BOSTON'S MOUNT RUSHMORE: COLLEGE HOCKEY EDITION

College Hockey News' website had a link to this blog from Tom Kensler of the Denver Post critiquing ESPN's Mount Rushmore of Sports choices for his home state of Colorado. That got me thinking about my own hometown of Boston and the possibilities f0r it's Mount Rushmore. The area is certainly a college hockey hotbed--with BC, BU, Northeastern, and Harvard all close to one another--and three of those four teams are currently ranked in the top 20 (including two in the top five). Here is my Mount Rushmore of College Hockey for the Boston area.

Mike Eruzione- Boston University
Eruzione was a tremendous player for BU before captaining Team USA to the "Miracle on Ice" victory over the USSR in the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. While best known for his Olympic triumphs, Eruzione was outstanding for the Terriers as well. He put up at least 40 points in each of his four seasons playing for legendary coach Jack Parker, including a 27-29-56 line during his sophomore year in 1974-75.

Chris Drury- Boston University
Drury won a National Championship with the Terriers in his freshman season of 1995, and won the Hobey Baker award as college hockey's best player in his senior year, 1998. He was the first BU player to ever record 100 goals and 100 assists in his career, and this past year, was honored as Hockey East's Best Defensive Forward of all-time as part of the league's 25th anniversary celebration.

Lane McDonald- Harvard University
McDonald captained Harvard to the National Championship in 1989, and won the Hobey Baker that year as well. He graduated with four different school scoring records, and was in the top five in 11 different statistical categories. McDonald was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.

Jerry York- Boston College
BC desperately needed representation on Boston's Mount Rushmore of College Hockey, and that is why York gets the nod over Jack Parker, who is currently in his 36th season as BU's head coach. York is actually the NCAA's all-time leader in wins by a head coach, and since 1998, his teams have the best winning percentage in post season play in division one hockey (79.2%). At BC, York has won six Hockey East tournament titles, four Beanpot titles, eight Frozen Four appearances (in the past 11 seasons) and two National Championships.