Jim Connelly

Saturday night was ‘Star Wars’ night at the Tsongas Arena, which seemed appropriate, given the fact that the game between No. 11 Boston College and No. 19 Massachusetts-Lowell seemed like it was played in a galaxy far, far away.   In the end, the talk was more about non-goals than goals along with non-icings, bouncing … Read more

Hockey is a game where Murphy’s Law seems to make a sneak appearance at the strangest time. Friday night’s game between No. 11 Boston College and Boston University was yet another occurrence. On a night where picture-perfect hockey was king at Kelley Rink — a game filled with highlight reel goals and back-and-forth, edge-of-your-seat action … Read more

Boston College’s trio of Brian Gibbons, Joe Whitney and Cam Atkinson have done everything they can over the last four days to make head coach Jerry York look brilliant. After the Eagles hit their first major bump in the road, losing three straight games upon returning from the holiday break, York broke up his line … Read more

Facing a three-game losing streak entering Tuesday night’s game against the Providence Friars, Boston College knew the best solution to its problem would be a quick start.   Getting just that, the Eagles dominated the Friars in the opening frame and withstood a near comeback, skating to a 4-1 victory in front of 3,162 at … Read more

It wasn’t pretty, but in the end for the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks, Saturday’s victory over the Northeastern Huskies was simply a much-needed win.   After surrendering a three-goal lead in the final 13:10 of regulation, Lowell’s Michael Scheu scored his second goal of the game with 25.9 seconds remaining in overtime as the River Hawks … Read more

When the Boston College Eagles and Harvard Crimson squared off on Wednesday night at Bright Hockey Center, the story line was goaltending. Much like the outcome, it was a happy story for the Eagles and a sad one for the Crimson   Behind a solid 25-save effort by BC netminder Parker Milner, the Eagles (9-3-2) … Read more

Boston College goaltender John Muse had a game he might like to forget on Friday afternoon against Clarkson. All except the final 60 seconds. In a game where Muse (13 saves) was less than sharp, he came through when the pressure was on, robbing Clarkson’s Mark Borowiecki, who already had two goals on the afternoon, … Read more

A major storyline of this season in Hockey East has been the solid play of both Merrimack and Mass.-Lowell, so when the two clubs faced off Saturday night at Tsongas Arena, there was a lot of curiosity on which team would prove the better.   By game’s end, there was little doubt: Lowell answered in … Read more

After a disheartening 7-1 loss on Saturday night to Boston College, Vermont head coach Kevin Sneddon knew his team needed to put the opening game of a two-game road series against the Eagles behind them quickly. Easier said than done, most certainly, unless you receive a heroic performance from your goaltender. A night after the … Read more

The Mass.-Lowell River Hawks exploded for four third-period goals that broke a 2-2 tie to knock off the New Hampshire Wildcats, 6-3, Sunday at the Tsongas Arena. Lowell capitalized on three power plays in the game, including two with the game in the balance in the final frame, to break open a game that, for … Read more

The cliché that “it’s amazing what a difference a day can make” was brought to full life Saturday night when Boston College and Northeastern, two teams coming off polar opposite games one night earlier, squared off at Kelley Rink. Boston College entered the game on a massive low, having surrendered three third period goals to … Read more

Any fans who arrived late to Boston College’s Kelley Rink on Friday night might be asking for a refund. After a first period that featured six goals, three by each team, only the hosts could muster any more offense, a Ben Smith goal at 9:18 of the second period that held up as the game-winner … Read more