David H. HendricksonIt’s been quite a while since Maine last won a Hockey East regular season title — 1994-95 to be exact — but the Black Bears have done some serious knocking on the championship door nonetheless. In two of the last three years, they’ve advance to the title game only to fall agonizingly short. The reason … Read more
Like Deja Vu All Over Again Press the rewind button back to April 8. Two wins away from a national championship, Boston College and Maine battled tooth and nail as Hockey East’s finest in the FleetCenter. Matti Kaltiainen and his BC teammates are the pick again in Hockey East (photo: Kelly McGinnis). Look for more … Read more
In Lowell coach Blaise MacDonald’s three years at the helm, the River Hawks might well have been called the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas. In year one, they’d have earned an NCAA tournament berth had not three top players missed the entire stretch run competing for the French Olympic team. In year two, they posted a 10-2-4 record in … Read more
The 2004-05 season for Providence may have blown up in May when goaltender Bobby Goepfert was dismissed from the school because of academic violations. The Friars were already losing All-American defenseman Stephen Wood, fellow blueliner Jason Platt, and three of their five forwards who had totaled at least 20 points. With no graduations from the … Read more
Is it great momentum or horrendous momentum? If you’re a glass-half-full Husky fan you can point to the seven-of-eight points your team earned over the final two weekends to come oh-so-close to a playoff berth. Only BU’s overtime goal at New Hampshire denied that quest. You can also point to the 11-7-5 record from December … Read more
After two straight seasons atop Hockey East, New Hampshire fell to fourth place last year. Although that hardly ranks as a catastrophe, the surprise was not in the result but in the details. The Wildcats, consistently among the league leaders in team defense, fell to fifth overall, eighth in league games. Eighth? Next to last … Read more
Maine had done it all season from the blue line, but on Saturday, the Black Bears were out-defended by Denver.
UMD’s skating cheerleaders entertained thousands of fans and at least one member of the press.
For Maine, serenity radiates from the crease.
Boston College vs. Maine Thursday, 6 p.m. ET, FleetCenter, Boston Boston College Eagles Final USCHO.com ranking: No. 4 Record: 29-8-4 NCAA seed: Northeast No. 1 How they got here: beat Niagara 5-2, beat Michigan 3-2 Entering the NCAA tournament, Boston College had its share of doubters. The Eagles had virtually gone wire-to-wire as the number … Read more
BC stands by its “winner” goalie.
Michigan, BC’s struggles are now in the past.
Thomas Pöck: From forward to Hobey finalist.
Change-up gaffe. Cost: Game 2. Wide-open opportunity late in the third period, but shot over the net. Cost: Potentially, Game 3. Scoring the game-winner just seconds later. Priceless. Redemption was sweet for Preston Callander, whose goal with 2:38 left in regulation gave New Hampshire a 1-0 win in the deciding game of its Hockey East … Read more
They hadn’t led once in the series and had to rally from deficits three times, but in the end the Providence Friars stood ahead on the scoreboard when it counted, 4-3. An overtime two-on-one by freshmen Colin McDonald and Bill McCreary turned into the game-winner at 2:49 and forced a deciding third game in their … Read more
With the Hockey East playoffs opening Thursday, Dave Hendrickson puts the magnifying glass on the intrastate matchup in Amherst that could have been at Lowell. Also: four HEA defensemen stand above their peers on the power play, and UML’s Senior Night is a lonely affair.
New Hampshire won a critical two points against Boston College last weekend, but now the Wildcats need more for a top-three finish; and Boston University and Northeastern will both try to stay out of the cellar, which would be out of the playoffs. Dave Hendrickson reports.
This time, Superman faced down Kryptonite and came out on top. Entering the contest, Boston College held the nation’s No. 1 ranking and had lost only once since October. However, New Hampshire, no slouch at No. 8 in the country, had dominated the series of late, posting a 6-0-2 mark with the last BC win … Read more
Considering Boston College’s dominance, it’s easy — and wrong — to overlook Maine, Dave Hendrickson writes. Also: Massachusetts gets a break, maybe at just the right time; a little poll talk; and college hockey’s original legend gets his due from a new television special.
Jerry York’s list of accomplishments behind the bench at Boston College is a long one, and Dave Hendrickson says it’s time to add “Hockey East Coach of the Year” to his resume. Also: Merrimack defies expectations, while Massachusetts-Lowell rebounds.