CGS Alum Doyle Somerby Is Finishing Hockey Career In Style
CGS alumnus and current Men’s Hockey Team Captain Doyle Somerby (CGS’15, COM’17), is riding a college-career high while guiding the Terriers to a 20-9-3 record so far this season.
Somerby always had a passion for the game, growing up in a hockey-centric family. “I was born into a hockey family. My dad coached youth levels and middle school teams. My mom was a huge part in getting me to put skates on. There are lots of pictures of me walking around the house in skates and my dad holding me while he was coaching,” he tells BU Today. “I started skating on teams when I was four or five, and the rest is history.”
Somerby attended high school at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H. It was there, he says, that he experienced what it’s like to be a part of an elite hockey culture—something that would serve him well when he got to BU and began playing as a defenseman for the Terriers.
Now, as his career as a Terrier comes to a close, Somerby is looking forward to the next chapter. Somerby was drafted by the NHL’s New York Islanders in the fifth round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, but chose to wait to join the Islanders until after graduation, committed to finishing his four years in a Terrier uniform.
Head Coach David Quinn tells BU Today that: “Obviously, he thought there was an opportunity for us to have a special year this season, and he knew he was going to be a big part of it, It just speaks to the type of person he is.”
With the season coming to an end, and with the team currently ranked No.6 nationally, Somerby and the Terriers are hoping for a deep postseason run. Be sure to catch Somerby and the Terriers as they get ready for the NCAA Tournament, and be sure to pay close attention for No. 27, Doyle Somerby!