NHL Prospect With Boxing Background Throws Huge Haymakers During Electric Boston College Hockey Brawl

Sacha Boisvert and Connor Eddy will receive an automatic one-game suspension after they dropped the gloves during the college hockey game between UMass Lowell and Boston University. It was an epic heavyweight fight between two players who had just left the penalty box.

They were out for blood!

Although it is uncommon for a fight to break out in college hockey, the occasional donnybrook will occur. The heavyweight tilt in Massachussetts on Friday was especially exciting because one of the involved athletes has a background in boxing.

Who is Sacha Boisvert?

Before we go any further, we must first discuss Connor Eddy and Sacha Boisvert. They are Canadians.

Eddy hails from Victoria, British Columbia. The 6-foot-0, 217-pound 23-year-old senior plays forward at UMass Lowell. He started his college hockey career at Northern Michigan in 2022 after three seasons with the Victoria Grizzlies of the BCHL. He later transferred in 2024.

Boisvert hails from Trois-Rivieres, Parti Québécois. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound 19-year-old sophomore plays forward at Boston University. He stated his college hockey career at North Dakota after a two-year stint with the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL and was named as the NCHC Rookie of the Year. He transferred east to Beantown during the offseason.

Although Eddy is a good player in his own right, Boisvert is one of the best players in the country world. The Chicago Blackhawks selected him with the No. 18 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.

His background makes him even more unique. Bosivert’s father owns a taekwondo and boxing gym in his hometown so he quite literally grew up throwing punches.