BC's James Hagens Tabbed Hockey East Scoring Champion, Earns Three Stars Award
Boston College men’s hockey forward James Hagens picked up two Hockey East end-of-regular-season awards on Wednesday, receiving the Three Stars Award — given to the player in Hockey East who finishes with the highest number of points with respect to being named a star of the game — as well as the 2025-26 Hockey East Scoring Champion honor.
The Eagles’ sophomore led the league in total points with 28 on 13 goals and 15 assists, the most of any player in Hockey East.
Overall this season, Hagens leads BC with 42 points (21 goals, 21 assists) in 32 games played, good for a 1.31 points-per-game average, and boasts a plus-minus rating of +8. He has additionally taken the most shots on the team (125), has the most game-winning goals (6) and the second most power-play goals (6).
Lighting the lamp 🚨@BC_MHockey forward James Hagens is named the 2025-26 @Servicecu Hockey East Scoring Champion.
— Hockey East (@hockey_east) March 11, 2026
Hagens tallied 28 points in league play (13G, 15A), the most of any player in Hockey East. pic.twitter.com/st5tHCirlh
The 2025 first-round draft pick of the Boston Bruins (No. 7 overall) finished his freshman campaign on the Heights with 37 points (11 goals, 26 assists) in 37 games played, but his role as the Eagles’ top offensive weapon — and player just in general, for that matter — has inevitably increased his production.
Nevertheless, Hagens earned Hockey East All-Rookie Team honors, and he is surely en route to securing a Hockey East First-Team nod this year, and potentially All-America honors.
James Hagens takes home the Hockey East Scoring Title and the Three Stars Award! pic.twitter.com/S65uUPxp3p
— BC Men's Hockey (@BC_MHockey) March 11, 2026
After dropping their last four games, the Eagles (19-14-1, 13-11-0 Hockey East) ended up with the fourth seed for the 2026 Hockey East Tournament. They will host No. 5-seeded Maine on Friday in Chestnut Hill, Mass., at 7 p.m. ET in the quarterfinals.
Because BC has fallen to No. 18 in NPI rankings, the only realistic way for it to make the 2026 NCAA Tournament is by winning the Hockey East Tournament, which would require three straight victories starting Friday night at Conte Forum.
Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team
G: Jack Parsons, PC *
D: Quinn Mantei, PC
D: Luka Radivojevic, BC
F: Justin Gill, MC
F: Parker Lalonde, MC
F: Giacomo Martino, NU
F: Jacob Mathieu, NU
F: Roger McQueen, PC
* unanimous selection
Best Defensive Defenseman
Brandon Holt, Maine
Runner-up:
Gavin McCarthy, Boston University
Best Defensive Forward Award
Owen Fowler, Maine
Tabor Heaslip, UConn
Runner-up:
Marty Lavins, New Hampshire
Hockey East Three Stars Award
James Hagens, Boston College
Runner-up:
Michael Hrabal, Massachusetts
Service Credit Union Scoring Leader
James Hagens, Boston College
13g, 15a, 28p
Runner-up:
Josh Nadeau, Maine
15g, 10a, 25p
Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award
Brandon Holt, Maine
Will Vote, Boston College
Runner-up:
Cy LeClerc, New Hampshire
Graham Dietz is a 2025 graduate of Boston College and subsequently joined Boston College On SI. He previously served as an editor for The Heights, the independent student newspaper, from fall 2021, including as Sports Editor from 2022-23. Graham works for The Boston Globe as a sports correspondent, covering high school football, girls' basketball, and baseball. He was also a beat writer for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2023.
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