David H. Hendrickson

This past week I learned that I could always eat one more drumstick. But that’s not material for this blog (nor, sadly, is it very surprising). Onward, then, to the three Hockey East things I think I learned. 1. If I were a betting man, I’d have lost the ranch. I’d have wagered every shekel I … Read more

LOWELL, Mass. — Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 40 shots to record the eighth shutout of his career and lead Massachusetts-Lowell to a 1-0 victory over Notre Dame. Steven Buco scored the only goal of the game on a power play at 15:46 of the first period. The matchup, the first between the two schools in … Read more

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. — Branden Gracel scored a power-play goal at 18:34 of the third period to lead Massachusetts to a 2-2 tie with No. 7 Boston College. The goal came after BC defenseman Steve Santini was assessed a five-minute major and a game disqualification for a mid-ice hit on Steven Guzzo that left the … Read more

Well, that was more like it! I out-picked Jimmy by two games and now we’re deadlocked again. Dave last week: 11-3-0   Jim last week: 9-5-0 Dave’s record-to-date: 50-23-5 Jim’s record-to-date: 50-23-5 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Nov. 15 Massachusetts at Boston College Dave’s pick: The carnage won’t be as bad for UMass as last week’s against New Hampshire, … Read more

Before we get to the conventional three things I learned this week, let me mention one unconventional thing I learned… … and that is how good Jimmy Connelly is at doing color on TV games. I knew he was good in the studio at NESN, but I DVR-ed the WBIR broadcast of the Massachusetts-Lowell vs. Northeastern … Read more

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Providence drew first blood in its home-and-home series with Merrimack, riding a Noel Acciari shorthanded goal and Jon Gillies’s 23-save shutout to a 1-0 win. The sixth-ranked Friars now stand at 6-1-1 with a 2-1 mark in Hockey East. The game marked only the second time this year that they’ve left … Read more

LOWELL, Mass. — The Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks may have started the season with a 1-3 record, but a 5-3 win over New Hampshire gave them their third straight win and their first in Hockey East. Their rebound began last weekend with wins at Michigan State and Michigan, games in which their special teams also made … Read more

An ugly performance for me last weekend. Dave last week: 8-7-2 Jim last week: 10-5-2 Dave’s record-to-date: 33-16-4 Jim’s record-to-date: 35-14-4 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Nov. 1 Maine at Massachusetts Dave’s pick: The Black Bears took two from the Minutemen at Alfond last weekend, but I see UMass drawing first blood in the rematch. UMass 4, Maine … Read more

These are the three things I learned this week. 1. Hockey East wins the inaugural Big Ten/Hockey East Challenge. And it wasn’t even close. Hockey East took a 9-4 lead in the first week and finished it off with a 9-7 performance this past weekend to win the challenge, 18-11. The scoring system awarded two … Read more

DURHAM, N.H. — New Hampshire dominated previously undefeated Michigan, but had to settle for a 1-1 tie in a game that included just about everything: numerous breakaways, a five-minute major, a goaltender injury and a penalty shot. Michigan took a first-period lead when Tyler Motte scored on the five-minute major power play, but UNH answered … Read more

Q: When is a record of 15-3-1 a disappointment? A: When your competition goes 16-2-1. Dave last week: 15-3-1 Jim last week: 16-2-1 Dave’s record-to-date: 15-3-1 Jim’s record-to-date: 16-2-1 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, Oct. 18 Wisconsin at Boston College Dave’s pick: This ranks as the Game of the Week, the number two team in the country against … Read more