David H. HendricksonUMass-Lowell led Colgate, 7-2, after two periods and appeared to be home free in its last game before the holiday break. With 5:31 left in the contest, however, a head injury to Yorick Treille threatened to render the victory a Pyrrhic one for the River Hawks. Treille, who ironically led the team with two goals … Read more
Hockey East slows down in nonconference action; a new twist on recruiting in the Bay State; and an All-American gets his groove back — then has to explain it to Dave Hendrickson.
Just two weeks ago, Dave Hendrickson counseled patience to Boston University fans; four more losses later, USCHO.com’s Hockey East writer revisits his advice. Also, Maine suffers its own setbacks, Merrimack has a new weapon in net, and trivia!
Both teams entered the weekend on the skids. Nebraska-Omaha stayed there, dropping its fourth straight game and seventh consecutive one on the road. By contrast, Merrimack completed its U-turn with a sweep one week after getting embarrassed by Boston College in a home-and-home series. After shutting out the Mavericks one night earlier, Merrimack goaltender Joe … Read more
Coming off a weekend sweep in which they only scored a total of three goals, the Huskies dominated all three periods. Unfortunately for the Northeastern Huskies, they did so only in the first, after which the St. Cloud State Huskies took control in the second and third. As a result, the WCHA version of the … Read more
Providence’s hot start has surprised many, but not coach Paul Pooley; the Friar head man sounds off on his team’s performance. Also: Brian Gionta rewrites the record books really fast, and Dave Hendrickson sprinkles his notes of the week.
Call ’em the Boston Stranglers. Given a weekend road trip that you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy, New Hampshire pulled off an improbable sweep by following up its 2-1 win at Boston University on Friday with a 4-1 win at Boston College on Saturday. Goaltender Ty Conklin kept the Wildcats in the game by … Read more
Is 2000-2001 destined to be another Lost Year for BU? Does every team get a fair shake in the polls? Is Merrimack coach Chris Serino ready for stand-up? Dave Hendrickson investigates.
Hockey East announced today that it has signed a two-year deal with Fox Sports Net New England. It includes nine regular season contests during the 2000-01 season and two to three Hockey East quarterfinal matches, as well as the semifinals and the championship game at the FleetCenter in mid-March. The pact extends a three-year relationship … Read more
It’s been over 28 years since Jerry York chalked up his first win as a collegiate head coach. Since that time, disco, Watergate, the VCR, Iran-contra, a 12-team NCAA tournament, Tiger Woods and the CD player have all come, and in some cases, gone. But one thing doesn’t change: York keeps on winning. On the occasion of York’s 600th victory, Dave Hendrickson looks in.
Northeastern got four goals from the unlikeliest of sources to defeat Boston University, 4-1 Sunday. Graig Mischler, who led the team in assists but hadn’t scored all year, netted two for the first time in his collegiate career. Sean MacDonald added another to break a 51-game drought. And Chris Lynch got his first five-on-five goal … Read more
New Hampshire broke a three-game slide, thanks, in part, to the outstanding goaltending of All-American Ty Conklin.
After opening the season with an 0-4 record in Hockey East play, UMass-Lowell made a 180-degree turn with a convincing 4-2 win over No. 11 Boston University. Facing the prospect of being left behind in the league standings, the River Hawks instead left a punchless Terrier squad in their dust. “I wouldn’t call it desperate, … Read more
How many powerhouse teams does Hockey East have? If the answer’s not immediately clear to you, don’t feel bad, because Dave Hendrickson agrees. Also: UMass-Amherst charges out of the gate, and an opportunity seized at Northeastern.
It was a game that Tigran Petrosian would have been proud of. Petrosian, the World Chess Champion in the early sixties, was famous for playing a style that frequently resulted in the chess equivalent of a low-scoring tie. Many other grandmasters accumulated more wins, but he was almost impossible to beat. So it was at … Read more
So who have you beaten? Providence answered that question with an exclamation point, riding a 3-0 first-period lead to a 5-3 win over Maine. The undefeated Friars, now 4-0-1, had entered the game ranked 15th in the nation, but had their doubters. Although they tied No. 10 Boston University last weekend, their wins had come … Read more
The top four in Hockey East may have to make room for a colleague, an HEA freshman gets a little added motivation, and Dave Hendrickson‘s vaunted trivia contest continues!
If hardened criminals were forced to watch this game as punishment, they’d suddenly be afraid to jaywalk. It was a morass of poor goaltending, brain-dead defense and vomitous officiating with a plethora of offsides and a game disqualification thrown in for consistency. However, after sloppy play for two periods that had the score 6-5, Boston … Read more
The emotions flowed freely Friday, Oct. 27, as head coach Shawn Walsh returned to the Maine bench just days after immunotherapy treatment for kidney cancer. Dave Hendrickson writes that little — and much — has changed for the man synonymous with Black Bear hockey.
They had to win it twice. The Northeastern Huskies held a 4-2 lead over top-ranked Wisconsin with less than two minutes to play. A Badgers power-play goal then brought them within one. A missed opportunity for a Northeastern dump-in followed by a brain-cramp icing opened the door. And with 15 seconds remaining, Jeff Dessner’s shot … Read more