WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Junior defenseman Casey Fitzgerald was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week after a big performance on Sunday afternoon, walking off the No. 13 Eagles to victory in overtime in Providence.
The North Reading, Mass. native notched his second-career two-goal game (at Holy Cross – Oct. 22, 2016), including the overtime winner 69 seconds into the extra session to give the Eagles their first win of the season.
The last time Boston College scored an overtime winner was when his older brother, Ryan Fitzgerald, scored the walkoff winner in game three of the Hockey East quarterfinals two years ago on March 13, 2016.