Octeau was a hot commodity coming out of
Mount Saint Charles Academy. He was selected by the
New Jersey Devils in the
NHL Draft straight out of high school and then began attending
Boston University. Octeau was a depth player for the Terriers as a freshman but his defensive work helped BU to the top defense in the country and the team returned to the
NCAA Tournament for the first time in six years. Unfortunately, the team squandered a 3-goal advantage in the second game of their quarterfinal match and were knocked out in triple overtime by eventual champion
Bowling Green. Octeau transitioned into a more prominent role as a sophomore. While Octeau's point production more than doubled, he missed a few games during the season so he could play for the
United States at the
1985 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He couldn't help the team finish better than 6th and returned to the Terriers, only to find the team's defense languishing, allowing almost a full goal more per game than they had the year before. The Terriers finished second in the newly formed
Hockey East but they were kept out of the national tournament when a lower-seeded
Providence won the conference title. For his junior season, Octeau continued to improve his offensive numbers by leaps and bounds. The team had a better year as well, capturing the
Hockey East title and earned the top eastern seed for the
1986 NCAA Tournament. Octeau was an All-American for the year despite not appearing on either all-conference team. The Terriers, meanwhile, weren't able to keep pace with
Minnesota and surrendered 11 goals in 2 games. They were swept out in the quarterfinals. BU flagged in Octeau's senior season, dropping back to the middle of the conference. It was the only season with Octeau that the Terriers didn't win at least 20 games or a single postseason game. The following year Octeau began his professional career but the results weren't favorable. Other than just a single game, Octeau spent his time in the
IHL. He only appeared in half the team's games and ended up retiring after the year. ==Statistics==