David H. HendricksonHarvard and Northeastern in the Beanpot championship game; Boston College and Boston University in the consolation. Now that would be something new. In the tournament’s 50-year history, it’s never happened. Make that 51 years. As has been the case of late, BU and BC will tangle for all the beans while relegating the Crimson and … Read more
The Beanpot, now past half a century old, continues to capture the imaginations of hockey fans in Boston, around New England and nationwide.
The Border Wars. Mayhem in Manchester. The Battle for First Place. Call it what you will, but the much-ballyhooed meeting between New Hampshire and Maine in front of 10,104 at the Verizon Wireless Arena lived up to its billing. The two Northern rivals see-sawed back and forth on the scoreboard until Lanny Gare scored his … Read more
Maine and New Hampshire square off for a pair which could decide the regular season; Boston University looks to stay out of the box; Dave Hendrickson analyzes Hockey East’s “best top to bottom” claims; and more.
Dave’s jinx strikes again. And Joe Bertagna discusses everything about college hockey and television.
Call it puck luck or simply the killer instinct that separates the nation’s No. 1 team from those that are chasing it. Either way, Maine used that secret ingredient to defeat Merrimack, 2-1, and finish with three out of four points on the weekend. For the first time all year, Merrimack outshot an opponent, in … Read more
Boston College freshman Patrick Eaves, who fractured a vertebra in his neck on Dec. 7, will likely miss the rest of the season, according to BC coach Jerry York. Doctors have decided to keep Eaves in the neck brace he has worn since the accident for another three weeks. “He’s probably out the rest of … Read more
It was your basic, run-of-the-mill 140-foot shot that went in — just the way Boston College coach Jerry York diagrammed it. Trailing 2-1 to Boston University more than halfway through the third period, BC used a failed touchdown pass from John Adams in his own defensive zone to Ben Eaves at the far blue line … Read more
Hockey East’s member teams display their top-down strength — to one another; Massachusetts sits on the brink of a breakthrough; Providence wins the big ones, but Merrimack isn’t quite as fortunate; and more. Dave Hendrickson reports.
BU and Merrimack head in opposite directions; UML gets one in the (Hockey East) win column; BC loses another Eaves; and much more. Dave Hendrickson offers his musings.
It was like deja vu all over again. One night after Boston University dominated the first period to grab a 2-0 lead that Northeastern never recovered from, the two teams followed a similar script to a 7-2 BU win. The back end of the home-and-home series, played at Walter Brown Arena, completed a sweep of … Read more
Somebody’s win streak had to end and it was Northeastern’s. Boston University had won four straight while the Huskies had taken their last three games and six-of-seven. As it turned out, though, this was no contest between a rock and a hard place. Boston University decisively defeated Northeastern, 4-0, taking a 2-0 first period advantage … Read more
Dave Hendrickson shines the spotlight on the deserving, including an overlooked Player of the Year candidate and his first-half Coach of the Year in Hockey East.
In the wake of a highly-successful first half, Dave Hendrickson grades out the various programs in Hockey East — and then some.
In the wake of a highly-successful first half, Dave Hendrickson grades out the various programs in Hockey East — and then some.
Competition for top recruits is pushing verbal commitments earlier and earlier. Dave Hendrickson, along with some of Hockey East’s coaches, wonders if it’s gone far enough. Also: Maine’s Jimmy Howard makes a new first impression on BU, Eagle D Andrew Alberts takes it up a notch, and more.
No. 1 Boston College spread around the offense Friday night, edging archrival Boston University 3-2 to stay undefeated on the season. The Eagles are off to their best start in over half a century.
You’re a freshman netminder, 18 years old, and you play for one of the nation’s powerhouses, Maine. Daunting? Not if you’re Jimmy Howard, who leads a strong rookie class in the Hockey East nets. Also: the league braces for key clashes, and Mass.-Lowell looks at the bright side. Dave Hendrickson reports.
One night earlier, third-ranked New Hampshire jumped to an early lead and then held on for dear life in the third period. This time, the Wildcats left no doubt, scoring five unanswered goals to complete a sweep of their home-and-home series with Massachusetts-Lowell, 6-2. As a result, UNH (5-1-2, 3-1-1 HEA) leapfrogged inactive Boston College … Read more
New Hampshire grabbed a two-goal lead in the first period and then weathered a see-saw third frame to emerge with a 4-3 win over Mass.-Lowell. Colin Hemingway scored twice while Lanny Gare contributed three assists. Goaltender Mike Ayers stopped 31 shots, including 16 in the third period. The Wildcats took advantage of sub-par Lowell goaltending … Read more