

DEFENSE

Fabbro – McAvoy

Hickey – Krys

Somerby – Diffley

MacLeod – Switzer

GOALTENDING

Oettinger

LaCouvee

Prawdzik

JAKE REISER

FORWARDS

Keller-Forsbacka Karlsson-Bellows

Cloonan-Carpenter-Greenway

McDermott-Andren-Olsson

Curry-Roberto-Phelps

Kelley-Chabot-Harper

DEFENSE

Hickey-McAvoy

Fabbro-Krys

Somerby-Diffley

MacLeod-Switzer

GOALTENDING

Oettinger

LaCouvee

Prawdzik