Jerry York (Boston College) will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto in November. York, the NCAA's all-time wins leader in men's hockey with 1,067 career victories to date, also has five national championships to his credit, four with BC and one with Bowling Green. A Watertown, Mass. native and former All-America forward at BC who began his coaching career at Clarkson University in 1970, York, 73, is believed to be the first inductee into the Hall of Fame solely on NCAA credentials. He has notched 27 seasons with 20 or more wins, and has 41 wins in NCAA Tournament play alone.
Also on Tuesday, defenseman Brooks Orpik (Boston College) announced his retirement as an active player after 15 NHL seasons. Orpik, 38, won Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh in 2009 and with Washington in 2018, the only two NHL organizations he ever played for. A 6-foot-3 blueliner from Amherst, N.Y., he recorded 176 assists and 194 career points to go with 972 penalty minutes in
1,035 regular-season NHL appearances, and also played in 156 career Stanley Cup Playoff contests. He skated three seasons at BC, collecting 41 points and 324 PIM from 1998 to 2001, and was a member of the Eagles' 2001 NCAA title team. He also won a silver medal with the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team in Vancouver.
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