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Toronto Maple Leafs: The Brick Woll In Hockey East Semis

By Josh Tessler

BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 05: Boston College Eagles goaltender Joseph Woll (31) keeps a close eye on the puck. During the Boston College Eagles game against the Northeastern Huskies at TD Garden on February 5, 2018 in Boston, MA (Photo by Michael Tureski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 05: Boston College Eagles goaltender Joseph Woll (31) keeps a close eye on the puck. During the Boston College Eagles game against the Northeastern Huskies at TD Garden on February 5, 2018 in Boston, MA (Photo by Michael Tureski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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On Friday night, Toronto Maple Leafs‘ prospect, Joseph Woll and Boston College will take on Boston University in the Hockey East Semi-finals.

In the quarterfinal games against Merrimack College, Woll has been outstanding for the Boston College Eagles. In the first game, he recorded his second shutout of the year and had 37 saves. The second game was a bit rough for Woll, but he hung on. In the second game against Merrimack, Woll allowed 3 goals and had 30 saves. The second quarterfinal matchup went to overtime, but Boston College forward, Christopher Grando saved the Eagles as he sniped home the game winning goal.

Woll has been pivotal in Boston College’s success this season. To date, Woll has a cumulative G.AA of 2.41 and a SV% of .916. He’s been playing much better in net compared to last season’s G.AA and SV%. Additionally in his last five starts, he’s truly been a brick Woll. He has only allowed six goals and recorded two shutouts in his last five starts.

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Aside from his success at Boston College this year, he was also an asset for the United States world junior team and helped the US claim the bronze medal. Perhaps, it won’t be long before he takes his talents to the Toronto Marlies for further development. Then, after that, who knows? Perhaps one day his the successor to Frederik Andersen.

Taking on Boston University

Woll has a tough semi-final matchup against Boston University on Friday night at Boston’s TD Garden. He’ll be facing a number of top NHL prospects including Dante Fabbro of the Nashville Predators, Jordan Greenway of the Minnesota Wild, Brady Tkachuk (draft eligible) and Jake Oettinger of the Dallas Stars.

Woll will likely be on his toes the whole night as Boston University has been an offensive powerhouse this season. In 19 games, they have scored a total of 112 goals. He’ll have his work cut out for him as Boston College looks to go back to the finals and the NCAA men’s ice hockey championship.

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If You’d Like To Tune In

If you’d like to tune and see a future Toronto Maple Leafs net-minder, you can find a live stream on TSN Go in Canada and ESPN3 in the United States. The Leafs suddenly have great organizational depth at the goalie position and it will be extremely interesting to see how players like Woll and Sparks develop.

Puck drop will be at approximately 5:05 pm EST on Friday night at TD Garden.

stats from eliteprospects.com, bceagles.com and hockeyeastonline.com

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