27   Yasin Cisse
Yasin Cisse

Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Westmount, Que.

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 210

Position:
F

Birthdate:
03/11/1992

Last Team:
Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)


02/23/2012

No. 5/6 Men's Ice Hockey Heads North for Weekend Series at Vermont

Terriers enter weekend in third place in Hockey East standings

02/18/2012

No. 2 BU Hosts No. 6 UML on NESN; Autism Awareness Night at Agganis

Terriers aim for weekend sweep after 7-4 road victory on Friday

02/18/2012

No. 2 Terriers Defeated by No. 6 UMass Lowell, 4-2

Ross Gaudet and Max Nicastro each lit the lamp for the Terriers

02/17/2012

No. 2 Terriers Post 7-4 Victory at No. 6 UMass Lowell

Seven Terriers score a goal; Chiasson sets career high with four points (1g, 3a)

02/16/2012

No. 2 Terriers to Visit No. 6 UMass Lowell on Friday

BU faces River Hawks in key home-and-home series

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2011-12
Has appeared in 24 games ... Scored a goal at UMass Lowell on Feb. 17 and assisted on a goal the next night, also against UMass Lowell ... Notched an assist in back-to-back games on Jan. 6 and Jan. 13 ... Scored his first collegiate goal at Boston College on Dec. 2.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11
Suffered a season-ending injury in his collegiate debut on Oct. 8 vs. Wisconsin at Ice Breaker ... Redshirted the season.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL for the past two seasons, totaling 15 goals and 12 assists over the course of 49 games ... Had his 2009-10 season cut short after only 18 games due to injury ... Top rookie scorer in 2007-08 in the Quebec midget AAA ranks with 58 points (20g, 38a) in 44 games for the Lac St. Louis Lions ... Helped the Lions reach the 2008 AAA finals and was named the league's top 15-year-old ... Rated the fourth best prospect for the 2008 QMJHL draft ... Played for Quebec at the 2008 World U17 Challenge in British Columbia.

PERSONAL
Born March 11, 1992 ... Son of Cathy and Bassirou Cisse ... Selected in the fifth round (150th overall) by the Atlanta Thrashers, now the Winnipeg Jets, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft ... Enrolled in the College of General Studies.