{"id":26211,"date":"2004-01-22T21:16:26","date_gmt":"2004-01-23T03:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2004\/01\/22\/bcs-ben-eaves-to-miss-four-to-six-weeks\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:55:36","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:55:36","slug":"bcs-ben-eaves-to-miss-four-to-six-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2004\/01\/22\/bcs-ben-eaves-to-miss-four-to-six-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"BC’s Ben Eaves to Miss Four to Six Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"
Boston College senior forward and captain Ben Eaves is expected to be out four to six weeks with a fractured left kneecap.<\/p>\n
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Ben Eaves will miss four to six weeks with a fractured kneecap. (Photo: Josh Gibney)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Eaves suffered the injury in BC’s 4-0 win over Merrimack on Jan. 9. He has not played in the Eagles’ three games since, all wins.<\/p>\n
BC is ranked second nationally with an overall record of 17-3-3. The Eagles are in first place in Hockey East at 10-1-2.<\/p>\n
This season, Eaves leads the Eagles with six goals and 20 assists for 26 points in 19 games. He is tied for third nationally in assists.<\/p>\n
As a junior, Eaves was named as Hockey East Co-Player of the Year along with New Hampshire goaltender Mike Ayers. He was also a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award and named First Team All-America. Eaves finished with 18 goals and 39 assists for 57 points in 36 games, leading the Eagles to the final of the NCAA East Regional.<\/p>\n
Over his career, Eaves has 50 goals and 111 assists for 161 points in 118 games. He is currently 17th on the Eagles’ all-time scoring list and tied for fifth in assists.<\/p>\n
BC visits Northeastern Friday night at 7:00 p.m. The Huskies defeated the Eagles, 3-0, in their last meeting on Jan. 3, a week before Eaves’ injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Boston College senior forward and captain Ben Eaves is expected to be out four to six weeks with a fractured left kneecap. Ben Eaves will miss four to six weeks with a fractured kneecap. (Photo: Josh Gibney) Eaves suffered the injury in BC’s 4-0 win over Merrimack on Jan. 9. He has not played in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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