David H. Hendrickson

Earlier this week I talked about team defense being the statistic of champions.  Well, if tonight’s game between Boston College and New Hampshire was any indication, you can crown the Eagles now. They held UNH, the seventh best offense in the country, to only 12 shots (while piling up 42 of their own).  As for … Read more

Tonight was senior night for Boston College and once again it was a small class. Small but big. All major performers: goaltender John Muse and forwards Brian Gibbons and Joe Whitney. Two national championships, two Hockey East titles, and three Beanpots for that class. And counting. Those will be three huge holes to fill, but if everyone … Read more

The race between Jim and me is getting close to a mathematical close-out, but I’m still holding out hope that he’ll choke like the New York Yankees.   Dave last week: 5-2-3 Jim last week: 5-2-3 Dave’s record-to-date: 95-35-28 Jim’s record-to-date: 105-31-26 Here are this week’s picks: Friday, March 4 Boston University at Northeastern Dave’s pick: In … Read more

You’d figure that in general, winning teams score a lot and don’t give up much in the defensive end.  And losing teams… well, the other way around.  Well, duh.  Of course it’s true.  In general. You’d also figure that winning teams have strong special teams and losing teams couldn’t score if you gave them a five-on-two.  And … Read more

Even though Merrimack, Maine and Boston University were the three teams to sweep series this past weekend, I’m going to argue that the big winners were Merrimack and New Hampshire and not the Black Bears or the Terriers. It all has to do with Northeastern stunning number-one-ranked Boston College by taking three of four points … Read more

Boston University rebounded from its disappointing fourth-place Beanpot finish with a 2-1 win over Providence that was equal parts dominating and lackluster. The Terriers controlled play throughout the first period and much of the second while earning a 2-0 lead that could have been much more but let the Friars climb back into the game … Read more

Jim and I both had a tough time with last week’s picks, allowing him to maintain his gargantuan lead.  I would have narrowed the gap by a game if not for a desperation pick, but that would have just been a snowflake off the top of a glacier. Dave last week: 5-4-1 Jim last week: 5-4-1 Dave’s record-to-date: … Read more

Can we agree on this much?  It’s time for drug testing the Hockey East coaches if they don’t unanimously select Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy as their Coach of the Year. If you’ve been paying any attention at all, you know the score.  The year before Dennehy arrived on campus, the Warriors finished 1-21-1 in Hockey … Read more

First they overcame their star forward’s injury. Then they overcame Matt DiGirolamo’s big saves. Finally, they overcame New Hampshire’s two power-play goals on four minutes of five-on-three play as part of a major penalty. In the end, an overtime goal at 1:42 by freshman defenseman Jordan Heywood gave the Merrimack Warriors a 3-2 victory and … Read more

Merrimack earned an impressive road victory over sixth-ranked New Hampshire, 4-2, but will have to wait to see if it was a Pyrrhic one. The Warriors seized a 3-1 lead in the second period and never trailed while giving UNH only its third league loss.  However, a play early in the third period sent star … Read more