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CAPTAIN 2011-12 BOSTON COLLEGE HOCKEY
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TOMMY CROSS Sr. / D / 6-3 / 215 Westminster Simsbury, Conn.
THOMAS REGINALD CROSS; born September 12, 1989 ... shoots left … has participated in the Boston Bruins Summer Development Camp thr ee times – in 2009, ’10 and ’11.
AS A JUNIOR (2010-11)
Played in 28 games … ser ved as assistant captain … registered 18 points – seven goals and 11 assists; r egistered seven points – two goals and five assists – in 16 confer ence contests … enjoyed four multiple-point performances, including thr ee three-point outings … scor ed three powerplay goals and two game-winning goals … earned Hockey East AllTournament honors after he r ecorded five points – one goal and four assists – in four victories; tallied three points – one goal and two assists – in a 5-4 win over Nor theastern (3/18) in the semifinals then notched a
game-high plus-three rating in a 5-3 win over Merrimack (3/19) in the championship game … tallied four points – two goals and two assists – in two Beanpot victories in TD Gar den; broke a 2-2 tie with a power -play goal at 3:17 of the over time period to lift the team to a 3-2 victory over Boston University (2/7) in the first round then notched three points – one goal and two assists – in a 7-6 over time victory over Northeastern (2/14) in the championship game … tallied thr ee assists, including an assist on Bill Arnold’s game-tying goal scored while skating with an extra attacker with 38.7 seconds remaining in the third period, in the team’s 7-7 home tie against Northeastern (2/18) … r egistered two points – one goal and one assist – in a 4-3 win at New Hampshir e (3/5), a victory that clinched the program’s 11th Hockey East regular-season title … scored one goal in each of two victories at Denver; netted the decisive tally in the team’s 6-2 win over Pioneers (10/15), then notched the team’ s second goal in a 3-0 victory the next night … missed 11 games (10/30 – 12/4) because of a knee injury.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10)
Played in 38 games … recorded 10 points – five goals and five assists; registered seven points – four goals and thr ee assists – in 24 Hockey East contests … scored two power-play goals ... enjoyed one multiple-point performance … tallied thr ee points – one goal and two assists - in the team’s 7-1 home win over Vermont (11/14) ... scored the team’s third goal in a 3-3 tie at New Hampshire (3/5) … earned All-Tournament honors at the Denver Cup at Magness Ar ena in Denver, Colo.; netted the second goal in a 4-3 loss to Denver (1/2) ... scor ed the team’s third goal in a 3-1 win at Providence (12/12) ... scored the first goal of his career (the team’s first of the game at 8:17 of the opening period) in a 4-4 tie at N ew Hampshire (11/6) ... assisted on classmate Jimmy Hayes’ decisive goal in a 3-2 win at Har vard (12/9) … missed four games (1/22-2/1) because of a knee injury.
AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Played in 24 games … registered eight assists; recorded all eight assists in 19 Hockey East contests … enjoyed two multiple-assist per formances, including one three-assist outing … tallied three assists in a 6-3 home win over Maine (1/24) … r ecorded two assists in the team’ s 5-5 tie at Merrimack (11/14) … registered his first collegiate point – an assist – on Paul Carey’s first career goal – a man-advantage tally – in BC’ s 3-2 home win over Vermont (10/24) … missed the final 12 games of the season because of a knee injury.
BEFORE BC
Registered 28 points – eight goals and 20 assists – in 25 games at Westminster in 2007-08 … also played nine games in 2007-08 with the USHL’s Ohio Junior Blue Jackets; tallied four assists ... registered 20 points – eight goals and 12 assists – in 25 games in 2006-07 … played for head coaches Tom Earl (2006-07) and T im Joncas (2007-08)… earned Connecticut Player of the Year honors (from The Hartford Courant) as a sophomore at Simsbury High School in 2005-06; totaled 50 points – 15 goals and 35 assists – in 22 games … was a member of the U.S. National
Career Statistics YEAR 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 CAREER
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CL Fr. So. Jr.
GP 24 38 28 90
G 0 5 7 12
A PTS 8 8 5 10 11 18 24 36
+/PEN -9 12/24 +2 18/36 +13 17/45 +6 47/105
4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 FROZEN FOUR APPEARANCES | 11 HOCKEY EAST REGULAR-SEASON TITLES
PPG SHG 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 0
HT GW 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2