Chris LerchLast season was a classic rebuilding project for the Connecticut Huskies, who rostered 13 freshmen. “We came on strong at the end of last season, and we can build on that,” said coach Bruce Marshall. “We had our peaks and valleys but this year we’ll be able to focus on some new things and not … Read more
Experience wins games. That’s the message that the coaches of Atlantic Hockey are sending in their preseason poll, picking defending regular season champion Army to finish fifth, out of a home-ice spot for the playoffs. “I think they’re looking at the fact that we lost 12 seniors,” said coach Brian Riley. “You can’t really argue … Read more
Two-time defending conference champion Air Force was picked to finish first in the Atlantic Hockey Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released today at the league’s Media Day held at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y., site of this year’s championships. The Falcons captured seven of the ten first-place votes, accumulating 79 points overall. Mercyhurst, which lost … Read more
It’s been my pleasure to bring you this blog. As I sit in the pressroom in the bowels of Pepsi Arena, watching the BC players file past wearing their championship hats, it’s dawning on me that I’ve seen my last of 47 college hockey games this season. I had the privilege to see both the … Read more
It’s been my pleasure to bring you this blog. As I sit in the pressroom in the bowels of Pepsi Arena, watching the BC players file past wearing their championship hats, it’s dawning on me that I’ve seen my last of 47 college hockey games this season. I had the privilege to see both the … Read more
I’ll leave it up to my fellow USCHO.com writers to bring you all the quotes from players and coaches. Instead just some general impressions: Notre Dame was very classy in defeat. Often times a losing team will talk about what they didn’t do right and not give enough credit to the other team. Not the … Read more
I’ll leave it up to my fellow USCHO.com writers to bring you all the quotes from players and coaches. Instead just some general impressions: Notre Dame was very classy in defeat. Often times a losing team will talk about what they didn’t do right and not give enough credit to the other team. Not the … Read more
And that’s it. Notre Dame used it timeout with about 44 seconds to go and then put Pearce back in net, conceding defeat. Time finally ran out on the Irish, who had a great, great run. Your all tournament team: G – John Muse (BC) D – Mike Brennan (BC) D – Kyle Lawson (Notre … Read more
And that’s it. Notre Dame used it timeout with about 44 seconds to go and then put Pearce back in net, conceding defeat. Time finally ran out on the Irish, who had a great, great run. Your all tournament team: G – John Muse (BC) D – Mike Brennan (BC) D – Kyle Lawson (Notre … Read more
There’s 2:20 left in regulation and the Irish still trail by three. Their net is empty. Even a power play at this point probably won’t help Notre Dame – BC has killed all 15 penalties with weekend. We just got handed the official explanation on the disallowed goal: “The puck was kicked in the net … Read more
There’s 2:20 left in regulation and the Irish still trail by three. Their net is empty. Even a power play at this point probably won’t help Notre Dame – BC has killed all 15 penalties with weekend. We just got handed the official explanation on the disallowed goal: “The puck was kicked in the net … Read more
Notre Dame’s Kyle Lawson appeared to make this one a goal game, but after a looooong review by the video replay official Greg Shephard, it was ruled that the puck was directed off Lawson’s skate. He appeared to be try trying to stop the puck with his skate at the far crease to put the … Read more
Notre Dame’s Kyle Lawson appeared to make this one a goal game, but after a looooong review by the video replay official Greg Shephard, it was ruled that the puck was directed off Lawson’s skate. He appeared to be try trying to stop the puck with his skate at the far crease to put the … Read more
We’re about to start the third period – still 3-1 BC. Shots through two periods are 18-13 Eagles. Sneep is out for the rest of the game.
We’re about to start the third period – still 3-1 BC. Shots through two periods are 18-13 Eagles. Sneep is out for the rest of the game.
We’ve traded goals, with the last one coming for Notre Dame. BC made it 3-0 at 8:11 on the power play. Joe Whitney took a feed from Gerbe and wristed it home. But the Irish responded just 56 seconds later on a pretty give-and-go between Kyle Lawson and Kevin Deeth. Deeth left a drop pass … Read more
We’ve traded goals, with the last one coming for Notre Dame. BC made it 3-0 at 8:11 on the power play. Joe Whitney took a feed from Gerbe and wristed it home. But the Irish responded just 56 seconds later on a pretty give-and-go between Kyle Lawson and Kevin Deeth. Deeth left a drop pass … Read more
Gerbe does it again, diving to poke in a loose puck at the far post. He now has five goals on the weekend and seven total in the tournament, tied for highest in NCAA history. The Irish took two quick penalties, but the Eagles give one right back just six seconds into the 5×3. We’re … Read more
Gerbe does it again, diving to poke in a loose puck at the far post. He now has five goals on the weekend and seven total in the tournament, tied for highest in NCAA history. The Irish took two quick penalties, but the Eagles give one right back just six seconds into the 5×3. We’re … Read more
1-0 BC at 2:31 of the second. Goal scored by…guess who? Gerbe finds room in the near faceoff area and one-times a backhand pass from Brian Gibbons, which beats Jordan Pearce high glove. Boston College defenseman Carl Sneep has not returned to the game since blocking a shot off of his ankle in the first … Read more