David H. HendricksonWhen a Hockey East team plays a school from outside the league, I always hope the Hockey East team wins. But when two league teams are playing, I play no favorites. That said, I’m hoping Massachusetts-Lowell takes the regular season title this weekend. No offense to my good friends at all the other schools in … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned. 1. Northeastern’s season ends next week. When the Huskies managed only a single point in Orono, their season went from being on life support to a flat line. With a sweep of BU, they can catch Massachusetts for ninth place if the Minutemen also get swept … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned. 1. Northeastern’s season ends next week. When the Huskies managed only a single point in Orono, their season went from being on life support to a flat line. With a sweep of BU, they can catch Massachusetts for ninth place if the Minutemen also get swept … Read more
Providence took a 1-0 lead into the third period, then blew out Boston College with four goals in less than four minutes en route to a 5-1 win. With the two points, the Friars temporarily regained a share of first place in Hockey East, tied with BC and Massachusetts-Lowell, pending Saturday night and Sunday games … Read more
Massachusetts-Lowell and Merrimack battled to a scoreless tie for two periods before goals by Adam Chapie and Derek Arnold broke the game open. Arnold and Colin Wright added empty-net goals for the final score of 4-0. Connor Hellebuyck, Hockey East’s reigning Player of the Month, stopped 31 shots for his fourth shutout of the season … Read more
Freshman Connor Hellebuyck recorded his third shutout in nine decisions, backstopping Massachusetts-Lowell to a 3-0 win over Boston University. With the win, the River Hawks drew even with BU in the Hockey East standings, good for fifth place, two points out of a tie for third. Scott Wilson scored on a rocket of a shot … Read more
Last week, I was struck by the Curse of Nicole. Let me explain. Nicole, my daughter, was offended that I picked Boston College to defeat Northeastern in the Beanpot championship game. (She and her husband Greg are Northeastern graduates.) When she found out that Jim had picked the Huskies, she told me that he was … Read more
Last week, I was struck by the Curse of Nicole. Let me explain. Nicole, my daughter, was offended that I picked Boston College to defeat Northeastern in the Beanpot championship game. (She and her husband Greg are Northeastern graduates.) When she found out that Jim had picked the Huskies, she told me that he was … Read more
A few decades ago, Tigran Petrosian earned the reputation in grandmaster chess circles as a player who almost couldn’t be beat. The World Chess Champion for six years and a candidate for 30, he won fewer games than most players of his caliber but rarely lost. His name became synonymous with draws and impenetrable defense. … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. It’s anyone’s ballgame. Going into Sunday’s games, only four points separated first-place Merrimack from sixth-place Massachusetts-Lowell. At that point, all six teams had played exactly 20 games. (As a tribute to Warrior fans who years ago paid their dues and then some, I’ll … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. It’s anyone’s ballgame. Going into Sunday’s games, only four points separated first-place Merrimack from sixth-place Massachusetts-Lowell. At that point, all six teams had played exactly 20 games. (As a tribute to Warrior fans who years ago paid their dues and then some, I’ll … Read more
Ladies and gentleman, your first-place Merrimack Warriors. Connor Toomey put the rebound of a Jordan Heywood shot into the open net to give Merrimack a 2-1 overtime win over Boston College. The power-play goal came with just 34 seconds remaining in the extra session. With the win, the team projected by Hockey East coaches to … Read more
For the first time, the Eagles have won four straight Beanpot titles. David H. Hendrickson reports from TD Garden.
Did someone actually say “bet the ranch” when predicting yet another Boston University Beanpot win over Northeastern? Well, that was hyperbole, you see. Officially, USCHO deplores all forms of gambling. (Except, of course, when Jim and I play poker. That isn’t gambling. That’s separating fools from their money.) As for how the two of us … Read more
Did someone actually say “bet the ranch” when predicting yet another Boston University Beanpot win over Northeastern? Well, that was hyperbole, you see. Officially, USCHO deplores all forms of gambling. (Except, of course, when Jim and I play poker. That isn’t gambling. That’s separating fools from their money.) As for how the two of us … Read more
So much for that idea of Merrimack sinking under the weight of a brutal stretch-run schedule. A couple weeks ago, I described the thunderhead on the Warriors’ horizon: one nationally ranked foe after another. I didn’t come right out and say it, but I thought they’d mostly take their lumps and finish in sixth place, … Read more
The last time the Huskies beat the Terriers in the Beanpot was 1988. That’s also the last time Northeastern won the title. David H. Hendrickson reports from the Beanpot semifinals.
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. Merrimack has got to be the most underrated team in the league. I’ll admit it. As impressed as I was with the Warriors when I featured them in the column two weeks ago, I thought their outrageously difficult schedule down the stretch would … Read more
These are the three things I think I learned this week. 1. Merrimack has got to be the most underrated team in the league. I’ll admit it. As impressed as I was with the Warriors when I featured them in the column two weeks ago, I thought their outrageously difficult schedule down the stretch would … Read more
At the end of the season, Feb.1 may be looked back on as the night Boston College got its mojo back. After losing four of five games, including getting swept at home by last-place Maine, BC fell behind yet again in the first period, but roared back, scoring four unanswered goals to defeat Vermont, 4-1. … Read more