Montreal Canadiens prospect Jacob Fowler closed out his fantastic sophomore season in the NCAA with a bang, backstopping Boston College’s Eagles to a 6-0 win. It was the 20-year-old’s seventh shutout of the season.
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Boston College finishes the season with 55 points and wins a second Hockey East regular season championship, the 19th win in program history. Fowler played a massive part in his team’s success, posting a 24-5-2 record with a .941 save percentage and a 1.62 goal-against average.
The masked man's seven shutouts were the third-highest total in a single season in program history. In two seasons with Boston College, Fowler posted 10 shutouts, the fifth-most in the college’s history.
What’s even more impressive about Fowler’s season is how he improved on a great rookie season last year. In his first year at BC, the netminder had a 32-6-1 record with three shutouts, a 2.14 GAA, and a .926 SP.
The netminder also showed he could play with an edge. He got suspended for one game after delivering a blocker hit to Tristan Fraser’s face after the UConn Husky forward scored and slid into him afterward.
Boston College will be the top seed in the Hockey East post-season tournament and hold a quarterfinal game on Saturday, March 15. Their opponent will be known after the first-round games on Wednesday, March 12. The semi-finals are scheduled for Thursday, March 20. The tournament final will be played on Friday, March 21.
Fowler and his teammates hope to participate in the NCAA National Championship, a 16-team single-elimination tournament that will take place from March 28-30, when the four regional matches will be played. The four winners will qualify for the Frozen Four, which will take place in St. Louis this year and is scheduled for April 10 and 12. Last year, the Eagles fell at the very last hurdle, dropping the final 2-0 against Denver University.
If everything goes according to plan for Boston College, it’s only after the Frozen Four that the Fowler watch will start. After dominating the competition in his sophomore season, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him end his collegiate career and sign an entry-level contract with the Canadiens to turn pro.
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