Isles College Prospects Set for Semis

Three of the Islanders collegiate prospects - Logan Cockerill, Ben Mirageas and Collin Adams - are playing in their conference semifinals on Friday. Cockerill (Boston University) and Ben Mirageas (Providence) are competing in the Hockey East semis, while Adams (North Dakota) is competing in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff.
The action gets underway at 5 p.m. eastern. Here's what you need to know.

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LOGAN COCKERILL:

Boston University vs Boston College 5 p.m. at TD Garden (ESPN 3)
Cockerill and the Boston University Terriers (19-13-4, 12-8-4 HEA) are headed to the Hockey East Semifinals where they will face their crosstown archrivals, the Boston College Eagles (20-13-3, 18-5-0 HEA) at 5 p.m. BU went 1-1-0 against BC this season.
Cockerill, the Islanders' 2017 seventh-round pick, scored the series clincher in BU's quarterfinals win over UConn, breaking a 1-1 tie in game two last Saturday. Cockerill's goal extended his point streak to 11 points (4G, 7A) in 10 games, the longest streak of any player in the Hockey East this season.

The freshman was named Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week on Monday, the first of his class at BU to receive this distinction. Cockerill has scored 19 points (7G, 12A) in 33 games this season and is eighth in team points, and is tied for seventh in goals and assists.

BEN MIRAGEAS:

Providence vs Northeastern 8 p.m. at TD Garden (ESPN 3)
Mirageas and the Providence Friars (22-10-4, 13-7-4 HEA) take on the Northeastern Huskies (23-8-5, 15-6-3 HEA) immediately after the BU-BC clash, with the puck dropping at 8 p.m. Providence went 1-0-1 against Northeastern this season.

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Mirageas, the Islanders' 2017 third-round pick, has scored 19 points (8G, 11A) in 36 games in his freshman season. The defenseman is second among his teammates in power-play goals, with five so far this season. Mirageas is sixth in assists, seventh in goals, and eighth in points among the Friars. Like Cockerill, Mirageas also has a Hockey East Rookie of the Week designation, picking up the honor back in November.
Mirageas had an assist in Providence's two-game sweep over Maine in the Hockey East quarters.

COLLIN ADAMS:

North Dakota vs St. Cloud State 5 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center (CBS Sports Network)
Adams and UND (16-12-10, 8-10-6 NCHC) take on St. Cloud State (24-7-6, 16-4-4 NCHC) in the NCHC semis. UND went 0-2-2 against St. Cloud State this season.
Adams scored eight points (5G, 3A) in 26 games in his freshman season with UND, but was out of the lineup during the quarterfinal sweep over Omaha. Regardless of Friday's result, UND will play on Saturday in either the NCHC third-place game at 4:30 p.m. (et), or the championship at 7:30 p.m. (et).