David H. HendricksonYou know things are going awry when even your pep band bites the dust. Not just the tuba player. Not just the trombonist. The whole stinking band. With players dropping like flies prior to Boston College’s Hockey East championship game against New Hampshire, the band was merely the latest subtraction from the Eagles lineup. The … Read more
When Boston College coach Jerry York announced that freshman goaltender Cory Schneider would be starting the most important game of the season, it raised some eyebrows. Since injuring his knee in the Beanpot on Feb. 14, Schneider hadn’t played until last Saturday’s Hockey East quarterfinal clincher against Massachusetts. The alternative was senior Matti Kaltiainen, a … Read more
Two weeks later, Hockey East is right back where it ended the regular season: with the its four teams battling for the prize — except this time it’s the Lamoriello Cup. Also: Dave Hendrickson offers up his “Crimson Linguistics” explanation.
It was a game of one-armed bandits. The term, usually referring to slot machines, applied on this evening to a flashy one-armed goal by John Laliberte and a gritty return to action in the second period by referee Conrad Hache, who couldn’t lift his right arm after sustaining a shoulder injury in the first. The … Read more
New Hampshire rebounded from an early one-goal deficit, scoring four times in the second period to post an impressive 6-1 win over Northeastern. Holding the territorial advantage throughout, the high-scoring Wildcats couldn’t capitalize initially, but tallied six unanswered goals to draw first blood in the best-of-three quarterfinal series. “We just got beat,” Northeastern coach Bruce … Read more
With one weekend of play left, a stroke of scheduling genius — or simple good fortune, depending on your perspective — leaves BU, BC, UNH and Maine to battle it out to settle the top four seeds in the Hockey East playoffs. Also: Northeastern stays on the radar screen, and USCHO.com’s ads take an unintentionally humorous slant. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Three third-period slapshots rallied Providence to a 4-2 win over Merrimack and into possession of seventh place in Hockey East. Trailing a Merrimack squad that was enjoying its first lead since Jan. 15, the Friars used Colin McDonald’s back-to-back rockets to first tie the game and then regain the lead. David Carpentier, honored along with … Read more
When defensive stalwart Boston College met offensive powerhouse New Hampshire Friday night, a well-tested aphorism got a workout.
Every game — almost — is a big one in Hockey East this weekend, with the regular-season title and home ice well up for grabs. Dave Hendrickson sorts out the details. Also: Maine sits on the fence after an up-and-down season, and Massachusetts-Lowell seizes yet another opportunity.
New Hampshire, which earned coach Dick Umile a record-breaking win this week, is doing it the old-fashioned way — at both ends of the ice. Also: the news isn’t so good for three of Hockey East’s lower-division squads, and by popular demand, Dave Hendrickson dispenses some recruiting advice.
“David and Goliath” is a tried-and-true comparison, but this year’s Beanpot final also brings a more recent rivalry to mind.
The top four in Hockey East looks pretty familiar, and for good reason.
Dave Hendrickson takes grammatical issue with a certain nickname, and has a tongue-in-cheek alternative ready.
With college hockey’s most famous in-season tournament just around the corner, it’s all Beanpot, all the time for Hockey East correspondent Dave Hendrickson this week.
Maine and Massachusetts-Lowell suffered through tough stretches early in the season, but both clubs are making their moves now, Dave Hendrickson says. Also: bad luck follows UML’s SID on the road, it’s time for a Wesleyan update from the House of Hendrickson, and Dave puts in a good word for a fellow writer.
New Hampshire shakes off a tough loss, and looks ahead to the Hockey East stretch run; Providence suffers through tough times; and Dave Hendrickson receives conflicting opinions on Massachusetts-Lowell’s national profile.
Massachusetts-Lowell (winless in Hockey East) and Maine (2004 NCAA finalist) — guess which was higher in the PairWise rankings this week? Also: Boston College gets an unexpected boost, and Dave Hendrickson takes a tongue-in-cheek look at Vermont’s success in light of its forthcoming entry to the league.
On an evening when the collegiate football championship was being decided, Boston College defeated Merrimack in the Attrition Bowl, 4-1. With the lineups depleted by injury, illness and representation in the World Junior Championship, the Eagles rallied from a first-period 1-0 deficit with goals by Matt Greene, Mike Brennan, Chris Collins and Ryan Shannon to … Read more
The Boston University Terriers may not have closed out the Walter [nl]Brown Arena the way they had hoped, losing to Minnesota 2-1, but they certainly opened the Harry Agganis Arena the right way. Riding netminder John [nl]Curry’s 22 saves and goals by Brad Zancanaro and Peter MacArthur, BU toppled the top-ranked Gophers, 2-1. The Terriers … Read more
The Hockey East Courtroom is once more in session, again with USCHO.com’s own Dave Hendrickson presiding. Headlining the docket: the People of Hockey East vs. Blaise MacDonald, and the testimony is compelling.