2025-26 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Roster
Gavin McCarthy
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 189
- Hometown:
- Clarence Center, N.Y.
- Previous Team:
- Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
AWARDS
2025 NCAA Toledo All-Regional Team
Hockey East Third Team All-Star (2025-26)
Hockey East All-Academic Team (2024-25)
Hockey East Defender of the Week (11/24/25)
AS A JUNIOR IN 2025-26
Served as captain of the Terriers …Hockey East Third Team All-Star … Appeared in all 40 games, recording career highs in goals (4), assists (17) and points (21) … Also helped lead the U.S. Collegiate Selects to a runner-up finish at the Spengler Cup in December in the team’s tournament debut … Made history by scoring the first Spengler Cup goal for the USCS squad … Ended his collegiate career by recording seven points (5g, 2a) across his last six games, including two assists in wins over New Hampshire (Feb. 14) and Vermont (March 11) … Notched the game-winning goal and also had the primary assist on a shorthanded strike in a 5-1 win over No. 10/11 Boston College on Feb. 28 … Recorded two assists in a 4-3 overtime win over No. 12 Northeastern on Nov. 22.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024-25
Appeared in 39 games, missing just one contest ... Set new career highs in goals (3), assists (13) and points (16) ... Named to NCAA Toledo All-Regional Team ... Recorded two multi-point games, picking up two assists in a win over Vermont (1/11) and the Beanpot semifinal against Harvard (2/3) ... Earned his first goal of the season in a 6-2 win over Merrimack in the Friendship four on Nov. 29 and then added another goal the following night against Notre Dame to help the Terriers claim the Belpot title ... Also scored a goal in the Beanpot championship game against top-ranked Boston College on Feb. 10 to help BU claim the title ... Picked up an assist on BU's first goal in the NCAA regional final against Cornell on March 29 ... Also earned an assist against Union (10/12), Merrimack (11/22), Yale (12/29), UNH (1/31), Providence (2/14 & 3/6), Northeastern (2/21) and Vermont (3/8).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24
Appeared in all 40 games, recording one goal and four assists for five points ... Finished as a plus-12 ... Tallied first collegiate point with an assist in an 8-2 win at Notre Dame on Oct. 21 ... Scored his first collegiate goal against No. 1 Boston College in the Hockey East title game on March 23 ... Tallied an assist in a 4-3 win over No. 1 Boston College in the opening round of the Beanpot on Feb. 5 ... Matched his season high with three blocked shots and also secured an assist in a 6-1 victory over Vermont on March 9 and in a 5-2 win over No. 10/11 Providence on Feb. 17 ... Recorded a season-high three blocked shots and an assist against Vermont on Mar. 9 … Totaled three blocked shots in a 5-2 win over UMass on Oct. 27.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Selected in the third round (86th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2023 NHL Draft … Played two seasons with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL … Overcame injury to tally eight goals and 19 assists for 27 points this past season … Scored two goals and added 11 assists for 14 points during 2021-22 season … Was teammates with former Terrier Quinn Hutson during 2021-22 campaign.
PERSONAL
Son of Elizabeth and Joseph McCarthy … Has two brothers, Aiden and Case … Case, currently in the New York Rangers organization, played five seasons at BU (2019-24) and was captain of the Terriers in 2023-24 … Enrolled in the School of Hospitality, majoring in hospitality administration.
