Boston College got its season back on track Thursday night with a 4-0 shutout of St. Cloud State, but the bigger Bruins-related storyline came after the final horn.
BC coach Greg Brown offered an unpromising update on Bruins prospect Will Moore, who missed his second straight game and does not appear close to returning.
“He was injured,” Brown said. “Probably doesn’t look like he’s coming back too soon. Very unfortunate.”
The Eagles, who had opened the year with a home loss to Alaska last weekend, responded with a clean win in the first game of their two-game weekend set at Conte Forum. Boston College scored twice in the second period before adding two more goals in the third to put the Huskies away. Boston Bruins first-round pick Dean Letourneau finished it off with an empty-net goal with more than five minutes left.
Letourneau was all over the ice in the win. He logged minutes in every situation, spent time on the top line for Brown, and even generated a shorthanded chance in the second period that was turned aside.
Moore’s absence stood out because of what he did as a freshman last season, when he posted four goals and 10 points in 33 games. The Bruins’ 2025 second-round pick was hoping to take another step as a sophomore, but that plan is on hold for now.
For Boston College, the good news is that it can afford to be patient. Moore is one of several Bruins prospects in the pipeline through Chestnut Hill, and the Eagles will give him the time he needs before he gets back into a game.
Elsewhere in the Bruins prospect picture, fellow Boston product Will Zellers has opened the season on fire at North Dakota, another encouraging sign for the organization. With Letourneau already looking like a major piece for BC this season, there’s plenty for Bruins watchers to monitor as the college schedule gets rolling.
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