This Week In Hockey East: Feb. 8, 2001
Hockey fans get a marquee championship matchup at the Beanpot; UMass-Lowell surprises in the second half; and Merrimack’s Anthony Aquino burns up the ice. Dave Hendrickson warms up his typing fingers.
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Flashback to ’78
If Easterners thought Monday’s snow was bad, they don’t remember the Blizzard of ’78, which struck as that season’s Beanpot was beginning. After 23 years, memories are still fresh.
This Week In Hockey East: Feb. 1, 2001
If you’re looking for a close race as the season winds down in Hockey East, don’t look at the top. Also: fans turn out to support the Coaches Foundation, and the Beanpot looms. Dave Hendrickson reports.
Walsh Tumors Remain
Tests on Maine coach Shawn Walsh indicate that the tumors under his breastplate remain despite two rounds of immunotherapy treatments.
Walsh Jersey Auction Raises $11G
The on-line auction of special North Dakota jerseys bearing the name “Walsh,” in honor of Maine coach Shawn Walsh, has raised $11,055. The Fighting Sioux wore the jerseys for their Oct. 13 game with the Black Bears and donated them to raise money for the Coaches Foundation. The charitable organization, set up to serve as … Read more
This Week In Hockey East: Jan. 25, 2001
Everyone’s got an opinion, and Dave Hendrickson is no exception. Take a look at one man’s first-half Hockey East honors.
Editorial: Do It For The Jersey Or Do It For The Cause; Just Do It
Dave Hendrickson encourages hockey fans to take advantage of this opportunity to make a difference.
This Week In Hockey East: Jan. 18, 2001
This week features Providence’s continued surge; the reign of Ty Conklin; congratulations and condolences; and Dave Hendrickson‘s continuing observations on the world outside college hockey.
Northeastern Defeats UMass-Amherst, Jumps Into 6th
A win is a win is a win. That’s what Northeastern coach Bruce Crowder had to be telling himself after his Huskies emerged from a downward spiral with a 4-2 victory over UMass-Amherst. In truth, it was an unattractive, if not ugly, win in a game filled with 30 penalties and 92 penalty minutes. However, … Read more
This Week In Hockey East: Jan. 11, 2001
The top teams in Hockey East get it done — but in different ways; Maine coach Shawn Walsh turns heads, as does UMass-Lowell; and flight arrangements spark a mini-feud between BC and BU. Dave Hendrickson has plenty to say.
UMass Adds Defenseman
Defenseman Nick Kuiper has been added to the UMass-Amherst roster and is expected to play this weekend.
Hockey East Title Tickets On Sale Jan. 19
Tickets for the Hockey East Championship Tournament will go on sale on Jan. 19 at 11:00 a.m. at the FleetCenter box office and Ticketmaster. Prices will be $15 per seat in the balcony and $25 per seat in the loge.
Special Walsh Jerseys to be Auctioned On-line
The North Dakota jerseys worn during its Oct. 13 game with Maine — each bearing the name “Walsh” in honor of Black Bear coach Shawn Walsh — will be auctioned online at Hockeyeastonline.com to benefit the Coaches Foundation.
Conklin’s 34 Saves Lead UNH Over Maine, 4-1
One night after shutting out Maine but having to settle for a scoreless tie, Ty Conklin stopped 34 of 35 shots to backstop New Hampshire to a 4-1 win over the rival Black Bears. On the weekend, the senior netminder stopped all but one of 64 shots and earned back-to-back selections as the games’ number … Read more
Conklin, Yeats Sparkle
Spectators who got there late really did miss something. A scoreless tie between Maine and New Hampshire invalidated that old, hackneyed joke: “The score is still 0-0? Great! I didn’t miss a thing.” With valuable points in the Hockey East race at stake, not to mention bragging rights in this heavyweight rivalry, tension hung in … Read more
Unexpected Heroes Lead Lowell Over Northeastern
Without its two biggest scorers, UMass-Lowell managed to climb out of the Hockey East basement with a 2-1 victory over Northeastern.
This Week In Hockey East: Jan. 4, 2001
Hockey East comes out of the holiday season with split feelings; Boston College head coach Jerry York puts on the hex; the second half starts out with a bang; and Dave Hendrickson stumps the readers.
19:59 On The Clock, But No Time Remaining
Kids with a passion for hockey. We love to watch them race up and down the ice during intermissions. We wonder if they’ll one day become blue-chip recruits. We weep when tragedy strikes. Dave Hendrickson has the story of Quinn Connally.
This Week In Hockey East: Dec. 27, 2000
Forget who’s the best team in Hockey East. Dave Hendrickson turns his crystal ball towards an even more critical question — who’s going to finish last? Also: a Solomonic puzzle during Merrimack-Dartmouth, and trivia.
Gillings’ OT Strike Leads Dartmouth Over Merrimack
Once Dartmouth got into overtime, the game was in the bag. Six times this season, Big Green games have ended in regulation; they lost all six. Three times — including this first-half finale — they’ve taken teams into overtime. And won all three. Go figure. On Friday evening, the Dartmouth overtime hero was Kent Gillings, … Read more